Friday, October 21, 2016
Books to curl up with: GOOD FRIDAY ALL
Books to curl up with: GOOD FRIDAY ALL: Good Friday all , today we are going to review a cool new author's book SURRENDER OF LUELLA( Perchance to dream book 1) by Jennifer ...
GOOD FRIDAY ALL
Good Friday all , today we are going to review a cool new author's book SURRENDER OF LUELLA( Perchance to dream book 1) by Jennifer Lassalle Edwards
BOOK BLURB
My daydreams are the web I weave to deceive my brain, and ultimately, escape my reality. After all, isn’t happiness the lies we create to make it through life? – Luella Parker
Disappointed by people her whole life, shy and introverted Luella Parker prefers the company of her dreams and books instead.
Stuck in a dead end job with a boss who resented her presence, Luella longed for an escape from her solitary reality. Her wild fantasies provided her that exodus.
A dropped book on a bench changes everything. After a stranger tries to return the book she left behind, Fletcher Stevens approaches her for more. He offers her a life altering proposition.
Fletcher’s proposal would allow her to bring all of her wicked desires to life. As Fletcher and Luella explore her kinky wishes through their arrangement.
Could this be all of her dreams coming true, becoming a My Fair Lady of Kink?
MY REVIEW
What do you get when you mix My Fair Lady and BDSM , you get Surrender of Luella . A well written story . Let me introduce you to Luella a young lady that has been mistreated by everyone in her life . She is such an introvert that she is basically hired at her job so that she will not sleep with her boss. He is a cad a big cad that will sleep with any woman out there . She loves to daydream and on the day that she sits down on a bench a handsome stranger comes and sits beside her . All of Luella's darkest dreams are about to come true .
This is my first book I have read by this author and boy I am glad I did . I was hooked by page 2 . I really felt for Luella she is such a complex character . She has been hurt her whole life and you see her at the beginning as she hides within herself . As she is with Fletcher you see her start to blossom and become the woman that she truly wants to be. She grows stronger and stronger with each deed that Fletcher sends her to do . She grows so much and blossoms under Fletcher.
Fletcher is an alpha with a capital A, he knows what Luella needs and is willing to give it to her . All he asks in return is honesty but he is hiding something and that something is big . He is the kind of man that you want to drop to your knees and do as he asks . He is strong, good looking and knows what he wants and how to give it to her. You will want to be his from the first time you meet him. Then trust me ladies you will hate him then like him again then hate him at the end . So not going to tell you more about him or I will give it away.
This book bought out a great deal of emotion from me . I know what its like to be an introvert . Luella hit a nerve with me . For some reason I really connected with her, which to me is a sign of a really good writer . The author takes us to a raw place that is inside all of us . Where we want to go but too scared to explore . I have read quite a few BDSM books and this one is different, there is more to this story then just the kink . We find a couple that are actually caring and maybe falling in love . The writing is great and the story moved at a good pace , the characters grew and became stronger through out the story . I will say she did leave us with a cliff hanger . So if you want a great story with strong characters check it out
BOOK BLURB
My daydreams are the web I weave to deceive my brain, and ultimately, escape my reality. After all, isn’t happiness the lies we create to make it through life? – Luella Parker
Disappointed by people her whole life, shy and introverted Luella Parker prefers the company of her dreams and books instead.
Stuck in a dead end job with a boss who resented her presence, Luella longed for an escape from her solitary reality. Her wild fantasies provided her that exodus.
A dropped book on a bench changes everything. After a stranger tries to return the book she left behind, Fletcher Stevens approaches her for more. He offers her a life altering proposition.
Fletcher’s proposal would allow her to bring all of her wicked desires to life. As Fletcher and Luella explore her kinky wishes through their arrangement.
Could this be all of her dreams coming true, becoming a My Fair Lady of Kink?
MY REVIEW
What do you get when you mix My Fair Lady and BDSM , you get Surrender of Luella . A well written story . Let me introduce you to Luella a young lady that has been mistreated by everyone in her life . She is such an introvert that she is basically hired at her job so that she will not sleep with her boss. He is a cad a big cad that will sleep with any woman out there . She loves to daydream and on the day that she sits down on a bench a handsome stranger comes and sits beside her . All of Luella's darkest dreams are about to come true .
