Throughly Jones (T.J.) is a witch who practices dark magic and is desperate to rescue his brother from Daemonia. He needs to circumvent the usual methods to conduct demons because he’s after a big catch. But will cat-shifting familiar, Star, agree to cut out the middle man and work exclusively with T.J.? That would involve them having sex to conduct a demon. But she wants a real relationship, without ‘work sex’ getting in the way. Can the two share the most intimate of connections to get the rescue job done, or will love toss a kink into their plans?
My thoughts:
In This Glamorous Evil we are introduced to a new world of magic. TJ is a witch on a mission to save his brother, but in order to do that he has to use Dark Magic to summon a demon. In order to use his Dark Magic he has to have a familiar.
Star is a shape-shifter and she has more than once been used to summon a demon, but a girl has to pay the bills. In order to summon the demon she must orgasm and then the witch casts the spell and the demon travels though her. But she has never done this without her trusted assistant.
So when TJ kidnaps Star while in her cat form she is not happy at all with him. Once she is out of the cage she shows him just how unhappy she really is. That is until she hears his proposal.
Michele Hauf is wickedly brilliant. My only problem with this story is that it was too short. I wanted more. Michele does a great job as always leaving me wanting more. I really enjoyed every minute of this story and hope to learn more about this world. I believe that Michele is currently working on TJ’s bother CJ’s story.
If you are looking for a quick, fun, hot read. Please give This Glamorous Evil a spin.
Books-n-Kisses is pleased to welcome Morrigan Michele & Misty Carmony to the blog today. We are looking forward to learning a little more about Morrigan & Misty’s new book Betrayed.
Morrigan lives in a small town in the heart of Texas with her husband Robert and their daughter Brianna. She is also an ordained minister and is active in her community. When she is not busy working on a book, she enjoys spending time with friends and family and she loves to shop. Morrigan and her sister Misty also hope to one day open a coffee shop.
Misty Carmony I is 27 years old and lives with her loving husband Charles in a small town in Texas. They have three Pitbulls named Budwieser, Corona, and Munky. She is on the town’s local volunteer fire department, and is currently working on her BS in business management. She enjoys reading, writing, and spending time with her family. She is also a big supporter of PBRC and BADRAP which helps save pitbulls.
Morrigan and Misty are avid readers and self-proclaimed critics. Growing up, they wrote a lot of poetry together. In 2009 they decided since they read so many books, and are so critical they might as well try writing one; and so the Blood and Magick Series was born. We really hope you all enjoy our books as much as we enjoy writing them.
Morrigan/Misty: Hi, thank you for speaking with us today.
Q1) Can you each tell us a little about yourself
Morrigan: My name is Morrigan Michele and I am one of the authors of the Blood and Magick Series.
Misty: My name is Misty Carmony and I am one of the authors of the Blood and Magick Series. I am married to my husband Charles and we live in the country and have three dogs whose names are Budweiser, Corona, and Munky.
Q2) Tell us a typical writing day for you
Morrigan: On a writing day I shut out everything and everyone except for Misty and my husband Robert. I shut off the phone and TV. and turn on my special list of music. I light scented oils and candles and grab my must haves which consist of Pepsi with lots of ice and an extra cup of ice. I write for several hours and discuss things with Misty.
Misty: I sit down with a pen and paper and outline where I want the plot of the book to go and we discuss what we think of each other’s ideas once we think we have it figured out we type it up. I do agree Pepsi is a must have or a Pepsi and a frappe.
Q3) What are the challenges you face co-writing a book?
Morrigan: The only real challenge we have, in my opinion, is a lack of communication due to our busy schedules.
Misty: I agree I have a very busy schedule with working a full time job, being on the volunteer fire department, going to school for my BS in Business Management, writing a book, planning other books to write, and having a home life with my husband it is very hard to manage my time.
Q4) Have you always wanted to be an author or what made you become an author?
Morrigan: I have always thought about it but it wasn’t until 3 years ago that I started seriously considering it.
Misty: No I just loved reading and writing poetry, but happened to come up with a brilliant idea and decided to give it a shot I called my sister and pitched my idea to her and here is Betrayed the first installment in the Blood and Magick Series.
Q4) Tell us a little about your book Betrayed
Misty: It is a story I believe everyone can relate to: a girl in her high school years who lives in the Bible belt and is outcast due to being different from the majority of her peers. Her mother is on the road due to her job and her dad really isn’t in the picture. With her 17th birthday approaching and weird things happening all around her and no one around who can answer her questions, fake friends, and a new and interesting guy who catches her attention the book is filled with action and will leave you wanting more.
Q5) How did you come up with the idea for this story?
