Today we're interviewing Kari Lemor about her newest in the Love On The Line series, Hidden Betrayal.
Will you share with us your real book blurb?
Trust is more precious than jewels…
Getting caught in the middle of a jewelry heist was not on Charlotte Silva’s plans for the day. Nor was being taken hostage with sexy lawyer, Andrew Thayer. Lucky for Charlotte, the ex-soldier helps her escape but not without consequences.
Drew Thayer has one job to do. Hide out in a remote Vermont cabin protecting the pampered heiress from killer jewel thieves hot on their trail. But Charlotte isn’t the spoiled princess she projects, and the desire she inspires shocks him.
Drew’s boss, the State Attorney, has suspicions around Charlotte’s involvement in the heist. If she finds out Drew’s hidden agenda, their tentative truce and growing feelings could all be shot to hell. Unless the jewel thieves get to them first…
What excited you most about writing this story?
This is Book 4 in the Love on the Line series, and we got to see Charlotte quite a bit in the previous book, Fatal Evidence, as that story was about her sister, Heather. What we know of Charlotte so far is she’s a spoiled, pampered heiress with no direction in life. In Charlotte’s story, Hidden Betrayal, we get to really delve into why Charlotte is the way she is. Which is less spoiled and more over-protected. Charlotte has a dangerous heart condition she’s had since birth and her parents never allowed her to really explore life due to fear she would die. I loved being able to get inside Charlotte’s head so we could see what an intricate and complex person she truly is.
Is there a setting in your book that you would like to visit?
Much of the book takes place in the mountains of Vermont. Though I’ve been to Vermont a number of times, I’ve never had a chance to stay for longer than a day or two and usually it was with a purpose. I would love to spend a week or two in the summer or early fall exploring the mountain and lakes of Vermont. The scenery is breath taking.
What is the hardest part of writing a book?
I love writing and love creating characters who are exciting, then adding some danger to their lives. Most of my books are romantic suspense, and while I can get into the hearts and souls of the characters to show how they fall in love, often the danger and suspense is more difficult for me to come up with. And then sustaining it throughout the book so readers will keep turning the page. I don’t do stories where the characters are running for their lives every second. This is why I call my genre light suspense. Or Romance with a Splash of Danger.
Were there indispensable people without whom you couldn’t have written the book?
Yes, without a doubt, I needed my stepmom to help me. The main character, Charlotte, has Aortic Stenosis, a heart condition that two of her children have. One of them died in infancy, just like Charlotte’s brother. My stepmom gave me all sorts of information and details about the disease and shared her tragic story with me so I could integrate it realistically into my book.
I’d love to know if you like reading romance in your mystery/suspense. If so, what kind of stories do you like to see?