Interview and review with I.J. Miller + GIVEAWAY!!!!

Hello my lovelies!! Today is going to be extra steamy as I welcome erotica author I.J. Miller to The Lindsay Show!! Best of all, I'm reviewing her scorching retelling of a classic tale, Wuthering Nights. But wait, there's more! Five lucky commenters will get their very own PAPERBACK copy of this fantastic book!!

Please note, winners must be in the U.S. to win and must have an actual address, not a P.O. Box. Thank you lovelies! 

Winners must be 18+ years. By entering the contest, you are stating that you are over 18,

To enter to win, leave a comment telling me what story (classic or otherwise) you'd like to see retold as an erotic romance. Be sure to leave your email address so you can be contacted!

Now then, shall we get to our author interview? Have your coffee or tea ready? Good!

Thank you so much for stopping by, I.J.! Let's dive right in :) When did you know you wanted to be a writer?

During 11th grade in high school I took a creative writing class and that started me "thinking" writing. I watched people more closely to use their dialogue and characteristics for stories and started formulating distinct life observations so I would have something to say. I never thought I could be a writer until I sold my first article, just out of college, to a tennis magazine.


I love that! And belated congrats on selling your article to that magazine! That must've been so exciting :) What has been the most difficult part about being a writer?

It is mostly pure joy. However, it is difficult to make a living, even if you are selling books. The selling part is taxing as well: finding an agent or publisher, waiting months for a response, getting a generic rejection letter or email.


I have to admit I think you're very brave to go through the process of finding a publisher. I'm too chicken to get that rejection letter so it's part of why I jumped on going the self-published route lol. Do you use a pen name? If so, how did you come up with your pen name?

I first started out publishing under my real name, but later became a university tennis coach. With the explosion of the internet, and times becoming more conservative, it became too easy to search my name and books, so I went with a pseudonym to separate "university employee" from "erotic writer." My writing name now uses my actual initials.


Yeah, I could see how that could get a little bit awkward lol. Who are your favorite authors?

Philip Roth. Junot Diaz. Bernard Malamud. Alice Walker. Toni Morrison.


Hmm, some of those I've never heard of. Now I'll have to look them up :) What authors inspire you?

Malamud and Roth inspire me to be the best storyteller I can be. Roth in particular inspires me because he has produced quality work from a young age to his later years.


Wow, that longevity is amazing. All too often I see the quality start to taper off in authors who have written for a long time. What type of books do you like to read?

Fiction. A good story about real people.


Love it! What do you like to do in your free time?

I play a lot of tennis, work out, read, cook.


I've played tennis a bit in the past. Wonderful way to unwind in my opinion, though I don't get to play very much now. Where is your favorite place to vacation?

I love being near the beach or in a beautiful rustic setting. I like to be active. Just returned from a vacation in Key Largo, FL and it involved snorkeling a coral reef, canoeing through a Mangrove forest, visiting with some alligators, and taking a speedboat ride through the everglades.


Wow, that sounds like an amazing vacation! If you were stuck on a desert island and could have only three things, what would they be?

Pen, paper, food.


All the essentials :D Are you a plotter or a pantser with your writing?

Well, in my early years I managed to live cheaply off summer earnings and write full time. Then I would come up with a character, an idea, a point I wanted to make and let the writing process do the rest. Once I started working full time as a tennis coach, I had less time to write, so I spent some time just planning, so when I finally did have writing time I could produce a more well-developed first draft. Also, I got my Masters at the American Film Institute in screenwriting, which teaches you to plan your stories as well as you can from beginning to end, because the limited space and limited writing process doesn't allow for the full exploration a novel affords. This pre-planning also carried over into my fiction.


Oh awesome, I can definitely see how that would help. And on a random note, that's so cool you have a Masters in screenwriting :) Why did you choose to write an erotic romance?

I've fought for years being labeled an "erotic writer." My material could be sexually graphic but not always in the HEA, sex positive way. I've always used sex to reveal character and plot and sometimes that means a dysfunctional experience. My main purpose was simply to tell a good story. But in today's climate everyone is very genre oriented and from a "selling books" point of view it helps to fit in somewhere, so erotic writer I am, one usually classified in the sub-genre of "literary erotica." Also, there is no escaping that WUTHERING NIGHTS is an erotic romance.


I have to say that you certainly have a knack for it :) What has been the most fun about working on your books?

When you are going good and the story and characters just take over and the fingers fly on the keyboard and you work all day without even noticing the sun has gone down.


I couldn't agree more. That is one of the best feelings EVER. What has been the hardest scene for you to write?

