{{AUTHOR INTERVIEW}} Kathy Coopmans
We were so excited when Kathy agreed to an interview with us. With multiple books that grace our kindles I think you will agree, that not only are the covers amazing, the words written within are just as captivating and give us endless hours of pleasure.
Amazon Best Selling Author Kathy Coopmans, lives in Michigan with her husband Tony where they have two grown sons.
After raising her children she decided to publish her first book and retiring from being a hairstylist.
She now writes full time.
She's a huge sports fan with her favorite being Football and Tennis.
She's a giver and will do anything she can to help another person succeed!
When and why did you begin writing?
I started writing 3 years ago after my youngest child left home to serve in The Air Force. Being a reader my entire left me daydreaming of putting words on paper. I figured why not give a shot, so… I taught myself with tutorials on proper grammar, structure, etc. Plotted out a story and before I knew it Shelter Me was published.
Do you ever experience writer's block?
Always! When I do I pull myself away by devouring as many books as I can until my mind is at ease and once again focused.
Do you write an outline before every book you write?
I have notes, outlines… NOPE!
What was the name of the first book that made you cry?
Hmm. That was a long time ago. Flowers in the attic by VC Andrews
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Having wrote series and standalone which did u have the most fun with and why?
Series. I love the reaction of readers when they become invested. The excitement, conversations and anticipation from them pushes me forward to deliver.
How many hours a day do you write?
8-10
How do you name your characters?
Our dandy friend Google!
If you could spend time with a character from one of your book whom would it be?
And what would you do during that day? – Oh for sure Roan Diamond for my Syndicate Series. I would love to pick that genius mafia man’s brain. Not to mention take a look at all that stuff his wife Alina says he has. ;)
You just finished writing Empire which is the final book of the Syndicate Series, how do you feel about this being the end of the journey for them all?
I cried. How can I not. This series made me realize how much I love writing a little on the edgy dark side. Yet, I know many people are waiting for this book to see what happens. That pulls me out from the thunder cloud for sure.
Anything you would like to say to your readers and fans?
Oh yeah! If it wasn’t for readers we would be doing something we hated. So, thank you for allowing me to continue to do something I love.
Of all the characters you have created, which is your favorite and why?
Oh, my favorite would definitely be Calla from The Wrath of Cain. That woman was pulled into a lifestyle she knew nothing about. A hidden secret. She braced it with everything she had. Accepted those she loved simply because she loves them.
Have you written any other books that are not published?
Not yet. Started a standalone that will be out after the first of the year.
Whats the strangest thing you have ever had to research online for your book?
Porn...let's leave it at that!
Here are all the purchase links for Kathy's books
The Syndicate Series
The Wrath of Cain
Mature Audience Only due to graphic sex and violence, a sexy Alpha Male and language.*
Watch the Wrath unfold! Clubs. Mafia. Drugs. Murder. And the man they all know as Scarface, will leave you guessing in book one of this brand new series...
Eloped at the age of eighteen. Separated at the age of eighteen. Disappeared at the age of eighteen. This is what happened to Calla Greer. Her perfect life was shattered on her wedding day when she caught her husband Cain with another woman just hours after they said I do. With her heart broken, she moves across the border to Windsor, Canada to get away from the nightmare she stumbled upon. Hell bent on going to college and fulfilling her dream of becoming a lawyer.
After six long years of still being married, Calla returns to Detroit to have Cain sign divorce papers.
Only Cain has changed.
He’s bitter, angry and for a good reason.
At least that’s what he’s been telling himself for the past six years.
Cain Bexley had fifteen minutes to destroy his marriage to protect the woman he loved.
He did the only thing he could think of to make her leave. He jumped in bed with a woman. Life at home was a lie. Lives were at risk. People are not who they seem.
Not even Cain’s dad or Calla’s parents are who they say they are. When Calla shows up begging for a divorce. He shows her exactly who he is and no way in hell will he sign those papers.
What happens when six years later she returns? The only woman he has loved. A woman who has changed herself! When all the lies surface will she be able to forgive everyone she has trusted in her life or will Calla turn to the man who destroyed her?
The Redemption of Roan
Roan Diamond's loyalty to the family may be obligated by blood, but nobody ever said he had to love them all, right?
