Please
tell the readers a little about yourself:
I’m a 35 yo mom of three boys under six, a daydreamer and a
huge fan of strong women who endure the worst life has to offer and still come
through with their dignity and sense of humor intact.
I decided to start
writing in June of '10 after the pre-mature birth of my third son. He was born
at 31 weeks, nine weeks early, and it was a very rough delivery. I lost a great
deal of blood and had some touch and go moments. While I was recovering from my
c-section, without my baby, I had a lot of time to think. In my morphine pumped
induced state, I considered all the things that I'd done and what I still
wanted to do.
I'd had A LOT of fun in my life, and marrying my husband and having my children was a joy that I can never fully explain. One thing I'd wanted to do was write a book. I've always been a heavy reader, my husband used to moan at my monthly bills from the bookstore, and I have an over-active imagination. The trouble was focusing my ADD 'Oh look a squirrel, oh look a penny' self to sit down and write.
Basically, I stopped making excuses about why I couldn't do
it, and sat down and DID it. I found that once I started, I couldn't stop. My
muse went into overdrive and I have more ideas than I have hours in the day.
I’ve been so fortunate to find myself surrounded by supportive publishers and
fantastically helpful authors. The romance community has to be one of the most
loving, gracious communities out there.
How
about your latest release?
‘The
Breaker’s Concubine’ is my first foray into the world of Sci-Fi romance as a
writer, but not a reader. I’ve found that the same kind of intense world
building and imagination that goes into paranormal romance can be found in
Sci-Fi romance and I adore it. Trust me when I say ‘The Breaker’s Concubine’
isn’t your Dad’s Sci-Fi. It’s a hot, steamy, sometimes hard to read book about
Kyrimia a world where every aspect of reproduction is carefully controlled and
being a Concubine is considered a great honor. Unfortunately, our hero Devnar
is from another planet, captured when he raids the wrong space ship, and finds
himself being trained as a Concubine by a beautiful and passionate Breaker
named Melania. I don’t want to give away anymore of the plot, but I will say
that things are not always as they seem and those that have read it have been
quite surprised at how things turn out. ;)
What
was your primary inspiration for this book?
Forced
seduction! I love reading about it when it’s done right, and by that I mean we
are deep inside the minds of our characters and know that even though they are
saying ‘No’ we understand that what they really mean is ‘yes yes yes!’ but they
can’t say it for a variety of reasons. It is important that the reader knows
that forced seduction and rape are as opposite as can be and one can never be
mistaken for the other.
Do
you have any muses?
Yes,
a really mean one:
Do
you control your characters or do they flog you into shape?
My
characters are irritating. :P I’ll be writing a perfectly lovely scene, going
with the flow, and all of a sudden they pull the rug out from underneath me.
The story I have in mind vanishes and I’m left standing all alone, holding my
proverbial pen with nothing to write. Then I have to go back into the story and
find out what isn’t working and fix it to their liking until they’ll let me
write again. Quite annoying. ;)
When
you write, is there a special routine you follow?
Well,
if you consider madly dashing for the keyboard whenever my kids are all happy,
fed, and occupied a routine, then yes I follow a special one. ;)
If
you could be one animal, person, or at a place for a day what/who/where would
it be?
I’d
like to go to Heaven and make sure I’m doing what they need me to be doing down
on earth. Yes, I realize that to some people a religious author of smut hot
enough to burn your fingers seems odd to some people, but I’m cool with that.
While I may not be the biggest fan of organized religion I love God and God
loves me so that’s all I need to know.
Five
random facts about you:
I
love Norman Rockwell paintings.
I
crochet.
I’ve
always wanted to go to Amsterdam.
We
have a Maine Coon kitten named King George who thinks he’s a dog.
I
live in the mountains and have a totally bad ass sledding hill in our back
yard.
Are
you working on any new releases later this year?
Ummmm,
I might be. ;) Here is my insane release schedule for November and December. If
you see me hyperventilating please hand me a paper bag and a martini.
November
11th- Wild Lilly (Historical Erotic Romance)
November
16th- Blushing Violet (Contemp Ménage Romance with BDSM elements)
November
22nd- Onyx Moon (M/M Paranormal Romance) Prides of the Moon Series, Book 4
December
5th- Dreamer (Paranormal Romance) Chosen by the Gods, Book 2
December
6th- Peppermint Passion (Holiday Ménage Romance with BDSM elements)
December
22nd- Amethyst Moon (M/M/M Paranormal Romance) Prides of the Moon Series, Book
5
Anything
else you’d like to say?
