Join
me in Conversation with
Historical Romance author,
Sara
Bennett
MA: Please give a
warm Coffee Pot welcome to Historical Romance author, Sara Bennett. Hi, Sarah.
Welcome to the blog.
SB: Thank you for
inviting me to Coffee Pot Book Club. I am an Australian who lives in the state
of Victoria, and I write under a number of pennames in a number of genres. It
can get a bit confusing! Today I’m here wearing my historical romance writer
Sara Bennett hat.
I started writing
for the US publisher Avon in 2002 and by the time that career ended in 2014 I
had written 15 books for them. They ranged from Medieval, Scottish, to the
Victorian era.
Since then I’ve
continued to write for traditional publishers and also to self publish. Last
year I wrote four novellas in a Regency series called Mockingbird Square.
MA: Can you share with us the inspiration behind your fabulous Pendleton Manor trilogy?
SB: My most recent
book is also a Regency romance, called Meant To Be. This is the first book in
my Pendleton Manor trilogy. I still have a lot of Sara Bennett fans, and it
seemed like a good idea to give them something new. Maybe something a little
different too, because I need to entertain myself when I write.
MA: It sounds like a wonderful series, and I LOVE your covers! What kind of challenges did you face writing a series set in the Regency era?
SB: The challenges of writing in the Regency era
are more about the fact that it is such a popular area of romance rather than
researching the people and the period. Because of that popularity my challenge
was to make my stories different.
MA: There are many fabulous Regency Romances out there. Can you share with us three things that set your books apart?
SB: Harry
Baillieu, the hero in my book, doesn’t always behave in a way that traditional
Regency fans would consider heroic. Although he loves Sophy with all his heart,
he is a product of his upbringing—a domineering and sometimes brutal father—and
his position in society. It takes him a while to become the hero he wants to
be.
My books tend
toward darker themes, so don’t expect light hearted fun. Sophy’s father goes to
prison when Harry’s father tries to separate his son from the girl he loves.
Sophy discovers Harry is engaged to another woman. Harry has to give up
everything to win her back.
Reviewers have called
Meant To Be an emotional rollercoaster and I think that’s true. If you want a
story that really tugs at the heartstrings then this book is for you.
MA: Last questions…
Can you share with us what you are currently working on?
SB: I am hoping to
have Against All Reason, the second book in the Pendleton Manor trilogy, ready
to publish in 2020. This is Harry’s brother Adam’s story, the black sheep of
the Baillieu family.
MA: Thank you so
much for stopping by and chatting with us. If you would like to find out more
about Sara, you can find her: Website
• Facebook • Twitter.
Scroll
down to find out more about Sarah’s fabulous trilogy.
Meant
To Be
By
Sara Bennett
Sophy
and Harry were meant to be … until fate stepped in.
But on
that very night, Sophy returns.
Sophy
has been in love with Harry all her life. She knows they are going to marry and
live happily ever after, because Harry tells her so. When scandal forces her to
leave Pendleton, Sophy goes to live with her disreputable grandmother in
London. She waits for Harry, thinking he will come after her, but he doesn’t.
Three years later she learns that Harry is to be a guest at a ball in Mayfair,
and she tells herself he only has to see her to fall in love with her all over
again.
But
Harry is getting engaged to another woman.
Pick
up your copy of
Meant
To Be
• iBooks
Wonderful interview. Nice knowing more about you and your books. Wishing you the best.
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