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Jennifer Hallock

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Jennifer Hallock spends her days teaching history and her nights writing historical happily-ever-afters. She has lived and worked in the Philippines, but she currently writes at her little brick house on a New England homestead—kept company by her husband, a growing flock of chickens, and a border collie mutt puppy who likes to chew computer power cords.

Author Courtney Milan wrote of the Sugar Sun series: “If you’re looking for a meaty historical romance that will transport you somewhere you’ve never been, Jennifer Hallock’s books…are must-reads.”

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Hello Jennifer, you did a great job with "Under the Sugar Sun!" I'm from Dumaguete, and I think your descriptions of both locations were so precise. I suppose you must have lived in Dumaguete or Bais at some point?

Jennifer Hallock Thanks for the question, Annabelle! And I am so glad you enjoyed the book and the setting! :)

Unfortunately, I have only visited Dumaguete, not lived t…moreThanks for the question, Annabelle! And I am so glad you enjoyed the book and the setting! :)

Unfortunately, I have only visited Dumaguete, not lived there, but I so easily could live there. It is one of my favorite cities in the islands, which is saying a lot! I did live in Laguna, up in Luzon, for four years, during which time I visited both Negros and Samar for my research. I also read a LOT of first hand accounts written in the early American period and found as many photos as I could. The Silliman press, the Silliman museums, and several Negros Chronicle articles were essential to my research.

The hardest part of describing the city was reconciling the pre-Rizal Boulevard beach line of 1900 with what I saw in 2010. Such a seemingly trivial difference, but it really added a whole block onto the shore. I wrote about this (and other locations) on my blog: http://jenniferhallock.com/2016/04/07...

You can also see the seeds of Silliman University in my books, though I called the school Brinsmade because I wanted to use some artistic license to shape the characters as my novel needed them to be. I discuss this in my blog post, too. I love using real people, places, and events as inspiration, but when I start bending them to my story purposes, I need to change their names to separate truth from fiction!

I do LOVE Dumaguete, Bais, Tanjay, and all the places I mentioned. I'd love to do a reading or signing there sometime. Dare to dream! Thanks again for reading!(less)

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What are you currently working on?

Jennifer Hallock I am working on the final full novel in the Sugar Sun series, Sugar Communion: Andrés Gabiana is a good priest. He cares for his congregation, looks o…moreI am working on the final full novel in the Sugar Sun series, Sugar Communion: Andrés Gabiana is a good priest. He cares for his congregation, looks out for those in need, and charges not a single centavo for a funeral. In everything he strives to be the opposite of the corrupt Spanish friars who soiled the cassock for centuries. And it was all going so well until Dr. Liddy Sheppard showed up. #UndressAndres

If you would like to know more about my research and writing process, please join my Facebook reader group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/histo...(less)

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