In a magical town that grants Christmas wishes, love was the one gift they didn't see coming...
Q & A with Liza
Everything you wanted to ask, and some of the things you didn’t
Q. What kind of books do you write?
A. “My books are paranormal romances, but with a magical, Appalachian twist. Not every book is set in the mountains, mind you. But they celebrate the love, lore and locations that can be found in the thirteen Appalachian states, which is basically New York to Georgia. All my books are big, emotional and sexy—fun reads and a great escape. A little ‘everyday magic’ we all can experience.”
Q. You’re a debut author. Why did you decide to start writing romances?
A. “It could be the insanity that comes with middle age. But I had a bit of an epiphany lately when I put my DNA into Ancestry.com. I found out, to my utter shock, that both sides of my background were about as “old West Virginia” as you can get, coming to America as indentured servants in the mid 1600s. Turned out I was directly related to the founder of my hometown, Fairmont, WV. And honestly, that revelation really spun my head around.
It occurred to me that there are too few people telling the good stories coming out of the mountain states. And I want to be that storyteller—the person that’s romancing Appalachia. My books tell fantastical love stories, but the beauty of the place and the people? That’s all true. ”
Q. What stories can we expect to see coming from you in the future?
A. “In fourth quarter 2019, I have two books releasing. One is a Christmas romance, Wrecking Christmas, which is set alternately in Lewisburg, West Virginia, the famous Greenbrier Resort, and Christmas Pass, an enchanted town that appears in a freak snowstorm in the mountains nearby. It’s one part Brigadoon and one part Christmas Fantasy Island—a story where a hero and heroine with crippling losses in their past find themselves in a magic town that grants all their Christmas wishes, including a chance at true love. It’s funny and sad and emotional and very, very sexy. At its root, its all about the redemption that comes in forgiving yourself, and opening yourself up to love again.
The other book, Haunted by You, is the prequel to a series I’m setting in Louisville, Kentucky. It centers around a fictitious Victorian distillery in the historic NuLu district that’s been renovated to luxury lofts, penthouses, and a funky little coffee shop. This prequel is about the building being renovated, and a love story between the savvy, tattooed heroine who’s come to handle the development, and a hot, bespectacled accountant who’s come into her coffee shop. When the loft she sells him turns out haunted, they set out to solve the mystery of their ghost. And in the meantime, find a love that changes the course of both their lives.
Haunted by You will introduce you to characters that will be found in my Charmed Trilogy that’s coming out next spring. Each book in the series will be a love story involving people who wear a magical talisman that can make you rich and famous. I’ve even thrown in a conspiracy theory about the mysterious death of Edgar Allan Poe in there. It’s crazy, hot, paranormal fun. Check out excerpts and sneak peeks at lizajonathan.com”
Q. Where can readers go to follow your work?
“My website, lizajonathan.com, has a sign up for my newsletter, which will include news about all my new releases as well as great deals, giveaways, and bonus material. And you there will be even more fun going on my Facebook Group, Liza Jonathan’s Mage Page. You can find me on Instagram, too, celebrating all that is cool and interesting about Appalachian folklore and culture.”
Wrecking Christmas
Liza Jonathan
Publication Date: September 25, 2019
Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance
In a town that magically grants Christmas wishes, love was the one gift they didn’t see coming.
The perfect Christmas. After the tragic loss of her mother, it’s all psychologist Kathryn Winslow wants for herself, her young son, and her grieving father. She never expects their drive to a luxury resort to end with her car dangling off the side of a mountaintop cliff. And she certainly doesn’t expect her family to be rescued by a sexy, rugged puzzle of a man like Hunter Holliday.
As owner of a collision repair and hot rod shop in the West Virginia hills, Hunter hauls motorists out of snow banks every day. But after years of sleepwalking through his life as a widower, saving a brave, beautiful woman like Kathryn wakes him up, in every possible way.
But before they can make it out of a freak snowstorm, they’re stranded in Christmas Pass, a funny little sugar-frosted mountain town that can’t be found on any map. Now somehow, they’re trapped in an enchanted village that grants Christmas wishes, and tangled in a red-hot attraction they can’t resist. Yet, even in a place that’s populating itself around their craziest whims and deepest desires, they can’t run from the crippling regrets in their past—or the shocking new revelations to come. But the love they need so badly is there for the taking…if only they have the courage to wish…
About the Author
Write what you know. Isn’t that what they always say?
Though I currently live in the flat, flat lands of Indiana, I’ve spent most of my life in West Virginia, Kentucky and Tennessee. As I have found out, you can take the girl out of Appalachia, but you can’t take the Appalachia out of the girl.
So now, I write sexy, angsty paranormal romances dedicated to the locations, legends and lore from the thirteen Appalachian states. I find the enchantment of home inspires me to tell tales.
When I’m not haunting the house at all hours writing, I have another life as a PR/marketing writer, wife to my long-time husband, and a mother to my two sons, who are rapidly fleeing the nest. Come sit with me for a spell. I've got some stories to tell you...
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