Familiarise Friday welcomes Mackenzie Crowne's friend Meggy Calhoun

My guest today at Familiarise Friday is Meggy Calhoun from The Billionaire’s Con. My fellow Wild Rose Press author - Mackenzie Crowne - knows Meggy very well indeed and has persuaded her to tell us a little about herself. Mackenzie's a busy lady just now having signed a new contract. Congratulations Mackenzie!

Hello Meggy. I'm totally delighted to weclome you here, today. You're my second character guest on Familiarise Friday and if I'm a bit too nosey you'll just have to tell me to take a hike!

I'd love you to describe yourself in only 6 little words...

Chef, friend, adopted, loyal, determined, smart-ass.

Well, you know, everybody really does love a smart-ass  - even if they don't say so. Where are you from?  

I’m adopted, so I’m not exactly sure where I was born, but I was raised in Palmerton Massachusetts, a small town north of Boston.

Is Palmerton where you're currently living? 

My friends and I recently opened Palmer House, the hottest new restaurant in the Boston area. (Ahem. Shameless plug.) It’s in Palmerton, of course. I love my hometown and can’t ever see myself leaving. However, since discovering the existence of my biological great grandmother, I spend a lot of time on Ashford Farm, her estate on Martha’s Vineyard.

I'm sure Palmerton is lovely, and Martha's Vineyard sounds a fantastic place to visit. I've read so many things about it. I know it's difficult to decide, but what do you think would be your most favourite place in the whole world?

I love anywhere with a tropical beach, but Paris holds a special place in my heart. I spent a year and a half there, in my quest for culinary expertise, and look forward to dragging Trevor Bryce Christos around to my favorite haunts while on our honeymoon. Did I mention I’d bagged the big guy? It wasn’t easy, let me tell you, but hey, that’s another story.

Who would be your ideal holiday companion if you took off on a sudden unplanned trip? 

Trevor of course, because what woman wouldn’t want to take off with a sexy, Greek god type? But a girls trip would be a blast and my best friends in the world, the O’Shea sisters, are always up for an adventure.

What's your main occupation just now? 

I am and always will be, a chef.

Some professional kitchens I've seen recently are awsomely complicated.  Are you a gadget freak, or a technophobe? 

I’m twenty-six. I think it’s probably the law that I be a gadget freak. Still, when it comes to technology, the spirit is willing but the comprehension is weak. I do much better with old school stuff, especially if it’s a kitchen gadget, like a good old fashioned whisk.

Let's imagine you've been granted a whole week where you can choose every single thing you want to do. What would that be? 

Oh, how fun! Hmm. Let’s see. As a little girl, I considered joining the circus as a lady juggler. Just for a few minutes, mind you - the stink from the elephants killed that dream in its infancy - but I think it would be a hoot to slip into a sparkly body suit and dazzle the crowd in the center ring. Then again, preparing an incredible dining experience for a room full of world leaders would be a challenge I couldn’t resist. But honestly, I’d probably find a private tropical cove and spend the week wallowing in the sun, sand and surf, while having my way with the big guy.    

You probably don't even need that tropical cove! But - onto something less idealistic. Life can get in the way of all sorts of things and tiny little panics set in. Who, or what, are you trying to avoid most just now?  

I have to admit, discovering I am the long lost heir to the Ashford empire scared the crap out of me at first - with good reason it turns out. You wouldn’t believe the changes that little bombshell has brought to my life and there are aspects of my new reality I wish I could avoid. Mainly, the glare of interest from the press. Hounding me over my superior culinary skills, is one thing, stalking me because of my surprising new financial status and family connections is something else.

We'll put those scary things aside! Let's go back to cooking. What new cuisine would you like to try? 

Hello! Chef remember? What new cuisine wouldn’t I like to try?

Well, Meggy, from this little interview  - I can see I'd be insane not to come to your restaruant and get to know you and your food! Pity is, I live so far away.... but thank you so much for answering my questions today! 

Keep reading, please, since the blurb for The Billionaire's Con sounds really great.

Meggy Calhoun has too much on her plate to explore the shocking revelations in her birth mother’s letter. The success of Boston’s hottest new restaurant rests squarely on her shoulders, and her fascination with her hunky new tenant promises to take up all of her free time.
Trevor Bryce Christos would do anything to protect the woman who raised him; including seducing a beautiful con artist disguised as a chef, and bent on cashing in on his family’s wealth.
Under the microscope of small town interest, Meggy’s and Trevor’s opposing agendas soon have the townsfolk choosing sides, and betting on who will be the first to surrender the field, and their heart.

Buy links: Amazon and Still Moments Publishing.

  

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