Do Not Read This Interview.

There. The title was my attempt at stopping you. Lisa Regan can't say I didn't try to keep this information from the public. ;)

*Slides a folder across her desk* What you do with it is your business...

TRANSCRIPT 

Carrie:  So, Lisa. Tell me a secret. 

Lisa: About what?

Carrie: It doesn't matter. Just tell me something. *Pause* And on a completely unrelated note, have some rum. 

Lisa:  Well, this isn’t really a secret but it’s something you wouldn’t know unless you lived in Philadelphia.  The Wissahickon Creek flows through the city—that’s not a secret.  But no one calls it that.  No one calls it the Wissahickon and no one calls it a creek.  If you live here and you’re from here, you call it “back the crick”.  Yes, “crick” as in a crick in one’s neck.  I don’t know why.  It’s just how things are!

Carrie: Weird! We say "crick" here, too. Why don't you tell me a secret about Finding Claire Fletcher?

Lisa: Are you recording this?

Carrie: Lisa, I'm insulted. I'm your friend, your critique partner, your pub sister, your--

Lisa:  Okay, originally this book went a lot further in time in the characters’ lives.  I went deeply into Connor and Claire’s relationship and his attempts to woo her.  He even snuck her into a prom to try to make up for all that she missed while she was abducted.  But agents said I was trying to do too much and CPs said that all of that was a story for another book so I cut it all.  (75,000 words, mind you!)  I may try to work it into a future book featuring those two lovebirds.

Carrie: You realize that by telling me this, you have to work it in, right? I will not rest until I read those 75,000 words.

Lisa: We'll see. I'm not making any promis--

Carrie: Nonsense! Now tell me a secret about you. Something no one else would know.

Lisa:  I love romantic comedies.  LOVE them.  Which is weird because my work is all dark and twisted and gritty and in books I like my characters good and damaged.  But I could watch rom coms all day long and not get tired of them.  I know they’re silly and formulaic and you always know what’s going to happen but I don’t care.  Most of the time they don’t even touch on what happens 3-5 years down the road when those same two people are stuck in this relationship that they hate and secretly want to stab each other but still, I love them!  I can rarely stomach comedic romance in a book—it makes me all “Bah!  That will never last!”—but for some reason on the big screen I love it.  Some of my favorites are The Cutting Edge (which is mentioned in my book), French Kiss, Picture Perfect, What Women Want, Two Weeks Notice, The Wedding Planner . . . the list goes on and on.

Carrie: Hah! I love it.

Lisa: You're not going to tell anyone, are you?

Carrie: *Smiles* Can I get you a refill?

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Quick! Give me that. I hear Lisa coming. Let's act like we were doing something else--a book promo or something. Here, I'll give you some information about her debut...

 Details 
Title: Finding Claire Fletcher
Author: Lisa Regan
Genre: Crime/Suspense
Publisher: Sapphire Star Publishing
Release Date: December 06, 2012

 About the Book  

Down on his luck, Detective Connor Parks takes solace in the arms of a woman he meets at a local bar, but in the morning, Claire Fletcher is gone, leaving behind clues to a decade-old mystery. Abducted at age fifteen, no one has heard from Claire Fletcher in ten years.  Until now.  Driven by an unsettling need to see Claire again, Connor sets out to solve the mystery of her disappearance once and for all. 

 Giveaway 

As part of the Finding Claire Fletcher Blog Tour (12/6/12 through 12/21/12), Lisa Regan will be giving away the following items:

• $25.00 Amazon Gift Card
• 1 signed copy of the paperback of Finding Claire Fletcher
• 1 e-book version of Finding Claire Fletcher

All you have to do is visit the Finding Claire Fletcher Blog Tour & Giveaway page on Lisa’s blog which you can find here and comment on that page letting Lisa know whose blog you’ve just come from.  Each commenter will be assigned a number and then the winners will be chosen using random.org.  Winners will be announced on 12/24/12!

 About the Author 

Lisa Regan is a suspense novelist. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in English and Master of Education Degree from Bloomsburg University. She lives in Philadelphia with her husband and daughter.

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 Where to Buy 

• Amazon (Paperback)
• Barnes & Noble (Paperback)
• Amazon (e-book)
• Barnes & Noble (e-book)

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Phew! That was close.

 

So, have you read Finding Claire Fletcher yet?

(If not, you might want to check out my review on GR!)

Have a great week, guys! ♥