Guest Blogger: Tatum Throne ~ Erotic Romance Author
Guest Author / January 16, 2013

Today, my guest blogger is Tatum Throne. Her latest book, Training TJ, an M/M erotic romance is due to be released on 30th January. Read on to find out more… *Excited Waves* Thank you Jan for having me on your blog today. I’m Tatum Throne, author of erotic, contemporary and paranormal M/F and M/M romance. I’m a stay at home mom of three school aged boys, all three have severe food allergies. I worked for years as a social worker before leaving the field to be a mom and full-time writer. Q. Tell us about your latest book. A. My latest M/M, Training TJ, will be out at the end of January. I loved writing TJ’s story. He’s in love with his best friend who he works with, but he knows they can’t be together. Here’s the back cover. Late one night, SWAT negotiator TJ Raines and SWAT doc Parker Woods stumble upon a jumper on a bridge. With no time to wait, TJ knows he must act quickly. He never expects to have to save his best friend’s life too. With lives on the line, TJ knows he’s been given a second chance to have Parker as his Dom. Parker knows…

Guest Blogger: Piper Kay ~ Erotic Romance Author
Guest Author / January 9, 2013

Today I have my first guest blogger of the new year. Please welcome Piper Kay. With a book published with Evernight Publishing and several more projects in the wings, we’re sure to hear a lot more from Piper in the coming months and years. Read on to find out more… Q. Where did you get the idea for, Twisted Cherry? I had been reading a friend of mine’s MM erotica and loved it. I wondered if it was something I’d be able to write. So with some encouragement to give it a try, I did. I love men with tattoos, so I thought why not combine the two together and see what happens. Twisted Cherry was the result. Q. Tell us a bit about the hero and heroine in, Twisted Cherry. Gabe is definite the hero. He’s the gentle giant type of character. Being a bad boy in nature, he’s the very sexy and owner of the tattoo parlor. He got the patience of an angel and he’s biggest and kindest heart in the world. He shows Evan that it’s okay to trust his innermost feelings and teaches him how to grow on that.Q. What are you working on right now, and what can we…

Guest Blogger: Nya Rawlyns ~ Erotic Romance Author
Guest Author / December 19, 2012

My guest blogger today is erotic romance author Nya Rawlyns. To my knowledge she has 10 books published with various publishers, including XOXO Publishing. Please read on and give a warm welcome to this highly creative writer.Q. Where did you get the idea for Acid Jazz Singer (Hunger Hurts)? I love stories about conflicted male characters, men with, shall we say … flexible moral codes who manage to do the right thing, sometimes in spite of themselves. They exist on the fringes of society, playing by their own rules. Combine that with the endless options of a paranormal ‘Verse and you have a recipe for high action, intense encounters and the kind of gritty, raw realism I dearly love.Q. Tell us a bit about the hero and heroine in Acid Jazz Singer (Hunger Hurts).Actually, what we have is hero and hero(ine). Let me explain. Travis McKenzie is a man with an uncertain lineage, adept at hunting the demons infesting Camden’s mean streets and protecting the only thing he cares about. That would be RayLee, the chief performer and owner of a club frequented by a clientele of whom nightmares are made. Travis and RayLee have a history, one that extends back…

Guest Blogger: Joey James Hook ~ Erotic Romance Author
Guest Author / December 12, 2012

Today we have erotic romance writer Joey James Hook. He writes gritty m/m romance novels that are already causing quite a stir. One Two Three, Shatter, which is published with Silver Publishing, has just received a Top Pick award from The Romance Reviews! So read on to find out more from this highly talented author.  Q. Where did you get the idea for One Two Three, Shatter?  I got the idea for One Two Three, Shatter… actually, I’m not quite sure where I got the idea for that novel from. Kaleb just came to me as such a complete being, with a solid but tragic backstory, and as a muse, he just kept pressing me to write his story until I finished it. Q. Tell us a bit about the hero and heroine in One Two Three, Shatter.  Well, Kaleb’s a tortured guy. He grew up in an abusive home and he’s sort of more like an anti-hero. He does things he doesn’t understand out of a fear he can’t quite comprehend, and to be candid, he screws up royally, but there’s just something about him that you just can’t quite hate. Knowing what he’s been through, you sort of…

Special Guest Blogger: Erin O’Quinn ~ Erotic Romance Author
Guest Author / December 7, 2012

Today I have a special guest blogger Erin O’Quinn. Erin has just released her latest m/m novel Noble, Nevada with Amber Allure, and today describes the setting for her contemporary work. I just love the way Erin pens conversation. She certainly has a talent for bringing characters to life as you will see in the small excerpt below. So read on to find out more.Noble, Nevada is both a town and a contemporary MM novel. Hello. My name is Erin O’Quinn, and I confess to being hopelessly in love with two men. Trouble is, the men are in love with someone else … each other! I’ve created some interesting homoerotic couples, but none more interesting than the two who come together in the tiny canyon-nestled town of Noble, Nevada.Tony Grazzo is a smart-ass recent college grad who comes to town only for the funeral of his mom. He’s ducking a manipulative girlfriend and wondering what to do with the rest of his life. His major was pre-law, but now he finds that his father Carl, an old world Italian owner of a small gas station, seems lost without him.When Tony had stood awkwardly at the bus depot on his way…

