Interview With B.J. McCall
I sat down (virtually) with B.J. McCall for a short interview. B.J. McCall’s latest release is Kela’s Guardian, a very sexy Paranormal Romance.
Cynthia Sax: What makes Ansara, your hero, so super sexy?
B.J. McCall: Ansara is the quintessential hero. He’s handsome, brave and fights against evil. He enters the story as a hero, saving Kela from a pack of vampires. She’s in the thick of battle using pointed stakes for weapons and exhibiting rudimentary skills at best. It’s obvious she’s in way over her head, but she stands her ground and earns Ansara’s respect.
Ansara is a soldier for the warrior angels. Coming to Earth to destroy a demon is just another day on the job, but the moment he sees the cross Kela is wearing his quest changes. Guarding Kela is the mission.
Some missions come with perks and this would-be warrior is Ansara’s kind of woman.
Cynthia Sax: What excites you about Kela’s Guardian?
B.J. McCall: I enjoy the challenge of putting a new twist on a vampire tale and I love interweaving a vampire story with fantasy and sci-fi. Kela’s fiance has become a vampire. No one else knows or understands what is happening and the cops think she’s crazy.
Kela is thrown into a paranormal world and doubts her sanity, but she’s determined to stop the man she once loved. Instead of running away from the situation, she takes on the danger. Then Ansara, a guardian from the mystical planet of Thasia, appears. Kela’s life takes another decidedly paranormal turn as she joins forces with the guardian and enters the age old battle against evil.
Writing Kela’s journey from an ordinary citizen to vampire hunter captivated me from the first chapter. I love telling her story.
Cynthia Sax: Where did you get the idea for Kela’s Guardian?
B.J. McCall: I’ve always liked stories about an ordinary person confronting and overcoming an extraordinary situation. My ‘What If ‘ plot bunnie perked up its ears at the idea of an ordinary woman living in suburbia being confronted with a situation beyond her wildest dreams. She must deal with a problem beyond her skill set. She must stop a vampire.
The odds are against her until she finds help from an unexpected source and has to deal with another out-of-this-world situation, a hunky, sword-wielding, demon-slaying guardian.
Cynthia Sax: Where does Kela’s Guardian start?
B.J. McCall: The first scene takes place in a club called the Devil’s Warehouse. It’s the reader’s introduction to Chabeau. The vampire has chosen his victim, plucking the young healthy woman off the dance floor for nourishment and pleasure.
The reader knows what is happening and must join Kela as she discovers that vampires do exist and her fiance, Roland Chabeau has joined dark side.
Thank you, B.J. McCall, for joining us today!
B.J. McCall’s Website: http://www.bjmccall.com/
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Vampires don’t exist. That’s what Kela believed before her fiancé joined the dark side. The cops think she’s crazy, but there’s a job to be done and someone’s got to do it.
Ansara has been ordered to destroy Vakkar, a demon bent on raising a vampire army. A celestial jump lands him in the middle of a fight between a feisty female and a group of vampires. Ansara soon realizes protecting this sexy warrior is as important as his mission. Their lust is as strong as the danger surrounding them.
Vampires, demons and a sexy hunk from a mystical galaxy? Kela’s carnal guardian quickly becomes an anchor in a world that has taken a decidedly supernatural turn.
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Interview With Carla Swafford
I sat down (virtually) with Carla Swafford for a short interview. Carla Swafford crafted The Circle Series, a wonderful Romantic Suspense Trilogy from Avon.
Cynthia Sax: What is your favorite line from The Circle Series?
Carla Swafford: My favorite is in CIRCLE OF DANGER and from the hero’s point of view. “When had his life turned into a porn version of a James Bond movie?”
