Today's guest is author Anne Allen whose debut novel Dangerous Waters was released earlier this year.
Can you tell us a little bit about Dangerous Waters?
My novel, Dangerous Waters, is a romantic mystery. The story focuses on a young woman Jeanne La Page as she returns to her homeland of Guernsey after an absence of 15 years. She had left in a hurry after surviving a tragedy which killed her family. She has now come back to sort out her late grandmother's affairs and take possession of the cottage she left to her. Jeanne wants to sell and leave but events change her mind and she's drawn into uncovering family secrets buried in the cottage and, ultimately, she finds out the truth behind that long ago accident. She had suffered traumatic amnesia but had experienced nightmares for years. Her search for truth not only helps her to live and love again but puts her life in danger as someone on the island doesn't want her to remember...
Dangerous Waters is your first book, how long did it take to get it published?
Six years! But in that time I was re-writing and editing as well as submitting to agents. I also obtained a couple of professional critiques to set me on the right path...
