Welcome all.
Today
I’m very lucky to be interviewing K.L.
Humphreys author of:
Deadly
Hunt
Deadly
Obsession
Deadly
Past <--- TBR next month
ME: Hi K.L. Humphreys, thank you for agreeing to this interview.
Tell us a little about yourself and your background?
K.L. HUMPHREYS: I was born in
London, England but now lives in Ireland with the love of my life and her baby
girl. In a way, the world has him to thank for my Debut Novel Deadly Hunt.
After years of thinking about writing the story that had been dying to get out
of my head, I finally confided in my other half. He gave me all the
encouragement I needed to get the story out, he has been with me every step of
the way.
I love music, especially pop, R'n'B and
rap and if I’m writing you will find it playing somewhere nearby. I also love
all romance novels but of course, Romantic Suspense is my go to genre. When I’m
not writing it...it's a good bet I am curled up somewhere reading it. If I
don’t have a book in my hand, you might want to check to make sure I’m not
sick.
ME: What genre do you write?
K.L. HUMPHREYS: Romantic Suspense
ME: What are you working on at the minute?
K.L. HUMPHREYS: On three things at the moment, although one is a
top secret, that only 4 people know about. So, Deadly Encounter, is book 4 of
The Deadly Series and I’m also writing a Contemporary Second chance romance.
ME: Can you share a little of your current work with us?
K.L. HUMPHREYS: This isn't edited, so be warned it's rough!!
“That cheeky fucker, calling you
a whore. When his brother is raking it in, playing fucking football while you
provide for his child. Oh that family, they have no decency.” She’s almost
shouting and I know that if I try and calm her down, she’ll just get angrier.
“Oh god, did you see that witch?”
I know exactly who she’s talking
about and thankfully I didn’t. “No and I’m glad that I didn’t, I’m not sure I
would have kept my cool.”
“Good, so who was it that was
there? Was it their dad? I don’t really know him.” She’s not going to let this
lie.
“No, the dad wasn’t there.” She
looks at me expectantly, and I take a deep breath and tell her “It was Hunter
that was there.”
She’s on her feet, “That bastard
was there? What did he say? Did he talk to you?” She’s visibly shaking with her
temper.
“Yes, he called me a conniving
piece of work. Look Stef, he’ll be on his way back to Devon soon and we can all
forget about him.” Even though I want it to sound convincing, I fail and I know
I do.
“Cut the shit Jess, I know that
you still love him, and I know that he absolutely
“I know he destroyed me, and I
know that no matter what happens, he chose this not me. Seeing him again not
only brought back all those feelings, it brought up the anger I have at him
abandoning his child. Not that he even had the balls to tell me himself, he got
the she-bitch to do it for him. The coward.” I pick up my half-full glass and
down it, talking about Hunter makes me emotional and I don’t like it.
“He did what?” I hear and look
towards the door and see Owen standing there looking furious. “Tell me I heard
you wrong.”
“No, you heard right, Hunter is a
coward who got his mother to break up with his pregnant girlfriend. Hell, he
told her to get an abortion because he doesn’t want a child with scum.” Stef
informs Owen and I pour myself vodka, there isn’t much left and this was almost
a full bottle when we started.
“I’m going to kill him, who the
fuck does he think he’s talking to?” Owen walks over to the coffee table and
picks up the bottle of vodka and drinks it straight from the bottle. “So he
told you to get rid, does he know that Emme was born?”
“Yes, I told him. The day that
she was born I called him like I did every day of my pregnancy to tell him that
I didn’t do as he asked and kept the baby. Anyway, he didn’t answer so I left a
voicemail and I also texted him. But I got no reply.” I drink again, I know I
shouldn’t drink this much, but it’s numbing the pain and
ME: Which actor/actress would you like to see playing the lead
character from your most recent book?
K.L. HUMPHREYS: Megan Fox and Chris Pine to Play Morgan and Luke in
Deadly Past.
ME: While you were writing, do you ever feel as if you were one of
the characters?
K.L. HUMPHREYS: Kind of, it's more like you’re there watching them,
going through every single emotion that they do. But with Deadly Encounter, I
feel as though I'm Skye, I don't know why, maybe it's because, she's been with
me for a long time.
ME: When did you decide to become a writer?
K.L. HUMPHREYS: The beginning of 2016. It wasn't until I talked to
my Boyfriend in March or April of 2016, that i started to write.
ME: Which writers inspire you?
K.L. HUMPHREYS: Wow, so many..
Karen Rose and Nora Roberts, they fill most of my bookshelves.
But, Emma Hart, Jodi Ellen Malpas
and Kristen Ashley... Those women, are definitely some of my favorite Authors,
because their books always and I mean always get to me. They're the ones I go
back and re-read. Even during the re-read I still get all the feels!
ME: Do you write on a typewriter, computer, dictate or longhand?
K.L. HUMPHREYS: My Laptop, or if I’m not home I’ll use the Google Docs
app on my phone
ME: Do you work to an outline or plot or do you prefer to just see
where an idea takes you?
