LBRR: Hello Raine and thank you for joining us today!
Raine: Thanks for having me Love Bites. J I am looking forward to chatting with you!
LBRR: Please tell us about yourself.
Raine: I am a single mother of 2 kids ages 5 and 7. I write romance erotica in the genres of fantasy, contemporary under my pseudonym as I also review and work at a review place as well. I am a self-confessed bookaholic and have over 300 books in my collection with more coming every week it seems. LOL I am currently working on a series for Mardi Gras Publishing called Devon Falls Magic Series. It will have 5 books out this year alone with possibly more to come in the future.
LBRR: What is the most memorable and most forgettable moment you’ve encountered on the writing path?
Raine: oh man..this is a good question. J Memorable would be getting my first review from an author and finding out they loved the book and are telling everyone about it! *grins* Most Forgettable would be my 1st book that I wrote which was in 1st person and frankly I am totally reworking it when I have the chance and reworking the whole angle. It was that bad. *groans*
LBRR: What other jobs did you have before becoming a writer?
Raine: I currently work part time as a Prep Cook/Head Baker for a small Coffee Shoppe. I love working the mornings and then I work in the afternoons and after the kids are in bed on things.
LBRR: Do you have a favorite quote?
Raine: Not really. I enjoy many quotes and there isn’t just one that hits me hard! J
LBRR: What was your first published story?
Raine: Sticky Magic was my 1st, followed by Red Hot Magic, and Charmed Magic. Due to a publisher change, Sticky Magic is now out of the public eye until Dec. 2007. J
LBRR: Which of your story heroes do you love best and why?
Raine: I love all my heroes. But my hero in Fiery Magic coming June 23rd from MGP, is a man determined to right a wrong he committed to the one woman he has loved for so long. Damien has loved Alicia since the 5th grade but when he was forced to break her heart and preserve the family secret, he broke not just her heart but his as well. Now he is back to run the Dragon Inn and set things right with Alicia because he is determined they belong together and he is still in love with her after all these years. Damien is strong, gentle and determined as well as sexy as sin! J
Now his brother on the other hand, Rodrick, is one man who loves the ladies and they love him...Well until he opens his mouth and ends up inserting foot. *grins* He is a riot as he finally gets his comeuppance and finds himself on the receiving end of the frustration he invokes within others and ends up learning that sometimes life delivers paths that he needs to watch for!
LBRR: Do you have a writing routine that you follow?
Raine: Nope...I write by the seat of my pants. J I also find that certain music gives me inspiration as it shows in Red Hot Magic with Andrea Bouchelli and Charmed Magic with Josh Groban’s Classical CD mentioned.
LBRR: What do you do when you aren‘t writing?
Raine: I watch movies; spend time with my kids, family and my boyfriend. I am learning to roller blade so that is an interesting feat when it is nice. J I also read voicariously and basically veg at home. I am a major homebody and love to take walks with the kids and my honey when it is nice here in Western NY.
LBRR: What are you working on now?
Raine: I am currently finishing up Fiery Magic and then I am working on Haunting Magic, Rodrick’s story coming at MGP in October 2007. J Then I am finishing a Fae 2 book series for another publisher and hopefully that will be out in 2008 in e format and print.
FIERY MAGIC Coming June 23rd from MGP:
What is a girl to do when the love of her life who broke her heart so long ago comes back to town? That is the question Alicia Sanders, Owner of the Dew Drop Cafe has when Damien Dracon comes back to Devon Falls and runs the Dragon Inn with his twin, Rodrick. With the 4th of July Founders day celebration in full swing, Alicia will find herself drawn to this magical man all over again...even though she knows he is bad news and will break her heart with a casual toss of his tousled head.
Damien Dracon is one of the heirs of the Dragon Inn. He broke the one woman's heart when he was forced to keep a family secret that would have devestated her and regretted it ever since. Going away for a few years, he comes back and is determined to put the past behind him and make Alicia believe in second chances again.
Can these two strong willed people let fate work its magic on them or will Damien's secret destroy the one woman he has pinned for all his life? This 4th of July is about to get HOT!
HAUNTING MAGIC Coming from MGP October 2007
Meet the Dracon Twins, Damien and Rodrick. Both are sexy, arrogant and pure alpha male but both harbor a secret, one that destroyed Damien's love with Alicia Sanders, Jenna's Sister. Will he be able to mend two hearts and convince the only woman he has loved that they belong together?
Rodrick is a foot loose fancy free man who never felt his heart catch and hold onto someone until this Halloween, with a little help from Aunt Tabby,. He is about to get his just deserts! Check out the next two Magic Books, Fiery Magic and Haunting Magic coming this year!
LBRR: How may readers contact you?
Raine: I can be reached either at My Space page, www.myspace.com/raine_delight or by email, rainedelight@yahoo.com I enjoy hearing from readers!LBRR: Thank you for interviewing with Love Bites.