As the next in line to head the Diamond dynasty, he has loose ends to take care of, and one of those is his brother Royal. Yet his plans for revenge fall apart the minute he lays eyes on Alina--Royal's ex-girlfriend, who also happens to be the daughter of the rival Solokov family.
As a mafia princess, Alina Solokov knew it wouldn't be easy when she made the decision ten years ago to leave the family for a new life at a college in England--but betrayal is often a dish served cold by those who you love the most. Now, back in the United States after a job offer that she couldn't refuse, her new found strength is pushed to the limits when Royal returns to claim her for his own.
When the man who captures her heart amongst the chaos is front and center in a lifestyle she swore never to return to, can she hold her ground and fight being sucked back into the black hole that is the mafia underworld? Or will Roan's love be worth the ultimate sacrifice?
The Absolution of Aidan
Aidan Hughes
I was cruel to Deidre La Russo. Said things I should never say to a woman.
Seen things happen to her.
Things darker than the bottle of liquor I consume.
I felt helpless.
Defeated.
The memories are more tortuous than the act of her torture.
Then she walks back into my life, only she's not alone.
Deidre La Russo
I have my reasons for leaving.
I lived through hell.
I was beaten, tortured. Drugged.
I have secrets.
I have to tell them.
Danger brought us all together.
Danger may rip us apart.
Book three of The Best Selling Syndicate Series.
Books one and two are available now.
The Wrath of Cain
The Redemption of Roan
For 18 and over due to explicit sex, graphic violence and language.
I was cruel to Deidre La Russo. Said things I should never say to a woman.
Seen things happen to her.
Things darker than the bottle of liquor I consume.
I felt helpless.
Defeated.
The memories are more tortuous than the act of her torture.
Then she walks back into my life, only she's not alone.
Deidre La Russo
I have my reasons for leaving.
I lived through hell.
I was beaten, tortured. Drugged.
I have secrets.
I have to tell them.
Danger brought us all together.
Danger may rip us apart.
Book three of The Best Selling Syndicate Series.
Books one and two are available now.
The Wrath of Cain
The Redemption of Roan
For 18 and over due to explicit sex, graphic violence and language.
The Deliverance of Dilan
Dilan Levy.
The mystery man.
The man with a war to end.
The man who was put behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit.
The man who disappeared.
The man who fell for an innocent woman.
The man is back to deliver his rightful revenge.
Anna Drexler.
He saved her life.
He took a bullet for her.
He left.
He can't be forgotten.
He's back.
Dilan is obsessed.
Anna is determined.
Two people stand in their way.
A brother and a sister.
The Mexican Cartel.
Amazon US
The mystery man.
The man with a war to end.
The man who was put behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit.
The man who disappeared.
The man who fell for an innocent woman.
The man is back to deliver his rightful revenge.
Anna Drexler.
He saved her life.
He took a bullet for her.
He left.
He can't be forgotten.
He's back.
Dilan is obsessed.
Anna is determined.
Two people stand in their way.
A brother and a sister.
The Mexican Cartel.
Amazon US
EMPIRE
Coming Soon!!!
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The Drifter
Standalone
To the outside world, Kray Brooks had it all growing up.
Wealth. The devoting parents. The beautiful girlfriend.
Good grades.
All of it a lie, except her. The woman he left behind thirteen years ago to try and achieve his real dream... to become a musician.
Life doesn't always go according to the plan you set out for yourself.
Sometimes, you drift. Become lost, lose hope and crash.
For thirteen years he's been drifting wherever his guitar takes him, avoiding his past. Never thinking of his future.
Not once did he think it would all catch up to him. Until it did.
The Elite Forces Series
Co-written with Hilary Storm
ICE
Captain Jade Elliott of the United States Army spent her entire career working her ass off to get to this point and she couldn't be more proud. She's gained notoriety through her actions as well as the respect of her team. She's one of the first women to graduate as a Ranger and has been called to serve on a secret mission. So why is she about to do something that could throw that all away?
Kaleb Maverick has been called to act as Commander for a vital mission and has done his research. He knows his team very well, in fact he hand selected them. He's retired, but still very active in the private sector, leading his personal team to countless successful missions. Now he's going back for one last mission.
