Author Interview-Christina George
What inspired you to
become a writer?
Well, I’ve always loved writing. I’d written poetry, some
short stories. I’ve even gotten some work published as a freelance writer. But
I only got serious about it after I started working in publishing. Seeing these
authors inspired me to write more, to become this creative who just gets lost
in her work. I find it so extraordinary when authors can do that. Like nothing
else exists but the world they’re working on and the people they’ve created to
be a part of that world.
Who are your favorite
romance characters (besides your own?)
That’s tough! There are so many! Though I’m quite enamored
with Jaime and Claire from Outlander! What a romantic story!
Tell me what inspired
this story.
A lot of things, actually. You know it’s the 20th
anniversary of the death of Princess Diana and anyone who is over 30 remembers
where they were when it happened. I think my real fascination with royals
started with her, when she married Charlie. So my fascination with royalty
lends to this story. It’s so steeped in old world traditions which must be hard
to keep alive in such a modernized, fast-moving world.
Second, I love Belgium. I spent a number of years there,
growing up. I adore the country more than I can say. Third, is my fascination
with past lives. There was a story a friend told me, some years ago, about an
“encounter” she had with a man who said he traveled through time just to see
her again. He told her they’d been together in a past life. And maybe he sounds
like a nut, but when she went to verify it (researching details, etc.) she
found that they had in fact been married, several hundred years ago. But the
real shocker in this was that they both looked similar to the people who had
lived during that time. Meaning my friend could have been her sister, or even
her twin.
Hearing that, it sent me on this search to find out if this
could ever happen, meaning looking similar or almost identical to the person
you were a hundred or so years ago. Turns out there are cases where this has
happened.
What is one of your
favorite romantic locales?
Well, pretty much any place in Europe. Not that the US
doesn’t have romantic spots, it does! But there are some really breathtaking
places overseas, too. Pretty much anywhere along the Seine River in France is
romantic. Bruges in Belgium is to die for romance. I also love that there are
hundreds of castles across Europe. I mean some we know, the famous ones, but
there are many that have never made the history books. All over Europe you see
these magnificent castles just dotting the landscape. As a writer you look at
these castles and think: I wonder what the story is behind that beautiful
structure.
Is there anything
else you’d like to share with our readers?
Well a few things actually! So I was really fortunate to
get a BookBub deal on August 30th. The bundle book will be
discounted $1.99 from August 30th till the end of the week!
Also, there’s a Royal Romance playlist on Spotify. I’m
going to be doing a lot of giveaways just for signing up for this playlist so
keep an eye out!
