About The Book:
Title: UNDER HER
WINGS (Sistas #1)
Author: Anne Marie Citro
Pub. Date: August 1,
2016
Publisher: Anne Marie Citro
Formats: Paperback,
eBook
Pages: 440
Under Her Wings
Wishing for death
while living through hell, Gabriella is rescued off the rocks of a Scottish
loch at the lowest moment of her life by the hot, humorous Edward and the sexy,
staid Liam. The two men nurse the despondent woman back to health while
teaching her how to pick up the pieces of her life. Both are captivated by her
and vie for her attention.
Friendships are
formed and secrets revealed. One man will become her lover, while the other
becomes her best friend. Together, they have a past they cannot change, a
present they must live through, and a future yet to be discovered. However,
every time things appear to settle down for the trio, fate deals another blow,
testing their trust and faith in each other and the love they have created.
Gabriella
discovers the beauty of Scotland and life anew as she learns that trust is a
two-way street that can either strengthen bonds or destroy relationships. Will
she accept all that she learns or continue to believe she is betraying the
memories she ran from?
Now on to the interview!
Hey Anne! First I want to say welcome to Two Chicks on Books I’m glad
you could stop by for a chat! UNDER HER WINGS sounds AWESOME and I can’t wait
for everyone to read it!
Dear Two Chicks,
Thank you so much for featuring my book on your blog. You
have no idea how much you help independent authors like me get the word out
about our books. You work so hard to make us look good and get very little
credit. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.
For the readers:
can you tell us a little bit about UNDER HER WINGS and the characters?
I love these characters and
their story. It was something that was rattling around in my head for years. I
wrote Under Her Wings secretly after most of my son’s moved away from home. I
have four sons and it broke my heart when they left. I used to teach special
needs teenagers before I left to write full time and finished school at 2:30.
My husband works long hours and I had too many alone hours to fill. So, I wrote
it, pouring my soul into the characters and when I finished, I finally told my
husband. I thought he would tease me but instead he made me read it to him, and
he loved it, encouraging me to publish it. Under Her Wings begins with three
broken souls that learn to trust and love again.
What are you
working on now?
Currently
I’m writing a series on four friends that get caught up in “The Troubles” in
Ireland during the 80’s. Something happens and three are forced to emigrate and
one is left behind. Thirty years later the family learns how much strength and
courage it takes to emigrate to a new country all alone. The father’s past
comes back to haunt the children, but love prevails. I just arrived home from two weeks in Ireland
doing research and vacationing. I talked to so many locals that lived in those
times and got some great stories lines for the series.
Were any of the
characters in the book inspired by people from your real life?
The main character Gabriella
was inspired by a woman I knew. She was a single parent who had two daughters
one with extreme special needs. Her children were her whole reason for living.
Sadly, she lost both. It broke my heart and I just couldn’t understand how
someone could survive as such an incredible loss. I lost contact with the woman
when she disappeared for a while. Gabriella’s story was my way of giving
another woman who had lost everything a second chance at happiness and love.
Who was your
favorite character to write? What about your least favorite?
My favorite character was Liam.
He was a great guy who couldn’t forgive himself for the past. He was always
looking after everyone else but didn’t think he deserved the same treatment. He
was humble and kind and it didn’t hurt that he was sexy as hell.
Edward was my least favorite
character but not for reasons you might think. I love him but he was the first
character that bullied me in my writing. I wrote a chapter and was quite happy
with it, that night I had a dream he hated it. He thought it should be written
another way. Edward said he would never do what I wrote. He wouldn’t give up.
The next day I tried to start the next chapter, but his constant nagging in my
head drove me crazy. I rewrote the chapter to shut him down. I compared both
chapters and I hate to admit it, but he was right. And because of that he was the
bane of my existence through the whole series. His opinions only got stronger
throughout the series. He is the character that I love and want to punch in the
mouth at the same time.
What is your
favorite passages/scenes in UNDER HER WINGS?
My absolute favorite chapter
from beginning to end is the chapter about the healing stones. I saw a picture
of stones with words on them and my mind took off. I learned a lot about myself
and my characters when I wrote that chapter. I still tear up every time reread it.
I wish I had thought of it when my husband and I fought. It might have saved me
a lot of sleepless nights and his sanity.
What kind of
research did you have to do for the story?
The book takes place in
Scotland. I had visited Scotland and fell in love with the Island of Skye. I
had to do a lot of research to understand the different levels of the British
Military and because I don’t follow the British Royal family, I had research
them. Actually, almost every chapter I had to research. Truth be told I love
research!
Who is your
ultimate book boyfriend?
I probably shouldn’t use one of
my own characters, but I’m going to because I love him. Ryder is a very
tormented man that looks exactly like Jason Momoa. He is the main character in
my second book of this series. He learns the most out of any of my characters.
