HER TENANT - DEE & BRYCE'S SECOND INTERVIEWS

DEE’S SECOND INTERVIEW

1.)    I see you rented your duplex to Bryce. Were you able to get the doorway in the garage closed up? I planned to, but there was too much to do. Of course, right after Bryce moved in I was glad it didn’t get closed up. When someone broke into my house, I was glad to have somewhere safe to go.

2.)    You and Bryce have gotten close. Do you think your kids will be all right with your new relationship? I know my kids are okay with it. I also know Bryce’s daughter will be happy for us. His son is a different subject. I don’t think he’s accepted his mother’s death, so he doesn’t want his father to be with anyone else.

3.)    You went down to St Louis for Thanksgiving. What did you find when you got home? It’s so hard to talk about this. When I got back, Bryce wasn’t home and the doorway in the garage was closed up. You’d think he’d have the decency to at least give me notice. I don’t understand what I did wrong.

BRYCE’S SECOND INTERVIEW        

1.)    Were you surprised when Dee knocked on your kitchen door in the middle of the night? Surprised isn’t the word I’d use. Thank goodness we decided not to close up the doorway between the garages. I shudder to think what would have happened if she’d been trapped in the house with that drunk.

2.)    With the exception of your son, Mike, the kids seem to be okay with you and Dee as a couple. Do you think Mike will come around? I honestly don’t care if he does or not. It’s my life, not his. I’ve paid through the nose for Mike to ‘find’ himself. Now it’s time for me to be happy again.

3.)    When you got home from the conference and saw the doorway closed up, what did you think? I was confused at first. Then I realized it was Mike’s doing. I don’t know if I can convince Dee I still want her in my life.

This is the third book in the series about Those Gals From Minter, WI. Next Thursday and Friday look for the interview of the characters from KATE ARMSTRONG: OVER THE HILL COED.

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HER TENANT - DEE & BRYCE'S FIRST INTERVIEW

Dee Williams needs to rent the other side of her duplex. Her ideal tenant is a nice gay couple who won’t be a threat to her. Will she settle for a fifty something widower when Bryce Devlin comes to town?

DEE’S FIRST INTERVIEW

1.)    You’ve had a hard year. What’s been going on? About a year ago, my husband, Paul, left me for a younger woman. He thought he’d get half of this duplex, but he didn’t realize my mother had it protected. Then Mom got sick and died. I couldn’t believe it when I got the final divorce decree on the same day Paul sent me a post card announcing his marriage. The bastard couldn’t even show up at the funeral.

2.)    I’ve heard you have a duplex for rent. Has anyone shown any interest in it? I haven’t even finished cleaning out my mother’s things. I’ve got a rummage sale going on and then I can concentrate on cleaning and painting. Once that’s done, I can start advertising.

3.)    Lane and Grant brought over their friend, Bryce. Will you rent the duplex to him? I’m not sure. I don’t know how prudent it would be to rent to a single man when I’m here alone. What would people say?

BRYCE’S FIRST INTERVIEW

1.)    You’ve lived in Chicago for a long time. Why are you moving now? My wife, Sue, passed away two years ago. I’ve been ready to move for months. It didn’t take me long to accept the offer from Compton Industries in Minter, WI. I can thank my friend, Grant, for suggesting me to his new company.

2.)    I hear you’re staying with Lane and Grant. How did they con you into going to rummage sales with them? It didn’t take much on their part. Sue and I used to go to rummage sales all the time. It’s amazing how many good buys you can get. Sue always said it was also a good way to get to meet the neighbors.

3.)    You stopped at a rummage sale at Dee Williams’ house. Do you think it was a set up for you to tour the duplex she will soon have ready to rent? Of course it was. It didn’t take me long to figure out Lane is quite the matchmaker. I really like the layout of the duplex, but I think I like the landlady more. I hope she’s consider having me as her tenant.

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SNAPPING TURTLE'S HONOR - SNAPPING TURTLE & MAKISA'S SECOND INTERVIEW

SNAPPING TURTLE’S SECOND INTERVIEW

1.)    Were you surprised when Clankor suggested you and Makisa should become a couple? I most certainly was. She is a beautiful woman. It was I who saw Pikar hit her. A woman such as Makisa should be cherished. I would never treat a woman with such dishonor.

2.)    Makisa has told you she must carry your child before you can be joined. Does this jot go against your customs? It does, but I am one with her village and must follow her customs. I no more than learned she carried my child when Pikar took her to the village of the outcasts. I was surprised when the imprisoned men of the village volunteered to join us for the rescue.

3.)    You were wounded during the rescue. I am told Makisa was the one to save your life. Did you know of her work as a healer? I’d been told of her skills, but I never expected to survive the injuries I sustained. For a time, I joined the ancestors, but they told me it was not my time to be with them. When I awoke, I was shocked to see she had joined my skin together with stitches as fine as any my mother ever used in making my clothing. She told me these were skills she learned from Kit, the Spirit Woman from the future.

