My Next Big Confession...

12:01 PM Elizabeth Seckman 23 Comments

In the last couple of weeks, I participated in Eric Johnston's tag and an interview with Suzy Turner.

So, I got asked questions...posted answers...then my loving, loyal fans (that's a euphemism for family) went all negative and cranky with me!

Seems they didn't agree with my choices for actors to pretend play my characters.

Rumor has it, I may be out of touch in my selections. And there is a reason for that...

And here is where I confess, and then might have to relinquish my "cool girl" card...or admit that it may have expired sometime in the 80's.

My confession?

I don't watch television. I don't read "People" magazine. I don't flip on, oh hell, what's the name of that TV show that tells you what's going on in Hollywood? "Entertainment Tonight"...is it still on?

Anyhow, when I watch TV or a movie...it's usually family time...and for a chick who lives with five guys and has seen each of the "X-Men" movies a hundred times and "Dear John" zero...Hugh Jackman was the only dude that popped in my head!!!

And boy did I hear about it!

I guess there are better choices out there...

So, in an effort to appease my fans, AKA nieces, I am hiring (using that word very loosely) them to be my casting directors.

And since the fabulous Suzy Turner tagged me in "The Next Big Thing" blog hop...and since Hollwood hasn't called...yet...we have time to fix this.


Now I answered the questions last week (read them here) about "Healing Summer" which is to be released as soon as I get off my lazy duff and get it finalized.

There is a third book in the series (buy #2 so I can get contract for #3, kay?) and so...

1. Working Title? "Promise Me...Someday"
2. Where did idea come from for the book? A documentary on shipments of illegal vodka and the Russian Mafia.
3. What genre does it fall under? Women's Fiction (though I want to say romance)
4. One sentence synopsis? What's the worst decision a Russian mafia princess, on the lamb for murder, can make? To fall in love with an undercover CIA agent.
5.Self-published or agented or what? It will stay with World Castle if Karen wants it...and you do want it, right Karen?!!
6. How long did it take to write first? About a month, but it's been a year or so since I looked at it, and I can safely bet, it's a mess.

AND NOW FOR THE QUESTION THAT GOT ME IN TROUBLE!!!
7. What actors would you choose to play your characters?
(I'm doing all three books here. My casting director, Ms. Kari Dinardo, worked hard for this and they must be shared!)

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Shenae Grimes would play the sassy, sucker-punch throwing Jane Smith,

AKA Anya Sarkhov in the third book in The Coulter Men Series.

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And the oh, so handsome CIA agent who falls in love with her?

The youngest of the Coulter guys, and the one most abused by his big brothers, Trip.

Played in the mind by Paul Walker.

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Poor Mollie...

Dumped at the altar and fighting a battle with her spirit and maybe her health~

The last thing she needs is the Alpha dog of the Coulter pack.

But she falls in love with him anyhow.

The less than sensible Molls could be Rachel Bilson.

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Can this guy be made to heal?

Mollie will try...

Mr. Bad Boy himself...though he's probably a sweetheart in reality:

Joe Manganiello

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And the trilogy begins with Jenna and Tres...star crossed soul mates

separated by lies and pride.

The widowed artist and single mom? Naomi Watts could do the job.

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The oldest, the most reliable, dependable and loyal to the end to his

first and only love...

Tres Coulter...or if he ever makes it to the big screen,

Patrick Dempsey.



*ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF Photopin.com

Now to pass the tag on...

Kyra Lennon
Jay Mimsey
Jessie Andersen
Lisa Regan
Annalisa Crawford

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