Morrigan: Misty called me one day and suggested we try writing a book together. We then discussed the story line and characters and started writing immediately.
Q6) What is your current work in progress?
Morrigan: Immortal Lineage-Blood and Magick book 2
Q7) Who are some of your favorite authors?
Morrigan: Christine Feehan, Richelle Mead, Amanda Ashley, Anne Rice, Alyson Noel and Rachel Caine
Misty: Pretty much the same as my sister seems how we share each other’s books but I would have to add Dan Brown and Jane Austen to the list
Q8) I love to know what authors are reading. So what have you recently read that you loved of what is an upcoming release that you can’t wait to get your hands on?
Morrigan: I recently read Joann Buchanan’s Soulless Light and Charlotte Blackwell’s Embrace Series
Books-n-Kisses is pleased to welcome Lacey Wolfe to the blog today. We are looking forward to learning a little more about Lacey and her story Amber’s Muse.
Lacey: Hi! I’m very excited to be here!
It’s always been my dream to be a writer. Ever sense I was a child, creating stories has been a passion of mine. I have always said that one day I would be an author. Finally, I am working on this dream of mine. I have two children who have been keeping me busy for the past 7 years. My youngest is starting pre-k this year and I have more time for me and to concentrate on what I want out of this life. So I am picking up pen and paper…well I guess keyboard and screen, and working on this dream. It isn’t going to be easy. There will be many ups and downs, but I am ready. I know this dream will come true, my mom told me so, “You can be anything you want to be when you grow up.” Thanks mom, here goes nothing!
Q1) Please tell us a little about yourself:
Lacey: I’m a stay at home mom with a wild imagination. My kids are both now school age and I’ve decided to it was time to make my dream come true. Writing has always been something I’ve enjoyed and I thought it was finally my time.
Q2) Tell us a typical writing day for you:
Lacey: I typically write Monday thru Friday. Once I get back from dropping off the kids, I come home start my computer up. I usually write, edit, or something related from 9:00 until I need a break. I often try to get more work done before heading to pick them up.
Q3) Have you always wanted to be an author or what made you become an author?
Lacey: I’ve said since I was a little girl that being an author was a dream. When I decided to go the novella route, I wanted to create something short and see how I was accepted in the reading and writing community.
Q4) Tell us a little about your story Amber’s Muse:
Lacey: Amber is a librarian by day and an aspiring author at night. She wants to write erotic romance but she lacks the sexual experience she needs. So, she decides to find a test subject. This is when her dorky neighbor Jax comes to mind. He seems perfect since he isn’t going anywhere in life and she doesn’t have to worry about falling in love with him. But, sometimes your heart desires things you think are wrong.
I had a lot of fun with this one and enjoyed getting into Amber’s head as she fought her feelings. I hope readers enjoy it too.
Q5) How did you come up with the idea for this story?
Lacey: I saw several e-publishers with open calls on erotic romance. I wanted to see if any of the ideas I had could possibly turn into something steamy. Then I knew Amber and Jax’s story would be perfect.
Q6) What is your current work in progress?
Lacey: Currently I’m working on a four book novella series. The first book will be available December 19, 2011. The title of book one is FOOL ME ONCE. I’m excited to be creating this series
Q7) Who are some of your favorite authors?
Lacey: It is so hard to choose a favorite author or authors. I’m constantly reading new ones that I really can’t choose one. Lately though, I have been reading a lot more e-book authors.
Q8) Have to ask because I am nosey. That is in your to be read pile that you are dying to read next?
Lacey: I have a Julie James book that I keep hoping to sit down and read. I also love Heather Wardell and I have one of hers loaded on my e-reader that I’m itching to get read.
Q9) Is there anything else you would to add?
Lacey: To anyone who had read or plans to read my debut novella, Amber’s Muse, Thank you! I can’t express to readers how great it feels to write something and see others enjoy it. J
Books-n-Kisses: Lacey, thank you for taking the time to stop by the blog today to chat about yourself and your books.
Lacey: Thank you for having my today. I love your blog and I hope to visit again soon.
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Nothing will stop a wolf once he’s found his mate…not even her own doubts.
After her skulk abandoned her four years ago, Samantha knew she would never truly be wanted. When she accidentally stumbles into a wolf town and is asked by their premier to stay, she believes it’s the novelty of an arctic fox motivating him. She knows she’ll be on her own again once he tires of her.
Jason finds himself pulled to Samantha from the moment she faints in his arms. His wolf is calling to him, telling him he’s found their mate and the heat he feels for Samantha is impossible to resist. But his little fox is loaded down with emotional baggage and doesn’t believe she’s worthy of love. Can he overcome her fears? Or will pack jealousies and the local foxes convince her she doesn’t belong with him before he has a chance?
