Highland Games
A fiery heroine, a Scottish god, a cabin, a castle, and enough heat to
warm the coldest Scottish winter…
Highland Games is an unputdownable, enemies-to-lovers, romantic comedy,
with sparkle and sizzle and a guaranteed happy ending. This sexy, witty,
debut from Evie Alexander will have you laughing, swooning, and staying up
way past your bedtime...
Perfect for fans of Sally Thorne, Talia Hibbert, Sophie Kinsella, and Helen Hoang. If you’re
looking for a riotous romantic comedy with plenty of heat, then Highland
Games is for you!
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Welcome to Kinloch, and the hottest winter Scotland’s ever seen.
♥♥♥
Zoe’s always played it safe, just as her parents wanted. But when her
great-uncle dies and leaves her a ramshackle cabin in the Scottish
Highlands, she decides it’s time to change her life.
Upping sticks seems like a good idea in her cosy flat in London, but the
reality is very different. There’s no electricity or running water, the roof
leaks and there’s no front door. If that wasn’t bad enough, she’s moved up
in the depths of winter and her scorching hot neighbour wants her out.
Rory’s got a fifty thousand tonne problem. If he can’t make Kinloch castle
profitable, he’s out of a job. He needs a clear head, but there’s someone
living in the cabin he saw as his own and she’s turned his world upside
down.
Rory needs Zoe out of Scotland, and out of his life. The trouble is, she
has no intention of leaving.
Let the games begin…
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Author Q&A
1. What
would you consider to be your Kryptonite as an author?
The
internet and social media...
2. If
you could tell your younger writing self anything, what would it be?
Don’t
try and be anyone else. Just be yourself!
3. What
book do you feel is under-appreciated? How about overrated?
Under
appreciated book would be Miss Buncle’s Book by D E Stevenson just because I
wish more people would read it. Overrated is a matter of personal opinion so
I’ll leave that one!
4.
Favorite childhood memory involving books?
Leaving
my nursery in London at age four when my parents moved, and being given a book
as a present and knowing even then how important this was to me.
5. If
you could dine with any literary character, who would it be and why?
Wonder
Woman, because she’s my hero.
6. What
fantastical fictional world would you want to live in (if any) given the
chance?
The
planet ‘Not Hoth’ from Ruby Dixon’s Ice Planet Barbarians series.
7. Did
you want to be an author when you grew up?
I
wanted to be a film writer and director.
8. If
you had to describe yourself in three words, what would they be?
Generous,
funny, determined.
9. What
is your most unusual writing quirk?
I don’t
think I have one!
10.
What’s one movie you like recommending to others?
Groundhog
Day, The Princess Bride, and Galaxy Quest
11. If
you could own any animal as a pet, what would it be?
A
dragon, so I could ride it.
12.
Have you ever met anyone famous?
Yes,
many many people! One of my most ‘celeb’ moments was on Eddie Jordan’s private
yacht in Cannes, hanging out with Andrea and Caroline Corr, Liam Cunningham and
Ali Hewson, Bono’s wife. That was an interesting afternoon.
13. What
is the first book that made you cry?
Jane
Eyre. I was a teenager and sobbed like a baby.
14. How
long, on average, does it take you to write a book?
The
planning can take weeks or years, but now, once I start writing, I can write an
eighty thousand word book in eight weeks
15. How
do you select the names of your characters?
It’s
really tricky as they have to go together and not have been used before, the
right generation, and not belonging to people I don’t like!
16. What
creature do you consider your spirit animal to be?
A drunk
and confused honey badger
17. What
are your top 5 favorite movies?
The
Princess Bride, Galaxy Quest, Groundhog Day, Wonder Woman, The Family Man
18. If
you were the last person on Earth, what would you do?
Bloody
hell. I’d probably take enough morphine to die happy rather than be alone.
19. What
fictional character would you want to be friends with in real life?
Wonder
Woman or Mary Russell
20. Do
you have any advice for aspiring writers?
Just
keep writing and practicing your craft. And always assume what you first think
is brilliant, you’ll know is utter rubbish in a couple of years.
21. What
book do you wish you had written?
Every
Harry Potter...
22.
Tell us 10 fun facts about yourself!
I can
speak basic Indonesian and can sing ‘head, shoulders, knees and toes’ in the
language.
I was
named after a dog
I am
six foot tall
My
daughter is named after a 16th century composer and an American football
quarterback.
My
great uncle traced our family tree back to the Queen, Alfred the Great,
Shakespeare and Nelson.
I used
to write and direct films
I work
out of a second hand glamping pod from Lithuania, that I have named The Smut
Hut.
I play
the flute, piano (badly), recorders, and I also used to conduct a choir and a
Gilbert and Sullivan Society
I get
drunk on less than half a glass of wine, and then call my friends across the
world to tell them I love them
I am
very bad at accents but I keep doing them because it makes me laugh
23. If
you could live in any time period, what would it be and why?
I would
have to be rich and the time period would be between the wars. I just love the
literature of that time
24.
What is your favorite genre to read?
Romance
25. When
did you write your first book?
When I
was ten. It was a collection of my stories and poems
26. What
sparks your creativity/how do you get your ideas?
Being
in public around people. The best place to people watch is an airport.
27. What
do you like to do when you’re not writing?
Chat to
friends, laugh, eat, sunbathe
28.
What’s a typical writing day like for you?
Wake between
half four and half five. Fail to get back to sleep. Get up around six. Stagger
downstairs and flip up the chromebook with one google doc open on it. Write
until seven thirty when the rest of the family stagger downstairs. Do morning
chores and then take the chromebook somewhere quieter. Write until midmorning
when I stop for breakfast. Write some more then take a break around three to
sort my daughter out and whatever is happening around tea time. Eat dinner,
then write until my eyes start bleeding. Go to bed.
29. Do
you listen to music when writing?
No. The
one exception to this was when I was writing two sections involving music in
Kissing Games and Musical Games. I put a piece of ‘relaxing’ instrumental music
on youtube and turned the volume down on my noise cancelling headphones so that
I could hardly hear it. I know that sounds nuts...
30. If
you could have a dinner party with 3 other authors, who would they be?
Margaret
Amatt, Kelly Kay, and Julia Jarrett. I’ve known them for years but have yet to
meet them in real life.
31. If
you had to pick a celebrity to cast for your main character, who would it be?
Sam
Heughan as Rory...
32. If
you could travel anywhere in the world to write, where would you go?
Bali. I
was last there for a few weeks in 1991 and my soul misses it.
33.
Would you ever write under a pseudonym?
Yes!
34. Do
you have a favorite food/snack/drink when writing (or anytime)?
I don’t
eat or drink when I write as it is too distracting. But Godiva 90% dark
chocolate and Cheesies are some pretty epic snacks
35. How
do you choose your book covers?
It’s a
long and involved process with my designer.
36.
What’s one thing you’d like to say to your readers?
Thank
you so much for reading my books and please leave me a review!
Author Bio
Evie Alexander is the author of sexy romantic comedies with a very British
sense of humour. She takes a method approach to her work, believing her
capacity to repeatedly fail at life and love is what has given her such a
rich supply of material for her writing.
Her interests include reading, eating, saving the world, and fantasising
about people who only exist between the pages of her books. She lives in the
West country with her family.
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