This is my first book I have read by this author and boy I am glad I did . I was hooked by page 2 . I really felt for Luella she is such a complex character . She has been hurt her whole life and you see her at the beginning as she hides within herself . As she is with Fletcher you see her start to blossom and become the woman that she truly wants to be. She grows stronger and stronger with each deed that Fletcher sends her to do . She grows so much and blossoms under Fletcher.
Fletcher is an alpha with a capital A, he knows what Luella needs and is willing to give it to her . All he asks in return is honesty but he is hiding something and that something is big . He is the kind of man that you want to drop to your knees and do as he asks . He is strong, good looking and knows what he wants and how to give it to her. You will want to be his from the first time you meet him. Then trust me ladies you will hate him then like him again then hate him at the end . So not going to tell you more about him or I will give it away.
This book bought out a great deal of emotion from me . I know what its like to be an introvert . Luella hit a nerve with me . For some reason I really connected with her, which to me is a sign of a really good writer . The author takes us to a raw place that is inside all of us . Where we want to go but too scared to explore . I have read quite a few BDSM books and this one is different, there is more to this story then just the kink . We find a couple that are actually caring and maybe falling in love . The writing is great and the story moved at a good pace , the characters grew and became stronger through out the story . I will say she did leave us with a cliff hanger . So if you want a great story with strong characters check it out
Thursday, October 20, 2016
Books to curl up with: having coffee with Jennifer Lassalle Edwards
Books to curl up with: having coffee with Jennifer Lassalle Edwards: This afternoon we are going to have a chat with Jennifer Lassalle Edwards about her new book SURRENDER OF LUELLA WELCOME TO THE BLOG JENNIF...
having coffee with Jennifer Lassalle Edwards
This afternoon we are going to have a chat with Jennifer Lassalle Edwards about her new book SURRENDER OF LUELLA
WELCOME TO THE BLOG JENNIFER
WELCOME TO THE BLOG JENNIFER
Tell us a little bit
about yourself
I’m just a girl from
Louisiana who now resides in Colorado with a husband and a furry menagerie.
While attending college, I majored in Biological Sciences, Civil Engineering,
English Literature and Respiratory Therapy/Cardiopulmonary Science. Heck, I
still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up. Probably because I refuse to
ever become a stagnant adult. I believe in living life to the absolute fullest.
In pursuit of an
abundant life of adventure, I have spent time as a burlesque performer, a
roller derby referee, a bartender in the French Quarter, writing for a music
site in New Orleans, and currently am an amateur fitness competitor. I have a
penchant for all things that sparkle, and on a completely different note, am a
self-professed food whore. However, one interest has never faltered through the
years, daydreaming and penning those warped thoughts to paper.
Tell us about your
new book . I read it and I must say wow it was great.
Thank you! I have to say
“The Surrender of Luella: Perchance to Dream Book One” all came about because I
love to read different inspirational quotes in the morning while I’m having
coffee. Quotes about creating your own happiness, you are in charge of your
happiness, kept popping up. I began thinking about a girl who was very alone,
insecure, perhaps with issues that all of us may suffer from, but personified.
I asked myself what if her happiness was through her dream world, her daydreams
and books that she read? Then, what if a chance happenstance made her dreams
possibly come to life. I wanted Luella to be relatable to women as well. I
think at some point or another, we’ve all felt as though we were an outcast or
didn’t belong. Then, of course, kink, lol. But I wanted to delve deeper than
just the kink, but the psyche of relationships, trust, and communication.
As a romance writer,
how do you keep your stories fresh and not cookie cutter like most romance
stories have become?
My thought process and
the way I approach life has always been outside of the box. I try to think of
situations and stories that I haven’t seen often. Many times, ideas come to me
during the process of something I am involved in. For example, I had not seen
many ‘gym rat’ romances, with bodybuilders, or that lifestyle. Ripped &
Twisted came to me as I was prepping for my last competition. Hours in the gym
a day around all of these people living the lifestyle sparked the story. Maybe
it’s also because I am adventurous and try so many different things, that I can
find settings and characters that other people don’t quite have familiarity
with yet. And I like to sprinkle real life philosophies or advice into my
stories too.
