When former Olympic Swimmer, Michael Adams—now Canada’s hottest reality TV star— insults his fake showbiz wife on social media, he escapes the ensuing scandal and jumps on the first flight to Australia. Desperate to experience ordinary life again—if only for a few weeks—he becomes “Adam”, just another tourist traveling through the Outback. But with a reward out for his safe return and his fame’s nasty habit of catching up with him when he least expects, he needs a better disguise… and he’s just found it.
Sweet and scruffy British backpacker, Evie Blake, is taking a year out of her busy London life. Tired of lies and liars, she’s looking for adventure to heal her broken heart. So when the hot Canadian she meets at the campground offers to be her travel partner through Western Australia’s wild Kimberley region, she grabs the chance, unaware he’s got the world out looking for him.
He’s just a down-on-his-luck traveler, right?
Title: When Adam Met Evie
Author: Giulia Skye
Publication Date: 7th Feb 2020
Author Q and A
We are delighted to welcome the fabulous Giulia Skye to Sincerely Book Angels today to talk about her brand new book When Adam met Evie.
What was the inspiration behind When Adam Met Evie?
I’ve always loved a good road trip romance, both in real life and in films and books, and it’s one of my favourite tropes. There’s something about two people, from completely different worlds, meeting, going on a journey together and falling in love along the way that always gets my imagination revving up. The inspiration to set this book in Australia came from my own backpacker travelling days, and the inspiration to write about a runaway celebrity came from on my own experiences of working in the TV industry and seeing the downside of being famous.
Did you always want to be a writer?
Yes, but as a child I rarely did any writing other than pottering about with a few sentences. Growing up, I didn’t have my head buried in a book but rather my eyes glued to the TV as I loved watching old Hollywood films. I think this is where I got my sense of story telling from. I’m also a day dreamer with a very vivid imagination and tonnes of empathy and understanding about human nature. It’s only in recent years that I’ve actually taken my writing seriously and have learnt that to be a writer, you have to do writing. Which is the hard part.
What other jobs have you had?
My career, since Uni, has been in TV production. I started as a Production Secretary, working my way up to Co-ordinator, then Manager and now I’m a Production Executive, although I work very part time on a consultancy basis. I’ve absolutely loved working in TV. I’ve met some amazing people and had some really memorable experiences. It’s rarely felt like work but after 22 years in the industry, I’m very happy to put it on the backburner so that I can concentrate on my children, and my writing.
Have you ever had writer's block? All the time! Sometimes, I find it really hard to construct the simplest of sentences. The words just don’t flow. Other times they do. The problem usually stems from not knowing what to write, rather than how to write it. Once I get that hideous first draft of a scene done, I can edit it forever, so I think my writer’s block comes from the fear of a blank page and not fully grasping what I want to say.
If so how did you overcome it?
I love gardening and exercising and I usually find that doing something completely different unblocks my mind enough to understand my story better and think about what I want to say. However, it’s still writing it down that is the hard part and there’s no way to overcome this other than sitting at my desk and writing. Slowly, slowly, I then have a scene, or a chapter, that I can work with and make better.
What motivates you to keep writing?
The fact that – despite finding it so hard and often soul destroying – I enjoy it! I love the play of words, I love creating, and I love spending time in my own head with my characters and what they get up to.
What three pieces of advice would you give to an aspiring writer?
Keep on writing.
Write what you like to read
Don’t pay attention to self-doubt.
If your book was made into a film what song would you choose for the opening credits?
David Guetta’s Lovers on the Sun. I’m not sure if it’s an opening credits type of song but it’s definitely one that I hear at the back of my mind whenever I think about Adam and Evie alone in the Outback together. It’s a hot, sexy song!
Who would you choose to play your favourite character in the film of your book?
My heroine, Evie, has huge brown eyes and so I imagined her to look a bit like Mila Kunis.
What is your next book about?
My next book is called The Summer of Sebastian and like When Adam Met Evie, is the story of two people from different countries and backgrounds who meet by chance while taking time out of their normal lives. Canadian Sebastian is a former Olympic swimmer who is working in England as a Sports Ambassador, hoping this new job will help repair his bad reputation until disgraced computer-geek, Helen, is mistaken for his girlfriend. She’s a far cry from the English Rose he really wants to be seen with, but when they’re locked into working together, Sebastian begins to wonder if there’s more to her than meets the eye.
Thank you so much for joining us today Giulia and good luck with the book.
Here's our review for When Adam Met Evie
Here's our review for When Adam Met Evie
Sincerely
Book Angel x
About the Author
Italian-born Giulia Skye spent her childhood watching classic Hollywood films and thinking up her own romantic stories. After two decades working in TV production, she knew turning those stories into novels would be much more enjoyable - and far cheaper – than turning them into films. She still keeps her hand in TV production but is at her happiest being a stay-at-home mum, spending time with her family, growing her own vegetables and conjuring up sizzling stories about sexy heroes meeting fiesty heroines who aren’t always as they at first appear. When Adam Met Evie is her first novel, Book 1 of her “Take a Holiday” series.
LINKS TO ME AND MY BOOKS:
To read When Adam Met Evie, please go to - https://books2read.com/WhenAdamMetEvie
Learn more about me and my books on my website – www.giuliaskye.com
Follow me on BookBub - https://www.bookbub.com/authors/giulia-skye
Or on Twitter - @GiuliaSkye
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