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Hello Romance Lovers,
In the coming months, I'm going to showcase one black romance author after another and their great books.
It's Friday, so lie on a recliner, grab a chilled drink because you are about to meet the number 18th Black Romance Author on my list. Her name is Author Moni Boyce! Moni was born in California, moved around Germany, Texas and Virginia but she currently lives in Virginia, USA.
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AUTHOR: Moni Boyce
BOOK TITLE: Love Delayed In
Dublin
GENRE: Interracial, Contemporary romance
RELEASE DATE: June 23, 2020
WORD COUNT: 52K+ words
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We want to know a
bit about your family life.
I’m divorced with
no children, but hoping to marry again at some point. I come from a military
family and I have two sisters, one of them is my twin.
What drives you
to write romance stories?
I love telling
stories, but there is something about writing about love that makes me happy. I
love that happy endings can lift someone else’s spirit. No matter what’s going
on, if you pick up a romance and start reading it, you’re guaranteed to end up
with a smile on your face.
Do you have
hidden messages woven into your stories?
I wouldn’t say
anything is hidden. I usually have themes that run through the stories I tell.
In my first book, Redemption of the Heart, some of the themes I dealt with were
redemption and forgiveness. In my paranormal romance series, I deal with family
and how family doesn’t always mean blood family.
What’s the best thing about your
writing and publishing routine?
I’m an indie
author. I chose that because I get to make all the decisions. I get to decide
what book will come out and when. I get to decide what I want my book covers to
look like. That’s what I love about my publishing process. I’m in control.
What steps did
you take to publish your first book?
I did a lot of
research and educating myself on self-publishing before I released my first
book. I had the book professionally edited. I started by author branding before
I put my book out. I set up a website. I also made it a point to network with
other authors by attending a National RWA conference before releasing my book,
because at the time I did not have an author community or tribe. I took courses
on marketing for Amazon ads and Facebook ads. I also created an ARC team so I
would get reviews up on the first day of the release. I decided to release wide
and not just on Amazon. At the time, I didn’t want to set up vendor accounts at
five different places so I used an aggregator, Draft2Digital to upload my book
to platforms like Apple, Kobo and Barnes and Noble. I was only direct with
Amazon and Google Play. I also knew I wanted to offer a paperback so I set up an
account with Ingramspark. I used a PR company for and I also put out a press
release.
How did you come
up with the idea for your recent book/Who’s your favourite character and why?
Love Delayed In
Dublin, is part of a shared world series that I’m in with about eleven other
authors. Each of us chose a letter of the alphabet and then had to choose a
location that would be the setting of our story. I knew I wanted it to be an
international location, so I chose Dublin, Ireland, because I’d been there. I
knew I wanted my story to be a second chances romance, so I decided my
characters met on New Years and then circumstances kept them apart. I had the
movie Serendipity in mind when I thought about them meeting and then not seeing
each other for a long span of time.
It’s always hard
to choose just one character, especially in this book. Writing Jordan and Conor
was fun. I enjoyed writing the interactions between them. Even writing the
secondary characters was fun. They help keep things interesting.
What’s the hardest
thing about the publishing process?
Marketing. You
never know what’s going to work, because it changes from one book to the next.
Just because it worked for that particular book, doesn’t mean it’s going to
work on the next one. The other thing that’s difficult is time management as an
indie author. You’re juggling a lot. You’re a one-woman band. Everything falls
on you. I do hire out for different things like book covers and editing, but
social media and marketing, those things are my responsibility. That in and of
itself can be a full-time job. You have to get really good at managing and
scheduling to ensure you’re doing those things and reaching your writing goals.
Why should a new
reader buy your book(s)?
They should buy
my books because I create characters that I think are relatable. I come from a
film background so I write very visual stories.
Working on a new
book/project?
I have so many
things in the pipeline. My paranormal romance series, The Oracle Chronicles, is
getting a spin-off series this fall. I have a couple of anthologies I’m
participating in. I’m starting a motorcycle club romance series and another
contemporary romance series as well. Plus, I will have a Christmas novella
during the holidays.
