Introducing Jennifer O'Donnell! Fantasy Erotica and More!

We are excited to introduce a new Erotic Author on the block! Meet Jennifer O'Donnell. Jennifer resides in South Florida with her husband and Pugs.

More about the Author:

Jennifer O'Donnell's writing is intended for couples; it is meant to be an inspiration for them to expand and enhance their relationship, especially the sexual aspects of their time together. Jenn emphasizes the sacred nature of the marriage bond, even as she encourages the couple to explore whether or not they are broad minded and adventurous enough to bring a third party or new experience to the marriage bed. Her obvious goal is to encourage each of the individual partners to express his or her wants, needs and desires to the other in an effort to make their intimacy even more meaningful and, should that expression lead to the couple's experimenting with a new twist or a different turn, then more power to her and to them. Jenn takes real life situations and spins them into a gossimer web that shows their golden nature and tempts the edges of convention of an individual partnership in a most provocative manner.

Jennifer is giving away a free eBook to two lucky commenters. She loves feedback and would like for you, the viewers, to comment for a chance to win. Tell Jennifer what current erotic book you are reading or recently read and the sexual encounter....threesome, BDSM scene, fantasy or etc....that turned you on and had you dragging your partner to the bedroom for some awesome sex. Or if alone, you took care of yourself right away! Love the Toys..right? *wink*

A coupon from Smashwords for 

50 Shades of Embarrasment to two lucky commenters!

      After years of talking about a threesome, Taylor’s fantasy started to grow on Pam. With their personal economy starting to improve Pam plans a surprise mini vacation down in Key West. Things heat up after the sun goes down and after a fun dinner they go back to the stranger’s hotel room and both men bring the woman out in Pam and she discovers the joys of having both men in her at the same time.

This is a short story about one couples erotic adventure and wild night down in Key West. There is no drama or conflict, just a erotic experience with a happy ending.

Okay, we won't keep you waiting any longer. On to the interview.

Naughty Reader’s: Tell us a bit about yourself  that our readers might not know.

Jennifer: My name is Jennifer O'Donnell and we live down in South Florida. I've become a beach girl and love Florida summers. We enjoy the beach, boating with fiends, golf, tennis, and just about any beach activity. My blog is at http://jeninflorida.wordpress.com/, and my twitter name is @JenEroticaFl and my email address is Jeninflorida_2006@yahoo.com Please feel free to contact me!

Naughty Reader’s: What made you want to become a writer?

Jennifer: We were floating in the Gulf of Mexico on our boat and was a little bored lying out in the sun so a friend gave me a paperback book. She had just finished reading Jackie Collins’ book (can't remember the title). Anyway, every time the story became interesting the chapter ended. I wanted more....no I needed more!

Naughty Reader’s: Please share a bit about your new release  without giving away any spoilers.

Jennifer: My next project is called Tempted and it’s about a wife's struggle with her sexuality. Of course her husband has been asking for a threesome for some time and with a birthday approaching the idea starts to grow on her. After all, she isn't becoming any younger and might was well explore some of her fantasies before she's too old! While on a business trip to New York she take control of the situation and finds a female masseur to help her lose her reservations and explore and help her get her 'girl' on. Course we have a mix of emotions and she still isn't sure she wants to share that side of herself with her husband.....

Naughty Reader’s: Readers, look for the release of Tempted around March 1st! Do you write under a pen name?

Jennifer: Not yet but coming soon! I'm afraid that I will need a pen name to publish my non erotica. People tend to type cast and I will want to attract new readers.

Naughty Reader’s: What types of hero or heroine do you like best?

Jennifer: She needs to be strong, smart, knows what she wants, but more importantly how to get what she needs/wants. She's confident in her skin and likes her body. Course, since this is fiction she has the time to squeeze time in at the gym and eats right. I'm working on three full length books that are less erotic and pack with plot and drama. One is a software genus, another she's a detective like the TV show Castle, and the other is a Vampire.

Naughty Reader’s: Tell us about a typical day in your life as a writer.

Jennifer: Wish that reality was sexy but currently my life isn't that sexy. Now, don't get me wrong we enjoy our time on the water and beach and some of our friends are more fun than others...and some less modest than others. It’s a nice balance! We've been very fortunate in our careers and I'm spending less time with clients and more time with my laptop writing. When my day is devoted to writing, well I start work around eight and most of the time work till 2 or 3 in the morning. I'm a night owl and do my best work when the house is quiet.

