Interview With Angelina J. Windsor
I sat down (virtually) with Angelina J. Windsor for a short interview. Angelina J. Windsor’s latest release is Seventh Son, a Paranormal with werewolves!
Cynthia Sax: What makes Lord Bram Snowdon so freakin’ sexy?
Angelina J. Windsor: Oh Boy! He’s a huge, alpha male who can turn into a werewolf at will! Sexy, hot and passionate is our Lord Snowdon. The first of the Dragonstone Clan, he’s the ultimate tortured soul. Cursed by his wife, he roams the woods feeling too much a monster to deserve to be the liege of his clan. Until that is, one day, he runs into his equal, a mate (Isobelle, my favorite heroine!) who makes it her life’s mission to lead him back to his true calling. Lord Snowdon is cultured and wild, a deadly combination, eh! I can’t but think of him and I get wound up and feeling fine…
Cynthia Sax: What do you find especially exciting about Seventh Son?
Angelina J. Windsor: Oh my, all of it does, you have to have a passion for your stories to stay with them for weeks, if not months, on end. But I would imagine the fact that it is set during the time of the Arthurian Legends, a thousand plus years ago, in the fabled Isle of Albion, drew me the most. Such a time and setting allows for so much passion and excitement. Not to mention the evocative language possible. The story of Bram and Isobelle, two memorable characters I loved working with, is a dark gothic tale with time spent on the windswept moors, like so many of the books I enjoyed growing up. Side note: I loved to read then and I love to read just as much now! Think of Heathcliff and Cathy. Except living in this time and place looking back has many advantages like being able to write about it more explicitly which adds a whole other layer of tension and intensity. If you know what I mean, nudge-nudge wink-wink!!!
Cynthia Sax: What is your favorite line from Seventh Son?
Angelina J. Windsor: That’s an easy one! It’s a scene from my heroine, Isobelle’s journey. I had to let myself fall into what this experience would feel like, the coming back from true unconsciousness. And of course my editor adding a happy face to this line made my day and told me it was all I had hoped it would be. Thanks Rebecca! Here’s the line:
“I came to consciousness slowly, the land of dreams and the land of the living twisted together giving me no purchase to find the opening to my own life, much like a swimmer stuck under the frozen ice with no borehole.”
*This is the kind of ancient language structure I enjoyed creating.
Cynthia Sax: How does Seventh Son start?
Angelina J. Windsor: Ah, my heroine, Isobelle, is at her wits end having been cast out of hearth and home. She’s desperate to leave the world that has turned its back on her and looks to end it all on a high bridge. As she is about to jump into the cold, rushing waters below where death awaits she is accosted by Bram looking to save her. Her rescue fires her passions for this man who has risked much and she falls into his arms without delay. They rut right there on the bridge, for she has discovered she is gloriously happy to be alive and in the arms of this warm, enticing stranger. She feels little shame for accepting his embraces. But will that be enough for her to become a part of his life as she so desperately wants? Or will the beast inside him drive her away?
Cynthia Sax: What creates problems between Isobelle and Bram?
Angelina J. Windsor: Again, oh boy! The fact that our heroine is attracted to the female in the story and allows her to be overly familiar if you get what I mean causes all sort of grief! It was my first f/f scene and my editor agreed it was scorching hot. I think I’d better have a cold shower.
Okay, I’m back. Yes, conflict drives stories. And Isobelle’s betrayal has dire consequences. She has much to atone for in proving her love for Bram and she suffers greatly.
Thank you, Angelina J. Windsor, for joining us today!
Angelina J. Windsor’s Website: http://www.angelinajwindsor.com/
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An ancient curse. A darkly handsome lord. A desperate woman.
Hungry and homeless, Isobelle refuses to sell her only possession, her body. When she is finally driven to end her suffering, Lord Bram Snowdon rescues her.
Bram lives under a curse, one that’s driven him to become a creature in hiding, knowing every full moon will turn him into a monster.
Bram and Isobelle both have demons to fight, and their struggles soon turn to lust…and love. But destiny awaits them: they are fated to help the Dragonstone clan reclaim its birthright. This mission puts Isobelle’s life in peril and worse, puts Bram’s trust in her at risk.
Morganas, daughter of the Merlin, mage of Dragonstone and Avalon, offers to be a source of the purest help to Isobelle but also becomes her darkest temptation.
Inside Scoop: This story contains a scorching-hot f/f scene.
Reader Advisory: This story has graphic sexual language and scenes—no closed bedroom doors (or other rooms) here!
