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Ep 128 [S6-14] Robert Inman Political Intrigue with “The Governor’s Lady”

In today’s episode, we visit with Robert “Bob” Inman, author of “The Governor’s Lady,” and

other novels.

Library Journal says of “The Governor’s Lady” that "Inman beautifully blends old-fashioned

Southern storytelling with tense political drama. Readers with an interest in American politics,

fierce women, or family relationships will enjoy this novel, whose strongly developed characters

and plot suspense will keep them from putting this book down until the very last page."

D.G. Martin, host of "North Carolina Bookwatch" on UNC-TV says its "...a terrific story with a

cast of unusual characters" and Lee Smith, author of Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger

says that “Robert Inman hits the ground running and keeps up the pace in this suspenseful page-

turner, which takes us behind the headlines as a Southern governor’s wife assumes the office

herself so he can run for president. The real question is, how does Robert Inman know so much

about state politics, public marriages, and human nature? And how did he come up with such

believable characters—not only the ambitious ex-governor and his plucky, likable wife, but also

the fascinating hangers-on who attach themselves to any rising political figure? The Governor’s

Lady—a heady mix of sex and sexism, politics and greed, trust and perfidy—is as timely as the

morning’s news.”

Bob starts the show reading from the beginning of “The Governor’s Lady,” a good place to start.

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Christ Reich and I discussed his love of reading since he was a child, his Kenya adventure with a bully turned nice guy with Outward Bound and his love of travel and how it follows in the footsteps of his characters. Enjoy!

Authors on the Air host Pam Stack welcomes New York Times best-selling author Christopher Reich to the studio.

About Chris: Christopher Reich is the New York Times bestselling author of The Take, Numbered Account, Rules of Deception, Rules of Vengeance, Rules of Betrayal, and many other thrillers. His novel The Patriots Club won the International Thriller Writers award for Best Novel in 2006. He lives in Encinitas, California. Full bio here: https://christopherreich.com/bio/

About The Palace: Life is good for Rafael de Bourbon. The forty-year-old Spaniard recently married to a wealthy English beauty, and is days away from opening a luxury boutique hotel off the southern coast of Thailand. But when the Royal Thai Police storm the hotel and arrest him for blackmail and extortion, "Rafa" is thrown into Bangkok's most notorious jail. In desperation, he reaches out to the one man who can prove his innocence. Simon Riske, ex-con and now "private spy," owes Rafa his life. Once he and De Bourbon were the closest of friends, until a woman came between them. Riske rushes to Bangkok to secure his friend's release and overnight, finds himself caught up in a web of intrigue larger and more dangerous than he could imagine. In hours, it is Riske who finds himself the wanted man. On the run in a foreign country, pursued by powerful unseen forces who will stop at nothing until he is killed, Riske must stay alive long enough to uncover the truth behind an international conspiracy that threatens to wreak carnage across the glittering capitals of Europe. https://amzn.to/3kdYNn9

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Ona Russell is the author of four novels including Son of Nothingness, O'Brien's Desk, The Natural Selection and Rule of Capture. The quintessential late bloomer, she earned a PhD in literature from the University of California, San Diego, at the age of 45, and has taught for years at various colleges and universities. She a seasoned public speaker and credentialed mediator. When she was five years old, she had to be physically dragged off stage after delivering the closing remarks at a dance recital, so this is no surprise.

Alex Dolan is the author of The Euthanist and The Empress of Tempera, both published by Diversion Books. He also hosts the show “Thrill Seekers,” part of the Authors on the Air Global Radio Network, which reaches more than 3.5 million listeners. His short fiction is featured in the anthology The Swamp Killers (Down & Out Books), and he is the creator of the audio drama “The Patron Saint of Suicides,” produced in partnership with Audiohm Media.

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The Richmond Times-Dispatch calls Owen Laukkanen, “One of the best young thriller writers working today.” He joins me to discuss “Lone Jack Trail“, the follow up his popular Winslow and Burke thriller, “Deception Cove“. Owen discusses the importance of the first chapter and how he does “Noir at the Bar” readings in front of drunk bar patrons to test out his opening hooks on short attention spans. He reveals his Young Adult genre pen name, “Owen Matthews”, and talks about how to write for the different expectations of the YA audience. Owen retraces the life steps that lead him to a career as an author and the John Steinbeck passage that fired his imagination to write. We delve into the key characters in “Lone Jack Trail”, the research Owen did to create them and the dimensions that make them both fascinating and addicting. Owen shares the emotional ups and downs of the creative process, a crisis of confidence in his career and what influenced him to keep writing. We explore the “Easter Eggs” Owen planted in Deception Cove, including giving his characters the names of his favorite authors. Owen talks about the “Twilight” star who wanted to turn an early Owen Laukkanen book into a starring vehicle. He shares the secrets of his social media strategy, how tenacity and stubbornness can keep you focused while you are developing your talent and how his dog, Lucy, became a secret weapon on tour.

