A Risk Worth Taking by Heather Hildenbrand
Accendo Press - October 2013
BOOK
SUMMARY:
When 22-year-old Summer Stafford’s parents split halfway
through her senior year at college, Summer’s world is rocked. Everything she
thought she knew—heck, everything she thought she wanted for her own life—feels
like a lie. The truth is love is a risk. And the true kind, the kind that
lasts, might even be a fairy tale.
Reeling from the divorce, Summer derails her own future by
breaking up with her parent-approved boyfriend and giving up her lifelong plans
for a big-city career. She moves back home, business degree in hand. Dad needs
her to fill the gaps her mother left behind; Summer needs to find who she is
outside of the cookie-cutter life that failed so miserably for her parents.
Ford O’Neal’s future involves one person: himself. He
doesn’t have a permanent address and he definitely doesn’t commit. To a place
or a person. Raised by hippies, he plans just far enough ahead to secure his
next stop, this one landing him at a work-study program at Heritage Plantation
where he can grow his own herbal and medicinal creations.
Summer is gorgeous and smart and fun to be with, the perfect
way to pass five months. It won’t be love—Ford’s got too many things to
accomplish, too many places to go, before he settles down. Yet Summer pulls him
in, challenging him to rethink his own philosophy.
When Ford’s five months are up, each of them must decide if
love is really worth the risk.
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Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me pick your brain!!
Q: You
normally write YA/NA paranormal, what inspired you to write a NA
contemporary?
I'd
read a few contemps I really loved (Angeline Kace's Wicked Thing and Abbi
Glines' Because of Low and The Vincent Boys) and I wanted to try something
contemporary. Then I had this idea for a story about a girl who moved back home
to her farm and found the true love she'd left to find in the first place.... I
am a sucker for a down-home romance =)
Q:
After writing both genres, where is your heart? Will your first love always be
paranormal?
ALWAYS
ALWAYS my first love will be paranormal and fantasy. No question. And I can't
wait to get back to it! Although, now that I've experienced contemporary, I
will definitely be mixing that in from time to time
Q: For
someone who has never read your books, how would you describe them in one
sentence?
Stories
that give hope that true love isn't just a fantasy.
Q:
Have you ever based a character, in whole or part, off of a person you
know in real life? If yes, should I ask who, or just leave well enough
alone?? 😉
Haha oh yes! And somehow, it always seems to be the annoying traits that work
their way in! Like a bossy character or a character who always has to be right.
Tara's mom is OCD about cleaning especially when her anxiety kicks in--that's
all me! It's how I cope with heavy stress. As for others, I cannot say.....
;)
Q: I
know you're a fan of Stephenie Meyer, but in JR High and High School what
authors/books inspired you??
Stephenie
Meyer inspires me as a mom/entrepreneur but the book that started my love of
fantasy was definitely The Hobbit. I read that one and then immediately started
writing my first novel, a high fantasy about a boy named Aragorn in a made-up
land that required a map and everything. It was so much fun. I still have it!
Q:
What one character from any book would you want to be stuck on a deserted
island with?
Four
from Divergent He wouldn't be scared of anything going bump in the night AND
he's a hottie mcnaughty!
5
quick questions:
Social
Media: Facebook or Twitter? Facebook!
Holidays:
Halloween or Christmas?? Christmas!
Vacation:
Family road trip or destination?? I love road trips myself because i love
driving and seeing the scenery unfold before you, but with kids, I think
destinations can be better. My favorite family trip was the Dominican Republic
last summer.. Epic!
Work:
From home or 9 to 5? DUH! From home!
Food:
Chocolate or coffee? Chocolate flavored Coffee =)
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GIVEAWAY:
Author Information
Heather is giving away a gift basket with a hair flower, nail polish, bracelet, and a $20 Amazon Gift Card!
Heather Hildenbrand was born and raised in a small town in northern Virginia where she was homeschooled through high school. She now lives in coastal VA, a few miles from the Atlantic Ocean, with her two adorable children. She works from home, part time, as a property manager and when she's not furiously pounding at the keyboard, or staring off into space whilst plotting a new story, she's lying on the beach, soaking in those delicious, pre-cancerous rays.
Heather loves Mexican food, hates socks with sandals, and if her house was on fire, the one thing she'd grab is her DVR player.
Heather is a co-founder of Accendo Press, a publishing group she operates with fellow authors: Angeline Kace and Jennifer Sommersby. Accendo (a-CH-endo), A Latin word, means “to kindle, illuminate, inflame, or set fire.” This is something Accendo strives to do inside a reader’s imagination with every title released. For a complete list of titles and author bios, visit www.accendopress.com.
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