Q:
How did you decide where your book was going to take
place?
A: On the morning of
July 17, 2022, I woke up from an incredible dream. It was unlike any dream I
had ever had. It was the complete story of Christmas Cove as though it had been
downloaded into my consciousness. I had been praying about what my next project
should be, and bam! Here it was, a Christmas story. The previous three novels
that I wrote were in a completely different genre, and even though Christmas is
my favorite holiday, I hadn't considered writing sweet contemporary romance.
But boy, did that dream have a huge impact on me! That morning, I got my
notebooks out and regurgitated every detail that I could remember, and by lunch
time, I had a detailed twenty-chapter outline drafted. I dove headfirst into
writing Christmas Cove and never looked back.
Q: What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book,
Christmas Cove?
A: With only three weeks left in
December, travel editor, America Greene, arrives in the idyllic Christmas Cove
to find it... Christmasless!
America needs a story, and fast, so she teams up
with the town’s good-looking (and eligible) mayor, Leo, to light up Main Street
and salvage her chance at being a full-time writer. The connection between them
heats up, halls are decked, sleigh bells ring, and lights twinkle. Just when
she thinks the holiday is saved, a nearby city threatens the future of
Christmas Cove. With her heart, and career, hanging in the balance, she must
learn that Christmas is much more than just a place on a map before time runs out.
Q: Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally
done?
A: After years of trial and error,
I found that at the end of each writing session, I go back over the material
that I just wrote. I do a once-over of spelling, grammar, and minor content
issues, but wait until the first draft is complete to do a deeper-dive edit of
the story.
Q: Describe your writing space/office!
A: I have a beautiful office in my
home where I write. A dark, moody green paint coats all the walls and
highlights the ornate mouldings on the ceiling. A crystal chandelier hangs from
a carved medallion in the center of the room and two large windows frame the
breathtaking mountain view outside. Sumptuous velvet curtains hang from floor
to ceiling and velvet upholstered furnishings provide somewhere cozy to curl
up. Whether I’m writing a science fiction thriller, or a sweet contemporary
romance novel, as in my debut Christmas Cove, the room evokes an old-world
romanticism that allows me to step into my life as an author and leave the
day-to-day grind at the door.
Q: What’s your favorite foodie indulgence?
A: After each of my writing
sessions, I treat myself to something I refer to as writing chocolate, and. My preferred brand is Endangered Species,
and I love all the flavors, but I allow myself just one square to celebrate a
fruitful writing day.
Q: What’s your favorite genre to read?
A: I read a lot of non-fiction
books. I find something so beautiful in studying history and cultures. This
love of mine finds its way into my own fiction writing when I write characters
with diverse backgrounds or include settings that evoke the grand world around
us.
Q: What’s a recent tv show/movie/book/podcast you highly
recommend?
A: I will always recommend my
favorite TV show, Star Trek Voyager. I love the characters, and the series arc
is so well done. Even though I’ve watched the whole thing a dozen times, I cry
whenever I watch the last episode every single time.
Q: What do you do when you have free time?
A: One of my most beloved
activities is making giant sand sculptures at the beach. Seeing as how I
currently live in the mountains, beaches are hard to come by, but snow is a
suitable yet decidedly cooler alternative material. On a more regular basis, my
husband and I go for sunset walks nearly every day, no matter where we are in
the world.
Q: What are three words that describe your Main
Characters?
A: America: big-hearted, pretty,
fixer
Leo: Handsome, single, sentimental
Q: What can readers expect from you next?
A: I’m thrilled to share the news
that my next novel, Spring Showers, will be released in mid-2024. Spring
Showers is a stand-alone sequel to Christmas Cove. It features a brand-new cast
of main characters. While some of the original cast make guest appearances,
Spring Showers follows the healing journey of two strangers who are desperately
running from their pasts. When they collide at a rained-out wellness retreat,
their lives change forever.
Christmas Cove
by Sarah Dressler
GENRE: Romance
With only three weeks left in December, travel editor, America Greene, arrives in the idyllic Christmas Cove to find it... Christmasless!
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Buy Links
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5PP: https://www.5princebooks.com/sarahdressler.html
Excerpt
Three:
“Your honesty is very—”
“Annoying?” she finished.
“No,” Leo said. She sensed the grin on his face but refused
to look. “Refreshing. Endearing. I’ve never met anyone like you, America
Greene.”
This was too much, she decided. “Are you reading my mind or
something?” She looked at him. Her suspicions about his grin’s gauge were
confirmed, and only widened with the pause that danced between them. “I’ve
never met anyone like you, either.”
Leo didn’t say anything. It was as though they were each
sizing the implications of the revelation. She desperately wanted to know what
was traversing his mind. Hers, meanwhile, swam with all the silly dreaming of a
young woman still in her youth. The version of herself that would doodle his
name in her Trapper Keeper, the one that would pass notes to him in biology,
and the one who would have begged to switch lockers with a friend just to be
nearer to him.
What was happening to her? She had an assignment to do. And
crushing on the small-town mayor of Nowheresville was not on the agenda. She
looked at his face, with its strong jawline covered in two- or three-day-old
stubble, his serious brows, and his red lips, and weighed the harm in enjoying
the man’s company.
“Did you say something?” Leo asked with a giggle in his
throat that he attempted to disguise as a cough.
“Um . . . I don’t think so.” America
scoured her memory. Had she said something aloud that she meant to keep to
herself? “Did I say something about a Trapper Keeper or locker?”
Another laugh. “No. But now you have me fully engaged.”
The way he strung out the word engaged made her
think that was the word she had accidentally said aloud. It was better for her
to ignore it than to address the slip. A sigh escaped her the moment the cabin
came into view. And not a moment too soon. She was glad that the inelegant
adventure could be over for the night.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Sarah
Dressler, originally from Florida, now calls the mountains of Colorado home.
Beginning her writing career as an award winning fashion blogger, Sarah now
writes fiction full time. She has spent her life traveling the world, first as
the daughter of a US Air Force officer, and later as a military spouse. She
enjoys sunset walks with her husband of nearly twenty years, and raising two
very busy teenagers.
Socia Media
5PP Page: https://www.5princebooks.com/sarahdressler.html
INSTAGRAM AUTHOR PAGE: instagram.com/thesarahdressler,
6 comments:
Thank you so much for featuring this book today.
I liked the excerpt.
This sounds like a good read. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for hosting my tour today!
This sounds like a good book and I really like the cover.
I enjoyed the interview.
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