Naleighna Kai's Literary Cafe Magazine March 2017 Issue | Page 28

by Martha Kennerson

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by Martha Kennerson

I ’ m often asked , “ When you reach for something to read or you simply want to support another author , what do you look for ?” My answer , passion . Those who have read my romance novels or know me personally , it ’ s pretty safe to assume that I ’ m referring to romantic passion and you would be correct … partially . Passion is defined as a strong and barely containable emotion about a person or thing . Which is why authors like Farrah Rochon is on my personal list of must-reads .
Yes , Farrah ’ s work is everything I look for in romance , but it also manages to showcase the things that Farrah ’ s passionate about — her home state of Louisiana , the New Orleans Saints football team , cooking , reading , writing , traveling the world and Broadway plays . Farrah has a Master ’ s degree in Psychology , and initially worked in the oil industry before switching gears to become a full-time novelist . Her environment and life experiences play a major part in her library of work in the fact that she shares a piece of who she is as a person , and does it with an amazing eloquence that some romance authors are still trying to achieve .
I had the opportunity to meet this amazing young woman a couple of years ago when we were both invited to participate at an event in Louisiana . That was a real “ fan girl ” moment for me . Yet , she was so gracious in dealing with all my silliness . Once I pulled it together , Farrah happily shared invaluable advice about how to