Sabrina Devonshire
Cate: Yay, Sabrina Devonshire is here to help us Celebrate Amore. Sabrina,
please tell us a little bit about yourself.
Sabrina: Thank you for the interview opportunity, Cate. I live in
Tucson, Arizona with my husband, my two children, and our fluffy dog, Sugar.
I’m an avid swimmer and water lover so I can often be found near or immersed in a body of water. When
not seeking an endorphin rush in a pool, lake or ocean, I help people achieve
fitness goals and write books and magazine articles. I love traveling to
off-the-beaten-path places where phones and electronic devices tend not to work
well. Peru and Belize are two of my favorites.
Cate: Sounds like heaven. What do you love most about Valentine’s Day?
Sabrina: To be honest, I grew up loathing Valentine’s Day. In
elementary school, I was the oddball misfit who hung around with other “unusuals”
who enjoyed writing stories and spending afternoons wading in the river getting
caked in mud catching frogs. On Valentine’s Day, I would always get cards from
boys with “You’re cute” and “I love you” and “Be Mine” crossed out.
Cate: Kids can be so cruel! How awful. Do you have a favorite Valentine’s Day memory?
Sabrina: Every Valentine’s Day has been wonderful since I met my
husband. We often travel to exotic places in January or February, so one year
we spent Valentine’s Day in Corcovado National Park in Costa Rica’s Osa
Peninsula, hiking through the jungle and listening to the birds and the frogs.
Cate: Sounds wonderful. Do you have any romantic Valentine’s Day traditions?
Sabrina: My husband always places my Valentine’s Day card on my pillow
and I do the same for him. I usually leave him a few chocolates as well.
Cate: Tell us about your latest release, and where readers can find it
online.
Sabrina: My latest release is an erotic and humorous sci-fi, Message
from Viola Mari. Meteorite scientist Marissa Jones is a rescuer by nature. Her
best-friend Jane, an aspiring writer, coerces her into taking a writing class
since she’s insecure about going it alone. Marissa, a science geek awkward
around men, is instantly attracted to writing teacher, Justin. Writing her
real-life story as fiction, she gains a fresh perspective on craters she’s
recently discovered off the La Jolla Coast. This book is funny, sizzling hot
and full of surprises until the very end.
Buy Link (Amazon): http://www.amazon.com/Message-from-Viola-Mari-ebook/dp/B00AYTAC0A/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1359919425&sr=8-1&keywords=Message+from+Viola+Mari
Buy Link (Extasy Books) http://www.extasybooks.com/message-from-viola-mari/
Cate: Care to share a blurb or excerpt?
Sabrina: World-renowned oceanographer and meteorite specialist, Marissa
Jones, uncovers
evidence that a comet cloud will soon destroy Earth. When aspiring writer and
best friend, Jennifer begs her to take a Saturday morning sci-fi writing class,
Marissa reluctantly agrees. Writing her real-life story as fiction gives her an
astonishing new perspective on the anomalous set of craters she discovered off
of the La Jolla coast. But this favor for her friend stirs up more than
scientific results… Writing teacher, Justin Lincoln, goads her constantly and
taunts her with his irresistible curly blond locks and a steely physique he
knows only too well make women drool. Marissa teeters on the edge of anger and
raging attraction for this irritating man. But it’s a terrible time to let lust
call the shots when the world's about to end and Marissa's the only one who can
save everyone.
Cate: What inspired you to write about the theme?
Sabrina: I joined
a Tucson writing critique group with four people, including famous meteorite
hunter, Geoffrey Notkin. Notkin’s submissions ignited my interest in meteorites
and catastrophic asteroid and comet events, which contributed to some of my
plot ideas.
Cate: Anything else you’d like to share?
Sabrina: All of my books are exotic adventures. Expect to be
transported to places you’ve never been before or would like to revisit. In
MESSAGE, I’ll take you to La Jolla, CA to start and later to Prague, Czech
Republic, Belize and another planet. My descriptions are very vivid—a reader
recently told me she really felt like I took her back to Prague all over again,
even though it’s been 20 years since her last visit.
Cate: Woot! Sabrina has a Valentine's treat for you.
Sabrina: I will do a random giveaway of MESSAGE (e-book format of any
type from Extasy Books web site) to one person who registers for my blog www.sabrinadevonshire.blogspot.com
and leaves a comment within a week of this post. Contestants should include
an email address with the comment so I can forward the book.
Cate: Thanks for being part of the fun, Sabrina. Happy Valentine's Day!