What happens when his mission is to get the girl? What if she's not ready to be captured? Their chemistry is explosive and the heat is intense, but can Maverick come back with his head held high or will she be the first mission he fails?
Fire
The moment you think you have it all is when it all vanishes right before your eyes.
He had one final mission, but who knew it would go wrong? Kaleb Maverick is now fighting for his life. The life he wants to share with the woman he loves. The Fire inside him not only burns for her, it sizzles.
Jade Elliott has lost one man in her life. She's determined not to lose another. The coldness in her heart can't handle another loss like that. She refuses to let Kaleb go.
He's the Fire to her Ice. She's the Ice to his Fire. Together they cause an explosion so hot that someone is bound to get torched.
FIRE is book 2 out of 2 in The Elite Forces Series by Hilary Storm and Kathy Coopmans and is recommended for ages 18 and over, due to graphic violence, sex, and language. ICE must be read before reading FIRE.
Contrite
Clove Calloway knows within an hour of picking up her husband Turner from the airport that something is different, yet she can't pinpoint what. Together since college, they know everything about each other... so why has she spent the last few days watching everything he does, hoping for a clue? What could have happened within the week he was gone?
One way or another, she's going to find out. When Clove enlists the help of her brother Zach, a police detective, she's afraid her suspicions of infidelity will be confirmed. Terrified that such news will crush her heart, she sets about preparing for the worst, only to find it's much more than she could have imagined- there is no other woman.
Clove's life is about to descend into a web of deceit, lies, and betrayal.
Appearances can be deceiving...and only the Master Manipulator will be left standing.
*Note* This book contains graphic scenes of physical and sexual violence. Reader discretion is advised.
Reprisal
Clove Calloway thought she ended her nightmare life when she stabbed herself.
When the darkness took over, she thought she’d find peace. Seeing her husband die by the hands of his traitorous brother, Trent, destroyed her. Little did she know, her dreadful life without Turner is just the beginning. She awakens from one nightmare right into another, confined in a house with the Master Manipulator of them all.
Now, she's fighting for her life instead of trying to end it. As the truth unfolds, layer upon layer of deceit could suffocate her. How many times and in how many way can she be betrayed? But Clove refuses to lose. Just how she's going to win is a plan she's yet to determine...
Zack is determined to find his sister Clove, he knows she is out there somewhere. He can feel it. He wants her home. And he is going to find her! He’s ready to take down the evil that has her in his clutches. Only he’s just as shocked as Clove when the truth unfolds…
There’s more…. So much more. Are you ready?
Revenge. Retaliation.
REPRISAL.
When the darkness took over, she thought she’d find peace. Seeing her husband die by the hands of his traitorous brother, Trent, destroyed her. Little did she know, her dreadful life without Turner is just the beginning. She awakens from one nightmare right into another, confined in a house with the Master Manipulator of them all.
Now, she's fighting for her life instead of trying to end it. As the truth unfolds, layer upon layer of deceit could suffocate her. How many times and in how many way can she be betrayed? But Clove refuses to lose. Just how she's going to win is a plan she's yet to determine...
Zack is determined to find his sister Clove, he knows she is out there somewhere. He can feel it. He wants her home. And he is going to find her! He’s ready to take down the evil that has her in his clutches. Only he’s just as shocked as Clove when the truth unfolds…
There’s more…. So much more. Are you ready?
Revenge. Retaliation.
REPRISAL.
Shelter Me Series
Shelter Me
At the young age of nineteen, Shayne Andrews thought she had it all. She had the love of her life, her high school sweetheart, and a bright future ahead of her. That is, until one day he just disappeared, leaving a note as his only goodbye. With her heart shattered and broken, Shayne did the only thing she could. She left her small town on the shores of Lake Michigan to start her life over, needing to distance herself from the memories she and Luke had made. At that time, she vowed to herself that she would never return to her hometown again. Seven years later, Shayne realizes that fate is not on her side as she returns home for her aunt's funeral, bringing back the one secret she swore to protect.
