Ep 112: Exploring Colorado with Author Kerry Evelyn
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Ever wonder why authors choose specific settings for their stories? For Kerry Evelyn, it started with a character’s backstory involving a hockey player and a significant trade to Colorado — spurred by her personal beef with the Colorado Avalanche. What started as a single tale evolved into a beloved series featuring teams like the Denver Edge and Palmer City Voltage.
That Thing You Brew is a delightful romantic comedy set against the backdrop of Colorado’s breathtaking mountain vistas. The tale revolves around Xavier and Penny, whose marriage of convenience evolves into a love story as they navigate personal and familial challenges.
Kerry also provides a sneak peek into her upcoming projects and shares her journey from teacher to prolific author, juggling parenthood and writing along the way.
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Meet Kerry Evelyn
![author Kerry Evelyn](https://literaryescapes.fun/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/kerry-evelyn-bio-pic.jpg)
I love love. The idea of it, the feeling of it, the crazy butterfly fluttery reactions to it, the gestures associated with it, and the fact that it can both bring you to your highest highest high and destroy you in an instant.
But that’s life, isn’t it?
Love is powerful.
So I write about it.
Naturally, I write romance novels. I didn’t intend to. Oh, no, I was going to write historical women’s fiction because that’s what I read and what my favorite authors wrote.
I tried. I really did. But women’s fiction can be so darn depressing.
I needed my characters to have a happily-ever-after.
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Exploring Colorado with Author Kerry Evelyn
In This Episode
We had so much fun chatting with Kerry and here are some of the things we talked about:
- Why she chose Colorado as a book setting
- Her issue with the Colorado Avalanche
- Her love for hockey
- Writing stories for her students and her kids
- Attempting to write historical fiction
- From planning to just write one book to writing multiple series
- Origin story of That Thing You Brew
- A new book coming, Love on the Island
Books Mentioned in this Episode
Love on the Edge
![Love on the Edge by Kerry Evelyn book cover](https://literaryescapes.fun/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Love-on-the-Edge_Kerry-Evelyn_web.jpg)
Love on the Ice
![Love on the Ice by Kerry Evelyn book cover](https://literaryescapes.fun/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Love-on-the-Ice_Kerry-Evelyn_web.jpg)
That Thing You Brew
![That Thing You Do by Kerry Evelyn book cover](https://literaryescapes.fun/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/That-Thing-You-Brew_Kerry-Evelyn_web.jpg)
Grounds for Impropriety
![Ground for Impropriety by Parker Roberts book cover](https://literaryescapes.fun/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Grounds-for-Impropriety_Parker-Roberts_web.jpg)
Same as Ever
![Same as Ever by Morgan Housel book cover](https://literaryescapes.fun/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Same-As-Ever_Morgan-Housel_web.jpg)
Midnight Mom Devotional
![Midnight Mom Devotional by Becky Thompson book cover](https://literaryescapes.fun/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Midnight-Mom-Devotional_Becky-Thompson_web.jpg)
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Other Resources You’ll Love
More Books Set in Colorado
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Podcast
Kerry has been on Becki’s podcast before. Listen to her episodes.
![Holiday books with Kerry Evelyn](https://literaryescapes.fun/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Holiday-Kerry-Evelyn-FB.png)
Holiday Books with Kerry Evelyn
![Literary Escapes Podcast Episode 59 Author Interview with Kerry Evelyn](https://literaryescapes.fun/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/episode-59-kerry-evelyn.jpg)
Author Interview with Kerry Evelyn
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