Interview With Kate Hill
I sat down (virtually) with Kate Hill for a short interview. Kate Hill’s latest release is Storm Stallion, an erotic paranormal.
Cynthia Sax: What makes Ivan so freakin’ sexy?
Kate Hill: Other than being a handsome stud (he’s a shapeshifting winged centaur), Ivan is protective of those he loves. He enjoys taking care of others, especially the woman in his life. There’s nothing sexier than a guy who isn’t afraid to show love for his family and Ivan is definitely that kind of guy.
Cynthia Sax: Where did you get the idea for Storm Stallion?
Kate Hill: Ivan and Bala were secondary characters in Mystery Stallion. They appeared throughout the entire story, but didn’t actually meet each other until the end. After writing their first scene together, I knew I had to give them a story of their own.
Cynthia Sax: What makes Ivan and Bala right for each other?
Kate Hill: They both want the same things in a relationship. They love having a family life and they enjoy being together in the bedroom and out. Ivan and Bala truly love making a home for their daughter and each other.
Cynthia Sax: What creates problems between Ivan and Bala?
Kate Hill: When Ivan and Bala first met, she had recently lost her first husband. Bala was prepared to follow him to an early grave, but Ivan literally swooped in and rescued her from a fiery death. Though for Ivan it was love at first sight, he didn’t push for romance because he knew Bala was still in love with her first husband. Eventually she realizes that she would like more than friendship with Ivan, but she is plagued by guilt about finding love a second time. To keep from hurting each other, they’re not completely honest about their feelings regarding her first husband and it strains their relationship. Only when danger strikes do they realize–possibly too late–the depth of their love for each other.
Thank you, Kate Hill, for joining us today!
Kate Hill’s Website: http://www.kate-hill.com
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From the moment Ivan rescued Bala from the inferno that wiped out her village, he has been in love with her. Knowing the young widow’s heart belongs to her husband who died from the Horseman Plague, he struggles to keep his passion for her a secret.
Bala is burdened by guilt over the lustful fantasies she’s been having about the handsome Fighting Carrier. When he surprises them both by asking her to marry him, she accepts. With Ivan she enjoys a sexual freedom she has never experienced before. Despite their love for each other, their marriage is threatened by the shadow of her first husband.
Ivan and Bala realize they’re meant to be together, but first they have to find their way back to each other.
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The Cocky Hero – Tryst Denied
Raff, the hero of Tryst Denied, is a handsome alien male. He knew there was a chance (a very slim chance but a chance) he’d find his one, his forever mate, while he was stationed on Earth and he wasn’t taking any risks. He chose the best human body he could, hoping his outer appearance would compensate for any shortcomings.
He then ensures everyone knows he’s ‘the best’ by telling them, as illustrated in this short excerpt
“You’re not real,” she said, trying to convince herself.
“I understand why you’d think so.” The Orogone straightened, his chest puffing out. “I am a handsome son of a bitch.” He grinned, displaying impossibly perfect straight white teeth. “But I’m all real.” He waved his free hand over his body as though he was a possible prize in a game show. “And I’m all yours.”
Tawania’s gaze dropped to the impressively large ridge in his dress pant. He was also all hard. She gulped, swallowing the lump of want, of need building in her throat. Did it matter that he didn’t exist? Her orgasm would be very real.
“I’m Raff,” he continued, not needing a response. “And you, my brown-eyed beauty, have the lucky distinction of being my One, the sole female I’m destined to spend my long life span with.”
His cockiness, however, covers up feelings of insecurity, of not being good enough. Men who truly believe they’re ‘the best’ don’t need to tell anyone. Raff tries too hard.
He also focuses on his appearance because he doesn’t think there’s much he can do about his core, about his souls. He hopes by making his outer self as perfect as possible, the female he’s destined to love for a lifetime will forgive his character flaws.
Ironically, by over compensating, he looks even more flawed.
What do you like about the cocky hero?
Tawania sees aliens. She knows they’re not real. To avoid being locked up in an institution, she does what any functioning insane person would do—she ignores her imaginary intergalactic visitors. Only one tall sexy alien won’t be ignored. Raff’s heated touch scorches Tawania’s grip on reality. His kisses drive her to madness. He declares that she’s his destined mate. He also insists he’s real.
