*Please share a
little about yourself:
Hi. Thank you so much for having me here. My name is Christi
Snow and I’m a HUGE reader. I read over 450 books a year and to say I am
obsessed is probably putting it mildly. I love to read. That’s honestly why I
started writing. You know that feeling that you get when you’ve read a really
amazing book? You know, when your stomach is full of butterflies and you even
dream about those characters. I wanted to be able to do that for someone else
so I started writing. Operation: Endgame is the result. I
hope Jake and Cassie give you those happy butterflies.
*Tell us about your
latest release:
Operation: Endgame is the first book in the When the Mission Ends trilogy. The
series focuses on a group of friends and family who live in Lubbock, TX. This
is a very military minded group. Three of the guys are active duty Air Force
and one of the girls is a military history professor at Texas Tech University.
They are all thrown off-kilter when one of the main characters is killed in
action at the beginning of book #1. That event affects everything that happens
over the next three books as these friends learn to adjust to this huge change
in their lives.
Book #1 features Cassie, twin to Chris who was killed in
action, and their best friend Jake. They are both dealing with the grief from
Chris’s death, as well as new feelings between the two of them. That is all
exacerbated by a threat to Cassie when a stalker invades her life. The book
takes place at Christmastime.
*Are you a mom?
I am. I stay home and take care of my two kids: 17 yo Jacob
and 5 yo Kat. They are a huge influence on my writing. We’re a retired military
family (my husband retired from the Air Force after 20 years 2 years ago) and
the entire inspiration for this series came from my son Jacob. When he was
around 10 years old, we were stationed at Pope AFB, NC. He had a group of
friends that inspired the prologue. They would spend hours in the woods playing
war games in full camouflage and face paint. That germ of an idea is where this
story started. BTW, you can read the prologue on Amazon…
*Do you find it hard
to juggle writing and parenting?
Not really. My kids both LOVE that I write. My 5 yo
especially sits at my feet while I’m typing away and creates her own books. She
started school this year, but was home when I wrote the first two books in the
trilogy. As a result, I tend to “talk” with her when
I am working through scenes in my head (don’t worry, no corruption…I talk about
the books in EXTREMELY vague terms…she doesn’t know about all the sex, death,
and destruction.) In Operation: Endeavor, Kat
provided ideas for two very pivotal scenes….1.) the butterfly was all Kat’s
idea and, 2.) Kat herself actually appears in the book. Both hubby and mom are
slightly appalled at that fact (*ahem* she may or may not be a bad guy in the
book). I continue to state in my defense though that it was TOTALLY her idea! ;o)
*If this book is part of a series, what is the next book? Any details
you can share?
There are two more books coming
out in this series. Book #2, Operation: Endeavor will be out in
January. It features Cassie’s older brother, Colton, and one of her best
friends, Penelope. This is very much an example of opposites attract. Colton is
this huge, serious, alpha guy. He’s used to being in charge, but he’s met his
match with Penelope. She’s a dippy hippy party girl who absolutely will not let
him boss her around…something he doesn’t take well especially because she’s in
danger and he NEEDS to protect her. I love them together!
*What are you reading right now?
I just spent the weekend devouring
Toni Aleo’s Assassins series featuring her sexy NHL hockey players. Yummy!
Remember me talking about those butterflies earlier…oh yeah, this series
definitely gives them to me. That girl can write some great emotional
characters and story lines.
September 14 Tour Intro
Fang-tastic Books
September 14 Promo and review
The Jeep Diva
Sep 15, Guest Post,
Paranormal Romantic Suspense,
September 16 Guest blog
A Writer's Mind
September 17 Guest blog
Roxanne’s Realm
September 18 Interview
Arianne Cruz
September 24 Interview and review
Never Judge a Book by its Cover
September 27 Promo
Reading on the Wild Side
September 30 Interview
The Creatively Green Write at Home Mom
September 30 review
Mila Ramos
October 2 Promo
SMARTMOUTHTEXAN
October 4 Interview and review
Reading Reality
October 5 promo stop and review
Storm Goddess Book Reviews
October 6 review
October 7 Guest blog and review
Unabridged Andra
October 8 Interview and review
TBQ's Book Palace
October 9 Review
TBQ's Book Palace
October 12 Promo and review
Donna’s Blog Home
October 15 Interview
Bewitching Book Tours Reader Magazine
By Christi Snow
genre: Romantic Suspense
release date: Sept 14, 2012 (ebook, print book is available now)
word count: 84,857 words
page count: 302 pages
retail price: $11.99 for print; $2.99 for e-book
ISBN: 978-1477483787 or 1477483780
Story Overview:
It’s been six months.
Six months since Jake Madsen let Chris Robertson die.
Six months since the passion between Jake and Cassie, Chris’ sister, stepped over the line.
But now Cassie’s being stalked and it’s time for Jake to swallow his guilt, grief, and lust so he can save her life, even if it’s a life without him. He owes it to his dead friend and he owes it to Cassie. He’s fallen in love with her, but she doesn’t have to know that for him to keep her safe.
Releasing September, 2012
Book #2 is Operation: Endeavor (releasing January, 2013)
Book #3 is Operation: Endurance (releasing April, 2013)
Author bio:
As an avid reader her entire life, Christi Snow always dreamed of writing books that brought to others the kind of joy she felt when she read. But...she never did anything about it besides jot down a few ideas and sparse scenes.
When she turned 41, she decided it was time to go after her dream and started writing. Within four months, she'd written over 150,000 words and hasn't stopped since.
She's found her calling by writing about sexy, alpha heroes and smart, tough heroines falling in love and finding their passion. She's truly living the dream and loving every minute of it.
Her tagline is... Passion and adventure on the road to Happily Ever After. She's loving this adventure!
Website: www.christi-snow.com
Twitter: @ChristiSnow
1 comment:
Thanks for hostessing me on your blog, Wenona! I had a great time with your interview questions. smiles....
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