Guest Blogger: Rose Anderson ~ Erotic Romance Author
Guest Author / December 5, 2012

My guest blogger today is Rose Anderson. All her books have been very well received, especially her book Hermes Online, which won the 2011 Sensual Reads Reviewer’s Choice Award. So read on for an insight into this highly talented author!Q. What inspired you to write The Witchy Wolf and the Wendigo? Several years ago while taking a much touted artists tour not too far from my home, I wandered into a barn converted into an artist studio and found a new author sitting beside a stack of books. This curious book with its B-movie cover was all about the Wisconsin werewolf. At the time, I was less fascinated by werewolves than I was by anyone who’d actually managed to get published. In the days before email submissions, eBook publishers, Indy publishers, and self-publishing, I’d spent a considerable sum printing manuscripts to mail in their entirety to the major NY Publishers, and tasted confidence-shattering disappointment as rejection letters came in.Needless to say, I saw opportunity to learn so I stood and talked to this author. Of course, after picking her brain as best I could, I bought the book. It seemed only right that I do. While my husband drove us from…

Guest Blogger: Tammy Dennings Maggy ~ Erotic Romance Author
Guest Author / November 28, 2012

Today we have Siren author Tammy Dennings Maggy on my blog. Tammy has very graciously offered 2 of her e-books as a prize, so read on to find out how to enter. Thank you for having me today, Jan!  I’ve had a wonderful time on my virtual book tour and would love to celebrate. I’ll be giving away an e-book copy of my new release The Island (Now and Forever 2) as well as an e-book copy of my book of poetry Follow Me: Poetry From the Heart and Soul. The journey that Quinn and Jacob had to go through to find one another closely parallels what is told through the poems. Makes sense when you find out I wrote most of the poems at the same time I was finishing up the first book in the series.The Island is actually a prequel. It takes us back to a point ten years before book one. Both Quinn and Jacob are at crossroads in their lives. They’ve been through devastating and heartbreaking losses. This is the most pivotal point for them and their foretold destinies. Jacob is actually on death’s door and has to decide if he wants to go on or…

Guest Blogger: Debbie Bailey ~ Erotic Romance Author
Guest Author / November 21, 2012

Today we have the wonderful, and after reading her post, inspiring Debbie Bailey as my guest. She has certainly triumphed through adversity. So without further ado I’ll now hand over to our very own bestselling Siren erotic author, Debbie Bailey. First, I’d really like to thank Jan Bowles for inviting me to answer a few questions for the readers.  She’s one of my favorite authors and I’ve been reading her books for quite some time, so for me to be writing here is a delight.  I think I’ve read just about all her books and each one gave me such pleasure.  Thanks again Jan….you rock!!!Debbie, thank you, ((blushes profusely)). I don’t normally butt in, but I couldn’t help myself. Now to the questions…Q.  How did you come to be published by Siren?A.  I’ve been writing for myself for years, but it wasn’t until I finally allowed a friend of mine to read one of my stories. After he read it he told me that if I didn’t send it in that he would, so I screwed up my courage and sent in to Siren. I had been buying books from them for a couple of years so it seemed to…

Guest Blogger: Willa Edwards ~ Erotic Romance Author
Guest Author / November 7, 2012

My guest for today is Willa Edwards. She’s written several books for both Siren, and Cobblestone Press. Read on to find about who Willa would most like to have dinner with, and what she calls her perfect feline friends. Q. Where did you get the idea for, Foolish Desire?Foolish Desire is the fourth book in the Naughty Holiday List series. I’ve had a rough idea of all the characters stories since the series began with Naughty List. Even from our first meeting, Amy is the shy friend, and I loved the idea that she would be into something as crazy as exhibitionism. But I had no idea what I was getting myself into with that idea.Q. Tell us a bit about the hero and heroine in, Foolish Desire.Amy Spear, the heroine of Foolish Desire, is very shy. She’s artistic and fun, but prefers fading into the background. That’s why she works in the backstage of the theater. That is until Will comes into the picture and he forces her out of the shadows.Will Long is your classic class clown. He makes cheesy jokes, loves being the center of attention. He’s the local weather man and has never had a problem…

Guest Blogger: Natalie St. Clair ~ Erotic Romance Author
Guest Author / October 24, 2012

My guest today is Natalie St. Clair. Natalie is a self-published erotic author who gives us some insights into making it in the world of publishing. Her book is available for sale from Amazon. Q. As a self-published author can you tell us what the main obstacles are in the whole process? A. Promoting. Promoting your book is the most difficult thing to do as a self-published author because it is something that most authors do not anticipate when they decide to go it alone and it can be quite time-consuming. Q. How long did it take to get your first book published from start to finish? A. It did not take long. I finished writing the manuscript after a month and it took me five days to have it published and distributed to all major retailersQ. Where did you get the idea for, Pleasuring A Scandalous Marquess?A. The idea just came to me really. I had been looking for an idea for a novel for days then as I was sitting in my living room watching Jane Eyre the idea of a Victorian governess turned naughty began to quickly form in my head.Q. Tell us a bit about the hero and heroine in, Pleasuring A Scandalous Marquess.A. Rhea, the…