Raff, an Orogone warrior, is very much real. This handsome warrior has been sent to Earth to round up misbehaving off-worlders and he’s not accustomed to being ignored, especially not by a brown-eyed human female with the most kissable lips in fifteen galaxies. He has mere days to convince her to bond with him. Failure results in death.
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Interview With Madeline Pryce
I sat down (virtually) with Madeline Pryce for a short interview. Madeline Pryce’s latest release is Dark Secrets, a sexy Paranormal.
Cynthia Sax: How does Dark Secrets start?
Madeline Pryce: Dark Secrets picks up two months after the close of Dark Cravings where she was put through the ringer. The opening scene represents a culmination of events that finally pushes Ella over the edge…
A swirling mass of orange and red flames cut through the air, the sound of its approach deafening. I narrowed my gaze, shutting out everything except the firebomb hurling in my direction. Time slowed. Oxygen vaporized into thick, curling strands of smoke. Heat waves wrapped around the outside of the blazing inferno barreling ever closer.
I should be doing so many things right now. Years as a lethal killing machine afforded me the training I needed to protect myself. Ducking, phazing…hell, even something as simple as a side-shuffle to the left would have saved my ass.
Except I didn’t move. Instead, I had a complete and total what the fuck moment. Our routine training session had just taken a complete one-eighty in the wrong direction. Micah McGregor, my half-demon lover, had just thrown a fireball at my head. Holy crap. Since when had he been able to conjure flames out of thin-freakin’-air? Knowing he was a demon and actually seeing it were two very different things. Proof that his demonic powers were manifesting lay in the ribbons of black magic twisting from the starburst pattern embedded into his palm.
Cynthia Sax: Does a character in Dark Secrets have a secret?
Madeline Pryce: Dark Secrets – as the title indicates – is all about the secrets we keep from the ones we care about. Ella isn’t the only one withholding information. As the book unfolds – one secret after another is revealed, pulling the readers deeper into the plot and series arc.
Cynthia Sax: Is Dark Secrets a series and will you be writing more stories in this series?
Madeline Pryce: Dark Secrets is the second full-length book in the Dark series. The first book, Dark Cravings, released from Ellora’s Cave in Dec 2013. The main series follows Ella and Micah with some novella interludes for the side characters. There is also another spin off 3-book series contracted by Ellora’s Cave that will start publishing next year in 2015. One thing you can expect from the Dark series is pulse-pounding action, gritty action, witty dialogue and some smokin’ hot sex scenes.
Series Reading Order
Dark Cravings (#1 Ella/Micah – 85k)
Dark Innocence (#1.5 Hannah – 45k)
Dark Secrets (#2 Ella/Micah – 85k)
Dark Vengeance (#2.5 Castro – 45k) – release date coming soon!
Dark Promises (#3 Ella/Micah) – Spring 2015
Cynthia Sax: What one piece of advice would you give new writers?
Madeline Pryce: This is a question I get a lot. The best thing any new writer can do is write. And read. Read tons and tons of fiction books, study the wording, how the sentences are constructed and what techniques the author uses to foreshadow and reveal the plot. The more you write, the more naturally it will come (most times, LOL). Next, get yourself a good critique partner – check out writing forms. The ability to take a critique and learn from it and use it to enhance your novel is a valuable skill. Don’t ever give up, just keep trying and writing.
Thank you, Madeline Pryce, for joining us today!
Madeline Pryce’s Website: http://madelinepryce.blogspot.com
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The worst moment of Micah’s life was when Ella nearly died in his arms. Her miraculous recovery should have been the start of their future. Unfortunately, a new demonic heritage, the Shadow Agency’s corruption and Julian, the vampire who turned Ella, are testing their relationship. Despite hotter-than-ever sex and a variety of new places and positions to explore, Micah begins to wonder if a relationship based on lust can survive for more than a few scorching-hot months.
