Author Interview With Nikki Logan & GIVEAWAY!

Nikki Logan, has kindly agreed to guest post about her inspiration for becoming a writer in honor of her newest release, Wild Encounter.

 About The Author:

lives amongst a string of wetlands in Western Australia with her long-suffering partner and a menagerie of furred, feathered and scaly mates.

She studied film and theatre at university, and worked for years in advertising and film distribution before finally settling down in the wildlife industry.

Her romance with nature goes way back, and she considers her life charmed, given that she works with wildlife by day and writes fiction by night–the perfect way to combine her two loves.

Nikki believes that the passion and risk of falling in love are perfectly mirrored in the danger and beauty of wild places. Every romance she writes contains an element of nature, and if readers catch a waft of rich earth or the spray of wild ocean between the pages she knows her job is done.

Find Nikki Logan on the Web:
Official Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads

 Interview:

 

What was your inspiration for becoming a writer?

I’ve written for work all my life and come from a creative family as well as always being a big story teller, so it was a natural move for me to start writing them down. But I had six months of paid long-service leave in 2008 and I needed something to do to stop me going insane and so I thought “I’ll write a book. How hard can it be?”. Bwahahaaaa. It was the best four or five months and I wrote every single day, just telling the story I wanted to tell. I took instantly to the writer’s lifestyle (in comfy pants, with my dogs at my feet as winter raged around me) and knew within a week or two of starting that’s what I wanted to do—formally—for the rest of my life.

What do you enjoy most about writing?

The escapism. When things are going well in a story, I get the same rush from writing as I do from reading. I love the way six hours can pass and I realize I haven’t done the washing or cleaned the kitchen but I just don’t care. I was totally engaged. But I do also like the lifestyle that comes with being a writer (however poor). No rush hour traffic, no ironing, no having to keep a wardrobe stocked with professional wear, no having to lock my dogs out in the cold and wet.

What elements do you believe makes a good story?

Immersion is key. I want readers to lose hours in the world that I’ve created. So rich, vivid writing and world-building, with relatable and appealing characters, and a cracking storyline that keeps them involved and engaged.

Name the top three things that you cannot live without?

My fur-kids, my imagination and music.

Which character in your novel do you believe you relate to most and why?

I surprised myself with the answer to this question because I thought the answer was going to be my heroine, Clare, because of her passion for wildlife which I do share. But, in fact, I think I relate to SIS operative Kaitlin “Mac” McKenzie the most. She’s very career focused and logical and extremely loyal to her partner. She doesn’t suffer fools and she has no time for people who have nothing to contribute.

Is there a message/lesson that you would like your readers to take away from the novel?

I would love people to come away from Wild Encounter with more awareness of the complexities and risks (and importance) of programs to save wildlife. Wildlife workers risk themselves every day to try and give wild populations a chance to recover. But also that love doesn’t come without risk. On my book trailer I have the tagline ‘In the wild, even love takes its chances’ and I think that’s very true. Everything is harder and more risky out there…

If you are currently working on another novel, can you give us a hint on what you have in store for your readers?

I’m starting to think about Mac’s story which I want to set in the rainforests of my home country, Australia. She’s crazy-strong and so she’s going to need a very special hero… And I’m constantly fiddling with a paranormal suspense set in Indonesia in mountain country.

         

   Wild Encounter:

Title: Wild Encounter

Author: Nikki Logan

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Length: 321 pages

Release Date: September 2012

Imprint: Dead Sexy

A wildlife release mission in Africa turns deadly when the convoy is hijacked by smugglers, and veterinarian Clare Delaney is taken hostage. Terrified for her life and her animals, the intrepid Clare establishes a rapport with the man she believes is the criminals’ leader, and reluctantly finds herself under his protection...and falling hard for the enigmatic man.

Alpha-to-the-max Simon deVries sees right through his sexy captive’s attempt to seduce her way to freedom. So when their simmering attraction flares into true passion, it takes them both by surprise. Now he’s torn between completing his secret mission and letting her escape without telling her his true identity. He knows if he lets her go, he will be risking his career, his life...and his heart.

Find Wild Encounter Online:  

Goodreads | Amazon | B&N

   Blog Tour Dates:

 

10/02 – Read in a Single Sitting
10/03 – Caribbean Accent
10/04 – The Book Pushers
10/09 – K-Books
10/10 – My Reading Room
10/11 – The Romanceaholic
10/12 – My Book Boyfriend
10/16 – The Book Vixen
10/17 – Smitten With Reading
10/18 – Moonlight Gleam’s Bookshelf
10/19 – Read My Mind
10/23 – Manga Maniac Cafe
10/24 – Reading Reality
10/25 – Pretty Opinionated
10/26 – Reading Reality
10/30 – Ex Libris
10/31 – Book Sniffers Anonymous 

 GIVEAWAY: 

Thanks to the publisher, I have 1 ebook copy of this novel to giveaway here on my blog!

***Open To Everyone!***

Giveaway policies:

• To Enter: Please leave a comment indicating why you want to read this novel and leave your e-mail address.
  

• This giveaway ends on October 30, 2012
• This giveaway is open to those 13 years of age or older. 
• All giveaway winners will be announced on the blog.
• I can disqualify any entry as I see fit. 
• I will use Random.org to select the winners.
• Once the winners have been notified, they will have 24 hours to confirm their interest otherwise new winners will be selected.

Happy reading until next time!