Naughty Reader’s: Do your books have a common theme or are they all different?

Jennifer: I'm kind of new to publishing and only have a couple of books on the market. My interest ranges from erotica, romance, high tech, thrillers, vampire and zombies. My goal is to get my sales for erotica going and then introduce fiction outside of the erotica world. 

Naughty Reader’s: How long does it take you to write and then edit a story?

Jennifer: Writing and my production varies. Some nights I can crank out 20,000 words and some nights I struggle creating 200. When there are negative people staying with us, my production takes a real dive. I hate, hate, hate negative people but sadly it’s my in-laws that are super negative and super users. 

Editing is a skill that I'm working on. The biggest challenge when it comes to my writing is tense. I tend to jump back and forth.

For me, writing is a lot like the movies. Meaning, that I see the characters in my mind acting and from this visualization I work the story out. My current works are a little over the top but lets take a look at the world. We went though something honorable in 2008 and the economy is still suffering. People are stressed and some times its fun to write a novella that is naughty. It’s a release from the day to day grind and I do my best to give readers a mental vacation.

Naughty Reader’s: Do you have to be alone to write?

Jennifer:  Not necessary so. I love to bounce ideas of others and work out a chapter with a friend. It’s only been in the past three months that I've...well come out of the “closet” with my close friends about my writing. No mater what the book is about, when you write sexy chapters, people will look at you differently and I want to control who knows.

Naughty Reader’s: How do you go about naming characters?

Jennifer: When I start a new project the first thing I do is jot down the plot or basic idea of the story. Then start to think about characters and who does what or whom. I found a couple great web sites that help me name characters after I plug in details about there fictional people.

Naughty Reader’s: Is it easier to write about the characters if you find pictures of them before you write or do you write then find character pictures?

Jennifer: Pictures! Some times thought the pictures are in my mind. Also, every story is played in my mind like a movie and I'm the ultimate director as I can change things around then go back and edit the changes in word.

Naughty Reader’s: How do you pick locations for your stories?

Jennifer: First, by places we have been. Thank fully we've traveled to all the lower 48, the Caribbean, parts of Central America, Europe, and several Asian counties. My vampire fiction, well the location was selected after using Google.

Naughty Reader’s: What are you working on now and what should readers be looking forward to from you in the future?

Jennifer: I'm really excited about these murder mystery books (two) that I'm working on. In addition to that a friend of mine is hooked on menage cowboy books. Since I have no idea about that lifestyle I've added my spin to things. My cowboy book takes place in 2006 and in Northern Wisconsin as she relies on her cowboys both in the field and her bed.

Naughty Reader’s: Jennifer, thank you for visiting with us this week. Where can readers find out more about you and your books?

Jennifer: Readers can find me on the following sites below. And good luck everyone in the drawing for my free eBook. Drawing to be held Sunday, March 3rd.

Web site

Twitter

Amazon Author Page

Smashwords

 

Barnes & Noble

 

Interview with Ava Greene - Hollywood Novels

      After a five hour flight, Tonya and Brenda catch up with Author Ava Greene in the restaurant at the Chateau Marmont, located in West Hollywood. Surrounded by beautiful ruins, Ava sits patiently waiting with Pernod in one hand and a pen in the other. She's just gone shopping down the street at Sunset Plaza, and her face looks especially fresh because she had a facial, too. Dressed head-to-toe in tight black leggings, and sheer skin coat from Russia, Ava wears thigh high stiletto boots, the monochromatic outfit broken by a diamond ring and yellow broach.

      We featured her book Pandora's Box two weeks ago. Come join us as we now chat with Ava. BTW, there will be a drawing for a free eBook to one lucky commenter. Details below.

Naughty Reader’s: Hi Ava! We so excited you've invited us to Hollywood this week. Tell us a bit about yourself that our readers might not know.

Ava: I grew up in Hollywood where I started working at a very young age. First, modeling which lead to commercials, and then roles in tv and film. I decided to make a career switch, and now work behind-the-scenes. So writing a New Adult Novel set in Hollywood made perfect sense.

Naughty Reader’s: What made you want to become a writer?

Ava: I had seen so much from such an early age, and those stories stayed with me and I needed somewhere to put them down. I love stories about Hollywood that pull back the curtains on the world of beautiful people blessed - or, cursed - with youth and fame?

Naughty Reader’s: Please share a bit about your new release without giving away any spoilers.

