Virtual Tour - Tracey Cramer-Kelly Q & A

I am so excited to have Tracey Cramer-Kelly here to talk about her latest Last Chance Rescue in a Q & A here at Razlover's Book Blog.

Tracey Cramer-Kelly is currrently touring to promote her newest release Last Chance Rescue.

Book Description:

When Brad Sievers runs into his old friend Jessie Van Dyke at his high school reunion, little does he know how much it will change his life. When his high-powered advertising career fizzles, he falls into a most unlikely career opportunity -- becoming a member of Jessie's search-and-rescue team. Nothing in his life has prepared Brad for this, but he finds it more fulfilling than a dozen advertising campaigns.

Through dangerous rescues and personal trials, Brad and Jessie become close friends. They share in the birth of her first colt from her rescued horse; Jessie helps Brad when one of his first rescues doesn't make it. When one of their rescue victims turns out to be a fellow soldier from Jessie's Iraq War days, Brad almost loses her to old demons. But when Brad is severely injured in a training accident, Jessie nurses him back to health as only she can. And when she goes missing one night, Brad realizes just how important she has become to him.

Both Brad and Jessie must fight their own defenses to finally let down the walls that will allow them to rescue each other. This is a story about breath-taking action and adventurous lives, and the heart that is behind it

BOOK EXCERPT

Despite three blankets and a roaring fire only two feet away from him, Brad couldn’t stop shivering. Even the hot shower he’d had only thirty minutes before was a distant memory. A warm mug appeared in his hands.

“What is it?”

“Hot toddy with herbs.” Jessie sat in the easy chair across from him. “It’ll help warm you.”

The bourbon burned the back of his throat but the herbs left a pleasant aftertaste.

“You might start feeling warmer in a week or so,” Ryan teased, sipping on his own. The younger man sat next to Brad, nearly as wrapped as he was. Micah had been soaked as well, but he didn’t seem as affected by it. He and Tony—who had performed CPR with Jessie during the medevac flight—sat on the sofa, engaged in a conversation about fishing, of all things.

They fell silent when the phone rang. Every eye watched Jessie as she spoke a few short words into the phone and hung up. She shook her head. “I’m sorry,” she addressed Brad specifically. “He didn’t make it.”

Brad sat staring into the fire long after Tony, Micah, and Jessie had left. He wasn’t prepared for the impact of her words. Although he knew it to be true, he didn’t want to believe it. When? he demanded silently. When had the man died? Had he been dead when Brad had held him in his arms? Had everything he’d done been meaningless after all?

For more information about the book please visit
 
http://www.lastchancerescuebook.com/
 
Thanks so much Goddessfish.com for connecting us on this blog tour!

1. Why did you become a writer?

I kept having dreams that I felt compelled to write about in the morning. Eventually I had a half-dozen novels (or, more specifically, parts and pieces of). There were stories inside me that just had to be told.

2. What is your book(s) about?

Last Chance Rescue, a 2009 Indie Awards finalist, is about two people who must fight their own defenses to finally let down the walls that will allow them to rescue each other. It is a story about breath-taking search-and-rescue action and adventurous lives—and the heart that is behind it all.

3. Who are your favorite authors or genres?

I like books with complex, more adult characters (Nicolas Sparks comes to mind); I am particularly fascinated by how a male character may change/be changed by events/situations (a major theme in Last Chance Rescue as well). I like unusual settings, but not to the point of unbelievability (which is why I did ride-alongs with a medevac team before I finished writing Last Chance Rescue). My ‘pet peeve’ is a book with too much ‘headhopping’ (constantly changing points of view).

4. If you weren't an author what would you be?

I would be what I already am: a wife and mother (my children are 2 and 6), a daughter and a sister. A business owner (my husband and I own a motorcycle accessories business, www.LeaderMotorcycle.com). A pilot, a skier, a singer, a taiko drummer … in short, I wouldn’t trade the fullness of my real life for what is admittedly a full ‘fantasy’ life!

5. What's your daily schedule like?

Weekday mornings are about the only predictable time: getting children up, fed, and off to daycare and school. I usually put in 6-7 hours for our motorcycle business (which might entail off-site meetings or errands), and sneak in tasks related to marketing Last Chance Rescue whenever I can. Chores, church commitments/Bible study, childrens’ activities (like soccer or swim lessons) or my monthly writers’ group meeting may occupy my evenings (although I try to have a family dinner). My writing time is usually 9-11 pm (after the kids are in bed) a couple nights a week, and a stolen hour here and there at a café or coffee shop.

6. What's on your next to do list?

I just started taking lessons to obtain my fixed-wing pilot license (I already have my helicopter rating), which is getting in the way of my next writing goal: my next novel!

Thank you Tracey Cramer-Kelly for being here today to talk about "Last Chance Rescue, I greatly appreciate it!

Tracey will be giving away an autographed copy of her book "Last Chance Rescue" to one randomly drawn commenter from the tour and an autographed copy of her book to the tour host with the most comments, excluding duplicates or Tracey’s responses.

Please follow the rest of Tracy Cramer-Kelly's blog tour here:

http://goddessfishpromotions.blogspot.com/2009/10/virtual-book-tour-last-chance-rescue.html