In my earlier books, I mostly lay out the psychology of the character and put him or her in a well described scene and let the reader attach most of the emotions. For writing an erotic romance like WUTHERING NIGHTS my editor really wanted me to flesh out all of the emotions. It was a challenge not just to tell the reader what everyone was feeling, but make it organic, subtle, creative, while still revealing the full depth that exists.


Well I would just like to say that you ended up doing a fantastic job. Do you have any favorite characters from your books? If so, why?

I've grown attached to Heathcliff in WUTHERING NIGHTS. I'm even on Twitter as him. I like him because he seemed to have been written before the classic boundaries of literature were established. He is a very flawed hero, as brutal as he is passionate, which makes him just completely him, not a prototype protagonist who is interchangeable with any story.

Heathcliff

Heathcliff was definitely one of the most compelling characters I've ever read. How did you come up with the premise for Wuthering Nights?

The premise, the characters, the themes, the language are all Emily Bronte. But I deliberately did not want to write an erotic mashup that just had verbatim text and some sex thrown in. I worked very hard to stay true to the original, but added a number of new plot twists that helped make the eroticism more a part of the story and thus helped intensify the romance and peel back new layers to the story and characters.


I must admit to having never actually read the original Bronte book, so I can't speak to how true to the original it is, but I adored it. Tell us about the setting of Wuthering Nights. How did you come up with it and is any of it based on personal experiences?

The original has one of the famous settings in literature: the blustery moors of Northern England, which adds to both the darkness and passion of the book. I did however add a new setting to help create a focal point and connect the story from the beginning to end in a more dramatic way: Black Rock Cragge. It is halfway between Wuthering Heights and the rival estate Thrushcross Grange. It has the height of a rocky precipice above the depths of a black pool. It is where everything meets and where everything comes to a full head. It connects the two estates, the two families, and has both an aura of heaven above and hell below. It was just something I thought the book needed to connect the first half focused on Heathcliff and Catherine and the second half of the book focused on their offspring.


I absolutely loved the setting. Your descriptions of it really drew me into it beautifully. Tell us more about your main characters please.

Heathcliff starts out as a pure, passionate innocent, in love and grateful to be rescued from an orphan life. But his adult rejection because of class status and gross mistreatment change him into a vengeful brute...all while never letting go of the pristine deep love and passion he feels for his beloved, Catherine.

How cool is that?


Definitely cool :) Is there anything else you’d like to mention about your book?

Expect the language, themes, and characters of the original, with a more "naked" approach. Appreciate I made the choice not to soft-soap them for the modern audience, but presented them with all of the original good and bad. Look for an interesting present day prologue and epilogue that casts you not just as an observer of the story, but as a participant...


I thought that prologue and epilogue were really clever and helped pull me in from the start. Wonderful idea to use it! Is this part of a series? If so, what can we expect with the other books?

Not a series, but I do have an outline and sample chapters prepared for an erotic mashup of a Dickens novel. Which one? Well, you'll just have to wait and see. Hint: It's not Oliver Twisted.


Ooo, I can't wait! What's next for you?

I’m working on a New Adult erotic romance for the 18-25 crowd called CELINE’S SOLUTION, about a college girl who gets her final, senior year education from her young English professor who is both a master of passion and a troubled secretive soul. Before she can know for sure whether she has found true love or needs to move on, she needs to unravel all of his mysteries.


I will definitely be on the lookout for that! We are unfortunately out of time and I am dying to get to my review. Is there anything else you want your readers to know?

That I am very appreciative of fellow writers like you who take the time to help other authors promote their work. It is a wonderful kindness.



Thank you so much, I love helping my fellow writers in any way that I can. Alright lovelies, are you ready for my review of Wuthering Nights?

About the book:

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Publication Date: April 23, 2013

My source for the book: Provided by author in exchange for an honest review

Genre: Erotic Romance
Length: 368 pages

Description:

Romantics everywhere have been enthralled by Emily Bronte's classic novel of the tragic love between beautiful, spirited Catherine Earnshaw and dark, brooding Heathcliff. The restrained desire between these two star-crossed lovers has always smoldered on the page. And now it ignites into an uncontrollable blaze. In WUTHERING NIGHTS, writer I.J. Miller reimagines this timeless story to reveal the passion between Catherine and Heathcliff--in all its forbidden glory.

Set against the stark, raw beauty of the English moors, Heathcliff, an abandoned orphan, recognizes his soulmate in wild, impulsive Catherine, the only woman who can tame his self-destructive nature. And Catherine cannot deny the all-consuming desire she feels for him, despite his low birth. Together they engage in a fiery affair--one that will possess them, enslave them, and change their destinies forever...