Ella has forgiven, but not forgotten, the fact that Micah once plunged a dagger through her heart. Everything with Micah is passion, excitement and an uncontrollable desire to explore his body in a variety of very satisfying ways. But as buried secrets, ongoing lies and murderous deceptions pile up, Ella is reminded that she and Micah’s relationship was based on a curse. In order to forge a future together, Ella and Micah will have to face down their personal demons—and prove that love and trust are more than just words.
A Romantica® paranormal erotic romance from Ellora’s Cave
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Why Tryst Denied Isn’t an Interracial Romance
Readers have asked me why Tryst Denied isn’t classified as an interracial romance. Many readers believe Tawania, the heroine, is an African American. They believe Raff’s current form is Caucasian. If you look at these two beautiful people, you might think they were an interracial couple.
But they’re more than that. Raff is an Orogone. He’s, as Tawania calls him, an alien, not human, a different species. Technically, Tryst Denied is an interspecies romance.
I never address race because this couple has bigger challenges. They come from different planets, different galaxies. They’re being hunted by the savage Palavians and trying to simply survive. They’re not as concerned with the different color of their skin.
I also never address race. Period. In any of my stories. I never say a heroine or hero is African American or Caucasian or Asian. I mention their names and describe them in my stories. I also describe them to my publishers’ cover artists. Tryst Denied’s cover artist interpreted Tawania as looking like the woman on the cover. Other cover artists might have interpreted her a different way.
I do this because I don’t identify people in real life by race. When the hubby and I go to China, I see millions of different faces. They all look unique to me. Their coloring might be similar but their faces are one of a kind. My characters are as special. They’re all different, all unique, all more than the color of their skin.
Tawania sees aliens. She knows they’re not real. To avoid being locked up in an institution, she does what any functioning insane person would do—she ignores her imaginary intergalactic visitors. Only one tall sexy alien won’t be ignored. Raff’s heated touch scorches Tawania’s grip on reality. His kisses drive her to madness. He declares that she’s his destined mate. He also insists he’s real.
Raff, an Orogone warrior, is very much real. This handsome warrior has been sent to Earth to round up misbehaving off-worlders and he’s not accustomed to being ignored, especially not by a brown-eyed human female with the most kissable lips in fifteen galaxies. He has mere days to convince her to bond with him. Failure results in death.
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Tryst Denied Mentioned On USA Today Blog
Tryst Denied was mentioned on the USA Today Blog today!
Yay!
Tawania sees aliens. She knows they’re not real. To avoid being locked up in an institution, she does what any functioning insane person would do—she ignores her imaginary intergalactic visitors. Only one tall sexy alien won’t be ignored. Raff’s heated touch scorches Tawania’s grip on reality. His kisses drive her to madness. He declares that she’s his destined mate. He also insists he’s real.
Raff, an Orogone warrior, is very much real. This handsome warrior has been sent to Earth to round up misbehaving off-worlders and he’s not accustomed to being ignored, especially not by a brown-eyed human female with the most kissable lips in fifteen galaxies. He has mere days to convince her to bond with him. Failure results in death.
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Tryst Denied Releases
Tawania sees aliens. She knows they’re not real. To avoid being locked up in an institution, she does what any functioning insane person would do—she ignores her imaginary intergalactic visitors. Only one tall sexy alien won’t be ignored. Raff’s heated touch scorches Tawania’s grip on reality. His kisses drive her to madness. He declares that she’s his destined mate. He also insists he’s real.
Raff, an Orogone warrior, is very much real. This handsome warrior has been sent to Earth to round up misbehaving off-worlders and he’s not accustomed to being ignored, especially not by a brown-eyed human female with the most kissable lips in fifteen galaxies. He has mere days to convince her to bond with him. Failure results in death.
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The bells above the door rang a warning and the small hairs on the back of Tawania’s neck lifted, her nipples growing taut under her rose-colored camisole. She turned her head and sucked in her breath.
A tall man with golden skin, golden hair and the most chiseled chin she’d ever seen stood in the doorway. He wore dark sunglasses, an expensive black leather coat, black pants and a royal blue silk shirt. Standing with his legs braced apart, he slid one of his fingerless-glove-clad hands into his coat.
And extracted a gun.
