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Author Interview Dawn Foley

 




Q1. Please tell me more about yourself?

A. I have been married for 27 years and counting. My husband and I have three sons who are 25, 22, and 16. I am a former Paraeducator of seven years. I loved working with my students and tried to instill a love of reading in them. Before that, I was a Preschool teacher at a private daycare.

Q2. What are your favorite books to read?

A. I read all kinds of books. My favorites at the moment are a mystery, suspense, and thrillers. However, I have just started reading Historical Fiction. Some of my favorite authors at the moment are Nora Roberts, Cassandra Clare, Avery Lockland, and Reilly Vore.

Q3. Do you like coffee or tea?

A. I am a tea drinker. It’s not a pretty sight when I drink coffee. I am like the squirrel on Hoodwinked or Over The Hedge on coffee. I can not sit still.

Q4. How many books have you written?

A. Technically I have written three books. The first one in high school is somewhere in a notebook in my closet. It was titled Love is War.

The second book I wrote is my first published novel. The Lyons Garden Book One Family Ties. It was awarded The New York Best Sellers Gold Award in December of 2021.

In this book set in Southeastern, Ct. and Long Island, NY, Jessica Greenhall loses her adoptive parents tragically. This compelled her to search for her biological family. When her career as a nature photographer collides with her search, fatalistic events occur. Will she survive the journey? One thing is certain, her life will never be the same.

In my third book, I just finished my third round of edits and revealed the cover on all my social media accounts. Erasing Secrets The Lyons Garden Book Two. It should be out in the next few weeks.


This thrilling suspenseful mystery is the second book in The Lyons Garden series. Someone knows all the Gardiner family secrets and that someone will kill to reveal them.

Jimmy Driscoll must keep the Gardiner family safe as well as his own secrets. Fearing his past may be repeating itself, he is headed for another psychotic break.  Will his troubles cause heartache for them all?

Q5. Do you have a favorite bookstore?

A. My favorite bookstores would be the local stores that carry my book. No Other Book Like This in Groton, Ct. and The Book Barn in Niantic, Ct.

Q6. Did you go to college for writing?

A. Many moons ago, I went to college and majored in English with a minor in mass communications. Long story, short, I never finished that degree. However, I did graduate in 2013 with an Associates's Degree in Early Childhood Education and in 2016 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Early Childhood Education and Human Development. In the course of my college education, I took many different English, writing, and literature courses.

Growing up What were your favorite books to read?

I have many favorite books as a child. The Little House on The Prairie series sticks out as one of my favorite.

Q7. How did you get inspired to write a book?

A. I have been a voracious reader since childhood. In middle school, I started to write short stories and poetry. It has always been a dream to publish my creations.
My current series The Lyons Garden was inspired by my own genealogy research. I found a family member that has possible connections to Gardiners Island. The island itself intrigued me and it set my imagination in motion. I started the first book in the series in 2017. I finished it in September 2021 and self-published it because the pandemic taught me life is way too short to wait to accomplish your dreams.
The outpouring of support for my book and my writing has been a humbling experience. The fact that so many people have enjoyed my book inspires me to keep writing more.

Q8. What hobbies do you have?

A. My hobbies are reading, baking, photography, gardening, camping, crafting with my Cricut, rock painting, and spending time with family and friends.

Q9. Do you have a favorite coffee shop?

A. My husband and I frequent the local Dunkin Donuts.

A dream of mine is to own a coffee/tea bookstore during the day and a bookstore bar at night. With a bakery element too.

Q10. Where can people find you online?

A. I can be found online at D.M. Foley - Author Page on Facebook, @d.m._foley on Instagram and TikTok, and DMFoleyauthor on Twitter.

My book can be purchased online on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books a Million, Indiebound, Powells, and other online websites.

In Southeastern, Ct. it can be found at Primitive Crow in Bozrah, Everly After in Baltic, Roseledge Farm Shop in Preston, The Preston Market in Preston, Small Potatoes in Norwich, The Book Barn in Niantic, and No Other Book Like This in Groton.

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