Please welcome Sheri Lewis Wohl to the blog, author of Bridge of Souls and Dirty Deeds.  Thank you for agreeing to answer my nosy questions and share them with everyone visiting today.Q: To begin, please share which genre(s) you write in…

A:I usually write in the paranormal genre.  I love all the things that are dark, dangerous and go bump in the night.  I recently did a suspense novel without a single paranormal element. Was a fun change of pace although rest easy…I’m still in the paranormal business!

Q: How long did you write before you received your first contract for publication?

A:  I wrote off and on for about fifteen years before I published my first novel.

Q: Out of all the stories you’ve written, which is your favorite?

A:  My favorite is the first in an ebook trilogy I wrote for Loose Id titled Necuratul.  It’s the story of Cat Lohr, a Canadian psychic who hunts evil and the Spokane Indian shape shifter she loves.

Q: Do you need to be in a specific place or atmosphere before the words flow?

A:  Nope, I can pretty well write anywhere, any time.

Q: What’s the strangest source of inspiration you’ve found for a story?

A:  In the National Cathedral in Washington D.C.  I happened to be at Cathedral when services were beginning and decided to stay.  As I sat listening to the wonderful service, boom-it hit me, the plot for my latest WIP.

Q: If you could offer one tidbit of information for new writers, what would it be?

A:  Never give up.

Q: Do you have an evil day job or do you write full time?

A:  For the last 19 years, I’ve been your friendly neighborhood fed.  I actually really like my day job so I work during the day and write in the early mornings and evenings.

Q: Name one thing readers would be surprised to learn about you.

A:  I participate in triathlons.

Q: What’s your favorite dirty word?

A:  Gotta be fuck.  A simple word that conveys a lot.

Q: Do you have any tattoos or piercings?

A:  Nothing exotic.  No ink but a couple piercings in each ear.

Q: If you won the lottery tomorrow, what would you spend the money on?

A:  Odd as it sounds, I’d go back to school and complete a doctorate.  I enjoyed earning my masters in literature and would love to take it to the next level.

Q: Which household chore do you abhor and why?

A:  It’s yardwork for me.  Hate it!  Hubby says I can disappear quicker than anyone he’s ever seen when the yard tools come out.

Q: Do you have a favorite book or movie?

A:  My favorite book is the classic, Rebecca.  Gotta love the psycho housekeeper Mrs. Danvers.  My favorite movie is Interview with a Vampire.  It’s all about Louie for me.

Q: In closing, tell us a bit about your latest release (& share a yummy excerpt for those who aren’t yet familiar with your work)

A:  Dirty Deeds is my latest release and it’s a romantic suspense.  Louie Russell is a bounty hunter and Paul McDonald is the hockey coach who becomes her unwanted shadow.  There’s danger, intrigue and passion.

Dirty Deeds

 

By Sheri Lewis Wohl

 

Available at Liquid Silver Books, www.liquidsilverbooks.com

 

Excerpt:

From the rapid succession of thumps Louie could hear from the outside corridor of the Spokane Arena, she’d have sworn the entire hockey team was on the ice. Instead, one man circled the arena, methodically lining up a row of small pucks on the red line. Once they were in an order that seemed to please him, he would circle to the opposite end of the ice and then race back toward them. One by one he flew to the pucks, striking them with such force they crashed into the boards and made the glass rattle. Strength and fury roared through each and every shot. Impressive, very impressive.

Louie didn’t need to ask who the skater was. Paul McDonald resembled his younger brother or rather, young James McDonald resembled his older brother Paul. Resembled was the key word, for they were most definitely not twins. James’ stats had him at five-foot-ten and about one-sixty which pretty much jibed with her memory of the man who’d come into the office. His face was soft, and tough was definitely not the adjective she’d use to describe James.

This McDonald was well over thirty and decidedly not thin or soft. From where she stood, her best guess was at least six feet tall. She’d be able to look him pretty square in the eye, though the skates gave him a few more inches. His shoulders were broad and muscled. He wore a white workout jersey with the recognizable Chargers logo. Without all the pads normally worn under the jersey, she could see thick, strong arms flex each time he swung the stick. Oh yeah, this was a big brother in a big way.

“Not bad,” Louie muttered.

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