Interview With Quin Ripley
I sat down (virtually) with Quin Ripley for a short interview. Quin Ripley’s latest release is Seeding ERO-5, a SciFi Romance!
Cynthia Sax: Where is Seeding ERO-5 set?
Quin Ripley: This story is set on a world far from Earth, believed to be barren. It’s called ERO-5, but the terraforming team calls it Eros. This world is humanity’s hope for a new home, since Earth is overcrowded. But Eros isn’t barren. Something lives deep in the depths of its oceans that the team couldn’t detect and somehow the presence of these creatures affects Taisia and the rest of the terraforming crew in a very strange way—it makes them lusty. Very, very lusty.
Cynthia Sax: Does a character in Seeding ERO-5 have a secret?
Quin Ripley: Taisia has a secret. She went to the beach to clear her head and to get some desperately needed sleep, but something happens while she’s sleeping that she can’t explain. She has an intense sexual experience but she can’t believe it could possibly be real. She’s a scientist. So she decides it must have been a dream and that there are other reasons for the evidence she sees around her on the beach. Eventually, it happens again and she’s forced to confront her fears and share what she’s learned with the rest of the crew.
Cynthia Sax: How does Seeding ERO-5 start?
Quin Ripley: This story starts with a dream flashback to Taisia’s life in an orbital hab high above Earth, before she left on the long journey to ERO-5. It’s a steamy zero-gravity lesbian love scene. When Taisia startles awake, those loving moments with her ex in her previous life are a stark contrast to the tableau unfolding among her colleagues in the temporary shelter on ERO-5. Something on this strange new planet is affecting all of them, ramping up their sex drive to the point that it is nearly uncontrollable.
Cynthia Sax: Is Seeding ERO-5 part of a series and will you be writing more stories in this series?
Quin Ripley: This is a stand alone story with potential to turn into a series if the interest is there. There are lots of things I could write about in this story universe and involving these characters. I’d love to turn it into a series, if that’s what my readers want.
Thank you, Quin Ripley, for joining us today!
Quin Ripley’s Website: http://www.quinripley.com
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Taisia’s sex drive is out of control.
The shy botanist is many lightyears from home, serving on the most ambitious terraforming project ever undertaken by humanity. But she’s helpless to resist her flaming desires and fears the project may fail.
Rob is the ERO-5 team leader. Recently divorced, he works hard and plays harder. He’s long had his eye on his team’s quiet botanist.
They knew the work on the sterile planet would be backbreaking, but they didn’t expect the collective libido of the team to shoot into the stratosphere. Every night their lust takes over, testing the limits of their self-control.
And perhaps ERO-5 isn’t as barren as they’d thought.
Taisia is the key to keeping the project on track and discovering the secrets of the intense pleasure on ERO-5.
Disclaimer: Seeding ERO-5 contains explicit sex, polyamorous sex, lesbian and gay sex, gonzo sex, and sexy tentacles.
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Interview With Amanda Young
I sat down (virtually) with Amanda Young for a short interview. Amanda Young’s latest release is GWM Wanted, a contemporary MM romance.
Cynthia Sax: Where did you get the idea for GWM Wanted?
Amanda Young: Actually the idea for GWM Wanted came from a discussion between members of my family about keeping the spice in a long term relationship. I wanted to write a story about what happens to characters after the bloom has faded a little. Keeping the love alive is just as important, if not more so, than falling in love to begin with, and I wanted to show that in a way that illustrated the insecurities and fears of couple who still love each other but have let themselves drift apart over time.
Cynthia Sax: What causes problems between Mark and Sam?
Amanda Young: The couple in GWM Wanted, Mark and Sam are in a rut. They’ve been together for years and are starting to grow apart. In an effort to spice things up, they look into arranging a threesome with a stranger. The internal conflict comes from Sam and Mark’s insecurities. The external conflict comes from the stranger and what he plans to do to them once he weasels his way into their life and home.
Cynthia Sax: What one piece of advice would you give new writers?