The woman with the bad weave screamed. The burly man in front of Tawania dropped to the dirty tiled floor. The armed newcomer pressed the trigger, a blue beam of energy shot from the muzzle, and everything went still and quiet. The woman’s sparkly phone floated in the air. The man on the floor posed with his hands reached out to cover his head. The horrible music stopped.
Holy shit. Tawania stared at the stranger, frozen with uncertainty, not knowing what to do or say or how to react.
He removed a fancy handheld device from his jacket’s pocket and studied the glowing screen. “A 9-1-1 call originated from the payphone outside of this store on May tenth. There was a complaint about an alien with blue and red eyes. Who made that call?”
Oh God. Tawania took a step backward. I made that call. He must be from the FBI. Only they would have fancy weapons similar to the gun he carried.
“F-f-fuck y-y-you, Orogone.” Mr. Lee, the owner of the convenience store, hung, suspended in the air, his body shaking. In mere seconds, he’d somehow grown a long pointed beard and obtained two more arms.
Phones are floating. Mr. Lee has four arms. Tawania exhaled. She wasn’t being sent to jail. She was going insane.
The stranger returned the handheld to his pocket. “There’s no need to be hostile, Palavian. My target is a human female, not you.” He removed his sunglasses and clipped them to his collar. Blue and red flames flared in his dark eyes.
Tawania smothered her groan. She’d invented another being, an Orogone, belonging to the same alien species as Willa.
And this imaginary man was searching for her. When she’d returned to her apartment and found a strange angry woman there, Tawania had run out of the building and made the 9-1-1 call from the store’s payphone. Being a product of her overactive brain, he’d know that.
“W-w-why w-w-would I help you, Orogone?” Mr. Lee spat, acting very feisty for a man unable to move.
“Because you’re on Earth illegally and I hear Palavia isn’t very pleasant during this part of the solar cycle.” The sexy stranger rubs his space gun against his chest. “Either tell me where she is or—“
“Or you’ll do nothing.” Tawania stepped out of the line, losing patience with this alien shakedown fantasy. “Because you’re not real.” She stomped toward Mr. Lee and plunked the bag of sugar on the counter, loosening the contained mass. White crystals skittered across the surface, sparkling under the fluorescent lights. “I want to pay for this.”
Tawania glanced at the candy display. “And this.” She grabbed the box of chocolate-covered peanuts and set it beside the sugar.
“Well, hello, sweetness,” the Orogone male drawled.
Tawania rolled her eyes as she searched through her tote for her wallet. “Is that the best pick up line my brain could produce?”
Mr. Lee sniggered. The Orogone male grumbled words she didn’t understand. Mr. Lee laughed again. A second beam of blue light hit him and his laughter stopped. He vibrated in the air, the contours of his body blurring and then he disappeared from view, leaving an empty space where he once was.
“Hey, I haven’t paid for my purchases yet.” Tawania turned her head, met the Orogone’s gaze, and she sucked in her breath, her body humming with awareness. He was a male worthy of her wildest, most erotic fantasies, tall and handsome, oozing with confidence and sex appeal, intriguing laughter lines creasing the tanned skin around his unusual eyes.
“Mr. Lee doesn’t need your precious money, love.” His low baritone deepened even more, curling her fingers and toes. She could wake up to those deep tones. Tawania wiggled. Hell, she could come to that voice, shrieking “yes, yes, yes” at the top of her lungs.
What am I thinking? “You’re not real,” she said, trying to convince herself.
“I understand why you’d think so.” The Orogone straightened, his chest puffing out. “I am a handsome son of a bitch.” He grinned, displaying impossibly perfect straight white teeth. “But I’m all real.” He waved his free hand over his body as though he was a possible prize in a game show. “And I’m all yours.”
Tawania’s gaze dropped to the impressively large ridge in his dress pant. He was also all hard. She gulped, swallowing the lump of want, of need building in her throat. Did it matter that he didn’t exist? Her orgasm would be very real.
“I’m Raff,” he continued, not needing a response. “And you, my brown-eyed beauty, have the lucky distinction of being my One, the sole female I’m destined to spend my long life span with.”