An adult historical romance from Ellora’s Cave
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http://www.angelinajwindsor.com/seventh-son.html
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Sexy Treats – Humorous And Erotic Paranormal Romance Shorts
Big girls deserve Halloween treats also. Here are some paranormal erotic romance shorts (less than 20,000 words or 80 pages) that are sexy, funny AND no-calorie.
If I were to recommend one of my paranormal shorts for this Halloween, it would be Fangs In Fur. It’s about 40 pages, features a vampire heroine and a hunky wolf shifter hero, star-crossed love, and it cracks me up every time I read it.
Blurb:
I’m Helena and I’m no delicate flower, my rough touch making former paranormal lovers cry. I’m looking for someone big and strong and preferably not a wolf, especially not that alpha wolf I have stalking me.
I’m not attracted to him — no matter how wide his shoulders or how high his pain tolerance. I’m not that foolish. Lasting relationships between wolves and vampires are forbidden, and this male has the gleam of forever in his wild eyes. He is determined to make me his mate and that, I know, will break the fragile peace between our species.
There’s a thin, blood-red line between enemies and lovers. I’m about to cross it.
Buy Links:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Fangs-Fur-Cynthia-Sax-ebook/dp/B00C4YHR6U
ARe: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-fangsinfurfangsin-1150394-139.html
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Here are two more paranormal erotic romance shorts I love
Claiming Her Geeks
Eve Langlais
Blurb:
How does an alpha she-wolf who can snap a man in half, learn to love and accept a pair of males who can only beat her in a game of chess?
Deena’s searched a long time for a man she can claim, but nobody’s ever stirred her interest, until Simon and Frank. The moment she meets the nerdy friends, she wants to mark them as her own, but as alpha of her pack, she can’t settle for a pair of geeks as her mates even if in the bedroom they make her submit.
At first Deena terrifies them, but as Simon and Frank get to know her, they realize that beneath the tough exterior is a woman who wants a man—or two—to take control. When it comes to fistfights, they might not have the strength to prevail, but in a battle of the mind and heart, they’ve got the smarts it takes to emerge victorious, to her screaming pleasure.
Trust fate and two men, to show this she-wolf that with a little bit of bondage, teasing and pleasure, she can claim the geeks who draw her, because after all, even a bitch can’t fight fate and her need for love.
Buy Links:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Claiming-Her-Geeks-Eve-Langlais-ebook/dp/B00CQW3X7W
ARe: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-claiminghergeeks-676880-146.html
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/claiming-her-geeks-eve-langlais/1115287272
Protect And Service
Mina Carter
Blurb:
Eloise is a woman on a mission. She needs to find a date for the annual hospital ball, and fast.
The trouble is she’s not only man-free but, after her bastard of an ex has a nasty little curse hurled her way, no human guy will touch her with a barge-pole—not after one of her dates ends up with green acne, another with a nose like Pinocchio…the list goes on.
Out of options, Eloise ends up at the offices of the Paranormal Protection Agency. She’s not sure what to expect, but she certainly doesn’t expect Jared Stone. No one expects Stone…
Buy Links:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Protect-Service-Paranormal-BBW-romance-ebook/dp/B00KCXUATQ
ARe: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-protectandservice-1514473-143.html
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/protect-and-service-mina-carter/1113748332
What are some of your favorite humorous and erotic paranormal romance short stories?
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Milly Taiden’s Wolf Fever
My friend Milly’s Wolf Fever has released!
When Raine Bowe volunteers for a sleep study for the extra cash, she didn’t expect to wake in a lab or to be victimized by a mad scientist. She escapes with one objective–to find someone strong enough to wage war with the evil growing inside her.
Ryder Storm is a man with a reputation–the bad boy of his own universe. He doesn’t take prisoners, won’t give into a sweet smile, and doesn’t cut his pack an inch of slack. He knows the desperate woman in his bar is his the moment he lays eyes on her. He’ll give her anything she wants, except the one thing she’s begging for. Death.
Raine enlists Ryder’s help to unravel the mystery surrounding the hours she lost in the lab and to help tame the beast inside her. In their search for answers, the road will lead them to a twisted experiment involving shifters, humans, and the creation of the ultimate Alpha. He’s ready for the adventure and she’s ready for her answers. Neither are ready for the lust that calls down from the mating moon. But a wolf knows its mate, and an alpha will not stop until he or she gets what they want.
Amazon: http://amzn.to/11qnss7
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Interview With Megan Slayer
I sat down (virtually) with Megan Slayer for a short interview. Megan Slayer writes hot erotic romances for Changeling Press and her latest release is Sweet and Wild, the 7th book in the fabulous Glow series.
Cynthia Sax: What is your favorite line from Sweet and Wild and why?
