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Book Blogger Interview: Vampires, Werewolves and Faeries. Oh My!

 

This month for  the Book Blogger Interview, I’m featuring Wendy, LT & Shonna from Vampires, Werewolves and Faeries. Oh My!.   Be sure to give them a warm Wolf Pack hello!

About us from Wendy’s point of view: We are three friends that met through our love of the BDB series. We read (& Love) books and post the reviews on our blog. We’ve been blogging for over 4 years now and look forward to many years working together spreading our love of books. We all work together but we each have different jobs on the blog-

LT- she’s our Main Reviewer (Bless her heart she will read anything I throw at her except M/M, she drew the line in the sand on that genre). She also helps spread the word on Facebook and Goodreads about all our reviews and Guest Posts.

Wendy (me)- I review books & post the reviews, handle the design of the blog (with the input from my 2 partners in crime), Facebook page, Twitter, Pinterest, Goodreads & Google + Admin and help Shonna with the calendar.

Shonna- she is the Head Scheduler for everything on the blog (she even puts up with me adding things to the schedule without asking first- lol), reviews books, adds Guest Posts & other tours on the blog, Admin on the Facebook page. She also handles contacting authors about stopping by our blog.

1. Where are you from?

LT- I was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. then moved my family to the SUBS about 8 years ago. We have some interesting weather. Snow on the mountains and 80 plus degrees in the valley.

Wendy- I was born in Louisiana but now I live outside of Las Vegas, love it during the winter but hate it during the summer. I don’t like the heat so I ask myself every year why I moved to the desert.

Shonna- I live in the southwest corner of Missouri, a town called Joplin.

 

2. Were you a big reader as a child?

LT- I wasn’t a big reader as a child, I didn’t like school much. Plus mother made us stay outside and “play” till the street lights came on. But I’m glad I left all that space empty for the adult stories I read now.

Wendy- I always loved to read when I was younger but I think around the 7th grade my neighbor gave me Flowers in the Attic to read and I was hooked, have had a book in my hand ever since then. I was the kid in class that read the entire book list instead of just the one or two that were required.

Shonna- Growing up, no, reading a book was not a big priority for me, pretty sad huh? I regret it now; I missed out on a lot of wonderful stories.

 

3. What made you decide to start a book blog?

LT- I love giving my take on the books I read. And when Wendy brought me over to blog where I could tell so many more people about how I felt about the story, it was love at first Blog.

Wendy- My love for books and talking about books, I want to tell the world about the good story that I fell in love with and see if they could ever possibly feel the same way as I do. Authors work hard to tell their stories and I want to be just a small part of spreading the word about how I loved their story telling and world building that is all wrapped up in a book with a pretty cover.

Shonna- It wasn’t me, LOL; it was our Wendy that started it all. In the beginning I was very reluctant about the whole thing.

4. What’s your biggest challenge as a book blogger?

LT- Biggest challenge for me, are the boring stories with no love or too much information about stuff they have said already. Now on the other hand Wendy’s biggest challenge with me is… lol.. I don’t read certain books and with some of the stories she has told me lately I’m glad I still don’t.

Wendy- My biggest challenge is one I put on myself, I want to read everything. There is not enough time in the day for me to read, having a full time job sucks lol. I read more than I watch TV but I still want more books to add to my ever growing TBR pile. The challenge for the blog, well this is a hard one to answer, probably getting a review request and not liking the book at all.

Shonna- From the beginning for me, there were lots of challenges. Being the oldest of “The Three Crazy Chicks” I wasn’t raised with computers. Just learning simple computer tasks was hard for me. There’s been lots of hand holding to get me through it. Seriously! Several times I have been sent one step at a time numbered instructions on how to do something. Number one, click the button in the upper right corner, number two, move the cursor to this spot on the screen (not kidding here). The girls have been very patient with me and I appreciate it.  Now, I feel the largest challenge is keeping the visiting traffic to our blog flowing and a place where people want to return to over and over. There are so many book bloggers out there today and you don’t want your followers to get bored.

