Oct 7, 2014

Meet #MFRWAuthor October's Feature Author of the Month @AndreaHParnell


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Let's find out more about Andrea

Always a romantic, Andrea Parnell enjoys creating characters whose passions for life and for matters of the heart run deep.  When she isn’t at work on a novel or learning the inroads of social media, she is taking a walk in the woods, tending her flowers or enjoying the serenity of a cup of tea on the patio. 
She is the author of twelve novels. Her works include historical and contemporary romance. Additionally, she has published short fiction and articles. Her books have received the Maggie, Romantic Times Reviewers Choice, and other awards, and have been favorably reviewed in Publishers Weekly.
Andrea lives in Georgia with her husband and two cranky but indispensible cats.  She invites everyone to download a free copy of her novella Dark Prelude, available at major eBook stores.

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Why She Writes?

Passion and pleasure. These are two of the reasons I write. I love the feeling of immersion in another time, place and experience. Exploring the range of human emotions, the love, hate, sorrow, joy, tragedy, triumph, sometimes horror, sometimes ecstasy and beauty of life is a compulsion that transforms into characters and stories. Books have always inspired and educated me and often given me a safe retreat or offered an amazing adventure when my own life left something to be desired. For a romantic, books are bliss. I write romance to capture the magic of falling in love and the ride over the bumpy road toward a happy ending. Mainly, I write to share the fulfillment of stories and books with other readers with the hope they gain the same satisfaction I did in creating the story.


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Wild Glory
Condemned By Desire

Amid the sober grays of her Puritan New England village, Glory Warren shone with a dazzling beauty that enchanted the men who saw her…and started whispers that she trafficked with the powers of darkness. The most lustful glances of all came from Reverend Josiah Bellingham, whose smiling face hid his devious heart. Accepting his marriage proposal would break Glory’s free spirit and demand her blind obedience to him—even if it saved her from being hung as a witch. Terrified, Glory had no one to turn to—until young, virile trapper Quade Wylde strode masterfully into town and into her life. Should she trust this mysterious man whose kisses fired her senses with shameful desire? Or was she under passion’s spell, dreaming of ecstasy that could only be hers if she risked everything for love?

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Author @AideeLadnier Tells #MFRWorg All About THE BREAK-IN

MFRW Author Aidee Ladnier answers our Questions.
Aidee Ladnier began writing fiction at 12 years old but took a hiatus to be a magician’s assistant, ride in hot air balloons, produce independent movies, collect interesting shoes, and amass a secret file with the CIA. A lover of genre fiction, it has been a lifelong dream of Aidee's to write both romance and erotica with a little science-fiction, fantasy, mystery, or the paranormal thrown in to add a zing.

Generally, how long does it take you to write a book? 
It depends on the length of the book. A short story under 10,000 words can sometimes be drafted in a weekend. And I did win Nanowrimo one month by finishing 50,000 words in one month. That said, those are rare occurrences. I generally write between 1,000-3,000 words a day comfortably.

Do you have a set schedule for writing or do you just go with the flow? 
My favorite time to write is at 5 a.m. I have to set my alarm since my body does not want to get up at that time. But it's wonderful to be up and tapping away at the keys while the rest of the house is asleep. I try to do this everyday.

Tell us about your latest book, including its genre. Does it cross over to other genres? If so, what are they? 
My new ebook, ""The Break-in"" is predominantly a contemporary LGBT story. However, it has elements of science fiction and time travel in it.

Sounds exciting! How do you come up with story ideas? 
Some of my best stories have been dreams. I tend to dream like I'm watching a movie. Then I just have to wake myself up enough to write everything down!

What does your husband think of your writing? 
My husband is a writer as well and even collaborates with me on some of my stories. So he's pretty okay with it. :)  He's my first critique partner for all my books. He has a literature degree and a love of early 20th century pulp novels, so his contributions are often fun and a good counterpoint to my knowledge of standard romance tropes.

What can we expect from you in the future? 
My next book out will be a Lawrence & Myrna mystery/thriller--the series I write with my husband. It's going to the editor later this year and we hope to have it out sometime early next year.

How do we find out about you and your books? How can readers/fans contact you? 
I have a website and a blog. All my news goes up there first. I'm also on several social media outlets, Twitter, Facebook, GoodreadsTumblr, Pinterest. I hope to hear from you soon!

Aidee released The Break-in (Busted Labs Book Two), a Contemporary GLBT Sci-Fi, with Dreamspinner Press in June 2014.

Ten years ago, roboticist Forbes Pohle received a visit from time-traveler Oliver Lennox. “Wait for me,” Oliver said. Now a decade has come and gone, and Oliver has returned. However, Forbes never dreamed Oliver would reappear as the point man for a gang of technology thieves breaking into his lab. He finds the younger Oliver just as sexy and even more annoying; still, he must convince him their happily-ever-after is meant to be—but he only has the time it takes his robotic cat Jeepers to thwart the thieves to do it. After waiting so long, he could lose everything in the span of seconds.

