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Welcome to today’s blog tour with author, Liza O’Connor. I’ve invited Liza to answer some questions I had for her, and he’s what she had to say. Also, be sure to check out the rest of her blog tour (click banner to follow her tour) and enter for chance to win a digital copy of “Worst Week Ever” or a $50 Amazon GC!

Two sexy English brothers. One irresistible ghost. Who would you choose as your lover?

Completely broke and with a criminal record to boot, Senna Smith is one day from eviction from her apartment when Brendon, her promiscuous roommate from London, suggests she go to England, marry him, and manage his fortune. With few other options, she agrees to an open marriage. But she’ll never, ever, have sex with him, knowing if she falls in love with him, he’ll break her heart.

As trustee of Brendon’s family fortune, there is no way Brendon’s older brother, Garrison Durran, is going to let him marry a self-professed American gold-digger. As Senna tries to embrace castle life and English society for Brendon’s sake, Gar discovers Senna is the perfect woman for him–beautiful and intelligent, kind and caring. Now, if she wasn’t already engaged to his brother…

The ancestral ghost of Durran Castle has to intervene if the Durran brothers have any chance of an heir. He can’t leave them to fix matters on their own. They are useless buggers when it comes to love. As counselor to Gar, matchmaker for Brendon, and lover to Senna, a ghost’s work is never done.

CONTENT WARNING: Allergy warning: Ghost cat in book.

Excerpt…

“So my brother steals all your money and to compensate you, he suggests you come to England, marry him, and he’ll give you his trust fund.” Only his brother could contrive such an absurd plan.

“Yes.” By her brief answer, he gathered she thought it a perfectly reasonable solution.

His brother might be an idiot, but this gold digger would soon discover Gar a force to reckon with. “Did he steal a half million from your bank account?”

Brendon laughed. “Do you have any idea how long that would take? Cash machines only allow you two visits a day at two hundred dollars a pop.”

“How much did he take?” Gar restated his question.

“Four hundred,” Senna replied.

Gar stared up at the ceiling praying for patience, then glared at Ditz. “So why didn’t you pay her back the four hundred?”

Ditz stubbornly refused to answer, and instead glanced at the girl.

She sighed and faced Gar. “Precisely what I asked. He said he didn’t have the four hundred, but if I married him, he would come into a half million. Since the landlord planned to evict me, I really had no choice but to accept the offer.”

Author Interview:

What intrigues you about Ghost Lover?
Since I have a ghost in my house, I believe they really exist. Therefore letting them in my books as another character occurs on occasion. However, one morning I woke from a dream where I made love to a sexy male ghost. That sent me downstairs to my computer to determine if making love to a ghost can actually happen. Turns out people have been reporting ghost lovers all through history. Thus, I declared it fair game, and wrote the book.

Who or what is your greatest writing influence?
Reality triggers a great deal of my stories. Turns out reality is far stranger than fiction. It is so weird, that people block out a great deal so they can pretend to live in a sane, understandable environment. I, however, was not destined for this simplified view of life. My world is complex and incomprehensible, and often just downright freaky. Thus, I accept in my works of fiction a great deal more than the average person believes possible. Ironically, most of what I write about has happened, or is widely reported to have happened, even though many readers, while enjoying the book, declare me way over the top.

When did you absolutely know that you had to be a writer?
Before I knew how to write. I used to entertain my friends with verbal stories when I got old enough to wander out and find other little people. I believe I was 3. From there onward story making, then writing took a major role in my life.

What was your favorite part of writing Ghost Lover?
I love the beginning when Senna agrees to marry Brendon to manage his half a million dollars, even though she doesn’t love him and will never ever have sex with him. It really gets funny when she tries to explain this to Brendon’s older brother, who thinks her the most brazen gold-digger he’s ever met. Then there comes a crisis that forces the sexy ghost Lassier to make love to Senna in order to keep her from leaving the castle, only he does his job too well and falls in love with her, and then there’s the fabulous happy ending, which I can’t tell you about. I can’t decide. Let’s just say, I love the book.

What is your favorite aspect of reading a novel?
Being surprised. I can usually guess how the novel will end by the first chapter, so I enjoy a book that keeps me guessing. However, the game has to be fair. You can’t have the villain show up on the last page.

Are you a plotter, a panster, or both?
I create my characters and they create my plot. Some wear pants, some wear dresses, so I avoid the word pantser.

Do you have a certain theme in all of your novels?
Not that I am aware of. Right now I’m bringing out my humorous novels, so you can expect to laugh presently, but somewhere in the future, I will turn in a different direction. However, one thing won’t change: I present life lessons in all my stories. So maybe that’s my theme: Bizarre Life Lessons from Liza.

Is there a message in Ghost Lover you want readers to grasp?
Off hand, I can think of several:
Emotions can make you illogical, both anger and love;
New beginnings can be good for you;
A person can love many people in different ways.
Never be afraid to love.

Do you have a specific writing style?
I have a definite voice, which has been called unique by several reviewers. I spend a great deal of time protecting it during the editing process.

Do you ever use your life experiences in your novels?
All the time. It’s normally the crazy things in my book that you might think could never happen.

If you were stranded on a deserted island and could only take one book with you, what would you take?
I would take a notebook so I could write new stories while I waited to be rescued.

If you were stranded on a deserted island and could only take one song with you, what would you take?
I have thousands of songs in my head and I like to hear me sing, so I don’t think you can limit the number of songs I take. However, you are starting to worry me with your questions beginning with me stuck on a deserted island. If your next question is who would I like to be stranded with, my answer is President Obama, because I don’t want to be stranded on a desert island away from my pc, electricity and the internet. However, if Obama is with me, I’m pretty sure the Secret Service would be there to rescue us before I could finish telling him about one of my stories.

Are you working on any projects right now?
I should be finished with edits on the last book of my series A Long Road to Love: Coming To Reason, coming out in Feb 2014.
And working on edits for my Xavier and Vic series to begin in April 2014.

Do you see writing as a career?
Yes. I work at it 17 hours a day, so it’s definitely a profession, but it is without doubt the WORST PAYING JOB EVER!

If you had the career of your choice, what would you choose and why?
Writing. I had a great career in business, which I gave up to be a poor starving author because all I’ve ever wanted to do is write.

Do you recall how your interest in writing originated?
Even at three, I wanted to tell people stories. It’s a compulsion that has never waned.

Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?
Nothing. It’s a pure joy to do.

What advice would you give to your younger self?
Don’t change my future. I’m very happy now.

Which famous person, living or dead would you like to meet and why?
I would like to meet President Obama. I think we’d get along really well. Michelle can join the conversation, but I’d want the Secret Service guys to leave. Otherwise, they’d probably shoot me when I just wanted to hug those two. I get into trouble all too easy.

If you could have been the original author of any book, what would it have been and why?
I suppose I would be Jane Austen, and I’d be writing Pride and Prejudice. It’s my favorite book. I get such a great sense of peace when reading it. Jane manages to write a brilliant love story without a mention of sex.

How can readers discover more about you and you work?
Website & Blog: http://www.lizaoconnor.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Liza.O.Connor.Wakes.UpTwitter: @Liza0Connor
Lnkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=187609819&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/lizaoconnor/ghost-lover/
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Liza-OConnor/e/B00A82LHNO/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6537428.Liza_O_Connor

Thank you very much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to take part in this interview!

Thank you for having me.

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