Tell
us a little about your latest or upcoming release.
My current release, Breakout, is a
post-apocalyptic romance set in near-future Texas. It is about a woman named Monarch who is
struggling to survive alone in this frightening new world. She isn’t alone long however. An injured stranger, who also happens to be
an ex-convict, breaks into her house, needing help.
Is
there a theme or message in your work that you would like readers to connect
to?
Hope.
I don’t believe there’s such a thing as a hopeless romantic, because if
you believe in romance then you believe in hope. While both of my published books have
settings/plots that seem hopeless, where the main characters face dangerous and
dire circumstances, the characters still manage to find hope and love along the
way.
What
would your readers be surprised to learn about you?
I have an identical twin sister. We are
very close, we talk every day, and even had a secret language when we were
toddlers that no one could understand but us.
I would love to write a story with twin characters in it one day.
When
you’re not writing what do you do? Do you have any hobbies or guilty pleasures?
I have a day job which I enjoy and that
obviously takes up a good bit of my time.
I write in the evenings and on the weekends. When I’m not writing I enjoy spending time
with my husband who’s the love of my life.
My guilty pleasures would be red wine (chianti is my fave), playing
trivia (I’m very competitive) and reading tons of romance fiction (obviously!)
Which
romance book or series (or other genre, if you don’t write romance) do you wish
you had written?
I think Kresley Cole’s Immortals After Dark series is brilliant – this
series is a master class on great romance writing in so many ways. The world-building, the clever and often
hilarious dialogue, the super-steamy scenes…bravo.
What
is next for you? Do you have any scheduled upcoming releases or works in
progress?
I have several works in progress right now, which
is part of the reason I’m a bit of a slow writer. I’m working on a follow up story to my first
book, Darkness Embraced, called Darkest Eventide. I’m also working on a three-book contemporary
series set in a town called Chisholm Falls, Texas.
What
is in your to read pile?
Tessa Bailey has a new release out
this week, Crashed Out, that I’m
looking forward to reading and, of course, Kresley Cole’s new release Sweet Ruin.
Breakout
Trish Arcangelo
Genre: Romance, Post-Apocalyptic
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Date of Publication: 11/18/15
ISBN: 9781509204441
Number of pages: 140
Word Count: 34,775
Cover Artist: Kim Mendoza
Book Description:
A global pandemic has killed most of the world’s population. Alone, Monarch Winslow struggles to survive. An empty house, gas station food and the hope of reaching a refugee camp in Austin, Texas keep her alive. Then one night an injured man breaks into her house. A dangerously sexy man.
Monarch is wary but intrigued. Corbin claims he’s a mechanic and she can’t reach the camp without a working car. She needs his help. But he needs hers, too. As the days pass, they work together and a tenuous relationship turns to turbulent desire. But Corbin refuses to discuss his past and his secrets lie between them. Falling for a man she knows nothing about could endanger her life, as well as her heart.
Meantime, a hundred miles away, is safety, perhaps even surviving family. She hopes. But Monarch is no more sure of that than she is of Corbin...?
Excerpt:
“What the hell
do you think? You can’t treat the wound through my jeans.”
Feeling like a
complete idiot, Monarch just stood there. He was right of course, it just
hadn’t occurred to her. Last night she accessed the wound easily through the
rip in his jumpsuit. Tonight he was wearing clothes and would have to strip
down in order for her to see it. Her mouth went dry as she watched him pull his
jeans down over his hips. “Well…of-of course I knew that. I just thought you
might be a bit more modest about it. I mean you could lay down under a blanket
and just stick your leg out or something. I don’t want to see—”
His jeans fell
to his ankles. “I’m wearing boxer shorts for Christ’s sake. What are you, a
nun?”
Monarch stared
at his bare legs. They were thick and muscular and covered with crisp light
hair. His boxers covered everything important. But it was just…it was just so
intimate. Personal. They were alone, a man and a woman, and he was in his
underwear.
He lay down on
the couch and lifted the leg of the boxers so that the entire wound was
accessible. Monarch knelt in front of him, seeing that the bandages were
lightly stained with blood. She undid the bandages as delicately as possible,
trying not to pull hair or skin. Her fingers shook badly and she cursed
herself.
Corbin reached
over and gripped one of her hands with his own, startling her. “You don’t need
to be nervous. If I was gonna attack you don’t you think I would have by now?”
Monarch
blanched. Of course he would bring up the elephant in the room, mannerless oaf
that he was. “Why would I know that? I know absolutely nothing about you or
what you are capable of. I know I don’t trust strangers.”
“Especially
strangers who are convicts, huh?” Corbin said softly, and for a moment Monarch
thought she detected hurt in his voice. But then his tone shifted, becoming
aggressive, raspy. “I might as well be a caveman or an ape, is that it? A male
with no scruples or impulse control. One who acts on his basest sexual urges
whenever he feels like it, right?”
About the Author:
Trish read her first romance novel as a teenager and was immediately hooked (it was Hearts Aflame by Johanna Lindsey). An avid reader of romance fiction ever since, she nursed a long-time dream to write it as well. One day she realized there was only one thing stopping her from making that dream a reality: HERSELF. She sat down and vowed to actually finish a manuscript. After finishing her first book, Darkness Embraced, she has never looked back. She completed her second book, Breakout, and is currently working on a third.
A native Texan, Trish lives just outside Austin with her incredibly supportive husband and their two incredibly spoiled dogs. Aside from romance fiction, her other loves include wine, warm weather, playing trivia, social media, and supporting dog rescue.
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