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Interview with Young Adult Author Charlotte Blackwell

Hi Charlotte, Welcome to For the Love Books Blog.  I am excited to say you are my first young adult author I have had on my blog.  Thank you for taking time out of your very busy schedule to sit down and answer some questions.
Charlotte Blackwell: Thank you so much for having me. I am very excited for this opportunity to introduce myself to your followers and share a little with all of you.
For the Love of Books: Please tell us a little about yourself.
CB: Well I am a stay at home mother of three and been married to the love of my life for six years now. I home school my eldest daughter and began to write in my free time. I believe I finally found something I love to do and in turn found myself through my writing.  
FLB: I love the story you told of the day you were born.  You dad must have been very stressed out. 
CB: There hasn’t been many times I saw my father stress out and knowing him I assume that he was better off being at the race track with my siblings. If he were at the hospital I think my mom would have got security to remove him for being so manic. So driving stock cars the day I was born was a good thing for everyone sanity.
FLB: Tell us about your 1st book Immortal Embrace in your Embrace Series. Immortal Embrace has a release date of July 1st (will add cover pix when posting)
CB: This is Sophia’s story, a story of a girl who finds herself, love and everlasting friendship. The excitement of this story wraps mortals, vampires, witches, and shape shifters all into a romantic tale of young love, friendship, the meaning of family. The story of a girl who tries to finds herself when she thought it was all lost.
This book really sets the stage for the rest of the series. Readers get to meet the characters, get to know them and even fall in love with a few of them.
FLB:  Book 2 in your series is Forbidden Embrace (will add cover pix when posting) is scheduled for release on September 1st.  Please tell us what we can look forward too
CB: I don’t want to give away too much, but book two has a lot more action than the first book, along with some pretty big discoveries for the characters. Readers get to cheer on the characters they have grown attached too and even get to know some secondary characters a little better.
FLB: Book 3 is Mystic Embrace (will add cover when posting) is scheduled for release on November 1st.  Tell us about Mystic Embrace.
CB: Book three takes us to a different point of view. In Mystic Embrace the reader gets to see life through Ebony’s eyes (one of the witches). Things really get turned upside down for her and the rest of the characters. The reader will join the Embrace characters as they graduate high school and move on to the next phase of their lives, or at least we hope.
FLB: How does it feel to have three books released so close together?
CB: It’s pretty exciting. I know I hate having to wait for the next book in a series. I like reading them back to back, this will give my readers a chance to really get into the story right away.
FLB: Are we going to see more books in the Embrace Series?
CB: I hope to share many more books in this series. I have a very big story building and I think it will be great to not only follow the characters through high school, but life as well.
FLB: If yes, can you tell us what is next?
CB: I don’t want to give away too much, but Mystic Embrace (book 3) the characters go through some pretty big life changing events. The fourth book in the series will show us where those events have lead them. I also want to do a book giving the antagonists a voice and sharing their story too. Then I have a Book of Shadows planned, this will be a companion book. Just like the ones the witches (Ebony and Eliza) have. The reader will get a break down on the characters some we have met and some we have not. It will also include the spells and potions the witches use. This one might take some time though it is very detailed.
FLB: Have you always wanted to be an author?
CB: I never even thought it was a possibility. I am the type to write everything down, but never went any further than that. I actually despised reading up to a few years ago when my daughter introduced me to some of her books. Now I always have a book or my e-reader in hand. I can’t believe all I missed by not reading and finding my calling sooner.
FLB: Do you plan to keep writing young adult books or do you plan to jump to adult books?
CB:I am slowly working on an adult romance and also have plans for a historical/sci-fi and a science fiction. I’m still not sure if the last two will be adult or YA. YA is defiantly where my passion lays, so I am leaning towards that. I also had a short horror that was published under a pen name that was very adult. It is no longer available for purchase and I only wrote it to expand on my skills.
FLB: What do you have in your to be read pile that you can’t wait to jump into?
CB: Where do I begin? There’s so many in my TBR pile right now. The Aaron’s Kiss series by Kathi S. Barton, Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead (No I haven’t read them yet…LOL), Darkness Rising series and the Otherworld series by Kelley Armstrong, Deal with the Devil (part one) by J. Gunnar Grey and Salem Moon by Scarlet Black. I am so far behind on my reading right now and need to take a month off to read a little…or a lot.
FLB:  Is there anything else that you would like to share?
CB: I feel like one of the luckiest women in the world. I have found what I love to do and am so happy to have the chance to share it with others. I still find it hard to believe that people want to read my books and hope that they enjoy them and want to continue to read them. Thank you to all the readers out there that have given me this chance.
FLB: Thank you Charlotte for stopping by my blog and talk to me about your new series.  I really enjoyed your first book and am looking forward to reading the next two.
CB: Thank you so much for having me here. I can’t wait to read your review and would love the chance to discuss my books with you again or even on a more personal level.