K.L. HUMPHREYS: Both. I'll write out an outline and have it mapped
out, then it'll just get thrown out the window when I just run with an idea, I'll
end up sitting, staring at the screen wondering where the hell that came from.
ME: Do you read much and if so who are your favorite authors.
K.L. HUMPHREYS: I try to, I love reading, and it's something that
makes every author happy, reading and writing, it's a part of who we are. My
fav authors, wow, okay, so Emma Hart, JEM, KA, JK Rowling, Karen Rose wow there
are way too many to name.
ME: What book are you reading now?
K.L. HUMPHREYS: I'm currently doing a re-read of Knight by Kristen
Ashley!
ME: Do you think that giving books away free works and why?
K.L. HUMPHREYS: I'm not sure, I
just had a sale, I put Deadly Hunt up for Free and Deadly Obsession as 99c,
over 1,000 copies of Deadly Hunt was downloaded. I'm hoping that even if a
third loved Deadly Hunt, that they would then go on and buy Deadly Obsession
and hopefully any other book I write.
ME: How do you relax?
K.L. HUMPHREYS: I love spending time with my family, we're really
close and talk to each other every day! My sister is my best friend. Also, my
Boyfriend and my baby girl, just being around people you love and who loves
you, really makes me relaxed.
ME: What is your favorite quote?
K.L. HUMPHREYS: The strongest
people are not those who show strength in front of us, but those that win
battles we know nothing about.
ME: What advice would you give to aspiring writers?
K.L. HUMPHREYS: Do it, it's so worth it. Even the bad days. Not
everyone is going to like the stories you tell, but those do, they are what
makes it worth all the tears.
ME: What does your writing process look like?
K.L. HUMPHREYS: A mess. I always write two books at once, that way
when I get stuck on one of them, I go to the other one. I tend to write more of
one than the other, but they all get written in the end. I have so many
notebooks and scraps of paper that have notes and outlines jotted down on them.
ME: What is your least favorite part of the publishing / writing
process?
K.L. HUMPHREYS: Waiting for my Beta readers to get back to me,
because even though it’s really only a few days, it feels like forever. That
and when I hit publish, I start to panic, what if everyone actually hates it.
ME: Is there a certain type of scene that's harder for you to write
than others? Love? Action? Racy?
K.L. HUMPHREYS: Yes, sex scenes. Mine always seem like a teenager
wrote them.
ME: Did you learn anything from writing your book(s) and what was
it?
K.L. HUMPHREYS: Yes, that the more you write, the better you get.
ME: Name one entity that you feel supported you outside of family
members.
K.L. HUMPHREYS: My friends, I met so many great friends through the
book world and they have all been so supportive.
ME: Which famous person, living or dead would you like to meet and
why?
K.L. HUMPHREYS: I'd love to meet J.K. Rowling. I'm a massive
Potterhead. Her books, they made my childhood and teenage years, hell, I’ll
still read them to this day.
ME: What is your favorite theme/genre to write about?
K.L. HUMPHREYS: Romance. I love romance, I love having that happy
ever after.
ME: What is your favorite theme/genre to read?
K.L. HUMPHREYS: Romance, but any form of Romance... So Dark,
Fantasy, Suspense, Contemporary.
ME: What secret talents do you have?
K.L. HUMPHREYS: I don't really have any lol
ME: If you had a superpower, what would it be?
K.L. HUMPHREYS: I'd love to be able to read minds, especially if I
was around my fav authors, I’d love to see into their minds.
ME: Where is one place you want to visit that you haven't been
before?
K.L. HUMPHREYS: America
ME: How can readers discover more about you and you work? i.e.
Website: Blog: Facebook: Twitter: Lnkedin: Pinterest: Amazon Author Page:
Smashwords: Book Links: (* American, UK, etc.) Goodreads. Please include links
or email them to me at vicber02@gmail.com
K.L. HUMPHREYS:
Deadly Hunt:
Deadly Obsession: On KU
ME: Is there anything else you would like to add that I haven’t
included?
K.L. HUMPHREYS: No, thank you.
ME: Thank you very much for taking the time out of your busy
schedule to take part in this interview.
K.L. HUMPHREYS: Thank you so much for taking the time to do up this
interview
****BONUS****
***Coming Soon***
Deadly Past
Book 3 of the Deadly Series
Friends with Benefits. Simple,
right?
No strings.
No complications.
And definitely no pesky feelings.
On that, Morgan Yates and Luke
Dallas agree. Until they don't.
Morgan makes the monumental
mistake of falling in love with Luke and walking away may be the hardest thing
she ever has to do. After all, she did move here to start living life on her
terms, and to make a name for herself as a new Police Detective.
While Luke is too busy worrying
about his past, she needs to start moving towards to her future.
Luke can deny it all he wants,
but he knows Morgan is it for him. He also knows he screwed up big time by
letting her walk away, but he’s too stubborn to let go of the past and see what
is right in front of him. Doing whatever it takes to get her back may just be
the bravest thing he ever does.
But when Luke's past catches up
with him, will Morgan be the one who pays the ultimate price?
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