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URL:
www.francisdrakebooks.com
Contact:
francisdrake@francisdrakebooks.com
ABOUT
FRANCIS
Life has not only
been fun, it’s been great. First, I married my high school
sweetheart. Then we had the good fortune to travel together
all over the United States and western Canada. Still not
ready to settle down, I lived in various cities around the
country as a technical writer, tester, software validation
expert, and computer specialist.
Currently, I live in the great Midwest happily writing
romantic, sexy books. How much better could this adventure I
call life be?
INTERVIEW
Q: Tell us something about your books. A: Las
Vegas Honeymoon, which came out in January, plays a favorite
theme of mine, that of an old love that comes back and reignites
passions lost over time. In Las Vegas Honeymoon, Mary Franks discovers at the
altar that her fiancé is a cheat and liar. But giving up the
wedding is no reason to give up the honeymoon, so she takes off
for their honeymoon suite in Las Vegas. To her great surprise
(and delight) she happens into Dan Higgins, her crush from high
school. Guess what? Dan helps Mary feel better about having a
honeymoon without a bridegroom. In fact, what happens is beyond
her wildest dreams. The Passionate PI series opened with She Shouldn’t, But
She Will, which Siren Publishing released last September. In it,
San Francisco accountant Thia Williams is introduced to private
investigator Derek Hawkins. She’s led a quiet life—especially in
the year since becoming a widow. Derek is the hunk who puts an
end to Thia’s sheltered life by leading her through sexual
fantasies…and into danger. She loves both. The second in the series is coming soon from BookStrand,
Saving Brigit. In this adventure, Thia is tested as to how far
she will go to help a friend. She travels to Tajikistan where
she sets out to rescue her kidnapped friend, Brigit, from a
mountain brothel. She enlists the help of a mercenary, Rashid
Salid, and (of course) Derek steps up to help, too. But can the
three save Brigit—and get out alive? The ending is exciting and
explosive. I’ve started the third in the series. Thia and Derek
cross paths with terrorists in the Chicago area. I hope to have
it ready for the publisher soon. Q: When you decide a
genre, do your characters decide for you? A: No. They
have no say in what I write. Characters come after genre and
plot. I love my characters but they have no votes. Q: Do
you see yourself in any of the characters in your books?
A: Wouldn’t that be great?? LOL! But sadly, no. I really don’t
base my characters on anyone I know.
Q: If you could go
back in time, where would you go and when? What is one thing you
would want to take with you? A: I’d return to New York
City in the late 1920s, and take a set of encyclopedias. With
current knowledge a person could make a killing during and after
the depression. Q: Do you have a habit that you know you
will never change? A: Is eating chocolate a habit? If
so, I’ll never change it. It’s a quality of life issue, you
know? Q: Do you have any pet peeves that you would like
to share? A: I hate working with people who feel their
way is the only way. After all, it’s my way that’s right. Having grown up handicapped, I realized that everyone
has to work in the way that’s right for them. To feel that
there’s only one way to accomplish a task is to exclude valuable
talent. Q: If you were to win a trip to explore with
some of the crew from the Animal Planet® and go on some hunts
for alligators or crocodiles, would you accept or decline?
A: I feel that dealing with things such as
alligators and crocodiles, I should leave them
alone. I expect them to do the same to me. The
best way to achieve that is not to search them
out. So I guess my answer is no. Q: Of
all the places, you have lived, where would you say was the
best? A: I’ve lived a lot of places and enjoyed them
all. However, living across the street from city hall in the
Civic Center area of downtown San Francisco had to be the most
exciting and the most fun. There was something to do, someplace
to go, and a bus or train to take us there—no designated drivers
required. What more could you ask? I’d go back in a skinny
minute, if I won the lottery. |
