Friday, September 8, 2023

When Stars Align, #6, Fiery Billionaire Nights

 Theater isn't just a play, it's a passion, and the sparks fly between these two co-stars.

          Aiden Harrison is stunned by the change in his co-star. In college, she’d been the worst. A stalker he’d actually feared. Now, however, she was so hot, he could hardly keep his hands from grabbing her and dragging her to the nearest dark corner.
          Maylis Smith had no idea what to make of the man playing opposite her in this small production. He blew cold, then hot, then colder. But she was a professional, and her goals went farther than a small theater in BFE. All her dreams were about to come true, and she was holding on for everything she was worth.

Wild Women Authors concludes our week long look at the Fiery Billionaires Nights series with an interview of author Mia Augustine.

Good morning, Mia. Thanks for gifting us with six terrific stories this week. Tell us where you come up with the idea for writing short stories, aka ‘shorts’, for the Fiery Billionaire Nights series. Sadly, I’m the kind of person who chases rainbows. Did I say sadly? What I mean is Sadly and Gladly. It’s a double-edged sword. On the one hand, I dash after trends, hence, the many different sub-genres I’ve published in (Kathy L Wheeler): Regency Historical, Mail Order Bride, Gothic contemporary, Civil War, Twenties, Forties… you name it.

    The Fiery Billionaire Nights shorts came about after talking to a successful author who focused only on shorts. She’s making a killing. I thought, “Hmmm, how hard could it be?” It’s hard. I do write them fast. But I don’t write first person. And, I thought to tie them to my Bloomington Series. But as shorts, there’s not enough time for suspense or even extra characters. But, what do I do? Toss them?

    Talk about tearing your heart out! Not an option. So, I put them out there. They [writing shorts] do serve another purpose: learning to focus; writing faster; nailing down the quick plots, and the turnaround. It’s been a learning experience, for sure. And, I love the characters. Writing this series gives me ideas for other characters and it’s just plain fun.

This story [When Stars Align] is different from the others in the series. Why is that? Originally, this was the first book. I had no plans to really connect the stories except to the Bloomington small town series. And I love theater. So it just turned out that the idea for Wedding Vows for Hire had the four girls who went to Manhattan and wanted to make it big. Things just evolved. I wrote the two of the girls’ stories from the four, before the Locatelli family hit me. Someone wrote a fantastic review on Unfashionable Diva, then said they were off to see if there were other family members, so I wrote the next two siblings—Isabel and Catarina. Where does that leave me?

With one more heroine from Bloomington: Felicia, and two more Locatelli sisters. Goodness, that three more. See what I mean? The ideas run rampant. Be glad you are not in my head. 😊

 To Purchase When Stars Align, go to:

AMZ: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09P9VBTCQ

Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/when-stars-align-3

B&N: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/when-stars-align-mia-augustine/1143265957

PayHip: https://payhip.com/b/U0uA1

Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/books/when-stars-align-fiery-billionaire-nights-book-5-by-mia-augustine

 

Mia Augustine can be found at:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089614103041

Instagram: https://instagram.com/miaaugustineauthor

TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@kathylwheeler

Website: https://kathylwheeler.com

 

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