Date Published: September 23. 2024
Publisher: ACX
Narrator: Catherine Hein Carter
Run Time: 5 hours, 34 minutes
Author Interview
Tell us about your current release.
LG: The Rebound Effect is a psychological thriller disguised as a romance. Teresa Lansing, single mother of a deaf child, is on the rebound from a failed relationship when sexy SWAT officer Frank McAllister starts to pursue her. The whirlwind romance is complicated by her ex’s efforts to win her back. The print version was published in 2019, but the audio version was only released recently.
When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?
LG: When I was five years old and learned to read. I was hooked on the printed word with my very first Dick and Jane reader. As soon as I figured out that somebody had to create the words I was reading, I knew I wanted to be a “book maker” when I grew up. The Rebound Effect is dedicated to Dick and Jane.
Have you published any previous books?
LG: The Rebound Effect is the second of ten books published by The Wild Rose Press, but I’ve only recently started to produce audio versions. They range from sweet romance to gritty suspense. I like to say I write romantic suspense because bodies keep turning up in my romances.
What can we expect to see from you in the future, any books on the backburner?
LG: I don’t have another novel in the works, but I recently received a publication offer for a book of literary short stories. I also have three more audio versions coming up soon.
What do you like to do when you're not writing?
LG: I enjoy travel and just returned from a relaxing trip to Washington State. A highlight was watching the sun set over Lake Crescent. I also love to read, which is another way of traveling with all the comforts of home.
Did you learn anything from writing your book? What was it?
LG: I’ve been interested in sign language and Deaf culture since my college days, but I was able to learn more sign language with the help of Martin L. A. Sternberg’s sign language dictionary while making sure Aiden’s communications were authentic. I also learned a little more about SWAT officers, veterinary assistants, and cochlear implants. As a former reference librarian, I find research one of the most enjoyable parts of writing a book.
Some writers have something playing in the background, do you and what? Most of the time I have SiriusXM’s seventies station playing, or I’ll write in front of the TV. I don’t pay much attention to it, but sometimes I’ll get a character’s name from the credits.
Tell us a little about yourself.
LG: Perhaps something not many people know about? I don’t drive and frankly don’t understand how anybody can navigate those huge machines at high speed! I like taking the bus, relaxing and reading a book, while others are fighting traffic and looking for parking spaces.
What do you hope your writing brings to your readers?
LG: I just hope they like reading the story as much as I liked writing it. As a print lover recently converted to the joys of audiobooks, I hope Catherine Hein Carter’s narration resonates with them as it did with me.
About the Author
As soon as Linda Griffin learned to read, she knew she wanted to be a “book maker” and wrote her first story, “Judy and the Fairies,” at the age of six. Her passion for the printed word also led her to a career at the San Diego Public Library, including 22 years as Fiction Librarian. She retired to spend more time on her writing, and her stories have been published in numerous journals. She has had ten books published by the Wild Rose Press.
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