Contemporary Romance
Date Published: June 23, 2017
Tara Johnson's sacrifices are about to pay off: a senior executive at thirty-five at a Fortune 500 company, she's one of the two finalists in line for a Managing Director position. Unfortunately, her rival of fifteen years, the charming, infuriating Richard Boyd, is just as qualified, and unlike her, he's willing to cross pretty much every line to get what he wants.
Of all the things Tara stored in the attic to make it to the top, it's her personal life she misses the most. That is, until she starts a steamy affair with sex god Aidan, her direct report. Interoffice relationships with a subordinate can mean the end of a career, and when Richard finds out, it's the perfect opportunity to take his high-heeled nemesis out, especially since he's still nursing a grudge against Tara for rejecting him years ago.
But Tara's increasingly domineering lover has his own dark secrets, endangering more than just her career. As her liaison spirals out of control, salvation will come from the man she always thought she hated, and perhaps the only one to truly understand her.
Interview
What is the hardest part of writing
your books?
The hardest
part for me is promotions. Every writer, I think, hopes their books will sell
themselves, and then we get ready to publish and realize how much work goes
into marketing. I am in awe of self-published authors—well, actually any
authors who published their books—because it really takes a lot of effort to
get your book out into the world. When you work on promotions, you are not
writing, which is a hard thing for someone who loves crafting stories.
What songs are most played on your
Ipod?
I play
different songs, depending on what I am writing. When I was writing The Corner
Office, I was playing a lot of power rhythmic songs like Kongos’ Come with Me
Now. It gets me into the mood and when I start writing, the words just flow.
Do you have critique partners or
beta readers?
I have
several critique partners who played an important part in me evolving as a
writer. One of my earliest critique partners is Camilla Monk, whose series
Spotless is very dear to my heart. It’s funny, dark, witty all at the same
time, and sometimes when I lack writing inspiration all I need to do is pick up
one of her books and read a chapter, and I am once again good to write.
Critique
partners and beta readers are key for all authors, especially during those dark
self-doubting moments.
What book are you reading now?
I am
reading Nudes by Sarah Robinson. I was fortunate to meet Sarah online, and she
helped me in my publishing career. She is an amazing person who is always
willing to help other authors. But what I find so special and inspirational
about her is how smart she is in regards to promoting her work. She runs it
like a true publishing business, and she already has huge following.
How did you start your writing
career?
I always
had aspirations to write but I never found the time. One day I woke up after a
sleepless night—one of my kids had a cold and kept waking up every fifteen
minutes—I was grumpy, tired and frustrated at having to go to work. Then I took
a bus and sat next to a young girl who seemed upset. We started talking and she
told me about her dream of opening her own hair salon. She came up with many
reasons why it was a bad time to do it: the economy wasn’t great, she didn’t
have enough money, her boyfriend was cheating on her. I tried to convince her
that she could do it, that there was never a good enough time. She thanked me
and we said our good-byes. A few months later, I ran into her again and she
proudly showed me her business card. She pursued her dream, and she thanked me
because I was the final straw that convinced her to do it. When I came home
that night, I powered up my laptop and wrote “Chapter 1”. I’ve never looked
back since.
I signed a contract with Lachesis
Publishing to publish the first novel in my Romantic Suspense series, Under the
Scrubs. It’s a fun, adventure packed novel about a young OBGYN woman who
accidentally gets involved with an FBI agent and in a murder case. She is your
down-to-earth girl next door who’s into baking and homemade meals. Her dating
life has been put on hold for too long due to studies and residency, and when
she meets this mysterious, intense guy in a chance encounter, she is instantly
drawn to him. The novel would be your typical opposites attract story, except
the setting is a high-stakes murder case, and the main character gets thrown
into life-or-death situations where she has to play a hooker, break into a
prison and fight for her life. This has been such a fun novel to write that
I’ve already finished the first draft of a sequel, which is based on a
Caribbean island, called Scrubs Overboard. I can’t wait to share this series
with all of you.
About the Author
Katerina Baker is a lucky gal who still attempts to have it all: full-time project management job that she enjoys, crazy family of four (with the ongoing threats of getting a pet to upset the family equilibrium) and writing.
Although on some days she is much more successful at managing her life than on the others, she still claims that she doesn’t want it any other way.
Katerina is represented by Sharon Belcastro from Belcastro Agency, and has a contract with Lachesis Publishing, who will be publishing her Romantic Suspense novel Under the Scrubs.
Contact Links
Twitter: @KaterinaBaker
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