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Interview With Kat From Flashes Of Me

I’m interviewing Kat, the heroine of Flashes Of Me, on A Passion For Romance today!

http://www.apassionforromance.blogspot.ca/2014/02/author-author-cynthia-sax-flashes-of-me.html

Here is a tidbit

Cynthia Sax:What are you looking for in a man?

Kat: He should be kind and clever and treat me well. (eyes sparkle) I also like BIG men, VERY big men, the bigger, the better.

Cynthia Sax: He should be big ALL over?

Kat: (laughs) Oh, yes. (her cheeks turn pink) He should be big all over.

Henley, the head of cyber security at Blaine Technologies, is a man no one crosses. He watches employees constantly using his network of cameras and enforces his rules by any means possible. Rumors of his violent past, his scarred hands and huge size have resulted in him being feared by everyone… almost everyone.

Katalina, the new intern, worries about the revelation of her most painful secret much more than she fears her sexy boss’s wrath. She sees the loneliness in his dark eyes, feels the gentleness in his marred fingers, tastes the need in his kisses, and she knows he watches her. His silly rules about not stripping for the cameras and no sex at the office are destined to be broken.

Kat likes to be watched. Henley can’t look away. Will this beauty be able to tame her beastly boss?

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There WILL Be Spoilers – Please Pre-order Flashes Of Me

You’ll want to read Flashes Of Me on release day. I’ve never said this about any other story (not ONE of my sixty-seven titles). I debated saying this about Flashes of Me but I KNOW some of my reading buddies will be upset with me if I don’t warn them.

If you wait, there will be spoilers posted. It is this type of a story. There will likely be a rush of spoilers posted. Some reviewers will do this accidentally. Some reviewers will be proud of their spoilers, posting it in the first line of their reviews.

Flashes Of Me is approximately two hundred pages long. It is written by me so it is a fast two hundred pages. You won’t want to read reviews until you’ve read the story. When you see the hot pink cover, look away. (LOL – this sounds like a Monty Python skit – Look away! Look away!)

I’ll be promoting my little heart out, trying to ensure that every reading buddy pre-orders a copy (at 99 cents, it is a crazy good deal). If you know of a reading buddy who might enjoy Flashes Of Me, please tell her or him (I love my male reading buddies – big hugs) to pre-order the story and READ it when it releases.

I love you all. I don’t want you to be disappointed when the spoilers are posted. Flashes Of Me is a special book for me. I’d love for it to be a special book for you too.

Henley, the head of cyber security at Blaine Technologies, is a man no one crosses. He watches employees constantly using his network of cameras and enforces his rules by any means possible. Rumors of his violent past, his scarred hands and huge size have resulted in him being feared by everyone… almost everyone.

Katalina, the new intern, worries about the revelation of her most painful secret much more than she fears her sexy boss’s wrath. She sees the loneliness in his dark eyes, feels the gentleness in his marred fingers, tastes the need in his kisses, and she knows he watches her. His silly rules about not stripping for the cameras and no sex at the office are destined to be broken.

Kat likes to be watched. Henley can’t look away. Will this beauty be able to tame her beastly boss?

Pre-order Now For 99 Cents: http://www.amazon.com/Flashes-Me-An-Erotic-Novella-ebook/dp/B00F2I2GXO

In The Mood For Color

Kat, the heroine of Flashes Of Me, LOVES wearing color (there’s a reason that the cover is pink – pink plays a huge role in her life). She changes what she wears depending on her mood.

We all do this, either consciously or subconsciously.

So what do your color choices say about you?

Red, Pink, and Burgundy

Red invokes exciting emotions such as fear, anger, passion. Bright red says look at me. It is the color of passion. Pink conveys innocence. Kat’s dad loves it when his little girl (and Kat will always be his little girl) wears her favorite pink suit. At the other end of the red hues is burgundy. Burgundy screams sophistication.

Black

Black is a power color. Henley, the hero of Flashes Of Me, wears all black outfits, seeking to intimidate rule breakers. It is also sophisticated. Henley’s black suits are custom made and very well designed.

Yellow

Kat wears a sunny happy yellow suit when she needs a pick me up. People are more likely to approach a co-worker dressed in yellow.

Green

Camille aka Goth girl sports her trademark green hair once again in Flashes Of Me. She wears it to shock others but normally green has the opposite effect. It puts people in a relaxed, friendly mood.