My Thoughts: This was a fun short love story. So I won’t give too much away but I really enjoyed the world that Sondrae created. I really enjoyed the struggle that Jason and Samantha face each step of the way to find their happiness. I look forward to learning more about Sondrae’s wolf and other shifters.
A vacation is exactly what Ethan needs to escape the mate hungry females in his pack. Determined to have fun, he can’t think of a better way to start than sampling all the different flavors the shifter only resort has to offer, and not the food variety. But after he meets Gwen, no one else holds any interest for him. Ethan came on vacation to avoid mating. There’s no way he’s going to give up his freedom without a fight.
Gwen is devastated when she hears her mate denying everything they are to each other. She can’t sit by, watching him fool around with other girls at the resort. Or worse, crawl back, unable to resist the mating pull but not really wanting her. She needs to get away and her own vacation sounds like the perfect plan. But she should have remembered what her mother always taught her, never run from a predator unless you want them to chase you. The hunt is on…
Julie doesn’t know what to think when the man she’s had a crush on her entire life –a man she’s sure is meant to be mated to her sister– hits on her after she returns home from college. But the harder she tries to distance herself from him, the harder he works to win her over. She knows he couldn’t want to mate with her, a freak who was born full human among shifters. So why won’t he accept her rejection?
Brendan has been waiting for his mate to return for years. Now that she’s finally home, there’s nothing that can keep him from her. Not even her three alpha wolf brothers. But he’s not the only one who’s after Julie. Something else wants to use her for its own evil purposes. Her need for protection allows him to get close, but at what cost? Will his love be enough to keep her safe?
As leader of a fox skulk, Cody is used to feeling protective of his people. But when his best friend, Misty, gets attacked, the panic he feels has nothing to do with duty. Suddenly, he’s noticing Misty as a woman instead of the girl he grew up with. Is he willing to risk their friendship to pursue a relationship with her?
Misty has loved Cody for years, but he’s always viewed her as one of the guys. She’s tried everything to show him how perfect they would be together, without success. Now, he’s looking at her like she always dreamed he would. But every time she gets close, he pulls away.
Neither see the danger lurking in the background. Someone is plotting against the foxes, leaving them all in jeopardy…especially Misty. Can Cody overcome his fears in time to save the woman he loves?
In the alternate Victorian earth the Yama live in, secrets are tantamount. This supposedly demonic race doesn’t believe in letting out emotions–much less in giving their hearts away. Assassin-guards Ciran and Hattori were bred to live by that code, until Hattori’s too-moral twin is imprisoned, and Ciran falls in love with the grieving man. Though Hattori can’t claim to be in love, he’s never trusted anyone like he trusts Ciran. Both have illegally altered genes that heighten sexual needs, making those needs a challenge for anyone else to satisfy. Theirs would be a match made in heaven, if only Hattori’s heart could stretch that extra inch toward Ciran. Katsu Shinobi isn’t your typical demon princess. As tender-hearted as she is lovely, she seems an unlikely match for either of these dangerous assassins–at least until they receive orders to kill her. None of them can forget the erotic interlude they once shared . . . or give up the chance to build a lasting future, together.
My thoughts:
Emma Holly is wicked, wicked good at writing erotic novels. You surely get that in The Assassins Lover. I will warn those of you that are not into m/m/f (which means the men interact together) relationship you should stop now. Because there is a lot of m/m relations in this story.
The Assassin’s Lover takes us into a world where what class you are born into determines your future.
A chance meeting between Princess Katsu and two of her cousins body guards Hattori & Ciran ends in a summer of the three of them spending every last minute together. Sharing everything!! But after a summer of bliss, does the hardest thing she has ever done she has to walk away from them.
4 years later Hattori and Ciran have been hired to kill a member of the Royal family. They are hired to kill Princess Katsu, the woman that they spent a blissful 3 months with so long ago.
I really enjoyed this story. Emma is a wicked good story teller. But at times I was a little confused by some of the terminology she uses. But I think that was mostly due to the fact that this is a new world to me. As I state before there are some WICKED hot sex scene that are m/m/f, m/f and some m/m too. So if that is not your ideal you may not like this story.
But if you have ever read an Emma Holly novel you will know how WICKED good she is!
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Devil pulled the auction card from the envelope and read, “One blowjob in a private room. Condom mandatory. Touching only on my part. This is what you didn’t specify. Clothing, position, restraints. Forty-five seconds have elapsed. I can keep you here as long as I want until I come in your mouth, latex covered as specified. I can go for hours without coming.”
