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BBB: What secret talents do you have? (besides writing)
RY: I actually used to cake decorate before I started seriously writing. I love giant, tiered, fondant-covered cakes!
BBB: What is your biggest fear or phobia outside of the writing world?
RY: With a military husband, it’s always going to be a knock with dress blues at the door. Always.
BBB: Where is one place you want to visit that you haven’t been before?
RY: Bora Bora. I’m dying to try out one of those little houses on the water!
BBB: What is the biggest real life lie you’ve ever told?
RY: I told my kids that Daddy would be home next month, and that I was going to buy them a movie for family movie night. I came back with my husband on mid-tour from Afghanistan. It was a moment worth a thousand little lies!
BBB: Please tell us more about Beyond What is Given and the storyline that drives it.
RY: Beyond What is Given is about Lt. Grayson Masters, the pressures of striving to graduate at the top of his Apache class at flight school, and Samantha Fitzgerald, who moves in with him and his roommates after she’s been expelled from her university. It’s a love story with passion, emotion, and overwhelming odds. They’ve both made huge mistakes in their past that neither of them can seem to let go or forgive themselves for. Grayson’s got walls ten feet thick, and Sam has a sledgehammer, which makes sparks fly, and though falling in love is the last thing either of them can really afford…well, you can’t deny a chemistry that melts everything around you, no matter how hard you try.
It’s about overcoming your obstacles, both Grayson’s in flight school and Sam’s struggle to get back into college. It’s a story about finding family, forgiveness, and acceptance, taking accountability for your actions and falling in love with the last person you’d expect while taking a look at the mistakes you’ve made and asking yourself at what point do I tell myself it’s okay to be happy?
BBB: How many more books will there be in the Flight & Glory series?
RY: There’s one more contracted for Flight & Glory, HALLOWED GROUND will release in late January of 2016!
BBB: What sets the Flight & Glory series apart from other books in the same genre?
RY: It’s not a typical New Adult in that while it takes place while Sam is in and out of college, it weaves in the military and real-life emotion.
BBB: What types of characters can readers expect in your world?
RY: Flawed, strong-willed, intelligent, loyal women, and swoon-worthy men who are growing into alphas, strong enough to fight for the women they love while realistically conquering their own demons.
BBB: If you had a superpower, what would it be?
RY: I would love to be able to stop time. That way I’d be able to get everything I need to done, and when the clock starts again, I could still be 100% present with my kids…napping wouldn’t be bad either.
BBB: If you could have any accents from anywhere in the world, which ones would you choose?
RY: Scottish. Hands down. Maybe it’s a love of Braveheart, or simply that I think they sound absolutely badass.
BBB: What were you like as a child? Your favorite toy?
AR: I was always telling stories. Kid you not. I think my barbies had more drama than an episode of Scandal. I loved fiercely and got my feelings hurt easily, which hasn’t really changed as I’ve gotten older.
BBB: What’s coming up for you for the rest of 2015 and into 2016?
RY: We’re in the middle of trying to adopt our daughter, whom we’ve been fostering for two years, and we’re hoping that is settled in the next few months. Then it’s moving home to Colorado and writing! HALLOWED GROUND is out in January, and I have a new series that I can’t wait to tell you guys about! (But it’s under wraps for right now!)
Thank you so much for having me!!!!
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Books in in the Flight & Glory series in the order they should be read:
Full Measures
Eyes Turned Skyward
Beyond What is Given
About Rebecca Yarros
Author Bio:
Rebecca Yarros is a hopeless romantic and lover of all things chocolate, coffee, and Paleo. The author of the Flight & Glory series, she loves emotional, gripping stories that are more than they seem at first glance. She also adores hot romance, men in uniform, smart heroines, and is in heaven when they all meet up in one story.
When she’s not writing, she’s tying on hockey skates for her kids, or sneaking in some guitar time. She is madly in love with her army-aviator husband of fourteen years, and they’re currently stationed in Upstate NY with their gaggle of rambunctious kiddos and snoring English Bulldog, but she would always rather be home in Colorado.
