Amarinda Jones
freewebs.com/janetdavies
Because I Can

Tell us about your most erotic romantic fantasy. If you could have a 24-hour romantic fling with anyone you wanted, anywhere you wanted, where would you go, what would you do and with whom would you do it?
     Gee, I would like to say I am too sweet and innocent to think like that…but George Clooney anywhere, anytime, anyhow, champagne, candle light and cheesecake…because a girl gets hungry after excellent sex.

Tell us about your upcoming release and what you hope readers will enjoy about it.
     BECAUSE I CAN is about Miranda Marshall. In one mad moment she gives into temptation and has wild sex with a gorgeous stranger in a broken down lift. Problem is the stranger turns out to be the new CEO of the company she works for. Justin knows all about the opinionated Miranda and he plans on getting to know her a whole lot better. The battle lines are drawn. Just who is the boss when it comes to sex? And why is their secret sex life making someone mad at work?

     BECAUSE I CAN is about doing things because you want to, because they feel right to you.

     I hope readers will enjoy the fact the Miranda takes one wild chance and it changes her life forever. It’s funny, it’s sexy and it’s full of attitude.

What do you like to do when you’re not working?
     I like to create mayhem and mischief. I like to do things because I can and worry about the consequences later. I like to sing loudly and off key. I like to buy fabulous shoes I don’t need and I like to drink champagne whilst I dream about winning the lottery. I like to gossip, laugh, scheme and dream. I am woman.

What do you like about where you live?
     I live in Brisbane, Australia. What I love about Brisbane is the relaxed and casual atmosphere. Dress up, dress down or don’t dress at all. My home is in suburbia surrounded by native trees. I love that all the wildlife is so jaded by me appearing in my pajamas every morning that they just look bored as I pass by. Nothing like having a possum look at you with attitude.

If you could have one special super or magical power, what would it be?
     To give every woman on the planet the ability to stop worrying about her weight, cellulite and wrinkles. Wear them like a badge of honor. Wrinkles show a life well lived and generous dimpled thighs hold a man tighter than whippet-like legs. Go ahead eat that chocolate.

What’s your favorite smell?
     I love the smell of aftershave on a man. And I love the smell of freshly made bread. If I could have sex in a bakery with a gorgeous man who wears delicious aftershave I would be a happy girl.

What makes a man sexy?
     It’s that knowing look in his eyes that makes you want to keep looking at him and wondering just what he knows. It’s his mouth as he smiles at you with a confidence that makes your thighs sweat. It’s having a sense of humor and laughing at crazy things and breaking the tension. Good looks fade but sexy goes on forever.

What’s the most interesting thing you’ve ever done?
     Legal thing? Hmmm…I traveled a lot during my wild youth. It’s interesting that I did not get liver damage, get arrested or get pregnant—but it always pays to be quick on your feet, remember the condoms and be able to lie at the drop of a hat.

What else would you like readers to know about you or your work?
     Two things. First, I write from the heart and I shoot straight from the hip. People fascinate me. They are strange, funny and wild. So I write from experience. And second, I believe every woman should be swept off her feet by a real life-hero and that she deserves to have toe-curling sex. I want a reader to believe that the man across from her in the broken-down lift might just propose spontaneous sex because he is so attracted to her that he must have her there and then. Why not? We all deserve passion.

Megan Kerans
megankerans.com
Chasing the Dragon

Tell us about your most erotic romantic fantasy. If you could have a 24-hour romantic fling with anyone you wanted, anywhere you wanted, where would you go, what would you do and with whom would you do it?
     If I could spend 24 hours with any man, I’d choose Captain Jack Sparrow. He’s wicked and daring enough to be up for anything. I’d start out with a couple bottles of rum and the world’s most thorough mutual body shots. There’s nothing quite like the taste of rum, salt, and man. Being a little sticky we’d next head for a Shanghai bath house where our time in the tub would be anything but clean. Afterwards, we head back to the captain’s ship to see who could handle a sword better and some frolicking on deck where we’d devise new uses for the many ropes while the crew was otherwise occupied (or not.)

Tell us about your upcoming release and what you hope readers will enjoy about it.
     CHASING THE DRAGON is a combination futuristic and film noir. A lot of different elements from the Opium Wars to western and eastern dragon mythology to space dramas and more went into its creation. It’s a sexy tale of a powerful warlord and a starship captain determined to gain ingredients to cure pandemic sickness at any cost and by any means necessary. I hope readers enjoy the passion between the hero and heroine and the unusual blend of cultures and myth.

