Channel 20Something by Amy Patrick
(20Something #1)
Publication date: August 12th 2014
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance
(20Something #1)
Publication date: August 12th 2014
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance
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Synopsis:
From award-winning author and two-time GOLDEN HEART® finalist Amy Patrick comes a New Adult contemporary series about twenty-somethings entering the world of TV broadcasting, where what happens behind the scenes is the real news.
22-year-old Heidi Haynes is almost one year into her “real life”. She has her first reporting job, her first apartment, and a comfortable relationship with her college sweetheart. But for some reason she’s not as eager to talk about walking down the aisle as he is.
Heidi secretly longs for big cities, big-market breaking news, and real independence from her way-too-close-by helicopter parents. Problem is, the last time she left the security of home for new places and new people, things didn’t go so well. Disastrously, in fact, and she came running back to a local college and a “safe” boyfriend.
Aric Serrano is definitely not safe.
He’s six-feet-four-inches of missing-Hemsworth-brother-hotness and plans to stay in small-market-Southern-Hell just long enough to grab a cup of coffee and put together a kick-ass “escape tape”. He’ll serve his one-year contract, then he’s taking off for a higher rung on the TV sports ladder—alone—the way he likes it. Then he meets his new co-anchor.
Heidi would be so much more comfortable if she could simply ignore Aric. He’s just her type—the type she’s so careful to avoid these days. But that becomes impossible when she's forced to work closely with him on the weekend newscast. Now the attraction between them is growing even faster than the ratings, and what happens behind the scenes is the real news.
22-year-old Heidi Haynes is almost one year into her “real life”. She has her first reporting job, her first apartment, and a comfortable relationship with her college sweetheart. But for some reason she’s not as eager to talk about walking down the aisle as he is.
Heidi secretly longs for big cities, big-market breaking news, and real independence from her way-too-close-by helicopter parents. Problem is, the last time she left the security of home for new places and new people, things didn’t go so well. Disastrously, in fact, and she came running back to a local college and a “safe” boyfriend.
Aric Serrano is definitely not safe.
He’s six-feet-four-inches of missing-Hemsworth-brother-hotness and plans to stay in small-market-Southern-Hell just long enough to grab a cup of coffee and put together a kick-ass “escape tape”. He’ll serve his one-year contract, then he’s taking off for a higher rung on the TV sports ladder—alone—the way he likes it. Then he meets his new co-anchor.
Heidi would be so much more comfortable if she could simply ignore Aric. He’s just her type—the type she’s so careful to avoid these days. But that becomes impossible when she's forced to work closely with him on the weekend newscast. Now the attraction between them is growing even faster than the ratings, and what happens behind the scenes is the real news.
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EXCERPT OF CHANNEL 20 SOMETHING:
The baby reached out for the stick mic,
grabbing a handful of the foam windscreen covering it. Her mom scolded her and
tried to pry her tiny hand away. “No, no, Cassie.”
“It’s okay. She can’t
hurt it,” Aric reassured. He cupped the baby’s downy head, his large hand
covering the entire back of her skull. As he cooed in her face, the baby gazed
at him as if he was all that existed in the world. “May I please have this back,
Cassie? Can I? Are you going to let me have my microphone back?”
She released her grip
and gave him a wide gummy grin dotted with two tiny front teeth.
“Oh, thank you.” Aric
stroked her plump cheek.
Oh
my God. I’m envious of a baby. I shook my head to
clear it. I really needed to get a hold of myself. Especially now that I knew
Aric was involved with someone long-distance and he believed I was in a
committed relationship. I had to work on my just-friends attitude and banish
the improper thoughts that insisted on popping up every few minutes when I was
with him.
We finished the
interview, Aric thanked the family, and then we talked to a few students on
camera, getting some good usable sound bites and some that would never make
air. One group of frat guys we met had clearly started the party early. They
were loud and happy and flirted with me outrageously.
“You’re beautiful,”
slurred a lanky guy with a mop of platinum hair and a maroon blazer. He looked
like a freshman and teetered over me like a skinny tree that might go down with
the next strong breeze.
“She is, isn’t she?”
Aric said in a clipped, impatient way. “Okay guys, just a couple of questions—”
Another one of them, a
stocky guy in a wrinkled button-down and crooked tie, ignored Aric completely
and pushed things a step further. His whiskey-soaked breath surrounded me as he
crowded my personal space. “You’re way cuter than you are on TV. They should
make the news desk see-through. You have great legs.”
