Happy Wednesday lovelies! Today’s post is brought to you by Anne Gregor, author of The Irish Wolves Trilogy! Her newest novel, River, is the second in the series and was released just yesterday! River, the heroine of the book, is also here today, so we’re going to zip our lips and let her take it away.

Your Name: River Aster Byrne

How would you describe your family or your childhood?

Idyllic. My father was Irish, and my mother was Native American. Before I lost my parents to a tragic accident, they were the epicenter of my world. My two sisters are my best friends. They had me, and I had them. Where I faltered, they lifted me, and where they stumbled, I steadied them.

What is your greatest talent?

My sisters and I are all very crafty– painting, embroidery, crochet… Our passion, of course, is decorating, so after college, we opened Triskelion Territory Designs. If I were being strictly honest, though, I would say my biggest talent is hiding my true feelings behind laughter.

Significant other?

Patrick Brandon O’Faolain. He is the son of an oil magnate from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Pat has a lot of demons riding him. I’m determined to slay them all and make him mine.

Biggest challenge in relationships?

Allowing myself to speak my innermost thoughts. No one wants to lay themselves bare if there is a single chance of being rejected.

Where do you live?

Until my early twenties, I lived in Oklahoma. However, my oldest sister’s boyfriend cruelly broke up with her over false allegations. Raven was hurting, so my younger sister, Rowan, and I packed up our lives and moved to Dublin, Ireland where our grandma Nan lived.

Do you have any enemies?

A psychotic serial stalker is after the O’Faolains, and because we are associated with them, my sisters and I have become targets in his sick games too.

How do you feel about the place where you are now? Is there something you are particularly attached to, or particularly repelled by, in this place?

Rebuilding our design studio in not just a new city but a new country has been challenging, however, we Byrnes are resilient. My parents’ ashes are forever in Ireland, so I admit, it has been a relief to be close to them again. The only problem with Dublin, Ireland… Patrick O’Faolain still lives in Oklahoma.

Do you have children, pets, both, or neither?

I have two sisters, all of us are really close in age, and we live in a tiny, one-room flat. Does it sound like I have time for pets or children?

What are some of your favorite things?

My sisters will always rate as my favorite things (they better pick me too). The color blue. Jameson whiskey. Interior design (obviously). Hiking (though it’s been forever since I’ve had time to go). Patrick O’Faolain.

Greatest disappointment?

My sisters and I talk about this all the time. The day my parents died in a car crash, the three of us spoke to them on the phone, which we’re all eternally grateful for, but dang it, my greatest disappointment is not getting one last hug.

Greatest source of joy?

Totally killing a design job– when a client tells me that I nailed their vision.

What do you do to entertain yourself or have fun?

Online tech seminars. Building websites. A dream of creating my own version of WordPress’s hosting platform someday… RiverRun?

What is your greatest personal failing, in your view?

Middle child syndrome, maybe? I’m not as caring as my older sister. I’m not as decisive as my youngest. I laugh a lot… when I really want to cry.

What keeps you awake at night?

Raven. My sister is pregnant and scared. I’m scared too, but I don’t want her to know.

What is the most pressing problem you have at the moment?

Mixed signals. I receive more of those from Patrick O’Faolain than there are grains of sand in the world.

Is there something that you need or want that you don’t have? For yourself or for someone important to you?

I want my sisters’ content. I want my parents to be proud of me. I want to go back to a time when I didn’t understand what betrayal felt like.

Who betrayed you?

I’d rather not say. I’d rather forget. I’d rather smile and laugh. I’d like my pain cut out of me like cancer.

Anne Gregor is a Contemporary Romance author who loves using her master’s degree in history to sprinkle a little of the past into a modern package. When she is not writing, reading, or book reviewing, she is obsessed with true crime documentaries and cooking challenge shows – a combination like fish and cheese – sometimes it works. An empty nester after her three children began adulting, she still loves getting together for family game nights. Quiet evenings are reserved for hand embroidery and peanut butter.

She lives in northeast Oklahoma on the Grand Lake o’ the Cherokees and is passionate about all things Okie and Native American.