What do you like to do when you’re not working?
     I love photography and graphic art and like to try my hand at manipulating images to create something totally new. I’ve also recently taken up fencing once again and have a lot of practicing to do.

What do you like about where you live?
     I grew up in the Midwest, so I love having sun year round and the warm South Texas weather. Every December when we’re putting up Christmas lights in jeans and t-shirts, I just smile. From the time I was a little girl I wanted to live somewhere with palm trees and now I do.

What’s your favorite smell?
     Fresh pine, the ocean and peppermint.

What makes a man sexy?
     For me, a man needs three qualities to be sexy:

      1. Confidence—Nothing is sexier than a man who knows who he is and what he wants, and who isn’t afraid to break other people’s rules/limitations and do it all with a cocky smile because he knows he can.

      2. Intelligence—The brain is the sexiest organ so any guy who has both street- and book-smarts does it for me.

      3 . A Wicked Tongue—Nothing is a bigger turn on than a man who understands foreplay need not involve physical contact. A man who’s quick            of wit and can keep up innuendo-laden banter makes my knees go slacker than dishwater. 

     And, icing on the cake is a man with a growling voice like polished sandpaper, and even more so if he has a British accent. 

What else would you like readers to know about you or your work?
     I love to create stories that are very sexy, but also take readers on an wild adventure. I always want to create as much action outside the sheets as in. With that you’ll almost always find a combination diverse nationalities, history, pop culture, and literature. It’s exciting to try something different and take old ideas as reverse them.

Elaine Lowe
elainelowe.livejournal.com
Scandalous Profession

If you could have a 24-hour romantic fling with anyone you wanted, anywhere you wanted, where would you go, what would you do and with whom would you do it?

     Oh this is terribly dull I suppose but to the mother of a toddler who is desperately in love with her husband, my fantasy would be an uninterrupted day with my husband. He’s the tall, dark love of my life, the hero I’d wish for all my heroines. Although I might add a bit of a sci-fi twist to the whole thing and ask for two copies of him. I can just imagine his competitive spirit coming out even against himself and that touch of jealousy can be damn sexy. I’d love to be the center of a game of “Can you top this?” As far as location goes I’d love to be outdoors in the balmy warmth where all I’d have to wear is skin and sunscreen. Some South Pacific island with a waterfall to splash in and fruit to eat warm off the tree or off each other. Swim in a shallow lagoon and get spied on by dolphins. Give each other full body rubs with fragrant coconut oil. Laugh while trying to find the best way to make use of a hammock. Have passionate sex while the warm tropical rain pounded down around us.

     Although there’s part of me who would love to throw caution to the wind at a Victorian Dickens Faire and find out just what exactly is possible to do in public under those hoop skirts while passersby walk past blithely unaware of the man you are concealing under your skirts. And in the opposite direction, I’d love to find out if all my yoga would help out during sex in freefall. It sure would be fun to find out what’s possible without the hindrance/help of gravity!

Tell us about your upcoming release and what you hope readers will enjoy about it.
     SCANDALOUS PROFESSION was so much fun to write. Charlotte is a friend of mine and I’ll hope you’ll recognize her in yourself or a friend of yours. She deserves a man as fantastic as she is and Richard more than fits the bill. In the Regency, life was hard for a single mother, just as life is damn hard now. Charlotte throws all those silly little conventions that ruled polite society out the window in order to grab on to happiness with both hands. Richard wants a passionate woman who tells the truth and knows how to be a real woman. I know you’ll love Richard and Charlotte and their creative use of library furniture.

What do you like to do when you’re not working?
Love my family. Have adventures in cooking and gardening in the California sun (hopefully without getting a sunburn). Historical recreation like Victorian or Renaissance Faires are also a wonderful preoccupation.

What do you like about where you live?
     The people most of all. Free-spirited yet driven people come to Northern California from all over the country and all over the world. I have friends from everywhere on the planet, except Antarctica. Know any penguins I could meet? As a result the food around here is eclectic and fantastic, with incredible flavor and variety. A potluck turns into a symphony of flavors. The weather, of course, is wonderful most of the time, and gardening is a joy for most of the year.

If you could have one special super or magical power, what would it be?
     This is a tough one. I always try to think of the “unintended consequences” part of that question. Reading minds would probably be damaging to the psyche. Healing powers? A sense of guilt that it would be impossible to heal everyone. Flying? That’s a definite possibility. But I think the most compelling would be shape-shifting, the ability to change my appearance and perhaps even my species at will. That would be an amazing way to experience the world. And think of the erotic possibilities!