Purple

Purple is the best color to wear on a job interview. It makes us feel confident and regal. Kat wears lavender on her first day of work at Blaine Technologies.

Blue

Blue conveys tranquility. Blue skies are calm skies. The blue ocean is a source of life.

What color are you wearing today?

Henley, the head of cyber security at Blaine Technologies, is a man no one crosses. He watches employees constantly using his network of cameras and enforces his rules by any means possible. Rumors of his violent past, his scarred hands and huge size have resulted in him being feared by everyone… almost everyone.

Katalina, the new intern, worries about the revelation of her most painful secret much more than she fears her sexy boss’s wrath. She sees the loneliness in his dark eyes, feels the gentleness in his marred fingers, tastes the need in his kisses, and she knows he watches her. His silly rules about not stripping for the cameras and no sex at the office are destined to be broken.

Kat likes to be watched. Henley can’t look away. Will this beauty be able to tame her beastly boss?

Pre-order Now For 99 Cents: http://www.amazon.com/Flashes-Me-An-Erotic-Novella-ebook/dp/B00F2I2GXO

Interview With Wendi Zwaduk

I sat down (virtually) with Wendi Zwaduk for a short interview. Wendi Zwaduk writes hot erotic romances and her latest release is Drawn Together, a sexy Contemporary with one of my favorite kinks, voyeurism.

Cynthia Sax: What makes your hero, Graig, so damn sexy?

Wendi Zwaduk: He’s a former baseball player and a current coach at the high school level. Guys in uniforms are always sexy—especially when they are all muscles. I’ve had a thing for baseball players and when he started talking, I was happy to write his story. He’s not the jerk jock like some can be. He’s one of the few good guys who has athletic ability. Another thing that makes him sexy is his heart. He genuinely cares for others, even if he’s not always good at showing it. He tends to stumble over what he says, but it’s cute in a geeky way.

Cynthia Sax: What is your favorite line from Drawn Together?

Wendi Zwaduk: “If your crush is any kind of real man, then he’s an idiot if he passes you up. I doubt he will. But if he does, then there’s a whole room of hunky men out there. Don’t sell yourself short. You’re a very beautiful woman.”

I like this line—or rather, set of lines because it’s the heroine’s sister helping to build the heroine up. Tessa, my heroine, is a good person, but she’s very self-conscious and has low self-esteem. She needs someone to help prove she’s not the boring woman she sees in the mirror. This line is special to me because we all need that person to jumpstart the change we want to make. For Tessa, she needs someone else to say it before she can believe it. I think lots of people can relate to her struggle and would love to have someone remind them of how special they are.

Cynthia Sax: Where did you get the idea for Drawn Together?

Wendi Zwaduk: The idea came from my days at the school teaching art. I was already married at the time, but I wondered what would happen if some of the teachers hooked up. I didn’t do much with my idea because I was focused on teaching. When I quit to raise my tot, I let the idea work some more. I pitched the general story to Kelli Collins over at Ellora’s Cave. She gave me lots of tips and suggested I contact her when I got it done. It took another year and a lot of polishing, but it finally went to an editor. Whitney saw promise in the story and helped me turn it from a submission to a finished work. I’m glad. Writing about teachers and the setting I knew so well was fun. I’m excited I get to go back to their world for two more stories.

Cynthia Sax: What one piece of advice would you give new writers?

Wendi Zwaduk: Grow a thick skin, but be willing to learn. There will always be people out there ready to knock you down, but it’s how you get up that counts. Don’t be negative. Don’t bite back at anyone, even when you really want to. Never burn bridges and be willing to work for what you want. If you settle, then you’ll never get where you want to go. I know that’s a lot of advice, but it all works together.

Thank you, Wendi Zwaduk, for joining us today!

Wendi Zwaduk’s Website: http://www.wendizwaduk.com/

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Graig Case wants to teach history and coach baseball. Plain and simple. But nothing in his life has been simple. He’s also got a secret. He loves to watch the sexy woman across the courtyard dance. He’d love for his fantasy girl to be his best friend, but fantasy and reality don’t always mix.

Tessa Martin has given up on love. She’s played second fiddle most of her life. Guys like hanging out with her. But being one of the guys doesn’t keep her warm at night. Still, she indulges in her one treat—dancing naked at night for Graig. No emotions involved means no one gets hurt.

Except when they end up working in the same school, in the same hallway. Then all bets are off.

Inside Scoop: This lucky hero gets to take control when his new girl encourages him to spank her.

