Thanks to Louise Rose-Innes\u00a0for tagging me in on the fun.<\/p>\n
Louise Rose-Innes writes contemporary romance and romantic suspense. Born in Her debut romantic suspense novel, Personal Assistance, has recently been You can find out more about Louise\u00a0on her website<\/a><\/p>\n Thanks again for letting me join the fun, Louise!<\/p>\n Meet the Character<\/strong><\/p>\n What is the name of your character? Is s\/he fictional\/historical?<\/strong><\/p>\n I’m going to let Don introduce himself\u2026<\/p>\n My name is Don Cavallo. Our mother has a restaurant, Rosa\u2019s in Cape Town and I\u2019ve always felt right at home in the hospitality industry. My three brothers and I now own boutique hotels in South Africa and on the Seychelle Islands. Life is busy, challenging, exciting and I love what I do. To relax and get away from everything business, I cycle and take part in as many races as possible. And it\u2019s during the challenging Wine to Whales race that I hurt my back and ended up in a tent where a sexy physiotherapist puts her hands on my back.<\/p>\n When and where is the story set?<\/strong><\/p>\n The story is set in the here and now. When in South Africa, my brothers and I mostly stay in Cape Town and I have just inherited a house in Hermanus, a beautiful coastal town an hour\u2019s drive from Cape Town. We also have two hotels on the Seychelles, on Praslin and one on Mah\u00e9. And have I mentioned that the physio, Caitlin Sutherland has rooms in Hermanus?<\/p>\n What should we know about Don?<\/strong><\/p>\n I love what I do. I love my family. And I love women. It\u2019s just that lately I\u2019ve become a bit wary of them. It seems most of them are only interested in what I own rather than in who I am. This woman, Caitlin, the one I can\u2019t stop thinking about, is probably the same. But I think I want to find out.<\/p>\n What is Don\u2019s goal?<\/strong><\/p>\n We are talking about plans for a new hotel near the Kruger National Park. But I\u2019m struggling to concentrate on anything lately. Blue eyes. She has gorgeous blue eyes. And her hands \u2026 I don\u2019t know whether she always gives a massage like the one I received in her rooms, but I\u2019m a bit freaked out at my reaction. I should stay as far away from her as possible. That\u2019s a goal, right?<\/p>\n What is screwing up Don\u2019s life (main conflict in writerly speak)?<\/strong><\/p>\n I know I should have stayed away from Caitlin. But of course I haven\u2019t. I\u2019ve taken her on a date, I want to get to know her better. Only to discover she has trust issues. Huge trust issues. And then there is the thing between her sister Hannah and my brother Darryn \u2013 just the mention of Hannah’s\u00a0name gets Darryn all riled up. But he\u2019ll have to sort out his own problems – I have my own.<\/p>\n What is the title?<\/strong><\/p>\n Touched to the heart<\/em>. Because that\u2019s what happened when she put her hands on my back for the first time. She not only touched my body, but also my heart.<\/p>\n When can we expect the book to be published?<\/strong><\/p>\n It was published in July 2014.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Meet Next Week’s Author<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n T\u00e9a Cooper’s Jazz Baby<\/em> releases this month!<\/strong><\/p>\n Blurb:<\/p>\n In the gritty underbelly of 1920s Sydney, a fresh-faced country girl is about to arrive in the big, dark city \u2013 and risk everything in the pursuit of her dreams.<\/p>\n Sydney is no place for the fainthearted\u2014five shillings for a twist of snow, a woman for not much more, and a bullet if you look sideways at the wrong person.<\/p>\n Dolly Bowman is ready and willing to take on all the brash, bustling city has to offer. After all it is the 1920s, a time for a girl to become a woman and fulfil her dreams. Turning her back on her childhood, she takes up a position working as a housemaid while she searches for her future.<\/p>\n World War I flying ace Jack Dalton knows he\u2019s luckier than most. He\u2019s survived the war with barely a scratch, a couple of astute business decisions have paid off, and he\u2019s set for the high life. But a glimpse of a girl that he had forgotten, from a place he\u2019s tried to escape suddenly sets all his plans awry. 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\nsunny South Africa, Louise is a lover of sunshine and the sea, and this is
\noften reflected in her novels. After completing a post graduate in Marketing
\nManagement, Louise headed off to the United Kingdom to gain work experience
\nand travel. She now lives in leafy Surrey with her family, and when she’s
\nnot writing, is traipsing through the beautiful countryside, or kayaking on
\nthe river Thames.<\/p>\n
\npublished through Entangled Publishing. She is a member of the Romantic
\nNovelists’ Association (RNA) in the UK, and the Romance Writers Organization
\nof South Africa (ROSA<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n