Eating. See above cupcake demands.
Do you have a writing routine? If so, could you share a bit about it with us?
I like to light a candle and play music from my specific book ‘s playlist. The above music was all music that inspired me while writing about the Chatsfield.
We’re always looking to expand the Chatsfield Library and welcome recommendations. What are the last two books you read and why?
I read All I Have by Nicole Helm because sometimes it’s wonderful to get lost in a down to earth, humorous romance when everything is a bit intense around you. And I also read Mine to Take by Jackie Ashenden which is much more intense and glamorous and all about a VERY sexy revenge plot...
If you could write anywhere in the world, where would it be?
I was in Paris recently, but only for six hours! I want to go back and sit at the café I ate lunch in and work on my next Presents!
We can tell from your recent published book that you have a vested interest in our very own hotels! So (curious minds want to know!) are you team Chatsfield or Team Harrington?!
Team Harrington all the way! Those Chatsfields are bad news.
What did you most love about writing this story?
The tent scene. You’ll see.
What has been your best hotel experience and what made it memorable?
A lady never tells!
What has been your most unusual hotel experience and why?
Definitely in New Orleans while waiting for a friend in the lobby of the Hotel Monteleone. It’s rumoured to be haunted, and she went to use the restrooms...when she came out she said she’d been startled by a woman standing behind her. But no one else had gone into the bathrooms that I had seen...and we stood and waited and no one came out after her!
If you could have given your hero or heroine a piece of advice before they started on their journey in your story, what would it have been?
To Sophie, don’t hide in alleys and listen to private conversations. To Zayn: Kidnapping? Really?
Thank you for answering our questions. We very much hope you enjoy your stay!
WELCOME TO
Dear Sheikh Zayn Al-Ahmar,
To ensure that your stay at the Chatsfield is as exclusive and private as possible, we will need to ask you a few questions of perhaps a delicate nature, to ensure that our private security team will be best placed to support you.
If you had to pick your most public scandalous moment, what would it be?
I don’t like to talk about it as it centers around a death in my family.
Was there an even more scandalous event that didn’t make it into the press?
There were quite a few wild parties in my younger years...
What is your biggest secret?
If I told you it wouldn’t be a secret. And I would have to have you killed. I am not joking. I never joke.
What do you love most about Sophie?
She sees me. Not just the sheikh, but the man.
What were your first thoughts when you saw you Sophie?
That I had to kidnap her to minimize the damage she might do to my family. As meetings go, it was not the most romantic.
If your house was on fire and you could only save one thing, what would it be?
Sophie, of course.
What is the naughtiest thing you did at school?
I did whatever I wanted then. There were too many misdeeds to ever count them all.
What is your guiltiest pleasure?
Crime novels.
What is your worst habit?
Sophie says I am entirely too serious sometimes.
What is your favourite film?
The Avengers. In 3D, which I watch in my private theatre. Tony Stark amuses me.
What present would you put beneath the Christmas tree for Sophie?
I bought her a car. It did not fit beneath the tree. Next year we shall acquire a larger tree.
How will you spend your first anniversary as a couple?
Sophie was denied the luxurious things in life for far too long. I intend to take her a private island for a week of pampering.
Thank you for your candour. We will endeavour to ensure a scandal free time during your stay with us!
ISBN-13: 9781460328163
Sheikh’s Desert Duty
Copyright © 2015 by Harlequin Books S.A.
Special thanks and acknowledgment are given to Maisey Yates for her contribution to The Chatsfield series.
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