Give a warm welcome to Jean Grant author of Soul of the Storm! A Deerbourne Inn novel. Pull up a chair, grab a drink of your choice from the cooler, a Chocolate Chip or Peanut Butter cookie from the plate, and let’s find out a little about Jean and Soul of the Storm. Thanks for stopping by Jean. I see you’ve brought guests? Yes Matiu Christiansen and Charlotte MacGregor from Soul of the Storm tagged along with me. Wonderful! Let’s start with Matiu. Tell us about the real you— Kia Ora! Well, that’s a choice question. I’m knackered tonight. Too much time on my feet. Worked two jobs today. Wait, what was the question? Tell us three things we’d find if we looked under your bed? Dirty laundry, old (probably important) papers or bills, and a stack of outdoor enthusiast magazines. ……What makes you laugh out loud? Funny jokes my cuz back in New Zealand tells me. ……What makes you angry? Feeling judged or when people try to change the real me. They try to take the Maori out of the mate. What event in your past has left the most indelible impression on you? A few bad years with the wrong bros while I was in my teens. Back when I lived in New Zealand. I’ve been in Vermont now for ten years. What do you most value? Nature. Family. Competence. Ambition. …..What do you sleep in at night? Usually my work clothes, as I’m too tired to change out of Continue Reading →