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Jenna McKnight
 Has anyone ever sheltered through a hailstorm with a skunk? If I put this in a book, you'd think it was made up, right?
Wrong. This could also be titled How Not To Spend Your Honeymoon. My husband has this thing about seeing what's over the next hill. Did you  ever notice that what's over the next hill is another hill? And if you're not watching the sky, black clouds can roll right in, open up and toss out big icy chunks of hail, not those puny pea-sized balls. So there I am, on my honeymoon, trying to keep my cool, and the only protective covering was a small building on stilts. It seemed to be part of a ski lift operation. (Don't ask; I don't ski.) The skunk was there first, but to its credit, it shared without raising too much of a stink. (Sorry, couldn't resist.)
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The idea for Two Weddings and a Feud was born in a flash flood on the Current River, during the Great Flood of '93 in the midwest. That's when I learned how fast I can break camp. Fast!!! Five of us moved everything uphill—tents, canopy, canoes, all the gear, even the fire where our steak dinner was cooking—and didn't lose a thing but two days time. We could've hiked out sooner, but leave our canoes behind? I don't think so.
During research for Alligator Alley, I had the opportunity to pet a tiger. He was on his side of the bars and I was on mine, thank you very much. I also wanted to see what the Everglades were really like, so I hired a boat and went out into the alligator-filled waterways. Awesome!
Wedding Knight research material came from a long-ago trip to Spain where I poked around old castles. I have pictures of my brother-in-law climbing the ruins. He didn't break his arm until he came home and stood on a chair to fix something, thank goodness. That kind of research I can do without.
I've had several books published since the first one, in 14 countries, I think, last count. I get fan mail from countries where the books weren't released, so some of them have travelin' feet of their own. Some I liked more than others. But I always, always enjoy the research.
Look for A Date on Cloud Nine this October, from Avon Books.
I love to receive fan mail and I answer letters sent with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to P.O. Box 283, Grover, MO 63040-0283. Or you may email me from the address on my website (see below).
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