Dance in the Wind
(Episode 4)
by Jennifer Probst
Secrets, Sex and Scandals …
Welcome to Storm, Texas, where passion runs hot, desire runs deep, and secrets have the power to destroy… Get ready. The storm is coming.
During his time in Afghanistan, Logan Murphy has endured the unthinkable, but reentering civilian life in Storm is harder than he imagined. But when he is reacquainted with Ginny Moreno, a woman who has survived terrors of her own, he feels the first stirrings of hope.
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An Exclusive Interview With Jennifer Probst:
~ with Jillian Stein of Read Love Blog
I loved your installment of the Rising Storm series, Dance In The Wind. I was struck by how seamless the transition was from one author to another. Was that a difficult task?
Well, let me think about that…YES! At first I was worried I wouldn’t be able to do justice to the series – it was the first time writing in a soap opera type venue where you play pass the ball lol! But I was so addicted to the installments before Dance In the Wind and I studied the character bible closely, and then played with the characters and had fun with it. Once I began writing the story, I didn’t think of anything but the characters, so I took it as a good sign!
What did you think when Julie Kenner and Dee Davis approached you with this awesome and different project?
My first question was – “How did they have the time?” and then “You are both rock stars!” I had never heard of a project like this before, and I was very excited and humbled to be asked to write an episode. There was no way I’d say no to such an opportunity! They had a vision for this series that was unique and I’m proud to be a part of it.
What were some of the soap-style shows you watched, or still do?
I was addicted to As the World Turns and Guiding Light. Also Dallas. My grandmother used to live with me when I was young, and when I got off the school bus we’d have a snack together and go downstairs at 3:00pm to watch Guiding Light together. We had so much fun and bonded over the delicious antics and Friday cliffhangers. Honestly, it’s some of the best memories I had as a kid. And when I was an older kid – I was hooked on Dawson’s Creek and Felicity lol!
How much fun was it coming up with some of the drama these characters have to deal with? (insert evil laugh)
Oh, I Had a blast!! First off, the series is chock full of villains, and heroes, and angsty teens, and they deal with sex, and family, and social problems – anything goes! So when I got to write my part, I dug deep and really let the characters play to the extreme – because that is what makes great soap operas! How nice to be on the other side as a writer for a change, and watch the readers’ reactions when they have to wait for the next installment! (inserts evil laugh!)
Biography:
Jennifer Probst wrote her first book at twelve years old. She bound it in a folder, read it to her classmates, and hasn’t stopped writing since. She took a short hiatus to get married, get pregnant, buy a house, get pregnant again, pursue a master’s in English Literature, and rescue two shelter dogs. Now she is writing again.
She makes her home in Upstate New York with the whole crew. Her sons keep her active, stressed, joyous, and sad her house will never be truly clean.
She is the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of sexy and erotic contemporary romance. She was thrilled her book, The Marriage Bargain, was ranked #6 on Amazon’s Best Books for 2012, and spent 26 weeks on the New York Times. Her work has been translated in over a dozen countries, sold over a million copies, and was dubbed a “romance phenom” by Kirkus Reviews.
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