Sarah
Daltry writes erotica and romance that ranges from sweet to steamy. She moves
around a lot and has trouble committing to things. Lily of the Valley is her
third full length novel, although she also has several story collections and
two novellas available. Her other novels are Forget Me Not, the story that tells
Lily’s version of events, and Bitter Fruits, which will be released by Escape
Publishing in December. When Sarah isn’t writing, she tends to waste a lot of
time checking Facebook for pictures of cats, shooting virtual zombies, and
simply staring out the window.
You
met them in Forget Me Not. Now, hear Jack’s story.
Plagued by a dark past, Jack sees college as a way out. Desperate to escape the area where he grew up, the people who know his secrets, and his own family, he deals with his problems through alcohol and sex.
When he first sees Lily, she’s the epitome of everything he hates. Yet something about her makes Jack rethinks everything he knows and assumes about other people. Now, with the help of his best friend and lover, Jack has to decide if he wants to pursue something that he knows will only end badly.
Can Lily be one of the few people who can see Jack for who he really is – or will his darkness be too much for her to handle?
Plagued by a dark past, Jack sees college as a way out. Desperate to escape the area where he grew up, the people who know his secrets, and his own family, he deals with his problems through alcohol and sex.
When he first sees Lily, she’s the epitome of everything he hates. Yet something about her makes Jack rethinks everything he knows and assumes about other people. Now, with the help of his best friend and lover, Jack has to decide if he wants to pursue something that he knows will only end badly.
Can Lily be one of the few people who can see Jack for who he really is – or will his darkness be too much for her to handle?
Interview with Sarah:
What inspired you to write your
book?
I had written a short story about Derek and Lily
and their first time called “Her Brother’s Best Friend.” It was just supposed
to be a short erotic story. But it sold well, so I thought about writing more
about the two of them. However, as I started writing Forget Me Not, the story
would not work for me. Until I found Jack. And then the novel was over and there
was just so much more to his story, so Lily of the Valley was born.
How did you come up with the
title?
Forget Me Not and Lily of the Valley are both
flowers, and the series is called Flowering. The reason is that it is about
love, sexuality, and growing up – sort of blossoming into the person you will
be. Forget Me Not also addresses the idea of leaving your life behind and
moving on. And Lily is the main female character, so hence Lily of the Valley.
Is there a message in your novel
that you want readers to grasp?
People are complicated, as are relationships. The
things we think we want sometimes turn out not to be what we want. In addition,
the people we think we understand may surprise us. We can’t assume anything
about love or each other. They are too complex.
What books have most influenced
your life most?
The Catcher in the Rye, because it was the first
time I understood that other people felt like me and it also said it was okay
to be different. And The Sun Also Rises, because there can be beauty in
suffering.
If you had to choose, which
writer would you consider a mentor?
Hemingway. I know he’s dead, but he knew how to
write true.
What are your current projects?
I am writing Scandal, a contemporary romance about
a teacher and an actor who find each other after they are both ruined by
rumors, and I am waiting to release Bitter Fruits, a New Adult paranormal/urban
fantasy romance in December through the publisher. I am also working on Immortal
Star, the second book in that series.
What was the hardest part of
writing your book?
Jack’s experiences and emotions are really closely
tied to my own and it was hard to write some of his scenes.
If Hollywood made a movie about
your life, whom would you like to see play the lead role as you?
Aubrey Plaza. She has the same type of biting
sarcasm that I do.
If you had six months with no
obligations or financial constraints, what would you do with the time?
Travel the world and write.
What kind of people do you
dislike?
Anyone who is cruel to other people or
creatures. People who assume their own
reality is the only reality. And people who don’t read.
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