Guest Author and Giveaway Carol Cassada

Today I would like to welcome author Carol Cassada who is celebrating her release

Westmore: The Aftermath. It is the second volume in the series by released by CreateSpace Publishing!

"In the eagerly anticipated sequel, a car accident changes the lives of the families of Westmore. One family comes together as one of their own fights for survival. While another family rallies together to protect a relative from prison.What happens when secrets are revealed? Find out in Westmore: The Aftermath"

Please give Carol a warm welcome today, enjoy the interview and don't forget to enter the contest!

1.If someone were writing a story about Carol Cassada what would your blurb say?

A young woman from a small town in Virginia sets out on a mission to make her dream of becoming a writer a reality. Follow Carol’s journey as she struggles to overcome her insecurities and become a self-published writer.

2.Can you tell us a little about your newest release WESTMORE: THE AFTERMATH that isn't in the blurb?

Westmore: The Aftermath is the second volume in the series. The Westmoreseries is what I like to call a literary soap opera, which follows the lives of various characters as they interact in everyday life. Here’s a little bit of background on the series:

Set in a fictional New England town; follow the lives of three families; The Greens, the Braxtons, and the Reynolds.

The Greens:

* Widowed matriarch Charlotte never thought she could find love again after the death of her husband Michael, until handsome Detective Bryant comes to her rescue.
* Youngest son Peter returns home from college with his new girlfriend, who's ten years older than him, and is a problem for Mama Charlotte.
* Scott and Alicia are singing siblings who are on their way to the top, until tragedy strikes one night.


The Braxtons:

* Andrew Braxton is a ruthless and powerful businessman who runs his household the same way he runs his company, with an iron fist. Upon learning his son Wayne plans on abandoning the family company, he'll do everything in his heart to stop him from leaving.

The Reynolds:

* After the divorce Laura Reynolds and her daughter Megan move back home with her father, where she plans to start life anew, but little does she know that it's not easy to escape your past.

At the end of the first volume something major happens, and the sequel Westmore: The Aftermathis a follow-up to what happens to the characters.

3. What was your inspiration behind the creation of WESTMORE: THE AFTERMATH?

TheWestmore series came from a love of soap operas; I wanted to write a book series where readers follow the lives of three different families and the various characters in the broods. The first volume was more of an introductory, and there was some drama, but not much, most of the characters got along well. In Westmore: The Aftermath, I wanted there to be a tragedy which causes a feud between two of the families and causes relationships to be tested.

4. What was your favorite scene to write in WESTMORE: THE AFTERMATH?

I’m trying to pick one that doesn’t reveal too much. I think one of the best scenes is when Peter and his mom Charlotte have a heart-to-heart talk. When Peter learned his mother lied about giving her approval to his girlfriend Zoey, he storms out of the house. Yet the accident brings him back and causes him and his mother to reconcile. In the scene Charlotte admits she feels like she failed as a mother due to the fact she wasn’t there much after his father’s death. Peter tells her she was a good mother and he’s responsible for all the mistakes he’s made in his life. It’s one of those moments that I think every parent and child has, and it was one of the most emotional scenes I’ve ever had to write.

5. What can readers expect with next from book two in the Westmore series?

Tons of drama and fighting between characters, plus lots of romance as relationships are rekindled and new ones form.

6. What accent is sure to make you swoon?

A British or Irish accent will make me weak in the knees.

7. What was the most challenging thing you’ve done in the name of research that might have been out of your comfort zone?

I can’t think of anything that’s been challenging. I mostly due most of my research online and that can be somewhat of a hassle. In Westmore: The Aftermath, I had to research legal and medical facts, and going from site to site finding the right information can be crazy.

8. Please share with us something that readers would be surprised to learn about you.

This may sound crazy, but I have a fear of driving. I’ve always been self-conscious and people made fun of my driving, so I gave it up and had my family drive me around. But now I’m trying to overcome my fear, my brother’s going to take me out driving, and I can’t wait to get on the road.

9. What is the most challenging thing for you about writing a series?

With this series I had all the volumes planned out in advance, yet as I began writing I found myself making changes to the plot which not only affects the current volume but the future ones as well. Another thing that’s challenging is with this series I have multiple characters, so coming up with individual storylines for them is tough.

10. How can the readers stay in touch with you online?

I’m on every social media site available, readers can reach me through:

www.carolcassada.net

http://twitter.com/#!/dramacjc

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Author-Carol-Cassada/233360543344573

11. Favorites List…fill in the blank

1. Favorite City: Emerald Isle, NC, it’s a favorite vacation spot of mine. I have fond memories of spending my teen years there, and it’s a place I’d eventually love to visit again.
2. Favorite Romance book of all time (your go to book you can read over and over again): One of the first ones I ever read was Keeping Faith by Janice Macdonald, it’s still one of my favorites, one I could read over and over again.
3. Favorite type of hero: I like the sensitive guy whose friends with the heroine, yet he’s afraid to tell her how he feels, and when it looks like he’ll never get the girl, in the end they get together.
4. Favorite Quote: “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” Eleanor Roosevelt.

12. If you could ask readers any one question, what would it be?

There’s so many things I’d like to ask readers, but the main question would be: “What draws you to a book?”

***GIVEAWAY***

Carol has offered for one lucky commentor to win a copy of WESTMORE: THE AFTERMATH !

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Contest ends 12/12