Ryker has led a hard and dangerous life, especially after his parents were killed in a car bomb when he was twelve. From the same blast, he suffered burn scars on one side of his face and lost the vision in that eye. The following years were spent training to become the best operative in The Circle organization. The man in-charge of Ryker’s life abused him and used the only person he loved against him. With all that drama, he rarely found anything humorous. So when he had that thought, you knew he’d been caught off guard by the woman and her libidinous actions. The sarcasm showed how much of a regular guy he was deep inside.
Cynthia Sax: Where does The Circle Series start?
Carla Swafford: I like this question. No one has ever asked me that.
Let me refer to the first book, CIRCLE OF DESIRE. I adore that scene for I love taking something that is common for a male role and then twisting it by placing a female in the same situation. So the opening scene has Olivia St. Vincent on ready with a sniper rifle, waiting for her mark to come into sight. She caresses her weapon, loving the feel of it in her hands. Could it be that this is the only part of her life she feels in control? To her, killing people is a job and something she does to stay alive. Thankfully, she’s very good at it. The man she works for expects her obedience, and failure will only bring her a death sentence. But with all that deadly confidence comes at a cost. For no matter how cold she appears, she’s a human being struggling to hide a tiny crack in her protective shell.
Cynthia Sax: What is one aspect that makes your couples right for each other?
Carla Swafford: Let me refer to the third book, CIRCLE OF DECEPTION. Abby and Rex are polar opposites, but they need each other. Rex is a big man (oh, yes, six-five and well built) and doesn’t really believe in himself or his ability to do the job he needs to do. Abby is confident in her work but is more apt to be found hanging back and watching others make fools of themselves. Rex is loud and loves to talk, especially during sex. Abby is quiet and isn’t sure if being with Rex again is a good move. When Rex is with Abby, he realizes she makes him a better, confident man, and Abby begins to believe that Rex is man enough to forgive her for her mistakes. Oh, yeah, and they’re explosive on paper. (Pun intended, if you’ve read my book, you’ll get it. HA!)
Cynthia Sax: Does someone in The Circle Series have a secret?
Carla Swafford: Oh, all of the characters in all three books have secrets. Since some would be spoilers, I’ll give you hint about each of the heroes’ secrets. It’s like this: each fellow has a different hang up about sex that gets them off. You’ll have to read them to figure it out. HA! HA! I’m such a tease. LOL!
Cynthia Sax: Tell us a bit more about The Circle Series.
Carla Swafford: The three books are part of a series, but I wrote each to be read alone. BUT to get the full enjoyment of the series, I suggest reading them all. In order, CIRCLE OF DESIRE, CIRCLE OF DANGER, and CIRCLE OF DECEPTION.
Though Avon has passed on further installments, I plan to self-publish another one next year. It will be Jack’s story. He’s in all three of the books and needs his story told. Bless his heart, he’s needs someone to love him, and I have the perfect girl to teach him about love.
Thank you, Carla Swafford, for joining us today!
Carla Swafford’s Website: http://www.carlaswafford.com/
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She knew how to fight but not to love …
As the top assassin at The Circle, a shadowy group of mercenaries, Olivia St. Vincent can hunt down anyone. She’s been trained since she was a teenager to kill without feeling, to interact with men without love. But when she’s kidnapped by the enigmatic leader of a rival organization, she learns she’s been lied to for years. She never worked for the good guys.
Collin Ryker believes the sultry woman he’s abducted knows more than she’s telling about The Circle and its plans for complete domination. Over time, as they work together, Olivia’s tenacity and vulnerability captivate him. But if he isn’t careful, Collin will fall into the biggest trap of all: caring for a woman who can betray him to his greatest enemy.
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In a follow-up to Carla Swafford’s sexy Circle of Desire, the agents of The Circle-a top secret group of assassins-are back and on the hunt for a dangerous druglord capable of bringing women to the brink of pleasure . . . and devastation.
Marie Beltane, a lowly records-keeper for the Circle resents being treated like a little girl and wants to help by proving she’s worthy of being a Circle operative. Disobeying Arthur Ryker’s orders to stay out of the way, she accepts a simple fact finding assignment-only to have everything go horribly wrong. Now she’s been injected with the drug responsible for the death of four local women, a drug that puts her sex drive into over-drive.
