Authors After Dark Featured Author Interview: Jessica Jarman

AAD Featured Author Interview: Jessica Jarman

 

Welcome Authors After Dark 2014 featured author Jessica Jarman!

 Is this your first year attending AAD?
Nope, this is my fourth. :)

What brings you back to AAD?
It is by far my favorite con to attend. I love the atmosphere, catching up with old friends, laughing so hard my face hurts... The events are spectacular. I’ve met and spent time with more readers at AAD than any other con I’ve attended. And I LOVE that. I’m so excited for Charlotte, I could pee my pants (but, don’t worry, I won’t!)

Do you have a book coming out before AAD you want the attendees to know about?
YES! I’m part of an anthology with Jenny Trout aka Abagail Barnette and Bronwyn Green. It’s called If Ever I Would Leave You. The three stories are NA and contemporary twists on Arthurian Legend. I canNOT tell you how pumped I am for this collection to release. I’ve always loved anything to do with King Arthur, Merlin, Camelot, the Knights of the Round Table… To be able to channel that into a book, AND get to work with two of my favorite people in the world has been one of the most rewarding things I’ve ever done. I seriously have the best job in the world.

 
If you were to suggest one of your books to the AAD attendees, which book would it be? 
Aside from If Ever I Would Leave You, for all the reasons I mentioned above? LOL I would say any of my New Reality books. They’re set after the world pretty much falls apart, but there is still love and sexy times to be had. They were so much fun to write and will probably always be favorites of mine.

What panels will you be on at AAD?
I’ll be on the Take a Chance, Odd Paranormals and If it Makes You Feel Good. So come and see me!!!

If an adoring fan wanted to buy you a drink at the bar, what’s your poison?
Oh, I’m fairly easy. I’m happy with a beer, to be honest. A beer and some good conversation and I’m yours for a while. :)

Where can readers find you?
http://www.jessicajarman.com
http://jessicajarman.blogspot.com
https://twitter.com/jessjarman
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Romance-Author-Jessica-Jarman/161691307207648
http://authorjessjarman.tumblr.com/

Authors After Dark Featured Author Interview: Stacey Kennedy

AAD Featured Author Interview: Stacey Kennedy

Welcome Authors After Dark 2014 featured author Stacey Kennedy!

 Is this your first year attending AAD?
I love AAD so much that this is actually my third year!

What brings you back to AAD?
The people, the parties, basically the FUN! I love the fact that AAD is more intimate. There is a very good chance I’ll see everyone that I’ve met before and meet a lot of new people, and if that isn’t awesome I don’t know what is! I’ve had a total blast every time I’ve attended AAD that it keeps me coming back for more!

So where will attendees be able to find you at AAD? Do you hang out in the bar? The lobby? Or are you the one who throws parties in their room?
Without a doubt, I’ll be at the bar. What can I say? Wine makes me happy. Very happy!! So, please come and have a drink with me. :)

 

Do you have a book coming out before AAD you want the attendees to know about?
Yes, I do! Like BDSM, sexy Doms, and a sweet love story? Good. I’ve got you covered. The third CLUB SIN book is coming out just before AAD on July 22nd. Here’s a little bit about it:

 Kyler Morgan, Master at the legendary Club Sin in Las Vegas, knows how to give women what they want—too well. He hasn’t had a real challenge in a long time. Then Ella Snow enters his life. Beautiful, inhibited, and innocent in the ways of submission and domination, Ella is the new blood he’s been lusting after. Soon, the thrill of training her to embrace his world brings forth desires Kyler cannot control.

After ending an abusive relationship, Ella makes a promise to herself to start living life to the fullest. It’s one of the reasons she seeks out Club Sin. Here, Kyler’s every touch is a lesson in liberation, stirring passions that have no bounds. But as she falls under Kyler’s command, Ella discovers that some secrets are so dark they must come to light. Submission alone may not be enough to save her, leaving her Master with only one question: How can he help Ella heal while unlocking the deep pleasures she craves?

Wanna know more? You can find it here - http://www.randomhouse.com/book/240353/desired-by-stacey-kennedy

Tell us about the party you’re hosting at AAD!
I’m a co-sponsor of the Leather & Lace party! Yes, it shall be a sexy night for sure! In fact, I think it’s a perfect night to wear a corset!! Oh, and if anyone wants to find me, I’ll be the one on the dance floor!