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Interview with Jacquelyn Frank and Giveaway

For the Love of Books is excited to welcome the Wonderful Jacquelyn Frank to the blog today. 


A little more about Jacki: 
Jacquelyn Frank is the New York Times bestselling author of Seduce Me in Dreams, the Nightwalkers series (Jacob, Gideon, Elijah, Damien, andNoah), the Shadowdwellers novels (Ecstasy, Rapture, and Pleasure), and the Gatherers novels (Hunting Julian and Stealing Katherine). She lives in North Carolina and has been writing romantic fiction ever since she picked up her first teen romance at age thirteen.

Jacki, Welcome to For the Love of Books.  Thank you so very much for taking time out of your very busy schedule to sit down with me and answer a few questions.  


For the Love of Books:  Your newest book Seduce Me In Flames is book 2 in your Three World Series.  Please tell us a little about it.
Jacquelyn Frank: Seduce Me in Flames brings us back to the adventures of the Interplanetary Militia in the Three Worlds universe. Rush “Ender” Blakely is part of the ETF, an Extreme Tactics Force, that aids in policing these worlds, helps in keeping the peace and seeing that everyone lives a reasonably happy existence. But when the Emperor of Allay dies, and a culture threatens to unravel, Ender finds himself in an impossible situation. He is cut off from his team with traitors amongst him, he is forced to rely only on his ETF training and Tarian heritage to protect the princess from those who would see her killed. All the while he is hiding his own secret that once exposed could threaten all that he holds dear.


FLB: How did you come up with the idea for the Three World Series? 
JF: It may sound ironic, but I came up with the idea for Seduce me in Dreams from a dream.  I saw a very powerful military man on a cold space platform having a vision of a woman that would somehow be his destiny. When I woke up, I started to write commander Bronse Chapel’s story. His team followed and then the adventure began! That’s how the Three Worlds Series came to life.

FLB: When did you know you wanted to become a writer? 
JF: Well, the bug first bit me when I was a teenager. 13 years old. I hated the lameness of the teen romances of the time and set out to do a better job.

FLB: Some writers have writing rituals.  What are some of your rituals? 
JF: I wouldn’t say that I have any kind of a ritual per say. But I do need a certain type of environment to get any work done. I can’t write if there are distractions in the house and I have to have my MUSIC!  I make up a playlist for every new book depending on what I need to motivate me.


FLB: Let’s talk Adam for a minute.  Adam is book 6 in your Nightwalker series and can I say I can’t wait to read it.  I know you get asked this a lot.  Is Adam the last in this series or do you have more Nightwalker books planned? 
JF: That is the Million Dollar Question, my dear. I could tell you but then I’d have to kill you. 😛

FLB: One more burning question about your series.  Are there plans for more JAX books?
JF: Last I heard, yep! Working on one now. Of course, anything and everything can and will change in the publishing world, so I make no promises!


FLB: What are you currently working on?  Anything you want to share about?
JF: I am currently working on a JAX title. I think. LOL! If this works out it will be a follow up to The Phoenix Project from the NOCTURNAL anthology. But refer to my caveat in the previous question!

FLB: What is the best piece of advice you have received about becoming a writer?
JF: Don’t read your own reviews!


FLB: This is a real simple question.  How are the kittens? 
JF: The Kittens are great! They are 14 weeks old now and into everything but mommy loves them. I have recently rescued 4 more feral kittens that I plan to take care of till they are ready to be adopted.


FLB:  Thank you, Jacquelyn again for letting me take up some of your time, I know that you are hard at work on your next novel. Also a Huge Thank you to Natalie for helping me coordinate all of this.    


So Jacquelyn what do you say about giving away a copy of your newest release Seduce Me In Flames to one of the commenter’s? 
JF: Yes, absolutely as soon as I get them.



Giveaway Time!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What are we giving away?  Well, Seduce Me In Flames of course……

ICY RECEPTION Ambrea Vas Allay is the rightful heir to the throne of Allay. But when she is summoned home from exile, she discovers that her father, who had executed her mother, has died. Her young half-brother, controlled by their uncle, has taken power. Ambrea is torn by an impossible choice: renounce the crown or waste away in prison. The last thing she expects is to be liberated by a huge, tattooed Tarian—or to feel a searing passion for her mysterious rescuer.

SMOLDERING DECEPTION Rush “Ender” Blakely loves being part of the elite force of the Interplanetary Militia and the mission to save the princess Allay. But the tough Tarian hides a fiery secret—a blazing power that makes him literally too hot to handle. He must be crazy to carry a torch for this strong, beautiful princess—when any intimacy between them is bound to be explosive.

BLAZING INSURRECTION As Ambrea steels herself to take back the throne, does she dare entrust this scorching stranger with the fate of an empire—and, even more so, with her heart?



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Winner will be announced on the 25th.

