Stacy Finz is a wish come true...plus a book giveaway!

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We're pleased to welcome Stacy Finz to CLC to celebrate the publication of her latest novel, Your Every Wish. The story sounds charming and we are loving the cover! We enjoyed getting to know Stacy and hope you will too. Thanks to Kensington, we have FIVE copies to give away!

Stacy Finz is a New York Times bestselling author of contemporary romance. After more than twenty years covering notorious serial killers, naked-tractor-driving farmers, fanatical foodies, aging rock stars and weird Western towns as a newspaper reporter, she figured she finally had enough material to launch a career writing fiction. She lives in Northern California with her husband.

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Synopsis:
Scrappy, worldly Kennedy Jenkins and soft-hearted Emma Keil barely know each other, but when life throws them each a curve ball, they’re suddenly living together—in a rundown trailer park they’ve inherited from their late father, in a nowhere California town aptly called Ghost. After all, their neighbor, Madam Misty, is a soothsayer-witch, and Halloween is just around the corner.

A casino host, Kennedy is hiding out from a high roller who wrongly thinks she stole tens of thousands of dollars from him. Emma, a flat-broke advice columnist who can’t take her own advice, has lost her apartment, and her on-again, off-again, commitment phobic boyfriend, Dex, is no help. Still, she’s charmed by Ghost, its quirky residents—and the enigmatic guy who lives in trailer 510—while Kennedy is sure their father hid a fortune somewhere. She’s determined to find it—even if it means turning to Madam Misty . . .

When Madam Misty grants them three wishes, they’re clear: Kennedy wants money; Emma just wants Dex. But as the nights get chillier, and Halloween descends, a special kind of magic ensues—one that will reveal surprising truths about their father, themselves—and what they really want out of life . . . (Courtesy of Amazon.)

What is a  favorite compliment you have received on your writing?

I love when readers tell me they couldn’t put one of my books down and read it in one night. That’s when I know I’ve done my job because holding someone’s attention for an entire book is no easy feat.

What is one thing you would tell the debut novelist version of yourself?

Not to be too hard on myself and to stop saying yes to everything. In those early years, I didn’t know how to say no. I was killing myself to make impossible deadlines and had to learn how to achieve a realistic work-life balance. 

If Your Every Wish were made into a movie, who would you cast in the lead roles?

Emma would be played by Anna Kendrick and Kennedy would be played by Dakota Johnson. Wouldn’t that be fun? I think they’d do a great job. 

Aside from becoming a published author, tell us another wish that has come true for you.

A few years back, my husband and I were able to buy a lake cabin in California’s Sierra Foothills. It took me forty years to make that wish come true but it was worth the wait. During Covid it was our sanctuary. And the place has become my muse for many of my books, including Your Every Wish. The town where the book is set, Ghost, is loosely based on Grass Valley, the nearest town to our cabin. The wonderful town of Ghost makes its first appearance in Nothing Less Than Magic. I loved it so much that I based Your Every Wish there too. But even before those two books, the area played host to my entire Dry Creek Ranch series.    

If your life was a TV series, which celebrity would you want to narrate it?

Ooh, this is a hard one. I think Lauren Graham, who played Lorelai Gilmore in the Gilmore Girls, would be a good choice. A lot of her Lorelai character reminds me of me, especially the sarcasm and humor. 

If we were to visit you right now, what are some places you would take us to see?

I live full-time in the Bay Area and in my past life I was a food writer for the San Francisco Chronicle. So, we would probably spend a lot of time going to all my favorite restaurants. We’d get fried chicken sandwiches at Bakesale Betty and Cajun food at Angeline’s Louisiana Kitchen (leave room for the chocolate pot au crème). We’d cross the bridge to San Francisco for some fresh baked bread at Tartine and some Mexican food at Nopalito. The next day, we’d hit the Napa Valley for some wine tasting and shopping, maybe finish the trip in Sonoma County at Willi’s Wine Bar with some small bites and a tasty Russian River Pinot Noir. 

Thanks to Stacy for chatting with us and to Kensington for sharing her book with our readers.

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