Raine: Thank you very much for this interview. I enjoyed the questions and look forward to hearing from y’all soon! Check out Mardi Gras Publishing for my Devon Falls Magic Series coming all throughout 2007. J
LBRR: Thank you for joining Love Bites today Dorothy Bodoin.
DB: Thank you for the invitation.
LBRR: Please tell us about yourself. Are there any fun facts you'd like your readers to know?
DB: This might interest my readers. I own many of the objects that I’ve written about in my books. Also, I collect an object to go with every one of my published books. For instance, I have a small Royal Doulton fox figurine for CRY FOR THE FOX; for DARKNESS AT FOXGLOVE CORNERS, I have a miniature three-dimensional Victorian house and there’s a little log cabin for A SHADOW ON THE SNOW. I own the jewelry that played a part in THE CAMEO CLUE. I still have to look for items to go with my latest releases.
Also there’s a dog in every one of my books, usually a collie. In my current book, I have an adult collie and three mischievous collie puppies.
LBRR: What are some of your most memorable and most forgettable moments you’ve encountered on the writing path?
DB: The most memorable moments were receiving glowing critiques from a professional evaluator for my early books. They gave me hope that I could make a sale one day. Then, of course, the most memorable moment was the sale of my first book, DARKNESS AT FOXGLOVE CORNERS, to Five Star. The most forgettable moments were my dealings with three less-than-ethical agents. Fortunately I only lost six months with one of them, but these experiences influenced my decision to submit without an agent.
LBRR: What other jobs did you have before becoming a writer?
DB: I taught English in a Michigan secondary school for several years before leaving education to write full-time. Over the years, I taught every English course offered at my school, and for a long time I was the sponsor of the school newspaper. I gave this job to my series heroine, Jennet Greenway.
LBRR: Do you have a favorite quote?
DB: Yes, it’s “The day with its possibilities lay before me.” I read it in a book when I was in grade school. It was the last line. I’ve long since forgotten the title of the book and never knew who wrote the quotation; but it stayed with me. It reflects the way I look at life.
LBRR: What was your first published story?
DB: My first published book was DARKNESS AT FOXGLOVE CORNERS. It was marketed by the publisher as women’s fiction, but I always considered it the first in my mystery series.
LBRR: Do you have a writing routine that you follow?
DB: I don’t follow a strict writing routine, although I do most of my first draft writing in the morning, from about 8:00 to 10:00. I try to work on my novel-in-progress a little every day. My goal is to write a chapter a week.
LBRR: What do you do when you aren‘t writing?
DB: When I’m not writing, l read, go for walks, garden, mostly in the spring, watch movies, and plan my next book. As you can see, I lead a very quiet life.
LBRR: Please tell us about your most recent release.
DB: That is also my first published book, DARKNESS AT FOXGLOVE CORNERS. When it went out of print at Five Star, I submitted it to Wings who had published the other five books in the series. They accepted it. I made a few minor revisions, and it was released with a beautiful new cover in February, 2007.
In DARKNESS AT FOXGLOVE CORNERS, my heroine, Jennet Greenway, moves to Foxglove Corners when a tornado damages her previous home. On her first day in town she meets a handsome deputy sheriff, Crane Ferguson, and also her nearest neighbor who lives in a mysterious yellow Victorian house. Soon Jennet is involved in a mystery with roots in the past that puts her at odds with Crane, a man to whom the law is all important.
LBRR: What are you working on now?
DB: I’m working on a stand alone novel of romantic suspense with a very strong supernatural element. My heroine, Susanna, has to deal with an enemy from her past and a mysterious woman who haunts a blue Victorian house in the Michigan countryside. I’m having fun striking a balance between the story’s two elements.
LBRR: How may readers contact you?
DB: I love to hear from my readers and always respond. They can e-mail me at Endora0922@aol.com and they can learn more about me and read first chapters of my books at http://www.dorothybodoin.com
LBRR: Thank you for interviewing with Love Bites.
DB: You’re welcome. I enjoyed answering your questions. J
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bout the AuthorThis award winning author, after writing and producing a neighborhood play at the tender age of six (earning all of twenty cents), took a sabbatical of many years before she found the love of creative writing again. Now, having earned her MBA and CPA, raised four children (three as a single parent), Lise brings her adventurous spirit and extensive experience to her captivating stories. Lise has traveled to several countries, studying the culture and enjoying the native way of life, and has explored our world from the watery depths of the Caribbean to the heights of the Rocky Mountains. Having married her hero, an ex-82nd Airborne paratrooper, she devotes her time to raising the couple's teenager, and her own personal accomplishment—body sculpting. Lise welcomes comments from readers. You can email her at lise@lisefuller.com.