You can teach a grumpy dog new tricks, but you can’t remove his attitude. I had
a reviewer tell me she couldn’t review my book. I asked her for feedback. She
said she absolutely hated Ryder and couldn’t get past the first chapter. I
thanked her because my job was done, you aren’t supposed to like him at the
beginning. But you’ll fall in love with him by the end. I took it as a
compliment. It took a group of special needs teenagers and his love interest to
teach him the most important lessons in life.
What inspired you
to write romance?
Plain and simple my husband. I
have been blessed with a man who has treated me like I’m the most important
person in his world. I couldn’t live a minute without him. He’s rough and tough
at work but an absolute teddy bear at home. I met him and was engaged three
months later. A year later at twenty I was married. Thirty-three years later I love him more than
the day I married him.
I notice you have
recipes for some of your books on your website. What is your favorite and what
inspired you to add the recipes?
I love to cook but pasta in any
form is my favorite. I’m half Italian and half Irish. When my kids were young,
I never sat down at dinner with less than ten people. I was in my glory.
Everywhere my husband and I travel, we take cooking classes. In the last book
of Savage’s Buck and Doe series I had to include our last chef from Tuscany. I
have never met a man more passionate about the culinary arts. I asked him if I
could write him in one of my books. He said no . . . (my heart stopped) he
continued to say No I’d be honored. I will be featuring him in book four of the
series and his recipe will be posted on my website in the fall. BTW check out
my website annemariecitro.com. It’s proof you can teach an old dog new tricks.
I had a university kid teach me how to create a website and now I’ve run wild
with it. It is a true representation of me, my travels, the music I love, and the
food I cook.
Lightning Round
Questions
What are you
reading right now? Or what do you have on your TBR that you’re dying to read?
El Diablo by M. Robinson
What Hogwarts
House would the Sorting Hat place you in?
Harry Potter isn’t a romance
I’ve never read it.
Twitter or
Facebook?
Neither I suck at social media
but the odd time I look at Instagram.
Favorite
Superhero?
Aqua Man because Jason Momoa
plays the character.
Favorite TV show?
Anything on HGTV more
specifically Fixer Upper. Love Joanna and Chip!
Sweet or Salty?
100% Sweet
Any Phobias?
YES! Books that get you hooked
and then you have to buy two more for the complete story. I want a beginning,
middle and end for my money. If that happens, no matter how much I like the
author or the story, I won’t read any more books by that author.
Song you can’t get
enough of right now?
Anything Old Dominion sings. I
feel like I could write a book about every song they write.
2019 Movie you’re
most looking forward to?
Not a big movie watcher but I couldn’t wait to see
Bohemian Rhapsody. I saw it four times. Huge Queen fan.
Thanks so much Anne for answering my questions! I can’t wait for
everyone to read UNDER HER WINGS!
About Anne:
I was born and raised in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. I
grew up surrounded by a large, loving family, and I am married to a wonderfully
patient man.
He is the love of my life.
We have four very cool sons that I love and adore! The girls they have
brought into our family that have become daughters of my heart. I have also
been blessed with a beautiful granddaughter, of course, after raising four
boys...
I have my own personal gaggle of girlfriends, who enrich my life on a
daily basis and make me laugh until I cry. Caesar Friday is my favorite day of
the week; that's Caesars with the girls and date night with the hubby.
I love the arts and have tried my hand at painting, wood sculpting,
chainsaw carving, wood burning, metal and wire sculptures. Yes, my husband is a
very patient man! I am an avid reader, burning through about three books per
week.
But nothing makes me happier than riding on the back of my husband's
Harley and throwing my arms out and feeling the wind race by. We work very
hard, so we can take a few weeks every year to travel to spectacular
destinations around the world.
I worked with the most incredible group of special-needs teenagers, and
they taught me how to appreciate life and see it through gentler eyes. My
husband has encouraged me to follow my lifelong dream of being a writer. I've
really fallen in love with the characters that take over my imagination and
haunt my dreams.
I am so excited for this new journey and can't wait to see what the next
chapter holds for me in life.
Giveaway Details:
One lucky winner will receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card, International.
Tour
Schedule:
Week
One:
7/15/2019- KayBee's Bookshelf, A Literary Blog- Excerpt
7/15/2019- Lisa Loves Literature- Spotlight
7/16/2019- Dena Garson-Real... Hot... Romance- Spotlight
7/16/2019- Jaime's World- Excerpt
7/17/2019- BookHounds- Interview
7/17/2019- A Dream Within A Dream- Excerpt
7/18/2019- The Tired Buyer- Guest Post
7/18/2019- Random Bookish Banter- Review
7/19/2019- PopTheButterfly Reads- Spotlight
7/19/2019- Books a Plenty Book Reviews- Guest Post
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7/22/2019- A Gingerly Review- Review
7/22/2019- Two Chicks on Books- Interview
7/23/2019- Colorimetry- Excerpt
7/23/2019- Smada's Book Smack- Spotlight
7/24/2019- Good Choice Reading- Spotlight
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7/26/2019- Book Briefs- Review
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