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WHAT I LIKED:

Before I begin, I must admit to having never read the original Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. To be perfectly honest, I had a hard time reading any of the classics. They generally bored me, much as it shames me to admit that. If only they'd been written like this one...

I jumped on the chance to review this solely because it was a new author and I was curious to read an erotic historical romance. I'm a bit dense in that it didn't really occur to me that it would be a retelling of the classic novel. Once I realized what it was, I was a bit apprehensive thanks to my dubious track record with classical novels. Man was I wrong.

I can't speak to how closely this follows the original Bronte book. I do know the general plot and it hit the major points as best as I can tell. The style was certainly very similar to the time period with the exception of the prologue and epilogue. These are written in a modern voice and designed to draw you into the story, achieving it with admirable success.

Despite having issues in the past with staying interested in classical books, I expected this to be written in that style since it was not a modern retelling. I was quite impressed with the author's ability to mimic the style without making it dull. As for the content? Holy hell is it scorching, explicit, and at times, a bit depraved. All I can say is that if more of the classics had been written like this, I sure as hell would have been more excited to read them lol.

The sex in this book is graphic and frequent, but it enhances the story. The author doesn't just drop sex scenes into Bronte's novel to make it an erotic book. I.J. uses the sex scenes to show the descent of Heathcliff into increasingly erratic behavior. To show his proclivities and need to dominate as well as to illustrate the tumultuous relationship with Catherine. All in all, I really felt the scenes added to the tale in a way that can be hard to achieve with some erotic books.


WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE:

There really isn't anything.


OVERALL VERDICT: 5/5 Blue Duckies!!

If you're like me and weren't necessarily a fan of the classics back in school, you must give this a try. It's truly unlike anything I've ever read. This book is not for the faint of heart, but damn was it engrossing. Be warned, this is one of the most graphic erotic romances I've read in a while and includes group masturbation, some BDSM, domination, and plenty of scorching sex. I highly recommend this book and author.

Meet I.J.!

I.J. Miller is the author of five, distinct, literary, erotic works of fiction: SEESAW was translated into two languages, with over 130,000 copies in print; WHIPPED appeared in both English and German; SEX AND LOVE, a collection of short stories, made its debut in the summer of 2011; CLIMBING THE STAIRS, a novella, was released just a year later. His latest novel, WUTHERING NIGHTS, is an erotic retelling of Emily Bronte’s classic, Wuthering Heights, and is published by the Grand Central Publishing imprint of Hatchette Books. It is available now as an e-book and will be in bookstores as a trade paperback and audio book on April 23. Miller has a Master of Fine Arts from the American Film Institute and has taught creative writing and screenwriting at the university level.

Connect with I.J.:

• Website
• Twitter
• Facebook
• Goodreads

Please note, winners must be in the U.S. to win and must have an actual address, not a P.O. Box. Thank you lovelies! 

Winners must be 18+ years. By entering the contest, you are stating that you are over 18,

To enter to win, leave a comment telling me what story (classic or otherwise) you'd like to see retold as an erotic romance. Be sure to leave your email address so you can be contacted!

Milly Taiden's Blog Tour + Interview!!

Hello my lovelies! As many of you have probably figured out, I adore having my awesome friend Milly stop by the blog. Well, we have a special treat for you today! To celebrate the releases of two books, Wolf Protector and Caged Heat, she's gone on tour! AND she's also holding a month long birthday bash!!

I invited her back for a few more interview questions (she's stopped by once before, be sure to check out that interview here)

I'm so glad you could stop by again, Milly!! First of all, congrats on your two newest releases <3 Let's get started, shall we? If you were stuck on a deserted island, what THREE things would you want to have?

I would want to have a never dying PC so I can write with internet connection. A good place that’s got a bed and food. And some visual stimulation to help me write LOL.


LMAO I love it!! You definitely CANNOT go without some great inspiration ;) Wolf Protector was self-published. Was the process different from when you publish with your indie publisher? Which way do you like better?

The process I chose was pretty similar to the one I use with the publisher. I did edits (hardcore edits) with a fantastic editor. I then passed it along to a proofer and a group of betas. I do love the fact I am in control and DEFINITELY see myself doing this again…soon lol

I have to say that I love the freedom of self-publishing so I definitely recommend you continuing it! You release books very frequently. How do you come up with all of your ideas?

LOL I don’t know! Insanity? The truth is I’m always writing bits here and there. Then I go back and expand to create a story out of one of the ideas. So it’s like I’m always working on a WIP. Currently I have like 5 in the works.