Stay Tuned for another Fun and Spicy interview with Jacquelyn Frank on October 25th.  We are talking Adam and doing a giveaway!!!  
Who is Adam you may ask?



This is Adam: 

Hunted by magic, beset by evil, the Nightwalkers face their darkest hour yet. And when the unthinkable happens, only one legendary male has the power, the will, to save them: Adam…

For 400 Years He Was Lost To Her, But He Is Hers Tonight…

From their first tantalizing touch, Jasmine knows he is different. What other lover could unlock her tight control, flood vampire senses jaded by a lifetime of decadent self indulgence? 


Centuries ago, when he disappeared without a trace, she had given up hope of ever fulfilling the promise of incomparable passion. But here he is, against the very laws of nature, ready to bring down their most vicious enemy, ready to bring her blood to the boiling point…if she will only let him.

Pleasure rules the night.


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Interview with Liz Borino

Welcome to For the Love of Books Liz. Thank you for stopping by to answer a few questions.


For the Love of Books: Tell us a little about your 1st book Expectations:


Liz: Expectations depicts the struggle between what we desire for ourselves and our familiar obligations. This is personified by Chris and Matt Taylor, identical twins who are trying to win their overbearing father’s approval and acquire their trust funds. Their best friend and roommate, Aiden O’Boyle, left his family behind in Ireland to pursue a career in dance.
Robert Taylor, Matt and Chris’s father has set certain conditions that must be met in order for them to receive their trust funds. Matt must work at a job he hates while struggling with alcoholism. Chris has to deny his own desires and deep love for Aiden, to get married to Matt’s girlfriend. All the while, their father continues to use extreme measures to ensure his sons’ compliance. Will they learn to lean on each other and discover their strength or succumb to their father’s will?


FLB: How did you come up with this story?


Liz: I adore writing stories about brothers and I find the twin connection fascinating. But this story came from reading The Secret and wondering, is there a downside to living the life of your dreams?


FLB:  What was the hardest part about writing Expectations?


Liz: Um sex scenes between Chris and Aiden. What? They both had to be hard…oh not what you meant. No, seriously, that took a little education from a bisexual man.


FLB:  In book 2 What Money Can’t Buy we find the guys (Chris, Aiden & Matt) in a pretty good place waiting for babies.  But that doesn’t last very long.  Tell us a little more about what we can expect in What Money Can’t Buy.


Liz: Of course I can’t let them stay in good places for long! Carley (Matt’s girlfriend) is on bed rest and so moody. Robert has a female nurse who causes all sorts of trouble. Aiden falls dancing and gets injured, thus threatening his career. So, no good places. J


FLB: What is up next for Chris, Aiden, Matt and the gang?


Liz: Well, A Change of Heart is probably going to focus more heavily on Matt’s story. I think that’s as much as I can say without giving too much away.


FLB: Have you always wanted to be an author?


Liz: It seemed the sanest way to deal with the voices in my head. And hey I could get paid! Wait, that’s a myth I think. Authors are paid in reviews. Until we get enough of those to warrant money.


FLB: What is the best piece of advice you can give any budding new author?


Liz: If you can stop, do. Only pursue this if you can’t do anything else. It’s a lot of heart break if you can just go to a 9-5.


FLB: What are your writing rituals?  Anything you have to have when writing?


Liz: No rituals, actually. I write when I wake up, so Snapple.


FLB: Do you have plans for more books after you are done telling Chris, Matt & Aiden’s stories?


Liz: What are plans?


FLB: Anything else you would like to add?


Liz: Thank you for reading! I’d love to hear from you in the comments or over at my fan page. http://www.facebook.com/lizborino


If you purchase What Money Can’t Buy, I’ll mail you a signed postcard. Thanks, Kelly!


FLB: Thank you so much Liz again for taking time out of your busy schedule to sit down with me and talk about your books. 



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Interview with Casey Sheridan