The last person Devil expects to see in a BDSM club is the best friend of his buddy’s new wife, Jessica Blaine. The all-American apple pie woman he wants so badly it’s her face he sees every orgasm for the last nine months. Is she playing? Exploring? Tough, she’s on his turf now, she’s put herself up for auction, and by God she’s his for the night.
Jess is scared spit less. She’s going to suck off the man who may have killed, Aung, the college student she mentors who vanished three weeks earlier. When the wrong man, a masked stranger, wins the auction, she has no choice but to proceed. Horrified when she not only responds to the masked stranger, but climaxes, Jess flees.
Devil lets her go fully intending to reel her in. His way.
My Thoughts:
Dominix (Devil) is a man with an obsession and that obsession is named Jessica. Dominix had not stopped thing about her since he danced with her at his friend’s wedding. When Dominix sees her at the local BDSM club going up for auctions he flips he lid. He know he has to be the one to winner her. This may be his only chance to touch her again.
After Jessica’s assistant goes missing she takes things into her own hands, or at least she tries. But Jessica ends up in the hands of the man she has been fantasying about for the last 7 months.
When Jessica is almost kidnapped she realizes she is in over her head and turns to Dominix and the Hades Squad to help her find her missing assistant and try to learn who tried to kidnap her. But in order to stay safe Jessica has to be close to Dominix. Being close to him may be more dangerous than the killers that are after her.
Normally I don’t read books out of order, but I didn’t feel like I was missing anything by reading book 3 first. Although now I want to go back and read books 1 & 2.
I really enjoyed this story. Dominix & Jessica are super-hot together. I really enjoyed all the grief that Jess gives Dom about everything: eating at the table, no cussing, why is he always fighting with Demon (another Team member). My only fault with this story was that the rescue scene was a little anti-climactic for me. But other than that I really enjoyed.
I am really looking forward to Demon’s book. This boy has some secrets I want to learn.
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It’s been a hell of a day for Abby Barlow. In just a few hours, she’s survived an explosion, watched her employer die, had a startling dream, and now she finds herself in a seedy Chicago hotel with the sexy, unearthly Dante, a man she both desires and fears.
For 341 years, Dante has stood as guardian to The Chalice, a mortal woman chosen to hold back the darkness. A terrible twist of fate has now made Abby that woman. Three hours ago, Dante would have used all his charms to seduce her. Now she is his to protect. And he will do so until his very death.
A terrifying plan has been set in motion, one that will plunge Dante and Abby into an epic battle between good and evil—and a desperate race to save their love…
Lady Shay is the last of her kind. Half human, half Shalott, her blood is a precious aphrodisiac to vampires, who consider it more precious than gold. Though Shalotts are renowned assassins, a curse held over Shay lands her on the slave auction block, where her fate is uncertain…
Viper, the beguiling chief of a deadly vampire clan, can’t explain his longing to possess the beautiful Shalott who once saved his life, but now he is free to do anything he wants with her. Strangely, while he desires both Shay’s blood and body, he wants her to surrender willingly.
A hidden evil has been stalking Shay since she left the slave market with Viper. It is an evil that endangers the very existence of Viper’s kind, and there’s no reason he should court such danger just to protect a Shalott. But the love he feels for Shay is enough to make him willing to go to hell and back if it means spending an eternity with her in his arms…
Darcy Smith always sensed she was different from everyone else–if only she knew how different. Possessing a secret strong enough to end an entire race of demons, Darcy unwittingly becomes a pawn in an epic battle between the vampires and the Weres as she discovers a new world filled with ecstasy–and dark passions.
Consumed with lust for Darcy, Styx–the Anasso of vampires–will do everything in his powers to keep her out of the lair of Salvatore Giuliani, the deadly leader of the Weres. But protecting the woman he loves could cost Styx the ultimate price…
Salvatore Giuliani knows time is running out for the Weres. Pushed to the brink of extinction, he will stop at nothing to make Darcy his ultimate conquest and queen–for she alone holds the key to his survival.
But which of these men can Darcy trust? For all it takes is one bite to plunge her into a lifetime of servitude–or a lifetime of pleasure.
