Books-n-Kisses is pleased to have Stephanie Beck on the blog today. We are going to be talking about SMUT!!!! Yep, you heard me right… SMUT!!!!! So let’s get this interview started.
Q1) Can you please share with us a little about yourself
My name is Stephanie Beck. I’m a romance and erotica writer. I also happen to be a wife and mother with three kids under the age of 7. When I’m not writing or kid chasing I enjoy knitting and baking.
Q2) Have you always wanted to be an author?
Nope. In my teens I wanted to be a lawyer and even fancied getting into politics. As I grew older I discovered my tolerance for BS was far too low for such fields. I have a real care-taking nature which led to me working as a nurse and home health aide. Now I’m a full time writer and I see my characters as the ones needing TLC.
Q3) Who are some of your favorite writers? Who do you feel has influenced your writing?
Kate Douglas, Lora Leigh, and Shelly Laurenston are three of my very favorites. I enjoy paranormal stories very much and these authors presented them in very different ways, yet when I start reading any of their stories, I simply can’t put them down. Influence wise, I think many romance authors opened doors for possibilities for up and coming writers. The standard category romance isn’t the only option anymore and that’s a marvelous thing.
Q4) How did you get into writing in this specific genre? Have you ever thought about writing in a different genre?
The series I did for Decadent Publishing was for their Edge series. The super short, super sexy erotica was a blast to write. I’ve read erotica and erotic romance for years, so writing it wasn’t a stretch. I write several different genres and heat levels. I’ve found when I try to focus too strongly on one specific genre or theme I lose my fire.
Q5) What are some of your writing rituals?
I really don’t have any! With three little kids in the house, if I maintained rituals or schedules I would never write. I’m super flexible and have no problem pounding out a scene between opening fruit snacks and switching laundry.
Q6) Can you please tell us about your latest book(s)?
My latest books are part of the Decadent Publishing Edge Series. Smut Therapy, Smut Interrupted and Searching for Smut are three different mini-stories with different characters and situations, but each has a cowboy theme. The couples vary from husband and wife ranchers needing to spice things up to past lovers in a chance meeting at a sex addict’s class to Searching for Smut about a lady dom looking for a cowboy to ride off into the sunset…with, yeah, with.
Q7) How did you come with the idea for this story?
My editor and friend, Kate Richards and I got on the topic of boots and boot knocking and how smutty cowboy stories were super fun. When I was invited to write for the Edge, I jumped on it and let the sexy-good cowboy fun roll.
Q8) Can you share with us your current work(s) in progress?
At the moment I’m working on stories for my F*ck Like Bunnies series—sexy short stories featuring a cast of horny werebunnies out to find cupcakes and porn. I’m also working on a few other things, but time will tell where they go.
Q9) What would you be if you were not an author?
I’d probably do a lot of the same of what I do now, only I’d knit more and probably watch other peoples’ kids more often. One day when my kiddos are grown, I’ve always thought running a yarn shop might be fun.
Q10) What is in your To Read Pile that you are dying to start or upcoming release you can’t wait for?
I am looking forward to summer reading when I plan to re-read the Harry Potter series and start again from book 1 in the Black Dagger Brotherhood books too.
Q11) Is there anything else you would like to add?
Smut Therapy, Smut Interrupted and Searching for Smut are all available now and perfect for a quick, sexy pick me up. Thanks so much for having me!
Stephanie Beck is a full time mom, part time writer and armature speller.
She’s been writing since she was fifteen. Her first novel, “Love on the Mats” was a graphic, heartwarming tale of a wrestler and a cutie coed which was lovingly edited by the c-squad basketball team on the long bus rides throughout the season. They were all sure it would be published and it still has a home in a folder…somewhere.
Stephanie Beck loves romance and all things romantic, heart warming and usually funny, though a more serious piece will find its way in occasionally.
In her spare time she knits and sews, walks the dog, plays with her three wonderful children and tries to get her husband to act out the naughty things she researches…oh the sacrifices she makes for her craft.
What’s a cowboy to do when the love of his life puts him on a boot-knocking schedule?