Hi Casey.  Welcome to my blog For the Love of Books.  I am honored that you took time out of your busy schedule to stop by, answer a few questions and talk about your new story Ruby Red Metallic.
Casey: Thanks so much for having me here!
For the Love of Books:  So please tell us a little about yourself:
Casey: I never know what to say when someone asks me that. LOL
I write erotica and erotic romance. I live in the upper Midwest of the US. I have two cats. I love to read and write, and I collect Hot Wheels cars.
FLB:  How did you get into writing? And when did you decide to start writing Erotic?
Casey: I started writing when I was about nine years old, I think; mostly in a journal type of thing. I didn’t started writing stories until I around thirteen.
I started writing Erotica four or five years ago on a dare from a friend.
FLB:  Have you always wanted to be a writer?
Casey: I’ve always written but never thought of it as a career before, not until I started writing Erotica.
FLB:  I always want to know what writers have in their TBR (to be read) pile.  Tell us what you have in yours or what book you are looking forward to reading next?
Casey: Right now I’m reading Silent Partner by Renee Vincent. Other books in my TBR pile are Unwrap Me by Savannah Chase, A Bit of Rough by Lucy Felthouse, Negligee Behavior by Shelli Stevens, The Darkest Passion by Gena Showalter, The Last Suppers by Diane Mott Davidson, The Burning Lamp by Amanda Quick, and Trading Up by Brindle Chase.  I plan on reading as many as I can while I’m on vacation for two weeks.
FLB: In the Story Ruby Red Metallic Alaina knows her cars.  Are you a car buff?
Casey: Actually, no I’m not. I don’t know anything about cars other than how to drive them and put gas in the tank. But I do know a nice car when I see it.
FLB: How did you come up with the idea for Ruby Red Metallic?
Casey: A very close friend of mine suggested I do a story that featured a car. It took me quite some time to come up with the theme and plot because, like I said, I’m not really a car buff.
FLB:  Do you think we should share a snippet of the story for the readers?
Casey: I’d be happy too!
The door burst open and slammed against the wall. A big burly man wearing a stained apron charged into the men’s room. “What’s going on in here?” he thundered, his voice bouncing off the tiled walls.
Alaina feigned innocence. “This pervert is exposing himself to me,” she whimpered, eyes widening. “I’m so embarrassed. I just want to get out of here!”
She bolted out the door, taking one last quick look at the middle-aged man before heading out of the restaurant as fast as she could. He had a look of utter shock on his features, his mouth gaped open, and he still held his dick in his hands, his pants in a heap around his ankles.
Alaina pulled the key from her hidden pocket, hopped into the Viper, and started its engine. As she pulled away, both men rushed through the door of the diner. The man had managed to get his pants up before leaving the men’s room, but his shirt was still untucked.
FLB:  Well we see any more of Alaina or Scott in the future?
Casey: I haven’t made any concrete decision on that, yet. I have thought about it, but there are other stories that are screaming to get out. So, we’ll see.
FLB: can you tell us what is next for you?  Any current work in progress you would like to share?
Casey: Right now, I’m working on a contemporary erotic romance titled Number 69. I’m approximately half-way through writing it. It’s about a woman who meets a hot doctor at an exclusive party.
FLB:  If the readers want to find out more about you where can they find you?
Website: http://www.casey-sheriadan.com
Blog: http://casey-sheridan.blogspot.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/authorcaseysheridan
Twitter: http://twitter.com/casesheridan
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/officialcaseysheridan
Tumblr: http://authorcaseysheridan.tumblr.com
Again thank you Casey for sitting down and answering some questions.   I really enjoyed your story. 
Casey: Thank you and thanks again for having me. It was a lot of fun!
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Interview with Dirty Bits Author Ingrid Michaels

