Interview with Jessica E Subject

Books-n-Kisses is pleased to welcome back Jessica Subject to the blog to talk about her newest book “Sudden Breakway”

Jessica, can you please share with us a little about yourself.

I’m a wife, mother of two, a reader of many genres, and an author of romance. I love to walk fast, listen to music, and dance.

Have you always wanted to be an author?

Yes and no. Growing up, there were so many things I wanted to be, including a writer. But I went to university for Business Administration. It wasn’t until I was on maternity leave with my second child that I considered writing for publication.

What is your most interesting writing quirk?

I usually have to chew gum while writing. Otherwise, I grind my teeth and end up with a sore jaw at the end of the day.

Can you please tell us about your latest book(s)?

Sudden Breakaway is about a woman whose life is dedicated to her job, and a man whose life revolves around his niece and nephew who live with him. Both believe they don’t have time to date. Here’s the blurb:

Dressed in her black designer suit, Paige Brown recruits men and women for the Space Service. After the end of her marriage, and several failed recruiting missions, she yearns to find a way out of her lifelong contract to live a normal life. To find love again.

Jared Barnes’s life had been flipped upside down by two little kids. When his former Commander’s wife shows up to give him a reprieve, he jumps at the chance for a break, and to visit his former squad. But it is not his buddies he meets in the private suite at a hockey game, instead a woman who has been the star of all of his recent fantasies, fulfills his wildest dreams except the one that binds his heart.

Has Madame Eve made a mistake or can two lonely hearts overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles?

How did you come with the idea for this story?

I wanted to write another 1Night Stand story about an agent for the Space Service which I talk about in many of my other 1NS stories. I had originally planned to include the agent mentioned in Unknown Futures who recruited Flavia, but Paige made her way into the story.

Who is the one author that you would love to meet someday and why?

Honestly, I would love to meet all of my critique partners and my editors. They have been so paramount in the publishing of my books, and I really want to thank them all personally.

What is the best piece of advice you would give to someone that wants to get into writing?

Read a lot, and find a hard critique partner or critique group. If the only feedback you get is that they love your work, you won’t learn anything.

Can you share with us something off your bucket list.

Oh! I just did one of the things that was on my bucket list. I got a tattoo! It’s an open book with stars around it. There are many places I want to visit, but I have to fly in an airplane to get there, something I’ve never done. But I plan to.

What is in your To Read Pile that you are dying to start or upcoming release you can’t wait for?

Oh gosh! There are so many. Girl Under Glass by Monica Enderle Pierce is one of them. Also, Awakenings by Kacey Hammell. As for upcoming releases, I’m looking forward to Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout and Shades of Earth by Beth Revis. And one of my critique partners, Layna Pimentel, has her debut release coming out next year, which I’m looking forward to.

Is there anything else you would like to add?

Thank you so much, Kelly for hosting me on your blog during the Sudden Breakaway tour!

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Jared Barnes’s life had been flipped upside down by two little kids. When his former Commander’s wife shows up to give him a reprieve, he jumps at the chance for a break, and to visit his former squad. But it is not his buddies he meets in the private suite at the Washington Capitals game, instead a woman who has been the star of all of his recent fantasies, fulfills his wildest dreams except the one that binds his heart.

Has Madame Eve made a mistake or can two lonely hearts overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles?

Excerpt:

Jared shucked his towel and stroked his rigid cock. That woman made him hard every time she came to the door, trying to persuade him to sign up for the Space Service. Her claims had seemed far-fetched when she’d first approached him, yet his commander had confirmed her credentials, having been approached to join by another many years ago. While Jared would never add his thumbprint to the contract he’d read, he wouldn’t mind if she stopped by to try and convince him again.

Ms. Brown, with her black blazer revealing a hint of cleavage and a skirt that showed the perfect curvature of her ass. When he’d answered the door fresh out of the shower and seen her on his porch, he’d gripped the door handle to hold himself back from yanking her inside and tearing off her fine-pressed suit.

He squeezed his balls; no time to jack-off. Dylan and Madison would arrive in an hour, and he had to take one last run through his house to get rid of any lingering dust bunnies before Children’s Services appeared. No obvious dirt in the living room, he headed toward the kitchen, but his mind kept flying back to Ms. Brown.

She had the whole librarian thing going on, with her dark hair tied up in a bun and glasses resting on the end of her nose. Though, none of the women who worked at the local branch made his cock throb. Perhaps there was some truth to the naughty librarian tale. He wished.

Most women’s version of naughty did not come close to his. While the whole BDSM club scene didn’t appeal to him, he enjoyed a little bondage during foreplay. He’d spent months at a time deployed in the Middle East. While home, he appreciated the opportunity to date the pretty women who found a guy in uniform sexy. But once he fetched the cuffs, they bolted. They hadn’t even wanted to use them on him.

Ms. Brown was no girl, though. No more than a couple years his senior, she exuded experience with her seductive glances, her posture that plunged her cleavage into his line of sight, and that damn wiggle of her ass as she sashayed back to her car. She could teach him a thing or two. He yearned for the chance to find out.

No, his next lay could no longer be at the forefront of his mind. In less than an hour, he would become the father-figure to two impressionable young children. His sexual urges would have to take leave for the foreseeable future.

He’d been in his last month of deployment to Afghanistan when the call came in. And it took another day for his commander to reach him with the news. His brother-in-law had been killed in a car accident, leaving his niece and nephew orphans. And as much as he loved the Marine Corps—Semper Fi—he couldn’t let the kids be raised by strangers. They had no other family left.

So, after he returned to the States, he contacted his lawyer and spent a couple of weeks obtaining guardianship of the children. He’d received his discharge papers, found a civilian position working as a desk jockey for the CIA through his contacts with the Marines, and bought a house suitable to raise two growing youngsters. After months of preparation, they were coming to live with him.

He glanced at his watch. Ten minutes until they arrived.

Shit! He’d wasted precious time thinking about Ms. Brown and his new life.

Grabbing a pair of jeans and a T-shirt, he yanked them on. Screw the boxers; his niece and nephew wouldn’t notice. He peeked into their rooms to ensure they looked somewhat presentable. Would Children’s Services take them back to California if his new living space didn’t meet their standards?

He groaned. They weren’t even at his house yet, and he’d been distracted. No more. Nothing would come before them. The children would be his priority. Everything he did would be for them, for the rest of his life.