 I heard through the grapevine you’re sponsoring a table at the Sins & Virtues ball. Tell us more!
I’ll be at the Wrath table. This is the first year that I’ll be wearing a costume and I totally admit this whole costume shopping thing was way more fun than I was expecting. If it wasn’t for Etsy, I think I might be in full panic mode, but that online store made life very easy for me. I love, love, love my costume, and I cannot wait to see yours! For my guests at the ball, I have quite a few goodies for you. No secret spilling here, but it shall be a wicked fun night!

Where can readers find you?
I’d love to connect before AAD. You can find me here:
Website - http://www.staceykennedy.com/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/authorstaceykennedy
Twitter - https://twitter.com/#!/Stacey_Kennedy

 So excited to see you all there. We are going to have a blast! Thank you, Sidney Bristol, for sharing a bit about me today! Make sure you all track me down and say hello...and you must make time to have a drink with me, too!! xoxo

Authors After Dark Featured Author Interview: Desiree Holt

AAD Featured Author Interview: Desiree Holt

Welcome Authors After Dark 2014 featured author Desiree Holt!

 

Is this your first year attending AAD?

Yes, it is, and I’m very excited about it. I have heard such great things about it from both autghors and readers.

 

What made you want to come to AAD?

Both my street team leader and author friends who have attended kept telling me what a special event it is. Authors recommended it as a great venue to connect with readers on a personal level, which of course is very important to me.

So where will attendees be able to find you at AAD? Do you hang out in the bar? The lobby? Or are you the one who throws parties in their room?

Not throwing a party in my room this year but I am hosting one of the tables at the ball. Lust, of course, with the fabulous Saranna DeWylde. I am also in the scavenger hunt, the ribbon party and on three separate panels. The rest of the time, yeah *wink*, hanging out in the bar.

 

Do you have a book coming out before AAD you want the attendees to know about?

I just had a release, Ride the Mustang, part of the SEALs Going Hot series, and Spurred to Submission releases in June. Also I’d love for them to check out Beyond Addiction, which just came out from Ellora’s Cave. That was a tough, very intense book to write. And I’d also like them to keep an eye out for Finding Julia, out in September. My first release with Kensington.

If you were to suggest one of your books to the AAD attendees, which book would it be?

Wow. Let me think. It’s really hard for me to choose and I’m torn between two: Aftershock and Beyond Addiction. One is an intense love story and the other a very intense BDSM love story. They represent both sides of my writing.

Tell us about the party you’re hosting at AAD!

I heard through the grapevine you’re sponsoring a table at the Sins & Virtues ball. Tell us more!

Yes, hosting with Saranna DeWylde. The Lust, table, of course. We will have favors for our readers and it gives me a chance to chat with readers on a more intimate basis.

What panels will you be on at AAD?

I’m on three of them: BDSM-Where To Start; Erotica; and Sports, which is great because I am just starting a football series for Kensington.

If an adoring fan wanted to buy you a drink at the bar, what’s your poison?

Jack Daniel's with a splash of water. Jack and I are old friends!

Everyone loves the conference costumes. Can you give any hints about what to expect?

It’s a big secret! *wink*

 

SWAG. We all love SWAG! What cool stuff are you bringing?

Still working on that with my street team leader but it will all revolve around my Naked Cowboys and my Phoenix Agency. Although I may have the first Finding Julia swag, too. Think tote bags, clips, buttons, maybe even special key chains.

We’re all excited about the book signing. What books will you have on hand to sign and sell?

Most likely my Phoenix Agency series, which has been a huge hit.

Where can readers find you?

www.desireeholt.com

www.desiremeonly.com

www.facebook.com/desireeholtauthor

Twitter @desireeholt

Pinterest: desiree02holt

Also on LinkedIn and Google+

Authors After Dark Featured Author Interview: Jayne Rylon

 

AAD Featured Author Interview: Jayne Rylon

Welcome Authors After Dark 2014 featured author Jayne Rylon!

Is this your first year attending AAD?
No.

What brings you back to AAD?
I attended last year’s AAD in Savannah.  I had an amazing time.  The readers were fantastic and the city gorgeous. Plus I was able to get some of my favorite authors to sign books to add to my personal collection.  What’s not to love?