Two hundred years have passed since Anna Randal gave herself to Conde Cezar in a night of relentless passion. Since then, Anna has become filled with unearthly power she can’t begin to comprehend. And the sexy, charming vampire responsible has eluded all of her efforts to track him down, until now…
Cezar’s blissful encounter with Anna cost him two centuries of penance. But one thing hasn’t changed…his body’s response to her is as urgent as ever. Now, commanded by the Oracles to keep watch over Anna, Cezar finds himself torn between his need to protect her…and to possess her…
Someone wants Anna dead. And as an ancient enemy prepares to wage a terrifying battle, Anna must decide whether to succumb to a dark. burning desire…and accept a destiny that could change the world forever…
A scarred recluse, Jagr makes no secret of his disdain for others’ company. But now, as a member of Chicago’s powerful vampire clan, he has certain obligations to fulfill. The latest: track down a missing Were pureblood and return her to her sister. The problem: Regan Garrett has no intention of complying. And though Jagr agreed not to harm an inch of this stubborn female’s distractingly tempting body, he’ll gladly kiss her into submission, awakening an urge he hasn’t felt in years. hell, in centuries…
Regan vowed never to be at the mercy of another man. That goes double for arrogant, steel-muscled vampires with eyes of ice. All Regan wants is revenge against those who imprisoned her. She doesn’t need an ally. She certainly doesn’t need a mate. But soon soon Regan will have to choose–between a lust for vengeance, and a passion as dark and dangerous as the night…
Salvatore Giuliani is not a happy werewolf. It’s his duty as leader to track down the pureblood females who can keep his people from extinction. But the moment he catches scent of Harley, a pureblood held by a pack of mangy curs, his savage need for her obliterates all other instincts. And the only thing worse than being captured is finding that beautiful, independent Harley defiantly refuses to become his mate.
Harley has been taught to distrust all Weres, especially their arrogant king. She won’t be used for breeding or bonded against her will, not even to a man who makes every nerve tingle with awareness. Yet Salvatore is her key to saving the family she never knew she had—if she dares to succumb to his dark, predatory desire, and face a vicious enemy sworn to destroy them both…
Tane is a Charon, sworn to hunt and kill rogue vampires. His new assignment seems like a waste of his talents…until he catches up with the Jinn he’s been sent to capture. Half human, half demon, Laylah has a vulnerable streak that strikes right through to Tane’s cold heart. He should be furious when she uses her powers to bind them together, preventing him from dragging her before the Commission. Instead he welcomes any reason to stay close enough to touch, to taste, to seduce…
Laylah doesn’t know why she was chosen to protect a child who may be the catalyst in a war between good and evil. But the mysteries of her past pale compared to the dangers approaching. Tane is devastatingly strong, breathtakingly sensual. And Laylah will have to trust in every ounce of that strength, because her enemies are drawing near, eager to destroy them both…
The daughter of a witch, Juliet Lawrence has inherited magical powers-powers that could be quite useful to Victor, Marquess DeRosa, London’s most powerful vampire. But that’s not all Victor desires of Juliet. He wants the unpredictable beauty in his bed-and he is accustomed to getting what he wants…
After being held captive by one vampire for four centuries, Kata had no intention of taking another one to the underworld with her. Yet even in the pits of hell, there’s no ignoring the intoxicating desire awakened by his touch…
The Sylvermysts have a reputation as sinister cousins to the fey, and none are more mysterious than Ariyal and his tribe. To save his people from banishment, he faces a new challenge: Jaelyn, an elite vampire warrior sent to capture him. By rights, he should kill her on sight. Yet he cannot bring himself to hurt her—or to resist her…
Jaelyn is stunningly beautiful, utterly lethal—and always alone. Until Ariyal. From their first encounter, she knows that what’s between them is more dangerous than simple lust. And as they unite to thwart a terrifying prophecy that will mean the end of his clan and of the world they know, she will risk everything to fulfill her destiny by his side…
Books-n-Kisses is pleased to welcome Heaven Leigh Eldeen to the blog today. We are looking forward to learning a little more about Heaven and her book The Demon Side.
Heaven: Check… one… two. Is this thing on? Good day everyone! Thank you for checking out Books-n-Kisses today. It is an amazing blog and not only because they have me on it. He-he. I am beyond excited to be here, sharing a bit about myself and my novel, The Demon Side, with you all.
Q1) Please tell us a little about yourself
Heaven: I currently live in California, where I grew up, with my husband and prince of darkness and Legos, (a.k.a. my son). I enjoy moonlit walks on the beach…oh, wait, wrong questionnaire. As you can see, I am a serious goofball. Yeah, figure that oxymoron out. Aside from writing, I spend my days doing dishes, kissing owies, obsessing over my Facebook page, and pretending I’m listening when my husband talks about his work. I’m getting really good at that.
Q2) Tell us a typical writing day for you
Heaven: A typical writing day for me is chaotic. Between stomping out dirty dishes, clobbering imaginary monsters in my son’s closet and repeatedly running over the same piece of string for ten minutes, with my vacuum, I am able to get some writing done. When I do have a day with no domestic chores, you’ll find me at my computer, IPod on full blast, typing away. Luckily enough, I have the Workwave program to remind me when to take breaks and stretch or I’d never get up from my chair.