He slid the muzzle of his gun over his right pectoral muscle, scratching his leather-clad skin. In her elaborate fantasy world, as explained by Willa, the mark on an Orogone’s chest would heat when he found her One, his forever mate.
“Of course, I’m your One.” Tawania expected to be the star in her own make believe world and she’d fabricated this perfect man to play her faithful lover. Orogones never cheated on their mates.
Unlike every human man she’d ever met.
“Doctor Chartwell would tell me that you’re the manifestation of my need for true and lasting love.” Tawania perused Raff leisurely from his carefully styled spiky blond hair to his polished black leather shoes. His shoulders were impossibly wide, his waist narrow, his muscles defined.
Hot damn, I have a great imagination.
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Men In Black 3 Make Up Artist
Since the tryst series (Tattooed Tryst, Alien Tryst and the to-be-released Tryst Denied) is a nod to the Men In Black movies, I thought I’d share some photos that I took a couple of years ago. (You can click on the photos to enlarge them)
These show the Men In Black 3 special effects make up team transforming an actor into an alien.
This transformation took many hours and multiple artists.
But the results were stunning, very alien-like. (grins)
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While investigating some mysterious disappearances, Kane uncovers two secrets that change his world. He’s not entirely human. He’s also dangerously close to death. His alien grandfather has broken a sacred rule, putting his entire bloodline, including Kane, at risk of termination.
Eshe, a sexy blonde scientist with lush lips and a hot body, is Kane’s only hope to save his family. He’ll do anything to keep her safe, including fighting alien warriors, crossing vast galaxies and giving his woman the pleasure she craves again and again, using every inch of his fit physique.
In this world, passion is power and love is necessary for survival.
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Great Review For Dragons Lords Collection
Kyraninse at Night Owl Erotica shares
“The stories are short, fun, and hot — perfect for unwinding, or winding up of a more entertaining nature.”
You can read the full review here
http://www.nightowlreviews.com/v5/Reviews/Kyraninse-reviews-Dragon-Lords-Collection-by-Cynthia-Sax
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Princess Taja dreams of a scarred dragon lord. Weary of waiting, Lady Sabine issues a sexy ultimatum to her laughing knight. A determined Lady Trinia faces fire, wax and an active volcano to win her red dragon. Lady Guinevere frolics naked with twin warriors. When the village needs a virgin sacrifice, Rhoslyn volunteers. Lady Celestria faces her dragon lord on the battlefield.
This collection contains the previously released novellas Dragon Lord’s Mate, Dragon Lord’s Prize, Dragon Lord’s Fire, Her Dragon Lords, Dragon Lord’s Captive, and Dragon Lord’s Destiny.
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Great Review For Alien Tryst
Stormy Vixen at The Jeep Diva shares
“The instant attraction between Kane and Eshe burns up the pages and the sex scenes are hot and steamy. The story grips the heart as Eshe does everything in her power to save Kane and his mother including sacrificing herself.”
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While investigating some mysterious disappearances, Kane uncovers two secrets that change his world. He’s not entirely human. He’s also dangerously close to death. His alien grandfather has broken a sacred rule, putting his entire bloodline, including Kane, at risk of termination.
Eshe, a sexy blonde scientist with lush lips and a hot body, is Kane’s only hope to save his family. He’ll do anything to keep her safe, including fighting alien warriors, crossing vast galaxies and giving his woman the pleasure she craves again and again, using every inch of his fit physique.
In this world, passion is power and love is necessary for survival.
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ARe One Day Sale
ARe has one of its crazy 50% after rebate sales. Use #SupportIndies at checkout and receive a 50% rebate to be used with your next purchase. The buy 10 books, receive 1 book free program still applies!
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While investigating some mysterious disappearances, Kane uncovers two secrets that change his world. He’s not entirely human. He’s also dangerously close to death. His alien grandfather has broken a sacred rule, putting his entire bloodline, including Kane, at risk of termination.
Eshe, a sexy blonde scientist with lush lips and a hot body, is Kane’s only hope to save his family. He’ll do anything to keep her safe, including fighting alien warriors, crossing vast galaxies and giving his woman the pleasure she craves again and again, using every inch of his fit physique.
In this world, passion is power and love is necessary for survival.
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