Woman, you're definitely insane lol. Probably why we're such good friends :D Both of your latest releases feature sexy wolf shifters. What is it about wolves that you love so much?

I just love wolves. The first time I read about a shifter I was mesmerized. And I fell in love. I was like 19 and I knew that I wanted to write them myself. I love the idea of a man being wild and turning beastly. I know, I have issues.


Well, your wolves are always incredibly sexy so feel free to continue writing them all you want :D Tell us about your latest releases!

Latest release…Wolf Protector and Caged Heat. Both released a few days apart which made for some fun and exhausting promoting. Wolf protector is the story of Erica and Trent. Both are part of the Federal Paranormal Unit of the FBI. They have a very strained relationship. She wants him but doesn’t want to admit it. He wants her but is waiting for her to come to him. In the end the case pushes them together. In Caged Heat we’re back in Black Meadow (this is book 2 after Sharp Change) we see some of our old friends from Sharp Change (like Sophia and Chase) and we see all the interesting things happening with the newest focus which is Riel and Samira, his mate. She’s just returned to a feuding family and one heck of a mess. He’ll need to try to convince her to be his mate and also protect her from the dangers her family brings.


It has been awesome having you stop by again, Milly!! Thank you so much for dropping in <3 Lovelies, be sure to check out all of Milly's books if you're in the mood for some scorching hot reads!

Thank you SO MUCH for having me Lindsay! <3 you’re awesome!

Wolf Protector...Buy it Now!

A woman with a secret…

The Federal Paranormal Unit is an elite squad of supernaturals dedicated to solving missing persons cases. Erica’s gift allows her a special connection with the crime, but it comes at a deep personal cost… Until now, she’s kept her gift a secret, even from the other members of the team. But this case will throw her together with Agent Trent Buchanan. He’s the object of her secret desires, but he’s also a cocky womanizer. She’d rather swim in shark-infested waters with a paper cut than admit she has feelings for him.

A man with one desire…
Wolf Shifter Trent wants Erica more than he’s ever wanted any woman. He’s spent years patiently waiting for her to admit that she wants him too. Working one-on-one in a race to find a serial killer, Trent’s patience and Erica’s resolve wear thin. When Trent discovers the truth about Erica, will he accept her for who she is? And can he protect her from the horrors that her gift brings?

A case that pushes them to the edge…
Erica will have to risk it all if she wants to stop the killer, and when she does, Trent may have to put his own life on the line to make sure his mate is protected…

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Everyone has a bit of a beast inside…

After five years traveling through third world countries to teach impoverished children, Samira Suarez has returned home to Black Meadows. What Sam didn’t expect was to be instantly overwhelmed by the desire to be with the one man she’s wanted since she was a teen, Riel Karven.

Riel has been patiently waiting for Sam’s return. For five long years he’s backed off and watched her come and go. This is it. His mate is back and he’s taking a stand.

Sam’s need for Ry grows to unimaginable proportions. It’s almost as if she were in heat. But she’s a human…isn’t she?

There’s more at stake than Sam and Ry’s future relationship when she inherits her grandmother’s estate. One of her many relatives wants her out of the way.

It’s going to take all of Ry’s determination and help from his friends to keep her alive. And it’s going to take delving into her past to find out why a human is going into mating heat.

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Meet Milly Taiden

Want to know about me? April Angel (aka Milly Taiden) was born in the prettiest part of the Caribbean known as the Dominican Republic. She grew up between New York, Florida and Massachusetts. Currently, she resides in New York City with her husband, bossy young son and their little dog Speedy.

She’s addicted to shopping for shoes, chocolate (but who isn’t?) and Dunkin Donuts coffee.

A bookworm when she can get her hands on a good story, she loves reading all Mina Carter and Cynthia Sax, and Dianne Duvall among others.

Connect with Milly:

• Email: millytaiden@gmail.com
• Website: http://www.millytaiden.com
• Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/millytaidenauthor http://www.facebook.com/millytaiden
• Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/millytaiden

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Blog Tour for Molly Weatherfield

Hello my lovelies and welcome to the blog tour for Molly Weatherfield! Today we are spotlighting her erotic S/M novel, Carrie's Story! Read on for more info and a great excerpt :)

Carrie's Story...Buy it Now!

Carrie's Story is regarded as one of the finest erotic novels ever written- smart, devastatingly sexy and, at times, shocking, Molly Weatherfield has penned a book that is standing the test of time alongside The Story of O and Justine. in this new era of "BDSM romance," a la 50 Shades of Grey the whips and cuffs are out of the closet and "chateau porn" has given way to mommy porn. Carrie's Story remains at the head of the class, literally.