Q3) Have you always wanted to be an author or what made you become an author?
Heaven: My writing career began with a rivalry between my sister-in-law Echo and myself. For years we would go fist to cuffs until we took a survey of the collateral damages our feuds caused. In an effort to put an end to the squabbling, she gave me a vampire book for my birthday. It was far from the genre I enjoyed reading, but I had to give it a chance, in the name of peace. A few months and fifteen vampire books later, I expressed to her I wanted something new. She responded with a snippy “Oh, you think you can do better?” Her reply was intended to be a shot at me but I took it as a challenge. Four months later, my first novel was complete and the love for writing had made its home deep within me.
Q4) Tell us a little about your book The Demon Side
Heaven: My novel The Demon Side revolves around Rahovart, a Demon banished to Earth over five hundred years ago. For centuries, he spends his free time feeding himself on the fear he creates by scaring Quantico, Virginia locals. A master of his craft, Rahovart doesn’t think twice when a new family, the Divad’s, move into the Victorian home he dwells in.
With a workaholic father, an alcoholic step-mother and a schizophrenic eighteen year old girl, the dysfunctional family unknowingly offers the perfect arsenal for Rahovart to plan his tricks. That is until he learns their daughter; Etta can not only see Demons but is already being tormented by Alastor, an incubus. What starts as a turf war between him, Alastor and the Arch Angels, soon becomes a battle deep within Rahovart of good versus evil and more importantly love versus hate.
Q5) How did you come up with the idea for this story?
Heaven: My husband is such a fan of B- scary movies. He forces me to watch cheesy tale after tale about everything from sea creatures to demons. Aside from horrible acting and low budget effects, I hate watching them, due to the fact I am easily scared. All it takes is the mention of ghosts, and I’m running, full speed, through the house, flipping on every light and making my husband escort me to the restroom.
Tired of his laughter and jokes about my fear of the unseen, I created a defensive mechanism in my head. Every time he turns on a flick of horror, I start punching holes in the storyline. Yes, I am the girl that yells at the television.
Short story longer, one evening we were watching, yet another, scary movie about a demon haunting a house. Oh, it scared the poo out of me. To keep from running out of the house, completely terrified, I tried to identify with the demon.
Asking myself a million and one questions, such as, why would he want to torture people? Why is he even there? Does he feel anything toward these people? I wanted to hear it from him. Next thing I know, I’m at my computer typing away trying to answer all the questions in my head.
Q6) What is your current work in progress?
Heaven: If you ask my husband, way too many. I am currently working on six other novels, including the second book in The Demon Side trilogy. In book two, The Human Side, told from Etta’s perspective, we find our main characters, Ra, Etta, John and Rene, trying to pick up the pieces of their lives, while dealing with new happenings. Once again, good versus evil will collide around Etta, but our hero may just surprise you.
Q7) Who are some of your favorite authors?
Heaven: I have so many! Asking me to choose just some is like asking me my favorite color of M&M’s. Impossible. But, for you I can try. I read mostly true crime novels but dabble in a few other genres as well. If I narrowed the list down, I would have to say my favorites have to be Ann Rule, Harold Schechter, Katie Harper, Benjamin Russell, Tina Folsom, Ciar Cullen, Richelle Mead and Kelley Armstrong. I can go on and on, but I doubt you want me taking up that much time.
Q8) Have to ask because I am nosey. That is in your to be read pile that you are dying to read next?
Heaven: I’ll tell you if you promise not to laugh. I am really excited about reading Destined by P.C. and Kirsten Cast. I know, I know. It’s a vampire book, but I already have the other nine books in the series and I am a bit of a House of the Night fanatic. Now if only they would make those novels into movies, I’d be one happy camper!
Q9) Is there anything else you would to add?
Heaven: Add? No one said math was involved in this interview. Crap.
Books-n-Kisses: BWAHAHAA… Heaven, thank you for taking the time to stop by the blog today to chat about yourself and your books.
Heaven: Thank you so very much to you and your readers for having me. It has been such a pleasure. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I have. The Demon Side is now available in most E-book formats, so be sure to get your copy today.
Also, you can always catch excerpts, character bios and interviews from The Demon Side series and my other works in progress, at the following links.
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Blondes have more fun? Pfft. Bad Girls have more fun. Rebecca Gabel was accused of being a bad girl and she discovered life was easier (and more fun!) to live up to the reputation than try to deny it. But now with a new comer who’s taking her up on her suggestions, Rebecca is a little out of her element. There’s talking the talk…and then there’s having to walk it.
Grant Iverson recently inherited land from his mother, so he’s arrived in Apple Trail, Arkansas to check the place out and see if there are any treasures hidden there. What he doesn’t expect to find is a woman full of curves and a mouth of pure sin, but whose eyes reflect nothing but curious innocence.