 

5. Who are some of your favorite authors and why?

LT- Cassie Edwards started me reading romance novels. Then Amanda Ashley started me reading paranormal, I was very loyal to one author at a time. But got tired of waiting, so I searched out series because I want to keep reading about the people from the stories I had read before. My search found J.R. Ward after reading BDB, I was hooked and I have not stopped reading since.

Wendy- J.R. Ward is a top favorite, I love her writing and storytelling plus the characters are Hot!  Humor is a big plus for me so Lynsay Sands is another author who I really like.  Claire Ashgrove has a series about the Knights Templar that I cannot get enough of, I don’t know what it is about those books but I love them. Karen Marie Moning… Jericho Barrons!! (enough said, right?)  Believe me my list of favorites goes on and on, Kresley Cole, Jeaniene Frost, J. Kenner, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Lora Leigh…see? on and on and on!

Shonna- You know, that is like asking which is your favorite child. I have several favorites and each one is for a different reason. One author I love because of the way she brings her characters to such life in my head. Another the way she can bring out my emotions and make me feel what the character feels. Yet another I envy the way they make a story flow, or make me not want to put it down until I have finished the very last page (screw laundry and cooking, order a pizza).

6. What’s your biggest book/story related pet peeve?

LT- My biggest pet peeve is the cover model’s look being different than what they described in the book’s description of the hero or heroine. I don’t want a blonde short hair man on cover with the hero having dark long flowing hair. Another of my pet peeves is the battle to love or let them go.. Why do they struggle with that? And the big ” I’m not good enough for her” fight they have with themselves.

Wendy- My biggest pet peeves jump around- sometimes “Insta” love bothers me, couples fully dressed but you never hear of them taking off their shoes or socks, no lube with anal sex (come on..really?), characters who have way too much inner dialogue (they talk and talk but never get to the point) and over telling about the surroundings- tell me the trees have green leaves, don’t tell me they are a pretty moss green with a touch of light green in the veins of the leaves that are falling to the ground slowly to join the brown leaves on the ground with the green grass that has a mist on the spruce green that makes is look sage green……..It’s green!!  Oh and the names of some of the body parts…you all know what I’m talking about- lol some are just so silly.

Shonna- Not that I am perfect,.. but I hate spelling and grammar mistakes in a published book.

7. If you could only read one genre for the rest of your life, what would it be and why?

LT- Paranormal Romance..forever, Sadly I’m not a big fan of contemporary books. Someone has to have powers, wings, fangs, fur or time traveling please. But I do read and enjoy other genres that we get review requests for on the blog.

Wendy- Paranormal Romance because I love all things related to vampires, werewolves and other worldly creatures. The whole idea that something like a vampire could fall in love and be happy is an awesome concept to me, we think of these creatures as scary and nothing but killing machines. Anything is possible in the paranormal world and that’s what I like. Plus it helps me escape from this one that is so boring.

Shonna- Hands down, paranormal romance. I do read other genres, but paranormal romance is a personal preference that always catches my attention and draws me in. I love the worlds and creatures that are created in them.

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Advice for Women: Never waste a moment.

Sonya has learned to make everyday count even in the face of tragedy:

“I say make everyday count! We lost our 18 year old son on September 17,2013 and nothing seems right! We think of all our days with him and we have few regrets because we made everyday count! Also always say I love you even when you are angry!”

Advice for Women: Own It!

Latisha has a great mantra that she wakes up to every morning:

“I Run This.”  Basically it means to me that I control how I’m going to feel this day and if you don’t feel like being mad or up set I want be. “Never allow someone else to control your emotions cause when you do you give that person control over you.”

Advice for Women: Be you!

Maria and Wendy channeled each other in their similar pieces of advice. Don’t change for others seems to be the general gist of it:

“I would advise women to never change who they are. If a man says you need to change something then they’re the wrong person for you because a man who loves you would NEVER try to change you.”

