Published internationally in print, eBook, and Audio,bestselling author Amanda McIntyre finds inspiration from the American Heartland that she calls home. Best known for her Kinnison Legacy cowboys and Last Hope Ranch series, her passion is writing emotional, character-driven contemporary western and historical romance and she truly believes that love will always find a way.
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Website: http://www.amandamcintyresbooks.com
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Other Books by Amanda McIntyre:
CONTEMPORARY WESTERN
ROMANCE:
KINNISON LEGACY:
Rugged Hearts
Rustler’s Heart
Renegade Hearts
All I Want for Christmas
LAST HOPE RANCH:
No Strings Attached
Worth the Wait
END OF THE LINE, MONTANA:
Lost and Found
Georgia on My Mind
Hurricane Season
CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE:
Thunderstruck
Stranger in Paradise
Tides of Autumn
Unfinished Dreams
Wish You Were Here
HISTORICAL:
A Warrior’s Heart
The Promise
Closer to You (formerly Wild & Unruly)
Christmas Angel (formerly Fallen Angel)
Tirnan ‘Oge
The Dark Seduction of Miss Jane
HARLEQUIN SPICE/HQN/HISTORICAL:
The Master & the Muses *(audio/international)
The Diary of Cozette *(audio/international)
Tortured *(audio/international)
The Pleasure Garden *(audio/international)
Winter’s Desire *(audio/international)
Dark Pleasures *(audio/international)
What a lucky man her husbands is! Do you research "those" scenes in your book personally?
*Sorry, but no-most are not. Yes, my hubby is a lucky man, but not because of ' those" scenes that I write. It's fiction, people. Would you expect a thriller author to write great murder scenes by personal experience?
So, where do you get your story ideas?
*I'm a people watcher and I listen to music. Sometimes I see a painting, an odd bit of research or news, or maybe a photo and wonder, " what if?" The muse taps me on the shoulder quite unexpectedly at times!
Of all the books you've written, which is your favorite?
* Impossible to say. Books are like children, I heard an author once say. It's true. You have aspects about each that stick with you. My own standard is if I don't fall in love with my hero, or like my heroine by the end of the book, then no one else will either.
Are you a pantser or plotser?
*I have done both. Depending on the project.
Do you have authors that have influenced you?
* Absolutely, and some I haven't even read their books;) If you were to ask, do I have auto buy authors, I'd have to say even that goes in spurts. Examples would be, the Night Slayer serires by Robin T Popp, anything by Anne River Siddons, Judi McCoy's Dog Walker Mysteries, Alexandra Sokoloff's novels--then I get into single title favorites like, Stephen Kings, The Shining, Christina Skye's Christmas Knight, English Through the Ages, Edgar Allen Poe, Stories in Stone--and I love research books! I'm as eclectic in my reading as I am in my music.
Do you listen to music when you write?
* I sometimes do. Depending on the mood I'm trying to set for a scene or if I'm just trying to relax my brain to go with the creative flow. Other times, I prefer the quiet, or the sound of the wind in the trees or the rain on my windowpane.
What is your favorite time of day?
*Twilight. Long before it became a movie.
Do you have a favorite quote?
*I have buckets of fav quotes! I am a 'quote' junkie. But the oldest quote taped to my computer monitor is "The Greatest Risk is Not Taking One."
Name something about you that most people don't know.
* I often write my first draft in long hand and polish as I type it in the computer. Contrary to most authors, my thoughts flow faster/ easier when I write, than when I type--at least in the first draft. I also use only classic Black Bic pens when I write.
Do you have other burning questions on writing that you'd like to ask? You can email me at amandamcintyre.author@gmail.com