Do you have any rituals
when it comes to writing?
Only that I always sit
on my sofa with my laptop on a pillow on my lap, and usually music playing.
As a writer who has
written BDSM, did you find that FSOG helped or hindered the industry?
Well, I feel two ways
about it. I do believe it helped break the taboo of BDSM and kink in general.
Do I feel it was a well written story? Not really, but hey, who am I to talk,
she’s a selling machine! And I can’t deny that I read all three along with
everyone else.
Other then writing
what do you like to do if and when you have free time?
I cook, garden, and the
gym and fitness have been integral in my life for sure.
Who was your greatest
influence and got you to pick up the pen and write?
Honestly, I’ve written
since I could string sentences together. My mom has boxes of stories I wrote on
loose leaf. However, I will say that while I was beta reading and proofreading
for Al Daltrey’s first book, he was kind enough to read a few things I was
working on. He was the one who encouraged me to put out my first novel. He was
and still is a great mentor for me.
What is your
favourite book or books you like to read? The ones that you go back to over and
over?
Brahm Stoker’s Dracula
Chuck Palahniuk’s Fight
Club
Steven King’s The
Shining
NOW FOR SOME RAPID FIRE
QUESTIONS
COFFEE OR TEA -
Coffee
REALITY TV OR
SITUATION COMEDIES – Oh hard, lately reality
MORNING PERSON OR A
NIGHT OWL - Morning
YOGA PANTS OR HIGH
HEELS – Yoga Pants, though I have boxes of high heels that I buy and never
wear!
What words of wisdom
would you give a up and coming writer?
Don’t do this thinking
you’re going to make tons of money. Sure there are some that do, but I would
say that’s perhaps 2% to maybe 5% of indie authors who hit it big. Do it
because you have to tell your stories.
Please, get a good
editor or proofreader. There is nothing more distracting than a poorly written
book.
FINALLY
Where can we get in
contact with you.
And a few other places
to stalk me:
Amazon:
Goodreads:
Blog
Books to curl up with: COFFEE CHAT WITH JENNIFER LOCKLEAR
Books to curl up with: COFFEE CHAT WITH JENNIFER LOCKLEAR: Good Thursday morning all . Today I am so excited to talk with a cool new author to me . Lets all welcome Jennifer Locklear to the blog . ...
COFFEE CHAT WITH JENNIFER LOCKLEAR
Good Thursday morning all . Today I am so excited to talk with a cool new author to me .
Lets all welcome Jennifer Locklear to the blog .
My first solo novel is entitled
“Constellation”. It’s a May to December contemporary romance set in Central
Oregon. The story begins with the two main characters, Jack and Kathleen,
having just given in to the temptation of mutual attraction. The rest of the novel explores how this one
spontaneous event alters Kathleen’s perception of her universe. When I
initially began writing it I thought Jack would be a man of mystery, but the
deeper I got into the story the more I realized that Kathleen was a woman with many
of her own secrets.
Lets all welcome Jennifer Locklear to the blog .
Tell us a little bit about yourself
I live in the Pacific Northwest region of the United
States, and I married my high school sweetheart, Morgan, in 1995. I’m the
mother of two children, a son and daughter.
I enjoyed creative writing in adolescence, but set
aside my hobby to concentrate on college studies, career and family. In 2010, I
rediscovered my passion for writing when my husband recruited me to edit his
own stories. We co-authored and published our debut novel, Exposure, via
Omnific Publishing in 2014.
Writing is a second career for me. I also work in
fundraising and development for a non-profit organization. Online, I have been
a contributing reviewer for the Bookish Temptations book blog and am a founding
moderator of Argyle Empire, an approved fan site for author Sylvain Reynard. I
also enjoy participating in charitable activities, both locally and online.
