J.S. Hawley is the author of the delicious books If You Were Mine  and Come With Me (this one kept me absorbed on a long flight–it’s a great read!). She’s also a member of my local RWA chapter, which is how I know this talented, sassy, funny author who manages to be working on “a minimum of 5 manuscripts.” Wow! I’m honored that she took a moment to answer The Same Six Questions I Always Ask and I can’t wait to hear her read at the next Lady Jane’s Salon.

1. If you could have any super power, what would it be?

     I would like to be able to physically take over another person’s body.  I don’t know what it’s called but I want to be me inside of them.  I’d hang out in Tyra Banks for a week, travel over to Beyonce for a few days (when she wasn’t working that is), then I’d definitely want to be a guy like Hugh Jackman while he was filming ‘Wolverine’ and maybe the President for a few days.  I’d do some good in the world too, like stop some criminals from screwing up the world.

 2. Who is your favorite hero of fiction?

     Hmmm, this is really difficult… I’m going to have to go with my comic book heroes. I love ‘Blade’.  He’s sexy, he’s the only day-walking vampire, he’s a good guy, he’s got the best lines in the movie adaptation, he’s got the coolest clothes, the hottest weapons and he wears cool shades no matter what time it is (not to mention the car he drives). Ummmm, he’s sex personified for me.  He’s all chocolate on the outside and I bet if you stroke him just the right way he gets all milky cream in your hands…

 3. What is one of your most romantic moments?

     I have so many of them it’s hard to select the most but here goes.  I think when I was pregnant (both times in fact).  The first time my kid’s father would bend down and tie my shoes for me when I wasn’t able to see my feet anymore let alone reach them.  He then took me down to the village and bought me a pair of Lugz that slipped on so I wouldn’t have that problem anymore.  When I was pregnant with my second daughter the love of my life asked me to marry him.

 4. Of the places you’ve traveled to, which is your favorite?

     I loved coming back home from college.  Weird huh?  I think everyday now when I get home from work I get that same feeling.  Growing up my home was the safest, warmest, most wonderful place in the world.  After being at school all day with my friends, I was thrilled to come home to my family and all those familiar things and then go play with my neighborhood pals.  Even now if and when I travel the thrill for me is walking in my front door, seeing my happy home and knowing that it’s all mine.  It’s like unwrapping a gift every day that I come in from work.

5. What’s your most used curse word?

     ‘Crapalolies’.  I’m not sure if I’m spelling it right but it is the preferred word in my house (with a seven year old and a sixteen year old) for showing displeasure for dropping your perfectly condiment covered hot-dog on the floor and not being able to use the five second rule because the condiments have acted like glue and have bits of dust and crumbs and other surprises because no one swept the floor.  It really comes in handy when you stub your baby toe on the door jamb when making that late night run to the bathroom in the dark.  And for that special moment when you walk out of the hairdresser and it begins to pour down beautiful little hair demolishing glinting little raindrops, ‘Crapalolies!’

6. Please take a moment of shameless self-promotion:

     Visit me at www.jshawley.com or at www.myspace.com/jshawley or go check out my blog at www.amazon.com just type me in and there I’ll be.  I was lucky enough to get interviewed by Jackie Kessler  (I’ve got a few inner demons messing with my muse on a regular basis), Dyanne Davis on the RSJ blog (http://romanceslamjam.blogspot.com), and Urban Reviewers. 

Also see me live at:

http://www.vimeo.com/475328 – my RWA/NYC interview and 

http://www.slcn.tv.com  (download the latest version of Quick-time, which is free.) My Second Life Avatar Jael Constantine is being interviewed by Jilly Kidd.

I’m also on Face book – Jae Hawley