Wrong Place, Right Time by Brooke Williams

Brooke's got a new book out, and it sounds fabulous! 

Wrong Place, Right Time is a humorous, light romance about TV traffic reporter, Kate Covington.  After admitting she is in love with her best friend, Brian, Kate barges into a Las Vegas wedding chapel to stop him from getting married.  When the bride storms out, Kate sees that she interrupted the wrong wedding.  The groom, Chad Leida, who needs to marry before turning 30 in order to inherit his family fortune, has an intriguing offer for Kate.  Marry him and spend a year as his wife for a million dollars. 

Kate, who is greatly in debt and believes her friend has already married, considers the offer.

Once Kate makes her spontaneous decision, her life is on the fast track and the real adventure begins.  Caught between two men, she begins to realize that though she turned up in the Wrong Place, she might have arrived just at the Right Time.

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Brooke was a good sport and agreed to do an interview.

If you could sing one song on American Idol, what would it be?

Well, I think everyone would be turning the TV off at that point and ratings would plummet. I have a rather deep voice for a gal and it’s not one most would enjoy hearing. However, you got to do what you got to do and I would sing “World’s Apart” by Jars of Clay. They’re my favorite group and that’s my favorite song. It’s meant a lot to me over the years.

What is the funniest thing that has happened to you recently?

My oldest daughter came home from kindergarten one day and asked if she could invite Jackson to the Christmas party. I said what Christmas party? She said at our house. I said we’re having a Christmas party?! She says that I said as much a few weeks ago. I’m certain I did not. How do I get out of throwing a soiree at this point?? My youngest daughter (almost 2) has taken to playing with my cell phone when I’m in the shower. It keeps her happy and I get a few seconds of peace. However, she has texted my husband, called my mom, and taken a variety of pictures lately. Luckily, just of her own feet. But it’s only a matter of time before she turns around, takes pictures, and then figures out how to post on Facebook.

Who is your favorite character in Wrong Place, Right Time, and why?

I have an attachment to all of them, but I really like the way Brian handles himself. He comes off as too nice for his own good, but what’s wrong with that, really? He’s a gentleman and he treats everyone around him with respect. He would do anything for anyone and he’s the type of guy that anyone would be lucky to have as a friend! I also enjoyed the main character Kate. She’s a bumbling traffic reporter and I held that position myself for 5 whole months so I know what it’s like to be bad at that job!

Where did the idea come from for Wrong Place, Right Time?

I was in a writing conference and I connected with an agent who taught a number of the classes. In one class, she encouraged me to try romance because she said there’s a huge market for it. I’d never really written specific romance before. And in another class, we had to come up with great first lines. I came up with “Stop the wedding!” and the book stemmed from there. That scene moved back a few chapters in editing, but it all came out of that one line. I thought it might be interesting to have someone attempt to interrupt a wedding, desperate to tell someone they loved them…only to barge into the wrong ceremony…now what?!

What is your next project?

Which one?! Ha! I actually have another book releasing on February 4th called “Accept this Dandelion.” It’s another romantic comedy that I wrote in a sleep-deprived state. So I recommend getting little sleep and then reading it. You’re guaranteed a laugh at that point! It’s about a woman who goes on a localized version of The Bachelor TV show. Nothing goes right for her! They could make a whole blooper reel on her alone. It’s a light-hearted, fun read. And I have “Mamarazzi” coming out in August. That one is about a female paparazzo and what happens when the cameras turn HER way. I just wrapped up writing a short novella for next Christmas season called “Backwards Christmas.” I need to go back through that one soon and see if it makes any sense at all. You can get details on all of my projects on my website AuthorBrookeWilliams.com

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~~ABOUT THE AUTHOR~~

Brooke Williams is an award-winning author and freelance writer. She has written hundreds of articles as well as several novels, including Someone Always Loved You and Beyond the Bars. Brooke has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Morningside College, with a double major in Mass Communications and Religious Studies. She has twelve years of experience in radio broadcasting, both behind the scenes and on-air. She was also a television traffic reporter for a brief time. Brooke and her husband Sean married in 2002 and have two daughters, Kaelyn and Sadie.   

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Praise for Wrong Place, Right Time

"Really really fantastic book! I had a very hard time putting my kindle down when my work breaks were over. Loved everything..the plot, the characters, the romance. Definitely recommend. This won't be the only Brooke Williams book I read." - Carrie Goodreads Review

Guest Post - Brooke Williams

I have a special guest today. Please welcome author Brooke Williams. 

Write What You Know

A Guest Blog by Brooke Williams

I feel like I have been writing all of my life. I started out in grade school writing and illustrating the strangest little stories. I went on to adore assignments for research papers in high school and college. I moved on to script writing for radio. And then I went into freelance writing before moving into the novel writing realm. If I have learned one thing over the years, it is that when you write a novel, writing what you know is not only easier, but also more profound and sincere.

I have been to a few different writing conferences and I have received advice from a number of different agents, authors, and people in the publishing industry. I have tried to take all of the advice, but to tell you the truth, not all of it sinks in. But one thing has and that is to write what I know. Let me give you a few examples.

In my novel “Someone Always Loved You,” one couple meets on the Internet. My husband and I met online. In that same book, a character is in a coma and some of the memories she has are things that happened to me when I was a child.

In “God in the Kitchen,” the main character is a radio personality. I was in radio for 12 years. In “Wrong Place, Right Time,” a romantic comedy due out December 9th, the main character is a bumbling TV traffic reporter. I was a traffic reporter on TV for a whopping 5 months.

It is easy to write about things that I have experience with or places I have been. I can visualize and describe locations better and I can relate to the characters who are going through things I have been through myself. It makes the book authentic on a deeper level.

That’s not to say that everything I write is something I “know.” That’s part of the fun of being a writer…making things up! In “Beyond the Bars,” for example, five buses explode in five different cities. I have never seen a bus explosion and I hope I never will. The book also involves a prison break, a kidnapping and so much more. That book is probably the one that I imagined the most. But some of the characters still have elements of me. There is a frantic mom, for example, who wants nothing more to get to her child and keep her safe. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for my kids!

I encourage you to read “Someone Always Loved You” and see if you can figure out what’s real and what’s completely made up. Even people who know me well can’t tell for sure. That novel is the book closest to my heart, though it’s the first one I’ve written. I’m pretty sure it will always be my favorite. It takes readers through such a range of emotions and has so much of me in it. The idea came to me at a time in my life when I needed something so badly…and what I got was “Someone Always Loved You,” a book I have never been able to let go!

So for aspiring writers, I advise you to find some aspects of your life that you can use in the books that you write. Whether it’s a career, a place you’ve traveled, a language you know, memories you have or something else. You are the only you there is. Use that to your advantage and use your experiences to make the book better. Then, make the rest up! I am still amazed that I get to hang out and make stuff up for a living. Is there a job in this world that is any more fun than that?!

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Brooke Williams is an award-winning author and freelance writer. She began her career in radio, both on the air and behind the scenes. She did a brief stint in TV news and then took on her most challenging job as a stay at home mom. During the few quiet hours in her day, Brooke writes articles for a number of clients as well as fiction creations such as “Someone Always Loved You.” Brooke has also written “Beyond the Bars,” a thriller, “God in the Kitchen,” a Christian novel, and “Taxi Delivery,” a Christian Romance. Brooke looks forward to the December 9th release of “Wrong Place, Right Time,” a romantic comedy and the February 2015 release of “Accept this Dandelion” inspired by the Bachelor TV show. Brooke has been married to her husband Sean since 2002 and has two daughters, Kaelyn and Sadie.