a Jana Lane mystery by Joe Cosentino, published by
The Wild Rose Press
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I am pleased to have Senator Sancho Ramirez of New
York with me, a character from Joe Cosentino’s SATIN DOLL, a Jana Lane mystery,
published by The Wild Rose Press. It’s an honor to interview a young senator
from Washington, DC., Senator Ramirez.
Please,
call me Sancho.
Welcome, Sancho.
Thank you.
It feels good to leave Joe Cosentino’s computer for a while.
Joe describes you as extremely
charismatic, handsome with effervescent dark hair and eyes, dimples like
craters, a muscular physique, and dressed in expensive suits.
My "Spirit of the Knight" Book Tour Stop, as we enter the month of August, takes me to Writers and Authors. I hope you'll take a minute, stop by, and share your thoughts!
Warning! Just as in our previous interview, there are some spoilers ahead, so don't read the answer if you don't want to know!
With more questions still on the table, we continue with our Spirit of the Knight character Interview. Since we began our questions last week with Sir Cailen, I think it only fitting we begin this session with Mariah. Mariah smiles. "All right, I'm ready!"
You'll find me at two stops this week as we wrap up the month of July in our Spirit of the Knight book tour and giveaway. Please drop by and say hello for another chance to win our fun prizes! 1. Booklover Sue asks questions and I answer! 2. Paranormal Romance and Authors That Rock leaves you with a five fang Review...you can't ask for better than that! Warning! There are some spoilers ahead, so don't read the answer if you don't want to know! For the past several weeks, a lot of questions for Cailen, Mariah, and the Knights have trickled in (thank you all very much for participating, it really warms my heart). So, I thought it time to get some of them answered!
All right Sir Cailen Braithnock, we have some questions for you. Are you ready?
"Aye, ready and waitin'..." Tammy wants to know if you wanted to follow Mariah to the pub when she met Evan for dinner or were you content to wait for her return? "Ye dinnae know how badly I wanted to follow. I must confess I had this overwhelmin' need to keep a close eye on Evan after his intentions concernin' Murriah became obvious. Nonetheless, I felt it would be discourteous to go when she didn't extend me an invitation."
Last week I had such so much fun asking the characters of "Van Locken's Witch" questions posed by my beta readers, we thought we'd do it again this week! This time we'll pull questions from both my blog-readers as well as finish up the questions from my beta readers that we didn't get around to answering on my last post.
The 'Mauritius' and other East Indiamen between and
Blog reader Nicole had some great questions for the crew of the Rood Draeck. Are you listening boys? Good. Then, here we go.
1. First of all, Nicole wants to know if any of you hesitated in following Wolf as your new kapitein when Rand stepped down...
2. What were your feelings on these new circumstances...
3. Did any of you feel Rand made a mistake in his quest to help Lissa...
4. And finally, did a time ever exist when you disliked Lissa or feared her abilities?
(Joris waves a hand.) I"ll answer that first question. I think I can speak for all of us when I say that not a single crewman aboard the Draeck had any reservations whatsoever in accepting Wolf as our kapitein when that moment finally arrived. Rand taught him well, and the many instances wherein Rand left him in charge of the ship, Wolf proved more than capable of the task and many times over.
(Each crewmen nods as Laurens clears his throat.) "Boarding the Witte Wieven with Wolf at the helm seemed a natural step for all of us to take. In all reality, the only thing missing on the Witte Wieven was Rand himself, Antonis, and Hendrick. However, we drew comfort in knowing that we left our good kapitein in very good hands...very good hands. (The crew laughs as Johannes steps forward.) "Indeed we did. Now, for question three, no one ever thought assisting Lissa in the rescue of her sister was a mistake. We were all for it and so cast our vote when Rand made the proposal. Though you couldn't possibly know it, we've taken on a number of quests that had nothing to do with capturing Spanish ships. Each of those quests presented a unique set of challenges, and in turn, gave us the laudable reputation for which we were known far and wide." "That, they did," Pieter agreed. "As for the next question, although we didn't fear Lissa in the true sense of the word, that doesn't mean we didn't carry a healthy respect for her and the particular set of skills she possessed. And dislike? Not possible. We all loved her in our own way." "As long as it's in a sisterly way, I don't have a problem with that," Rand interrupted. much to the delight and laughter of his men.
My wonderful beta readers compiled a list of their more burning questions for Rand, Lissa, and some of the crew! Here's hoping they...and you...enjoy the answers as much as our characters did the questions!
First question goes to Wolf Dircksen Van Ness, First Mate and best friend of Kapitien Rand Van Locken: Tell me, Wolf, were you attracted to Lissa yourself, or were you just pushing Rand's buttons in the beginning of the book? (Wolf laughs.) "Now, there isn't a red-blooded man out there who wouldn't be attracted to the lovely, lady Lissa! However, I knew right from the beginning that Rand was completely besotted by the girl. Stubborn man didn't want to admit it though, so I decided to give him a friendly push in the right direction. After all, a more perfect woman for our highly-regarded kapitein just didn't exist and I think we all knew that." While I have you here Wolf, here is another question for you: What did you have planned for the first man to step into that confessional?"
