Hi Carrie, Welcome to Books-n-Kisses. I am happy to have you visiting today so that we can talk and learn more about you and your books.
Carrie: Hi! Thanks so much for having me!
Q1) Tell us how you got into writing Erotic Paranormal stories?
Carrie: I’m a hopeless romantic, so I’ve always been drawn to romantic elements in stories. As for the paranormal, I grew up next door to a cemetery. Literally. As a child, I thought my parents owned it. So, I’ve always been fascinated by ghosts and anything paranormal.
Q2) Have you always wanted to write in this genre?
Carrie: I guess I have. I never really thought about a genre when I started writing fiction. This is just what came out, so I suppose it’s meant to be.
Q3) Do you think you will write in other genres?
Carrie: I really enjoy reading suspense novels, so one day, I may venture into that genre. But, it will probably be romantic suspense.
Q4) Share with us a little about your newest release. Her Guardian Lover
Carrie: April is a small town high school teacher with big plans to achieve the American Dream. But, her future is derailed when she’s caught in the middle of a school shooting. The only person who can help her recover from the tragedy is her sexy coworker Damian—but she despises him. Will she accept all he has to offer and follow her destiny? Or will she fall back into her old life?
Q5) How do you come up with these steamy sex scenes?
Carrie: I really get into my characters as I’m writing. I sort of “become” them. So, when it’s time for a sex scene, I write what feels natural for the characters.
Q6) Best advice you ever got about becoming an author
Carrie: The best advice I’ve gotten is to never give up. Just because someone rejects a manuscript, it doesn’t mean that someone else won’t love it.
Q7) Favorite all-time author and why
Carrie: My favorite author is Paulo Coelho. He writes in a completely different genre, but his stories and so compelling I can’t put them down. He’s truly inspirational.
Q8) Your thoughts on e-books vs. paper books
Carrie: I don’t know if paper books will ever go away, but I definitely think they are becoming less and less popular. Especially with teens and young adults. Everything else they do is electronic, so why not reading too?
Q9) What is your current work in progress?
Carrie: I’m currently polishing up an urban fantasy/paranormal romance that I wrote a while back. It’s full of magic, romance, vampires, and reincarnation.
Q10) Anything else you would like to add?
Carrie: Thanks for interviewing me. It was fun!
Books-n-Kisses: Carrie, again Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to sit down with me and share your story. I look forward to reading more of your books in the future.
Her Guardian Lover
by Carrie Pulkinen
Guarding April isn’t easy. Loving her could be the end of life as he knows it.
April May Carter, a twenty-nine-year-old small town high school teacher, dreams of finding a man to whisk her away from the hickville she’s stuck in. She wants it all—the husband, the house, the kids, the car. But her dreams of living the perfect life are shattered during a school shooting.
Damian is supposed to keep her safe. But a tragic event in his past has left him so bitter and resentful, he’s blindsided by the angelic beauty who’s awakened a part of his soul he thought had burned out long ago. He won’t let anyone get close enough to care about him. April should hate him. But she sees through his abrasive exterior and finds the compassionate, loving man beneath. Can Damian let go of his past, accept his responsibilities, and let her love him? Or will he spend the rest of his existence alone and miserable?
Excerpt:
She turned back to Damian, but the moment was gone. The overwhelming need to lay it all out for him gave way to her practical side. He’d have to let go of his past before he could make a future with her. Besides, she wanted to hear him say it first.
Sitting across the table from the most beautiful Angel in Heaven was like a dream. He knew about her desire to travel, and bringing her here was the perfect setting for their first official date.
Her smile brightened the entire room, and her eyes sparkled as she admired the architecture. “When was this place built? It’s incredible.”
“Around the twelfth century. It’s beautiful, isn’t it? And it really hasn’t changed much since then.”
“You were here when this was built?”
He shrugged. “Sure. I told you, I’m as old as dirt.”
She giggled until she was gasping for air. Her laugh was like beautiful melody in his ears.
“Wow. I’m on a date with a geezer. How gross.”
“Well, maybe I shouldn’t be robbing the cradle. Isn’t there a law about that?” He winked, and they both laughed.
“I am not a child, mister. I’m more woman than you could handle.”
“Mmm…We’ll see about that. You ready to get out of here? See the sights?”
“I’d love to.”
He savored one last bite of his meal, and then led her out into the street. They ambled, hand-in-hand, through a courtyard and down three blocks of cobblestone. The Leaning Tower of Pisa stood just across the street, and he paused to watch her reaction.
But she wasn’t looking at the tower; she was gazing up at him. Her eyes were more beautiful than the Italian countryside, and he forgot all about the sights of the city. He forgot about everything else in the world when he leaned down to kiss her.
Her lips were so soft, her taste so sweet, his head spun. He shouldn’t have been kissing her. He needed to take it slowly, but he didn’t care. At that moment, the only thing that mattered was having April in his arms.
She slid her hands over his shoulders and pulled him closer. He could have drowned in her essence right there on the sidewalk. The need to be with her surged through his body, and he had to pull away before he took her to his bedroom and made love to her all day.
He tucked a piece of hair behind her ear and tried to find his voice. But what could he say?
Her expression was one of anticipation. Longing. She looked at him like she wanted him. “That was…nice.”
“Yeah, it was.”
She wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her head on his chest. “We should do it more often.”
“Sounds good to me.”
“Oh my gosh! It’s the Leaning Tower of Pisa.”
He chuckled. “Yeah. That’s what I brought you here to see. Want to get a closer look?”
“Uh, yeah.”
They darted across the busy street and walked up the path to the tower. She put her hand over her heart as she admired the structure.
“It’s amazing that the foundation shifted so much for it to lean like that. But it still stands. They just don’t make ’em like that anymore.” She grinned and tousled his hair. “But I bet you remember when it stood straight.”
He felt the heat rush to his cheeks, though he didn’t know why he was embarrassed. He shrugged and kicked at the dirt with his foot. “Yeah. I guess I remember. But it’s no big deal. A thousand years from now, we’ll be looking at present day skyscrapers and saying, ‘Remember when’.”
“True. But I bet skyscrapers won’t be around a thousand years from now.”
“Wanna put money on it?”
She flashed a mischievous grin. “Okay. I’ll give you a trillion dollars if they’re still standing in a thousand years.”
“You’re on.”
“But that means you’ll still have to be speaking to me. No more games.”
He pulled her into his arms and kissed her. “You don’t have to worry about that.”
They spent the rest of the afternoon lazily roaming the city. They strolled along the river bank and settled on a patch of grass in a secluded spot to watch the sunset. If only Angels had the ability to freeze time; he could have lived in that moment forever.
With his arms wrapped around her, she snuggled into his side and sighed. “Thank you for this. The whole day, you, everything. It was perfect.”
He closed his eyes and inhaled her sweet scent. The day really was perfect. She was perfect, and he didn’t want it to end.
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