Ava: "Pandora's Box: A Hollywood High Novella": American Icon and Hollywood Superstar, eighteen year old Melani Lamé, and hunky action Star, Rocky Rhodes, are locked in a battle for dominance while partying the night away in the Hollywood Hills above glittering Los Angeles. Blessed with youth, beauty, and fame, these two master manipulators fight to the death to see who ends up on top. Winner takes all.

Naughty Reader’s: Do you write under a pen name?

Ava: Yes.

Naughty Reader’s: What types of hero or heroine do you like best?

Ava: Strong, sexually confident women. A man who had hair on his chest, and swagger to his walk because he has a lot of ... confidence.

Naughty Reader’s: Tell us about a typical day in your life as a writer.

Ava: Grapefruit, & the gym. Then I get to work. Much past five hours, and my brain stops working. I try to eat sensibly (diet tip: sugar, ANY sugar, is stored by the body as water weight) and keep a supply of protein (nuts) nearby for snacks. Night time is when I set out and explore the world, and see what happens. I'm always open to surprise.

Naughty Reader’s: Do your books have a common theme or are they all different?

Ava: Yes, because "Hollywood High" is about Hollywood as high school, a theme that everyone in America can relate to. Also, because I see Hollywood High as a series so also defines the work, thematically. I'm interested in how men and women love, fight, and struggle to find a way to live together. In Hollywood, those battles are fought with money, sex, and power.  But this being Hollywood, no one is who - or, what - they appear.

Naughty Reader’s: How long does it take you to write and then edit a story?

Ava: I am a big fan of rewriting, and believe prose should be beautiful and evocative.

Naughty Reader’s: Do you have to be alone to write?

Ava: I need to see people so, no, it's not a stay at home process.

Naughty Reader’s: How do you go about naming characters?

Ava: I knew who they were from day one.

Naughty Reader’s: Is it easier to write about the characters if you find pictures of them before you write or do you write then find character pictures?

Ava: I've met so many performers - dancers, actor, singers - through work that I have a gallery of faces in my head to draw upon. 

 

Naughty Reader’s: How do you pick locations for your stories?

Ava: Hollywood picked itself. There is something so seductive about Los Angeles, the city is a character unto itself in "Pandora's Box: A Hollywood High Novella." Also, because I've been to the Oscars / Academy Awards, Golden Globes, and other award ceremonies or, on set of television and film, and lived in the Hollywood Hills, I have many locales to draw upon for settings.

Naughty Reader’s: What are you working on now and what should readers be looking forward to from you in the future?

Ava: Another paranormal romance, with some time travel elements. It's longer than "Pandora's Box: A Hollywood High Novella," and I've spent more time on the hard-copy edits. I'm focusing more on New Young Adult - stories for people who are eighteen to twenty-six. It's a really intense time of life, and one that I still very much relate to.

Naughty Reader’s: Where can readers find out more about you and your books? 

Ava: Below are the links to connect with me and find my books online: 
   

Twitter: @AvaGreeneAuthor

Facebook: Facebook profile

Wattpad: AvaGreene

Manic Readers         

Smashwords 

Amazon

      I'd like to give a free book to one lucky commenter. Tell me what movie you would like to play the main actress/actor in and why. I'll pick the most interesting comment on Saturday, January 26. Leave your email address so we can easily contact the winner. Good luck!

Enjoy an excerpt from Pandora's Box:

