sally berneathy death by chocolate series

A character begins to recall events from her past life and often goes to a hypnotist to bring up more of those memories. I’ve always been fascinated with stories of reincarnation, but the premise is always the same. His ghost returns and claims the divorce was never finalized so they’re still married. And even if he did die, his ghost would come back and haunt me.” My second series, The Ex Who Wouldn’t Die, features a motorcycle-riding heroine whose husband is killed in the middle of a prolonged divorce. I looked at my phone and thought, “He’s never going to leave me alone. After ten years, he was still stalking me. I sat at my desk, thinking about what else to write. Maybe I needed to write a different series. I had written Death by Chocolate with the idea of doing a series, but sales were slow at first. Question: Where do you find ideas for your books?Īgain I have to credit my ex with inspiring certain books. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, and all the other Sci Fi greats showed me that imagination has no limits.Įvery book I read has an influence, even the bad ones. Even before I could read, I wanted to retell that story and not kill off his mother!Įdgar Allan Poe showed me how words can be beautiful and terrifying at the same time. There are so many.īambi was an early influence. Question: What book has been the greatest influence on you and your writing and why? They listened in awe, and suddenly I had become the storyteller. My teacher gave me an A and read my work to the class. When I was in the third grade we had to do book reports, take a living, breathing book and tear it down to bare bones then analyze the skeleton. I listened in awe as my mother, father, aunt and uncle told stories.

That could be because everybody in my family sings like a bullfrog with laryngitis, but they sure could tell stories. When I went to bed at night, instead of a lullaby, I got a story. We lived in a small rural town where our favorite entertainment on summer evenings was to sit outside under the stars and tell stories. That didn’t happen until I was in the third grade.īut I’ve always wanted to be a story teller. Sally: I didn’t always want to be a writer. Question: Why and when did you decide to become a writer? I couldn’t do anything to him, but Lindsay could! He’s still alive and thriving, but the stalker in this book didn’t fare so well! He stalked me for thirteen years after the divorce. I have to give my ex credit for inspiring this one.

Sally: The latest book in my Death by Chocolate series is entitled Fatal Chocolate Obsession. Question: Tell me about your newest book and what was the inspiration behind your writing it?

Sally berneathy death by chocolate series