Welcome to Dirty Bits Week Ingrid
I am so glad that we were able to get you involved in Dirty Bits week… Also huge THANK YOU for sitting down with me and answering a few questions.
For the Love of Books: Ingrid, please tell us a little about yourself?
Ingrid: Hi, everyone! It’s my pleasure to be here Kelly and I thank you for having me. I was born and raised in Canada, and I’ve migrated west over the years, leaving my eastern province roots for Ontario. I attended university in Toronto, a fantastic city *waves Canadian flag*, where I picked up a couple of Philosophy degrees and a Significant Other! Now you can add another answer to the age-old question: what do you do with a Masters in Philosophy degree? Why, you become a romance/erotica writer! *Laughs* Since then we’ve moved out of the big city to a more rural area to raise our family, which consists of one boy and one dog.
FLB: What made you become a writer?
Ingrid: For one, I’ve always been a voracious reader. And also, this applies to university as well, what attracted my ADD kind of personality to Philosophy and writing was the fact that I can study and research so many different things at once. Having said that, however, I’m not committed to any one genre of writing. I write literary novels, romance/mainstream and erotica. I love the fact that I’m not limited by anything other than my imagination.
FLB: In your story, Sorelle’s Orgasm, what inspired you to write this story?
Ingrid: *Grins mischievously* Art is my first passion and I like to include some aspect of it in all, or most, of my writing. And although I’ve never posed nude for a portrait, for this story I tried to put myself inside this young woman’s body and head, to feel the insecurities she might have felt while being stared at for hours, the flattery of being asked to pose, the chance to make a quick buck and to also enjoy herself, too. And the power she must’ve felt, since the painting was totally based on her. I made the story paranormal by asking: what would Sorelle really feel like if there was that extra connection between artist and model, if she could actually feel those brush strokes on her skin without Witman touching her? There’s just a hint of BDSM in the way she poses and has to stay still for hours while all these things are happening to her.
FLB: What is in your current Work in Progress pile?
Ingrid: My current WIP pile is practically toppling over with work. It includes many things, starting with something new for me (there’s that ADD at play again), a young adult novella that I’m hoping to have adapted into a graphic novel. I like the characters and the story arc seems strong enough that I’m giving serious thought to turning it into a novel-length piece. I’m also finishing work on a M/M story (my first), and I’m starting to work on a romantic comedy novel I outlined a couple of years ago. AND I have several sensual romance novellas I’m looking forward to editing and getting out. So my plate is pretty full, but that’s how I like it. I’m never bored!
FLB: What is in your To Be Read pile?
Ingrid: My reading tastes vary greatly. I’m always hungry for the latest Chris Bohjalian and Douglas Coupland novels, and I’m actively reading my way through Anita Shreve and Ian McEwan’s backlists. As you can see, I have a thing for reading about broken relationships, although my own fictional characters seem to get along quite well in my stories (wink, wink).
FLB: Anything else you want to share?
Ingrid: Yes. I’d like to give away a free copy of Sorelle’s Orgasm to the ninth caller… er… I mean, to someone who can correctly answer a question based on my excerpt. I’ll choose a winner at random from the correct answers.
Here’s the excerpt:
When it started to rain half an hour later Sorelle found herself in Witman’s studio, drinking a flinty Australian Chardonnay, her blouse and wool skirt discarded on an overstuffed chair.
The studio smelled of paint thinner and paint, but otherwise looked clean, except for all the paint droppings on the floor around the easel. Different-sized paintings, some finished, others only sketched out, were stacked alongside each other and leaned against every wall.
“So, you really think I have wonderful bone structure?” she asked, repeating Witman’s pickup line. She’d heard worse, but secretly hoped it wouldn’t take too long to find out if the tall man was a decent lover. She still had to get home, do two loads of wash, vacuum the apartment, and then get ready to meet friends at a nightclub.
Witman, dressed in a flowing artist’s smock that looked like Joseph’s amazing Technicolor dreamcoat, sporting more colorful stains than clean areas, propped a large canvas against the easel. “Not just your bones, but your green eyes, blond hair, almost oval face. Those cheekbones! You’re the perfect package.” He whistled tunelessly while wrapping his black hair into a manageable ponytail.
Finished with the task, he approached her, sitting beside her clothes in the large chair, quietly drinking wine. He looked her up and down, critically assessing her body, and Sorelle was glad she exercised regularly. She remained modestly clad in shimmering black bra and matching underwear and wondered what the artist was thinking about. He nodded and stroked his beard, as if to calm Sorelle for choosing to accompany a stranger to his apartment.
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I hope this wets your… whistle. The question I’d like readers to answer, for a chance to win a free copy of Sorelle’s Orgasm, is: name three of Witman’s physical characteristics. That’s all there is to it! Good luck!

FLB: In Sorelle’s Story… Please tell me what the heck Witman is….. No? okay fine….
Can you tell me how you came up with this story? and will we see Witman in any future stories?
Ingrid: Well, I love looking at art. In particular, I’ve always enjoyed the Abstract Expressionists of the fifties and the sixties, you know, Jackson Pollock, De Kooning, Rothko, all those New York artists. So one day, while I was sitting on a bench in an art gallery, I stared at one of those wild canvases, full of swirls and colors, and I thought to myself, that might just be how an artist would paint an orgasm. Don’t laugh, Kelly! You can’t tell me you’ve never wondered about this! So between the art, and exploring the artist/model dynamic, things just sort of fell into place. Will we see more of Witman? *Grins* He just might pop up somewhere else. I could see him maybe in a college setting, teaching an erotic romance class…
FLB Last Question: What did you think of Dirty Bits Week? If all goes well I would love to host another Dirty Bits week and I hope to have another of your stories to feature.
Ingrid: I’ve had a great time following some of my favorite Dirty Bits authors during Dirty Bits Week, and I would encourage everyone to come and learn a bit more about these wonderful, talented story-tellers. I think it’s a great idea, and I’m thrilled that you’ve given us this opportunity to connect with readers!
Ingrid, if the readers wanted to learn more about you where can they find you?  Website? Blog? Facebook? Twitter?
I can be reached at the following places:
http://ingridmichaelsromance.blogspot.com/
http://Twitter.com/IngridMichaels
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001326002142
And I also hang out at Goodreads, Manic Readers and Shelfari.
Again Huge THANK YOU to Ingrid for doing this interview with me.
The pleasure was all mine, Kelly. Thank you for having me.
FLB:  Don’t forget to answer Ingrid’s Questions for a chance to win a copy of Sorelle’s Orgasm
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Interview with Dirty Bits Author Darby York

