Growing up an introvert, Té
Russ found solace in literary arts at an early age. She found reading to
be a vehicle to broader horizons and writing a form of self-expression. She
began writing love stories in her adolescent years as a way to expel her
youthful thoughts of love into words. Since then she has gone from writing
stories and thoughts of love in journals to attending college for journalism
and falling in love, which has allowed those youthful words of love to blossom into a series of stories in her romance novels. Though she has an immense
appreciation for the sheer smell that books collectively exert, she also has
found balance to her introverted nature with adrenaline inducing activities. So
if she does not have her nose pressed deeply into a book or her pen ticking
through a pad, you may also find this mother of three jumping out of airplanes,
cheering her husband on at the top of her lungs at MMA fights, buzzing down the
interstate on the back of motorcycles, or kayaking.
What is your favorite
thing about being a writer?
The thing I love the most about being a writer is being able
to create brand new worlds and people, whose lives I love to share with
readers.
What genre(s) do you
write?
I write contemporary romance.
Are you a plotter or a
pantser?
I'd like to say I'm a pantser with a minimal amount of
plotting.
Why do you think
people should choose your books over another author?
I definitely don't think people should choose my books over
another authors. I think there is plenty of book love to go around. But I think
people would enjoy my books because my romances are sweet, with emotion and of
course a little steaminess!
How long have you been
a writer?
I have been writing since I was a teenager, but I started
writing romance in 2011.
How much time did it
take from writing your first book to having it published?
I started writing my first book, Dream Lover, in November of
2011 and I self-published it in June of 2012.
What other careers
have you had?
I'm currently a stay at home wife and mother of three kids
and an English bulldog.
What’s
something fans would find fascinating about you?
I went skydiving for Mother's Day in 2013.
How do your family
and/or friends feel about your book or writing venture in general?
My husband is my biggest fan! He reads everything I write.
My friends support me as well. They are funny though, they tease me and call me
"Fifty Shades of Té"
(FYI: My books are not like Fifty Shades of Grey LoL!)
Where are you from?
I'm a military brat born in North Carolina raised around the
world, but have lived in Texas the majority of my life.
How do you come up
with the titles?
I try to use elements from with in the book that relate to
the title.
When not writing, how
do you relax?
I enjoy reading. I also enjoy watching tv and movies
(especially Marvel movies)!
Please tell us 5
miscellaneous facts about yourself.
I like to bake designer cakes.
I like to knit.
I love binge watching shows on Netflix.
I love zumba.
High heels are my vice.
Please share with us your
future projects and upcoming releases.
I'm currently working on a book for the So You Think You Can
Write Contest for Harlequin.
As far as self-published projects, I have three upcoming
releases: Perfection, November 28, 2014, Love After War February 15, 2015 and
Just One Night June 21, 2015. I'm also working on another novella that is a
follow up to my latest release Homecoming, no scheduled date yet (That will be
a surprise release lol).
Where can readers find
you?
About Homecoming:
Troy Hartford has finally returned to his small hometown in
Texas, and the first person he runs into is Veronica Baker. He's amazed at the
beautiful woman she's become.
Veronica has been living her mundane life, making sure her
father's business continues to thrive. She doesn't even realize that she's not
truly living until Troy shows up.
Neither of them can forget the one kiss they shared over a
decade ago when they were teenagers, and seeing each other now has stirred up
an attraction neither of them can deny...
Excerpt:
“You
realize if it hasn’t gotten around yet, the whole town
is going to be buzzing soon about you and me,” Veronica said.
“What
are you talking about?”
She placed her palms down on
the table. “Come
on Troy, Miss Stella is one of the sweetest people, but she’s
also one of the biggest gossips in Coalton! And her grandkids got her a
smartphone and taught her how to use it. Facebook and all! She’s
probably on her phone right now making some post about us being ‘together’.”
Troy chuckled and leaned back
against the seat. He stretched his legs out under the table, and placed his
arms on the back of the seat. “How do you feel about that? About people knowing we’re
‘together’?”
“Is
that what we are?”
she asked, smiling shyly.
“Well…” he said pensively. “I don’t think we can say we’re
just friends. Friends don’t kiss the way we’ve kissed.”
“I
can’t argue with you there.”
He sat up and reached for her
hands. “There’s
obviously an attraction between us. And if you’re
up for it, I think we should continue to explore what this is growing between
us.”
She looked down at their
clasped hands and then looked up into his eyes. “I’d like that too.”
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