11 Quick Things About Rebecca
Favorite Food? Brownies
Favorite Color? Blue
Favorite Movie or TV Show of all Time? Arrow or Last of the Mohicans
Favorite Drink? Coffee
Favorite Current Book? Paper Hearts by Claire Contreras
Favorite Season? Fall
Favorite Online Hangout? Facebook
Favorite Animal? English Bulldog
Favorite Band or Musician? Ed Sheeran and
Mode of Travel? (Trains, Planes or Automobiles) Car trips
Favorite Vacation Destination? Italy. I love Capri!
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Is there anything you find particularly challenging when you write or in your writing?
I think the most challenging part of writing for me is balancing life with six kids and a military husband and a full-time writing career. I drink a TON of coffee!
Who are some of your favourite authors?
Minna, it really just depends on the genre! Paranormal romance, I’m a sucker for Gena Showalter, Karen Marie Moning, JR Ward, Sherrilyn Kennyon, and Christine Feehan!
Amazing—you just listed all of my favorite paranormal romance authors! You must be peeking at my bookshelves.
LOL! Those girls are always my go-to’s!
!. Larissa Ione’s Wraith Seminus will always be my #1 book boyfriend.
2. Rachel Vincent’s Faythe Sanders would be the heroine.
3. Guilty pleasure is large iced mochas with 4 shots of espresso ;).
How do you feel about flying? Do you pilot and do your heroines pilot?
Viki,
OOOOH, Iced Mochas. Yes. Just… yes.
As for flying, I honestly can’t stand it, lol! But my husband is an Apache helicopter pilot, so he walks me through it the whole process, but I still kind of hate it! And no heroines yet, but soon!
Q) Who is your #1 book boyfriend? A) I would say, Joe Morelli from the Stephanie Plum series.
Q) If you could be any heroine, who would you be? A) I would want to be Wonder Woman, I guess, a tough gal.
Q) What is your guilty pleasure? A) Anything chocolate.
Wonder Woman!!!! That’s epic!
I think the most challenging part of writing for me is balancing life with six kids and a military husband and a full-time writing career. I drink a TON of coffee!
Who is your #1 book boyfriend?
Roarke from in Death series by J.D. Robb. Or Rolf Magnusson from Miranda’s Viking by Maggie Shayne. Or…If you could be any heroine, who would you be?
Polgara from books by David and Leigh Eddings. Who wouldn’t want to be able to do real magic?
What is your guilty pleasure?
Chocolate.
Chocolate. Absolutely. Yes. Just, yes.
Congratulations on the release of Beyond What Is Given! From the books you have written who is your favorite character? Was this character easy or difficult to write? Was this character based on someone you know?
I think my favorite character is Sam from Beyond What is Given. She’s a firecracker that has no filter. She’s flawed, and strong, and has made giant mistakes that she’s learning to be accountable for, but she knows her self-worth, which is so important to me in a heroine!
Author questions
My #1 book boyfriend is Acheron from the Dark Hunter series by Sherrilyn Kenyon.
There are so many great heroines in books, it is hard to pick just one. I think I would like to be Rachel Morgan from the Hollows series by Kim Harrison.
Chocolate is my guilty pleasure.
Acheron!!!! OMG, I LOVED that book. It was exquisite!!!
If you could only give ONE piece of advice to newbie authors and writers, what advice do you think is the most important one to give? One PRO to becoming an author? One CON to becoming an author?
Raonaid, I would say don’t give up. Ever. You will always get rejections. Agents, editors, bad reviews, you name it. But all it takes is ONE yes. Hone your craft, keep writing and get at it!
Pro: This is my dream job, and I can give our kids all the attention they need and work around my schedule.
Cons: It’s super stressful and sometimes reviews can get under your skin and sting. =)
Who is your #1 book boyfriend?
—- I cry unfair! It’s difficult to choose just one: Daemon from Anne Bishop’s Black Jewel/Blood books. Deveraux Peltier from Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Dark Hunter/Were Hunter books
If you could be any heroine, who would you be?
Tamra from Mercedes Lackey’s Oath books. She is total badass!!
What is your guilty pleasure?
