AUTHOR
INTERVIEW WITH SHANNA HATFIELD
Shanna Hatfield writes
character-driven romances with realistic heroes and heroines. Her historical
westerns have been described as “reminiscent of the era captured by Bonanza and
The Virginian” while her contemporary works have been called “laugh-out-loud
funny, and a little heart-pumping sexy without being explicit in any way.”
Offering an engaging look at a bygone
era through determined women and the men who fall in love with them, her Pendleton
Petticoats historical western series highlights a melting pot of people from a
variety of backgrounds who find their way to a place where they feel accepted
and loved. The series begins in 1899, as Pendleton heads into a new century and
an era as a booming, bustling city.
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1.
What inspired you to write the Pendleton Petticoats Series?
I like stories about women who find
their strength and courage - who dare to cast aside what’s expected of them and
follow their hearts. I chose the town of Pendleton as the setting because its
history is so different from what people expect of a small western town in the
early 1900s.
2.
What's the series about?
Hope. At the core of the series, it’s
about hope, dreams, and opening your heart to the possibilities of what is
waiting for you in the future. Aundy is desperate to leave Chicago and better
her situation. Caterina is on the run from the Italian mafia. Ilsa needs
rescued from a bad situation that’s about to get worse. Each of them hold onto
the hope that there is something better waiting just around the corner.
3.
What made you decide to name the books after the main characters?
The women in Pendleton Petticoats come
from all walks of life but find commonality in drawing strength from their courage
and persevering in chasing their dreams. Aundy,
Caterina, and Ilsa challenge the
roles typically assigned to women of this era. It seemed fitting to name the books after the women who are the
story.
4.
Tell us a little about your main characters.
Aundy is the main character from the
first book in the series. She is brave. Much braver than she thinks, although
she does admit she’s stubborn with a strong constitution. She needs all the
courage and strength she can find when her new husband dies before she can
truly become a wife.
Caterina is the feisty Italian heroine
in the second book in the series. She grew up in New York City rubbing elbows
with the mafia. When one decides he wants her as a wife, her family helps her
escape, but have no idea where she’s gone. Caterina steps off the train in
Pendleton with nothing but her dream of opening a restaurant and her belief
that she can make it happen.
Ilsa, Aundy’s younger sister, has no
idea of her own inner strength or all the things she’s capable of doing until
she winds up in Pendleton at Aundy’s ranch in the recently released third book
in the series. The one thing area where Ilsa shines is designing and creating
fashions that are in high demand.
5.
Where do you get the inspiration to write?
My
inspiration for sitting down every day and writing comes from the fact that I
love doing it and there is nothing else I’d rather be doing. I left my day job
a few months ago to write full time, so there is some motivation involved there
as well to maintain a steady income.
6.
Is there anything else you’d like to share with my readers?
If you enjoy historical fiction, clean
romances, or a good western, I hope you’ll consider reading Aundy
and its sequels, Caterina
and Ilsa. I love to hear from readers, so feel
free to drop me a note via any of my social media links.
Thank you, Alethea, for hosting me today.
I’m so grateful for this wonderful opportunity to connect with your readers.
Thank you, Shanna, for being here with us on ActuallyAlethea today!
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the Pendleton Petticoats Series and
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Email Shanna at shanna@shannahatfield.com
Author Bio: Shanna Hatfield is a hopeless romantic with a
bit of sarcasm thrown in for good measure. In addition to blogging, eating too
much chocolate, and being smitten with her husband, lovingly known as Captain
Cavedweller, she is a best-selling author of clean romantic fiction written with
a healthy dose of humor. She is a member of Western Writers of America, Women
Writing the West, and Romance Writers of America.
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1 comment:
The PP series sounds great, Shanna! Congratulations--you are a prolific writer!
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