A Romantica® contemporary erotic romance from Ellora’s Cave

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Dragon Lord’s Destiny Nominated For LRC’s Best Paranormal/Urban Fantasy books of 2013

Woot! Dragon Lord’s Destiny has been nominated as one of LRC’s Best Paranormal/Urban Fantasy books of 2013! Thank you to the LRC reviewers, staff, and readers for making this possible!

DRAGON LORD’S DESTINY

By Cynthia Sax

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Lady Celestria eagerly travels with her aunt and cousin to participate in festivities at King’s Keep. Decades ago, her father had met her mother in the courtyards. He took one look at her mother’s face, sank to his knees, and declared his undying love. Celestria believes this is where she will find true love also.In the forest, less than a day’s ride away from the keep, they are attacked by bandits. Celestria fights alongside the guards. Outnumbered and disarmed, she faces her death bravely.Then a warrior dressed all in gray, breathing smoke and fire, enters the fray. Celestria knows he is the one, the man she is destined to love. He doesn’t know he’s her future husband, however, and he is riding toward her, his sword raised.

 

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Back To Work For Kat

Kat, the heroine of Flashes Of Me, is in her twenties yet she’s never had a ‘real’ job. She has always worked for her father, assisting him with his business. She wasn’t paid for that work (she lived in the family home) so she doesn’t consider that role as being valid work experience. When she applies for a position at Blaine Technologies, she leaves the work experience section of her resume blank.

Kat is assigned to Miss Yen’s department (Miss Yen aka the Dragon lady appears in The Seen Trilogy – He Watches Me, He Touches Me, He Claims Me) and she’s given the lowliest task possible. Her responsibility is to shred highly confidential files, files Miss Yen can’t entrust to a shredding company. Kat doesn’t mind this brain numbing work. As she says “This isn’t my dream job but it’ll give me formal work experience and the next time I apply for a position, that section won’t be blank.” I admire Kat’s attitude.

As I admire my dear wonderful mom’s attitude. When my parents’ marriage broke up and my mom was left raising six kids on her own, she was forced to find her first ‘real’ job (as Kat would call it) outside the home. My mom was in her late forties, her university degree was in Latin, a dead language, and she had no connections.

She didn’t whine. She didn’t complain. She put on her big girl panties and applied for any job she was remotely qualified for. She went on her first interviews, competing for positions against teenagers. Her first boss was half her age. She was scared and tired but she did it. I was and still am extremely proud of her.

Henley, the head of cyber security at Blaine Technologies, is a man no one crosses. He watches employees constantly using his network of cameras and enforces his rules by any means possible. Rumors of his violent past, his scarred hands and huge size have resulted in him being feared by everyone… almost everyone.

Katalina, the new intern, worries about the revelation of her most painful secret much more than she fears her sexy boss’s wrath. She sees the loneliness in his dark eyes, feels the gentleness in his marred fingers, tastes the need in his kisses, and she knows he watches her. His silly rules about not stripping for the cameras and no sex at the office are destined to be broken.

Kat likes to be watched. Henley can’t look away. Will this beauty be able to tame her beastly boss?

Pre-order Now For 99 Cents: http://www.amazon.com/Flashes-Me-An-Erotic-Novella-ebook/dp/B00F2I2GXO

A New Start

January is the month many of us make a new start. We start new jobs, move to new cities, try a new exercise regimen, learn new skills. I often attend the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January. I learn all about the emerging technologies, meet new people and try too many new buffets (grins).

Kat, the heroine of Flashes Of Me, desperately needs to make a new start. She travels from New York City to L.A., assumes a new identity (she uses her mother’s maiden name) and starts a new job (as an intern at Blaine Technologies).

As Kat shares…

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No one in this coffee shop knows who I am. I stand in the line, waiting to place my order. They don’t know about my past. They don’t know my last name. I tap my lavender heels against the floor, drumming an up-tempo tune into the tan-colored tile. They won’t remind me why I shouldn’t be happy.

I need to be happy. I need to laugh, to have fun, to focus on this fresh start. If I don’t, I’ll cry and I promised my father I wouldn’t cry. I plaster a silly smile across my face and I tap my heels harder against the floor. These two actions lighten my mood, allowing me to cope with my emotions.

***

Kat can’t deal with her past so…she doesn’t. She leaves her past behind, pretending it never happened. Strangers don’t know her. They don’t know THE truth. They only know HER truth. She can be anyone she wants to be.

