Today we welcome an interview with the heroine from All Things Returned !
Interview with Lenora Boudreaux
Tell us about
yourself, please.
I am the daughter of a ship builder and the wife of a sea
captain. I am, like it or not, defined by those two men, who have loved me
best.
What is it that you
want, but cannot have? Authors call this the conflict of the story.
My Aunt Louise often accused me of being a willful child. I
suppose there is some truth to this. I should like to make my own mark on the
world, perhaps to build a ship like Sweet Lenora and sail upon her with Anton
as she breaks the record for speed of sail. Though that is but a dream and I am happy to
stand beside Anton, who is my love and my life, and make a home and a family
with him. I will do anything to make this happy life a reality.
What's your internal
limitation? Meaning, what is it about you that makes it so you cannot do what
it is you need to do during this story?
When Jacob Lowell first approached me with his threats, I
should have told my brother and waited for Anton, who had sailed to Seattle, to
come home. I decided I could handle it all on my own. Often, I have difficulty
in asking for help, I do not like to appear weak or weak minded.
What inner doubt
causes you the most difficulty?
That the past will catch me in its net and destroy my life
with Anton. I never doubt his love for me, but I know he is a man of rash
action, and when it comes to my honor, he may well defend it to the death. I
could not bear it if anything were to happen to him.
What's your external
complication? In the story world your author created, explain what it is you
fear most.
I fear losing Anton to his sense of honor. Jacob Lowell has dishonored
us and Anton will do anything, including challenge Jacob to a duel. I cannot
allow him to do anything so rash as throw away his life over such a one as
Jacob Lowell.
Tell us about your
significant other, that person who makes living worthwhile.
Anton. Aye, he is tall and dark and fearless. Some call him
a scoundrel, I know better. He can be so tender that it makes my heart swell to
think on it. I have found in him a love for all my days.
What would that
person say about you?
He would no doubt tell you he loves me with all his heart. I
know it is true. And he might add that I can be stubborn, which is also true.
Thus far, he has forgiven me my stubbornness .
What is your family
like?
My heart belongs to Anton, with whom I build my life. My
brother Edward is a good man, and his wife Meifeng is the sister of my heart.
My father was Robert Brewer, half of the famous Brewer Brothers shipping
enterprise. He built many a clipper ship and taught me the trade as well. My
Uncle John, the other half of Brewer’s, I have no use for. He is a man given to
nefarious practices and will do anything to gain wealth.
What special skills
do you rely on?
I should like, very much, to use the ship building skills my
father taught me, but as of yet have not had the opportunity.
If someone from your
past showed up, who would you NOT want it to be, and why?
The very man who has shown up in this story, Jacob Lowell,
and has caused such trouble for Anton and myself.
Are you happy with
the way your story ended? Why or why not?
Yes, this part of the story ends well. Though the tale is
not yet finished.
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All Things Returned
Ute Carbone
Anton & Lenora Book 3
Historical Romance Women’s Fiction
San Francisco
Anton and
Lenora Boudreaux have settled into an idyllic cottage overlooking San Francisco
Bay. They’ve left trouble behind them and found happily ever after—family,
friends, and a business that has every expectation of being successful. Until
the Willow sails into port.
The captain
of Willow, Jacob Lowell, is privy to
secrets that threaten Lenora’s reputation and Anton’s life. When Anton sails to
Seattle on a business enterprise, Jacob tries to blackmail Lenora, threatening
to expose all he knows and forcing her to make decisions that will test her
love of Anton and her life with him.
All Things
Returned is the third book in the Anton and Lenora historical novella series.
Buy Links: Amazon B&N Champagne Books
About the Author:
Ute
(who pronounces her name Oooh-tah) Carbone is an award winning author of
women’s fiction, comedy, and romance. She and her husband live in New
Hampshire, where she spends her days walking, eating chocolate and dreaming up
stories.
Books and Stories by Ute
Carbone:
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Giveaway
Ute is giving away 2 copies of books 1 and 2 in this
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Thanks for having Lenora on the blog today, Krista!
ReplyDeleteTruly my pleasure, I adore Lenora!
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