Books, anime, cheesecake…
Cheesecake! I love cheesecake. Tamra is awesome! But I’m always a Talia fan (Arrows series in that Valdemar collection!)
I am also a Vanyel fan. I would have mentioned him as a book boyfriend… but he wouldn’t give me the time of day. But he’s a sweetheart.
Talia is pretty cool but Tamra stole the show for me.
Ooooh. Vanyel is good, too! I bawled with that book!!!
I did too!!! Another tear-jerker book in that series is Brightly Burning (I own most of the series. Took me some years but I got them all. I even have a few signed thanks to some friends. I just missing the newest ones)
Have you listened to Mercedes Lackey’s Filk? Music that is made for these books? I bought two of the cds. But it’s neat to listen to “My Lady’s Eyes” and all the other songs mentioned in the books.
Hi, Rebecca!
Welcome to Bitten by Books. Congratulations on your new release.
It is fantastic to have you with us today.
My question for you is; do you have a favorite book or series that you have written so far????
If so, which is it and why???
Hi Brandy! Thank you so much! Oooh. I think my favorite book so far is Full Measures, but it could be because it was my first, so it holds a really special place in my heart!
Hello! I love Arrow too. Who is your favorite character?
Oliver is my favorite character. I love him big time. But Felicity is a close second! I know she’s not comic cannon, but I love the light atmosphere she brings to the show, and the nuances of Oliver’s character that she brings out!
Do you have a favorite stand-alone novel?
13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher. I think it really shows the snowball effect and how the smallest things we do affect people in the biggest ways. =D
Who is your favorite Muppet and why?
LOL! Ummm…. Animal. He gets away with anything and EVERYTHING.
Do you have any current favorite shows or books?
I’m obsessed with Arrow, Scorpion, and The Flash! As for books, it totally depends on my mood, but I can’t wait for the new Gena Showalter!
Do you enjoy watching hockey yourself, or just taking the kids to play? If you do, favorite team?
Our four boys play so much hockey that there’s not really enough time to watch it when they’re not on the ice, but when we do, we’re mostly college fans and are always rooting for the Colorado College Tigers!
1. Who is your #1 book boyfriend?
Malcolm Slain from Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole, Sawyer from Head Over Heels by Jill Shalvis or Joe from At Peace by Kristen Ashley…or any of Kristen Ashley’s alpha men or Maya Banks KGI men lol
2. If you could be any heroine, who would you be?
Belle from Beauty and the Beast…mainly because I want her library but hey she still gets her man so I’m ok with that
3. What is your guilty pleasure?
anything chocolaty like mocha starbucks fraps to chocolate mint brownies
Belle! Right? I would KILL for that library!
I love Griff from Damon Suede’s HOT HEAD and Mai from Edmond Manning’s KING MAI (both m/m guys, so who knows what that says about me).
Aziza from RG Alexander’s Fireborne series is very cool, though her life is complex and I’m definitely not a submissive….
No guilty pleasures! If you like it, why not?
I think that’s a fabulous way to think about it!
What was your favorite book as a child? What is your favorite book as an adult?.
Good one! My favorite as a child were the Chronicles of Narnia. My favorite as an adult is East of Eden by John Steinbeck. Probably tied with the Harry Potter Series, lol!
Name your top 3 favorite things (other than writing) to do and why
Watch my kids play hockey - because it’s part of mom DNA
Read - Because I like to escape
Hangout with my husband - because he’s my best friend and the love of my life
Do you still find time to do cakes? I love buttercream personally, never did learn to work with fondant.
LOL! No, I actually don’t. I make them for my kids sometimes, but life just gets too hectic!
Hi Rebecca & Congratulations! Do you like complete silence when you write or a little background music?
Thank you so much! I actually keep a playlist in Spotify for each book. I love mood music!!!
Thank you, Rebecca! Very nice! Music can help things along and as you said, set the mood! I really hope the adoption is finalized before much longer!
Thank you!!!!
1. Do I have to choose only one??? Whoever I’m reading about at the time~I’m fickle!
2. Wonder Woman~love to use that lass of truth!
3. Chocolate, chocolate and, did I mention, chocolate???
LOVE Wonder Woman!!!