Spurned by Brodie Crawford years ago, Elena Alvarez Ramirez thought she couldn’t hate the man more. But long-repressed desires between them flare hotter than ever when the Special Forces Army Sergeant comes to her aid to help rescue her daughter Janie, a child who bears a striking resemblance, not to her ex-husband, but Brodie.
Brodie Crawford wanted only one woman in his life—Elena. But when he came home eight years ago and found her married to his best friend, her betrayal was more than he could stand. Now the bastard who took Elena from him has killed a man and fled across the border with the child. Compelled by an emotion he refuses to name, Brodie leaves to help Elena rescue her daughter and finds that they have fallen into an even bigger game of deceit and deception, one with lethal consequences.
Embroiled in a world of danger and intrigue, Brodie prays they’ll get out alive.
LBRR: Denise Skelton thank you for joining us at Love Bites today.
Denise: Thank you, I'm delighted to be here.
LBRR: Please tell us about yourself. Are there any fun facts you'ld like your readers to know?
Denise: I live in Maryland with my husband and 5 children, 3 girls and 2 boys. I'm an Army vet and former Private Investigator. Hmm, fun facts. I really love chocolate, my favorites are coconut filled and marshmallow filled. The last time my husband bought me a box of mixed candy, he pointed out the fact that whenever I found my favorites in the box and bit into them I would always whisper mmm baby. I thought he was joking until my sons agreed and then pointed a few other strange things that I did that I wasn't aware of.
LBRR: What are some of your most memorable and most forgettable moments you've encountered on the writing path?
Denise: I remember the first fan letter that I received. I called my family and friends to share it with them. I was so proud and it was the best feeling ever. I still have that letter. The worst time was when I received a bad review. I know that people have different taste, and not everyone is going to like what I write, but it really hurt my feelings. After a day or two, I shook it off and moved on.
LBRR: What other jobs did you have before becoming a writer?
Denise: Oh man I did a lot of different things, I was a process server, house painter and handy woman, ( I can even install a toilet). I did waitress, and was a shoe store manager; I was even a childcare provider for two years.
LBRR: Do you have a favorite quote?
Denise: Yeah, but I can't say it now.
LBRR: What was your first published story?
Denise: My Everything, my first book.
LBRR: Do you have a writing routine that you follow?
Denise: I try to write in the mornings, but it doesn't usually work out that way. Some time I don't get started until late afternoon, and usually write until 10 or 11 PM.
LBRR: What do you do when you aren't writing?
Denise: I spend a lot of my free time with my family, we try to get together on Saturday afternoons. I love to travel, read, and listen to music. On occasion, my husband and I go antique browsing.
LBRR: Please tell us about your most recent release.
Denise: My Angel is about a young woman, Simone Porter who is a kind and caring person. Simone’s mother Debra does everything to control her, from trying to chose her occupation to picking the man that she thinks is suitable for her daughter. And Matt, who has a terrible accident a few days after he divorces the woman he thinks was the love of his life. Simone witnesses the accident and comes to his rescue. Matt is in a coma for 4 months, and the voice of Simone, his angle is what leads him to consciousness. When he wakes he and Simone become good friends. Matt convinces himself that he and Simone are only friends and his only interest is to help Simone find her independence. However, with the help of his angel, Matt finds his heart, and his true love.
LBRR: What are you working on now?
Denise: I am working on a sequel to my first book My Everything.
LBRR: How may readers contact you?
Denise: I can be contacted at deniseskelton@msn.com,
My website is http://www.deniseskelton.com/
LBRR: Thank you for interviewing with Love Bites.
Denise: Thank you for having me, take care.
Cher Gorman is a multi-award winning author and her first published novel, WOLF ISLAND was a 2006 EPPIE Award Finalist. Seductive Reasoning was released in June 2006 from New Concepts Publishing. Cursed, with Love and Sheriff in her Stocking were released in November and December of 2006 respectively. The Secret Truth at Dare Ranch was released in February 2007. She is a popular workshop presenter and also has a non-fiction collaborative project called Ten Steps to Creating Memorable Characters available in December 2006 from Lone Eagle Publications.
He was back. Ranch owner, Lexie Dare never thought she would see her child's father again. Now Mitch Quinn not only wants to buy her ranch but also be a father to the child she has kept secret for seven years.
Set on a ranch in the Colorado high country The Secret Truth at Dare Ranch tells the story of a woman struggling to save her failing ranch and overcome the tragedy of her brother's death and one man's determination to preserve his best friend's memory.
When hardworking ranch owner and devoted mother, Alexa "Lexie" Dare learns that Mitch Quinn, her heart-stopping cocky friend from childhood wants to buy her failing ranch, she is stunned and desperate to stop him. But as the days go by, mutual attraction, shared kisses and time spent with their daughter draw them closer together emotionally. Has the passion they shared one long ago night truly ever been extinguished? Or is the tragedy of the past too much for love to overcome?