What’s your favorite smell?
     Oh, that’s a toss up between the smell of clean but sweaty husband and the smell of sweaty little boy. Two completely different instincts, but two smells I adore. Followed by roses and chocolate, but that’s just too cliché.

What makes a man sexy?
     Confidence. Attitude without being a jerk. A great smile. Intelligence and insight. A voice that sends a shiver up your spine. Eyes that you know want to see you naked. A nice ass doesn’t hurt though!

What’s the most interesting thing you’ve ever done?
     It’s awfully difficult to pick something, as there are so many memories in my life that I cherish. The vows my lover and I made to each other standing at the oasis in the desert, long before we would be considered married by conventional standards. Standing at a guard tower on the Great Wall of China, looking across to the expanse of Inner Mongolia and wondering about those barbarians of yore. Waking up in an apartment on the Ile St Louis to the smell of baking bread feeling in my bones that I was meant to be in Paris. Falling in love.

What else would you like readers to know about you or your work?
     I get inspired by people. And by history. Some of my best ideas have come from prompts or dares from friends and family, so I want to hear from you! Come visit my blog at elainelowe.livejournal.com and tell me the kind of story you want to see. I love doing research and tracking down historical facts, so if there is a neglected part of history that you find has romantic possibilities, I’d love the challenge. My upcoming books have a heavy influence of fantasy as well, and I’m working on a sci-fi-based work as well for a EC challenge.

Larissa Lyons
larissalyons.com
Orchids & Orgasms

Tell us about your most erotic romantic fantasy. If you could have a 24-hour romantic fling with anyone you wanted, anywhere you wanted, where would you go, what would you do and with whom would you do it?
     Mr. Lyons said I could have fun with this one so here goes. I’m kidnapped by the sexiest cowboy on a horse you ever saw and we go back in time to the 1800s. His name is Tell and he has this husky, smoky voice that makes me melt. Did I forget to mention that his last name is Sackett?
He’s got me tied up and naked (oh and my boobs are bigger). We’re next to a creek (his horse was thirsty) and I’m at the mercy of his pleasure (he’s got a lot of pleasure). I’m overwhelmed, flushed, moaning in ecstasy when his two brothers join us...Ty and Orrin.

     Think Tom Selleck and Sam Elliott circa 1980.

     Oh baby. I’ll leave the rest to your imaginations. As the sign over my bed states, “Forget the horse. Ride the cowboy!”

Tell us about your upcoming release and what you hope readers will enjoy about it.
     ORCHIDS & ORGASMS is a fun fast-paced contemporary I wrote with Alyssa Brooks. It’s a great blending of our individual writing styles and is part of the Naughty Nuptials Quickie series.

     Take one heart-broken mechanic, the socialite he loves—who’s marrying another man!—mix in a spontaneous abduction, some little gold balls, and some heart-pounding kisses (and sex) and voilá—my first EC release! I hope readers find Lexi and Nate’s story super sexy, hot and emotionally satisfying.

     I absolutely love my job! I mean, hey...who can’t help but love a vocation they have to research ben wa balls for?

What do you like to do when you’re not working?
     I have a bad baking habit I’m trying to break. Cookies, cheesecake, brownies (gasp!), all from scratch and all scrumptious. When baked goodies fill the house, though, I tend to eat waaaaaaaaaaay too much and ignore “real food.” Alas, if vegetables tasted like chocolate, there wouldn’t be a problem.

     Other than that, I toss milk rings to my cats and walk around the house looking at the mess—which always makes me return to my computer! I attempt to meditate and stretch every day and I work with flower essences. I’m also learning more about various energy modalities, especially pranic healing.

What do you like about where you live?
     Just about everything!

     Well, if you don’t count the rattlesnakes, flat tires (there are only two paved streets in the entire town), or wind—it’s not uncommon to get 60-mile-an-hour winds that rage for hours. Truly though, after growing up in the “big city,” Mr. Lyons and I decided to relocate to a small speck on the map. The nearest stoplight is 75 miles away (so is Wal-Mart!) and I really have to travel for the alternative-based healthcare I prefer, but it’s so very worth it.

     Living in the sticks, alone, away from so many of the distractions that I took as commonplace (traffic, malls, long lines) has really given me a deeper appreciation of nature and fewer reasons to have a messy house—but we won’t go there.

