Interview with Inés Saint, author of Perfect Paige

What can you tell us about your new release, Perfect Paige?
Perfect Paige is the story of Paige Galloway, a seemingly perfect all-American PTA suburban mother of two who everybody wants to be like, and Alex Hooke, the FBI agent who takes down Paige’s equally perfect husband—smack in the middle of a PTA meeting at Paige’s house. Paige’s world is blown apart, and she and her two young children move to her grandmother’s quirky hometown, Spinning Hills, to regroup. Alex Hooke’s investigation leads him to Spinning Hills, and Paige is left with no choice but to help Alex for the sake of her children’s father. Alex and Paige’s beliefs and perceptions are challenged when their true motives for living the lives they lead are revealed.

What or who inspired you to become an author?
As a teenager, I’d write my close friends letters and include fun, fictional stories about their future. They’d always ask for more. Years later, during a reunion, I learned that many of these old friends kept the letters and that they would reread them whenever they needed a pick-me-up. The fact that they kept them touched me and inspired me to turn some of the stories in my head into novels. My purpose in writing cute, heartwarming stories is to make people smile and forget their troubles for a while.

Who is your favorite fictional character from literature?
Anne Elliot from Jane Austen’s Persuasion. I love both her sensitivity and her independent spirit, which she must learn to trust. We’re also treated to her thoughts and emotions, and her feelings ring true to me.

You’re hosting a literary dinner party. Which three writers are invited?
Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. I have questions for all of them, and I think it would make for an interesting get-together.

If you had an extra hour each day, how would you spend it?
I wish I could answer something that makes me sound interesting, but honestly, I would spend it watching reruns of my favorite sitcoms. I never get to watch TV anymore!

BAM. You’re a superhero. What’s your superpower?
The ability to simply and safely travel to any place at any point in time with a person of my choosing.

What scene in Perfect Paige was your favorite to write?
I thoroughly enjoyed writing the scene where Alex and Paige pretend to kiss and are caught by Paige’s sister and Alex’s grandmother and great-aunt. Everyone’s reaction was fun to write.

Do you have a motto, quote or philosophy you live by?
Yes. Kindness matters.

Inés Saint is the author of the new book Perfect Paige. 

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