An Interview With Author Mika Jolie

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An Interview With Author Mika Jolie

Young: Hello Mika, how are you? Nice of you to drop in to visit In The Harem.

Mika Jolie (M.J.): Thank you for hosting me on my blog tour for my book release: Need You Now

Young: My pleasure. Nice to have you with us. Tell my readers about your new release.

M.J.: Need You Now is published by Secret Cravings Publishing.

The book is about an Elementary school teacher Liliana Serrano who has never been one to let others determine her future. Whether it’s her pack of three overly protective brothers or her Puerto-Rican, American heritage, she stands on her own. Which is exactly how she entered her arrangement with Adam Aquilani. The hot formula one driver who is aloof, detached and not interested in relationships. After a cheating fiancé, no strings attached sex was just what she needed.

Except a year later, they’re still hooking up and things aren’t that clear cut anymore. Especially when a surprise pregnancy enters the picture.

Adam is determined to marry Lily and raise their child as a family. But Lily refuses to settle for anything less than love.

As the two go on a journey of discovering, secrets are revealed, testing the strength of their connection.

Can they learn not to give the past the power to define their future?

Need You Now is book two of the Martha’s Way series.

Young: Now that your latest work is released, what comes next? What can we expect from you in the not too distant future?

M.J.: Well, I’m currently working on book 3 of the Martha’s Way series. There are four books in the series. Let me state that each book can be read as a standalone. I also introduced Lily’s three brothers in Need You Now. I’m already in love with them and they need to have their Happily Ever After.

Young: Tell us how you got into writing?

M.J.: Writing has always been my pastime. In the beginning of this year I made a goal to finish writing The Scale and have it published sometime this year. To my amazement, now I’m having two books published, with Need You Now in November.

Young: What kind of research do you when writing one of your works?

M.J.: Where do I begin? I do a lot of reading. Thank God for Google. I ask questions. For example, in Need You Now, I spoke to a few people in the medical field, lawyers and police officers. I wanted to be as accurate as possible. So much so, I even wrote a blog about research and writing.

Young: That is fabulous! How much of your personality and life experiences are in your writing?

M.J.: It’s funny you asked that because I just had that exact conversation with my husband. There’s always a bit of me in my characters. Not necessarily life experience, but it could be an item like a bracelet or something. For example, in The Scale, Keely wore a dress that I have (Laughs). In Need You Now, Lily has a pixie hairstyle. A couple of years ago, I cut my hair into that exact style. I miss it.

Young: All the authors I have unterviewed, they all say their characters reflect a little of themselves. :) Do you have a set schedule for writing or do you just go with the flow?

M.J.: Typically yes. But really it’s a combination. I have to feel what I want to write first and then set time aside and put it all into words.

Young: What is your routine once you start writing a book?

M.J.: I do make sure I have a clear background of my characters. What they look like, professions, age, etc. I also jot down three things. What must happen? Those things are crucial to the story and can’t deviate from them. I also write down what could happen and what may happen? Believe it or not, writing those down helps a lot when I write.

Young: What does your significant other think of your writing? Do you ever ask them for advice or ideas to go into your works?

M.J.: My husband is my biggest fan. He has read The Scale. I do discuss things here and there with him, but his biggest contribution is to look after our two boys and allow me to write when I need to.

Young: That is wonderful to have a supportive husband. Makes life much easier. :) Do you have any words of encouragement for unpublished writers?

M.J.: Don’t give up, don’t become generic and stay true to your voice.

Young: Thank You for paying In The Harem a visit. Before you go is there anything else you'd like to tell our readers?

M.J.: I've a Rafflecopter giveaway: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/b6938c4210/

Young: I wish every success and all the best, Mika.

M.J.: Thank You for interviewing me.

Need You Now
Excerpt:

Her phone beeped again. Damn it! It wasn’t like her brothers to bother her that much…unless something was actually wrong. “I’m sorry, but I need to check my messages. Something may be wrong.” She offered the apology while reaching for her phone.

The text read—

Liliana

Her heart hitched. Oh Lord, only one man ever called her by her full name.

The second text read—

Where are you? I’ve been trying to reach you for two days.

Her breath caught. She had been ignoring his calls and text messages the last two days. She needed to focus and figure out how to dump his ass. Even the fact that her best friend, Minka, had defended him and advised her to give him a chance to explain had set her off. She couldn’t blame her friend, though. Her mind was clouded and she was high on love. In about eight weeks, Minka was going to marry one of Adam’s best friends. Except Jason had been a model fiancé and never felt the need to kiss any other but his lovely soon-to-be wife. She couldn’t say that about Adam Aquilani.

I’m imagining you naked in my bed.

Oh, God. The room became sweltering hot. She sat in the broiling heat Adam generated even miles away.

I’m horny and I want to make you come. Phone sex?

Her breath rose to her chest and that little spot between her thighs throbbed with need. She didn’t need to read further. She knew the messages would get more explicit. That was Adam’s way and somehow he had managed to entangle her in his dirty little games, including phone sex.

Author's Bio

Mika Jolie is author of contemporary sensual, empowered romance, with fun relatable characters. She is also a wife, and mommy to 2 energizer bunnies. Member of Secret Cravings Publishing. When she has time to breathe, she like to run, hike with camera at hand, and work on her gardening and knitting skills. She promised her husband she'll knit him a scarf…that was 5 years ago.

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Where to buy - Need You Now:

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