Ryker wants nothing more than to keep Marie safe from the world. He’s already killed to protect her from one madman and he may have to do it again. While on a search for an antidote to her mysterious drug, he falls into a trap and must fight a new evil. Now he must become the monster he always feared to save the woman he always loved.
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Carla Swafford’s erotic Circle series comes to an exhilarating finale as the team of sexy spies and assassins goes undercover-under the covers.
After disappearing days before her wedding to fellow Circle agent Rex Drago, Abby’s discovered that trying to reclaim a life-and a love-lost is a whole lot harder than she thought. When her family’s safety is threatened by an arms dealer, Abby must go undercover with the one man who sees right through her and play the scariest role yet: husband and wife.
Mission or no mission, Rex Drago wants answers from his ex-fiancé. Forced to play along as a rival arms dealer and the husband he once wanted to be, Rex is finding it tough to stay professional-especially when Abby is just as hot as ever. And when they find themselves in a very intimate position, Abby and Rex must act the part-or risk blowing their cover entirely.
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Interview With Genevieve Scholl
How about some Christmas in August? I sat down (virtually) with Genevieve Scholl for a short interview. Genevieve Scholl’s latest release is Love Claus- Book 1 in The Naughty North Pole Novels.
Cynthia Sax: What makes Trent sexy?
Genevieve Scholl: He’s Santa Claus’s son, loves the Christmas holiday, and loves animals; what’s NOT sexy about that?
Cynthia Sax: Where did you get the idea for Love Claus?
Genevieve Scholl: I love Christmas and everything having to do with it- except the religion part of it- and I wanted to share my love of the holiday and my belief in Santa Claus and the North Pole with everyone. My ultimate fantasy is to meet and fall in love with Santa Claus’s son; in this book, I and my readers were able to.
Cynthia Sax: What makes Trent and Cindy right for each other?
Genevieve Scholl: My characters, Trent and Cindy, are perfect for each other, because Cindy loves Christmas, but none of the people in her life do; her parents don’t celebrate it and her best friend hates cold and snow. Being with Trent makes Cindy feel safe and at home, because she doesn’t have to be ashamed of her love of the holiday.
Cynthia Sax: Does a character in Love Claus have a secret?
Genevieve Scholl: Yes, Trent keeps the secret of him being Santa Claus’s son at first until he knows Cindy is ready for the truth.
Cynthia Sax: Is Love Claus a series and will you be writing more stories in this series?
Genevieve Scholl: Books 2 and 3 will be out in November and December of 2013.
Thank you, Genevieve Scholl, for joining us today!
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Cindy Gingerman loves the Christmas holiday, but sometimes she feels like she’s the only one. Her parents don’t celebrate, her best friend would rather be in Tahiti than watch the snow fall, and Cindy’s been single for a while. What a depressing Christmas.
Until, Trent shows up at her door dressed like Santa and holding a tree. Something draws her to him and she lets him into her home and her head…
Now, the only question is, will she let him into her heart as well?
Trent Claus knew that Cindy was his destined bride. From the moment he saw her, there was no denying it. The only challenge he had to face was getting her to believe it as well. Can he do it?
“Sweet Cindy…”
He believes he can, until his father falls ill and he has to move his plans along a lot faster than expected. What will Cindy think of his little town and the truth of who he is?
Will she run like his ex-girlfriend had? Or will she stay and make him the luckiest, and happiest, man on Earth?
“Please don’t go…”
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Interview With Chandra Ryan
I sat down (virtually) with Chandra Ryan for a short interview. Chandra Ryan writes hot erotic romances and her latest release is Ulterior Motives, a sexy SciFi Romance.
Cynthia Sax: What makes Jasper sexy?