Do you have a book coming out before AAD you want the attendees to know about?
In addition to the new Hot Rods book coming in July, I just released a bargain boxset of the entire Red Light series for less than $5.  Crazy, I know :)  But they’re my favorite books I’ve ever written and I want them to be accessible to as many readers as possible.  You can check it out here:

 Amazon – http://amzn.to/1kOk3bD
B&N - http://bit.ly/1iHbj7q
KOBO - http://bit.ly/1pJ4mub
ARe - http://bit.ly/1kOm9YZ
iTunes - coming soon

What happens when a prostitute falls in love with her client, but doesn’t plan to quit her job?
I’m Star, a sex worker in Amsterdam’s Red Light district. I invite you to step through my window. Careful, though. Observing my passionate exchanges may destroy your preconceptions.
I adore my profession. I’m many things in the course of one evening—whore, lover, nurse, psychologist and friend. But above all, I’m still a woman. Maybe the truths I’ve discovered about myself by serving others will help me deal with one customer who’s come to mean more than all the others.
There’s no doubt Rick desires me, but lately our business arrangement seems personal. How can I choose between the profession I love most, and the person I can’t live without?
I’m greedy. I want both.

If you were to suggest one of your books to the AAD attendees, which book would it be?

 Well, like I said, Red Light is my favorite series I’ve written to date, but there’s a little something for everyone in my backlist.  Everything from choose your own adventure erotic romances to massive menage books, modern westerns, romantic suspense, medical fetish and even paranormal books, so it depends on what people like to read.  By far, my most popular series is Powertools which spins off into Hot Rods.  The first six books are about a construction crew and their unique brand of loving, which makes the books something like… m/m/f/m/f/m/f/m/f  LOL  Then their mechanic cousins see how good the crew has it and decides to give it a go.  They’re all misfits from broken homes who ended up finding each other and building a family of their own around the business they own together restoring classic cars.  It’s an even more massive menage series than Powertools.  Check it out! :)

What panels will you be on at AAD?
I’m doing two panels, both on Saturday.  Stop by the Multiple Partner panel and the Erotic Romance panel to ask me any questions or hear more about what I love to do.

If an adoring fan wanted to buy you a drink at the bar, what’s your poison?
Believe it or not, I’m allergic to alcohol.  So I am strictly a Shirley Temple drinker!

SWAG. We all love SWAG! What cool stuff are you bringing?
Every attendee will be getting one of my autographed collector guides along with some goodies in their registration bag.  In addition I usually have all sorts of fun stuff from paper items like oversized postcards featuring my book covers to chip clips, sticky notes, pens, magnets, etc.  Come find me at the book signing or other events to grab some!

We’re all excited about the book signing. What books will you have on hand to sign and sell?

 Oh, the book fair!  My favorite part!  I’ll have some of each of my 23 print books on hand.  Just a couple each though since my luggage will explode.  If there is something readers want and they know ahead of time, they can message me on facebook or email me their orders and I will make sure I bring it and keep it aside for them.

 In addition, I will be bringing an assortment of t-shirts from the various campaigns I have run.  Some are specific to my books, featuring Powertools or Hot Rods, for example.  Others are generic reading themed apparel including my Read Past Bedtime design and one that say The World Belongs to those who read.  You can find me at any time during the conference to pick up books or shirts if you want to have the best selection and ensure you get what you want!

Where can readers find you?
www.jaynerylon.com
facebook.com/jaynerylon
@JayneRylon

Authors After Dark Featured Author Interview: Opal Carew

AAD Featured Author Interview: Opal Carew

Welcome Authors After Dark 2014 featured author Opal Carew!
 Thank you!  I’m so happy to be a featured author at AAD this year!

Is this your first year attending AAD?
This is my first time at AAD and I’m really excited about it!  I’ve heard lots of great things about it, so I just had to go!

So where will attendees be able to find you at AAD? Do you hang out in the bar? The 
lobby? Or are you the one who throws parties in their room?
I’m likely to be hanging out at the bar, lobby, room parties; wherever there are readers and fun, that's where I want to be!

Do you have a book coming out before AAD you want the attendees to know about?
Yes, I have had a new weekly series running throughout the month of June, called “His to Claim”. “His To Claim” is about a shy young woman who has a crush on her billionaire boss, Rafe, (who just happens to moonlight as a rock star- *gush*), despite the fact that he’s obviously WAY out of her league. So she has to step up her game to get his attention and make him know that not only is she His to Claim, but also that Rafe (aka rock musician Storm) is the first thing to do on her sexy bucket list. As the story progresses, the two find themselves pushing all of their boundaries and exploring riskier and risque-r ways to progress their relationship. (link: http://www.opalcarew.com/bookshelf/histoclaim-1.php)

I also have the third in my Office Slave series of short stories, this one called On Her Knees.   (link: http://www.opalcarew.com/bookshelf/tos3_onherknees.php)