MAKISA’S SECOND INTERVIEW

1.)    You carry Snapping Turtle’s child, but now you have been taken captive by Pikar. Once in the village of the outcasts, were you surprised to see your brother, Tak? I was so frightened, I thought Tak was a spirit, come back to torment me. He told me a story that was almost unbelievable. I knew he was the one who killed his wife and daughters. What I didn’t know was how he made the trackers believe he drowned in the river. Instead, he traveled north until he met up with Pikar and his brother after they were banished from our village. It was fate that they joined themselves with the people of the village of the outcasts.

2.)    Did you make friends among the women of this village? Not until after the attack of our men. It was then that Mourning Dove came to my side and offered her help in tending to the wounded. She stayed with me until I was certain Snapping Turtle was no longer in danger of walking with the ancestors.

3.)    Do you worry what will happen when Hawk and his people return for the exchange of captives? I do, but Snapping Turtle has assured me he will not take me from my people. From what I hear about his brother Hawk, I fear for Atiko’s safety when Snapping Turtle tells him of his plans for the future.

Next Monday and Tuesday the Birdsinger series continues with the story of Snapping Turtle’s friend, Wildcat and Makisa’s friend, Mourning Dove, in WILDCAT'S HUNGER.

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SNAPPING TURTLE'S HONOR - SNAPPING TURTLE AND MAKISA'S FIRST INTERVIEWS

When Atiko goes off in search of Kit, Snapping Turtle stays behind as a willing captive until Atiko and Kit can return from Hawk’s village. Unwilling to give away his true identity, he agrees to hunt in Atiko’s absence for the shaman, Clankor, and his family.

SNAPPING TURTLE’S FIRST INTERVIEW

1.)    You and your friends were on a mission to bring the Spirit Woman back to your village. What went wrong? Somehow the people of this village knew we were coming and ambushed us. I told my brother, Hawk, going there was a fool’s mission, but he wouldn’t listen to me.

2.)    Why did you volunteer to stay behind as a captive? I know my brother well enough to understand if he doesn’t have anything at stake, he might not return Kit and Atiko. Since the trackers confirmed Kit is now in Hawk’s village, I fear for Atiko’s safety when he goes to ask for her return. Knowing the people have already started the trek to the winter campground, Atiko will have an entire season with my people and Hawk’s temptation to do him harm will be lessened because I am in their village.

3.)    You told your friends of your attraction to the woman named Makisa. Could that be the reason you volunteered to stay behind. Partly. I would like to get to know her, but as I said before I also know my brother. If one of the married men stayed behind, it’s possible he would launch an attack. If either Wildcat or Spotted Pony were to stay, he’d have little reason to spare Atiko’s life. Hawk and I are close, he would not harm Atiko, if he thinks it could cost me my life.

MAKISA’S FIRST INTERVIEW

1.)    I know you and Kit have become close, but so much has happened since her arrival, how are you handling it? Atiko loves Kit and I’ve come to love her as well. Of course, we weren’t prepared when the men from Hawk’s village came to kidnap her. Thank goodness Kit and Atiko warned us. I didn’t mind having to serve the prisoners, but the man I was promised to, Pikar, didn’t like it at all. When he hit me, I realize there was a reason his seed didn’t take root in my body. The Great Spirit was keeping me from making a terrible mistake.

2.)    Do you mean to tell me you and Pikar were trying to have a baby before you were joined as man and wife? It’s our custom. Before a woman can be joined to her life partner, she must prove she can give her man children. We’ve been promised ever since I became a woman. The longer it took for me to conceive, the more he changed. Never before has a man of our village beat his woman.

3.)    Many of the men of your village were imprisoned for beating their wives. It all seemed to come to light when your brother, Tak, took the lives of his wife and daughters. What happened? It seems my brother started beating his wife when she gave him only daughters. He convinced his friends this was acceptable. Tak took his own life in the river. As a result, Pikar and his brother were banished from our village. The others were imprisoned away from their families for the entire winter.

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A PRECIOUS JEWEL - JULIE & DEVAN'S SECOND INTERVIEW

JULIE’S SECOND INTERVIEW

1.)    On your vacation, you met a woman by the name of Dorah. How did she change your life? She saw something in me I didn’t see. When I started talking about my childhood pranks with my friends, Jerry, Sandy, and Devan, she realized it could be a stand up comic routine. I still can’t believe I signed a contract to do this for a living.

2.)    One of your fellow comedians, Hunter, works in TV. Now the two of you are going to star in your own show, Black and White. Are the two of you romantically involved? Don’t get me wrong, I do love Hunter, but only as a friend. He assured me there could never be anything between us. Not just because he’s black and I’m white, but because I’m in love with someone else, Devan.

3.)    There was a reunion show. Were you and Devan able to get back together? As much as I wanted it, nothing happened. My life is going to be in Los Angeles and he’s needed in Philadelphia. There’s no way this can work.

