Today I’m having tea with author Gayle C. Krause as part of her Loving The Book Book Tour. We’re talking about her latest historical novel Twice Betrayed. But first, let’s find out more about her 🙂
A. Quickies
1. Tea or wine?
Tea
2. Read or jog?
Read
3. Cats or dogs?
Dogs
4. Heels or flats?
Flats
5. Boxers or briefs?
Briefs
6. Milk, dark or white chocolate
Dark Chocolate
7. Sweet or savoury
Sweet
8. Sea or mountains
Mountains
B. Five likes and five dislikes
Likes:
Honesty
A good rhyming picture book
Gourmet food
A sunny morning
A beautiful singing voice
Dislikes:
Greedy people
Adult fiction
Fast food
Freezing cold winters
Progressive jazz
C. Three things on your bucket list
Visit Hawaii
Sign with a dream agent
See one of my books made into a movie
D. What triggered this specific story?
A combination of my interest in the Revolutionary War period in American history and my sewing and cooking skills, partly passed down from my grandmother (a seamstress who designed and made bridal gowns) and my education as a certified Home Economics teacher.
Blurb:
With the spark of independence crackling in Colonial Philadelphia, three girls dress as boys and head to the river to put a perilous plan into action, but only two return. The third, a milliner’s assistant, is found drowned, with gold in her hems, coded spy letters in her bodice, and a journal implicating another sewing apprentice in the treacherous plot.
All eyes turn toward Perdy Rogers, Betsy Ross’ thirteen-year-old apprentice, but she’s no spy! With her life on the line, she struggles to untangle herself from the web of deceit and learns the hard way that freedom, whether an individual’s or a country’s, comes at a cost.
As a Master
Educationalist Gayle C. Krause taught Children’s Literature, creative writing,
storytelling techniques, and acting in upstate New York, where she trained
young men and women to become successful Early Childhood and Elementary
teachers. She also directed the Pre-K Laboratory School affiliated with her
teacher-training program and taught at a local SUNY college as an adjunct
professor.
Her years as a creative role model for teens and pre-school children
have led to her career as a children’s author. She is a member of SCBWI,
KIDLIT, INK, The JAGRS Writing Group, and a past member of the Historical Novel
Society and The Poets’ Garage.
Thanks for having tea with me, Gayle!
Your are most certainly welcome. ☺ Thanks for inviting me.
Gayle C. Krause
