Guest Blogger: Tonya Ramagos ~ Erotic Romance Author

A. A great majority of the setting of Dangerous Kisses takes place in a public aquarium. I love aquariums! I find a lot of enjoyment walking along the halls and exhibitions and peering into tanks full of marine life I will never likely see otherwise, especially since I can’t swim. Yep, you read that right. This girl who was born and raised on the Coastal beach of Biloxi, MS never learned how to swim. The rest of the idea for Dangerous Kisses came from playing the “what if” game I love to play. What if the owner of a public aquarium was attacked by a shark in his own facility? What if it was later discovered that attack was provoked? What if a former employee of that aquarium who is now a homicide detective gets hold of the case? Oh, and what if that homicide detective has the super hots for the one suspect believed to have instigated the attack? There were a lot more “what ifs”, of course, but those got the fingers typing.

A. Learning to juggle being a mom, a girlfriend, a future wife, and a writer. I learned this lesson a long time ago when I had my two boys but, almost two years ago, I had to learn it again when my fiancee and his children moved in. Between the two of us, we have five children ranging in ages from two years old to eighteen. It’s been difficult to find a balance that works, especially when all the kids are at home and craving my attention. Thankfully, all of them except the two year old understand the importance of a job and have learned to give me quiet time to write.

A. I’ve always loved to write, but I don’t remember actually wanting to become a writer until I reached high school. I wrote my first book as a freshman in high school. At least, back then I thought it was a book. I still have it and, looking at it now, I have no idea where I was really headed with it or exactly what it was supposed to be. LOL But, that “book” started me on the writing track. I worked other jobs here and there through the years, always writing when I could squeeze in the time. I didn’t truly get serious about my writing career until I signed on with Siren Publishing in 2005. In 2008, writing became my sole career.

A. Anywhere and everywhere! People I see, places I go, things I do, things I read, things I hear about…I never know what is going to spark an idea for a character or a plot. My android and kindle are full of notes and I’ve always got a notebook and pen close by for times when an idea gets a little too extensive for a quick message.

A. I love writing series, though I try to write each book so it can stand on its own for those who pick up a series in the middle. Creating a cast of characters that draw readers into their lives and make readers keep coming back to find out what happens to them or their town is a thrilling thing for me. Every now and then I will have an idea for a stand-alone book and I write it but, most of the time, when an idea comes to me, it fits with a series I currently have going or it comes with a full cast of characters that are going to demand their own story at some point in the future.

A. Ooo, that’s a tough one. Lets see…I think I would have to say Michael Cosmos from The Heroes of Silver Springs series. He was introduced into the series in book 3, Stormy Nights, but book 7, Taken By Surprise was devoted to his story. Yes, Michael is a guy. Hey, we’re talking about changing places here. I would love to be a guy for a day. And to be a totally hunky, bad-ass DEA agent who goes against a Cambodian drug cartel and still manages to have a sensitive side for the woman he loves like Michael would be really cool!

A. Very rarely. Usually, I write to the sounds of nature, cars, and garbage trucks. LOL When weather permits, I write outside. I have a wonderful screened-in back deck with a comfortable outdoor table and chair where I do the majority of my writing. I go crazy when the winter weather forces me inside. On my back deck, I can escape the noise, clutter, and chatter of five kids and slip into my own little world.