Books-n-Kisses is pleased to welcome Avril Ashton to the blog today. We are looking forward to learning a little more about Avril and her book Till Abandon.
Avril: Thank you for having me over. I’m quite happy to make your acquaintance J and those of your followers
Q1) Please tell us a little about yourself
Avril: Sure. Since I have yet to come up with something funny and quirky to say about me, I’ll give you guys my ‘official’ bio.
A Caribbean transplant, Avril now lives in Brooklyn, N.Y with a Spousal Equivalent of eight years. Together they raise a 7 y/o daughter who loves reading and school (wonder how long that will last). Avril’s earliest memories of reading revolve around discussing plot points of The Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys with an equally book-minded mother
Always in love with the written word, Avril finally decided to do the writing in August of ’09 and never looked back. Spicy love scenes, delicious heroes, and wicked women burn up the pages of Avril’s stories, but there’ll always be a happy ending; Avril remains a believer of love in all its forms.
Q2) Tell us a typical writing day for you
Avril: There’s nothing typical about my writing days. I get it in when I get it in. I recently had a huge amount of downtime, since Nettie, my trusty netbook got busted…the Mr. sat on it. I have two other computers in the house, but I’m not comfortable writing on them. I got a laptop now, so I’m back in business. My writing days are like this: I write from about 7:30 am to midday on Tues-Thurs. On Mondays it’s promo. On Fridays I sleep in since I work 4pm to 12 midnight and don’t get home til 1am and I’m back up at 5am to get the kid ready for school. At work Thursdays and Saturdays, I write the most. That’s when the bulk of my writing gets done.
So, you see. Nowhere near typical.
Q3) Have you always wanted to be an author or what made you become an author?
Avril: I’ve always been in love with books, but never really thought about writing myself until a few years ago. I read ‘Like Silk’ by Mary Lynn Baxter while at work and cried like a baby. Then I kept thinking, this is what I want. This reaction, those tears. I want to make at least one person feel this way.
Q4) Tell us a little about your book Till Abandon
Avril: Sure…Till Abandon is my first steps into the Paranormal genre, it’s shifter really. I love those stories. Till Abandon is book #1 in my Paranormal Security Council series with Total E Bound. Here’s the blurb:
They call her ‘The woman in white,’ whisper ‘Death-Bringer’ with their last breath, but no one knows exactly what she is. Not even Voltaire herself. The deadly magic within her is a living thing, able to crush anyone and everything with a blink. Abandoning the blood-soaked world she’s used to, Voltaire seeks out the one constant in her tired life—the green-eyed wolf in her dreams. She’s ignored the wolf’s call for years, afraid to surrender, but danger haunts her mate. He needs her.
Wolf-shifter Blake Montez is in the middle of a war, battling the usurpers intent on taking over his territory. Unfamiliar magic hums in the air, unnoticed—it seems—by everyone but him. He finds the source already under his nose, in his home. The delicate woman in white knows things no one should know, and the heat simmering between them is unlike anything he’s ever felt. His wolf recognizes her as his mate, though Blake remains unsure he can trust her.
Voltaire sets out to prove herself with time running out, enemies are on the prowl, some foreseen, others remain cloaked in shadow. She and Blake team up, fighting side by side, but in the end Voltaire might be the biggest threat to their love.
Q5) How did you come up with the idea for this story?
Avril: Like most of my stories, Voltaire appeared to me in flashes. She was in the midst of slitting a man’s throat and I wanted to know why. Who was she and what brought her to the point at which she appeared to me? I wrote that first scene, which turned out to be the opening to the story, and waited as she revealed bits and pieces of herself.
Q6) What is your current work in progress?
Avril: LOL I have at least three WIPs I’m juggling at the moment. I’m 1/3 finished with Jayce and Wes’ story from Make Me Sweat, in the still-beginning phases of Wicked is his Touch, bk#4 in my Wicked series, and writing another M/M story Love The Sinner. I’m busy, but it’s a good busy.
Q7) Who are some of your favorite authors?
Avril: I’m all about romance, so if you write it, I read it. I’m partial to Nalini Singh, Christine Feehan, Kresley Cole and Gena Showalter. Just a few…
Q8) Have to ask because I am nosey. What is in your to be read pile that you are dying to read next?
Avril: I’m dying to read Red Fire-Surrender by an author friend of mine, Cassandre Dayne. It’s an M/M para that I’m salivating over.
Q9) Is there anything else you would to add?
Avril: More information on me and my work can be found at my
I’m on Twitter: @AvrilAsh
My Books are at:
Books-n-Kisses: Avril, thank you for taking the time to stop by the blog today to chat about yourself and your books.
Avril : It’s been fun and I loved the questions! Thank you guys again for inviting me over to play J
Thank you for having me over 🙂
This is a new author to me, but I love shifter books. Sounds like a great read! Thanks for the interview!
Thanks Natasha 🙂
Congrats on your released A! Coming from you I know this book is a wonderfully written read 🙂
LOL, thanks C. You're biased but I'll take it 🙂
Love the cover of the new book & so glad to hear it's about shifters! Definitely something I'll be picking up!
Thank you Michelle 😉
Nice interview! Love the book cover and the eyes are amazing!