“Be yourself! Don’t change who you are just so someone will like you. If they don’t like you for yourself, they are not worth having around.”

Advice for Women: Love Yourself

Christine and Ellen had advice for the members of the WolfPack that went well together. It’s all about loving and nurturing yourself:

“If you do not love and respect yourself, you will not believe your are worth be respected and loved the right way.”

“My advice to women everywhere is “love who you are and be true to yourself “;  in all things you are number one As wife/partner, a mother, a sister, a daughter, look after (take care of)  yourself because if you don’t ;  then you can not truly love and take care of your husband/partner, your children, your siblings, nor your parents.  These are my words of experience”

Advice: To Thine Own Self…

Amy and Ttamala had advice for the members of the WolfPack that went well together.  It’s all about being who you are:

“Always be your self”

“Be yourself, don’t try to make others happy. If people don’t like you for who you are then they aren’t meant to be in your life.”

Review of Ask For It

Kiss N Tell review for Ask For It – From Scandalicious Book Reviews by Nikki – Check out the Podcast(starts around minute 54) - ‘Thought the book was lovely and good.’

Advice: R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

Angela encourages the members of the WolfPack to learn and teach the important of respect and acceptance. Very wise words:

“Teach your children the importance of accepting people the way they are. There are so many disabilities out there today. Always respect everyone and never stand by when someone needs help. Always put a smile on your face and grab life with both hands. Enjoy every minute!!!! Take time to read, so you can step into someone else’s story!”

Advice: The Best Way to Argue

Jennifer M. encourages the members of the WolfPack to strip down before arguing.  It definitely makes for an interesting way to debate.

“I tell everyone I know that is getting married, or having troubles in a relationship. “ARGUE NAKED!” It makes the fighting stop, the giggles begin and then the fun starts. Soon you will be forgetting your problems. This is true advice for all shapes and sizes. It is what I use in my house (almost every time). Beyond that, Be Nice. It would kill me to know that someone was upset over something I said or did.”

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The Duke’s Lady by Brenda Jernigan

A MYSTERIOUS BEAUTY

An American spy with a British birth, Adam Trent, the Duke of Cornwall, is consumed with gathering information to use against England’s navy. But, despite the intrigues of war, the mystery of the lovely young woman washed ashore near his Cornwall estate is one he cannot resist. With the ragged remains of a treasure map concealed in her chemise and no memory of who she is and how she got there, the dark beauty is an alluring puzzle he must solve.

A LOVER’S SECRET

Fighting her powerful desire for the man who has sheltered her, Jewel Bona struggles both to remember her past and imagine what her future might hold. But when a British officer claiming that he is her uncle threatens to expose her to terrifying danger, she turns to Adam for protection … and passion.

A PIRATE’S GOLD

Fleeing to America aboard Adam’s ship, the two cannot deny all that they feel in each other’s embrace. But the shadow of war and a scandalous connection to an infamous pirate loom like a powder keg over their dreams of love–a love each will risk everything to keep alive…

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Public Affairs by Cassandra Carr

Nate O’Halloran is a PR superstar, an expert in crisis management for his image-conscious celebrity clients. When his college roommate, now a hospital director in Buffalo, calls to beg for his help– a cancer researcher on staff has disappeared with millions of dollars’ worth of government research funds– Nate agrees to help right away, though this situation is pretty small potatoes for him.

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The EX-Files by Cat Johnson

A thirty-year-old single lawyer looking for love. A twenty-something bartender who can serve up mind-blowing cocktails and orgasms. A match made in heaven.

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Olympus by Cat Johnson

Four stories of the naughty immortals of Mt. Olympus

Welcome to Mt. Olympus, where erotic pleasures reign supreme and the ancient Greek gods engage in games that have no rules.