Me, too! What’s not to love? She’s strong, tough and not bad to look at!!
What things inspired you for writing books ?
Definitely our military life!
What book are you reading now?
Rhage from BDB series. by J R Ward
Riley Jenson from Riley Jenson Guardian by Keri Arthur
My guilty pleasure is chocolate
I just finished Paper Hearts by Claire Contreras! Loved it!!!! And yes, Rhage is awesome! But I’m such a Zsadist girl!
is there an author you admire that you would love to meet? and mentor you
OOOOH, you know, I love Christine Feehan and would love that opportunity!
Book boyfriend… Edward from Twilight
heroine I’d be… Bella to make love with Edward…lol
Guilty pleasure…. reading
LOL! Yes, Edward is definitely on the ultimate list!
If you decided to change your name, what would you call yourself?
Ooooh, I’ve never thought about it? When I was a kid, I wanted to name my first daughter Emerald (aren’t we glad that didn’t happen?) so perhaps it would be a fun name now? LOL!
I read a lot, so I have too many Book BF to list. But most are KIKT WEARING SCOTS because they all seem to be raised on Scotland’s milk of honor, loyalty & have an inbred protective nature. Plus they are stubborn & hard headed & their women can wield their own sword back to.back with their KILT WEARING SCOT.
so a.have too many FAV heroine to count, but I love a GOOD GIRL who RELEASES HER SEXUAL.KRAKEN, a heroine who can a$$ kicking with or without help, LEAP THAN LOOK, stubborn & hard headed & a heroine who gives against her eras RULES!
My guilty pleasures are reading great romance with great tunes boasting my ears, while drinking Diet Pepsi & munching on Reeves Peanut Butter Cups. Also trying to to improve my baby ‘re view site.
I try really hard to think up original questions to authors, so Mizz Rebecca I see you love to give your characters obstacles. So what was your biggest obstacle as a freshman in HS?
Nice guilty pleasures!!! Oooh, mine as a freshman? Yikes. I was as socially awkward as they come! I was bullied for my weight, which was definitely horrid, but I definitely developed a strong sense of self!
Did I get you with a BEVER ASKED BEFORE question?
hi Rebecca, do you like to read series or stand alones ?
I like both, but sometimes easier to grab stand alones.
Hiya Dina! I love a quick standalone, but I’m a sucker for a series! I love the way characters develop in the longer word counts. =)
Have you ever felt discouraged? What did you do to go forward?
1 - Adam Black - Immortal Highlander
2 - Peggy Carter - Agent Carter
3 - Guilty Pleasure - Cupcakes
What do you like to do for exercise?
who is your favorite author?
What’s your favorite kind of cake?
don’t have one
Elizabeth Bennett
chocolate
I noticed you like chocolate and coffee. If you had to give up one, which would you choose?
If you could date one of your characters, who would it be and why? And would you like them to order or do you prefer to be the one that does that?
From any of your books, what has been one of your favorite scenes, or types of scenes, to write?
To answer your giveaway questions:
Daniel Grant from Georgina Guthrie’s WORDS series is my book boyfriend.
Felicity Smoak, of course!
Cookies and pasta. I can’t get enough of either, unfortunately.
congrats on your new release. My question is where is your favorite vacation spot.
answers.
1 Bandalarac form Judy Mays Celestial Seasons series
2. Brianna from the same series.
3. Reece’s anything.
If Beyond What Is Given was made into a movie, who would be your dream casting for Sam and Grayson?
To answer your questions:
1. Tough question! I’ll say Alcide from the Sookie Stackhouse novels.
2. Buffy!
3. Chocolate.
To answer you author questions:
Q #1) Who is your #1 book boyfriend? A) I would have to say Christian Grey from the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy.
Q #2) If you could be any heroine, who would you be? A) I would want to be Belle from Beauty and the Beast…mainly because I want her library but she still gets her man which I am so okay with that.
Q #3) What is your guilty pleasure? A) Anything chocolate.
Have you ever written a Mary Sue character?
What is your favorite part of being a Writer/Author?
Favorite winter drink?