Welcome to author Debbie Grahl!!
You can find Debby at the following:
Website -- www.debbygrahl.com
Facebook -- https://www.facebook.com/debbygrahlauthor?ref=br_rs
Bookbub -- https://www.bookbub.com/search/authors?search=debby%20grahl
Twitter -- https://twitter.com/DebbyGrahl
Tell us about your life outside of writing.
I live on Hilton Head Island SC with my husband
David. I enjoy biking and walking on the beach . My favorite places to visit
are England, New Orleans, New York, and my home state of Michigan. I love to
shop, go out to lunch, play Bunco, decorate for Christmas, eat chocolate and
drink red wine. I read murder mysteries and romance novels.
Do you have a work in progress?
Mountain Blaze is a contemporary romance which will
be release by The Wild Rose Press on November 2nd. This is the first in my
Carolina trilogy.
What was the most difficult section/piece you ever wrote? What made it difficult?
This would be the first novel I submitted to a
publisher. I, like a number of first time writers, didn’t have a clue about
what I refer to as the no-no’s of writing. I thought you wrote the book and
sent it off and waited to hear back from the publisher. I had no idea about
taglines, changing point of view, using too many adjectives, how to describe my
characters, show don’t tell, and many more faux pas. My first
editor sent my MS back and said, “You have a good story, if you could only
write it.” Ouch. I took online writing classes which I would recommend to
anyone who is just starting out.
What sort of research do you do for your work?
If possible, I like to go to the location of the
story. It’s important to get the details right. If you place a building or a
restaurant in a specific place and it’s wrong, your readers will catch it. This
is true for historicals especially. You need to get your dates and times
correct. It’s also helpful for me to observe the people and surroundings where
I’ve set the story. If I can’t go in person, I use the internet and Google
Earth for my research.
Which books and authors do you read for pleasure? Is there an author who inspires you?
I love classic British murder mysteries: Ngaio
Marsh, Agatha Christie, and Dorothy L Sayers. For romance, there are too many
to name, but Heather Graham, Amanda Quick, Nora Roberts, Sandra Hill, and Julie
Howard are a few. I also enjoy Carolyn G. Hart and Carola Dunn. Because I love mysteries, all my romances have some kind of mystery in
them.
Was there a person who encouraged you to write?
It wasn’t a person but a circumstance which caused me to begin to write. I was born with a deteriorating eye disease which has taken my vision. I lost the ability to read print in my early twenties, but even when I could see to read, it was difficult for me. I began to make up my own stories, and with the invention of screen reading software I’m able to write my books. Everything I write, is read back to me aloud by the computer.
MOUNTAIN BLAZE
Disillusioned by his wife’s betrayal, rodeo star Dillon McCoy comes home to the mountains of North Carolina to lick his wounds. When he agrees to take over the family ranch, the Lazy M, he’s unaware danger waits.
Diana Thompson is having
doubts about her engagement to Trent Sawyer. She agrees to leave Chapel Hill
and spend Thanksgiving with her friend Jenn at the Lazy M. When Diana and
Dillon meet, neither can deny their attraction, but both must resolve past
relationships while fighting their growing desire.
After Dillon turns down
an anonymous offer to purchase the ranch, attempts are made on his life. When a
body is found, Dillon sets out to discover who wants the McCoy land enough to
commit murder.
HIS MAGIC TOUCH
The night before Jared Dupre’s wedding, a specter
warns him that the demonic witch, Adam Montief, has kidnapped his brother
threatening to kill both him and Jared’s fiancée, Kendra O'Connell, in a
centuries-old vendetta Jared knows nothing about. A powerful witch himself,
Jared tracks Adam from New Orleans to a remote island off the coast of
Connecticut. A swordfight ensues, and a final thrust of Jared's blade sends
Adam over the cliff into the dark sea below.
But when Jared returns to New Orleans, he finds
a triumphant Adam alive and intent on seducing Kendra. Kendra, not knowing
Jared was forced to break off their engagement to save her life, has turned to
a new man, unaware he’s Adam who has vowed to kill the man she truly loves.
With help from an ancestor's spirit, Jared
discovers the motive behind the Montiefs' vengeance. He plans Adam's final
destruction while fighting to win back Kendra before she is drawn into Adam's
world of sadistic evil.
Amazon Author Page -- https://www.amazon.com/Debby-Grahl/e/B00B34HM26
B&N
--https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Debby+Grahl?_requestid=5525094
Books by Debby Grahl:
Mountain Blaze [release November 2]
Diana falls in love with cowboy Dillon
McCoy. Can they unmask a killer and save the Lazy M ranch?
His Magic Touch
Can Jared defeat the dark magic descending
over the Big Easy while winning back the woman he loves?
Decorated to Death
Newcomsville is ready for their Christmas tour, but betrayal, blackmail and murder lie beneath the gentle mantle of new-fallen snow.
Rue
Toulouse
Two strangers must learn to trust one
another to survive in a world of family greed and ruthless revenge.
The Silver Crescent
Betrayal, murder. and a stolen fortune
bring Elise Baxter to Cedar Bend to solve a family mystery.