Imagine the Story of O starring a Berkeley PhD in comparative literature, who moonlights as a bike messenger, with a penchant for irony, self-analysis and as well as anal pleasures. Set in both San Francisco and the more chateau-friendly, Napa Valley, Weatherfield's deliciously decadent novel takes you on a sexually explicit journey into a netherworld of slave auctions, training regimes, enticing "ponies," (people) preening for dressage competitions. Desire runs rampant in this story of uncompromising mastery and irrevocable submission.

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Excerpt from Carrie's Story

“Hear me out,” he said. He seemed so unflustered that I 

found myself stopping and turning to him again. “Look,” he 

said again, patiently, “we were watching an outrageously tacky 

and stupid porn film in there and you could have mopped the 

floor with those jeans.” His matter-of-fact gaze rested on my 

hips a heartbeat longer than it needed to, I thought. 

“So,” he continued, “I don’t think you’re nearly as 

shocked and scandalized as you’d like to think you are. After 

all, it’s not as though you haven’t thought about these things 

before. And at some length, I bet. In fact, my guess is that 

you’ve been jerking off to S/M porn since you found a copy of 

Story of O when you were a twelve-year-old baby-sitter. But I 

don’t think you’ve ever done more than read and jerk off. 

Which is a shame. Because I think you’d be good at the real 

thing. I’m good at the real thing.” 

Thirteen and a half. Almost fourteen. I mean that’s how 

old I actually had been when I found that copy of Story of O. 

Of course, that’s typical of Jonathan’s almost pathological 

politeness—one of the little things I learned from him is that it 

never hurts to give the other guy credit for a little more charm 

or precocity than he or she actually possesses. So probably he 

knew he was flattering me a little, in a perverse way, but he 

obviously also knew that, in all the ways that counted, he was 

dead-on right. S/M porn was one of my secrets. I didn’t 

understand why I liked it, but I knew it was important to me. 

It seemed to occupy a space in my head next door to the more 

typical romantic passions—little-girl crushes on actors and 

rock stars and even some English teachers, the silly sweeping 

pleasure I always get reading Jane Eyre. And—Jonathan had 

made it so embarrassing—the romantic feelings I’d been 

having talking to him before the conversation had taken this 

disquieting turn. I felt very frightened and exposed. 

But I had to say something. Enough about me, let’s talk 

about you. “you got good at it hanging with Sir Jack and 

Mistress Anastasia?” 

“I hang with a much better class of pervert. Well, they’re 

richer, anyway, and they’re a lot prettier. But you’re right, in a way. 

I do respect those silly-looking guys from the movie. It 

takes passion to act out your fantasy when you’re going to 

look so graceless. I’m good at spotting passion—sincerity, 

maybe. I spotted you.” 

He reached into his pocket, found a piece of scrap paper, 

and scribbled his name and address on it—in predictably tiny, 

superlegible writing. “For a good time,” he said, “come by, 

tomorrow at three.” And then he wandered back into the 

party. 

Meet Molly Weatherfield!

Molly Weatherfield, the pen name of Pam Rosenthal, is also the author of Safe Word, the sequel to Carrie’s Story. A prolific romance and erotica writer, she has penned many sexy, literate, historical novels. She lives in San Francisco.

Connect with Molly:

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Interview with Elodie Parkes!!

Hello lovelies and Happy April Fool's Day!! For those who celebrate Easter, I hope you had a lovely day yesterday <3

Our very first interview of April is with the fantabulous Elodie Parkes!

Before I get to it, however, I'd like to remind everyone of a little change. With a few exceptions, all interviews will now be on Mondays and Thursdays to allow me a little more freedom to post my reviews and other fun stuff throughout the week. Yes, the Queen of Chaos is attempting to bring some order to her blog. Scary, I know :)

Now then, have you got your coffee or tea ready? Today I'm drinking peppermint hot chocolate. So yummy. Let's get started!

Thank you so much for joining me today, Elodie! When did you know you wanted to be a writer?

I was about seventeen when I started writing and a few things published in teen magazines around then.


Oh wow, that's so awesome you were published in magazines then! What has been the most difficult part about being a writer?

Marketing without doubt. It’s very hard to reach the reader audience.


Definitely. Marketing has got to be the most important and most difficult aspect for many of us. Who are your favorite authors?

Ruth Rendell, Christine Feehan, are a couple of favorites but I read heaps and from all different genres.


