KP My current releases are The Bookshop on Blossom Street and The Bistro on Blossom Street. The next book, The B&B on Blossom Street, is coming out in January and continues expanding the world and characters readers have already met.
AW What first got you into writing and why?
KP What first pulled me into writing was my love of stories and books. I started by writing Star Trek fanfic as a kid and reading it aloud to my parents because it felt like the most natural thing in the world. Writing has always been how I explore ideas and emotions, and eventually it became something I knew I wanted to pursue seriously.
AW You write cosy romance. Is it all imagination or do you do research?
KP Most of my cosy romance comes straight from imagination and lived experience rather than heavy research. I only dig into research when I need specific details to feel accurate, like job-related elements or small technical moments. I like to keep the focus on emotions and relationships, since that is where the heart of the story really lives.
AW Have you tried/dabbled with other genres or writing for other forms of media?
KP I have definitely experimented with other genres and forms of writing. I started out in arcanepunk and urban fantasy, and I have also written articles, blog posts, and some non-fiction through ghostwriting. Exploring different styles helped me figure out that romance is where my voice feels the most natural.
AW Famous authors such as Roald Dahl and Dylan Thomas had a special space for writing. Do you have a writing shed of your own?
KP I do not have a dedicated writing shed, but I do have a couple of spaces I rotate between. I have my own office, and my husband and I also share a second office. When he is not using it for work, I will switch spaces for a change of scenery, which helps keep things feeling fresh.
AW And finally, if you had a whole afternoon to yourself and could choose to spend it with any one individual, living or dead, or a character from a book, who would it be and what would you discuss?
KP I would spend that afternoon with my grandma who has passed. She supported me in everything I did, no matter how big or small, and I would give anything for one more long conversation with her. We would talk about life, love, stories, and everything in between. Throw a bit of sass and terrible jokes in there, and we would have a fun time.
about the author… Kay Parquet is a Southern
gal with a suitcase full of memories and a heart that never stops collecting
stories. Growing up in a military family
meant home changed every few years, but the one constant was the magic I found
between the pages of a good book.
I’ve always been drawn to
love stories wrapped in wonder. Give me
a little fantasy, a whisper of mystery, and characters who fall hard and love
even harder. My first obsessions were comic books, cartoons, and late-night
Star Trek fanfic.
about
the first book in the series… Sometimes love
shows up between the pages ... and far too many coffee refills.
Emma Carter is
a curvy, quietly stubborn bookshop owner in the heart of Maplewood who is
perfectly content with her shelves, her solitude, and her zero dating life.
Thank you very much.
But when Nathan
Reed, the town’s handsome new librarian, proposes a joint book event, Emma
reluctantly agrees. What begins as a
professional collaboration quickly turns into something else … with sparks,
shared glances, and small-town gossip thrown in for good measure.
Can Emma trust
what is growing between them, or will the age gap, public whispers, and her own
fears close the book before it even begins?
You can get Kay's books Here