Excerpt
"Oliver pulled the sleeve up on his jacket and checked the cheap watch strapped to his wrist. He needed to get the door to the lab open before Wilson did something stupid.
“Is your cat gonna give me back my gun?”
The metallic chunk drew his gaze back to the robot cat as it bit through the gun’s cylinder, and the two pieces of the revolver clattered uselessly to the floor.
Oliver smacked the ground, sending a burst of pain up his arm.
“Come on. Guns don’t grow on trees. That was an expensive piece. I had to trade two laptops and a password for it.”
“What was the password to?” The Doc toed the gun pieces to the side, away from the robot pretending to wash its whiskers.
Oliver sighed. “Porn site. ’Course, he didn’t realize it was a gay porn site.”

Oct 6, 2014

A Short 'N Sweet Interview with #MFRWauthor @Adite Banerjie

MFRW Author Adite Banerjie is a screenwriter and published author. Growing up in a home with a filmmaker dad who worked in the world's largest film industry (yes, Bollywood!) and a voracious reader for a mom, it was inevitable she would fall in love with both films and books.

She turned to fiction writing after a fulfilling and exciting career as a business journalist. When she penned her first romantic short story, she won the Harlequin India Passions Aspiring Authors Contest (2012). She lives in New Delhi, India, with her husband, mother and an adorable Irish Setter.

Today, MFRW asks Adite about her writing...

Why did you decide to write romance novels?
I love reading romances and have always wanted to write them. However, it took me a very long while to actually gather the confidence to write a full length romance novel.

How much of your personality and life experiences are in your writing?  
I have been a journalist for more than two decades and my stories are peppered with things that I have seen, been fascinated by or simply observed. Sometimes, when I write the emotional bits, I do tend to dig deep within myself and find a personal experience/moment that I can relate to. I think that always helps to ground my stories even though I believe in writing escapist romance. Go figure!

When did you first think about writing and what prompted you to submit your first ms?
I saw an ad for the Harlequin Aspiring Authors Contest and decided to submit a short story. I never expected that it would actually become one of top three winners. I then turned my story into a full length novel (The Indian Tycoon’s Marriage Deal) and submitted the manuscript to Harlequin.

What genre is it?
It’s a contemporary romance-drama set in India.

Would you like to write a different genre than you do now, or sub-genre?
After I wrote The Indian Tycoon, I have written a romantic-comedy (Trouble Has a New Name) which releases in India in July 2014. I am currently writing a romantic-suspense.

Tell us about your latest book. What motivated the story? 
I have always been fascinated by revenge stories. The premise for the Indian Tycoon’s Marriage Deal was: what if a woman who seeks revenge for the destruction of her family falls in love with her enemy’s son?

What is your writing routine once you start a book?
I spend a lot of time thinking about my story, working on the outline. But once I have  kind of a roadmap ready with a few key milestones that could be the major plot points or key emotional moments, I start writing. If along the way, something different (from what I’d initially imagined) crops up, I go with the flow. As long as it doesn’t completely take me away from the basic story. I try to  write 800-1500 words everyday.

Adite Banerjie's newest release is The Indian Tycoon's Marriage Deal , a Contemporary
Romance with Harlequin E.

Dancing with the enemy

Krish Dev needs to find a bride—and quick! With a marriage arranged by his father looming, Krish finds the key to his freedom in Maya Shome, but is this dazzling beauty really all she seems...?

Maya has only one thing in mind: revenge. But when the host of the most exclusive high society party asks her to dance what is meant to be an innocent tango leads to an engagement to Krish—her enemy’s son!

Arranging their own marriage could work to their advantage…if they can resist mixing business with pleasure!
Heartwarming Romance Set in India

Excerpt
‘This marriage would be strictly in name only. Or the deal is off.’
Krish laughed. The sound waves reverberated inside her, making her feel all warm and fuzzy.
‘You mean leave sex out of it?’
Krish’s dark eyes seemed to pick out her body vibrations even before she could.
‘Are you absolutely sure about that?’
Maya seethed. She wished she could wipe that all-knowing look off his face. If only she didn’t feel this strong surge of attraction for him—but that was her secret to keep…just one of many.
‘I’m sure you can find a discreet way of taking care of that side of things for yourself.’
He clicked his tongue in mock disapproval. ‘You haven’t been paying attention, jaaneman.’
Maya was back to worrying her lower lip and Krish leaned across the table to run a finger across her mouth.
‘I’ve told you before that I’m a one-woman guy. And I don’t share what’s mine.’
Her lips tingled at his touch even as his words held out a deep, velvety promise that made her breath catch.
Breathe, Maya, breathe! She pulled away and stuttered, ‘I…I mean it…No sex or the deal is off.’
Connect with Adite
Website: http://aditebanerjie.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AditeBanerjieWriter
Twitter: https://twitter.com/adite
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17903685-the-indian-tycoon-s-marriage-deal
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Adite-Banerjie/e/B00I63GOQC/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1400287676&sr=1-2-ent

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