If you could have one special super or magical power, what would it be?
     Healthier than a horse, neater than Martha Stewarts’ jail cell, able to eat brownies every single day and never gain an ounce, it’s the Incredible Delectable Brownie Babe.

What’s your favorite smell?
     The scent of leather and horses—heralding the arrival of more Sackett brothers. Oh baby!

What makes a man sexy?
     Quirks and confidence. Whether he’s the multi-pierced new age type or the overall-wearing bare-chested cowboy, I notice men who have their own brand of confidence and their own look, something that makes them stand out in a crowd. But they have to own it.

     A muscled chest helps too.

What’s the most interesting thing you’ve ever done?
     Won first place in a contest castrating pigs.

     Oink!

What else would you like readers to know about you or your work?
     For all my talk of cowboys, you’d think I’d write Westerns, but I don’t—at least not yet. Regencies are my true love and being able to make them super sexy and erotic.

     My first solo release with EC is the Regency-set IMPURE LONGINGS, available in August. I’ve always loved the emotion Carla Kelly and Mary Balogh bring to their stories. I try to do the same, also incorporating a healthy dose of humor, like Barbara Metzger.

     Mr. Lyons and I are huge fans of Babylon 5, Farscape and Star Trek, and I have several full-length stories in the works that take place in futuristic lands far, far away. My lifelong fascination with felines has also given me more than one shapeshifting fantasy to explore (more of those stories-in-process!).

     When I read, I want to be whisked away to another time and place. Whether it’s a contemporary or a historical, something lighthearted and funny, or something dark and magical, I want to believe I’m there with the characters—the kind of stories that stay with me for days and weeks later. Those are the ones I try to write!

     Thanks for the opportunity to introduce myself to your Lady Jaided readers! There are plenty of articles, chocolate recipes, and various running-on-at-the-mouth updates to be found at www.larissalyons.com my website and www.wickedescapesezine.com/larissalair.htm ezine if anyone would like to read more.

Bronwyn Green
bronwyngreen.com
Overlord's Vessel

Tell us about your most erotic romantic fantasy. If you could have a 24-hour romantic fling with anyone you wanted, anywhere you wanted, where would you go, what would you do and with whom would you do it?
     Aside from my hubby, who will completely forgive me for this, I’d love to spend some quality time with several of my characters…Micah and Asher from Overlord’s Vessel in particular. I’m thinking a 24-hour threesome with those two would be the hottest thing ever…or…now that I think about it fellow EC author Brynn Paulin has a couple of characters I’d love to get intimate with…Max and Josh Cress—two of four brothers that are involved in the BDSM scene. These guys are to-die-for hot! Perhaps I should consider all four…they’d certainly make for an interesting (and exhausting) 24 hours! lol

Tell us about OVERLORD'S VESSEL and what you hope readers will enjoy about it.
     It’s the story of Elizabeth who’s forced to mate with Micah, the overlord of Maelgwn. The land needs an heir and she’s been chosen. However, Elizabeth wants nothing to do with bearing the overlord’s child. She’s hiding a secret that could mean the end of her life if it’s revealed.

     Both Micah and Elizabeth are thrust into a situation that neither of them wants any part of, but during the course of the story, they learn to trust one another and grow to love each other. Without trust, I don’t think any relationship has a fighting chance. For a lot of people, trusting others is extremely difficult—for people who have been hurt in the past, it’s sometimes impossible. I think without trust and the intimacy it can bring, that life can be lonely. I hope that readers will enjoy the journey of trust that leads Micah and Elizabeth to love and their happily ever after.

What do you like to do when you’re not working?
     I love spending time with my family and friends. Besides reading, I also love to sew, cross stitch, knit, draw, paint, work with clay. There’s something kind of intoxicating about creating something from a scrap of fabric or a lump of clay. I guess that’s part of the reason I love writing so much—entire worlds are created from blank pieces of paper.

What do you like about where you live?
     I live in West Michigan where, despite the constant, annoying road construction, it’s absolutely beautiful. Lake Michigan is nearby, there are also woodlands and meadows, streams and smaller lakes all over the place. The wild places in nature make me happy.

If you could have one special super or magical power, what would it be?
     I’m torn. I guess I’d either undo the ecological ravages of the earth or, on a purely selfish note, stop time so I could do everything that needs doing in a given day.

What’s your favorite smell?
     My favorite smell is the blend of essential oils this gypsy woman made for me. It’s sandalwood, vanilla and clove with a hint of cinnamon. I wear it all the time.