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Danielle Girard is a force of nature. Few write more vivid word pictures that propel us into the darkest corners of our psyche.

In our conversation, we dig deep in to the intricacies of The Craft. Where do great ideas come from? How do we conjure up scenarios that grab an audience? What can we learn from the cops? We discuss the secrets of how to keep story energy flowing through a multiple-book series, the discipline of the revision process and the excitement that surrounds launch day.

Danielle talks candidly about the impact criticism has on her work and the challenges of keeping the creative processes flowing during a Pandemic. And we give you a taste of the opening stanza of her latest best seller, “White Out“.

You’ll feel like you’re part of an intimate conversation between two practitioners who know that every morning starts with a blank page and the ultimate objective is creating compelling tales that keep your readers coming back for more.

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Kate Anslinger has written five books, Underwater Secrets, Saving Jason, and three thrillers starring her fascinating telepathic detective, Grace McKenna, The Gift, Buried Secrets and Never Tell. (Get em here!)

Kate is a gifted storyteller who writes addicting page-turners you won’t want to put down.

We talked about where an author’s ideas come from, dealing with distractions, the joys and challenges of a career in the indy space and the very first story Kate ever wrote. Hear the conversation and check out the other great podcasts available at the Authors on the Air

Before his thrillers landed him on The New York TimesBestseller list, Kevin O’Brien was a railroad inspector who worked all the live long day and wrote novels at night. His job took him all over the Pacific Northwest, and he wrote most of his first novel in Best Westerns and Red Lions. The result, ACTORS was translated into three languages. Kevin’s second book, ONLY SON was optioned for film rights thanks to interest from Tom Hanks. ONLY SON was also chosen by Reader’s Digest for their Select Editions—alongside John Grisham’s THE PARTNER. His first thriller, THE NEXT TO DIE became a USA Today Bestseller. Three more USA Today bestselling thrillers followed, and then came THE LAST VICTIM which hit the New York Times Bestseller list and won the Spotted Owl Award for Best Pacific Northwest Mystery. Kevin has continued to turn out New York Times best-selling thrillers and is on the board of Seattle 7 Writers, a collective of bestselling, award-winning authors, dedicated to supporting literacy, writing and education.

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Matt Ruff is the award-winning critically acclaimed author of 88 Names, Lovecraft Country, Bad Monkeys, The Mirage, Set This House in Order, Fool on the Hill, and Sewer, Gas & Electric: The Public Works Trilogy. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

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Christie Stratos is an award-winning writer who holds a degree in English Literature. She is the author of the psychological suspense novels Anatomy of a Darkened Heart and Brotherhood of Secrets, the first two books in the Dark Victoriana Collection. Also a poet and short story writer, Christie has been published in anthologies, literary journals, and magazines. Christie has been featured on the radio, in magazines, and on podcasts, and she has given presentations for writing organizations and at writing conferences.

She owns her own editing company, Proof Positive, where she works one-on-one with authors as well as with small presses as a freelance editor, and she has enjoyed working with a rising press as an acquisitions editor.

Christie hosts the well-received podcast Writers Showcase on the Authors on the Air Radio Network. She has interviewed New York Times bestsellers, publishers, and major award-winning authors, including #1 New York Times bestselling author Peter Straub, Hugo Award winner Robert J. Sawyer, BBC correspondent Humphrey Hawksley, and Mary Higgins Clark Award winner Hank Phillippi Ryan.

VOX VOMITUS: Sometimes, it's not what goes right in the writing process, it's what goes horribly wrong. Host/Gothic Horror novelist Jennifer Anne Gordon (with help from co-hosts/authors Allison Martine and Trisha Mckee) chat with some of the best authors of the day.

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Kerry Anne King interviews bestselling author Susan Mallery about her new release--The Friendship List. Other questions asked and answered include: "Accountant to Romance Writer? How does that work, exactly?" and "what kind of research do you do?" Susan also explains a plotting process so extensive it makes Kerry's head hurt, and reveals the fun ways she researches houses in which to place her characters.

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