Title: Two Thousand Lines
Author: Michelle Jester
Genre: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance, YA
Release Date: 21st November 2019
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Olivia
Brooks has been able to keep her life in Sugar Mill, Louisiana held perfectly
together, far away from the small town where she grew up. Even though her past
still haunts her, she has found a perfect process of surviving, until a string
of events brings Luke Plaisance to Sugar Mill and turns her organized life
upside down.
While Olivia fights to hold on to the life she’s created, unraveling it may be
exactly what it takes for her to truly survive. She must accept her past in
order to live, or let it threaten the only future she’s ever wanted. Because
some secrets can’t stay buried… and shouldn’t.
An inspiring and heartbreaking tale of abandonment, survival, and purpose. A
harrowing journey of self-discovery and perseverance.
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AUTHOR INTERVIEW
Michelle
Jester lives in Greenwell Springs, Louisiana with her husband, high school
sweetheart and retired Master Sergeant. Together they have a son and daughter.
She is a hopeless romantic and has been writing poems and stories for as long
as she can remember.
One of her prize possessions is a bracelet with only a yellow, Rubber Duckie
charm on it; which she wears every day to remind her to enjoy the fun and happy
things of life!
What is your name and where do you call home?
Michelle Jester and I
live in Louisiana
Are you a self-published / Indie author / Mainstream Published?
I am an indie. I have a
publishing company and use imprints as well.
Do you listen to music or have something else that you use
whilst writing?
I wear rings that have
something to do with the novel I am writing. For example with Two Thousand
Lines I wore three separate rings: a cinnamon roll, a dog, and a world map.
What or Who inspired you to start writing? And how long have you
been writing?
My mom and dad bought
me journals. They encouraged me to write as a form of self-expression and I
fell in love with it. I have been writing for as long as I can remember.
What is your opinion of ARCs?
I love giving ARC’s
and reading them!
Do you prefer e-books, paperbacks, hardcovers or audiobooks?
All of them. I like
e-books because I can get a preview. I like paperbacks because they are
affordable and I can collect them. I like hardcovers because I like to buy my
favorites in them. And I like audiobooks when I have to drive a good bit, so I
can still “read.”
Have you ever read a book more than once? And if so, what was
it?
Yes, several. Here are
a few off the top of my head: The Sweet Gum Tree by Katherine Allred, Becauseof Miss. Bridgerton by Julia Quinn, Lord of Vengeance by Lara Adrian, RedeemingLove by Francine Rivers, and Captured by the Highlander by Juliann Maclean
Do you have just one book you would recommend others to read?
No, there are so many
great ones. In my quarterly newsletter I suggest five each time, because I can
never settle on just one or two.
Where do you get your inspiration to write your books?
Mostly, they are just
pop into my mind.
Have you ever read a book just based on its cover alone?
Yes!
Has book cover of a book ever put you off of reading it?
Yes!
What is the name of your most recent book and if you had to sum
it up in 20 or less words, what would you say?
The title is: Two
Thousand lines. Summary: An inspiring and
heartbreaking tale of abandonment, survival, and purpose. A harrowing journey
of self-discovery and perseverance.
How do you come up with the title(s) for your book(s)?
I have most of the
titles picked before finishing, however when the novel progresses sometimes the
title changes, so I just go with it. Mostly though, the titles have been picked
since I first started writing it.
How did you come up with the cover? Who designs the cover of
your book(s)?
In addition to
publishing and advertising, I have been a graphic designer for fifteen
years. I design the covers of my books.
I get the ideas from different things. The painting on my cover of Two Thousand
Lines is one my daughter did and since Olivia is a painter I think it fit
perfectly.
What genre would you place your book into?
New Adult Contemporary
or Women Contemporary fiction. It does flash back through different timelines,
however it is truly about the now.
Which is your favourite cover of all the books you have written?
My first, The Funeral
Flower, which is my daughter. After finding the manuscript for the novel in
some boxes while I was moving into my office, she started reading it. She
pushed me to consider publishing it and has been one of my biggest fans. So
that one will likely always be my favorite.
Are there any book covers you would change?
No. I’m happy with
them.
Do you have a book trailer? And what are your thoughts on book
trailers?
I do have book
trailers for each novel. I think they are important tools in marketing and can
aid in gaining interest in the story for those that are solely visual people.
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