The Proust Questionnaire – Winter 2014 Series, Week 2 – Inez Kelley
Two years ago I read a great friends-to-lovers book about radio co-hosts (Turn It Up by today’s hot seat gal, Inez Kelley). And I meant to read more by her, but like many readers, my TBR pile is out of control. So it wasn’t until last fall that I picked up another Kelley book, this one the first in a series set in West Virginia. I fell in love with Matt Shaw in Take Me Home (in fact, I put that book on my Top 10 list for 2013), and promptly gobbled up Sweet as Sin from her backlist as well…and I put the next book in the Country Roads series on pre-order. Well, Jonah’s book, The Place I Belong, released yesterday, and tonight he’s going to be mine. And Zury’s, apparently…check out the blurb at the bottom of the page!
I’m totally stoked to have Inez join me today to answer the Zoe Qs.
What is your favorite word?
Plethora. It just feels good on my tongue.
What turns you on?
A clean house? No dirty dishes or laundry? Not what you meant, huh? Uhm, *thinking* I do love a good meal and nice music.
What turns you off?
A messy house? Piled up dirty dishes and laundry? Okay, okay, I’ll stop. *thinks* Stupidity, bigotry and body odor.
If you had to choose one word to describe yourself, what would it be?
Hermit.
If you could live anywhere in the world, other than your home town, where would you be right now?
I love West Virginia but that is my home state so if I had to choose elsewhere, I’d probably go Alaska (what? I like the cold and the snow)
What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
I’ve actually tried a lot of different ones. Some were okay, some sucked. I was a 911 dispatcher for 11 years and loved that job, they just pay very little and the stress levels are very high. If I had to try a new one, I might be interested in something like an artist.
Assuming I had any talent, which I don’t.
What profession would you not like to do?
Teaching. No desire there whatsoever.
What was the last thing you had to eat and drink?
Sweet tea and a turkey sandwich.
If you died, and came back as a person or thing, who or what would you be?
Do I have to come back? If I do, I want to come back as a spoiled housecat.
What is your favourite curse word?
Ha! I have several, most of which are made-up and only used when I am super irritated.
Herpes-ridden dick-holster is my current fave.
INEZ KELLEY was born and bred in the mountains of West Virginia. Although you can never take the hillbilly out of the girl, her knight in shining armor transplanted her to the Midwest along with their teenage drama queen, Spawnetta, and the Demolition Duo – Damien and his twin, the Omen.
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THE PLACE I BELONG
Jonah and Zury butt heads over timbering in Black Cherry Canyon. But an eco-terrorist shows them who the real bad guys are.
Jonah Alcott found his true calling as the PR Director of Hawkins Hardwood. He’s a master of mediation, but the Black Cherry Canyon project has pushed him to his limit—beautiful but obstinate park manager Zury Castellano crossed a line when she enlisted the help of known eco-terrorists to protect “her” land.
For Zury, the unspoiled, scenic Black Cherry Falls State Park is more than a job, it’s the only place she’s ever considered home. And she’ll stop at nothing to ensure Hawkins Hardwood doesn’t touch a single twig in it, even if that means agreeing to spend the weekend with cocky Corporate Hottie Jonah. He might think they’re working toward a compromise, but Zury has no intention of backing down.
Infuriating but irresistible, Zury teaches Jonah that the beauty of the mountains can’t be bought. But Jonah will need to prove he’s on her side—in life and in love—and show her who the real bad guys are, before it’s too late…
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