Welcome to Dirty Bits Week Darby.
 Darby, thank you so much for taking time out of your busy life to sit down and talk to me about your Dirty Bits story The Bridegroom.  I really enjoyed this story.  Just love it when people have to struggle to realize that they are in love.
For the love of Books: Darby, can you tell us a little about yourself?
Darby: I believe my past lives have prepared me to write historical romance. I am happily married in this lifetime, dabble in the metaphysical, and rescue stray cats and dogs.
FLB: When did you know you wanted to be a writer?
Darby: Writing comes naturally for me. Maybe I told stories around the fire in another lifetime. I’ve been told by a medium that I channel the stories I write. All I know is that it’s in my blood.
FLB: What is it about Medieval times that you enjoy?
Darby: It’s like a fantasy, but real. I try to depict the harshness of the time and the lack of control for women, who require courage just to meet their daily challenges. Hey, that’s like all of us today, don’t you think?
Strangely, my writing “voice” changes when I write a Medieval.
In your story The Bridegroom we see the struggle the bride and groom go through to find a little happiness with an arranged marriage. What inspired you to write this story?
Most marriages were arranged. Ironically, a widow held power a married or unmarried woman didn’t hold. I find it interesting to explore the situation women found themselves in. What would I have done if I had been forced to marry for dynastic reasons?
FLB: What are you currently working on Darby?  Any more Dirty Bits in you future?
I’m currently working on another novella that I call The Betrothed, exploring another facet of an arranged marriage. What happens if one party doesn’t give consent? It didn’t happen often back then, but it did happen.
FLB: Anything else you want to share?
The Bridegroom is my first foray into writing a Dirty Bits story. Thank you, Turquoise Morning Press for giving me the chance to explore and grow.
FLB: Last Question:  What did you think of Dirty Bits week?
Darby: I think it’s terrific that you have hosted the week. Dirty Bits stories are unique, I think, and I’m glad to participate.
Darby, If the readers wanted to learn more about you where can they find you? Website, Facebook? Twitter? Blog?
Currently, my social media presence consists of an e-mail address. You can e-mail at darby@darbyyork.com.
Huge THANK YOU to Darby for doing this interview with me.  I look forward to reading more of your stories.
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Interview with Dirty Bits Author Lexie Donovan

Welcome to Dirty Bits Week Lexie.
I am so honored you would take time out of your busy life to sit down with me and answer a few of my questions. The honour is all mine J
Can I tell you that I loved your story In The Park.  A dark park will never look the same for me after reading your story. Thank you! I enjoyed writing it.
For the love of Books: Lexie, can you tell us a little about yourself?
Lexie: Sure. As my bio says I’m a Welsh girl gone bad so I totally live in a castle with a herd of sheep in the nearby field. 😉 I’m actually an editor under another name and a stay at home housewife under another!  
FLB: Have you always wanted to be a writer?
Lexie: For as long as I can remember I was making up stories and all my siblings and I played make-believe games with full blown story lines. I think I was born to be a writer because even when I tried to be other things I kept coming back to it.
FLB: What do you find is the best thing about being a writer?
Lexie: I love that you can make entire worlds come to life just from putting words on a page and that other people can experience that world from that. I think that’s the best thing a person can do.
FLB: As I said before ‘In The Park’ is a wonderful story. How did you come up with the idea? Personal experience? *Big Grin*
Lexie: Thank you! I would never write from experience of course. The idea came to me as a “what if” sort of fantasy. What would be the most dangerous thing you could get away with doing in public? I think my story reflects that 😀
FLB: What are you currently working on Lexie?  Any more Dirty Bits in you future?
Lexie: I’m currently working on my next Dirty Bit, to be released in July. It’s an f/f story with a highly emotional theme and some steamy scenes.
FLB: What is the best piece of advice you got when you started writing?
Lexie: I have been given so much advice that it’s hard to pick just one. I think the one that every writer needs to stick to is this, “never give up”. Every writer who ever lived was rejected and it only takes one person to say yes.
FLB: Anything else you want to share?
Lexie: Thank you for having me and I hope other people read and enjoy In The Park as much as you did.
FLB: Last Question:  What did you think of Dirty Bits week?
Lexie: I love it and would gladly come back for another week to share our short sexy stories with your readers
If all goes well I would like to do another Dirty Bits week in the future.  I hope that Lexie will have more stories for us too. 
Lexie, If the readers wanted to learn more about you where can they find you? Website, Facebook? Twitter? Blog?
You can find me at my website and blog,  www.lexiedonovan.com and at my facebook fan page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lexie-Donovan/207822372584524
Huge THANK YOU to Lexie for doing this interview with me.  I look forward to reading more of your stories.
Please leave a comment of question for Lexie.
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Interview with Dirty Bits Author AE Connelly

