I’m proud and excited to welcome Author D.V. Stone. Today is the launch day of her new release! Welcome, Donna! Congratulations on Jazz House! I have to tell you, I’m a fan! I eagerly look forward to your posts on the various social media venues. You always seem to be doing something interesting. Before we delve into writing and your upcoming release, won’t you please tell us about yourself? Thanks so much not only for your kind words but for having me over today. As I’m doing this interview, we’re returning from a camping trip that included Maine and Massachusetts. I’m blessed to have retired from full-time employment and now can focus on the things I love. Hubby and I love to travel, history, and camping. We are both avid readers and enjoy opening a book or, in my case, a device and reading around the campfire. Cooking is one of my hobbies, and I recently was invited by Still Moments magazine to contribute a recipe and short blurb about the recipe to each of their issues starting this fall. I look forward to your recipes! I love the premise of your blog, Around the Fire with D.V. Stone. You have such a warm, relaxed style and you very generously showcase and interview a lot of authors. How did you come up with the idea and how in the world do you find the time? Thank you! One of the things about camping is if you light a fire, people will join you. Discussions often lead late into the night, and you learn so many interesting things. Other people interest me. Anytime I can talk about books is a bonus. Time management is much easier now that I don’t have a nine to five. Tell us about your writing! Where do you write? When? Do you have a favorite spot or time of day? When my son moved out, my DH turned his room into an office/library. I spend a lot of time there. However, I move around a lot depending on the weather. A lap desk makes me mobile. The deck is one of my favorite places, and my camper has a bunkhouse that doubles as an office when we hit the road. Okay (rubbing hands together), let’s talk about your Impact Series. How did you arrive at the name for this series? Tell us more about your inspiration and research. I believe we should all we can to make an Impact in our world. Each of our lives touches so many others for the good and the bad. Choices we make, or don’t, have repercussions. As a former EMT, both as a volunteer and a professional, was an important part of my life. When I learned about NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) I took what I knew and loved. Rock House Grill was the first book and combined my love of Rock/music-House/family-Grill/cooking into a novel about love and how our life choices can help or harm others. Jazz House easily followed with a continuing theme of First Responders. That sounds like an amazing combination! Jazz House – it looks intense! Please tell us about your latest release! At the end of RHG, Shay and Olivia are getting ready to take on the restaurant world by opening Jazz House. They listen to a demo tape for their dinner club’s entertainment, and we hear about Madeline Cielo. One of my favorite characters in the first book is Michael Michau, a police officer who had a crush on Shay. I needed Michael to have his happily ever after. In the same way, Shay makes an Impact on the House family, as Michael does in Madeline’s shattered life. Were some scenes hard to write? Did you ever get emotional? One day I’m going to finish Olivia’s story. Liv is like the spoke of the wheel the series revolves around. Her story is tragic, and every time I write a scene with her, my heart breaks. I realize this might seem a crazy question, considering we’re celebrating the launch of Jazz House. But we’d really like to know – is your next book in the works? Honky Tonk House is being drafted. Along the lines of First Responders, this one will focus on a female firefighter. I’m a huge fan of 80s and 90s country music, hence Honky Tonk. I have a couple of lost souls looking for love and haven’t decided which male character will find his soul mate. Both Nick (Shay’s ex-husband) and Zach, another EMT, have been requested. We’ll see. I’m also working on several Indie projects. One is a fantasy series, the other a historical paranormal adventure. Oh, wow -- it all sounds great! Before we go, is there anything else you’d like to share? We live in very difficult times. Be kind. You never know what someone else is going through. Make an Impact for the good. One of my favorite quotes is—let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath. I respect and appreciate that. Thank you, Donna. I look forward to reading Jazz House and the Impact Series. I wish you happy travels and much success! ![]() About the Author D. V. Stone is an award-winning, multi-genre, traditionally and independently published author. She writes books people want to read. Whether romance or fantasy, her stories are about the importance of friends and family. About overcoming obstacles while doing it with humor. Around the Fire is a popular weekly blog where she introduces both established and new authors, giving an insider’s look into their lives and books and tidbits about her own life. After retiring, she is now a full-time author and incorporates her life experiences into her books. A former Emergency Medical Technician, she volunteered in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania. She worked as a professional EMT in a women’s state prison. She was the proprietor of a coffee shop and a small restaurant/ice cream stand in the years that followed. The years following were as a manager in an animal emergency hospital, while her last position was in a human medical office. When not behind the wheel of 2Hoots—a 41-foot long 13.2 feet high 5th Wheel