Just
that I thank all my readers for giving me a chance to make them smile. Making
you happy makes me happy. :)
Here
is your chance to win ANY book from my backlist! Simply go to the ‘books’
section of my website and tell me which book you’d like to read and why.
Contact
info:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001759870653
Erotic Sci-Fi Romance with BDSM/Forced Seduction elements
Prince Devnar of Jensia is goaded into raiding the wrong
space ship, springing a trap that captures him for use as a Royal pleasure
slave, a Concubine, on Kyrimia. He vows
to do everything he can to escape and keep from forming a psychic bond
with his captors that would render him absolutely and totally in love. This
proves difficult to do when the female
Breaker assigned to turn him into a Concubine, Melania, is the epitome of his
perfect woman.
Melania has been raised and trained to help reluctant and
abused Novices to break through their personal blocks and attain the ultimate
prize of becoming a Concubine. When she
is given Devnar to train, she finds herself in danger of doing the forbidden
and falling in love with her Novice. This angry, scarred, and utterly seductive
male tests her self-control like no other.
About the Author:
Ann is Queen of the Castle to her wonderful husband and
three sons in the mountains of West
Virginia. In her past lives she's been an Import Broker, a Communications
Specialist, a US Navy Civilian
Contractor, a Bartender/Waitress, and an actor at the Michigan Renaissance Festival. She also spent a
summer touring with the Grateful Dead-though she will deny to her children that
it ever happened. From a young age
she's been fascinated by myths and fairytales, and the romance that often was
the center of the story. As Ann grew older and her hormones kicked in, she
discovered trashy romance novels. Great at first, but she soon grew tired of
the endless stories with a big wonderful emotional buildup to really short and
crappy sex.
Never a big fan of purple prose, throbbing spears of fleshy
pleasure and wet honey pots make her giggle, she sought out books that gave the sex scenes in
the story just as much detail and plot
as everything else-without using cringe worthy euphemisms. This led her to the
wonderful world of Erotic Romance, and she's never looked back.
Now Ann spends her days trying to tune out cartoons playing in the background to get into her 'sexy space' and has learned to type one handed while soothing a cranky baby.
9 comments:
Oh, I hope your muses are not like that one, lol. Love that cartoon.
You are going to be one busy lady for the rest of this year. Congrats on all the releases.
oh man, we obviously share a muse except mine uses the eff word more often and is lately dressed in lederhosen (see upcoming WIP).
Great interview Ann. I am honored to know you!
Liz
(I wanna back list book!)
Great interview. Which one haven't I read hmmm. I really want the Breakers Concubine of course lol but that's not backlisted. I can't choose but Ido love your work :P and you're hectic schedule is a lot like mine!
Oh, can't wait to read The Breaker's Concubine! :) I can totally relate to the book bills, the ADD and the need to keep writing once you started.
Congrats on all of your upcoming releases! You're going to be busy.
The Breaker's Concubine was excellent, but then most of Ann's book are -- I say most because I haven't read two or three. {smile}
I'm looking for forward to reading the upcoming Wild Lilly, Onyx Moon and Dreamer all coming out soon.
I'd love to win one of the ones I haven't read yet: Sodom and Detroit, The Bodyguards' Princess and Bound for Pleasure.
WildAboutBones {at} gmail {dot} com
Bought Friday and this is on my Kindle right now, Ann. You pushed poor Kate Douglas off the top of the TBR.
Heather
HI Ann! This look so good, and I laughed because that's how I get my writing done - whenever my two boys are not in my office! Yes, backlist book would be appreciated!
Hi Ann! Nice interview! How odd, my Maine Coon kitty (not kitten) thinks he is a dog also! He goes on walks with us.
I would love to win Bound For Pleasure!
hotreaderbethy(at)hotmail(dot)com
Hi, Ann, I loved reading "The Breaker's Concubine." So, it would be great to win one of your other books, such as "Emerald Moon" or one of the other novels that is the first in a series. If I'm lucky enough to have won something here is my email: marita.a.hansen@hotmail.com Cheers, Marita.
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