     Melani picked up the Tiffany lighter (Rock Hudson’s initials were monogrammed on the silver surface.)
      ‘Smoking is bad for my skin,’ she thought. ‘But I really need that cigarette. To calm myself. To think. To scheme. To plot. To plan. To get Rocky’s script. Fuck it.’
      She lit the Kool. Inhaled. Paused.
   “Rocky?” Tiny puffs of white smoke erupted from her mouth.
     “Yeah?”
      “I need to reinvent myself,” she said and exhaled, blasting his face with a steam engine’s worth of smoke. “Ugh, I really hate smoking. You got a joint?”
      “Sure,” Rocky said, expertly rolling, licking and sealing the blunt.
      “Tight,” she said. Her lips closed on the joint, he lit it, and she in-hay-hay-hay-hay-eld, working the Jamaican THC deep down, and into her lower lungs. “Niiiicccceeee.”
      “Yeah,” Rocky said, looking at her and giving her the lewd eye. “But nowhere near as nice or tight as you, babe.”
      Melani laughed, and smiled. She didn’t believe anything Rocky said. Except his last statement which was true.
     “Back to this idea that I need to reinvent myself. Like how Al Gore claimed he invented the intranets?”
      “Naw, more of a Madonna reinvention with a light Lady Gaga gloss. I need that one script Dork Boy wrote in a cafe while dreaming about me playing the lead. But how do I pluck said script from Dork Boy’s hands? Where is Dork Boy hiding? Under which twinkling light of the millions of twinkling lights does Dork Boy reside? To which light do I … fly?”
      Rocky lifted his head, semi-famous green eyes looking at Melani. She’d said The (Truly) Magic Word - S-C-R-E-E-N-P-L-A-Y - during her impromptu reinvention rant.
       Good. This meant she’d moved closer to his goal (read his screenplay, say, ‘Yes, I’ll do it,’ a statement that would single-handedly move him out of AA into the WGA.)
       ‘I’ve misunderstood,’ he thought, suddenly doubting her words, and his conclusion. ‘Melani’s teasing me. Torturing me. Toying with me. She would do that. Because she can.’
      Did she really just say all that? Or, was it his imagination, fantasy run riot? An auditory hallucination brought on by exhaustion and drugs?
        In truth, their goals were on the verge of a merge. A head-on Hollywood collision of, You-see-me, I-use-you. Everybody Wins!
      “You know what else?”
      “No, I don’t.”
      “Those other biatches,” she snarled. “They all get paid twice as much as me! Twice!”
      “Yeah?” Rocky stood, and swayed, unsteady on his feet.
      He stepped forward, headed towards Melani, but tripped, and cut his calf on the glass table’s sharp, metal edge. Blood gushed out the wound, trickled down his leg, pooled around his foot, and seeped into the rug. Red blossomed on white.
      ‘Great,’ Melani thought. ‘There goes the deposit.’
      ‘I’m a Luke Skywalker,’ Rocky coached himself. ‘Bro’s always had to leave home base (in this case the white, shag carpet.) Launch themselves into space. ‘I’ma Save the Princess!’
      “Rocky?”
      “Yes!” Rocky said.
      “I haven’t asked you the question.”
     “Doesn’t matter,” he said, ready with the perfect answer. “I already know exactly what you mean.”
     His eyelids felt heavy. He started to nod off. Then, a voice in his head shouted, ‘Rockster, rouse thyself!’
     Rocky forced his eyes open, and looked at Melani: she pulsed with passion. His natural born hooker fused with his desire for success. The sexual athlete in him refused to give into physical exhaustion: he’d “go the distance.”
      Rocky had been schooled by Hollywood High’s rigid rules. Here, success equaled survival. One was either a “winner” or a “loser.”
      Tonight wasn’t just about Melani reading Rocky’s screenplay but life and death. Rocky had ridden the Hollywood merry-go-round before, and knew what it was to reach out and grab its golden ring. It had required doing, “Whatever is necessary.”
      Hollywood High’s survival / success were three, basic lessons. Sex and money, sex and power, sex and beauty. In Hollywood, whatever was considered worth having was some combination of that basic DNA.
      But knowledge was nothing without connections. Rocky knew that leap frogging himself out the mud of mediocrity meant allowing himself to be used as a human dildo. This would transcend degradation, and qualify as doing ‘Whatever is necessary’ if it lead to Melani saying, “Yes, I’ll do it.”
    Rocky knew he could only accomplish this by screwing her with super-human repetition. Over and over. Tonight was a human endurance test that required forgetting what he was doing while remembering he was doing it for the kids.
      Nobody knew Rocky’s true desire was far from his image as sex on a stick. A necessary part of Rocky forgetting what he was doing in the present tense (sex, servicing Melani, foreswearing sobriety from drugs and alcohol) meant projecting himself into the future. There, in the future, Rocky lived with his nice family (wife and five children) in a modest, San Fernando Valley mansion.
      Fucking Melani tonight was the price he was required to pay to get his. He’d resigned himself to that deal’s dubious ethics. “Shirelle” (real name: Lenora Claire), was a Louisiana based, 976 phone sex operator who served as Rocky’s “therapist” and had given him permission to whore himself out.
      He forced himself back to the white-on-white living room. To Melani’s house Ground Zero of Hollywood High. In this movie, the script required they fucked.
       Everything would be even “better” if they fucked a lot. Predestination, ejaculation, whatever, it didn’t matter neither of them wanted to have sex. They “did it” - again, and again and again - because those sex acts sealed the deal, the one where they agreed to sell every part of themselves to get what they “wanted.”
      Melani might obviously “moan” with fake “pleasure” while Rocky pumped on top of her but that was beside the point. The act was everything. She closed her eyes, and took another drag off the marijuana cigarette, and felt her head spin off her body.
     Rocky felt his blood quicken. After a short commercial break, and message from the program’s sponsors, it would soon be Melani’s time to get fucked again. Rocky had been cast as The Stud, the one scheduled to service Her Need For You Know What.
       Rocky, he would Just Do It! As in, do the deed, slip it in, etc. If only he hadn’t snorted all those drugs because closing in on his target, he felt himself stutter and lose focus.
       “Uh … “ He stalled for time. “I - I - I’ve got that script! The one you’re looking for!”
       “Really?” Melani cooed, and batted her long lashes. Her voice sounded warm and lovely. The ice cold bitch tone was gone, replaced by friendly interest. “You do? I had no idea!”
       “Yes, that one,” he said. Bingo. Open Sesame. C’mon down, Melani Lamé, The Price is Right! “The Screenplay You Are looking for.”
       “You brought a copy?” Melani said, parted her lips (the ones on her face), widened her eyes, and slipped into Every Girl mode. Shocked, Rocky watched her transformation.
       Every Girl wielded secret powers that worked on all the boys. Call it charisma or plain ‘ole p****y power, Melani’s had some Bermuda Triangle quality mojo.
       Watch out world, here she comes, Melani ‘n her Mojo! Wielding some powerful s**t. Like, light saber powerful.
       Zong! Zong! She gon’ slice ‘ya like buttah!
     Melani sat up, spine straight. She felt Kundalini energy surge through her vertebrae. Sex with Rocky had been physically exhausting, but energized her, too, and now it was about to all pay off.