DEVAN’S SECOND INTERVIEW

1.)    I understand your need to move to Philadelphia, but how could you shut Julie out completely? Julie doesn’t need me. She’s turned into Jewel West and has a lot of people looking out for her. My son, Todd, on the other hand, needs me to be there for him.

2.)    It was reported that Julie is being stalked by a secret admirer. Do you think she’s in danger? She’s in no danger from her secret admirer. I’m the one who has been sending her the flowers. It was my way of staying in touch with her. I’m so sorry it all backfired.

3.)    You’re back in Minter for class reunion. Do you think you and Julie will get back together? I hope so. I’m praying she’ll listen to me. Her future is so bright I don’t know if what I have to offer will measure up.

A PRECIOUS JEWEL, along with all the other books in this series are available from Wings ePress. A PRECIOUS JEWEL is available on Kindle for $7.50.

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A PRECIOUS JEWEL - JULIE & DEVAN'S FIRST INTERVIEW

A PRECIOUS JEWEL is the second book in the GALS FROM MINTER series. Julie Weston is a recent widow and at a New Year’s Eve party she reunites with an old friend from high school, Devan Yates. Meeting him reignites the passions she thought died with her husband one year earlier.

JULIE’S FIRST INTERVIEW

1.)    This has been a rough year for you. Do you care to tell us about it? Everything started on New Year’s Eve when my husband, Steve, died of a heart attack. I survived, but a year later I reconnected with an old friend, Devan Yates, I’m not to proud to admit we had sex. Just two old friends, or so I thought. When I went back to work after the first of the year, I learned some things I didn’t know about both my husband and myself.

2.)    Just what did you learn? To begin with, another old friend, Jerry Gaines, finally told me the truth about my husband. I was shocked to learn he’d been cheating on me for years. What started as the worse moment turned into a life saver. I collapsed and was diagnosed with diabetes.

3.)    You and Devan became close after your hospitalization. What happened after that? I took a vacation and when I returned, I found out Devan had asked for a transfer and left Minter for good. It was then that I decided to change my life. I learned I actually had enough money to live comfortably for the rest of my life.

DEVAN’S FIRST INTERVIEW

1.)    What does transferring to Minter, WI mean to you? Minter is home. I grew up here and went to school here. My folks were killed while I was in college. After that I never came back. Imagine my surprise when I met Julie at a New Year’s Eve party. It brought back a lot of memories.

2.)    You and Julie were friends in high school. Do you think you will be able to become lovers? I hope so. Back in the day we were called The Four Musketeers. There was Jerry, Sandy, Julie and me. Now all of us but Sandy are back in Minter. In high school I never thought of Julie as anything more than my friend. After New Year’s Eve, I want more, much more.

3.)    When Julie returned from vacation, you were gone. What happened? My son was injured in a drive by shooting. I realized I had to be there for him no matter what the cost to my personal life.

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BIRDSINGER'S WOMAN - KIT & ATIKO'S 2ND INTERVIEW

KIT’S SECOND INTERVIEW

1.)    After you and Atiko warned the people of the attack, you left the village only to become the captive of Hawk. How did you allow that to happen? Atiko was neglecting me and not listening to my opinions. I blame it on pregnancy hormones. Whatever it was I made a big mistake.

2.)    Hawk wants you to be his woman. Do you know why? From what I can figure out, they think I’m a Spirit woman. Hawk believes I can cure his daughter, Little Duck, of the demons he believes live in her body. Unfortunately, she has downs syndrome. There’s nothing a healer in this world can change. Hawk has to come to grips with it and learn to love her as she is.

3.)    Even if you can do nothing for Little Duck, Hawk wants you to be his wife. Are you and Atiko doomed? I’m afraid so. If I turn Hawk down, Atiko will die. Hawk will accept Atiko’s twin sons and allow Atiko to live if I agree. What other choice do I have?

ATIKO’S SECOND INTERVIEW

1.)    You and Kit saved your people, but lost each other. Do you think Hawk’s men from the raiding party will be able to take you to Hawk’s village and persuade him to allow Kit to return with you? I pray to the Great Spirit that he will, but from what his men tell us. I’m sure she’s already his prisoner. I can only hope he will allow me to bring Kit along with our unborn child back to my village.

2.)    You were right, Kit is Hawk’s captive and now, so are you. Do you miss your freedom? Of course I do. I’m my father’s son and the hunter who provides for my family. As Haw’s captive I fear my family will suffer.

3.)    Kit has given birth to your twin sons, but she is destined to become Hawk’s second wife. How will you handle it? I will leave them to return to my people, but I will never forget the woman and the sons I love. Hawk has given his world he will spare my life and raise my children to be good men. If I want to live and have Kit and the twins live, I must walk away from them.

BIRDSINGER’S WOMAN is the first in a series of five books. Follow Atiko’s people in the rest of the books SNAPPING TURTLE’S HONOR, WILDCAT’S HUNGER, THUNDER AND LIGHTENING and JAYDEN’S NEW PEOPLE. These books are all published through Whiskey Creek Press.

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