Megan Slayer: “If you can’t get your mind off Callum, then a plastic lover is the next best thing. It won’t talk back.”
I love this line because the heroine is in a funk and doesn’t know how to get out of it. We’ve all been there. Something let us down and we’re pouting. Doesn’t have to be forever, but there’s that period of pouting. Her best friend has the answer—or so she thinks—to Sarah’s problem. I laughed when I wrote it and I laugh when I read it. Plus, it’s so true.
Cynthia Sax: What makes Callum and Sarah right for each other?
Megan Slayer: She’s got a secret wild side she’s still figuring out and he’s all about helping her see just how wild she can get. Toys, bdsm games, sex in different places…he’s willing to try them all, but only with her. And they find some hot ways to…mate.
Cynthia Sax: Will you be writing more stories in your fabulous Glow series?
Megan Slayer: Yes! There’s a new wolf who popped up, Kreig, who wants his story told. I keep saying this will be the last Glow book, but that was two books ago, so what do I know. I keep writing when the characters inform me to. Kreig wasn’t even planned. He just showed up and wants his counterpart. I have no idea who he or she is, so I’m still learning. But I love that about this series. The Glow band is it’s own animal and the pieces of the other characters stories fit with it so well. Just a matter of figuring out who fits where.
Cynthia Sax: What one piece of advice would you give new writers?
Megan Slayer: Don’t give up. Seriously. You never know who you will meet, what you will read, or where you will go that will be the spark for your writing. If you give up and listen to the negatives, then you won’t get anywhere. You won’t know what you’ve missed out on. I have to remind myself to yes, take reviews into consideration, but to also go with what’s in my gut and never quit. It’s hard sometimes because the need to write is there all the time, but the negatives can get under the skin and hurt, too.
Thank you, Megan Slayer, for joining us today!
Megan Slayer’s Website: http://wendizwaduk.com/indexMegan.htm
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Finding his counterpart is the easy part. Making things permanent — now there’s a tricky situation.
Sarah never planned to fall in love with a wolf — things just happened that way. He’s back, but is she ready to hand over her heart? Or will she make him work for what he wants?
Callum knew the moment he met Sarah she was the woman for him. But life took him away from her. He’s willing to do whatever she asks if it means having her in his arms.
Will they find the love they both deserve or will forces beyond their control shatter their sweet and wild dreams before they even get started?
Buy From Changeling Press: http://changelingpress.com/product.php?&upt=book&ubid=2067
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Wayback Wednesday: Blind Spot
Blind Spot was my very first contribution to a multi-author series. The Dire Wolves series has wolf heroes who don’t quite fit into a normal pack. In Blind Spot, Pavel is missing an eye. Having no depth perception really hampers his fighting ability. Maggy is a very small wolf, too small, she believes, to defend herself or for any wolf to want her as a mate.
These two wounded souls find each other, discovering that their weaknesses can also be strengths and their paths don’t have to be solitary.
BLIND SPOT
By Cynthia Sax
Now Available From Changeling Press
Once Pavel was an alpha of a powerful wolf pack. Now he is a lone wolf; a scarred, one-eyed beast no one can rely on. When a small, sexy she-wolf calls for protection, he knows he’s not the wolf for the job. He does agree to train her to defend herself so she can earn her place in a pack. He doesn’t plan on falling in love, and he absolutely will not under any circumstances claim her for his own.
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New Review For Fangs In Fur!
Candy from Sensual Reads shares “Ms. Sax adds generous doses of humor to the story as she invades the private thoughts of her characters. The sex between Marrok and Helena is hot enough to scorch the pages of this book.”
Read the full review here
http://sensualreads.com/?p=11493
FANGS IN FUR
Now Available From Changeling Press
I’m Helena and I’m no delicate flower, my rough touch making former paranormal lovers cry. I’m looking for someone big and strong and preferably not a wolf, especially not that alpha wolf I have stalking me.
I’m not attracted to him — no matter how wide his shoulders or how high his pain tolerance. I’m not that foolish. Lasting relationships between wolves and vampires are forbidden, and this male has the gleam of forever in his wild eyes. He is determined to make me his mate and that, I know, will break the fragile peace between our species.
There’s a thin, blood-red line between enemies and lovers. I’m about to cross it.
Buy Now: http://www.changelingpress.com/product.php?&upt=book&ubid=1979
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First Review For Fangs In Fur!
I received my first review for Fangs In Fur!
Bad Barb shares
“I love vamps and wolves and the two of them together is explosive. You will go from laughing one minute and wanting to go get a cold shower the next.”
Yes! Goal Accomplished! I made at least one reader laugh!
