Welcome to another edition of Lisa Burton Radio; the show where we introduce the characters you love to read about. I'm your host, Lisa the robot girl, and my special guest today is Jack Holland, from The Ninth Life and The Last Life, by Jaye Marie.
Jack is an attractive, successful businessman who is desperate to find Kate, his missing ex wife. He welcomed the opportunity to be on the show. I know he is hoping one of you good listeners will know where she is.
“Welcome to the show, Jack.”
“Delighted to be here, Lisa. Impressive set up you have, very impressive. I understand you run the radio station on your own, no husband or partner? I find that really surprising for a girl with your obvious talents.”
“Yes, well, this is my show and I have all the help I need, believe me. Why don’t you tell us all about Kate? I understand it was the death of your son that caused her breakdown, resulting in her leaving you. I am so sorry for your loss, by the way.”
“We were so happy together in the beginning. It was like a fairytale. But when the child died, Kate wanted to stop living, becoming a different person to the perfect wife I married. It was as if she hated me. I still don’t understand what happened. I know she needs my help, and I am hoping that someone listening can help me find her.”
“Poor Kate. Do you have any idea where she might have gone? What did she do before you met her, any clues there?”
“Kate loved to paint. If she wasn’t actually painting, she would be in a gallery somewhere, studying it. A stupid hobby in my opinion, but she loved it.”
“Was there anyone else in the picture when she left? I understand there was an old flame somewhere in the past. A Michael Barratt. Would he know where she is?”
“How the hell do you know about him? No, I’m sure he had nothing to do with her leaving, but he is probably helping her now. Although how he managed to find her when I couldn’t, remains an annoying mystery to me. But I think I am getting closer to the pair of them, they can’t hide from me forever.”
“I wonder what Kate thought of your moods? Calm down, Jack. There's no need for any of that, not here with me. I only want to help.”
“Not much evidence of that so far, if you ask me. I don’t think you ever intended to help me, you’re just after a juicy story for your listeners. Are they listening right now? Kate, if you are out there, stop all this silly nonsense and come home. You know I won’t stop until I find you both.”
“And what will you do then, Jack? What are your plans?”
“I have such plans for Kate, and Mr. Perfect too. Everything will be wonderful again, once I have her back.”
“Maybe she doesn’t want to come back, ever thought of that? Perhaps you should move on and leave them alone. Sure sounds like a great idea to me…”
“You know nothing about me or Kate, Lisa. I thought you wanted to help me, but I see I was wrong. For all I know you are involved in this conspiracy too, and helping to hide them from me. Maybe that’s why you contacted me in the first place. Are the police going to turn up in a minute? You really don’t want to mess with me. Many people have and all of them are dead now. Do you feel like joining them, hmmm?”
“That was entirely uncalled for, Jack, and I think you should get some help. In fact …”
“I don’t want to hear what you think. Maybe it is time to shut you up. I am quite good at shutting people up.”
“Listen, Buster. I'll kick your ass. I promise I'm a lot stronger than you are, and I come equipped with a class three battle chassis. No way you can hurt me. Now, I know a good psychiatrist, and she helped me learn to be human. Would you like me to give you her contact information?”
“Jack?”
“Jack stormed out into the forest. If he thinks a crazy psycho is the worst thing out there he's in for a big surprise. We have buffalo grass that eats whole buffaloes, the bog beast, sabertooth tigers, and more. Don't worry, I'll use my infrared vision to keep an eye on him.
“Help me keep the lights on around here by checking out The Ninth Life and The Last Life, by Jaye Marie. I'll include all the deets on the website. Think about hitting those share buttons too, you'll want folks to share when your character appears on my show.”
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You can find Jaye Marie at the following locations:
Website: http:jenanita01.wordpress.com
Twitter: http:twitter.com/jaydawes2/media
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/JayeMarie44
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8638857.Jaye_Marie
You can get a copy of the books here:
The Ninth Life: myBook.to/TheNinthLife
The Last Life: myBook.to/TheLastLife
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My interview with Lisa looks amazing in print, Craig. Thank you so much for introducing me, and for sharing it on your amazing blog!
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I think it turned out well, and hope it drives you some traffic.
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Thanks again!
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You’re so welcome.
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Thanks for the help.
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You’re welcome. 🙂
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That was rather intense.
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Lisa attracts guests like that. I have a theory the book is intense too.
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Me too. This guy is definitely up there as one of Lisa’s more unusual guests. I keep wanting to say he’s the villain, but you never know. How often do villains appear on Lisa’s show?
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Probably somewhere over a third of the time. In many cases they are the most interesting character in the book. Lloyd doesn’t quite qualify as a villain, but he’s cut from the same cloth. You’re welcome to send a villain yourself someday.
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I’ll definitely think of doing that next time. Actually, I did have Trinity, right? Lloyd certainly falls into an odd spot since he’s a protagonist with antagonist tendencies.
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We did have Trinity over. I think it depends on the book, and I leave that to the author. My main characters can be kind of stoic, so supporting cast might work if I were on that side of the microphone.
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Those do tend to be more amusing and you have less spoiler risk. A main character typically only talks about the main plot, which can be limited.
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It’s kind of all about the guest author. Different characters in the same story will bring a different vibe. Also, excited to see the WordPress snow is back today.
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Yeah. Saw it show up last night. Took me a second to realize what was going on. They always sneak this one up on us, but it’s a good surprise.
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GREAT interview, Craig! Keep ’em coming. I’m referring people to your blog site in Part 3 of my Marketing 101 presentation on Saturday at the RRBC Writer’s Conference and Book Expo! Give them something cool like this interview to see when they visit! 🙂
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That’s so awesome. Thanks for doing that. Your characters are welcome to visit too. Lisa’s looking at another dry spell after next week, so hopefully more victims show up.
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If it helps you, the Lisa Burton Radio category in my sidebar filters them all down to just LBR.
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Whoa. Jack is clearly off his bean. Good job.
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I don’t think we’ve ever had a stalker on the show before. He needs to get some help before something in the forest makes a snack of him.
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Hope the something doesn’t get sick as a result.
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Ha! Could happen.
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🙂
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Fantastic interview. Love how you roll, Lisa. Jack sound like trouble and I feel it brewing. Yikes. Explosive guy.
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I hope it makes folks want to read the books. Sounds pretty intriquing. Glad you enjoyed it.
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Things were getting dicey there. I thought Lisa was going to have to whop him.
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Ha, that might have been fun.
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I’m late again. I was offline yesterday finally finishing the WIP. What a relief to have that behind me!
This was another great interview (Lisa really knows how to handle her guests). but I fear Kate is in serious danger. Sounds like an intense series.
BTW, the new wallpaper is gorgeous and I like the holiday/winter header.
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Thanks on all counts. I think I made the island a little too foggy to find Santa. So excited you finished your MS.
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Love the winter backscape!! Whew!! Thought Lisa was going to have to whallop him there!! Does sound like an intense book. Hope Kate runs fast and far!!
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Glad you like the December theme. This book sounds intense to me too.
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Poor Kate. Jack is one pissed off dude. No match for Lisa, though. LOL
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Too bad Lisa can’t help Kate out.
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