Character
and author interview: M. Jean Pike
Answers by
Rochelle from The Little Things
1 What is
the last gift you gave someone?
A chocolate
mud pie, complete with gummy worms!
2 If a film
were made about you, who would you want to play you?
Angelina
Jolie
3 What
would you chose as your last meal and why
A bacon
cheeseburger and a strawberry milkshake from Maddy’s Diner! It’s my favorite
comfort food.
4 Cats or
dogs
Definitely
dogs. Especially grumpy old bulldogs.
5 What one
thing would you remove from your daily routine and why
It’s a
toss-up between washing dishes and doing laundry
6 Tea or
coffee
Coffee!
7 Describe
yourself in one word
Unpredictable
8 If you
could change one thing about your personality what would it be
Being too
much of a perfectionist. I beat myself up for the smallest mistakes.
9 What is
your favourite colour
Red
10 What car
do you drive
I don’t own
a car, and I don’t have a driver’s license, but I sometimes drive my foster
mother’s 20 year old Buick
And now the
author interview.
Choice of
two. Either:
A. You are
marooned on a desert island with unlimited food and drink. You have a copy of
the Bible and the full works of Shakespeare. You can also take 8 pieces of
music, one other book and a luxury item which isn’t a person, a way of escaping
the island or a way of communication. What would you chose as music/book/luxury
item
For music I would want
contemporary Christian music soundtracks, Lauren Daigle, For King and Country,
Chris Tomlin, etc. Beautiful, spiritual music keeps my head in the right place.
The book would have to be a
blank journal so I could keep writing stories!
For my luxury item I would
probably want an air mattress so I could sleep in comfort.
Book Blurb
for The Little Things:
A decade ago,
Rochelle Delany made a decision that changed her life forever.
Wanting more than just football games and
potluck suppers, she boarded a bus for California and didn't look back. But
instead of a glamorous life, she became trapped in a nightmare of labor
trafficking. Now, she's made a daring escape and returns home to Ohio.
Sandy Fairbrother has a problem with trust.
Twice betrayed, he now puts his faith only in
God. He' s a single dad doing his best to grow his construction business and
raise his young son. But haunted by an impulsive kiss Rochelle gave him fifteen
years ago, her unexpected return has him rethinking things. He' s been given a
second chance to win her heart. And this time, he plans to succeed.
Rochelle barely remembers Sandy, but she's drawn
to his goodness. But just when she thinks she's found peace, her past catches
up with her, and she finds herself in danger of losing the only safe haven she'
s ever known.
Excerpt:
Rochelle stared at the ceiling, reviewing the day and how
her thoughtless remarks had added to Austin’s anger. And Sandy Fairbrother,
with his easy smile and his amazing blue eyes, she’d made him angry, too. She
wished she could start the day over.
Lying in the dark, she was visited by vague memories of
Sandy coming into the store when she was working, to buy a drink or a candy
bar. He made awkward small talk with her while she rang up his purchases. It
seemed to her now that he’d always been on the periphery of her life. Why had
she never paid attention to him?
Because he hadn’t
been nearly as good looking then as he was now. How shallow she’d been.
In any case, selling him the house was out of the question.
She thought she’d have a few days to think of a way to present her plan to
Austin, to talk things over with him. She certainly hadn’t known she’d have to
fight off a prospective buyer the moment she got home.
Home.
Could she really slide back into her life in Redford’s Crossing, reclaim her home and her relationship with her brother? Could she eventually find work, buy Austin out and own Bessie’s house outright? She had so many questions, but no solid answers. One thing was for sure. She would never go back to Sunny Springs, California. Best case scenario, Menzo would have her arrested. Worst case, he’d have her killed.
My review:
Yep it was that good I read it in one sitting. Rochelle is running away and goes home to the small town she grew up in. But everything has changed. Sandy loved her from afar in school but now has trust issues and Rochelle isn’t exactly forthcoming. Throw in a cute kid and a dog and it’s an amazing and absorbing read. I received an ARC and it’s going back into the TBR pile and on my buy list.
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