Chandra Ryan: Jasper is sexy because he’s an ordinary guy who is dropped into an extraordinary situation that shapes him into a hero. He doesn’t start out as an alpha. He’s just a lawyer who wants to help people. That’s his passion. But when helping Kat gets hard, and even a little dangerous, he stands his ground to protect the woman he loves. Does it get sexier than that?
Cynthia Sax: Where does Ulterior Motives start?
Chandra Ryan: Life as a rancher on a settler planet is hard and lonely for my heroine, Kat. So, resourceful woman that she is, she placed an ad for a husband. She doesn’t expect to fall in love with or feel passion toward the man who responded to the ad. But she does want a partner.
My story starts at the space port where she meets her future husband for the first time. Or, at least, the man she believes is going to be her future husband. I picked that moment because that’s where it all starts for them. We get to see their first impressions and also witness how those assumptions frame their relationship. She immediately thinks he’s too soft for the harsh life of a remote planet and he only sees her as a tough, practical businesswoman. As they get to know each other, though, they discover how wrong those initial impressions were.
Cynthia Sax: Where is Ulterior Motives set?
Chandra Ryan: Ulterior Motives is set on a remote settler planet some time in the distant future. Which is exciting and sexy because it’s like the wild west only with space travel and modern technology. You get to have the best of both worlds. The rough and gritty dangers of the past but with good hygiene and coffee on demand.
Cynthia Sax: Does anyone in Ulterior Motives have a secret?
Chandra Ryan: Oh, yes. Jasper has a secret. Actually, he has more than one. It starts with him being there under false pretenses. Kat thinks he’s there to marry her but he’s actually there to investigate a claim against her land. His second secret is revealed when you find out his father is… Oh, wait, maybe I should let you discover that one on your own.
Thank you, Chandra Ryan, for joining us today!
Chandra Ryan’s Website: http://www.chandraryan.com/
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Universal Defiance, Book One
On a rural settler planet, Kat must resort to putting out an ad to find a husband. She doesn’t expect to find love—that’s a dream in these parts—just a partner to help work her ranch. Then the devastatingly handsome Jasper answers her ad and turns her on in ways she never dreamed possible. Too bad he’s not who he says he is.
Jasper doesn’t know what he’s getting into when he ventures undercover to investigate a legal claim against Kat’s ranch. But after a toe-curling night under her roof and in her bed, he’s willing to do anything to stay there. He can’t say no to the tough-as-nails businesswoman who makes his body come alive.
When people start getting hurt, though, both Kat and Jasper have to decide how valuable one piece of land is. And the ranch that brought them together might be the very thing standing between them.
A Romantica® sci fi erotic romance from Ellora’s Cave
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Interview With Silvia Violet
I sat down (virtually) with Silvia Violet for a short interview. Silvia Violet writes hot erotic romances and her latest release is Meteor Strike, a very sexy MM contemporary.
Cynthia Sax: What do you find especially exciting about Meteor Strike?
Silvia Violet: I have a thing for geeks. My husband is a physicist, and I got to consult with him for this book and it’s companion story, Astronomical. He’s always supportive of my work, but getting to have him check my geek talk and make sure the science was correct was very fun. I also enjoyed getting to use my working knowledge of how geeks think as I developed my characters. Matt, one of my main characters, works as a post-doctoral researcher at LSU where my husband and I both went to graduate school, and it was also exciting to revisit Baton Rouge in my mind as I wrote.
Cynthia Sax: Where did you get the idea for Meteor Strike?
Silvia Violet: I was sitting in the airport in Albuquerque with fellow author, Hank Edwards, waiting to head home from the 2012 Gay Rom Lit conference. We were talking about how much fun we’d had, and I explained how my husband went to lots of science conferences and that even though most people would think the scientists spent all their time in geekish pursuits, there was just as much drinking and hooking up as any other conference. Hank said I should write a book about a science conference and we brain-stormed how the main characters could be graduate students of Greg MacIntyre’s, the astronomy professor from my story, Astronomical.