Absolutely love Christine Feehan! What authors inspire you?

People and emotions inspire me to write. The complexity of life spurs me to write. I see emotions in people around me all the time, and often they remain unspoken. I think we don’t share ourselves enough, and are encouraged to hide our true selves. People and their situations inspire me. Meeting people and watching them battle with the love or lack of it in their lives.

Lots of my characters have some foundation from real people who have passed through my life. They are composites of those glimpses of people and my imagination.

I find the world harsh. There’s not enough love in it. Lots of people never find love. I write contemporary love stories with happy endings to spread a little lightness around. I always have graphic love scenes in the close to real life stories, because I like to show the reader how the characters feel about each other deep down. The way they make love always shows their hopes and feelings.

I hope that my books do give the reader a lift and a sense of love.


I think that's wonderful <3 Are you a plotter or a pantser with your writing?

A mixture of both.


That's really how my own style is going now. What type of books do you like to read?

I read lots of different genres and reference books too.


I have to admit, I've never been a big fan of reference books ;) What do you like to do in your free time?

I don’t have much free time but I read, watch movies, walk in the countryside.


A walk in the countryside sounds absolutely lovely, especially since I don't even have a countryside lol. Where is your favorite place to vacation?

I have no favorite place and usually my vacation time is taken up with catching things up or I just drive off into the countryside for a few days.


Aww well we must make sure you take a real vacation one day :) If you were stuck on a desert island and could have only three things, what would they be?

My laptop, a portable generator and a satellite link up to the WWW


That is very much what I was thinking lol! Once you have that, you have access to pretty much anything you need :) Why did you choose to write contemporary erotic romance?

I like to write about people and their emotions.


That is the best reason <3 What has been the most fun about working on your books?

The story just unfolding once I have my idea.


That really is an amazing feeling isn't it? What has been the hardest scene for you to write?

I can’t write violence.


I must admit, violence is definitely hard to write.  Do you have any favorite characters? 

I used to think it was August in ‘Millie Reinvented’ because he is so endearing and loving. Then I switched to Dominic in ‘The Horoscope Writer’ because he’s so sexy and yet vulnerable and constant in his love for Cassie. Recently I’m in love with Seth from my new novel soon to be published by Eternal Press. I love all my characters, every one of them. I can’t choose a favorite.


Love it! I think I'd have a hard time choosing my favorite too :)  How did you come up with the premise for The Last Time?

It just dropped into my head the way most of my story ideas do. Although a couple of years ago when I went over to Australia for a holiday, I met this film producer at an Arts festival. She was really nice and told me lots of stuff. She was filming a little indie movie at about the same time as Daniel Radcliff (Harry Potter) was filming The December Boys and invited me on set for the day just to see how unglamorous the whole thing is in real life and how there are all kinds of funny stuff happens :-) Naturally my book doesn't really feature her but she does make one appearance.


OMG that would be so cool to go onto a movie set! This is an interesting role reversal. Usually the man is assigned to protect the woman. What made you decide to do it this way?

The owner of the detective agency Brandt assigned Bethany because she would fit into Seth Carbery’s life better undercover. Also, it’s good to have a woman doing the ‘role reversal’. there are so many women police officers and detectives in the real world they need a spotlight now and then.


I think it was a brilliant move :) Tell us more about Bethany Snow and Seth Carbery.

Bethany Snow is a private detective and works for the Black Agency. Seth Carbery is a movie star. They are both about 24/25 years old. Both of them are looking or hoping for love in their lives and busy with their work.


Ooo definitely sounds intriguing! Tell us more about the Black Agency.

Brandt Black runs it and the detectives are sent on assignments not just in their own city but all over the country.


Very cool! Is this part of a series? If so, what can we expect with the other books?

I have thought about writing another book that features Jake another detective but it’s not a series and I may never write that book.


Aww but I could totally see this being an epicly awesome series *pout* What's next for you?

I’m writing another book. This time there is more of a paranormal slant to the contemporary romance.

I have a book being released in the summer of this year from Hot Ink Press, called The Winter Girl, that’s contemporary erotic romance with a little twist of magic.


I can't wait to see more from you! Anything else you want your readers to know?

I love to hear from readers and you can come by Facebook anytime to comment on the books. I do hope that my books spread a little lightness and love into readers ‘book’ lives.


Thank you again for joining me today, Elodie! 

The Last Time...Coming Soon!

Actor Seth Carbery swears he will never fall in love again, that is until he meets private detective Bethany Snow.