What makes a man sexy?
     Oh boy—any number of things. This is going to make me sound like the groupiest girl ever, but there’s something about a guy playing guitar or piano and singing that gets me every time. Adam Duritz of Counting Crows and Bono of U2 are good examples. I don’t find either one particularly attractive—until they start singing. They both exhibit such passion with a hint of vulnerability that I find really compelling. Also, intelligence and a sense of humor are a necessity. And on the physical side, I have a thing for long hair, strong hands and that glorious hipbone curve. Sigh…

What’s the most interesting thing you’ve ever done?
     Well…I was in a New Wave garage band when I was in high school and college ϑ …but lately the most interesting thing I’ve done was a twelve hour ride along with an officer from my local police department. We saw to everything from domestic assaults to drunk drivers to breaking up parties to the scene of a shooting to look for evidence. It was absolutely fascinating and I can’t wait to use some of my new research in a book!

What else would you like readers to know about you or your work?
     My stories are character driven and I love a happy ending. I also love to hear from readers. I want to continue to grow and develop as an author so I appreciate feedback.

December Quinn
decemberquinn.com
Blood Will Tell

Tell us about your most erotic romantic fantasy. If you could have a 24-hour romantic fling with anyone you wanted, anywhere you wanted, where would you go, what would you do and with whom would you do it?
     Oh, my. Anyone? Batman. Seriously. I have a Batman obsession that borders on disturbed. He’s just so tough and dark and broody…always a step ahead of the bad guys, always a little smarter, always has a plan, like a big, dark, mean Boy Scout.

     He’d take me out for the night in Gotham, where we’d look at the city from the rooftops and I could watch him kick some asses. Then back to the Batcave for drinks…and some stuff the Comics Code would not allow.

     I’ve been trying for years to get my husband to dress up in a Batman costume but he won’t.

     And if under that mask Batman looked like model David Gandy, or actor James Franco…I sure wouldn’t complain.

Tell us about BLOOD WILL TELL and what you hope readers will enjoy about it.
     It’s a vampire romance—but with a little twist, I think. My hero and heroine, Julian Mansfield (vampire) and Cecelia Barnes (hematologist) are both very sharp; they have a tendency to hide behind words and as a result I think their dialogue is a lot of fun. They play a power game with each other. Julian is a man used to being in charge—he’s the head of his vampire “family”—but Cecelia, even though she needs and accepts his help, refuses to let him be in charge of her. (Except in bed, of course!)

     I also, of course, love Julian. He’s very strong and smart—nice and alpha, but he doesn’t take himself too seriously and I think he learns some things throughout the course of the book.

     I hope readers will find the two as amusing as I did, and that they’ll enjoy the book’s mix of fast dialogue, hot sex, and action. There’s a lot of action in the book, from violent battles on rooftops to car chases to a house fire, so hopefully it will have them on the edge of their seats in more ways than one!

What do you like to do when you’re not working?
     Think about working. ? I play with my two little girls, I hang out with my husband. I read a lot, of course. I watch movies and television, mostly on DVD. I blog at least three times a week and visit other blogs, too, which is fun.

What do you like about where you live?
     Oh, that’s a tough one. I live in the southwest of England. It’s very, very rural. At night when it’s quiet we hear cows.

      It’s beautiful. I mean, like driving-through-a-set-painting beautiful. It’s so lovely it’s unreal, and I do love looking at those rolling hills.

If you could have one special super or magical power, what would it be?
     Teleportation. No hesitation there at all. Teleportation is the best power to have. I hate to fly, and that way I could visit my family back in the States or go to Wendy’s for dinner or whatever I wanted, anytime. I could sleep late every morning because I wouldn’t need to get up so early to take my older daughter to school; we could just be there instantly!

What’s your favorite smell?
     Vanilla, I think. I do love vanilla. My husband wears Givenchy Pi cologne, and I looove that, too—it has definite vanilla tones in it. I also love the smell of smoke.

What makes a man sexy?
     Hmm. Intelligence; I love a smart man. I love men who can laugh at themselves, I love men with quick wit. I love men who think directly about things and face problems head-on. I love men who know what they want and set out to overcome any obstacle to get it. I like alpha-type men who are still willing to listen to the opinions of others. Men who take their responsibilities seriously. Men who dress up in crazy batsuits at night and beat the hell out of criminals…oh, sorry. Got carried away there.