Read the full review here
http://www.badbarbsreviews.blogspot.ca/2013/01/review-fangs-in-fur-by-cynthia-sax.html
By Cynthia Sax
Now Available From Changeling Press
I’m Helena and I’m no delicate flower, my rough touch making former paranormal lovers cry. I’m looking for someone big and strong and preferably not a wolf, especially not that alpha wolf I have stalking me.
I’m not attracted to him — no matter how wide his shoulders or how high his pain tolerance. I’m not that foolish. Lasting relationships between wolves and vampires are forbidden, and this male has the gleam of forever in his wild eyes. He is determined to make me his mate and that, I know, will break the fragile peace between our species.
There’s a thin, blood-red line between enemies and lovers. I’m about to cross it.
Buy Now: http://www.changelingpress.com/product.php?&upt=book&ubid=1979
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First Chapter Of Fangs In Fur
Start your day with a laugh!
Read the first chapter of Fangs In Fur for free!
http://drb1stchp.com/2013/01/fangs-in-fur-by-cynthia-sax/
By Cynthia Sax
Now Available From Changeling Press
I’m Helena and I’m no delicate flower, my rough touch making former paranormal lovers cry. I’m looking for someone big and strong and preferably not a wolf, especially not that alpha wolf I have stalking me.
I’m not attracted to him — no matter how wide his shoulders or how high his pain tolerance. I’m not that foolish. Lasting relationships between wolves and vampires are forbidden, and this male has the gleam of forever in his wild eyes. He is determined to make me his mate and that, I know, will break the fragile peace between our species.
There’s a thin, blood-red line between enemies and lovers. I’m about to cross it.
Buy Now: http://www.changelingpress.com/product.php?&upt=book&ubid=1979
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Cyn-Sights: Marrok In Fangs In Fur
Some reading buddies have asked about the hero’s name in Fangs In Fur.
Marrok is a nod to Allen French‘s 1902 story – Sir Marrok: A Tale Of The Days Of King Arthur.
(Allen French’s story is a nod to Marie de France’s 12th century story – Bisclavret)
Sir Marrok was cursed by his faithless wife to live as a werewolf.
In Fangs In Fur, the modern Marrok, the sexy King of the Wolf Shifters, finds a faithful, loving mate in Helena. Yeah, I like everyone to eventually get their happy ending.
By Cynthia Sax
Now Available From Changeling Press
I’m Helena and I’m no delicate flower, my rough touch making former paranormal lovers cry. I’m looking for someone big and strong and preferably not a wolf, especially not that alpha wolf I have stalking me.
I’m not attracted to him — no matter how wide his shoulders or how high his pain tolerance. I’m not that foolish. Lasting relationships between wolves and vampires are forbidden, and this male has the gleam of forever in his wild eyes. He is determined to make me his mate and that, I know, will break the fragile peace between our species.
There’s a thin, blood-red line between enemies and lovers. I’m about to cross it.
Buy Now: http://www.changelingpress.com/product.php?&upt=book&ubid=1979
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Cyn-Sights: Fangs In Fur And Fangs In Frosting
Some reading buddies have asked if Fangs In Fur (releasing January 17th) is related to Fangs In Frosting.
All of my stories can be read on their own (or out of order) but these two stories ARE in the same series.
Helena, the heroine of Fangs In Fur, makes a brief appearance in Fangs In Frosting. She gives Viktor the vampire recipe book.
In Fangs In Fur, we find out that Helena is the librarian… I mean archives administrator for the vampire council. That’s how she knew about the vampire recipe book.
Helena and Charlotte (or luscious Lottie) have become friends (who can resist Charlotte?) so Charlotte makes appearances throughout the story, being her usual bubbly happy self.
Nico, the scarred badass vampire from Fangs In Frosting, also makes an appearance in Fangs In Fur. He continues to gather favors.
So yes, Fangs In Fur can be read on its own, but readers of Fangs In Frosting will meet up with (VERY) old friends.
By Cynthia Sax
Coming Soon From Changeling Press
I’m Helena and I’m no delicate flower, my rough touch making former paranormal lovers cry. I’m looking for someone big and strong and preferably not a wolf, especially not that alpha wolf I have stalking me.
I’m not attracted to him — no matter how wide his shoulders or how high his pain tolerance. I’m not that foolish. Lasting relationships between wolves and vampires are forbidden, and this male has the gleam of forever in his wild eyes. He is determined to make me his mate and that, I know, will break the fragile peace between our species.
There’s a thin, blood-red line between enemies and lovers. I’m about to cross it.
Coming Soon: http://www.changelingpress.com/product.php?&upt=book&ubid=1979
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