Blog Hop Day 9: Interview with Jocelyn Dex!

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Blog Hop Day 9: Interview with Jocelyn Dex!

Hello everyone,

Today on the blog, we have M/F author Jocelyn Dex, author of the lovely Araya's Addiction

Pretty awesome, right? Read the interview, and check out the blurb below!

 <br /><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">What draws you to romance, especially to the erotic demons that are featured in your work? </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I’ve always enjoyed a good romance. I guess I love, love and the journey of two people getting to the point of love. Of course, the lust part is a lot of fun too! As far as the demons go, I was a huge vampire fan. A good vampire book still floats my boat but I was looking for something different. I read Gena Showalter’s Lords of the Underworld series and Larissa Ione’s Demonica series and kind of fell in love with the demon thing and then I created my own demon species.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">We know you’re a romance writer. What’s your day job?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Right now, my day job is puppy mommy, romance writer, housekeeper (SO terrible at the housekeeping - sorry husband). But I’m thinking I need to go back to a day job because I miss the extra moola.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">What was the very first romance novel you read?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>What did you think of it? </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I wish I could remember! It was a Harlequin romance and I loved it but can’t remember the name of the book or the author. I do remember that author wrote several books and I devoured them. It was just too long ago. After that, I found Johanna Lindsay and read everything she wrote up until about eight years ago anyway. One of my favorites by her is Warrior’s Woman. It’s a futuristic, sci-fi romance. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Do you have a favorite character out of all the ones you’ve written? Why is he/she your favorite? </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">So far, Valia is my favorite. Well, Valia and Kiberry. Valia knows she’s awesome and has a super fun personality. Kiberry is the scary, demon equivalent of a dog and I’m a huge animal lover.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">What’s your current book list and where can we buy them? </span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Araya’s Addiction</span></i><span style="font-family: Georgia;">: <a href="http://amzn.com/B00AZZDKG6">&... style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Amazon</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> * </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><a href="http://www.ellorascave.com/araya-s-ad... style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Ellora’s Cave</span></a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="background: white; color: windowtext; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> * </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/araya... style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Barnes & Noble</span></a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="background: white; color: windowtext; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> * </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><a href="https://www.allromanceebooks.com/prod... style="background: white; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">ARe</span></a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="background: white; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I just found out that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Valia’s Villain</i> is being accepted for publication so it’ll be a while before I have buy links for it.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">If you could meet any of your characters in real life, who would it be and why?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Kiberry! He’s a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tengur </i>demon. A <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tengur</i> is kind of dog-like but with wings, and razor-sharp teeth. He’s a sweetie though, unless provoked. I’d like to rub his belly. :-)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Tell us more about the genre you write, and what appeals to you most about your genre? </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I write erotic paranormal romance. I love a Happily Ever After and even though I enjoy romance novels with a “sweet” sensuality level, I really enjoy being able to explore, in graphic detail, the sexual escapades of my characters. Also, the paranormal is just plain fun.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">How can readers connect with you? Do you have a blog?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><a href="http://www.jocelyndex.com/">&... style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Website</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> * </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/JocelynDex&qu... style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Facebook</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> * </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><a href="http://www.twitter.com/jocelyndex&quo... style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Twitter</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> * </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><a href="http://jocelyndex.blogspot.com/"... style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Blog</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>* </span><span style="font-family: Georgia;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/Jocelyn_Dex&... style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Goodreads</span></a></span><span style="font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Do you have a writing tip to share with our viewers? </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Yes. Write. It’s really that simple. Sit your ass down and write.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">What would you tell a reader reluctant to read erotic romance?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">It’s really not porn. There’s more to it than sex, sex, sex. There’s an actual story line with a Happily Ever After or at least a Happy For Now.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">How do you decide which kinks your characters like?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I don’t decide - they do. Seriously, I don’t plan out their “kinks” ahead of time. I hardly plan anything, sit down, start writing and they let me know what their likes, dislikes and quirks are.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">If you could have one superpower, what would it be?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">I’d like to have the superpower of transferring the stories in my head directly to the laptop. No typing. No struggling for the perfect description. Just bam! There it is.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">How many books do you want to publish next year?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">How many do I WANT to publish? Twenty! How many do I think I can manage? Maybe three.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Does anything get in the way of your writing?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Everything! Facebook, Twitter, GoodReads, blogging, giving my dogs attention, housecleaning (which again, I suck at), working out, reading…</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">About Jocelyn </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Jocelyn was born in Iowa and currently resides in Texas. She shares her home with her very own 6'4" alpha male and varying numbers of spoiled cats and dogs. Teaching one of her dogs to file his nails is one of her all-time favorite accomplishments. Jocelyn loves to paint, loves to read, and loves to write sizzling erotic romance about yummy demons that would make your momma blush.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> Now for Jocelyn's latest book! </span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C4XNzU_L1a0..." imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C4XNzU_L1a0..." width="121" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Araya’s Addiction </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">When Kean wakes up naked, collared and locked in a cell, he knows thinking with his dick has finally gotten him into trouble. Part Incubus, Kean enjoys scorching sexual liaisons, a habit that has found him trapped, forced to help a Sempire rescue her daughter from certain death.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Unwilling to aid in anyone’s imprisonment, Araya initially refuses her mother’s “gift”, but the passion simmering between her and Kean is undeniable. As they explore their shared lust, both Araya and Kean enact schemes to save each other. Their best laid plans may awaken emotions that will bind them forever.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">*Note: A Sempire is a female demon who requires semen to survive.</span></i><br /><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

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