Blog Tour ~ Interview with Flawed Perfection by Cassandra Giovanni & Giveaway

  

Bobby Beckerson was the American All-Star hockey player--he was the spitting image of perfection to his family. Goofy, sweet and undeniably gorgeous, he had everything but the one girl he wanted: River Ahlers.

River Ahlers is successful in everything but love. She's been in love with Adam Beckerson since they were kids. Worst of all she's stuck right in the middle of the brother's dueling over everything and anything, and she doesn't even know she's the ultimate prize.

Adam Beckerson was a boy with a guitar, a smile that sunk girl's hearts and a stone wall around his own. He was anything but perfect, and no matter how hard he tried he was nothing compared to Bobby. Sweet, damaged, with boyish good-looks, nobody thought Adam loved anyone but himself.

Bobby loved River, River loved Adam and Adam only loved himself--or so everyone thought. Then one night everything changes, and as it threatens to destroy everyone involved a tragedy strikes that will break them all...

GENRE: New Adult Contemporary Romance

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By the time I finished drying my hair I could hear Adam’s voice echoing through the apartment and the smell of bacon wafted through the air.

I came out wrapped in a towel and leaned over the island that separated the kitchen and the living area. Adam stood at the stove, spatula in hand, nodding his head as he sang.

“I didn’t know you could sing,” I teased, but his voice was so low now I could barely hear it.

He turned and kept singing to himself. Behind him I saw there wasn’t only bacon, but pancakes simmering in the pan.

“You should come over here more often,” I commented as I stood, hands on hips.

Adam’s voice slowly drifted off.

“Go put some clothes on,” he ordered, pointing the spatula at my bedroom. “You’re becoming more of a tease every day.”

“I didn’t think it was a tease unless it was something you wanted,” I found myself flirting back.

Adam bit his lower lip before turning back to the pancakes. His voice cracked as he repeated, “Get some clothes on.”

When I returned, Adam still had his back to me as he finished cooking.

“Better?” I asked, hands on hips.

“Much,” Adam replied looking over his shoulder at me in my jeans and band t-shirt. “Love that band.”

“Too bad I’ve never seen them,” I commented, taking a seat at one of the white plastic bar stools.

“Poser,” he teased as he poured me a glass of coffee, added sugar and creamer and handed it to me.

I took a sip and closed my eyes as the creamy taste washed over my tongue. “It’s scary you know exactly how I take my coffee.”

“It just shows I pay more attention than you think,” Adam commented as he took a sip out of his own cup.

“I can’t for the life of me understand how you know how I take my coffee.” I shook my head at him as I took another deep sip.

He piled two plates with bacon and pancakes, balancing them as he grabbed the syrup from the fridge and came to sit next to me.

“You love mangos, but they make your lips itch…your favorite drink is black cherry seltzer water. Your favorite wine is Kangaroo Moscato. If you could eat anything it would be fish and chips—a true New Englander. You hope fireflies are fairies that grant wishes, you’re scared of the dark, and,” Adam nodded down at my pancakes as I stared at him in shock; “You love your pancakes a little gooey in the middle, which is gross by the way.”

I couldn’t hold his gaze anymore and I found myself staring at his hand holding his fork mid-air.

“You’re amazing, you know that?” I finally whispered.

He leaned over and kissed the top of my head. “That’s what friends are for, right?”

There was that word, but did friends really act like this?

Cassandra doesn't remember a time when she wasn't writing. In fact, the first time she was published was when she was seven years old and won a contest to be published in an American Girl Doll novel. Since then Cassandra has written more novels than she can count and put just as many in the circular bin. Her personal goal with her writing is to show the reader the character's stories through their dialogue and actions instead of just telling the reader what is happening. In 2012 she became a published Young Adult author, releasing In Between Seasons (The Fall, #1) and the Amazon bestselling thriller, Walking in the Shadows. In 2013 she branched out by using her artistic illustrating talents to publish her first Children's novel, The Adventures of Skippy Von Flippy: Tales of Friendship (Skippy Tales, #1). Cassandra released her first New Adult novel, Love Exactly, which became an Amazon Bestseller overnight in June of 2013. She's currently working on her new New Adult Contemporary Romance, Beautifully Flawed. The first novel in the series, Flawed Perfection is scheduled to be published on March 7, 2014.

Besides being a writer, Cassandra is a professional photographer known for her automotive, nature and architectural shots. She is the owner of Gio Design Studios Photography and Gio Design Studios Publication Marketing . She is currently studying to receive a degree in Marketing. Cassandra is happily married to the man of her dreams and they live in the rolling hills of New England with the other loves of her life their dogs, Bubski and Kanga.

Cassandra can be found on:

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Interview

Please tell us in one sentence only, why we should read your book.

~Hot misunderstood guitarist, beefy hockey player, romance, love triangle—what more could you want?

What’s one piece of advice you would give aspiring authors?

~Knowledge is your best friend—research your avenues for publishing and truly understand where you want to go as an author. It’s not going to be easy, it takes a lot of work, but in the end the readers are worth it.

What is your favorite Quote?

~ “I can’t drown my demons, they know how to swim” -Bring Me the Horizon

Who are your favorite authors of all time?

~Jane Austen, William Shakespeare, the Bronte sisters.

In your wildest dreams, which author would you love to co-author a book with?

~Goodness, I have no clue. I’m not sure who my style would mesh with, honestly. Co-authoring is tricky, especially if the reader has read books that each author has written individually. I’ve read some co-authored books and I knew exactly who was writing where—I wouldn’t want that to be in a book I co-authored. Plus, I’m a total control freak and I think it would ruin whatever relationship I had with the author. That being said I am technically co-authoring a children’s novel with my best friend, Carley. She’s illustrating and I’m writing, but we’re working together on making it flow.

How did you go about publishing your book?

~The first book I published was because of my father. He (as well as myself) is a strong believer in things happen for reasons. I’ve been writing since anyone can remember, and my dad kept getting these emails on self-publishing, and they had no relevance to him. He figured they were meant for me, and he gave me the push I needed to put something out there. It wasn’t completely a success; actually, it was draining and stressful. I’m not one to give up though, so I kept going and learning and researching until I figured it out. I’m continually learning, and it’s still stressful, draining and frustrating—but I love every second of it.

How do you go about revising/editing?

~There are usually 5-10 drafts. I write the first draft, go in and add in flow paragraphs, then go through it again for an overhaul. Then after that I identify commonly misused words—then vs. than, their vs. they’re, etc using the search feature in Word. Then it goes to my editor for her first round, and a copy editor or as I call her my Alpha reader. Then I take it back with the redlines and look through the editors comments and update as needed—then it goes back to my editor, Alpha and additional Beta readers. The whole process takes about two months.

How do you overcome writer’s block?

~I don’t really believe in Writer’s Block—don’t get me wrong there are times when I don’t want to write. If I don’t feel inspired I don’t write. I don’t believe in the tenant ‘write so many words a day’ or ‘write even if it’s crap’. I never force it out—which is one of the reasons I am often working on a few novels at once.

Describe your book in 5 words.

~ Tear- jerking, swoon worthy, heart melting

Do you have a favorite comment or question from a reader?

~ <Character’s Name> is my new book boyfriend. I LOVE hearing that!

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