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Talking with Karen Hulene Bartell
What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
Butter pecan--I love its creamy / crunchy texture and its
nutty, rich flavor with just a kiss of vanilla.
Which mythological creature are you most like?
I’m most like Pegasus. I love horses. For years, I rescued and
rehomed mustangs. If I could, I’d gallop through the heavens, exploring one
universe after another.
First book you remember making an indelible impression on
you.
Gone With the Wind. I was thirteen, and I wanted to be just
like Scarlett O’Hara!
How do you develop your plot and characters?
I’m a pantser, no question about it. I do make short outlines
of what happens next, but I’m too spontaneous to follow any extended framework.
Besides, when I “play dolls” with friends, that is, brainstorm my plot, I often
prefer their ideas to mine, which makes for far more interesting plot twists
than I’d devise.
Describe your writing space.
One of the ginger twins is spread out on my Queen Anne desk,
shedding cathair over the keyboard as I type. That’s okay. He’s my “mews,” one
of four, actually, who inspires my imagination.
A quarter of a century ago, I sanded and stained my wooden Queen
Anne desk--although, over the years, the cats have scratched its surface to
shreds. On top of the desk is my reading list, a stone coaster from my husband,
engraved with “I will always love you,” and a myriad of yellow notes to self.
A water bottle sits at my left, and a coffee cup sits at my
right.
Armed with my “mews,” surrounded by reminders of love, and
bolstered with caffeine, I’m ready to write!
KISSING KIN
by Karen Hulene Bartell
GENRE: Paranormal Romance
Maeve
Jackson is starting over after a broken engagement—and mustering out of the
Army. No job and no prospects, she spins out on black ice and totals her car.
When
struggling vintner Luke Kaylor stops to help, they discover they’re distantly
related. On a shoestring budget to convert his vineyard into a winery, he makes
her a deal: prune grapevines in exchange for room and board.
But
forgotten diaries and a haunted cabin kickstart a five-generational mystery
with ancestors that have bones to pick. As carnal urges propel them into each
other’s arms, they wonder: Is their attraction physical…or metaphysical?
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Excerpt
Three:
“Mind if I camp out ’til the roads clear?”
“Under the circumstances?” The clerk shook his head. “Not a
problem.”
“Thanks.” He started toward the sitting room and nearly
bumped into Maeve, leaning against the wall. “Sorry, didn’t mean to wake you.”
“You didn’t.” She tossed her chin. “I was cat-napping.”
“Right.” He compared her guarded veneer to her
sleeping-beauty persona. Which is closer to her true self?
“Couldn’t help overhearing.” Gesturing toward the clerk with
her chin, she grimaced. “I’m responsible for you being out tonight--”
“No.” He shook his head. “This is just a freak storm.”
“You don’t have to sleep in a chair.” She took a deep breath
and gave a quick, tight-lipped smile. “My room has two queen beds, and you’re
welcome to one of ’em.”
Unsure of the extent of her invitation, he did a double
take.
“Just so we understand each other, this is a bunk, a place
to sack out. Period. Amen.” She spoke in a low-pitched, no-nonsense voice.
“Nothing more, so don’t get any--”
“Got it.” He covered his disappointment with a laugh.
“Thanks, I appreciate the offer, but I’ll be fine dozing by the fire.”
“Hey, I’ve bivouacked with soldiers in Afghanistan. We do
what’s necessary under extenuating circumstances.” Shrugging, she glanced at
the door. “And this blizzard qualifies.” Her face relaxed into a smile.
Her offer tempting, he compared sitting up all night to
stretching out in a bed. Then he glimpsed the clerk.
“If you’re worried about my reputation, don’t be.” She
laughed, the sound like sleigh bells tinkling on a crisp, wintry night.
What is it about her that conjures thoughts of other
times--other eras?
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Author of the Trans-Pecos and Sacred Emblem series, Karen is a
best-selling author, keynote speaker, wife, and all-around pilgrim of life, who
writes multicultural, offbeat love stories. Born to rolling-stone parents who
moved often, Bartell found her earliest playmates as fictional friends in
books. Paperbacks became her portable pals. Ghost stories kept her up at
night—reading feverishly. The paranormal was her passion. Novels offered an
imaginative escape. An only child, she began writing her first novel at the age
of nine, learning the joy of creating her own happy endings. Professor emeritus
of the University of Texas at Austin, Karen resides in the Texas Piney Woods
with her husband Peter and her “mews”—three rescued cats and a rescued
*Cat*ahoula Leopard dog.
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