But when Della notices Marnie’s suave fiancé engaged in a heated argument with one of her students at the engagement party, she starts to worry that there may be something wrong with Marnie’s Mr. Right. After the student turns up dead the next day, Della must weave together the clues to find the killer—before Marnie agrees to "Till death do us part.”
FEATURES WEAVING TIPS!
The 5 Questions I am Asked the Most
I’ve
been a published author for about three years now, and everywhere I go, some
questions keep coming up. So, just in case some of you are curious about the
same things, here they are.
What is
the most difficult part of being an author? This, by the way, is the question I
get most often.
As it
turns out, writing and finishing a novel, as daunting a task as that may seem,
is actually the easy part. What drives me absolutely nuts, climbing the walls
crazy, is finding names for my characters. So I’ve come up with a great
solution. Every now and then, I go online, sometimes on Facebook, sometimes on
my website, and invite my fans to write to me and give me permission to use
their names. I also need to know if they will allow me to make them a villain
or if they will only allow the use of their name if the character is a good
guy.
Who are
my favorite characters to write?
That
one is easy. I love to write villains. It’s so much fun, especially for a girl
who was schooled by the nuns, to let my imagination run rampant and live
vicariously through some really bad people. I also love to write dogs as
characters. I am a huge dog lover and have often included my dogs into the
stories. For example, Winston, the French bulldog in my Weaver Mystery series,
is based on my son’s French bulldog, by the same name.
How has
becoming an author changed my life?
I wake
up every day feeling like I won the lottery of life. I actually work at
something I am passionate about. I often write ten, twelve, sometimes even
more, hours a day. I find it very difficult to let go of my laptop. It’s the
first thing I pick up after my coffee in the morning and the last thing I put
away before going to bed. I do have to take frequent short breaks to rest my
eyes. I suffer from dry eyes and staring at a screen all day can be difficult.
Is
Carol Ann Martin my real name?
No, it
isn’t. My real name is Monique Domovitch. But I didn’t pull my pen name out of
a hat. I chose the name for my children. I have a daughter, Carol Ann, and a
son, Martin. So it felt like a good omen to put their names on my books.
Will
Della, the main character of the Weaving Mystery series, finally get her man?
For all
of those who are rooting for this romance to take off, you’ll be happy in Weave
of Absence. I don’t want to give too much away, but I can say that the romance
does heat up. Yay!!!
I would
like to invite you to visit me on my website and leave me a quick note. If
you’ve always wanted to be a character in a book, let me know, your wish just
might come true.
When she was twenty years old she moved to Montreal, where she became a successful model, winning the prestigious Modeling Association of American Contest and continuing on to an international career. During this time, she worked with many top photographers and graced many designer runways. “Modeling was a wonderful career,” she says. “I met so many interesting and talented people. I travelled all over the world. After ten years of facing cameras and audiences, I became very comfortable with the public. I had no idea at the time, just how much this ability would serve me later in life.”
When Monique retired from modeling, she founded Beauties Modeling Agency in Montreal. Through her tutelage, many Canadian models gained international renown. “I wanted to accept my age rather than try desperately to look young for an unforgiving camera. That was the main reason I retired from modeling when I was still young.”
Later, she became a financial adviser and planner, and soon found herself hosting her own national television show about personal finance. After four years on the air, the series ended and Monique soon retired from her financial career, remarried and embarked on her new career in writing. Her success was almost instant. She was singed on by an agent within months of finishing her first novel and soon signed two contracts for a total of six books. She is now hard at work on her ninth, due out in winter of 2015.
Carol Ann Martin does a fantastic job of creating characters that are easy to like. Della is one of those characters. Everything she does keeps you on the edge of your seat, and her personality is catching. I just love her!
If you're looking for a fun and exciting series, you'll want to pick up the Weaving Mystery series. It's definitely worth a read!
Rating: 4.5 stars
I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All conclusions reached are my own.
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1 comments:
Tapestry of Lies was terrific! Looking forward to the latest - and the first, which I missed - in this series.
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