My thoughts:
Rebecca has always been the bad girl of town. Well that is what everyone things she is so she does her best to live up to what everyone expect out of her. Rebecca has come back to town to let loose before she has to return to real life. But the last thing that Rebecca ever expected to find in her home town was Grant.
Yet again, Keri has made the occupants of Apple Trail, Arkansas come to life for me. I want her to keep writing these stories. I would love for Keri to revisit the characters too. I would love to know how Rebecca and Grant are doing. I have to give a HUGE shout out to Keri, for sending me this book for review. I can’t wait for Chasing Her Trail #6 of the Apple Trail Series out Nov 7th.
I have a confession to make. I have never written an explicit sex scene in any of my novels. Not that I can’t (I have dabbled in writing erotica). But like the starlet said when asked about nude scenes: “Only if it is necessary to the story.” I have nothing against graphic sex in novels but I think one shouldn’t add graphic sex or violence just to sell books.
In writing my urban fantasy novel Agent of Artifice I tried to keep it PG (well, maybe PG-13 due to violence). For one thing, I knew that my children would be reading it. But if I needed a sex scene I would certainly have added it. But it wasn’t needed. Yes, people are in bed together but I didn’t feel the need to show what they had just done or were about to do. For example, here is the “sex scene” (or as close as I get to one) from Chapter Two:
The girl was long-limbed and a bit on the thin side. Her skin was the color of coffee con leche and her kisses were as sweet. I know there are people who care about skin color; I’ve never understood that. That she was brown made no difference to me. She was striking, with lovely black eyes and she made love like a wild, beautiful animal. She was the cigarette girl at the Sans Souci and her English was limited pretty much to “Cigars . . . cigarettes.” I spoke some Spanish and could use translation spells in a pinch. But we didn’t need much talking for what we had in mind.
Now she was snoring, though, lying in my arms.
Are sex scenes ever needed? Of course, if the genre or the story calls for it. But to add a sex scene just to add titillation value (or sex appeal) is gratuitous. It’s the same for graphic violence. It is really needed? Earlier this year I wrote a mainstream drama novel based partially on my own experiences. In the novel the married protagonist starts an affair with a woman 10 years younger than he (this was the fiction part). Again, there was no graphic sex. I took the scene so far and then stopped and let the sex be implied. There was, however, a lot of graphic necking.
I’m not trying to say there should never be sex scenes in novels. That would be like saying there should never be violence in novels. And that would make for some pretty tepid reading. And I’m totally against censorship of any kind beyond the gatekeeping of publishers. But why do people read books? I believe it is to take them on an adventure that they couldn’t otherwise have. And that adventure can be violent and it could be sexy. Or both in some cases. And those readers want to see violence and sex and writers should give it to them (after all, you write to be read).
As I wouldn’t add extra gory violence just for the shock value, I believe adding a sex scene for the titillation is unneeded. But if it is necessary for the genre or the story I wouldn’t hesitate to put it in.
They live among us. We know they are there. No government can control them; no authority can stop them. Some are evil. Some are good. All are powerful. They inhabit our myths and fairy tales. But what if they were real, the witches, wizards, and fairy godmothers? What if they were called “adepts” and were organized into guilds for mutual protection and benefit? And what if they started mucking around with the affairs of “lessers” (that is, those humans not able to match their powers)?
During the height of the Cold War, Michael Vaughan is a rogue without a guild. He survives by working for the CIA as NOC (Non-Official Cover). Shortly after the funeral of President Joe Kennedy, Jr., he is sent to Cuba to assassinate Castro. There he finds himself in a cat-and-mouse game with adepts working for Fidel.
S. Evan Townsend is a writer living in central Washington State. After spending four years in the U.S. Army in the Military Intelligence branch, he returned to civilian life and college to earn a B.S. in Forest Resources from the University of Washington. In his spare time he enjoys reading, driving (sometimes on a racetrack), meeting people, and talking with friends. He is in a 12-step program for Starbucks addiction. Evan lives with his wife and two sons, aged 17 and 20, and has a 22-year old son attending the University of Washington in biology. He enjoys science fiction, fantasy, history, politics, cars, and travel.
Books-n-Kisses is pleased to welcome Casea Major to the blog today. We are looking forward to learning a little more about Casea and her book One Knight in Brooklyn.
Casea: Thank you. Thank you for having me today!
Q1) Please tell us a little about yourself
Casea: My pen name is Casea Major. Casea is pronounced Kay SEE. I have been writing romantic fiction for about a year.