Welcome to Dirty Bits Week A.E.
I am so pumped you would take time out of your busy life to sit down with me and answer a few of my questions. 
I have to start by saying I love the two stories that I read Precisely at Dusk and High Rise.
For the Love of Books: A.E., can you tell us a little about yourself?
A.E. Thanks. I am really glad you liked the stories.
As far as me, I’m middle–aged, middle income and pretty boring—the whole nine yards of middle class suburbia. Though I do have a wicked imagination. What goes on in my head would probably shock some of my neighbors in my ‘hood.
FLB: I have a bone to pick with you.  Precisely at Dusk was not long enough.  I know, I know it is a short story.  But I really want to know what happens the rest of the weekend. Will we see any more of these characters in the future?
A.E.: Well, I have toyed with the idea of revisiting this story. One option was to expand it into more of a novella, picking up where the scene leaves off.  The other idea was to write the continuation from the sub’s POV.   Maybe I will.
*crosses fingers* I hope so!!!
FLB: The second short story that I read was High Rise.  I am not sure I will ever be able to walk by a tall building without looking up and looking for… Well maybe I shouldn’t say anymore I want the readers to find out themselves. Again will we see any more of these characters in future stories?
A.E. : I’m glad the story made an…er, favorable impression. I think the Mistress and Pet  from this story may show up again.
FLB: How do you come up with the ideas for you stories? 
A.E.—Lots of alcohol and a helpful devilish muse. 
Ok, I guess that won’t cut it. The simplest way to explain it is that usually my imagination will kick out some kernel of an idea. Usually, it may be a snippet of a scene, just a slice. For example, PRECISELY AT DUSK started out with an image of a woman standing on a doorstep in an overcoat with nothing else on underneath, chewing on her lip as she debated about ringing a doorbell. That image was the start. Then the image came of the man in the window watching her. The fact that he was dressed so normal and so average, yet in the image I knew…just as authors know sometimes, I intuitively knew he was going to control her. And that image intrigued me. The image of a Dom, not in leather in a dungeon, but understatedly dressed wielding control so confidently.
HIGH RISE was another image—it was of a naked man standing in front of a window in tall building while a Domme was controlling him.
FLB: What are you currently working on?  Any more Dirty Bits in future?
A.E. Well, Life has been hindering my writing time (damnable responsibilities!). I have been working on a couple more erotica short stories which hopefully might find their way to Dirty Bits in the near future. I’ve also been toying with an idea of a “theme” collection of interconnected stories involving a small-town healthclub/gym and its naughty members.
I am also working on an erotic suspense novella involving a prosecutor and cop stranded in a remote snowbound area. Of course, there are badguys from the case they are working together coming around, and the two are attracted to each other, but they both are consummate professionals and don’t show that attraction to each other—well, they resist the attraction. For awhile.
FLB: What is the worst piece of advice anyone has ever gave you about becoming a writer?
AE.—The worst bit of writing advice? Actually, I have two. One was a writing instructor who thought you should only write “serious” (i.e.-literary) fiction. I think that’s nonsense, write what you want to write.
The other worse piece of advice is ‘write what you know.’  I mean, really do most authors write about what they know? Do science fiction authors KNOW about outer space or strange societies? Do crime writers really know about serial killing (I hope not) from personal experience? No.
I think the “write what you know” is tossed out without much thought to it.
I think the better advice would be to write what you understand (story wise), and I mean to fully understand the construct or genre. Write what interests you. Write the story that you should write. But also, if you are writing in a genre, then you should know that genre and its constructs.
FLB: Anything else you want to share?
Writing, and in reading erotica, I tend to be drawn to the BDSM themed stories. One thing I’ve noticed is that with a lot of publishers there tends to be plenty of Male Dominant BDSM themed stories, but not as many Female Domme ones, and I wonder why? Look through most of the erotica and erotic romance publishers’ lines and you find plenty of ‘kink’ but when you look closer, there tends to be mostly female submissive stories. And I wonder if that’s because of the demand of the audience preference?  Author preference?  Or publisher beliefs?
Personally, I like reading stories ‘from either side of the crop,’ so to speak.
Last Question:  What did you think of Dirty Bits week?
A.E. : I like Dirty Bits week. What a great idea.
A.E., If the readers wanted to learn more about you where can they find you? Website, Facebook? Twitter? Blog?
Alas, I don’ t have a website nor do I Twitter, blog or Facebook—honestly, I have a hard enough time finding time to devote to writing. I do, however, like to hear from readers and can be reached at AlexEConnelly@yahoo.com.
Huge THANK YOU to A.E. for doing this interview with me.  I look forward to reading more of your stories.
Got a question for AE?  Feel free to leave any comment or question below.
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Interview with Dirty Bits Author Madison J Edward

