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Teri Brown is proud of her two children but coming in a close second is the fact that she parachuted out of a plane and beat the original Legend of Zelda video game. Her young adult historical about Harry Houdini's illegitimate daughter came out in June from Balzer+Bray. She also writes adult historicals under TJ Brown. She resides with her husband and way too many pets in Portlandia. www.teribrownbooks.com
Favorites
1. What is your favorite color? Teal
2. Favorite food? Pasta
3. Favorite movie of all time? Before Sunrise
4. Favorite song? Bloody Sunday by U2
5. Favorite book of all time? A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
All about Writing
1. How did your interest in writing originated?
When I realized that the alphabet was a secret code that everyone else could decipher! Then I read about Louisa May Alcott and I wanted to be just like her.
2. What is your work schedule like when you're writing?
I usually write in the early morning and then do other things in the afternoon. It depends though on how close the deadline is!
3. Do you work with outline or just write?
I write a blurb, a synopsis and then go for it. Often times my final book looks nothing like the synopsis but it helps get me started!
4. What was the hardest part in writing your book? The easiest?
For me, the hardest part in writing the book is the first draft. It's like pulling teeth. The easiest part is the research because I love history and can get lost in it for hours! I also really like revising with the guidance of a skilled editor.
5. What do you like to do when you're not writing?
I love gardening and cooking.
Finish the sentence
1. The difference between fiction and reality is in the mind of the beholder!
2. Research is what I'm doing when reading.
3. I can write better when I'm writing with other people.
4. Sleep is an excellent way to recharge my batteries.
5. A room without a book is unheard of in my house.
Books
Title: Summerset Abbey (Summerset Abbey #1)
Genre/s: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Romance
Publisher: Gallery Books
Date Published: January 15, 2013
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Synopsis:
1913: In a sprawling manor on the outskirts of London, three young women seek to fulfill their destinies and desires amidst the unspoken rules of society in this stunning series starter that fans of Downton Abbey will love.
Rowena Buxton
Sir Philip Buxton raised three girls into beautiful and capable young women in a bohemian household that defied Edwardian tradition. Eldest sister Rowena was taught to value people, not wealth or status. But everything she believes will be tested when Sir Philip dies, and the girls must live under their uncle’s guardianship at the vast family estate, Summerset Abbey. Standing up for a beloved family member sequestered to the “underclass” in this privileged new world, and drawn into the Cunning Coterie, an exclusive social circle of aristocratic “rebels,” Rowena must decide where her true passions—and loyalties—lie.
Victoria Buxton
Frail in body but filled with an audacious spirit, Victoria secretly dreams of attending university to become a botanist like her father. But this most unladylike wish is not her only secret—Victoria has stumbled upon a family scandal that, if revealed, has the potential to change lives forever...
Prudence Tate
Prudence was lovingly brought up alongside Victoria and Rowena, and their bond is as strong as blood. But by birth she is a governess’s daughter, and to the lord of Summerset Abbey, that makes her a commoner who must take her true place in society—as lady’s maid to her beloved “sisters.” But Pru doesn’t belong in the downstairs world of the household staff any more than she belongs upstairs with the Buxton girls. And when a young lord catches her eye, she begins to wonder if she’ll ever truly carve out a place for herself at Summerset Abbey
Title: Born of Illusion (Born of Illusion #1)
Genre/s: Young Adult, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Romance
Publisher: Baltzer & Bray
Date Published: June 11, 2013
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Synopsis:
Anna Van Housen Has A Secret.
A gifted illusionist, Anna assists her mother, the renowned medium Marguerite Van Housen, in her stage show and seances, easily navigating the underground world of magicians and mentalists in 1920s New York. As the illegitimate daughter of Harry Houdini - or so Marguerite claims - sleight-of-hand illusions have never been much of a challenge for Anna. The real trick is keeping her true gifts secret from her opportunistic mother. Because while Marguerite's own powers may be a sham, Anna actually can sense people's feelings and foretell the future.
But as Anna's powers intensify, she experiences frightening visions that lead her to explore the abilities she's tried so long to hide. And when an enigmatic young man named Cole moves into the flat downstairs, introducing Anna to a society that studies people with gifts like hers, she begins to wonder if there's more to life than keeping secrets.
From Teri Brown comes a world bursting with magic, with romance, with the temptations of Jazz Age New York - and the story of a girl about to become the mistress of her own destiny.
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