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Reviews for Thirty-Nine Again
"Sabrina . . .has strength and tenacity in abundance. With the guns, bad guys, and sexy men, Thirty-Nine Again is a wonderful and exciting read. 5 Cups."
-Delane Davis, Coffee Time Romance
". . .a contemporary romance full of excitement and suspense. You will be rooting for Sabrina and Evan until the very end."
- Arianne, Night Owl Romance
Read an excerpt from Thirty-Nine Again
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About Lynn Reynolds
Lynn Reynolds is a writer, a wife and a mom - although not necessarily in that order. A city girl at heart, she is currently trapped in Green Acres. Sharing her captivity are the tall, dark and handsome Matt; the always loud and hyperactive Chris; and Tiger, the lethargic wonder cat.
In her other life as a journalist, her feature articles have appeared in major daily and weekly newspapers. A woman with attention issues, Lynn has been a child model, an actress, a stagehand, a secretary, a seller of ladies' lingerie and - in a brief fit of practicality, a computer programmer. Her secret ambition is to be a wench at the Renaissance Faire.
Lynn writes romances because she really does believe in Happily Ever After.
A note from Lynn...
Because my heroine Sabrina is a breast cancer survivor -- and in honor of a number of friends and acquaintances who are breast cancer survivors -- I'll be donating my royalties for this book to breast cancer awareness charities.
An Interview with Lynn Reynolds
By Holly Hewson for The Romance Studio
HH: Thank you for talking with us at TRS. Please tell us about your featured book, Thirty-Nine Again. LR: Thirty-Nine Again is a "chick noir" novel about Sabrina O’Hara. She's a fortyish breast cancer survivor who discovers her boyfriend is leading a double life. Now she's on the run from him, his friends in the Mexican Mafia, and the very sexy Homeland Security agent who's investigating the case.
I jokingly call it chick noir because it's like chick lit -- only with guns and dead bodies instead of shoes!
HH: Your heroine thought her thirty-ninth birthday was bad. This one has the potential to be worse. Where did you get the idea for this thrilling story? Did you draw on any personal experiences for this amazing book? LR: My heroine, Sabrina O'Hara, is a breast cancer survivor. I'd had a breast cancer scare myself a few years back - doctor found a suspicious spot and didn't know what to make of it, so I spent a about two months going through repeated mammograms and ultrasound and maybe an MRI before they finally had to do a biopsy. Fortunately, the tumor they removed was a tiny, benign fibroadenoma. But that coupled with the fact that a couple of friends were survivors made me think about using a breast cancer survivor as the heroine of my story.
As for the guns and dead bodies and Mexican Mafia and undercover agents - I just seem to have a natural tendency to add a mystery or suspense angle to most stories I write!
HH: What do you like best about Sabrina and how do you relate to her? LR: I like that Sabrina is not a quitter, and also that she turns out to be pretty self-sufficient and able to rescue herself from danger. As far as how I relate to her - well, I can be pretty stubborn too. And also, I'm at least as klutzy as she is, if not more so!
HH: What was your favorite part of writing this story? LR: I just enjoy the process of creating fictional characters and trying to get into their heads and figure out what motivates them and how they might react in a situation.
HH: What else do you have coming up for lucky readers? LR: Right now I'm in the final stages of revising another contemporary romance. It seemed like it would be a more straightforward romance, but I'm thinking about adding a bit of a suspense angle to this one too. Also, this one has a much more exciting setting than Thirty-Nine Again, which is set in and around Baltimore, Maryland, where I grew up. The book I'm working on now is set on the island of Capri - I figured if I couldn't go there for real, I'd go there in my imagination.
I'm also working on a Victorian-era paranormal story. I love historicals, but I've never tried my hand at writing one until now.
HH: What's your favorite part of the creative process in writing? LR: As I said earlier, I do enjoy making up my pretend people - I understand them so much better than the real ones! Also, now that I'm working on a historical, I really enjoy doing the research about the time in which the story is set. Although I think I sometimes enjoy that research a little too much - it can be a great way to avoid actually writing!
HH: What challenges do you face at this point in your career? LR: The biggest challenge for me is time management. Trying to figure out how to adequately promote one book while writing another one, all while also being a mommy chauffeur and holding down a part-time job. I could definitely use a few more hands and a lot more hours in the day!
HH: What are you reading now? LR: To Beguile a Beast by Elizabeth Hoyt - lots of fun so far. Also The Everything Guide to Adolescent Boys. That one's definitely not so much fun.
HH: What are your plans for the summer? LR: I'm hoping to finish revising the Capri story - the title on that one keeps changing - and get about halfway through the historical novel I'm writing. I'm also looking forward to attending the RWA National Conference in July - I've never been to one of the national conferences before, and I hear it can be kind of overwhelming. And then I'm spending some quiet time with my family taking a few short vacation getaways to some historical sites and amusement parks. My husband and son love roller coasters and other really insane rides. Me, I'll probably go watch a dolphin show!
HH: Thank you!
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