What’s the most interesting thing you’ve ever done?
     Moved to England? I don’t know, I don’t think my life is really interesting to anyone but me, although thankfully my blog readers seem to disagree. I toured with a punk band and dated some guys in bands. I’ve driven almost cross-country (US) by myself numerous times.

What else would you like readers to know about you or your work?
     Um, wow. Just that above all I try to have fun, and I try to make sure my readers have fun. I don’t usually write slapstick comedy or put my characters in silly situations (although I often enjoy those books too), but I tend to write about smart, witty people doing exciting things—the kind of people I’d like to know in real life, and I hope the readers do too!

Anny Cook
annycook.com
Chrysanthemum

Tell us about your most romantic fantasy. If you could have a 24-hour romantic fling with anyone you wanted, anywhere you wanted, where would you go, what would you do and with whom would you do it?
     Oh, dear. Well, since I’ve been with the same man for 40 years now, I hate to admit it but I have a terrible crush on Percival, the dragon in CHRYSANTHEMUM. He’s just so yummy. Now, where would we go? I think I would love to go to the mountains and stay in a snug chalet in a winter snow storm with a warm fire in the bedroom. We would need lots of scented candles and a Jacuzzi in the corner. Percy would have no problem at all keeping the water hot—the occasional puff is all that would be required. Clothing entirely optional, of course.

Tell us about CHRYSANTHEMUM and what you hope readers will enjoy about it.
     The book is a tongue-in-cheek take-off on the Arthurian legend. It actually started out as the first of a serious series of books about three sisters who travel to King Arthur’s court in search of husbands. By the time I wrote the first page, I knew I was in trouble. King Arthur and his son Gareth didn’t want to behave, Chrysanthemum didn’t want a husband, and the rest of the cast had their own notions about where the story would go. Eventually, Gareth and Chrysanthemum overcame the obstacles barring the way to true happiness. Chrysanthemum was eager to learn all about loving sex and Gareth was more than willing to teach her everything he knew. I hope the readers will simply enjoy going along for the ride.

What do you like to do when you’re not working?
     I was a reader from the time I was five. And in that time I’ve met very few books I didn’t like. Very few. My husband has declared all bookstores off limits, but then he doesn’t realize just how easy it is to buy a book at Ellora’s Cave. He-he. I read, read, read. When I leave the apartment, I always have a book.

What do you like about where you live?
     We moved to this area about four years ago. It has a wonderful temperate climate which usually isn’t too hot in the summer or too cold in the winter while still allowing us to have four seasons. My apartment faces a tree belt so I can leave my balcony door open to the breezes, listen to my wind chimes, and watch the squirrels play in the trees while I work out the knots in my plots.

If you could have one special super or magical power, what would it be?
     If I could have one special ability it would be teleportation. Think of how cool it would be to pop up anywhere you wanted to go in the world. Things a little rough at home? The kids beginning to bug you? Just pop down to Tahiti for and hour—or the weekend.

What’s your favorite smell?
     It’s the combination of smells at Christmas. Pine, cookies, pumpkin, cinnamon, all combined. Those scents always bring back wonderful memories of Christmas, past and present. It doesn’t matter what time of year it is or how old I am, when I get a whiff of one of the scents, it brings all the memories back.

What makes a man attractive to you?
     Intelligence without arrogance. Kindness. Tenderness. Concern for the less fortunate around him. And a willingness to pitch in and help with whatever is needed. Even if a man is beautiful to look at, if he doesn’t have the other qualities, then I don’t find him appealing except as eye candy.

What’s the most interesting thing you’ve ever done?
     Wow, I think it’s probably writing a book. Or rather, having the courage to send the book off to a publisher. During my life I have constantly faced new challenges—marriage, children, moving all over the place, finishing college in my 40s, and even retirement long before I anticipated such a thing. Nothing has turned my life upside down like the wonderful ride I’ve been on since I was offered a contract for my first book. In the past six months I’ve met a host of lovely fellow writers, editors, and reviewers. I’ve learned all about websites, blogs and chat loops. And I’ve had the joy of writing exactly what I love to write.

What else would you like readers to know about you or your work?
     Well, first of all, I want to say that I love writing. I’m so thrilled that someone else has the opportunity to read the words I’ve written. I never want to disappoint my readers so I work hard to write stories that are exciting, sexy, humorous, and loving. I believe that no matter how hot the sex is, there is always room for laughter. For those readers who enjoy CHRYSANTHEMUM, the sequel, HONEYSUCKLE has been contracted with Ellora’s Cave.