Please
tell the readers a little about yourself:
I’m an Aussie author, geek and animal lover.
I love all things supernatural, even if they’re a bit terrifying. Whenever I’m
not writing, I’ll be found reading, playing video games or walking/running
around with my dogs.
How
about your latest release?
Her First White Christmas is a sweet little
erotic romance that contains two Australian lead characters finding love.
Here’s the blurb:
Remy
Sommers has grown weary of his playboy lifestyle. He’s ready to fall in love
and settle down. Problem is, he doesn’t know where to start. After attending
his sister’s wedding, he takes her advice and contacts the 1 Night Stand dating
agency – the same agency she used to find her new husband.
Bella
Donna has had enough of blind dates. She’s always left bitterly disappointed.
On the advice of a friend, she contacts Madame Evangeline, hoping her
reputation precedes her and she can find Bella Donna her perfect man.
A
mysterious invitation from Madame Evangeline leads them both to the secluded
and exclusive Castillo Lodge in Alaska for a holiday event.
Will
they get their happily ever after? Or will their first white Christmas end in
disaster and disappointment?
What
was your primary inspiration for this book?
When I wrote my first 1Night Stand story One Hot Australian Night, I knew I
wanted any other stories that followed to be connected somehow to the original.
Remy, the male lead in Her First White Christmas, is the
brother of my female lead from OHAN, Zalia. His character just came to me one
night in a dream – which is where I get most of my inspiration from – and Bella
Donna soon followed suit. The story actually wrote itself; it was a very easy
process writing this one.
Do
you have any muses?
I have my inner Muse – the subconscious part
of my mind who comes out while I’m asleep and gives me all sorts of different
ideas. Then there’s my dog Buda. She’s not really a Muse; she’s what I call my
writing buddy. If she’s sitting at my side, sleeping, I tend to write a lot
faster. Her First White Christmas was written over a few days with Buda at my
side the entire time. I think that’s why it was such an easy process. She keeps
me very calm when I hit a wall in my writing.
Do
you control your characters or do they flog you into shape?
My characters definitely flog me. As a stubborn, hardheaded person myself, I tend
to write characters very similar to me. This backfires when I try to tell them
what to do and just get a big ‘No Liia, this is how we’re doing it’ in reply.
They always tell me where to go (in a polite way of course) and change the
plot.
When
you write, is there a special routine you follow?
Not really. I pretty much just sit down with
my laptop and write. I always have to have a drink at my side, either water,
Pepsi Max or red cordial. But as I said before, I write better with my dog at
my side, so I try to coax her into snuggling up next to me J
If
you could be one animal, person, or at a place for a day what/who/where would
it be?
I’d love to be an eagle for a day. I’ve
always wanted to fly and eagles are such beautiful animals. The Wedge-Tailed
Eagle in Western Australia (where I live) literally makes me stop and stare
when I see one, flying or not. They’re majestic creatures.
Five
random facts about you:
1. I have 16 piercings, all in my ears.
2. I have a photographic memory, but also
have memory lapses, which cause some short-term memory impairment.
3. I’ve seen every episode of The Simpsons
that has ever aired and constantly quote the show. It’s only embarrassing when
people don’t have a clue what I’m talking about!
4. I’ve had hand-reared pet birds almost my
entire life, including the 2 weiros I have now. I love birds.
5. I’ve lived in the same house for 23 of my
26 years of life.
Are
you working on any new releases later this year?
I’m currently working on another 1Night Stand
story, which involves Bella Donna’s best friend, Gabe – it’s going to be a very
saucy story, probably the most erotic I’ve written. Also I’m continually working
on a Young Adult urban fantasy as well as the follow up to my debut novel,
Elora’s Match.
Anything
else you’d like to say?
Thank you so much for having me!!
And thanks to everyone who dropped by. I love
chatting with new people, so hit me up J
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