Today I have the pleasure of speaking with author Lorna K Grant. Thanks for being here today Lorna and welcome to FAR!

Thanks, Tammy. Pleasure to be here!

If you could go anywhere, be anyone, do anything for 24 hours, what would it be?

Anywhere would have to be Ireland and Scotland as hubby and I are very proud of our Celtic Heritage, anyone would have to be someone rich enough to travel around Ireland and Scotland for like, um, forever, :) and anything would have to be just to have fun and try new things, see new places, meet new people.

Of all things you have accomplished, is there one accomplishment you are most proud of?

Breaking through the barrier of getting a WWII romance published.

Can you tell us a little about your upcoming book Kiss Me Once Again?

It's another WWII romance. Veronica Russell is a Hollywood Legend who also happens to be a spy - for the Germans (to save her brother) and for MI5 (for love of country). Desperate to find out what happened to her twin brother, a US Navy pilot listed as Missing over the Pacific, she's made a deal with the devil. She's set out on a USO tour as a way to find the truth, about her brother and the real spy amongst her troupe - only others are out to expose her as a German spy.

Recovering from injuries, grounded B-17 pilot Jake Sinclair is recruited by the OSS to ferret out the traitor passing information to the enemy. His only suspect is the spoiled actress he's suppose to transport on a USO tour to the Pacific – the same woman he holds responsible for the death of his best friend and co-pilot, as well as half his bomber crew.

Their search for the truth will either destroy the love they've discovered or unite them in their quest.

What is the biggest misconception about being an author?

That we sit around eating bon-bons and rake in the money!! lol! Oh, yeah, and that we have it "easy" since we "just write"!

Of all the individuals you have created, do you have a particular favorite? What appeals to you the most about this character?

In A Pair of Wings, it would have to be Ruth, Colleen's friend and fellow nurse. She's brusque and spunky, but hides a marshmallow heart below that gruff exterior. It was hard for me to write the role she ended up playing in Wings, but as she "told" me, it was necessary. I've just started penning Kiss Me Once Again, and am loving writing Veronica - sort of reminds me of Lauren Bacall mixed with Katherine Hepburn and Betty Grable - full of spunk, yet feminine and not afraid to use her wiles!! She's going to be fun (and difficult!) to write!

What is the best advice that anyone ever gave you?

From my husband - "You're never going to know what you can do and where you can take this unless you get your butt in front of the computer and put your heart into it. So what if WWII romances aren't the fad - start the fad, don't follow it." Gotta love the man! :)

While writing, how does the story develop for you? Do you go from start to finish or create scenes as they come to you?

It starts out a faint buzzing in my head, and I spend hours thinking about the characters and plot. Then I jot down a few ideas in a notebook, think some more, then plunge into the research. It's usually during the research phase that the plot thickens out for me and I know where the story is going to go. Then I sit and stare at the computer screen for a few days, hesitantly starting to write. :) I'll write a few chapters, then go back and flesh it out, adding and deleting, if I get stuck on the story. That usually helps me see the whole of the story and where to go from there.

Your novel A Pair of Wings is set in 1944. What appeals to you about this time period?

Everything!! lol! I love the idea of women being ladies with spunk and men, heroes with grit. I've always loved the old black and white movies with Cary Grant, Katherine Hepburn. I grew up engrossed in history and watching John Wayne, Henry Fonda (still cry every time I watch him in the movie "Mister Roberts"!!) and Bogie movies. It was an era when courage and determination came to the forefront, where it all meant something. I like to call it the last great Romantic Era. :)

How did you celebrate selling your first book?

By calling my husband and leaving him a screeching voicemail! Then calling my mom and yelling with excitement, then my writing buddy and crying! My husband sent me a huge bouquet of flowers at work, then took me on a little weekend trip up to the mountains.

How much time do you spend researching for a story?

It depends, really. I did so much research for Wings - internet, books, museums, talked to veterans and wrote Veterans' groups for interviews and information, watched tons of WWII movies (past and modern) and even downloaded the roar of a P-51 Mustang engine and a radio broadcast of a bombing raid in London. I spent months in research, just to get the feeling, the aura, of the era just right. With Kiss Me, I'm reading books on the USO and the Hollywood stars who put on Camp Shows, visiting Hollywood museums, corresponding with veterans and people who lived in LA at the time. I've even climbed around the inside of a B-17 bomber and a C-47 cargo plane!

Is there anything you would like to tell you fans?

Thanks for all the support and the interest in an era that seems to have been forgotten by younger generations. I'm thrilled romance fans have taken an interest in the heroes and heroines in my stories that were inspired by the real life men in women who served our country during WWII, and I hope they fall in love with them as much as I did.

Thank you, for taking time to answer my questions today Lorna.

You're welcome - and thank you for having me today!

Readers can check out Lorna’s website at www.lornakgrant.us.

Interviewed by: Tammy