Luke Schavone has regretted every day that he had to leave Shayne behind. Though he didn't have a choice, his heart still bore the scars from the impact. After five years, Luke returned only to find that Shayne was gone. His best friend was the only lifeline he had to finding her, but Adam wasn't talking. When the one thing Luke has wanted everyday for the past seven years runs right into him one night, he becomes determined to make sure he doesn't lose her again.
At first, Shayne is hesitant. She wouldn't be able to survive losing him again, but the pull toward him is so fierce, she can't deny herself the chance. With the decision to start over, Luke and Shayne must admit truths and come to terms with the events that forced them apart in the first place. When secrets are revealed and old threats come to pass, will Luke be able to shelter Shayne from the destruction, or will she become lost to him forever?
Luke Schavone has regretted every day that he had to leave Shayne behind. Though he didn't have a choice, his heart still bore the scars from the impact. After five years, Luke returned only to find that Shayne was gone. His best friend was the only lifeline he had to finding her, but Adam wasn't talking. When the one thing Luke has wanted everyday for the past seven years runs right into him one night, he becomes determined to make sure he doesn't lose her again.
At first, Shayne is hesitant. She wouldn't be able to survive losing him again, but the pull toward him is so fierce, she can't deny herself the chance. With the decision to start over, Luke and Shayne must admit truths and come to terms with the events that forced them apart in the first place. When secrets are revealed and old threats come to pass, will Luke be able to shelter Shayne from the destruction, or will she become lost to him forever?
Rescue Me
Erin McIntyre is a survivor. Four years ago she bundled up her six year old daughter and set sail into uncharted waters with nothing more than the will to survive. When offered a place to stay and a new job by her best friend's cousin Adam, she simply cannot refuse...but he quickly becomes more than a friend. Afraid to love again, Erin remains steadfast, certain the only person she can trust is herself. But when her past comes knocking, threatening to tear her carefully constructed world apart, the support of a man who believes in her more than she does herself will be the one thing that can keep her head above water. Will old habits prove too hard to break and leave Erin drowning in a sea of self-doubt, or can she let go of her fears and learn to love once more?
Adam Payne never thought he would find love; he wasn’t even looking for it. However, after Erin McIntyre walks into his life he finds himself falling hard and fast for her. Determined to show Erin that she is worthy of not only his love but of herself, he will stop at nothing to make this woman his. But when Erin’s past comes back to haunt them all, will Adam be able to rescue her from her worst fear?
Adam Payne never thought he would find love; he wasn’t even looking for it. However, after Erin McIntyre walks into his life he finds himself falling hard and fast for her. Determined to show Erin that she is worthy of not only his love but of herself, he will stop at nothing to make this woman his. But when Erin’s past comes back to haunt them all, will Adam be able to rescue her from her worst fear?
Keep Me
Four months ago Shelby Morris left Michigan with bitter words to Antonio Schavone. Words that cut him deep. Made him re-think every aspect of his life.
Even when she left he didn’t give up. He’s changed, and he wants her.
And now she’s coming back!
She has her reasons for why she said what she did. A secret she has carried with her since she was a teenager. The reason why she has never let herself get close to a man. The reason why she lives only for her job. The reason why she doesn’t feel like a complete woman. Her sister Erin doesn’t even know why she has never had a relationship.
Will he be able to break through her strong willed ways? Make her realize he doesn’t care what her secret is and show her she is definitely the one he wants. Or will Shelby and her feisty mouth, wicked tongue and stubborn ways be just a little bit too much for Antonio to handle?
These two are going to heat things up in this final installment of The Shelter Me series.
Everyone knows that the Schavone men get exactly what they want!
Even when she left he didn’t give up. He’s changed, and he wants her.
And now she’s coming back!
She has her reasons for why she said what she did. A secret she has carried with her since she was a teenager. The reason why she has never let herself get close to a man. The reason why she lives only for her job. The reason why she doesn’t feel like a complete woman. Her sister Erin doesn’t even know why she has never had a relationship.
Will he be able to break through her strong willed ways? Make her realize he doesn’t care what her secret is and show her she is definitely the one he wants. Or will Shelby and her feisty mouth, wicked tongue and stubborn ways be just a little bit too much for Antonio to handle?
These two are going to heat things up in this final installment of The Shelter Me series.
Everyone knows that the Schavone men get exactly what they want!
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