The guy lurched back
from me as Aric stepped in and gave him the buddy-slap on the shoulder,
employing more force than seemed necessary. “Okay, friend. Time to move along.
This one’s spoken for.”
Aric’s voice sounded
even deeper than usual. Though he’d obviously been referring to Hale, the
protectiveness of his tone struck a shameful chord of pleasure in my
midsection. I hadn’t actually been afraid—we were in a crowd of people in broad
daylight—but there’s something almost magnetic about a guy whose instinct is to
stand up for you.
In his state of drunken
invincibility, the stocky kid bowed up, frowning in offense. Then he apparently
realized how far up he had to crane
his neck to see Aric’s intimidating expression. He shrank away and joined his
friends stumbling into the stadium.
We picked up our gear
and headed for the sidelines, flashing our media passes at the security guard
on the way in.
“Thanks,” I said
quietly.
Aric cut a glance in my
direction and grinned. “Anytime. Reporter, photographer, bodyguard. Whatever
you need.”
CHANNEL TWENTY SOMETHING INTERVIEW
1-
Where do your story
ideas come from? I work in television, so I get to go and see a lot of interesting
places and things and meet a lot of interesting people. Often, that will spark
ideas. I also look into my own past relationships and experiences to bring
authenticity to the characters I write. For the 20 SOMETHING series, I drew on
my career as a news anchor and reporter working in 4 different states over the
years to write the stories of my twenty-something TV news newbies. Some of the
stories they cover and the newsroom situations they encounter are inspired by
my own experiences.
2-
Where do you live, and does that have any impact
on what you write, or how you write? I grew up in the Deep South, living at different times in
Tennessee, Alabama, and Texas, and growing up mostly in Mississippi. Naturally
that gives me a real understanding of Southern people and places. I was able to
draw on that for CHANNEL 20 SOMETHING and will again for Books 3, 4, and 5 of
the 20 SOMETHING series. Now I live in Rhode Island. I was able to draw on my knowledge of the Ocean State’s most
special places and experiences for Book 2 of the 20 SOMETHING series, STILL
YOURS, which is Mara’s story. She takes a job in Providence, the last place she
ever thought she’d go because it’s too close to home and WAY too close to him, the only guy who’s ever tempted her
to let go and truly let someone in.
3-
Favorite thing to do other than write? I’d have to say reading. I also love movies, so
basically all my interests seem to revolve around stories, don’t they?
4-
Speaking of movies, have any favorites? Favorite
TV shows? I’m a big fan of the
Marvel Universe movies. I also love Avatar, When Harry Met Sally, and I’ve seen
Bladerunner at least a hundred times. Because I spend so much time writing, I
don’t get to watch much TV, but I have been watching Game of Thrones, and I got
sucked into Outlander on Starz by their free online premier episode. Now I’m
hooked. *curses Starz marketing team
while shaking fist*
5-
What books or authors
have inspired you as a writer? I love so many New Adult books and authors, but
as far as authors who inspired me to write in the first place, I have to list
Lisa Kleypas first. I’ve read all her books, historical and contemporary. My
very favorites of hers are Again the Magic and Dreaming of You because of the
incredible, sexy, self-made-man heroes and because of all the feels. I tend to
write a bit lighter subject matter than Lisa, though, and my inspiration on the
romantic comedy side of the genre is Kristan Higgins. My favorite book of hers
(so far) is Somebody to Love. Great hero and heroine and perfect, sweet, gradually
developing relationship. If I had a dream-review of my writing (and hopefully
I’ll get there someday) it would look like this: “If Lisa Kleypas and Kristan
Higgins had a baby who grew up to write New Adult romance, it would be Amy
Patrick.” I can dream, right?
Thank you so much for inviting me to be here today. It’s been a
blast!
AUTHOR BIO
Amy is a two-time Golden Heart finalist (2013 and 2014) who writes Young Adult fiction as Amy DeLuca and New Adult romance as Amy Patrick. She lives in Rhode Island with her husband and two sons and actually craves the heat and humidity of Mississippi, where she grew up. She's been a professional singer and news anchor and currently narrates audio books as well as working as a station host for a Boston TV station.
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