Welcome Talia!
What do you write?
As Talia Logan, I write romances with suspense or a crime.
When did your writing journey begin?
I wrote my first book at age 7 – it’s what I always wanted to do. As an adult, I wrote my first novel (140,000 words. HA!) because I was daydreaming constantly and thought if I wrote it down it would get it out of my system. But instead, when I finished it, I felt so drained and lost that I wrote 3 full-length books.
What was your inspiration for Deadly Chance?
I’m fascinated by SEALs and spent a weekend with several in a house in Florida. But the real spark was when I went skydiving with one of them – I wanted to use that experience in a story.
Do you find inspiration in your own life for your writing?
I draw on my own experiences and places I’ve been, but my characters are much cooler than I could ever be.
Tell us about Deadly Chance.
Photographer Tempest Raines is devastated when her adult son is snatched by Russian rebels. With her own deeply buried secrets, in her desperation to rescue him, she turns to Navy SEAL Chance Adams who reluctantly agrees to help her. But how much will she be willing to give of herself, and the truth, to save her son?
Because even if they all survive the mission, when Chance learns the truth, Tempest might be better off dead.
Find DEADLY CHANCE:
iBooks ~ Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble
Any new projects on the horizon?
Yup! I’m working on a light paranormal romantic suspense series, and a beach read romantic suspense series.
Words of advice for fellow writers in the trenches:
Don’t. Stop. Writing. My biggest mistake was not writing for almost 20 years. I wrote those 4 books in 1996-97, and didn’t pick up the pen again until 2008. But it wasn’t until I had cancer and conquered it in 2015 that I really got back into writing, and wrote Between Nowhere and Lost, which won a Maggie Award from Georgia Romance Writers, and then I resurrected Hitchin’, which won the James River Writers Best Novel award.
What was the hardest part of the story to write/research?
The kitchen scene after the hero has finally agreed to help the heroine. I got stuck on it and let the book sit for 10 years. Probably not the longest writer’s block in history, but it’s close.
((now I am wondering what this kitchen scene might be….?))
How about watching the trailer for the book?
EXCERPT
When she opened the door, he forgot his irritation. She wore a short suede skirt with a hip-hugging sweater. Soft leather boots wrapped around her calves. Everything matched in a deep shade of forest green, but with her dark auburn hair falling on her shoulders, the outfit did anything but camouflage her.
“I need to get my purse.”
Chance sauntered inside and closed the door behind him. Ahead and to his left, he glimpsed a living room stacked with piles of mail and newspapers. Amused, he asked, “Do you ever read your mail?”
She reappeared carrying a small clutch. “I’m still sorting through everything that collected while we were gone. And I had a choice. I could either clean the apartment or get dressed.”
His gaze fell to her chest. “You didn’t have to dress on my account.” He snaked his arms around her waist, dipping his head to speak in her ear. “In fact, undressed sounds like a much better idea.”
She wriggled from his grasp, shaking her head. “I wish you’d make up your mind,” she muttered.
“I made up my mind a long time ago. I just haven’t decided what to do with you yet.” He appraised the long lines of her body. “Or when.”