Welcome to Dirty Bits week Madison.
I am so excited to have you here.  Thank you for taking time out of your busy life to sit down and answer a few questions.
I have to start off by saying I really enjoyed the two short stories of yours that I read, The Proposal and The Perfect Secretary.  Both were wonderful and very different from each other. 
For the Love of Books: Madison, please tell us a little bit about yourself.  Have you always wanted to be a writer?
Madison: Yes, and no. Reading is my passion, and stories have always swirled around in my head. My husband told me for years to write a book, but I didn’t put pen to paper until January 2009. Now I wonder why it took so long.
FLB: As I said I above I loved The Proposal.  Cheri and Blake are so hot together.  I didn’t want this story to end.  Are we going to get to see them in a story in time in the future?  Do you think we should share any tidbits from the story?
Madison: I enjoyed writing about Cheri, and Blake – what can I say… LOVED him. Sends spicy shivers all over just thinking about him. I hadn’t thought about continuing their story, but now that you’ve planted a seed. Hmmmm.
Here’s a small excerpt:
Soft jazz filtered down the hall from the living room, but later on, it could just as easily be Metallica, or maybe even Van Halen as he pressed her naked body against the bank of windows overlooking the city and took her until she screamed out her release. Her sex tightened, and a wave of lust made her dizzy.
As if he could read her thoughts, which she sometimes wondered if he could, he pushed her onto the bed. She fell with a soft whoosh, her legs dangled over the side and a pillow skittered onto the floor.
“Your skin is like silk.” His palm skimmed her calf, moving upwards. “So smooth, so soft.”
Warm lips replaced his hand and slowly, ever so slowly he crept up the inside of her thigh, his breath hot against her skin. “I’ve dreamt about this. I’ve dreamt about you.”
Cheri clutched the satin duvet, waves of desire washing over her, drowning in her own sensuality. Her back arched when broad fingers slipped under the elastic of her panties, and circled the pierced, hooded bud that clamored for attention.
Kneeling before her, his fingers hooked the edge of the lacy scrap, and tugged it down her legs, and once cleared of her deadly shoes, tucked them in his pocket. She’d never gotten a pair of panties back from him, ever. Once, after two days of energy draining sex, and during a moment of lazy cuddling, she’d asked him what he did with them.
A small smile had crossed his firm lips, and as he’d buried his head between her splayed thighs, he told her he kept them in a very safe place. When his tongue has rasped through her slick folds and over her clit, she’d forgotten what she’d asked, and let her body spiral higher with each swipe of his talented tongue.
Her attention came back to the present when she felt his mouth blazing a trail of kisses up her inner thigh. Draping her legs over his shoulders he focused all his attention on her aching sex. Warm fingers slid into her, intimately probing, caressing. Spasms rippled through her midsection when his thumb unerringly found her sensitive bud, swirling over it before drawing the small distended nub into his mouth.
Nerve endings, which had lain dormant for a year, sprang to life. Grasping the covers of the bed with desperate hands, she bucked into his mouth, wanting more. He filled a void that no man had. She’d waited a lifetime for him, and would do anything for him. Anything to quench this overwhelming need eating at her soul.
FLB: The second story that I read of yours was The Perfect Secretary.  Oh man where do I get a job like this?  Again you left me wanting more, any chance we will get to see Seth, Troy or Sarah in the future?
Madison: The adventures do continue. ‘The Invitation’ is with my editor now, and ‘Taking Dictation’ is in the planning stages. Miss Adams is going to have her hands *wink* full for some time.
FLB: Madison, how do you come up with the ideas for your stories?
Madison: Everywhere. I hear a song, and a word phrase will stick with me, certain jobs lend to thinking, ‘What if?’ Sometimes, just as I’m drifting off to sleep, my muse wakes me up, and all you’ll hear is my husband calling out: “Where are you going now?” “Be right back. I have to write this down before I forget.”  I think all writers can empathize with that one.
FLB: Any current Works in Progress you want to share with us?  Any more Dirty Bits stories? *fingers crossed*
Madison: Yes. The two sequels to The Perfect Secretary, and I’m toying with a Poker series. Give a whole new definition to 5 card stud.
FLB: What do you find is the hardest part of being a writer?
Madison: Finding time. I work away from home, so all my writing is done in the evenings and weekends. As you know, family and friends can pull you in a million directions, and I reserve two nights a week for family/friends, and Sundays I always have family dinner where my sons, their wives and grandkids descend on our house for a noisy time.
FLB: Anything else you would like to add?
Madison: Thank you for interviewing me. I have one blatant plug. My first full length novel, According to Plan, is slated for release this July. All details will be on our website for Turquoise Morning Press, as well as my own blog www.whereromancelies.com
FLB: Last Question:  What did you think of Dirty Bits week?
Madison: I think it’s awesome. We have some talented writers at Sapphire Nights Books, and when our publisher said she had some ideas for naughty stories, we jumped on board. This venue will put our stories out there, and hopefully readers will check them out. They’re fun, outrageous, and of course – just a little bit dirty.
Huge Thank you to Madison again for her time and her wonderful stories. I will be posting reviews of both stories shortly after this interview.
Madison, how can the readers find out more about you? Website? Facebook? Twitter?
Website: Where Romance Lies – www.whereromancelies.com
Facebook: Madison J Edwards
Twitter: @MadisonJEdwards