Guest Book Review: Jane Lovering - How I Wonder What You Are

Reviewed by Tanya Phillips

“Maybe he wasn’t here because of the lights – maybe they were here because of him…” 

It’s been over eighteen months since Molly Gilchrist has had a man (as her best friend, Caro, is so fond of reminding her) so when she as good as stumbles upon one, lying comatose, on the moors one bitterly cold morning, it seems like the Universe is having a laugh at her expense. 

But Phinn Baxter (that’s Doctor Phinneas Baxter) is no drunken layabout, as Molly is soon to discover; with a PhD in astrophysics and a tortured past that is a match for Molly’s own disastrous love life. 

Finding mysterious men on the moors isn’t the weirdest thing Molly has to contend with, however. 

There’s also those strange lights she keeps seeing in the sky. The ones she’s only started seeing since meeting Phinn…

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Author Interview: Jane Lovering

It's certainly been a busy year for Jane Lovering publishing 2 books so it's my absolute pleasure to welcome Jane back to the blog to talk about her new book How I Wonder What You Are which has just been published as an eBook, paperback will follow next year. 

“Maybe he wasn’t here because of the lights – maybe they were here because of him …”

It’s been over eighteen months since Molly Gilchrist has had a man (as her best friend, Caro, is so fond of reminding her) so when she as good as stumbles upon one on the moors one bitterly cold morning, it seems like the Universe is having a laugh at her expense.

But Phinn Baxter (that’s Doctor Phinneas Baxter) is no common drunkard, as Molly is soon to discover; with a PhD in astrophysics and a tortured past that is a match for Molly’s own disastrous love life.

Finding mysterious men on the moors isn’t the weirdest thing Molly has to contend with, however. There’s also those strange lights she keeps seeing in the sky. The ones she’s only started seeing since meeting Phinn …

Can you tell us a little bit about How I Wonder What You Are?  
How I Wonder What You Are (or HIWWYA as it’s so oddly known because it actually takes longer to say than using the words) is set on the North York Moors, where jilted fiancée Molly teams up with the phobic, anxiety-ridden astrophysicist Phinn Baxter to investigate some mysterious lights in the sky over the village of Riverdale.  It features a horse called Stan, who has the build and disposition of a hall table, a septic tank, snow and a lot of scenery.

Author Interview: Jane Lovering

Today I'm delighted to welcome Choc Lit author Jane Lovering to the blog to talk about her latest book Falling Apart.

In the mean streets of York, the stakes just got higher - and even pointier.

Jessica Grant liaises with Otherworlders for York Council so she knows that falling in love with a vampire takes a leap of faith. But her lover Sil, the City Vampire in charge of Otherworld York, he wouldn't run out on her, would he? He wouldn't let his demon get the better of him. Or would he?

Sil knows there's a reason for his bad haircut, worse clothes and the trail of bleeding humans in his wake. If only he could remember exactly what he did before someone finds him and shoots him on sight.

With her loyalties already questioned for defending zombies, the Otherworlders no one cares about, Jess must choose which side she's on, either help her lover or turn him in. Human or Other? Whatever she decides, there's a high price to pay - and someone to lose.

Falling Apart is the second book in your Otherworlders trilogy, can you tell us a little bit about it?
Falling Apart follows on almost immediately after the events in Vampire State of Mind. It’s set in the city of York, where vampires and humans, werewolves and zombies all try to get along together. Our heroine, Jessica, has had the misfortune to fall in love with a vampire, Sil, who has disappeared right at the beginning of this book. The story follows Jess as she tries to find out where Sil went, what happened while he was gone, and deals with the fall out when the reason for his disappearance becomes apparent. Along the way she has to contend with some oppressed zombies, family revelations and a lack of suitable footwear.

Guest Book Review: Jane Lovering - Hubble Bubble

Reviewed by Maggie Burns

Be careful what you wish for ...

Holly Grey joined the woman's group to keep her friend out of trouble - and now she's knee-deep in hassle, in the form of apocalyptic weather, armed men, midwifery - and a sarcastic Welsh journalist.

Kai has been drawn to darkest Yorkshire by his desire to find out who he really is. What he hadn't bargained on was getting caught up in amateur magic and dealing with a bunch of women who are trying really hard to make their dreams come true.

Together they realise that getting what you wish for is sometimes just a matter of knowing what it is you want...

Christmas Shorts with... Jane Lovering

I'm delighted to welcome Jane Lovering to answer a couple of questions in my penultimate Christmas Shorts with... feature.

What is your favourite Christmas tradition?

The Christmas day walk that we always go for in the middle of the day. Because we don't eat Christmas dinner until the evening, the kids have spent all day stuffing themselves with Quality Street, the dogs have eaten the wrappers, I'm tetchy at having been expected to be all organised and have all the presents wrapped and dinner preparations finished, so being able to career about in the open air for an hour or so is a good thing. We're lucky that we live right underneath the North Yorks Moors, so there's always somewhere to go to run off the excess energy and excitement, while the children and dogs stand around and watch. I really should calm down a bit...