About the Author:

      Ava Greene grew up in Hollywood where she performed in numerous tv shows, commercials and variety acts before retiring to work behind the scenes. "Pandora's Box" is her first novel in a series "The-Hollywood-High-Novellas."

Author Lani Rhea - Paranormal, Suspense, Erotic Romance and More!

Lani Rhea, lover of coffee, lives in the heart of Oklahoma. She married her high school sweetheart, has four children,and loves animals. Lani is always up for a challenge and enjoys mixing romance with all genres that spark her interests. You can find her either reading or writing. 

Follow Lani on these sites and find her books on popular online retails.

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Under Bonded Contract

on Amazon

A competition spirals into a tantalizing game of bondage and seduction… Camri Burns, an ambitious real-estate agent, blindsides the rival she's secretly desired for a long time. When she's offered an all-expenses-paid trip, opportunity opens the playing field. As the biggest earner with the most notches on his bedpost, too-sexy Jackson Pratt is determined the redheaded beauty won't prevail. When the two-some enter into a partnership, they must distract each other in order to win. After Jackson took credit on a past partnership, Camri isn't letting him off the hook. In order to ultimately succeed, they'll need to follow the rules of Under Bonded Contract. Soon she is tied in his presence. Is it love, or simply a game of sex?

Just Vamps

on Amazon

 

Blood, sex, and love. You shouldn’t always run away from things that go bump in the night…

Evernight presents thirteen erotic vampire tales to sink your teeth into. Follow the moon’s glow through the shadows and let these delicious immortal alphas show you just how satisfying eternal life can be. 

Louisana Moon

soon to be released by Lyrical Press!

SammyJo Hunt - Erotic Romance and More!

AUTHOR SAMMYJO HUNT

Christopher Allwyne, Duke of Bellwood, stood to inherit a vast fortune. Still reeling from the loss of his parents and most recently, his Aunt Polly, the Duchess of Bellwood, the young noble found himself traveling in the dark of night to oversee Her Grace's funeral proceedings and to attend the reading of his aunt's will. Along the way, his carriage suffers a devastating accident, and a dark stranger comes to his aid and rescue. The Marquis Evan de Lombard, rich French nobleman, takes an instant interest in the handsome Christopher. Sharing a wicked encounter shortly after meeting, things look promising as love blooms between them. That is, until the Marquis reveals his true identity and purpose.

Once Christopher knows the truth, will he ever be able to forgive Evan and love him, despite the man's indiscretions? Torn apart by dishonesty, can love win out over betrayal and rise to the occasion, reuniting them for a lifetime of happiness? The cost for true love could be a price neither one is willing to pay. 

