Know When to Run by Connie Flynn begins with excitement and moves forward with exciting twists and turns. The characters are well developed and descriptions are so real you feel the tension and smell the fear. This witty and hot romantic suspense is action packed and erupts with emotion.
Connie Flynn is a member of Romance Writers of America and Sisters in Crime and Thriller International, Connie is active in several local chapters. She also teaches independent workshops and gives presentations on novel writing and creativity.
Know When to Run Teaser: She woke up one morning on a Mississippi riverboat casino with a huge headache and a huge case of amnesia. With the help of new friends she rebuilt her life. Now, nearly two years later, a tall dark man with killer good looks comes after her. A bounty hunter, who claims she killed her father then ran out on her bail. She says he’s got the wrong woman. He says she’s guilty as sin. One of them is right . . .
Suddenly so many people are after her, she can’t tell the good guys from the bad guys. But one thing she can do is KNOW WHEN TO RUN.
Connie was kind enough to give me an interview:
Margaret: What inspired you to write Ky’s character with amnesia?
Connie: The writing of this novel was about three years from conception to publication and I honestly can’t remember why I chose amnesia. But I’m attracted to that kind of plot because it’s almost like a second chance . . . and in this case, for Ky, it truly was a second chance to become a good person. Plus, when memory isn’t reliable, neither is the person, which made trust much more difficult to achieve and the mystery much more difficult to solve.
Margaret: How do you discover the characteristics of your characters? Please elaborate on one or two of those.
Connie: I used to do complicated charts and character traits until I found they got in the way of the writing. Now I always start with what the focal characters want to get or avoid, and why they want it because I’ve discovered these answers provide so much meaty information. The next thing I do is to torment my characters all the way through the book until the ultimate prize is won (or lost).
Margaret: What is your favorite Genre to write and why?
Connie: Most of my books are cross-genre. I adore romance for the emotional edge it gives a story, but suspense and thrillers keep me on my mental toes, especially when the love interest is strong. And fantasy, well, I can throw away the molds when I write fantasy, but I also pull in suspense and a love interest. So I guess I’m just not a purist so I tend to define my story genre by which plot line is dominant.
Margaret: There are multiple sleaze balls in this story, which was the hardest to write and why? Who was the easiest to write and why?
Connie: Hard to say. I just love my sleaze balls. They add so much texture to a story and the biggest challenge in writing them is to avoid making them stick figures and stereotypes. I’d say that Les Broder was hard to keep real, I kept wanting to give him every Snidely Whiplash trait in the book. Gabe’s brother-in-law, Hal, was the easiest because we all know guys like him. No moral center and no driving purpose, he just hopes things will fall his way if only he can catch a break. Like many men of that kind he is his own worst enemy.
Margaret: When can we expect to find book #2 in this series on the shelf?
Connie: KNOW WHEN TO HIDE, also revolving around the riverboat, will star Ivy, Gabe’s girl Friday who would be office manager if not for Hal. It’s currently in the conception stage with a villain and a love interest chosen. It will be another financial thriller so it’s the twists and turns that I’m working on now. My plan is to launch the paperback version by Christmas.
Margaret: Thanks for sharing. I am looking forward to reading KNOW WHEN TO HIDE.