I like to tackle subjects that hit close to home (such as the pressure to get married, which Cat, the heroine of ITALIAN FOR BEGINNERS, is feeling), but I like to do so in a way that entertains and keeps the reader enthralled. When there seems to be a recurring theme among my friends in terms of what they’re thinking about or worrying about, I begin to think about whether it might be the seed of an idea for a novel. I have a wonderful group of friends across the United States, and I’m always talking to them about problems, issues, etc. Kristin: I think I’m inspired all the time. I like creating characters that readers can identify with and hopefully learn from, and I like sending readers to interesting destinations, whether it is Paris, Rome or a magazine office in New York City.

Kristin: I think I write fast-paced novels with strong storylines and heartfelt messages. Read all about Kristin in the following interview…ī&L: How would you describe your writing style? She is friendly and down to earth, and we love that she is smart AND feminine. When she throws it all in and seeks solace at her grandmother's estate, she discovers that where happiness is concerned, you don't have to stick to the recipe.įrom Brenda Janowitz, the author of Jack with a Twist and Scot on the Rocks, comes a charming, clever, and romantic novel about three generations of women with a culture all their own.Kristin Harmel is a talented author whose novels include “The Blonde Theory”, “Italian for Beginners” and “When You Wish”. Hannah has it all, or so it seems, until one hot June day the carefully constructed pieces of her life break apart. So Hannah does just that - becoming a successful lawyer in New York City, and dating a handsome musician. But Gray is determined that her daughter resist the siren song of the trust fund set, and make her own way in the world. The closest thing Hannah's got to a traditional matriarch is her grandmother - a glamorous widow six times over with a sprawling Hampton's estate.

Her mother, Gray, is an award-winning photojournalist with little time for the banalities of child-rearing, and when she's not jetting off to follow the latest scoop, she's camped out at the Hotel Chelsea. Hannah Goodman doesn't grow up like most kids on the Upper East Side. There's more than one recipe for a happy life.

Scot On The Rocks by Brenda Janowitz