If you were to suggest one of your books to the AAD attendees, which book would it be?
I’d recommend Hot Ride, the first in another new series, Ready to Ride. It has hot, tattooed, bad boy bikers, and lots of them. Who doesn’t want some of that? The second one, Wild Ride, is available for preorder now, as well, and will be followed shortly by Riding Steele.   I’ll also be producing a lot of biker-themed merchandise & promo material to help out the Ready to Ride series.  (link: http://www.opalcarew.com/bookshelf/rtr_hotride.php)

I heard through the grapevine you’re one of the five authors hosting the Thursday Luncheon, what will people find there?
Yes, it’s true! There will be five of us hosting the luncheon and we're going to have goody bags with books and fun swag.  Also, if you come and sit at my table, I'll have some extras just for you!

What panels will you be on at AAD?
Right now I’m on three:  Rock and Roll, Erotica, Beating Back the Billionaire.

If an adoring fan wanted to buy you a drink at the bar, what’s your poison?
Diet coke with lemon and lime, but sometimes you can twist my arm for a Margarita, a Pina Colada, or a glass of white wine.

We’re all excited about the book signing. What books will you have on hand to sign and 
sell? What other swag might you have for readers and fans to get their hands on?
I'm going all out to promote my new series Ready To Ride and am keeping my eye out for more fun stuff to bring.  If you love red hot bikers, you'll love some of my fun stuff.  I'll have a TeeSpring campaign going for some delightful T-shirts with Bebe, my cute biker babe for the series.  If you wear the shirt at the con and find me, I'll give you a special gift.  What is it?  Shhh, it's a secret!

Where can readers find you?
Readers can keep up with my latest news by signing up for my newsletter here:
 tinyurl.com/OpalCarewNews

and can find me online at:
Website:  http://www.OpalCarew.com
Facebook:  http://facebook.com/OpalCarewRomanceAuthor
Twitter  http://twitter.com/OpalCarew
Pinterest:  http://www.pinterest.com/opalcarew/

 His To Claim #1: No Strings

 AMZ: http://amzn.to/1huJBcw
BN:  http://tinyurl.com/HTC1-OC-B
The first scintillating installment in the erotic serial novel His to Claim, later to be made available as a complete book featuring special bonus material.

She's his to claim--he just doesn't know it.

Rafe is a rock musician by night and head of a multi-million dollar family business during the day. Melanie is his former assistant, a wallflower who’s harbored a secret crush on him for years. Someone he'd never even consider sleeping with. But when Melanie decides to leave behind her shy exterior and live out her own sexy bucket list, the two of them are thrown together in a whirlwind affair that pushes both their boundaries.
 

 

Hot Ride (Ready To Ride, #1)

 AMZ: http://amzn.to/1l4xkyE
BN:  http://tinyurl.com/RTR1-OC-B

Hot, hard, fast, and handles like a dream!
Oh yeah, and the bike's not bad either.

Hayley is looking for more excitement in her life, but doesn’t know how to find it. Excitement finds Rip, a biker who’s seen more than his share of trouble.

When trouble finds Rip yet again and a bar brawl starts, both he and Hayley are thrown to the curb. Hayley knows this is her chance to find the excitement she so craves, but Rip doesn’t want to be some good girl’s bad-boy experience, so he turns down her advances, leaving her feeling rejected.

But life is never that simple for Rip, and he soon finds himself in her bed and wanting more. When his three biker friends show up, Hayley’s love of numbers turns into an erotic adventure none of them will ever forget.

But is there a chance for more than that between Hayley and Rip? Find out by taking a Hot Ride you’ll never forget.

Authors After Dark Featured Author Interview: Bianca Sommerland

AAD Featured Author Interview: Bianca Sommerland

 

Welcome Authors After Dark 2014 featured author Bianca Sommerland!

Is this your first year attending AAD?
No, this will be my second. I made it down to Savannah in 2013. :)

What brings you back to AAD?
Even as a nonfeatured author I was able to meet so many new readers and make some awesome connections. AAD is more intimate than any of the other events I’ve been to and it’s now one of my automatic go-to events.

Do you have a book coming out before AAD you want the attendees to know about?
YES! lol! IRON CROSS (The Dartmouth Cobras #6) will be out and in print for the naughty bunnies who love the boys. I can’t think of a better place to celebrate a new release than AAD!

A little ambitious, but I’m hoping the last book in the Deadly Captive trilogy will be out as well. It’s going to be a busy summer! lol!

