Killarney
Sheffield is an award winning romance author from the rustic Canadian
prairies. She lives on a cattle ranch with her five kids. When she is
not penning historical romantic adventures she fills her time with her
Thoroughbred stallion 'Stamp de Gold', whom she affectionately calls
'Love Monkey', and her herd of AQHA mares.
BWL: How long have
you been writing and in what genres?
KS: I penned my first novel at age 12 called
'Buck'. It was about a wild buckskin stallion and I did all my own
illustrations too. However, I signed my first novel contract back in 2010 with
a historical romantic adventure called Guilty Kisses now republished with
BooksWe Love as The Cracksman's Kiss. Incidentally I also made headlines in
many newspapers with the book as I was able to talk 1980's Juno
winner/singer/songwriter GOWAN into loaning me a lovely ballad called 'Love
Make's You Believe' for the books trailer. AND for those of you wondering who
Gowan is or where he ended up, he is the lead singer for the band Styxx.
BWL: Where you do get
your inspiration?
KS: LOL, inspiration comes from so many sources! One of my novel's was inspired by
my youngest son's black Holland Lop rabbit, one from a very old Harlequin plot
that I thought I could twist even more, one from a show on Animal planet about
using mini horses as guide animals for the blind and even a current work in
progress inspired by the show Urban Legends. Sometimes it's simply from a
snippet of a conversation in my head between two characters begging me to tell
their story.
BWL: Tell us about
your book(s).
KS: I
have over 15 published titles now and my 4 original novels have been re written
and published here with BooksWe Love. They are historical romances however I am
just one of those gals who needs more than crowded ballrooms and pretty manners
in a story. I need danger, intrigue, sword fights, damsels and even sometimes
heroes in distress! I try to be light on historical info, robust on romance and
season with plenty of action so my characters find themselves in ship wrecks,
jungles, prisons and lots of foreign countries. In fact, speaking of foreign
countries one of my new releases here is called To Love A Horseguard and it is
set in Russia, what a wonderful and rich in history country that was to write
about! I also try to play around with my heroines a little. They are not all
swooning debutantes, for instance in Stand & Deliver Your Love my heroine
is a female highway woman, in others words a coach robber who gets herself into
a heap of trouble. I love to explore the social politics of the 1800's as well
like in The Cracksman's Kiss. It is amazing just how much trouble a young lady
to get herself in by allowing one forbidden kiss. Sometimes I like to delve a
little deeper into more serious topics of the time period like the fight for Women's
Lib in my 2013 Epic Award finalist re-write The Courtesan. So, if you a like a
little more to your romances than just boy meets girl and falls in love, happy
ever after you might enjoy the books I have on offer here.
BWL: What about
your next book? Will it be part of a series or a
stand alone? Can you give us a taste to
whet our appetites?
KS: My next books you
mean LOL! I currently have 15 works in progress. I find when a story fizzles on
me I like to get the muse going again with another project, what doesn't work
for one story often works for another. When the muse gets going really strong
is when the book gets finished. I guess one manuscript close to being finished
is my first ever apocalyptic romantic adventure 'Imram; A Story Forever.' It is
the story of a young woman in a domed city who discovers that the world outside
might exist as it did before. It is the tale of her fight for freedom,
oppression and for her true love. I hope to finish it by spring 2014.
BWL: Why did you
choose to publish electronically?
KS: LOL, I didn't, it chose me. Actually, I myself prefer paperback. I have
an ereader gathering dust in my closet. I hate it and enjoy curling up by the
fire with a blanket and a good old fashioned paperback. According to many of my
fans they feel the same way and are eagerly awaiting my releases in paperback.
I guess in the small Canadian prairie towns we are a little old-fashioned yet.
:)
BWL: What are your
hobbies and interests?
KS: Hobbies? Wow, I seem to remember having those a long time ago... Between
5 kids, writing, workshops, a commercial cattle ranch, my thoroughbred stallion
and Quarter Horse mares I have little time for hobbies LOL!
BWL: What does the
future hold for you?
KS: Well, I hope many more books!
BWL: Where can
readers find you?