Henley, the head of cyber security at Blaine Technologies, is a man no one crosses. He watches employees constantly using his network of cameras and enforces his rules by any means possible. Rumors of his violent past, his scarred hands and huge size have resulted in him being feared by everyone… almost everyone.

Katalina, the new intern, worries about the revelation of her most painful secret much more than she fears her sexy boss’s wrath. She sees the loneliness in his dark eyes, feels the gentleness in his marred fingers, tastes the need in his kisses, and she knows he watches her. His silly rules about not stripping for the cameras and no sex at the office are destined to be broken.

Kat likes to be watched. Henley can’t look away. Will this beauty be able to tame her beastly boss?

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RAVISHED BY MOONBEAM

By Cynthia Sax

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When Officer Danielle smacks a hunky alien with her police cruiser, she suspects her black-and-green perp is up to no good…and that turns her on. She shoots him. He grins. She hunts him down. He captures her, seducing her on a bed of pine needles. She’s never felt so alive.Krol knows a frail human female won’t satisfy his primal sexual urges, but he’s willing to make that sacrifice to ensure the continuation of his species. Then Danielle attempts to terminate him, and he realizes Earth women aren’t as dainty as they appear. Her lust may be a match for his basest needs, after all.

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Kat’s New Year’s Resolutions

Kat, the heroine from Flashes Of Me, wanted to share her New Year’s Resolutions for 2014.

1) I will stop flashing. Last year…errr…week, I flashed a man or two or four on the subway, a quick lift of my blouse as the train rushed past. I doubt they saw anything. This year, that number will be zero.

2) I will gain some job experience, real job experience with someone other than my father, so that section of my resume will no longer be blank.

3) I will be taken seriously. I can’t help it if I have blonde hair, big breasts, and impeccable taste in fashion. I have other things to contribute to the world. I don’t know what those other things are right now but I will find that out soon.

4) I will look for the positives in every situation. My father says they’re there. Over the last couple of months, they’ve been more challenging to find. This will change in 2014.

5) I will be happy…even if I have to move clear across the country to do this.

Henley, the head of cyber security at Blaine Technologies, is a man no one crosses. He watches employees constantly using his network of cameras and enforces his rules by any means possible. Rumors of his violent past, his scarred hands and huge size have resulted in him being feared by everyone… almost everyone.

Katalina, the new intern, worries about the revelation of her most painful secret much more than she fears her sexy boss’s wrath. She sees the loneliness in his dark eyes, feels the gentleness in his marred fingers, tastes the need in his kisses, and she knows he watches her. His silly rules about not stripping for the cameras and no sex at the office are destined to be broken.

Kat likes to be watched. Henley can’t look away. Will this beauty be able to tame her beastly boss?

Pre-order Now For 99 Cents: http://www.amazon.com/Flashes-Me-An-Erotic-Novella-ebook/dp/B00F2I2GXO

First Excerpt From Flashes Of Me (Adult Content)

Note: If you are under the age of 18 years old or are sensitive to adult language, please do not read this excerpt.

This is a first look at the first 1,000 words of Flashes Of Me. These words haven’t been edited so please forgive any typos (and all writers have typos).

Chapter One

No one in this coffee shop knows who I am. I stand in the line, waiting to place my order. They don’t know about my past. They don’t know my last name. I tap my lavender heels against the floor, drumming an up-tempo tune into the tan-colored tile. They won’t remind me why I shouldn’t be happy.

I need to be happy. I need to laugh, to have fun, to focus on this fresh start. If I don’t, I’ll cry and I promised my father I wouldn’t cry. I plaster a silly smile across my face and I tap my heels harder against the floor. These two actions lighten my mood, allowing me to cope with my emotions.

The bleary-eyed woman swaying in front of me yawns, adding vocals to my beat. For L.A. locals, it’s six in the morning. For a recently displaced New York native such as myself, it feels like nine o’clock. I’m eager to start my new job and my new life on the west coast.

I’m two hours early. The internship orientation session at Blaine Technologies is scheduled for eight o’clock sharp, not one minute before and not one minute after. Although caffeine is last thing I need, standing in line at this coffee shop gives me something to do and someone to watch.

I slide my gaze to the fascinating someone waiting at the front counter. The biggest man I’ve ever seen in my entire life looms over the cash register, his feet braced apart as though he’s preparing for battle. His ebony hair is cropped close to his head, hiding nothing, and he’s dressed completely in black like a villain from a 1970’s spy movie.