You have your first solo book coming out soon. Tell us a
little about it
My first solo novel is entitled
“Constellation”. It’s a May to December contemporary romance set in Central
Oregon. The story begins with the two main characters, Jack and Kathleen,
having just given in to the temptation of mutual attraction. The rest of the novel explores how this one
spontaneous event alters Kathleen’s perception of her universe. When I
initially began writing it I thought Jack would be a man of mystery, but the
deeper I got into the story the more I realized that Kathleen was a woman with many
of her own secrets.
Constellation is the first book in
planned trilogy. I’m writing the second book now and have begun outlining the
third installment. I even have an idea for a fourth book, although I haven’t
committed to writing it just yet.
As a romance writer, how did you keep your story original
and fresh
Personally, I love to read character
studies so I tend to focus my energies on developing characters that are unique
and fully-formed. Ultimately a reader
needs to connect with the character for any story to work well. Once that connection with a character is
made, the fun is in watching how these characters navigate through the
situations they are presented with.
Do you have any rituals when you write and do you have a
specific time of day you like to sit down and write
I carry a journal with me during the
day so I can jot down ideas and conversations when they first form inside my
head. I don’t always know what my characters are talking about specifically,
but eventually I catch up with them and figure it all out. I tend to mold
scenes and chapters inside my head before I ever sit down to write. By the time
I begin typing (usually in the evenings), I have a pretty good idea of exactly
what is going to come out. Even so, my characters like to throw me a few curve
balls here and there. Jack Evans (from
Constellation) is particularly good at doing his own thing despite my attempts
to instruct him otherwise.
What prompted you to become a romance writer
It really began with my
husband. He’s always been a poet and
songwriter, but when he developed a talent for writing fiction, I wanted to
support him. I edited his stories for him
and helped promote his writings online. He found a following within the romance
writing community and eventually he coaxed me into the spotlight as well. I
wrote my first romantic short story as an experiment in 2011. It was
well-received and I’ve been writing romance ever since.
What kind of research do you do
I like to research my locales and
settings. Many of the places I write about are places I have some personal
experience with, but there are also some locations I’d like to visit and
haven’t. Even if I think I know a place well enough to write about it, I do the
research anyhow. Inevitably, I always end up learning something I didn’t know before
and the extra bit of knowledge always strengthens my story.
What is the hardest part of writing for you
Finding the time. I have a full-time
career outside of writing and I also have a family, so my free time for writing
is quite limited. I’d love to set aside an hour or two a day for it, but that
rarely happens. I think this is why I’ve
come to rely on writing in my journal and crafting scenes in my imagination. I
want to maximize my typing time when I actually get to sit down and work on a
story.
The best part of being a writer
Stumbling into the community of
readers, bloggers, graphics artists and authors has been a life-altering
experience for me. Before I became involved in writing, my life was much
quieter. During the past several years, I’ve made wonderful and creative
friends through the writing community and have traveled to places I likely
wouldn’t have taken the time to visit otherwise. Although I’m naturally shy,
writing has brought me out of my shell in surprising (and non-terrifying)
ways. I think I’m experiencing life more
and making some fabulous memories as a result.
Now for some rapid fire questions
Coffee or tea
Tea, preferably Earl Grey.
Sweet or salty snacks
Salty more than sweet, but I enjoy
both.
Morning person or a night owl
This is a no brainer. I’ve never
been a morning person.
Favourite book
So many books fall into this
category, it’s difficult to name just one. The only author I’ve ever gone out
of my way to officially fangirl for is Sylvain Reynard, so I’m going to say
“Gabriel’s Inferno”. In complete
honesty, the experience of reading that story changed the course of my life.
Favourite type of music
My favorite band of all time is
a-ha. I’ve been a diehard fan since “Take on Me”.
Finally
How can people find and stalk you
You can find me on Twitter at both
@MJLocklear and @RandomCran. I also have an Author Page I share with my husband
on Facebook, Morgan & Jennifer Locklear. Currently, our website is being
overhauled, but soon you should also be able to keep up with news and updates
at www.locklearbooks.com.
Thank you for the wonderful interview Jennifer, its been a pleasure .
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Books to curl up with: ITS RELEASE DAY
Books to curl up with: ITS RELEASE DAY: Today, we are featuring The Devils Who Would Be King , the fourth and final installment in Nina Mason’s historical erotica series Royal...
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