Something strange is going on. Seth and other members of the movie cast and crew are receiving threatening letters,

but no threat has ever been carried out... yet. Bethany Snow is sent on location by the Black Agency to investigate,

and guard Seth Carbery against danger.

The case is not what it first seems and even when Bethany thinks it could be over, a new twist means she becomes a target.

Seth and Bethany find they can’t keep their hands off each other.

Who is sending the letters and why? Does Seth have a secret admirer, or stalker?

With steamy romance, intense and graphic love scenes, and a quirky story of what people do for love, this erotic romance is for adults only.

Meet Elodie!

Elodie lives in Canterbury, United Kingdom. It's famous for the Cathedral, Chaucer, and there is a UNESCO world heritage site, which includes the ancient ruins of St Augustine's Abbey and St Martin's Church. There is also a ruined castle. It's a pretty place too and the coast nearby is great.
She works in an antiques shop and writes. Elodie has two dogs that keep her fit with their need for walks.
Elodie writes romance, contemporary and always erotic with a twist of mystery, paranormal, and suspense now and then. She likes to make the story unusual in some way, by a quirk in the tale

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Release Day and Review for Party Crasher!!!

Hello lovelies!! Guess what I have in store for you? That's right, it's my amazing friend April Angel's newest scorching erotic romance, Party Crasher!! It has just been released today everywhere ebooks are available so be sure to grab your copy today!

Now, if the fact that it's a spectacular book by April Angel isn't enough to convince you to buy it, how about a review? Well, if you insist, I suppose I can gush about the book. I mean, it's such a trial to have to read electrifying sex scenes and sizzling chemistry between fantastic lead characters. ;)

Review of Party Crasher by April Angel

Note: I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review

About the Book:

Publisher: Etopia Press

Genre: Erotic contemporary romance

Price: $3.99

Description (from Amazon.com):

She crashed his party and became his prize…

According to one annoying Drex Callum, Chris is a “nosy reporter.” And maybe she is. She’s heard of the super secretive event known as the Seduction Party, and she won’t be content until she finds a way in. The last thing she expects to find is that Drex is the host. She’ll never get an invitation from her nemesis—unless she finds a way to get one herself. And breaking into his house is nothing if it means getting the scoop. But what she gets instead is an eye-full of the man himself, half-naked and more than she’d ever dreamed he could be in all her teenage fantasies.

Drex has been fantasizing about Chris forever, and now that she’s a grown woman, he still has a hard time treating her like one. So when she shows up at the Seduction Party—on the auction chair!—he’s got no other choice but to teach that nosey woman a lesson. He never dreamed sex could be like this, with Chris in his room, tied to a bed, asking him for stuff that blows his mind…

But when things turn ugly, it becomes clear that someone wants the nosey reporter dead. And Drex will have his hands full trying to keep his prize safe…

WHAT I LIKED:

April Angel is a personal favorite author. You want incredibly hot sex, real characters you can relate to and feel for, and exciting plots? Then look no further than April Angel. Her stories are fun, fresh, and will leave you squirming in your chair looking for release. In the latest installment, there's some slight kink which I absolutely adored! Admit it, there are those of you who wouldn't mind for a second being tied up by the man of your dreams, at his mercy.

I love alpha males and April always delivers. Her heroines are never pushovers and Chris is no exception. I loved the subplot of someone coming after Chris and it added a tinge of suspense to really keep things exciting.

Make no mistake, this book is scorching but there's a real plot that will leave you flipping the pages to find out what happens next.


WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE:

Absolutely nothing at all :)


OVERALL VERDICT: 5/5 Blue Duckies!!

As with all of April Angel and Milly Taiden's books, I hate coming to that final page. Her style of writing yanks me into the story and keeps me there. Trust me when I say, you cannot miss this or any of her other books! Looking for a fun, fast read with plenty of erotic scenes, a sexy alpha, and a great story? Then go give Party Crasher a shot! And you may want to have an extra set of panties handy ;)

Buy it now:

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Excerpt

Chris held on to the window ledge and lifted one foot into the darkened room. She heaved her body over, landing on her ass in the process. A groan slipped from her lips, and she slapped a hand on her face. Crap. The last thing she needed was to call attention to her presence in Drex’s office.

Careful not to disturb anything, she walked over to his desk and started rummaging through drawers. Why the hell did she decide to become a reporter in the first place? Oh yeah, because she liked to be in people’s business was Drex’s usual snide response.

Something on the Seduction Party had to be in there somewhere. Wild drums beat in her chest. She tried to focus. She had to remain alone inside the room. She glanced quickly over her shoulder at the door. She was pissed to have to go to these lengths. Drex was a tight-lipped bastard, and she was reduced to snooping because he refused to invite her.