Cynthia Sax: What causes conflict between Matt and Alan?
Silvia Violet: Matt and Alan spent six months working together on a project when Matt was still in graduate school. Attraction sizzled between them, but Alan was in the closet and Matt had a bad experience with a closeted lover in the past and refused to date anyone who wasn’t willing to be open about their sexuality. He was also looking for a relationship and Alan was a one-night stand type of guy. When they meet again a year later, he learns how off many of his assumptions about Alan were.
Cynthia Sax: Does someone in Meteor Strike have a secret?
Silvia Violet: Alan has a secret. He fell in love with Matt during the six months they spent working together, but he was too afraid to admit it, because to pursue Matt he’d have to come out as gay to his co-workers. After months apart, he misses Matt too much and decides to pursue him no matter how high the stakes are.
Thank you, Silvia Violet, for joining us today!
Silvia Violet’s Website: http://silviaviolet.com
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Astro-physicist Matthew Dansk falls for one of his colleagues during a research trip, but Matt is looking for a serious relationship and he doesn’t date men who are in the closet. Alan has no interest in letting anyone find out he’s gay and he never goes out with the same man twice. When the two men part ways, Matt believes their situation is hopeless, and he does his best to forget his feelings for Alan.
Months later, Alan winds up in the hotel room next to Matt’s at a conference, and both men realize the chemistry between them hasn’t diminished. As they spend time together, Matt sees a different side of Alan. When he realizes Alan’s feelings for him run deeper than he’d thought possible, he begins to hope that they can be together after all.
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Interview With Amy Ruttan
I sat down (virtually) with Amy Ruttan for a short interview. Amy Ruttan writes hot erotic romances for Ellora’s Cave and her latest release is Private Release, a very sexy paranormal. I love Amy to bits. She is a great writer and an even better friend. I feel extremely grateful to know her!
Cynthia Sax: Where did you get the idea for Private Release?
Amy Ruttan: The idea stemmed from Mounted Release. The heroine’s brother just barged his way in and then I had emails from readers requesting Jared’s story. Jared’s clan was left in ruins by Levi (villain from Mounted Release), so he had to go home and clean up the pieces.
Cynthia Sax: What causes problems between Adele and Jared?
Amy Ruttan: The conflict is she’s not a Mukswa. She’s not a bear shifter and the bear shifter society is secret. He wants to be with her, but he’s chief, how can he marry an outsider?
Cynthia Sax: Is this a series and will you be writing more stories in this series?
Amy Ruttan: Yes, this is a series. It’s the second book. The first book is Mounted Release. The stories are standalone though. There is a third book in the works.
Cynthia Sax: What one piece of advice would you give new writers?
Amy Ruttan: Never give up! Believe in yourself and keep trying. We all get rejections, but if you want it reach out and take it.
Thank you, Amy Ruttan, for joining us today!
Amy Ruttan’s Website: http://www.amyruttan.com
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Jared Stevens hasn’t been the same since he was shot. His duty is to marry a Mukswa woman and be a strong leader. He lets the elders of his clan choose his bride, because the woman he wants is only in his fantasies, the only woman who brings him to exquisite release.
Adele Banks loved being a Mountie, but one shot ended her career and altered her world forever. Adele is determined to make a life for herself. She’s hired to recover Beare Enterprises embezzled funds, but what she didn’t count on is being extremely attracted to her client when meeting him for the first time as he’s naked in his shower.
Adele is Jared’s mystery woman, but she’s taboo. He bonds to her, but has to keep his society secret, as much as he wants to mark her as his own.
As Jared fights his own inner beast, remnants of the prior chief’s wrath is affecting the clan and Adele. To save Adele’s life, Jared may just have to betray his clan’s secret and risk his heart.