In hopes of having a baby, Jenny sets a strict sex schedule. For Aaron, the zealous plan takes the fun and freedom away from their sex life, leading to stress and irritability on both of their sides.
To make the baby they both want and survive each other’s tempers until that day, Aaron proposes a little smut therapy, but getting Jenny to agree will require more than words.
Excerpt:
“Are you going to just stand there, you, you, stinking cowboy?” Jenny grabbed aplastic cup from the coffee table and threw it at him, hitting him in the chest. “I was going to go clean the barn, but if you’re not going to help me with my boots then I guess we’re both going to be losers.”
Her breasts heaved with every breath. She wore his favorite tight pink tank top. Just like her snug jeans, it hugged all the right places. She bitched about being built like a boy, but Aaron sure as hell didn’t see the similarities. Maybe she was a little short, but her ass curved, breasts beckoned, and even spouting flames, he wanted her.
Concentrated sexy change was about to arrive at the A & J Ranch. He needed it. She needed it. Patience and understanding hadn’t cut through Jenny’s welling emotions in the past. Wrapped up with negative thoughts, she wasn’t going to be the one to break them out of their funk. And Aaron couldn’t stand being at odds with his wife any longer.
He pushed away from the counter and strolled toward her, taking his time with each step because he knew the lazy swagger drove her crazy. He was the “stinking cowboy” in their relationship, the same as he’d been the day they’d married, nearly five years earlier. Jenny seemed to have forgotten he also knew how to rope her up and make her scream.
As if his calm, quiet approach made her think, she dropped the pillow she held and refused to meet his gaze. Next, she’d cry and let out all her feelings in an avalanche of self-doubt. Even though he loved her and wanted openness, neither of them needed another trip down Emotional Lane.
Aaron nudged her chin up until she looked at him, tears sparkling in her eyes.
“I found your boots outside on the deck after I watered the grass. They’re ruined and I’m glad. They were ugly.”
Fire sparked in her azure gaze, tears gone. “What? You destroyed them?”
“Total loss.”
She shoved his chest. “Jeez, Aaron. You are such a jerk sometimes. Why didn’t you check first? You know where I leave my boots. I swear you do stuff like this just to make me insane.”
He snagged her elbows when she moved to push him again. He didn’t mind her physical nature, but it was time to channel the anger somewhere productive. She glared at him, but he grinned.
“You want me to make you crazy, Jenny? I can do that.”
Anna and Andy are taking a sex addict class against their wills. Seeing each other after years apart opens up all kinds of sexy fun doors. Attending the class is mandatory, but making the most of their breaks is a perk neither expected.
Donna is on the hunt for a cowboy to ride into the sunset. So far, she’s had fun, but nothing special enough to settle down with just one man. Cal’s plan is about to be set into action. After months of watching Donna go through cowboys, he’s done his homework and is ready to offer her everything she wants. When Donna’s real desires come to life, Cal will have to think on his feet if he wants to satisfy her.
LOVE the titles, will be adding to my TBR
This series definitely sounds intriguing. Can't wait to read it.
Love the covers and the titles, adding this to my TBB list. Thanks for sharing.
Great interview. Love finding new authors. Stepanie is a new author for me and always looking for new books to check out. Loved the excerpt. Love the title for this series. Have heard great things about these books and would love to read this. Definately adding to my must buy list.
Thanks for the giveaway.
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Thanks DiDi! I love having fun with titles. A sense of humor goes hand in hand with sexy fun 🙂
Stephanie Beck
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Thanks, Joanne! I had a serious blast putting the stories together. I hope you enjoy it 🙂
Stephanie Beck
http://www.stephaniebeck.net
You are so welcome, Maria!Thank you for stopping by. I hope you enjoy the Smut and Spurs series 🙂
Stephanie Beck
http://www.stephaniebeck.net
Thanks for stopping, Chris! I'm so thrilled to be part of The Edge series at Decadent Publishing. I'm definitely in good company 🙂
Stephanie Beck
http://www.stephaniebeck.net
Hey! Can't wait to get my hands on this one. Love the books I have of yours. Love the cover of the book. Keep up the great work.