Bacchanal

In vino veritas… The very wine that brings Dionysus his true love, also takes her from him. Will he interfere in the affairs of mortals to get Ariadne back, or will Theseus, his rival for her affections, betray the woman who saved him? Sometimes love is a labyrinth all its own.

Erato

Welcome to Mt. Olympus, where erotic pleasures reign supreme and the ancient Greek gods engage in games that have no rules. When the lowly muse Erato is unwittingly used as a pawn in Aphrodite and Eros’s vengeful quest against Apollo, can he emerge the winner of their battle? More importantly, will he lose his heart to the unsuspecting nymph Acantha in the process?

Eros’s Valentine

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Bliss

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Fall into Winter by eden baylee

In Fall into Winter, a provocative collection of novellas, four women seek pleasure in unique ways and are swept up by lust, seduction, and obsession.

Ella Jamieson trades self-control for a stolen moment with a younger man in “Seduced by the Blues.”

In “Act Three,” Stella Christy’s fantasy of a ménage à trois with two men comes true, yet she’s terrified when the rules of the game change.

Leah Jones isolates herself in a winter cabin to complete her latest book in “The Norwegian” but is soon distracted by a man from her past.

Ten years after Elena Lee’s torrid love affair in Austria, she returns to the land of Mozart in “The Austrian and the Asian.”

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Hot Flash by eden baylee

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Frost Bitten by Eliza Gayle

Resistance may be possible, but who are they kidding?

While on a search and rescue mission in the middle of a snowstorm, Seth and his twin Trent catch the scent of an unfamiliar shifter. Drawn to locate the source they hike deep into the woods to an abandoned cabin where they find an enticing little jaguar in the throes of heat.

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Hidden Passions by Emma Holly

Sexy fireman Chris Savoy has been closeted all his life. He’s a weretiger in Resurrection, and no shifters are more macho than that city’s. Due to a terrible tragedy in his past, Chris resigned himself to hiding what he is—a resolve that’s threatened the night he lays eyes on cute gay werecop Tony Lupone.

Tony might be a wolf, but he wakes longings Chris finds difficult to deny. When a threat to the city throws these heroes together, not giving in seems impossible. Following their hearts, however, means risking everything . . .

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Marked by Lauren Dane, Vivian Arend, Kit Rocha

Three stories of passion, possession, and ink.

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Lauren Dane takes you into a brand new world in ALL THAT REMAINS. Summer Killian falls fast and hard when Charlie arrives in Paradise Village. But the heat turns all the way up when she learns Charlie is also with Hatch – the man she loved three years before. While she’s not sure she’s cut out for a triad, neither man is going to give her up.

Take a ROCKY RIDE with New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Vivian Arend as she leads you back to the Six Pack Ranch. Anna Coleman might be the law around Rocky Mountain House, but bad boy Mitch Thompson knows that under the stiff RCMP uniform is a woman with a passion for speed and pleasure that matches his own, and he’s not giving up until she’s his.

Kit Rocha returns to Sector Four in BEYOND TEMPTATION. A promise to a dying friend backfires when Noah Lennox finds that the girl he was supposed to rescue is all grown up–and wearing O’Kane ink. He wants to protect her from the secrets of their past, but she wants him. And an O’Kane woman always gets what she wants.

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15 Shades of Pink! 15 Romantic Short Stories by Lisa Scott

Fifteen sassy, funny, romantic shorts, includes all the stories from: Flirts!, Beach Flirts!, and Fairy Tale Flirts! (That’s five stories in each volume. Each short is 8,000-13,000 words long.) But fair warning: the only cheeks that turn pink in these stories are the ones above the shoulders.

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Love and Tattoos by Lissa Matthews

A few years ago, Brax traded in his suit and law degree for part ownership in his best friend’s tattoo parlor, Love and Tattoos. He hasn’t looked back. Inked from head to toe, full of business smarts, and an affinity for classical music and hard sex, he’s got life right where he wants it.