A Romantica® paranormal erotic romance from Ellora’s Cave
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Interview With Madison J. Edwards
I sat down (virtually) with Madison J. Edwards for a short interview. Madison J. Edwards writes hot erotic romances and her latest release is According to Plan, a very sexy contemporary. I love Madison and I love this story (though my favorite story of hers is still The Perfect Secretary… likely because it was the first story of hers I read)!
Cynthia Sax: What makes Tank super sexy?
Madison J. Edwards: Tank (Jake Steele) is sexy because he is totally committed to one woman. Even though he’s drop dead gorgeous and could have any woman he wants, he chooses Shelby and never waivers in his love for her. Never!
How sexy is that?
Cynthia Sax: What is your favorite line from According to Plan?
Madison J. Edwards: “Do you want it hard and fast, or soft and slow?”
“Yes,” I whispered. God help me. I wanted it all.
I mean, really? Look at them. Smoke is rising between the punctuation marks. How could it not be my favorite?
This small interchange sums up the relationship between Tank and Shelby. He’s completely Alpha and could do whatever he wanted. Shelby would willingly acquiesce. However, he lets her lead the dance. She sets the boundaries. Flimsy, waking up the girly parts boundaries, but dammit – they’re hers.
Physically, they are smoking hot for each other and although it takes some time, we see they complement each other in so many other ways.
Cynthia Sax: Where did you get the idea for According to Plan?
Madison J. Edwards: A phrase kept rolling through my brain, one inner thought.
“I hated when he called me Ro…made me think of salmon swimming upstream.”
At the time my heroine was called Rowena and this was her reaction to Regis, the icky neighbor calling her – yet again.
I originally was going to write it Bridgette Jones Diary style, a piece of chick lit, but romance and hot sex kept popping up everywhere. In the kitchen, the hallway, on the pool table – *sigh* – I love the pool table scene….
What’s a girl to do?
Cynthia Sax: Does someone in According to Plan have a secret?
Madison J. Edwards: Tank is a Federal Agent, and the reader finds this out in the first chapter. No spoiler alerts here. However Shelby doesn’t know this and thinks Tank left her for another woman. He has to keep her in the dark until the case is closed, and it kills him.
Cynthia Sax: What do you love about writing Romance?
Madison J. Edwards: Everything. Romance is my passion. If boy doesn’t meet girl, or vice versa I flounder. Although I enjoy reading a variety of genres, romance is my go to read. Always has been, always will be.
And to think it all started with The Cat in The Hat when I was four.
Cynthia Sax: (laughs) I’m not even going to ask. Is there any question you wish I had asked?
Madison J. Edwards: Nope. Gotta have some secrets.
Thank you, Madison J. Edwards, for joining us today!
Madison J. Edwards’s Website: http://www.maddieedwards.com/
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What do you do when things don’t go According to Plan? For starters, you trick, deceive and lie to the very person who ruined your best laid plans.
Shelby Stewart, P.I., has been hired to find socialite, Harrison Grant. However, Jake Steele (aka Tank) – her ex-partner, ex-lover, ex-everything is looking for Harrison as well, albeit for a very different reason. Harry’s the prime suspect in the murder of a call girl in L.A.
Frustration becomes Shelby’s newest partner as she attempts to out maneuver Tank in their parallel quest. However, Tank is not what, or who Shelby thought.
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Interview With Ashlynn Monroe
I sat down (virtually) with Ashlynn Monroe for a short interview. Ashlynn Monroe writes hot erotic romances and her latest release is Reality Hero, a very sexy superhero romance.
Cynthia Sax: What do you find exciting about Reality Hero?
Ashlynn Monroe: This story is one of the best things I’ve ever written. This story has heart, but it also deals with some tough issues. I love the twists and turns in the story.
Cynthia Sax: Where did you get the idea for Reality Hero?
Ashlynn Monroe: I played with this idea for years before I tried to write the story, and then I rewrote the story in 2012. I wrote this during a dark time in my life when I needed a laugh. The story has a dark side, but it is balanced with humor. I love these characters and I hope my readers will too.
