CHARACTER INTERVIEW WITH MARJORIE LOUISE “TIZZY” MCALISTER, DONOVAN,
COOPER
FROM THE BOOKS
LAID OUT AND CANDLE LIT & YOU’RE BUSTING MY NUPTIALS
BY: ANN EVERETT
Can you tell my
readers who you are? Do you have a nick name you’d prefer I call you?
My birth name is Marjorie Louise but everyone calls me
Tizzy. My daddy gave me the name because he claims I could throw a pretty good
“tizzy” from the day I was born.
Can you tell us a
little about your family?
My mom, Pattiecake, along with my Aunt Sugarpie, co-own
Sweet Thangs Bakery. Until recently, my daddy, Saint McAlister, owned the local
bar. I have an older brother, Dan, who happens to be the county sheriff. Dan
and I don’t always get a long, but lately, things have been going fairly well
between us. My Nana McAlister is my only living grandparent. A few months ago,
when Nana returned from a vacation in Hawaii, she brought Om, an old hippie
with her. He grows “herbs” and she runs Peaceful Pooch, a pet grooming
business.
I’m married to Ridge Cooper, a Texas Ranger and my second
husband. Boone Donovan was my first, but he up and joined the service, then got
killed. The best thing to come from that short marriage was Grace Ann,
“Gracie”, my four-year-old daughter.
Where do you call
home, and has that always been the same place?
Except for the time in spent in college, at Texas Tech
University in Lubbock, Texas, I’ve always lived in Brownsboro, Texas. It’s just
a spot in the road with one red light and one caution light. “Browntown”, as we
like to call it, barely has a thousand people. Everybody knows everybody…and
their business.
What is one strong
memory that has stuck with you from childhood? Why is it so powerful and
lasting?
When I was about seven, I discovered I could communicate
with dead people. The reason it was so powerful and lasting is….I can
communicate with dead people!
Tell us about your
favorite scene in the book.
So far, there are two books about me and my gang. In the
first one, LAID OUT AND CANDLE LIT, the cat fight is my favorite. An old classmate
returns home for a visit and confronts me in my dad’s bar, and takes pleasure
in telling me she slept with my first husband, Boone…before I did. Now, that’s
just not right. What would you have done? Yeah. Exactly.
In the second book, YOU’RE BUSTING MY NUPTIALS, it’s the sex
scene I have with Ridge during a stake-out.
What’s the worst
thing that’s happened in your life? What did you learn from it?
Having a baby without the benefit of a father. I only found
out I was pregnant after Boone died, so losing him, then going through the
pregnancy was the most difficult time in my life. It taught me a lot of
things…life is fleeting…family is the most important thing…real friends show up
when you need them, and I’m stronger than I thought I could be.
What are you most
afraid of?
Since I’m a mother, most of my fears concern my child.
Keeping her safe and happy is my number one priority. That…and the fear of
missing a shoe sale at Neiman’s!
What aspect of your
author’s writing style do you like best?
The humor. She even writes funny sex scenes and I love that.
If your story were a
movie, who would play you?
Since I’m a dark eyed, dark haired Texan, Nina Dobrev, would
play me. Of course, she’d have to learn to speak Texas Twang!!
Describe an average
day in your life.
I generally have some cuddle time with Ridge, then I get
Gracie up. We have breakfast, then he’s off to catch bad guys and I’m off to
work at my mother’s bakery…but not until Annie Mae, (Gracie’s babysitter)
arrives. I really shouldn’t call Annie Mae a babysitter because she’s so much
more. She kept me when I was a child. She’s like a member of our family and I
love her dearly.
Once we’re done for the day, we generally just spend quiet
time at home. Occasionally, we go out with friends or have them over. Sometimes
we skinny dip in my parent’s pool…well, just Ridge and I…after Mom, Dad, and
Gracie have gone to bed!!
Tell me about your
best friend.
My very best friend in the whole world is Rayann Tatum, with
Synola Harper coming in a close second. Rayann and I have known each other our
entire lives. We went all through school together. We went to college together.
We work together. Rayann’s married to a local policeman and also former
classmate. She’s afraid of everything from flying to clowns. Dealing with her
fears can sometimes be a challenge.
Synola and I have also known each other forever, but after
high school, she moved away. Just recently, she returned to Brownsboro and now
works part-time with Rayann and me. Totally opposite from Rayann, Synola isn’t
afraid of anything. She’s not married, but has a love/hate relationship with my
first cousin, Jinx Monroe.
What are you most
ashamed of in your life?
Because my first husband Boone chose to join the service
without much discussion with me, I’d already started to fall out of love with
him by the time he left. For a long time, I had a lot of shame over that. It’s
not that I didn’t want him to serve his country. I just wanted him to want to
be with me more. I’m ashamed for being so selfish.
What’s the most
important thing in your life? What do you value most?
My family and friends.
‘Nuf said.
What’s the best trait
your author has given you? What’s the worst?
Best and worst concerns my husbands. I love that she made me
sassy when it comes to Ridge. Although we’re married, she lets me flirt with
him. I love that part…and so does he!! What I don’t like, is having to deal
with my dead husband. Lately, he’s not only been talking to Gracie, he’s
appeared to her. I hate the mixed emotions my author gives me concerning
that…or Boone in general.
What do you like best
about Ridge? Least?
I love the way he sweet talks me…oh, and the way he kisses.
The man has a dynamite kiss. It spins my brain around, sets it on fire, and
sends all that heat straight to lady town!! Oh, I should probably mention how I
love the way he is with Gracie. He loves her as if she belongs to him. The big
tough Texas Ranger lets her polish his toenails…now, that’s a real man.
What I don’t like is him not wanting me to help with his
cases when I have some really good ideas! He can be a stubborn man.
Will you encourage
your author to write a sequel?
She already has, with a third book in the works. She swears
it will be her last about me, but I’m trying to convince her to keep going! I
have got her to consider writing a book where Synola and Jinx take center
stage. I’ll keep at it and maybe get my way!
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