In Rock My World, Ruby Cameron is an ambitious reporter for a local paper where she is fed scraps of news, and lives with a man whose “idea of living dangerously is to leave the heating on when we pop out to the shops”. But after catching her squeaky clean boyfriend in flagrante delicto she ups sticks and moves into her own small home, only to discover the ghostly presence of a cheeky rock star who becomes her confidant as the dynamics of her small town, and her feelings about her dashing new boss, begin to throw up more questions than she can answer. Will Ruby discover who she really is, and perhaps more importantly, who she wants to be.
Rock My World
Please tell us about the character of Ruby.
She's passionate, creative and has a good heart - but she does tend to put her foot in it at times! She has also kissed one or two frogs...!
What made you want to combine romance with the supernatural?
The idea to make Stevie a ghost just popped into my mind one day as I was drafting the characters and general notes. It just seemed to fit somehow and wasn't really a conscious decision to follow the supernatural theme.
The book has received a lot of positive praise already- so how important is the feedback from your readers?
Having readers contact me to say how much they are enjoying "Rock My World" is just amazing. It is such a wonderful feeling - that people are enjoying my writing. The thought of someone having had a bad day, picking up my novel and feeling a bit better, because they laughed or sympathised with one of my characters - well, that's what it's all about for me.
This is your debut book- so was novel writing anything like you imagined?
Yes and no! Trying to stay disciplined at times was a struggle - I've developed a bit of a thing about Twitter!
Why did you decide to make Ruby character a reporter?
I trained as a journalist and worked on a couple of newspapers, so that gave me the idea.
Where did the inspiration for the story come from?
I've always loved rock music and the idea for Stevie and his band "Legend" stemmed from that. I can't seem to write if I don't have music playing in the background.
When did your writing journey begin?
I've always loved writing and reading from an early age. As I say, I trained as a journalist and I had a few poems published in anthologies, as well as two childrens' picture books but I've always had this fascination for romance/chick-lit. I've written bits and pieces for years and then once my two sons got a bit older, I decided to try my hand at writing romance. I also write verses and captions for greetings card companies and enjoy that as well.
What is next for you?
I've just finished writing my second novel (a rom-com) and am polishing that at the moment. I've also started pulling together ideas and research for my third (also a rom-com.)
Thank you to Lucy and Female First for this fab interview! X
Author Bio
I trained as a journalist but writing romance has always been a dream of mine. When I’ve not got my head in a book or drafting one, I write verses and captions for greetings card companies. Writing at home seems to be incredibly difficult for me – I usually require coffee, music and noise.
“Rock My World” is my first contemporary romance novel . I have just finished writing my second novel and am polishing that at the moment whilst beginning to do some research for my third. These are also contemporary romances with a good dose of humour (hopefully!). I’m married, have two sons and live in Scotland.