I survey my behemoth’s broad shoulders. It’s all him under his jacket, not a hint of padding disturbing the cut. His suit is bespoke, custom made especially for his big body, and I suspect the designer is English. My mystery man is wearing Barker Blacks, his leather shoes as large as the rest of him. Even his matching dress shirt is well made, the collar and cuffs stiff and crisp.

He glances over his right shoulder, meets my gaze, and I inhale sharply. His eyes are as dark as his ensemble, his nose flattened and his chin square. Everything about him screams power, strength, vitality, and the woman in me responds, my nipples tightening, pressing against the blazer of my favorite lavender suit.

My behemoth returns his gaze to the frazzled barista and I exhale, my head spinning. It has been years since I’ve allowed myself to notice a man, to think about what I want, what I need. My fingers tremble as I smooth my flared skirt. I want this stranger desperately, more than I’ve ever wanted anyone in my life.

This is a problem, as I have no idea how to snag his attention. My last date took place when I was seventeen and I suspect flashing my breasts at a pep rally won’t land me this sophisticated man. I chew on the inside of my cheek, having no other clever ideas.

I ponder my next steps, and my stranger moves away from the front counter, clasping a cup of coffee with his thick fingers. He ordered plain black coffee, no cream, no sugar, no whipped cream, and hell no to the chocolate sprinkles. My father likes his coffee the same way.

My mystery man stops at the lid and stir stick island and a stout man wearing mismatched jacket and pants rushes to the counter, barking his order at the disheveled barista. The rest of us shuffle forward in line. The tall skinny brunette behind me pleads into her sparkly pink phone, begging her boyfriend to give her one more chance. She’ll be the girl he needs, she promises. She’ll lose those last five pounds.

I don’t know where she’ll lose those five pounds. She’s already as thin as a yard of fine silk ribbon. I look down at my more ample bosom, my breasts wrapped snugly in the blazer.

“No, please.” The brunette sobs. “Derek! Derek!” She glances at her phone’s small screen and her face crumples. My heart aches for her. She doesn’t know how to hide her sorrow, not like I do. I can help her with this.

I touch the girl’s bare arm, diverting her attention away from her phone. “Who did your pedicure?” I feign an interest in her perfect pink toes. Although her beige sandals are adorably strappy, my goal is to distract her from her grief. “I have to know,” I insist.

The brunette wipes away her tears with the back of her hand. “I-I-I.”

I glance around us fervently as though I’m afraid someone will overhear us. The behemoth is watching me, his dark eyes glinting with intelligence. Some people think big men are dumb. Some people also think blonde women are stupid and no one should wear pink at a funeral. I learned long ago to ignore some people.

“Look at what happened to me on the flight here.” I slip my right foot out of my lavender pumps and I wiggle my big toe. A huge chip of coral polish has flaked off, revealing raw nail. “I rushed for a flight, banged into a baggage cart and that was it. My pedicure was ruined.”

The brunette’s red-rimmed eyes widen. “That’s terrible.”

“It’s a disaster.” I ignore the behemoth’s shaking shoulders. He doesn’t understand. My mystery man has the strength to deal with loss directly. He doesn’t need to pretend, to use trivial distractions as a means to cope. He would never travel across an entire country seeking to escape his sadness.

“I’m in a strange city,” I explain. “I have so many cute sandals and I can’t wear them.” I shove my foot back into my shoe, hiding the offending toe.

As we exchange information and bad salon stories, the behemoth leaves. I watch his broad shoulders disappear into the L.A. sunshine and I feel as though I’ve lost a piece of my soul, a part of my future.

Henley, the head of cyber security at Blaine Technologies, is a man no one crosses. He watches employees constantly using his network of cameras and enforces his rules by any means possible. Rumors of his violent past, his scarred hands and huge size have resulted in him being feared by everyone… almost everyone.

Katalina, the new intern, worries about the revelation of her most painful secret much more than she fears her sexy boss’s wrath. She sees the loneliness in his dark eyes, feels the gentleness in his marred fingers, tastes the need in his kisses, and she knows he watches her. His silly rules about not stripping for the cameras and no sex at the office are destined to be broken.

Kat likes to be watched. Henley can’t look away. Will this beauty be able to tame her beastly boss?

Pre-order Now For 99 Cents: http://www.amazon.com/Flashes-Me-An-Erotic-Novella-ebook/dp/B00F2I2GXO