Cynthia Sax: What causes problems between Zane and Dina?
Ashlynn Monroe: The characters have a past, from childhood, that causes them to live with the constant fear of discovery. Zane’s powers have earned him enemies and Dina doesn’t want to be what gets him killed.
Cynthia Sax: Will this be a series?
Ashlynn Monroe: I am working on Ella and Cas’s story. It is going to be a fun tale of super babies, reality TV weddings, and the ugliest bridesmaid dress in the history of dresses.
Thank you, Ashlynn Monroe, for joining us today!
Ashlynn Monroe’s Website: http://www.ashlynnmonroe.com/
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Can reality TV handle a reluctant superhero bachelor, ten attention-seeking women, and one evil villain?
Dina Dell’s career as a television producer has hit bottom. Desperate to save her job, she comes up with the idea for a reality show called I Want to Date a Superhero. But the only superhero bachelor she knows is the only man she’s ever loved—Zane Blair.
Zane was once a normal human, but a traumatic childhood incident mutated him, along with Dina’s sister and their friends. Dina was the only one who escaped without any superhero abilities. And while she might be the “normal” one, that only left her feeling like more of an outcast.
Her lack of powers put Zane in danger. Knowing that it was only a matter of time before someone used her to get to him, she left, breaking both their hearts in the process. After all the pain she caused him, will he be willing to help her now?
Then an old enemy emerges, putting Dina’s plans on hold. When her superhero friends are the ones who need help, Dina just might learn that sometimes little Miss Average can be a hero too.
Content Warning: graphic sexual content
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Interview With Lucy Felthouse
I sat down (virtually) with Lucy Felthouse for a short interview. Lucy Felthouse writes hot erotic romances and her latest release is A French Affair.
Cynthia Sax: What is your favorite line from A French Affair?
Lucy Felthouse: ‘I understand,’ she replied. ‘And I guess we should see how things go. I mean, we haven’t even kissed yet. You might be a lousy kisser!’
This is my favourite line because it’s so funny. It was one of those lines that literally just came to me as I was writing the scene and it made me giggle as I was typing it. I also love it because it sets things up for a wonderful reply from the hero that is so sexy it made me tingle. Hopefully it will have the same affect on readers.
Cynthia Sax: Where does A French Affair start?
Lucy Felthouse: My story starts as the heroine is writing the beginning of her novel. She’s using a laptop and is currently in a converted barn in a tiny village in Northern France. She’s suddenly interrupted by a cacophony of noise from next door (the barn is split into two) and it startles her, making her type a bunch of gobbledegook on the screen. I didn’t consciously set out to start it there. The story had been bubbling around in my head for ages before I actually got chance to write it, and when I sat down and started writing, that’s where it made sense to start. It’s right in the action and tells us something about the heroine right away.
Cynthia Sax: Where is A French Affair set?
Lucy Felthouse: The novella is set in Northern France. Mostly in a tiny village called Monthiers. Some of the action is also set in Paris. The setting of Monthiers isn’t exciting, or sexy, really. It’s a very quiet village which I’ve actually been to, which is where the idea came from. It’s what happens between the characters that is exciting and sexy.
Now, Paris on the other hand is both exciting and sexy. It’s my absolute favourite city (so far. I still have lots of travelling I want to do!), and since Monthiers isn’t too far away from the French capital, I thought it would be a nice idea for my characters to go on a day trip there. It was a wonderful excuse for me to write about my favourite city, and a very easy place to write about romance, fun, beauty and love.
Cynthia Sax: What creates conflict between Sydney and Harry?
Lucy Felthouse: The heroine meets the owner of the accommodation she’s staying in and thinks he’s very sexy. However, she quickly notices he’s wearing a wedding ring. He flirts with her, and she’s not at all happy about it—she has absolutely no intention of getting involved with a married man and is determined to keep him at arm’s length.
