Shannon here: Christina Sinisi shares insight into her real-life romance, plus her characters’ romance from her Contemporary Romance, Why They Call It Falling. Comment or answer the question in any post dated May 18th – 30th to enter the drawing for a print copy plus 3 other titles. Deadline June 6th, 11:59 pm central time. Here’s Christina:
Real Life Interview:
- What’s the most romantic thing your spouse has ever done for you?
When we were dating, he took me home to meet his parents—in Connecticut, all the way from Virginia where we both attended college. Their schedule was very different from mine, and I ate dinner too late. I’m hypoglycemic and I crashed. He sat next to the bed as I lay there, unable to move, preventing me from getting up to brush my teeth (I was very out of it and would have fallen on my face). His patience with me told me this was a man I could trust. We’re celebrating 40 years of marriage in August.
- What’s the most romantic thing you’ve ever done for your spouse?
Also when we were dating—hmmm, we might need to step it up, or maybe these were the first—I created a box of thoughts and memories. On several hundred slips of paper, I wrote all sorts of encouraging thoughts and sentiments (I love you, I am missing you, You can count on me, and more, less generic) and placed them in a plastic cube. He still has the container on his dresser!
- Where is the most romantic place you and your spouse have ever been?
Ah, now this has been in the last few years—now that we can afford more vacations and the children are grown. We’ve been to Hawaii (just as beautiful as you think), London, Paris, Belgium, and more. I have to say the most romantic time we’ve had is when we rented a cabin in the Georgia mountains overlooking a pond and the secluded forest.
- Do you and your spouse have a favorite romantic restaurant?
Right now, it’s Hall’s Chophouse in Charleston, South Carolina. Anyone in the area knows just how good their food and service is—they also win many of the people’s choice awards in the city.
- How soon after meeting your spouse did you know he was the one?
I took quite awhile…wouldn’t even let him say the “L” word until after we’d dated for almost a year. My parents had a terrible marriage and I wanted to be cautious.
- How soon after meeting you did your spouse know you were the one?
We met at a college event—different colleges since we both went to single-gender schools. He and his roommate both met girls and both said they’d met the woman they were going to marry. My husband was correct, the other guy wasn’t. Ah, well. Life is full of surprises!
Fictional Character Interview:
- What’s the most romantic thing your hero ever did for your heroine?
He forgave her. She’d kept something very important from him for years and the knowledge hurt. Now, despite everything, Justin forgives her. It’s the thing she needed most, after she forgives herself.
- What’s the most romantic thing your heroine ever did for your hero?
She let him see her vulnerabilities. Emma suffers from a depression that she hides from everyone, but she reaches out to him.
- Where is the most romantic place your hero and heroine have ever been?
They are young–they have been to concerts and now play dates with their daughter. But they still have time—and the beach is on the top of their list since it’s so close to where they live in Summer Creek.
- Do your hero and heroine have as favorite romantic restaurant?
They are Summer Creek babies—and Summer Creek is a combination of two real towns, Summerville and Goose Creek. The nicest restaurant in either of the two towns when they were dating (now there’s been an explosion in everything with everyone moving to South Carolina) was Oscar’s. The food is delicious.
- Do your hero and heroine have a favorite song?
Josh Turner’s, “That’s What I call LowCountry,” for obvious reasons, plus his voice.
- If you hero and heroine end up married, where will they go on their honeymoon?
I saw this question and just had to answer for my characters, because they didn’t get that far in the book. Yes, they are getting married, but I stopped writing before the honeymoon. They don’t have a ton of money and they’re young, so I think they are going to go to one of the Keys. You can drive there and yet Key is exotic and tropical.
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About Christina: A member of American Christian Fiction
Writers, Christina Sinisi writes stories about families, both the broken and blessed. Her works include a semi-finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest and the American Title IV Contest where she appeared in the top ten in the Romantic Times magazine. By day, she is a psychology professor and lives in the LowCountry of South Carolina with her husband and two children and loves a good cooking challenge. Learn more & connect:
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About the book – Why They Call It Falling: Formerly the wild child of three sisters, Emma Marano grew up to be a single mom working two jobs, estranged from her mother, and lying to her friends. She’d told everyone that her daughter’s father wanted nothing to do with his child, but in reality, her own inability to deal with her mistakes and shame led to the biggest lie of her life. But her daughter, Haley, is all Emma has in the world, so how can she regret keeping Haley to herself? Emma’s struggling, though, and her life is slowly imploding.
Right after high school, Justin Lee broke up with Emma Marano and joined the Army, leaving her and all her drama behind.. Years later, he stumbles upon her and what turns out to be a daughter he never knew he had. Angry and confused, he insists on having a relationship with his daughter, but to do so, he’ll need to rebuild some sort of relationship with Emma, too. As he gets to know his daughter—and Emma again—he soon realizes that his biggest mistake was leaving her all those years ago. What he dismissed as drama turns out to be a serious mental health issue, and Emma needs help. Now, Justin has to decide if he can see past her flaws and forgive her lies, and together, they’ll have to work to reclaim their love and a faith in each other and in God, or they risk losing something precious in the process.
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