When Beatrix Waterbury's train is disrupted by a heist, scientist Norman Nesbit comes to her aid. After another encounter, he is swept up in the havoc she always seems to attract--including the attention of the men trying to steal his research--and they'll soon discover the curious way feelings can grow between two very different people in the midst of chaos.
ISBN-13: 9780764231698
Interview with Jen
#1. What was the inspiration for this book?
The American Heiress series came to be after I read a book about Alva and Consuelo Vanderbilt. I didn’t particularly care for the idea that Alva forced Consuelo into a marriage with this duke, and so after thinking about the story for a while, I found myself wondering what would have happened if Consuelo had refused to marry the gentleman her mother chose for her.
The American Heiress series came to be after I read a book about Alva and Consuelo Vanderbilt. I didn’t particularly care for the idea that Alva forced Consuelo into a marriage with this duke, and so after thinking about the story for a while, I found myself wondering what would have happened if Consuelo had refused to marry the gentleman her mother chose for her.
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That started the idea for the series, and started me thinking about what type of heiresseses I wanted to write about over three books. With Miss Beatrix Waterbury, to keep the story fresh, I decided I needed a grand heiress, but one who didn’t conform to the rules expected from someone of her station. The story just took off from there.
#2. How did you name your characters?
Beatrix is a nod to one of my favorite authors, Beatrix Potter, and I chose Norman for the name of my hero because everyone always pictures a Norman as a very quiet, laid-back sort of man, but Norman Nesbit doesn’t fit that mold at all, which amuses me. |
Beatrix Potter, 1913.
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THE HEROINE
#3. If you could change one thing in your life, past or present, what would it be?
From Miss Beatrix Waterbury, the slightly eccentric heroine in “Storing Up Trouble.” “I believe I’d try my hardest to avoid getting tossed into jail so often because jail is really not a place a young lady enjoys languishing about in. Also, landing in jail comes with the unfortunate reality of annoying one’s parents, who then might feel compelled to take drastic measures and send their errant daughter off to stay with a querulous aunt in Chicago.”
#3. If you could change one thing in your life, past or present, what would it be?
From Miss Beatrix Waterbury, the slightly eccentric heroine in “Storing Up Trouble.” “I believe I’d try my hardest to avoid getting tossed into jail so often because jail is really not a place a young lady enjoys languishing about in. Also, landing in jail comes with the unfortunate reality of annoying one’s parents, who then might feel compelled to take drastic measures and send their errant daughter off to stay with a querulous aunt in Chicago.”
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THE HERO #4. What is your greatest strength and your greatest flaw? From Mr. Norman Nesbit, the brilliant, yet socially challenged hero in “Storing Up Trouble.” “I believe most people would agree that my intellect if my greatest strength. As for my greatest flaw…I’ve heard it mentioned that I tend to wax on and on about double electrical currents, but I don’t exactly understand why people consider that a flaw because electricity is a riveting subject that I would hope most people would find very interesting indeed. |
#5. Tell us something funny, sad, embarrassing, whatever, that happened involving this book.
Oddly enough, nothing really springs to mind, but that could be because I’m now two books removed from this one, so my memory about writing it is somewhat fuzzy.
Oddly enough, nothing really springs to mind, but that could be because I’m now two books removed from this one, so my memory about writing it is somewhat fuzzy.
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#6. What part of the writing process did you find most difficult for this book?
This is a question I can actually answer because even though I forget a lot about the writing process for any particular book (out of sight, out of mind,) this is a book I can’t forget writing because I had to write it while working around my husband’s two rather serious surgeries. I normally only write in my office, but for “Storing Up Trouble,” I had no choice but to write in hospital waiting rooms, hospital rooms, and then write late into the night once I got my husband home because my deadline was zooming up on me and I was really behind. |
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#7. What do you hope your readers will take away with them when they read this book?
I always simply hope that readers will find a bit of an escape within the pages of my books, and perhaps a laugh or two. In these difficult days, laughs are incredibly important, so hopefully, “Storing Up Trouble” will help with that.
I always simply hope that readers will find a bit of an escape within the pages of my books, and perhaps a laugh or two. In these difficult days, laughs are incredibly important, so hopefully, “Storing Up Trouble” will help with that.
Bonus. Share with us a thought, Bible verse, whatever is on your mind/heart.
I wish everyone a safe and healthy journey through this pandemic, and hope that all of us will come out of it a bit stronger than we were before it happened.
I wish everyone a safe and healthy journey through this pandemic, and hope that all of us will come out of it a bit stronger than we were before it happened.
All the best,
Jen
Beatrix Potter, 1913. Pictorial Parade/London Daily Express, reproduced by permission of Frederick Warne & Co.
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Jen Turano
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Jen Turano is a graduate of the University of Akron with a degree in Clothing and Textiles. She pursued a career in management for nine years before switching to full-time motherhood after the birth of her son. When she's not writing, Jen can be found watching her teenage son participate in various activities, taking long walks with her husband and dog, socializing with friends, or delving into a good book. She lives in suburban Denver, Colorado. Learn more at www.jenturano.com.
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