Mr. Foster: Lori Foster. She writes bestselling contemporary romances. Her last trilogy was romantic suspense, but she’s won awards for romantic comedy, romantic suspense, and one of her urban fantasy books was named Amazon’s #1 editors’ pick in romance.
Mr. Foster: Well I’m not a big scholar or artist. As for athlete – kinda, or at least as much as a fifty-plus year old can be. Because I help Lori with anything she needs, especially promo, I guess I’m called on to be a little of all those things.
Mr. Foster: We met in high school, the third day of our sophomore year.
After high school I was set to head off to college, but the idea of being away from her hit me hard, and panicked me a little, too.
There and then I knew life is a road that I wanted to be on with her, for good.
So we married right out of high school.
Mr. Foster: I was at home when she told me. It was after an “OVRWA” (local writing chapter) conference. I was all smiles for a long time, and to this day, I’m proud over her accomplishments.
Mr. Foster: If there was a “none of the above” choice that would be more like it.
Lori’s last heroes were fighting human traffickers. Those guys were living on the edge and found love there. I like the middle ground and found my girl in high school.
Mr. Foster: I manned up to ask her out, but that’s where it ended. Neither of us had dated much before meeting each other. The “kiss good night” happened because she stared me down. 😉 But we’ve always been on the same page (with life, I mean) and we’ve been married over 30 years now.
Mr. Foster: I think of sports like baseball or football. Lori avoids the dances, and that works for me since I’m not much of a dancer either. We’re both more the “stay home and watch a movie together” type. Or go to the movies type. Her readers probably know that we see a LOT of movies.
Mr. Foster: Lori’s been writing for a long time now, maybe 18years. I think I learned early that what she was, or is doing, is as or more important than what I’m doing. Deadline or not, I try to keep the everyday life thing off her back as much as possible. Try and do as much as you can with chores and kids. I think she’ll appreciate it very much – and really, those dishes are yours too. This is the hard one, but remember, if she needs writing or business help, she’ll ask!! Don’t be pushy, and try to remember that her writing is the business.
Mr. Foster: I have a shirt that says, “She gets all her ideas from me.” But seriously, I tell the truth. She’s a writer, so she has plenty of ideas. She doesn’t need help from anyone.
Mr. Foster: She claims that they all have a few qualities that I have, or that she says I have.
I tell people I’m in the pages and not on the cover. LOL
Mr. Foster: Lori is a huge horror fan. She hates chick flicks; when I watch them (because I like them) I have to watch them by myself! She laughs constantly at inappropriate times at the movies. (Like when someone gets killed or hurt, or scenes that make other people scream or jump.) She also loves head banging death metal music. If you want old, slow, love songs, see me. LOL
She likes KORN, I like Elvis. That sort of thing.
Mr. Foster: Hmmm. Well, her most recent new series was out May, June and July with the “Men Who Walk the Edge of Honor” series. (That’s the human-traffickers I mentioned.) “When You Dare,” “Trace of Fever,” and “Savor the Danger.”
Her popular “Buckhorn Brothers” are being reissued again. End of October is a compilation of “Sawyer” & “Morgan” in “Buckhorn Beginnings.” Then in Feb 2012, “Forever Buckhorn” is being released with a “Gabe” & “Jordan” compilation.
RULES:
To win you must:
1. Reside in the US or Canada and ask a question or leave a meaningful comment.
2. You MUST be a follower/subscriber of Lila DiPasqua’s blog (through Google Friend Connect).
3. Must be at least 18 years of age.
Contest ends Saturday Oct. 8th 2011. Winner will be selected at random on Sunday Oct. 9th, 2011.
Mr. DiPasqua: Thanks again for being here, Mr. Foster. It was a real pleasure chatting with you! See everyone next month for my next RH chat!! Okay, folks, let’s hear your comments! 🙂
Hi, Mr. D! Hope you and Mrs. D. had a “fabuloso” time in Italy! Hello, Mr. Foster! You are my favorite RH–what a terrific and touching real-life love story! We should all be as fortunate as you and Lori : ) Lori seems like a person who “gets things done”. From all that I have observed, she likes to give back more than she gets–she does a lot of work supporting various charities and worthy causes. Having read your interview, you seem as though you are right there with her, allowing her to move forward. I love the fact that… Read more »
Sounds like you had a fabulous time in Italy! Welcome back! Sooo romantic – married right out of high school. I never would’ve guessed your wife is a horror fan. Or death metal music fan. But I’m so glad she writes romance because she’s one of my favourite authors.
Yet another great interview – these are so much fun!
An RH interview what a fun idea. But scary too — like the horror movies Lori likes. I can’t imagine what my husband would say!
fantastic interview.