Amanda Young: My best advice to new writers would be to write the story they’d want to read rather than pandering to whatever the hot new trend is. Chances are unless you write at lightning speed, by the time you get that story completed, submitted, and released the trend will be over and you’ll be left with a story no one wants to read. For example, if mermaids are hot this year but you’ve always wanted to write a story about unicorn shifters, then go with the unicorns. You never know when you’re bright idea might be the next big thing.
Cynthia Sax: What do you love about writing contemporary MM romance?
Amanda Young: What’s not to like? I get to write stories about people falling in love. The only thing better than writing about people falling in love is experiencing it for yourself and I’ve already done that. I met my forever love at sixteen and our marriage is still going strong fifteen years later.
Thank you, Amanda Young, for joining us today!
Amanda Young’s Website: http://www.amandayoung.org
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Finding true love is only half the battle. For Mark and Sam, love and commitment came easily. Holding onto it, won’t be nearly as simple.
Mark Peterson is still deeply in love with Sam, his partner of 15 years. He’s perfectly happy with their relationship, even if their sex life has grown a little stale over the years. When he begins to notice Sam’s gaze wandering toward other men, he fears that his younger lover may be losing interest in him.
When Sam suddenly suggests they broaden their sexual horizons by inviting a third man into their bedroom, Mark reluctantly agrees, willing to do whatever it takes to hold onto his lover. He’s willing to share his husband’s body, so long as he retains his heart.
Together, they answer an ad in an online advertisement. The other man seems to be just what they’re looking for — handsome, hung, and only interested in no strings attached fun just as they are. It isn’t until after the excitement begins that they find out they’ve made a terrible mistake.
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Interview with C. Zampa
I sat down (virtually) with C. Zampa for a short interview. C. Zampa is celebrating the anniversary of Honor C, a M/M Contemporary.
Cynthia Sax: What makes Honor and Jorge sexy?
C. Zampa: They are Hispanic and I have such a deep passion for all things Latino. The culture, the romanticism associated with the heritage. The language, the accents, a romance all their own.
Cynthia Sax: How does Honor C start?
C. Zampa: The story begins in a tree house. The tree house is central to the story because it’s the place the Honor and Jorge hung out as children, where Honor discovered he was attracted for men, and it became Honor and Jorge’s hide-a-way when they became lovers.
Cynthia Sax: Where is Honor C and why is this setting exciting?
C. Zampa: San Antonio. Because San Antonio is an old, old city with a deep Spanish heritage and romantic, colorful culture. It’s a mix of ancient romance and modern, electric life. A place for romance, for artists. Full of beautiful spots for romantic scenarios between characters. And, as I’m familiar with the city, and I’m Texan, it’s also convenient to use as a romantic backdrop for my fellas.
Cynthia Sax: What makes Honor and Jorge right for each other?
C. Zampa: Because they are complete opposites. Honor is a big man, sunshiny personality/smile, virile, he’s gentle, caring, eager to please. Yet, because of his childhood experiences, his self-confidence is low. Jorge, on the other hand, is prissy, bitchy, icy/fiery, in-your-face, beautiful, confident. Raised privileged and loved. His health, though, has always been poor, compromised by a heart condition.
Cynthia Sax: What creates problems between Honor and Jorge?
C. Zampa: The fact that Honor denies he’s gay, and when Jorge comes back into his life, he feels the passion that never left. But, not only that, Honor is married. On one hand, he’s realizing day by day that he is gay and is tormented by that because of his loyalty to his wife and son.
Thank you, C. Zampa, for joining us today!
C. Zampa’s Website: http://www.authorczampa.blogspot.ca/
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When Honor Castillo convinces himself he isn’t gay, he begins a new life. He ends his affair with his lover, Jorge Villagomez, and marries Rebecca to establish a life with her as a respected San Antonio businessman. They have a son and he tells himself he is happy.
Eleven years later, Jorge returns to San Antonio, and his path crosses with Honor’s once more. The flame of their passion never died, and neither did Jorge’s love for Honor.
When Jorge approaches Honor to design his studio, Honor believes he can walk the line between friendship and lovers. But when a sudden crisis threatens to take Jorge from him forever, Honor must choose between his duty and his heart. Most of all, he’s forced to decide what he’s willing to lose in order to be true to who he really is.
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