Q2) Tell us a typical writing day for you
Casea: I read, write or critique anywhere from 12-15 hours a day, 7 days a week. I’ve been known to write 10K in a day but my average is about 3000 words.
Q3) Have you always wanted to be an author or what made you become an author?
Casea: I have always been good with words but never realized I could write until a year ago. I read a book, which is one of my favorites but was dissatisfied with the ending. I didn’t feel like it explained enough. So I wrote a mini-chapter enhancing the ending of the story and posted it to a fan fiction site. The small mini chapter garnered the praise of the author and has become the best loved story for that series. Once I realized I could, I didn’t want to do anything else.
Q4) Tell us a little about your book One Knight in Brooklyn
Casea: My story One Knight in Brooklyn is the 42nd story in the popular multi-author 1Night Stand series from Decadent Publishing. The 1-Night Stand series is based around Madame Eve’s high-end matchmaking service. With Madame Eve anything is possible. This series has something for everyone and I am proud to be counted with the talented authors in this group.
Q5) How did you come up with the idea for this story?
Casea: One Knight in Brooklyn stemmed from the idea of a 1-night stand with Robin Hood. It’s a short erotic comedy romance with time travel and fantasy elements but with contemporary characters.
Most fairytales seem to be set during the Middle Ages. That’s where you find the lion’s share of handsome princes or knights in shining armor, right? That’s what Marianne, my heroine thinks, too.
But I wondered what would a modern day knight look like and where might we find one? Could we even find one? You’ll have to read the story for my take on the modern day KISA (Knight in shining armor)
My inspiration was to take an idealistic young woman and put her in a situation that, by all appearances looked like her fairytale fantasy come true. Then I wanted to completely shatter her unrealistic ideas with a heavy dose of reality and see what would happen. What ensues is a fun, zany adventure in Sherwood Forest that forces her to reevaluate her expectations. It leads her to the conclusion that heroes come in all shapes and sizes and actions speak louder than words.
Q6) What is your current work in progress?
Casea: I am currently writing a mainstream Young Adult story for NaNoWriMO titled Taylor Made Life. When I’m finished it will be self-published for under a not-for-profit in honor of a friend whose daughter is currently battling cancer.
Here is the blurb for A Taylor Made Life
Seventeen-year-old Taylor Smith’s biggest fear is dying a virgin. Unfortunately, if the terminally-ill leukemia patient doesn’t find a lover or a stem cell match within months, her fear will become reality.
Twenty-eight-year-old billionaire, Gavin Taylor has everything he ever wanted except a family or the time to make one. His non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is beyond the help of his riches, so he enlists the services of a celebrity matchmaker to find the perfect girl to wed and spend the remainder of his life with, however long. Little does the computer gaming whiz know the perfect girl is a teenager from Texas.
In a fight for their lives against the prejudice of conservatives, the stockholders of the company and cancer, Gavin and Taylor face their trials together.
And together their love holds the secret to conquering every foe.
Q8) Have to ask because I am nosey. That is in your to be read pile that you are dying to read next?
Casea: I am currently reading the second book Crossed in Ally Condie’s Dystopian YA Romance series Matched.
Q9) Is there anything else you would to add?
Casea: My first published story Pinocchio Syndrome is on sale for a limited time at Amazon and All Romance ebooks for .99. It is an irreverent and hilarious retelling of the classic Italian fairytale.
Wiseguy Chio Pino is assigned to protect the mob boss’ daughter, but she wants more than his protection. With her cleaver-wielding father on his ass, Chio’s problems are growing like his dick when he lies. Can he resist her advances, or will he lose his manhood?
Books-n-Kisses: Casea, thank you for taking the time to stop by the blog today to chat about yourself and your books.
Casea: Thanks for having me. It’s been fun.
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Chief Deputy Mike Gabel is the man in charge in Apple Trail. No one gives him more trouble than a certain blonde. While her stunts are frustrating to deal with, it’s the constant way she keeps him trapped in knots.
Tiffany McBride has a reputation for being a trouble maker. She’s been betting and causing trouble since her parents died when she was a teenager. What looks like a young woman sowing her oats, it’s actually desperate measures to gamble for extra money to put food on the table.
When these two acknowledge their attraction, sparks fly…that is if Mike’s public position can survive Tiffany’s frowned upon reputation.
My thoughts:
Keri has done it again. She has made me fall in love with Apple Trail and it’s occupants all over again. In Making Her Nights we get to learn more about the towns Chief Deputy and the one woman who makes his life hell. Both as a officer of the law and a man. Tiffany is a girl just trying to keep her head above water. That is until Mike Gabel completely unravels her resolve.
If you have not read any of Keri’s Apple Trail series books I highly recommend them