If you were to suggest one of your books to the AAD attendees, which book would it be?
Grab the first book in the Dartmouth Cobras’ series, GAME MISCONDUCT! http://amzn.com/B00772HW1O It’s FREE so it’s easy to recommend--well, that and it’s a great mix of hockey, BDSM, and menage. Tons of edgy, kinky fun if you’re into that kinda stuff. ;)

If an adoring fan wanted to buy you a drink at the bar, what’s your poison?
I’m not picky, but you can’t go wrong with whiskey!

Everyone loves the conference costumes. Can you give any hints about what to expect?
Here’s a hint for you. Let’s see if the poetically inclined catch it! lol!

“Bird or beast upon the sculptured bust above his chamber door,
With such name as "Nevermore.”

Where can readers find you?
All over the place! lol! I spend more time on Facebook than anywhere else, but I’m known to pop on twitter randomly. :)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bianca.sommerland
Twitter: @BSommerland
Website: http://www.im-no-angel.com/
Blog: http://imnoangelauthorsblog.blogspot.ca/

Authors After Dark Featured Author Interview: A.M. Griffin

AAD Featured Author Interview: A.M. Griffin

Welcome Authors After Dark 2014 featured author  A.M. Griffin!

Is this your first year attending AAD?

Yep! I’m a newbie. A very excited newbie. I’ve wanted to go for the past two years but could never find my way there.

 

What made you want to come to AAD?

I like the premise of a small conference where readers and authors can mingle and get to know each other. Large crowds overwhelm me (a reason why I’ve never been to RT), so AAD should be the perfect match for me.

So where will attendees be able to find you at AAD? Do you hang out in the bar? The lobby? Or are you the one who throws parties in their room?

My room is for regrouping and sleeping so no parties there. I do have a tendency to hang out wherever there is liquor and food, LOL. I suspect anyone can find me wherever those things are going down.

 

Do you have a book coming out before AAD you want the attendees to know about?

Yes! The fourth book in my science fiction erotic series Loving Dangerously, Dangerously His released May 28th and my first young adult book, Against The Darkness released June 4th. I’m really excited about both. One, Dangerously His completed the story of JB, one of my favorite characters and the other, Against The Darkness, is my first dip into the YA pool.

 

 

 

 

If you were to suggest one of your books to the AAD attendees, which book would it be?

Dangerously Mine. It’s the first book in my science fiction erotica series, Loving Dangerously. While the books in the series are standalones, I’d like for the readers to read them in order so that they don’t inadvertently learn about any spoiler alerts. Dangerously Mine is a story about one woman’s trial at trying to find her way in a strange new world after hostile aliens invade Earth and deport her to another galaxy. Although it’s sci-fi, you don’t necessarily have to be a sci-fi fan to read this. There’s romance and hot sex to keep any reader satisfied.

What panels will you be on at AAD?

I’ll be on *gulp* three panels. Come check me out at the Science Fiction and Fantasy, Young Adult and Erotica panels. I’ll be giving away a signed print copy at each one!

 

If an adoring fan wanted to buy you a drink at the bar, what’s your poison?

Anything fruity where I can’t really taste the alcohol. I’m a lightweight.

Where can readers find you?

Website: http://www.amgriffinbooks.com/

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New Review

Emily at SensualReads.com gave 8 Ways Onto The Naughty List 4.5 stars.

"A sweet story, it was very amusing how Patsy decides she is going to get Dexter to fire her without jeopardizing his clients of course, she comes up with some very creative ways to drive him crazy."



You can read the entire review at SensualReads.com
 
 

And just in case you missed it

 

 Monica at Happily Ever After Reviews gave Uncommonly Brazen book 4 in my Brazen Sister Series 4.5 tea cups.
 
"This book is just amazing...You will not regret reading this book not even for a minute."
 
You can read the entire review at Happily Ever After Reviews

It's New Release Time.

My newest release is now available from Pink Petal Books. 

8 Ways Onto The Naughty List by Rita Sawyer

erotic contemporary romance
novella (approx. 28000 words)
ISBN# 978-0-9834199-4-5
Cover Art by Valerie Tibbs


For two years, Patsy had been working for, and lusting after, her boss, Dexter. Unable to keep hiding her feelings she tries to quit, but her boss refuses to let her out of her contract. Furious, she devises a plan to get herself fired, but everything she does fails to make him mad. She even goes as far as coming onto him, but instead of firing her, he says he wants to take things between them to a more personal level. Now she’s wondering if he’s serious or just trying to keep his assistant?


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