Brag about any
awards or badges?
Recently, I was
nominated for five Emma Awards at the 2020 Romance Slam Jam Virtual Romance
Book Con.
I won two of the
awards. One award was for Debut Author of the Year Award, and the other was for
Best Commercial Romance.
Both were for my
debut book, Redemption of the Heart. I was very honored and humbled.
Any thoughts on
Black Lives Matter Movement?
I’m really happy
to see more people get behind the Black Lives Matter Movement. It’s very
important to me. I’m hoping that we can bring about change. I know it’s not
easy, but I try and support as much as I can. I donate, sign petitions, talk
about it on my social media. If it wasn’t for the pandemic, I would join some
of the protests, but I’m immunocompromised so I try to be very careful about
being in public spaces right now, especially since there are quite a few people
that don’t want to wear masks. I hope more and more people continue to
understand the importance of this movement, and become strong advocates and
anti-racist allies that won’t be afraid to speak up.
Now to the Rapid
Questions:
Your ideal
Partner?
Funny, kind,
faithful, romantic & gorgeous.
Favourite place to write?
At the desk in my
bedroom.
Choice trope to read?
Second chances.
Preferred genre to read?
Romance or
thriller.
Best time of the day to
write?
Night.
One food you can’t do
without?
Tacos.
Favourite Drink
Award go to?
Sparkling water.
Best Dessert in
the world?
Apple pie.
Best Movie, or TV series
Award go to? TV Series
Breaking Bad/
Movie – Strange Days.
Beautiful Song Award go to?
Al Green’s Simply
Beautiful.
Amazing Band Award go to?
The Beatles.
Best Actor/Actress Award go
to? Actor?
Leonardo
DiCaprio/ Actress – Viola Davis.
Your #1 Colour?
Yellow.
Perfect gift you
hope to get someday?
A trip around the
world.
One fun thing you do?
Travel.
Never Have I…?
Been detained in
a Russian airport.
Give readers your
final thoughts about anything?
Please feel free
to check out my other books at the following links:
Redemption of the
Heart –
The Oracle Chronicles Series:
Book 1 – Awakened: https://books2read.com/AwakenedOracleChronicles
Book 2 – Enlightened: https://books2read.com/EnlightenedOracleChronicles
Book 3 – Empowered: https://books2read.com/EmpoweredOracleChronicles
Book 4 – Divined: https://www.books2read.com/DivinedOracleChronicles
The Oracle Chronicles Boxed Set: https://books2read.com/OracleChroniclesBoxedSet
Available for Pre-order/Releasing on October
15, 2020
Big City Heat Contemporary Romance Anthology
I hope you enjoyed getting to know Author Moni Boyce.
Read the blurb of Moni's book below:
Don't also forget to grab a copy of any of her other books!
Jordan Cross and Conor Byrne
shared one magical New Year’s Eve in NYC... and then he disappeared.
Eight years later, Jordan still
hasn’t been able to forget her
Conor was only supposed to run
the family pub and care for the family, until his father got well. By now, he’s
resigned himself to the role and abandoned his own dreams. Seeing Jordan walk
into his pub is both amazing and terrifying—because although the passion they
feel still burns bright, their worlds don’t work together.
Committing to each other will
mean hurting someone else, but they'll have to risk it all to find a love
that’s real.
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Ticket to True Love is a new
series about fresh beginnings, second chances, and finding true love in
unexpected places. Visitors to True Springs are skeptical about the town’s
legendary water leading them to love, but residents believe. Even they don’t
realize, however, that the water is only part of the story...
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A BIT MORE ABOUT ~ Moni Boyce
Moni Boyce is a writer,
filmmaker, poet and author of contemporary and paranormal romance. After
working in the film industry for fifteen years, helping others bring their
visions to life, she now creates characters and worlds of her own. She
considers herself a bookworm, film buff, foodie, music lover and an avid world
traveler having visited 33 countries and counting. She lives a bit of a nomadic
life, but considers Los Angeles her hometown.
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