He knew she had been trying to write a story on the super private bash that took place once a year. Invitees were under strict restrictions and had to sign confidentiality waivers. Luckily, she’d overheard her brother, Cole, on the phone with Drex. The rat mentioned he’d gotten his invite and thanked Drex for sending it over. Her blood simmered with anger.

For months, she’d mentioned to both men how badly she’d been trying to get more info on the secretive party, but they’d done nothing to help. All she wanted was to get her hands on an invite, finally figure out what the heck the stupid Seduction Party was all about, and write her damn story.

It was no secret she and Drex didn’t see eye to eye, but he didn’t have to be so rude to her in his attempts to ward her off. When she’d asked, point blank, if he’d let her into the party, the jerk had shaken his head and said, quite empathically, no. Bastard. No matter—she’d get her own invite.

She went through every drawer until she hit a locked one. She smiled in wicked delight. Ha, as if that flimsy lock was going to deter her. In seconds the lock clicked open. Cautiously, she pulled the drawer by the handle and grinned. Jackpot.

A noise broke through her joy. Someone was outside the office. She curled her hand around the coveted black envelope and shoved it to the bottom of her crossbody bag. She threw the bag out the same window she’d crawled in and was about to jump when the door opened.

“Chris?”

Oh, hell. Frozen in place, she gripped the window ledge and looked longingly at the bag in the shrubs. Of all the people that might have walked in, why did it have to be Drex? Goose bumps broke across her skin and her frustration soared. She hated the effect his voice had on her body.

“Christine, I can see you quite clearly.”

She narrowed her eyes at the laughter in his voice. Taking a deep breath, she turned to look at him and almost fainted.

When the hell had he gotten that body? He was wet and in a towel. A tiny thing wrapped low around his hips. In stupefied shock, she watched his bronzed muscles flex as he took a step toward her. She widened her eyes and almost fell out the window trying to move away. She’d known him all her life, and there wasn’t one time she’d seen him look like…like that.

Stunned, dry mouthed, and getting hornier by the minute, she let her gaze roam over him. From the wet short spikes of his dark hair, to his wide hairless chest, down the eight-pack abs, and lower to the precarious towel that showed a hint of pubic hair, she visually devoured him. She gulped.

“Christine? Chris?” Worry was in his voice.

“Hmm?”

“You OK? You look kind of flushed.” He took another step toward her.

She tried her best to melt into the wall, but her body had other ideas. Under her tank top, her nipples pebbled to hard points. Her gaze darted up to his, and she saw something she’d never seen there before—lust. Panic swarmed her.

“I’m fine.” She took a step away from the window and him at the same time.

“What are you doing here? No one mentioned you were waiting to see me.” He lifted his brow.

It was hard to concentrate on what he was saying when so much of him was still on display. “I just…I just came by to see—” She swallowed and tried to remember what the hell she was supposed to say if she got caught.

“To see?” He prompted her with a smile. She figured he knew she was having a hard time but was thoroughly enjoying her discomfort.

Disgusted with her feminine parts, she sent all sexual thoughts to the deepest, darkest part of her brain. Her old crush on him had died a quick and silent death back in her teenage years.

“I came to ask if you’d decided to help me get my story.” Her voice sounded firm, and she squashed any notion of seeing what lay under the tiny towel.

He took a step closer and she one back. The back of her knees hit a sofa, and she fell back into the cushioned seat. His face was tense.

Her pulse jumped into a crazy gallop. Never had she seen him look so severe and, damn it, it turned her on.

“Why would I do that?” His voice deepened to a low rumble.

Something, very much like panic, pushed her to get away from him. Never one to fear, she got angry instead. “Look, I came to give you a second chance at helping me. You know I will get into that party, and when I do, I’m writing about every single thing I see there. This is your one chance to have some say on what I put down on paper.” She stood and walked toward the door of the office and then turned to face him. “So, what will it be?”

“I said no, and I meant no. That party is not the kind of thing you should be going to.”

“You hypocrite! You sent Cole an invite, and yet I can’t get one?”

He clenched his jaw. “Your brother is a grown man.”

“And what the hell am I? I’m not a little girl anymore. I know what I’m doing.” She grabbed the door handle and glared at him. “I’m going, whether you like it or not.”

He gripped her arm. Her eyes met his in an angry battle of wills.

“Don’t do anything you’ll regret, Chris.”

Unsettled by his touch, she shook her arm out of his hold. “Life’s too short for regrets.” She walked out and toward her car without a single look back.