I especially like the line, “I tell people I’m in the pages and not on the cover.”
Lori, you definitely found yourself a wonderful, supportive spouse.
Hi Mr Foster, I love that Lila is doing the husband interviews. I am a big fan of Lori’s book, loved When you Dare, Trace of Fever, and Savor the Danger. I especially loved the covers of these. I am like you when it comes to the movies. My husband loves the scary and I like the romance. I hate gory, scary movies.
Thanks for the giveaway and the chance to win. These novellas look great and would love to win and read them. I have not had the chance to check this series out.
Hi Mr D glad ya’ll had a good time in Italy! Mr F great interview! I love Lori’s books, Men Who Walk the Edge of Honor was one of the best series I’ve read in years.
hi, what a great interview and Lori is one of my favorite authors 🙂
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Great interview. It is wonderful that you have been married 30 years. I love Lori’s books.
Crystal816[at}hotmail[dot]com
Great interview. You make a great couple and team. Italy… one day we would like to visit there. I have not read about The Watson Brothers but look forward to reading about them. Thanks your time to talk and share info abot Lori.
GFC- Christine A.
US Resident
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What a coincidence that Mr. Foster is here today, I’m just finishing off ‘When You Dare’ and have ‘Trace of Fever’ on deck. I Love Lori’s books! Are either of you neatniks like Dare? Since Molly is a writer, do you see a lot of Lori in her?
sallans d at yahoo dot com
Thanks for the great interview. I loved learning a little more about Mrs. Foster I love her books.
jmesparza821(at)gmail(dot)com
Hi Mr. Foster, I have not read any of Lori’s books but do have her on my new author list and hope to read one of her books soon. Thanks for stopping by to chat and share with us about you and Lori.
Thanks for the great giveaway Lila.
misskallie2000 at yahoo dot com
Thanks for sharing a little bit of you & Lori…. I was wondering if you had a favority moment in Italy to share with us? Or did you just eat wonderful food & drink great wine and relax!?
What a fun and entertaining interview; I loved it.
Thanks,
Tracey D
booklover0226 at gmail dot com
I love these RH interviews! Great idea! Thank you both so much for the interview.
June M.
US resident
manning_j2004 at yahoo dot com
Welcome Back, Mr.D.,
Great interview! I love Lori Fosters books.
Hi, Mr. D. and Mr. Foster,
I love these RH interviews, thanks for the great giveaway.
Hi Mr.& Mrs.D. I am new to your site. I was sent over here by Lori’s FB post to read Mr. Foster’s interview. I have to say that I quite enjoy hearing from the men behind the women. It is a nice change to hear about the man behind one of my favorite writers. Mr.Foster, thank you for taking time to do the interview and being a wonderful husband to Lori.
koonie2888 at yahoo dot com
I loved the interview. so cool to hear a man’s point also. I am new to this site. Love your books. Your an amazing author.
I enjoy these interviews with the husbands. It’s always neat to find out things about an author besides that they write great books. 😀 I never would have guessed that Lori preferred horror movies over chick flicks or that her choice of music was head banging death metal music.
I live in the US and am well over 18. LOL And a subscriber.
pnc07
Wow… Mr. D… I want to go to Italy too. 🙂 Hope you and Mrs. D had a lovely time! 🙂
Mr. Foster, married for 30 yrs! 🙂 It’s always so nice to hear about long and loving marriages. 🙂 I am sure that your wonderful support and willingness to do dishes have a lot to do with it. 🙂 Always love your wife’s books!
Virginia,
We are pretty active. We like going to the movies, hanging out with family, catching some of the high school wrestling matches, and going to outdoor places like Hocking Hills, Natural Bridge, caves, and stuff like that.
I really love helping Lori with her advertisement. I enjoy arranging stuff and trying new things – and she doesn’t, so it works out.
Di,
We’re not obessive (I don’t think) but yes, we are pretty clean – even with 4 cats and a dog… and a grandson. We are pretty organized in all ways.
Thank you everyone.
Al
Mr. Foster, welcome! It’s such a honor to have you here. Your wife is one of my favorite authors and I’ve had a ball both times I’ve attended her annual Reader & Author Get Together in June!
Thanks so much for entertaining us with your delightful interview—and for supporting Lori so she can continue to give us more books to fall in love with. 🙂
Love that you are high school sweethearts. That is wonderful you have been married for 30 years. I love to hear about the husbands behind the authors. Lori is an awesome writer. Thanks for the great interview.
Sue B
katsrus(at)gmail(dot)com
Thanks everyone who commented about the RH reviews and our trip to Italy! Mr. D thinks of himself as a blogging celebrity now. LOL! I don’t anticipate he’ll grow tired of chatting with other RHs here once per month.
