Best-selling author Sheila Roberts has seen
her books published in a dozen different languages and made into movies
for both the Hallmark and Lifetime channels. She’s happily married and
lives in the Pacific Northwest. When she’s not hanging out with
girlfriends, speaking to women’s groups or going dancing with her
husband she can be found writing about those things near and dear to
women’s hearts: family, friends, and chocolate.
WEBSITE & SOCIAL LINKS:
Website: http://www.sheilasplace.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/_Sheila_Roberts
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/funwithsheila/
Tell us about your
book! What is it about and what inspired you to write it?
I love this book. It’s
one of my Moonlight
Harbor novels so it’s set at the beach. What’s not
to like about that? This is a book about starting over. My main heroine, Moira
Wellman has left an abusive relationship and has escaped to the beach town of Moonlight Harbor. Moira is a stylist and an expert on
hair color. I turns out she’s also pretty good at inspiring some of the other
women in town to get out there and live their best lives. The book is getting
good reviews and I’m hoping readers will enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed
writing it.
Tell us about your
publishing process. What was it like? Did you go indie or the traditional way?
I’m a traditional
author with Harlequin’s Mira imprint and very happy there. So many people at that
company work very hard to bring their author’s stories to people all around the
world.
How did you choose
the title for your book? Did it come to you right away, before you started
writing it, or did it come later?
You know, I can’t
remember what the original title was. Something similar to the end product.
Authors don’t always get to keep their original titles – a lot of people from
editors to the marketing department weight in on finding a title that will do
justice to the story.
Tell us about the
cover design process. Did you have a basic idea of what your book cover would
be like?
This is something
that pretty much gets left to the art department. I may share thoughts but in
the end I don’t make the final decision. Of course, I see the covers and can
have input, but that’s not my area of expertise so I’m happy to let the artists
design my covers. I love the covers my publisher designs for me!
Who is your cover
designer and how did you find him/her?
Designers! It’s a
team. J
How was your
experience working with the designer?
As I said, I’m very
happy with the job the wonderful people at Mira do for me. They always give me
charming covers. Let me tell you, I spend a lot of time staring dreamily at
those covers when my editor first sends them for me to look it.
What has been the
readers’ response to your cover?
I think readers like
the covers. I suppose one of the proofs is if a reader buys your book. A lot of
us are drawn to what we see on the cover of a book and will pick it up.
What tips would you
give to authors who are looking for a cover designer?
Look at the work that
designer has done for other authors. If like what the designer has done for
them you’ll probably like what the designer does for you.
Anything else you’d
like to say about your book?
Buy it. LOL!
Thanks for having me.
Moira Wellman has always loved makeovers—helping women find their most beautiful selves. Funny how it’s taken her five years with her abusive boyfriend, Lang, to realize she needs a life makeover. When Moira finally gets the courage to leave Lang, the beachside town of Moonlight Harbor is the perfect place to start over.
Soon Moira is right at home, working as a stylist at Waves Salon, making new friends, saving her clients from beauty blunders and helping the women of Moonlight Harbor find new confidence as well as new looks. When she meets a handsome police officer, she’s more than willing to give him a free haircut. Maybe even her heart. But is she really ready for romance after Lang? And what if her new friend is in hot pursuit of that same cop? This is worse than a bad perm. Life surely can’t get any more difficult. Or can it?
With all the heart and humor readers have come to expect from a Sheila Roberts novel, Beachside Beginnings is the story of one woman finding the courage to live her best life. And where better to live it than at the beach?
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