Until the woman he can’t stop craving comes home. She’s full of luscious curves, looks a little unsure of herself, and has taken to acting a little odd around him. Brax can’t help but wonder why.

The corporate advertising firm in Philadelphia that Annie buttoned up her carefree personality for has laid her off. Now, back in North Carolina, she’s trying to find her sparks again. Her career is changing direction, her sex life is nearly dead, and the one thing worth having in the midst of it all is supposedly off limits.

Brax’s cockiness and Annie’s own desire to for the tattoo artist, dares her to believe he might know her better than she thinks he does. And when he promises that he can help her find what’s missing in her life, she agrees to his little after-hours game.

The challenge he lays out comes with a few strings, the suggestion of stripping, confessions, and the temptation of ink. But, they’ve never been that close, so how could she possibly lose?

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Stormy Weather Collectors’ Edition by Selena Blake

After centuries of solitude the stars are finally aligned just right. The handsome Deveraux men of Louisiana are going to meet their match this Hurricane Season.

This amazing paranormal anthology includes: The Cajun’s Captive, Bitten In the Bayou, Seduced by a Cajun Werewolf, Mated to a Cajun Werewolf and Stranded with a Cajun Werewolf.

Sebastian Deveraux is the Alpha of his pack and like all the Deveraux men, he’s sexy as pure sin. He’s waited for decades for just the right woman. For his mate. And ten years ago he’d been sure he’d found her in Amanda St. James. But she’d run from him.

Now she’s back. He’ll do anything to keep her. Even if it means tying her to his bed.

His brothers and cousins will finds their mates in the most unlikely of places. They’ll prove that Mother Nature can’t keep a good wolf down.

The Collectors’ Edition also includes two bonus stories: More Than Attraction and A Cajun Werewolf Christmas

The Collector’s Edition includes over 15,000 words of bonus content including an interview with the author, questions for the characters, the official soundtrack, behind the scenes and the making of the Stormy Weather series. Inside you’ll find 450 pages of content for the die hard Stormy Weather fan!

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Ask For It by Selena Blake

Trevor Wyatt has lusted for journalist JJ Fairchild since before he retired from the NFL. Now she’s back in his life and he’s not going to miss the opportunity to show her just how good they could be together.

Words may be JJ’s tool of trade, but when it comes to the bedroom, words escape her. Trevor’s an excellent teacher and before she knows it, she’s asking for what she wants.

But when outside forces threaten to expose dark secrets from Trevor’s past, can he overcome his suspicions and trust the woman in his bed?

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Snowed in with the Tycoon by Shoshanna Evers

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With foreclosure on her home looming and the Geddes Animal Rescue at risk, Sarah Geddes will do anything to save her land from being destroyed for handsome tycoon Mike Cavender’s multi-million dollar real estate development.

Sarah has learned the hard way after escaping an abusive relationship that she can’t trust men. But when Mike is snowed in with Sarah on the very piece of land they are both fighting for, she can’t deny the electricity coursing between them.

As for Mike, well, he has no intention of falling in love again after losing his wife in a car crash four years ago – especially not with the one woman who stands between him and his life’s work. Still, something about Sarah Geddes has him realizing that even when they’re snowed in, things can heat up quickly…

Their desire keeps them hot even in the cold of winter, and this time, she won’t be saying no… Soon Sarah realizes it’s not just her home she is in danger of losing to Mike Cavender – it’s her heart.

Snowed In With The Tycoon is a full-length erotic romance novel from bestselling romance author Shoshanna Evers. Sexily *Evers* After…

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Below the Belt by Skye Warren

Martial arts champion Abe Montgomery is dead-set on winning gold at Nationals.

Paris Rivera has sworn off men and martial arts.

When these two meet, the chemistry is explosive.

Abe may dominate on the mats, but he’s fallen hard for Paris. The fight of his life looms ahead, not only for his dreams but for the sexy woman he soon can’t live without.

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