He’ll be here later tonight to comment.
On his behalf—thanks so much, everyone, for the warm reception to his interviews!
Hugs,
Lila
I love that y’all met in HS & are still together. The death metal, horror movies & inappropriate laughter just don’t fit w/ the looks. What fun things we learn in the man behind the woman interviews! Such fun…
I’m a GFC follower.
Thanks for the wonderful interview! It’s so sweet that Mr. and Mrs. Foster married right out of high school and are still together. That shows that true love does endure. I’ve read my first Lori Foster book recently, Too Much Temptation. I really loved the curvy and not stick-thin heroine. Of course, there were those hot scenes as well. I’d love to read more of Lori’s books.
GFC follower
angeldream3[AT]gmail[DOT]com
Hi Lila and Mr. D! Sounds like you had a wonderful trip to Italy. Great interview Mr. Foster! Wonderful that you married right after high school and are still together 30 years later. My husband and I are almost ready for our 39th anniversary, and we have 3 dogs with no children. I am a relatively new reader of Lori’s books, but what I have read, I really enjoyed. Wow! She has been a romance writer for 18 years. That’s wonderful and quite an accomplishment! Do you take many trips for Lori to do her research? If so, where have… Read more »
What a neat interview! Do you get interviewed often? I enjoyed reading it a lot
debby236 at gmail dot com
Nice to meet you Mr. Foster, I love Lori’s books and so glad they are reisueing some of them. Do you read your wifes books?
lead[at]hotsheet[dot]com
High school sweethearts =) I married mine too, just something about knowing someone that knew you when you were still young and dumb yet loves you anyway. Sounds like you and your wife maybe a little bit of opposites attract, but she is lucky to have a husband that is so understanding and willing to help out.
I have never read any of your wife’s books, but I will have to check them out. A fun interview to read, glad you were featured!
Thanks for a chance to win and check out your wife’s work.
eyesofblueice (at) gmail (dot) com
Mr. D, It’s so good to have you back again with the husbands of our favorite authors! Mr. Foster, I’m sure that you meant to say that you’d ONLY been married for over 30 years! The best is yet to come! Being married for over 40 years my husband and I feel like we’re a fine wine (or better yet a single malt Scotch) – just getting better with age! Please thank Lori for me for bring my beloved Watson brothers back! They were the first books by Lori I read and made me a fan for life. Great interview… Read more »
Great interview1 It’s always fun to get a new perspective and the ‘husband’ view is fun.
Welcome back from Italy.
Thanks for a chance to win.
I’m a GFC follower, newsltr too.
gsryley(at)gmail(dot)com
Great interview! And I love Lori Foster’s books!
Robin D
robind(at)yahoo(dot)com
Congrats on this great interview– I like MR DH– i love the chick flicks and Elvis songs too
I am a follower
I’ve been a fan of Lori Foster for years. Now I’m a fan of Mr Foster too! Thanks for the interview and for the giveaway!
Kanya 🙂
kanyachhetATyahooDOTca
I’ve missed these interviews. Lori has a lot of great releases out and I’m looking forward to her “Men Who Walk The Edge of Honor” series. It’s great to see so many of these heroes’ traits are inspired by husbands. Great interview.
GFC follower
Cambonified (at) yahoo (dot) com
Hi Mr D.
Sounds like you and Lila had a marvelous time in Italy. My dream is to go visit some relatives there and Scotland.
Hi Mr Foster. Loved your interview and think it’s wonderful you married out of High school an are still together. Soul mates. 🙂
I loved Lori’s Men Who Walk the Edge of Honor . Just fantastic and look forward to her reissue of the Buckhorn Brothers. Thanks for another wonderful interview.
Carol L
Lucky4750 (at) aol (dot) com
I love that Lori loves heavy metal. I’m surprised that she loves horror. Thanks for the contest. lisagk(at)yahoo(dot)com
Love these husband interviews. They give such a different perspective on the authors lives. I also enjoyed hearing how Mr. Foster tries to take care of the mundane things in their lives to enable Lori to concentrate on her writing.
Hi Mr D! The trip to Italy sounds wonderful – hope we hear more about that on one of your posts. Mr. Foster, thank you for a great interview and Congratulations on 30+ years of marriage – quite an achievement. I must admit that I haven’t read all of Lori’s books, but those I have end up on my keeper shelf for re-reads. The Tails of Love anthology book is going to be Christmas gifts for my animal loving friends! What is the most romantic vacation that you and Lori have taken – other than your honeymoon? Thank you! GFC… Read more »