So without further introduction, there`s
someone here who can`t wait to for me to introduce him to all of you, my favourite
leading man Damian Davidson from Falling
for Mr. Unexpected (released on 23rd December 2014 ).
What is the name of your character? Is s/he
fictional/historical?
I`m going
to let Damian introduce himself...
My name
is Damian Davidson, I was born and raised in South Africa, Stellenbosch, but
moved to Los Angeles in pursuit of my acting career. I was supposed to follow
in the footsteps of my brother and father, and become a surgeon, but I caught
the acting bug when I took part in my senior showcase.
I did try to appease my father by
enrolling for medicine at the University of Cape Town *shrug*, but it only
lasted two years. Needless to say, my father disowned me and I ended up
penniless on the streets of LA, working as a waiter and then model before I got
my first break in a French film.
I`ve been
nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award, so I`d say switching
medicine for acting hadn`t been such a bad idea *grins*
When and where is the story set?
I live in
L.A. but a recent *ahem* sex-tape scandal has forced me back to South Africa, to
Strand, a coastal town in the Western Cape where I own a beach house. I hadn`t
been there in years, so I figured it would be safe from the paparazzi. I was
hoping after a couple of weeks out there the story would blow over and I could
go back to LA. Unfortunately I got more than I bargained for.
What should we know about Damian?
I`m a
very private person. A career in the public is probably not the most logical
thing for someone who loves to lead a private life. I don`t mind interviews,
obviously *smiles* and talking about my acting roles, but the paparazzi can be very
invasive and tabloids have a way of getting their facts wrong. The image they
portray of a celebrity isn`t always accurate.
What is Damian`s goal?
The goal is to get away from everything
Hollywood since the movie I`ve been working on was brought to a stop because of
the scandal. The idea is to have a couple of weeks of relative peace, which
also means, and I honestly love my fans, but I need a reprieve. The sex-tape seemed
to have sparked a rise in fans sending underwear in the mail and posting naked
pictures of themselves on my car`s windshield *clears throat* Which is probably
why I mistook my brother`s sister in-law, Emma Cupido, as an *ahem* obsessed
fan.
Our first meeting wasn`t pretty. Me, in
nothing but a towel, her half-naked clutching her clothes against her body, she
had taken a dip in the ocean on my private beach. Something my brother failed
to tell her when he offered for her to use the house for the school holidays. He`s
been taking care of the place while I was out of the country.
What is screwing up Damian`s life (main conflict in writerly
speak)?
Emma Cupido and her bruised feet *grimace*
Who knew a box filled with hardcovers could cause so much damage. She even has
a broken pinky-toe *ouch*
I had
initially shown her the door, but I couldn`t kick her out after the ‘accident’.
Imagine the headline. Damian Davidson
throws out injured woman on the streets. So no peace for me, since in spite
of her miniature size, Emma does have a way of taking up a lot of space. Most
disturbingly in my head.
Oh, and have I mentioned that because of Emma,
I now have to inform my parents, with whom I haven`t spoken to in four years,
that I`m in South Africa? No, well, the word awkward doesn’t even begin to
cover the situation.
What is the title?
Falling for Mr. Unexpected-- I guess I`m Mr. Unexpected *grins*
When can we expect the book to be published or when was it
published?
Falling for Mr. Unexpected was published on the 23rd of December 2014 and
is available at:
Decadent
Publishing || Amazon
|| Kobo
About the Author:
First
time author Inge Saunders fell in love with books when she started reading
romance novels with her grandmother. Intrigued by the worlds books unlocked, it was inevitable she
would take pen to paper.
At age
fourteen she wrote her
first novel which wasn`t such a roaring success according to her
brother. Not discouraged, she realized something fundamental: as a writer you can only write about what
interests you, a principle
she still uphold in adulthood.
When
she`s not writing about that ‘inexplicable attraction’ she`s reading almost every sub-genre in romance
out there, spending time with friends and family and
taking hikes in her hometown`s National Karoo Park.
Inge form part of Romance writers`
Organization of South Africa (ROSA) and currently have two books contracted
with Decadent Publishing, Falling for Mr.
Unexpected and Dance of Love (
set for release in April 2015).
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