camper, she rambles around town in Northern New Jersey in a white Camaro. She also loves travel and history. D.V. is wife to an amazing husband, mother to one son, and not your average grandma to three beautiful grands. A woman of faith, she believes and trusts in God. “My greatest pleasures are spending time outside with friends and family, cooking over the open fire, sipping a glass of wine, and reading.” Hali, her rescue dog, always reminds her to let readers know, “Woof, woof.” Which is loosely translated as support your local animal rescue. You can learn more about D. V. by following her on social media. For one-stop connections Link Tree Website Newsletter Amazon Author Page Bookbub Goodreads Around the Fire Blog with D.V. Stone Jordan Vasilakis is on the run, living under an assumed name. After a disastrous marriage to a notorious Greek business tycoon, she flees to the States and starts rebuilding her life. But her ruthless husband is determined to destroy her…once he finds her. Michael Machau is drawn to the new singer at Jazz House restaurant, but the guarded woman is harboring dangerous secrets. The dedicated police officer may have to risk more than just his heart to forge a connection with the woman he knows as Madeline Cielo, especially when he discovers she’s living a lie. Worlds collide. Lies entangle. Survival, much less love, is in question. They must quickly distinguish friends from enemies or risk losing everything—including a future together. Excerpt from Jazz House Jordan scrambled to the other side of the limo. “You sing good tonight.” He scrolled through his phone. “Yes, Kyrios.” Outside the window, massive cruise ships docked in the port. Happy older people made their way up the gangplanks toting bags filled with souvenirs, while the younger ones debarked dressed for the nightlife. Sparkly sequins flashed like diamonds as one young woman twirled on the pier. God, how had she come to this life? She willed her hovering tears not to fall. Kyrios wouldn’t approve. When she was offered a place in the touring group ten years ago, she thought it was the beginning of great things. Standing in the cabaret with the lights shining down was her dream come true. When she was the woman in the sparkly dress. Until he showed up. Each night, Kyrios Vasilakis, Greek business tycoon, sat at the front table watching her. Yes, he was older but so very handsome. Dark hair with silver at the temples, he cut a dashing figure in his black suits. Jordan began to sing to him. It was the beginning of the end. After a whirlwind romance, she found herself a prisoner in marriage to a brute. Other Books by
D. V. Stone Rainbow Sprinkles by The Wild Rose Press After the storm come the rainbows. Amazon Barnes & Noble iBooks Rock House Grill by The Wild Rose Press One man’s choices. One woman’s Impact. Amazon Barnes & Noble iBook’s Google Books Kobo Contributing Author Australia Burns by The Wild Rose Press Amazon Independently Published Mid Grade Agent Sam Carter The Mystery at Branch Lake https://a.co/bb0HlkS The Mystery at High Pointe Tower https://a.co/bb0HlkS
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D. V.
8/31/2022 10:11:00
I'm so excited to be here today, sharing my new release. Thank you for the opportunity to do this. Your website is lovely, as are you. I'd love to answer any questions and have a conversation with your readers.
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Anastasia
8/31/2022 12:05:55
I'm proud and honored to host you, Donna! Thank you for sharing launch day for Jazz House with me! And thank you for your beautiful words about First Responders. My older brother was an EMT for years and he shared some heart-wrenching, harrowing stories.
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D. V.
8/31/2022 14:15:46
I bet there were things he didn't talk about as well. Say hi to him from one old boot to another. D.
D. V.
8/31/2022 14:14:26
Many thanks, Jana. D.V.
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Anastasia
8/31/2022 20:55:19
Jana, thanks so much for stopping by! :)
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Barb Bettis
8/31/2022 13:59:10
What a really enjoyable interview, DV and Anastasia! Thank you. I'm really looking forward to reading Jazz House--and seeing Michael get his HEA! The next one sounds good too. Best of luck.
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D. V.
8/31/2022 14:13:47
Hi, Barb! Thanks for taking the time to pop by. I appreciate your kindness. A steadfast supporter.
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Anastasia
8/31/2022 20:56:26
Hi, Barb! Thank you so much for stopping by! Hugs!
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Natalie
8/31/2022 14:37:56
Congratulations on the new release!
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Anastasia
8/31/2022 20:56:54
Hi, Natalie! Thanks so much for visiting! :)
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D. V. Stone
9/1/2022 07:33:51
Thank you, Natalie
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9/1/2022 07:31:37
Jazz House is a must read.Donna. Your passion comes out on every page. Another great job interviewing Anastasia.
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D. V. Stone
9/1/2022 07:34:46
Kim. Thanks so much for your kind words. D
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9/4/2022 14:32:40
Donna, I loved Jazz House. You penned an exciting, action-packed tale. Congratulations. I hope you sell a ton of books.
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D. V.
9/4/2022 15:16:50
Suzie, thanks so much. It heartens me to hear you liked it. D.
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10/9/2022 17:46:23
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