What genre do you write in? Any
specific reason why you chose the genre?
The simple answer is that I write
romantic fiction because I love reading romantic fiction.
Where do you get the ideas for your
books? How do you go from idea to outline?
I don't really outline. My stories
usually start with a character and/or a scene and develops from there as I
type. I don't know the full story until it is written.
Are you a plotter or a pantser? Why?
Pantser.
Do you use any specific software to
outline/plot your novel? If yes, could you give us a couple of advantages and
disadvantages of the software or method you use?
No wizardry or gadgetry. J Just Microsoft Word.
If you have to choose only one element
(setting/ character development/ structure/ conflict/ etc.) that is absolutely
essential to every novel you’ve written, what would it be? Why?
It's conflict. Without conflict all
the other elements don't make sense to me.
How much time do you spend on getting
to know your characters before you start the first draft? Why?
No time. I get to know my characters
as I write. I don't fully know them until the last revision is complete and I
have the final manuscript.
What is your writing process like? Do
you finish the first draft and then start editing or do you edit while you
write? Is there any specific reason why you do it like that?
My first draft is very raw. I don't
edit or revise until the first draft is complete.
Do you only self-edit or hire a
professional editor? Why?
I have a wonderful editor. I can't
live without her input. J
If you have to give one sentence
advice to a novice writer, what would it be?
Read loads, write often and revise
always .
Could
you please give us a list of your published books. Please state the publisher and year published as well.
His Treasure (Men of Valor, 1), Breathless Press, 2011
His Strength (Men of Valor, 2), Breathless Press, 2012
His Princess (Men of Valor, 3), Breathless Press, 2012
Her Protector (Men of Valor, 3.5), Breathless Press,
2012
A Valentine Challenge, (Challenge Series, 1), 2012
An Engagement Challenge (Challenge Series, 2), 2012
Island Bound (Bound Series, 1), Decadent Publishing,
2013
Christmas with the Enemy (Bound series, 1.5), 2013
Scars (Passion Shields, 1), Evernight Publishing, 2013
Secrets (Passion Shields, 2) Evernight Publishing, 2013
7 Sinful Secrets Anthology, Evernight Publishing, 2013
Keeping Secrets (The Essien Trilogy 1), 2014
Making Scandal (The Essien Trilogy 2), 2014
About Kiru Tye
A lover of
books, as a teenager Kiru Taye used to read novels under the blanket during
lights-outs in boarding school. These days, with a young family to take care
of, she's still sacrificing sleep for the pleasures of a good book.
After over ten
successful years in the corporate rate race, she has chosen a different kind of
creative challenge—transforming her wildly vivid imagination into sensual,
atmospheric romance stories with passionate characters.
When she’s not
writing or reading, she'd hanging out with family and friends or travelling.
Born in Nigeria, she currently lives in the UK with husband and children.
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Making Scandal by +Kiru Taye, Author
The Essien Trilogy, Book 2
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Multicultural
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Sassy, successful Faith Brown has earned her place in the boardroom
through hard work and sheer ambition. Making family is not on her agenda when
there are businesses to develop and competitors to outdo. So when a casual
affair with smooth and irresistible tycoon Mark Essien leads to an unplanned
pregnancy, she’s determined not to make the mistakes her mother made by living
with a man just for the sake of her child.
For Mark, personal matters have no place in the boardroom. Spotting the
perfect opportunity, he ruthlessly launches a takeover bid for Faith’s Investment
Brokerage firm. Finding out he’ll soon be a father, he knows he can’t let the
indomitable and sexy Faith go through with her plans of single parenthood. All
gloves are off. He’ll seduce her by any tactic necessary if it means his child
doesn’t suffer the same stigma he did as a child.
With the media dogging their affairs in the boardroom and the bedroom,
they find that making family is harder than making scandal.
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Faith's cheeks
heated and she half-laughed, half-coughed in a self-conscious manner. Her body
still tingled as if it finally woke up from a long sleep. A really long sleep.
"Of course, I
wasn’t expecting that finally getting you to loosen up will get me so out of
control I was going to explode within seconds like a teenager."
How could he say
that or even expect her to believe it? In the past year, he hadn’t exactly been
lonely. Unlike her. He shouldn’t pretend this was more than it was. Sex. Lust.
That’s all they had.
She rolled over,
trying to cover herself up in a semblance of decency. The thought of him with
other women had her heart clenching tightly.
"If I believe
that, I’ll believe anything." She pulled herself up and away from him. "You
forget that your pictures have been splashed over the papers with different
women hanging on your arms this past year."
The mattress
depressed as he sat on the edge. Tendrils of his heat curled around her.
Breathing saturated her lungs with his spice. Need bubbled in her veins. She
closed her eyes, hating the tightness in her chest.
Remember, this is just sex. It doesn’t matter
how many women he’s been with this past year.
Bullshit. Her hands clenched into fists, tightening on the seams of her clothes.
"Yes, I’ve
attended events with women all because you refuse to be seen publicly with me.
I would rather have had you as my escort on those occasions."
Fingers, steel
bands, wrapped around her ankles and tugged. Eyes flying open, she gulped in
air and slid down the bed on her back until her legs straddled his hips. One by
one, he removed her shoes and massaged her bare feet. His fingers worked
blissful magic. She purred, to her dismay.
"But I haven’t
had sex with another woman since I met you at that conference in Jo’burg."
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Ebony can’t believe her good
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them. However would he still feel that way when he regains his memory and
realises she’s been keeping secrets and their marriage is not what he thinks it
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Thank you for such a wonderful interview and for hosting me, Yolande. xx
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome, Kiru. It was great to learn more about you.
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