Thank you, Lucy Felthouse, for joining us today!
Lucy Felthouse’s Website: http://lucyfelthouse.co.uk
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Sydney Tyler is renting a barn conversion in Northern France, planning to spend the fortnight getting some words down on her novel. Unfortunately, construction work in the other half of the building puts an end to her peace and quiet. Genuinely upset that the builders are going to disturb her, the property’s handsome English owner, Harry Bay, offers to make it up to her. He’s a little flirtatious, and after spotting his wedding ring, Sydney keeps him at arm’s length. Sexy as he is, she has no intention of getting involved with a married man. But when Sydney learns the truth about Harry, will their mutual attraction spur them on to work through their emotional baggage and make this more than just a French affair?
Buy Now: http://lucyfelthouse.co.uk/published-works/a-french-affair/
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Interview With Veronica Tower
I sat down (virtually) with Veronica Tower for a short interview. Veronica Tower writes hot erotic romances for Red Rose Publishing and her latest release is Healing, an erotic paranormal romance.
Cynthia Sax: Where does Healing start?
Veronica Tower: Healing starts with a horrific automobile accident in which my heroine, Ari Freeman, is paralyzed from the waist down. It is a psychologically devastating accident. In an instant her whole world is ripped apart as Ari goes from being a capable, independent woman who is the backbone of her extended family to a crippled dependent who has to learn how to care for herself again. Her boyfriend of many years dumps her and the extended family she’s done so much for is less than attentive now that she’s the one who needs help. In despair, she gives up on the world, but her somewhat crazy aunt, a cancer survivor, tells Ari of a secretive alternative medicine clinic in the Rocky Mountains and convinces her to take a wild chance to get her life back.
Cynthia Sax: So most of Healing is set at the clinic?
Veronica Tower: That’s right. The Rocky Mountains are particularly beautiful and Hearthstone, the clinic, is isolated from the nearby communities. There are reasons for that isolation that aren’t initially apparent, but a happy side affect is that it gives Ari and Arden a quiet peaceful backdrop to get to know each other in and fall in love.
Cynthia Sax: Is there a secret at Hearthstone?
Veronica Tower: This whole novel is about secrets—little mysteries that stand between Ari and the love of her life. If Ari and Arden are to have a future together, she has to uncover the truth behind Hearthstone and its miraculous cures and figure out if she can accept it. This is a beautiful love story, but it’s not a Cinderella romance. True love brings a great many more challenges to Ari than she ever could have imagined.
Cynthia Sax: What do you love about writing erotic paranormal romances?
Veronica Tower: Paranormal romances let my imagination go crazy in ways that more mundane settings just can’t. Those possibilities really excite me. I think when you stop to consider it, many romances revolve around this question: Is your couple willing to pay the price of love? Can they make the little accommodations and sacrifices necessary for two people to meld their lives into one? In the paranormal field, that tension can be brought to a whole new level because the sacrifices required in paranormal love are usually much greater than in other genres. That’s certainly the case in Healing.
Thanks for hosting me on your site today, Cynthia. It’s always a pleasure to talk fiction and romance
Thank you, Veronica Tower, for joining us today!
Veronica Tower’s Website: http://veronicatower.com/
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If you lost the use of your legs, what would you do to walk again? When an automobile accident severs Ari’s spine, she’s willing to try anything to regain her mobility and the independence that comes with it—even travel to a mysterious clinic in the Rocky Mountains in search of a miracle. But no one will tell her how the clinic achieves its fabulous cures or how an unbelievably handsome young man living at the facility factors into the process. Can this hot young man regenerate Ari’s spine? And if he does, can Ari live with the hidden price of Healing?
Buy From Red Rose Publishing: http://redrosepublishing.com/books/product_info.php?products_id=974
Buy From Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/healing-veronica-tower/1115288468
Buy From Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Healing-ebook/dp/B00CLZ816C
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