LET’S
WELCOME
J.
NATHAN
AUTHOR
OF:
Rad-Reader: What gave you the idea for this book?
J:
Rad-Reader: What gave you the burning desire to write the
book?
J: I just played around with the first scene, and after that, I couldn’t
stop writing. I just needed to know what would happen next.
Rad-Reader: Can you give us the backstory on Aubrey and Kozart
that the blurb doesn’t give us?
J:
Rad-Reader: Is Kozart his real name or a stage name? And what does it mean?
J: Z is his stage name (stemming from the Z
in his name) and everyone but Aubrey calls him that. He introduces himself as
Kozart, so she calls him that throughout the book. That’s who he is to her. I
think Kozart likes it because she isn’t falling for Z the rock star. She’s
falling for Kozart the man.
Rad-Reader: Aubrey seems to have become Kozart’s drug of
choice. Why does she allow him to play
with her emotions? No different than her
ex. With the call.
J:
Rad-Reader: It’s kind of creepy how he keeps calling and
showing up. How was he able to track her
down anyway?
J: Good question!! Powerful men always seem to find a way😉
Rad-Reader: What if it’s a case of wanting what
he can’t have and she is that fruit?
J:
Rad-Reader: She doesn’t want to worry him, so she doesn’t
tell him about all the unwanted attention.
What is the real reason?
J:
Rad-Reader: When the P.R. person and his manager find out
they act pissy. Why did he allow
it? He’s not the first to want a normal
relationship. He himself could just tell
his fans her age and that they are in love and ask to please respect both of
their privacy. Couldn’t he?
J: I think he feels cornered. Like his own
people are interfering and it’s tainting what he and Aubrey have. He has
loyalty to the band, specifically Treyton, first and foremost. He’s confused.
Rad-Reader: The Ferris wheel was just so genuine. Our first three children came from foster
care and the simplest things we take for granted are overwhelming or amazing to
them. How did you find the place to
capture emotions within yourself to help Aubrey, but for us as the readers? To be
able to understand him and then her emotions and actions?
J:
Rad-Reader: Geoffroy’s mom had Moxy asking snotty
questions about Kozart because Aubrey rejected her baby. Why didn’t anyone say anything to her or her
son before Kozart did?
J: They were probably so aghast by her
prying. Plus, he needed a good entrance😂
Rad-Reader: Was there bad blood between her and Reggie
for snubbing her?
J:
Rad-Reader: Don’t you think it was greed that motivated
the so-called team (band etc.….) for pressuring him to get rid of Aubrey?
J: Totally!
Rad-Reader: If your book was made into a movie who would
you want to play…
Aubrey: Gigi Hadid
Kozart: David Beckham
J:
Kozart: Kaz Van der warrd
Aubrey:
Rad-Reader: What song or songs best describes your
characters or your book best?
“Coffee
– Tori Kelly”
Kozart came to her rescue the night of her sister’s wedding when
her ex was caught in her sister’s bridal suite boinking another
bridesmaid. Those few hours at the
wedding and his amazing toe-curling kisses left her missing someone she really
just picked up in the bar. All the years
with Geoffrey she never felt like this.
“Hurts
to Be Human – Pink & Khalid”
When she received her first connection to Kozart after her sister’s
wedding she was completely blown away. When
she found out friendship was all he could promise she was disappointed but
figured it was the best since she had just been cheated on. Getting involved with a rock star who admits
he couldn’t promise to stay faithful since he’s never tried. She would help him sleep and he would help
her heal.
“I
Love You as You Are – Daughtry”
When Kozart realized that he could not live with the arrangement he
had set forth of “friends only” with Audrey.
He knew he wanted so much more, and he realized he could stand the
thought of her with anyone else.
“Human
– Rag ‘N’ Bone (Morgan James Cover)”
When Kozart was pressured by his band and the powers that be about
the fact that they have a relationship, he makes the wrong decision without
talking it over with her. If he would
have spoken to her in words, she could understand it would have gone so much
better for them both.
“To
Save Something You Love – Sam Riggs”
On bad advice he allowed his career to be more important than Aubrey. He did what he said he wouldn’t. He broke her trust. Not only that he did it in a very public way
so that she was left with the repercussion on campus. She was now on the bad side of fame and it
wasn’t her fame. Something she didn’t
sign up for. Good or bad. Now he was willing to talk weeks later when
the damage was done, and she had gotten her hate on.
J: I totally got Kozart and Aubrey vibes
listening to
“To Save Something You Love” by Sam Riggs.
I’m listening to “I
Can’t Breathe” by Parker McCollum
as I write the second book in the series. It
fits my new story as well as Kozart’s story. I love country music, so that
definitely inspires me.
*At the end of Kozart, I included a
playlist that goes along with the story (in a way I can’t say unless you’ve
read it). Readers like having that to listen to after!
Rad-Reader: If you have children do you have any budding
writers in the mix?
J:
Rad-Reader: When did you know you wanted to be a writer?
J: In high school, I thought I wanted to be
a film director. When I realized I wouldn’t want to leave my family in Rhode
Island to pursue film in California, I needed to switch gears. I began
screenwriting which I loved, but it is really difficult to get someone to buy a
screenplay. So, in 2010, after I had my son and had moths off of work, I bought
a laptop and wrote my first novel (which I never published). My second novel
UNTIL ALEX was my first published novel in 2014, and I haven’t stopped since.
Rad-Reader: Does everyone know that you’re a romance
writer in your family and friends? And
what was their reaction when you first told them?
J:
Rad-Reader: Now do you write in other genres besides
romance? If so, what?
J: No. I love romance and HEA’s!! I do have
a sports standalone series, but it’s still romance.
Rad-Reader: Did you publish with a publishing house or
self-publish?
J: I self-published and realize it’s the
best fit for me since I am a complete control freak and want the final say on
everything😂
Rad-Reader: What three things can’t you leave home without?
J:
Rad-Reader: What is your next project and when is it
coming out?
J: The second standalone in the Savage Beasts series. I haven’t revealed
who’s getting a book yet. Who would you like to read about????
Rad-Reader: Where can our readers buy your books? Links
J:
Everywhere!!
Rad-Reader: Where can our readers find you on the Web? Links
J: I love it when
readers reach out to me. So please do!!
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