The Farm Life Inspires Elle E. Kay’s Work (Episode 85)
On this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense,” I’m talking with Elle E. Kay, who lives on a hobby farm in Central Pennsylvania with her husband, three dogs, and many farm animals. She’s a born-again, Bible-believing Christian who keeps perennial gardens and enjoys the wildflowers strewn about her property. The wildlife who visit the property are a joy for her, but nothing beats the excitement of a kid being born to one of her many goats. Shadowing Stella was Elle’s debut novel. Elle also wrote for the multi-author Lawkeeper series and has released three contemporary romances with a suspense/mystery thread in that series. She also released four historical romances. The Billionaire’s Reluctant Bride was her first book in the multi-author Blushing Brides series. She recently published a book for another multi-author series, The Heroes of Freedom Ridge. Elle is also working on a romantic suspense novel with ties to the Rattlesnake Roundup in Noxen, Pa. She writes children’s books under the pen name, Ellie Mae Kay.
“Starting with my debut, I’ve put a couple of farms scenes in my book,” Elle says. “[My farm and its animals] are in my books a lot. … [To write,] I sit on my screened porch in fall, spring and summer because I can look out over the acres and enjoy the animals. That’s my favorite go-to place to write. In the winter, … I usually sit on my couch to write.”
Connect w/Ellie
Website: https://www.elleekay.com/
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/elle-e-kay
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElleEKay7
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15016833.Elle_E_Kay
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elleekay7/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@elleekay.author/
Listen to the podcast for more from our interview, plus an excerpt from Grave Pursuits.
On this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense,” I’m chatting with PeggySue Wells, a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of 30 books translated into eight languages including The Patent, Chasing Sunrise, Homeless for the Holidays
PeggySue collaborates often with writers and others to get their stories told. “I write well with others,” she said. Her co-author Max Garland gave her 10 bullet points and told her to write The Patent, and the two collaborated on the details and plot.
On this episode of “The Romantic Side of Suspense,” my guest is Debbi Migit, who lives in central Illinois, surrounded by pumpkin patches and corn fields. Her Justice, Montana, series begins with September Shadows. Debbi’s first book, Child of Promise, tells the true story of the adoption of her three children. She has won multiple awards and contests, writing stories that are filled with faith and hope. Debbi’s hobbies include reading, writing, and avoiding arithmetic. Her favorite color is turquoise, and she collects Trixie Belden books and typewriters. If playing Candy Crush was a paying gig, she would be rich.
“I’ve been a writer since I was seven years old, “Debbi said. “I wrote my first story when I was in first grade even though I couldn’t read or write. … I told my mom a story and she wrote it down for me and I took it to my teacher and she read it. That was my very first entry and I continued to write all through grade school … and won my first writing contest in seventh grade.”