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Chasing the Dream Anthology featuring SammyJo Hunt with 

G. A. Hauser,
Sue Brown,
Lisa Worrall and
Patricia Logan 

 

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Author Interview with Savannah Rayne, Erotic Paranormal

 Savannah Rayne

Erotic Romance Author

       Savannah Rayne has invited Tonya and Brenda to her quaint cabin in the woods. Join us as we sit on the comfy couch and chairs by the fireplace, drinking coffee while Savannah spooks us with tidbits of her two new releases. She loves to scare her readers! LOL Once it becomes dark, we don't dare go outside...too many creatures of the night out and about.

Naughty Reader’s: Hi Savannah! We so excited to visit with you this week. *Tonya and Brenda each drop a suitcase and sleeping bags in a corner* (Brenda) Ummm...just in case we're too scared to leave, may we sleep over? LOL Tell us a bit about yourself  that our readers might not know.

Savannah: A sleepover will be fun and besides, it does get a bit spooking here in the woods after dark. During the week, I am a day care provider and have been in the field for twenty-nine years. Currently I care for two adorable children in their home, for a family I have had the pleasure of working with for nearly five years. I also work for a publishing company as an editor and copy editor. I have been blessed with an amazing man in my life and have two grown children who are wonderful. I’m also the grandmother of an adorable little boy. Some unknown facts are that I didn’t get my driver’s license until I was forty-one, and I didn’t start to write until I was forty-seven years old. I guess you could say I was a late bloomer!

Naughty Reader’s: (Brenda) *closing the curtains so the creatures can't peek in* Congrats on working as a copy editor. That has to help with your writing. What made you want to become a writer?

Savannah: *tossing another log on the fire* I didn’t enter the writing world in the “typical” way everyone else seems to, meaning with a strong desire to write, and knowing it was something that I dpeamed of doing. Although I have always been an avid reader, I never thought about writing a book until two years ago, when my best friend suggested that I ‘give it a try’, also adding in that she thought I had a natural talent for it. It turns out she was right, I even seem to be pretty good at it! I have since realized that I love writing as much as I do reading. Now the “desire” is there to keep writing!

Naughty Reader’s: Please share a bit about “Oh, Deer” and “When It Leaves” without giving away any spoilers.

Savannah:  In “Oh, Deer”, Jacob Ellis and his wife Donna live in the north woods of Wisconsin. Like most young couples, they have hobbies they enjoy. Jacob likes the outdoors, choosing four-wheeling and hunting as his forms of relaxation. Donna loves cooking, but her true passion is working in her flower garden. That is until her labor of love becomes nothing more than a colorful, tasty treat for the white-tailed deer, who share their surroundings. One night the pair experience more than the typical four legged visitor to their yard. The evening sets the path for Jacob’s decision to go against nature. After hearing a legend passed down through generations of the Chippewa Indian’s, Jacob must now decide if it’s just a myth or a lesson in the balance of law and justice—between people and nature.

In “When It Leaves”, Steven and K.C. are young twins who are no different than any other kids and they love playing in the leaves each fall. One autumn evening the five year olds ask to go out and play until dinner is ready. What happens that night will haunt Steven for the next twenty years. Now with a daughter of his own, Steven is left to struggle with the painful, guilt ridden choice of keeping his daughter safe or help the brother he lost, long ago, the one person Steven always thought he would do anything, to have back.

Naughty Reader’s:  (Tonya) *covering up with a blanket on the couch, secretly peering in the corners for shadows* Do you write under a pen name?

Savannah: Yes I do! Unfortunately I have a rather complicated spelling (and pronunciation) for my last name and no one would be able to spell it correctly to find any of my books if I used it. LOL So there was never a question about deciding whether or not to use a pen name,

Naughty Reader’s:  What types of hero or heroine do you like best?

Savannah: Oh that’s a tough one. I tend to root for the under-dog. Hoping they will find the strength needed to achieve their dreams or goals. I also like characters to be caring and loving, while being able to remain strong and independent. Most importantly, I love characters I can relate to.

Naughty Reader’s: Tell us about a typical day in your life as a writer.

Savannah: Oh my, there is nothing typical about my days. LOL It’s a constant juggling act of day job, writing, editing, family, home life, friends and trying to have some “me” time. I haven’t found the perfect balance yet, (I’m working on it!). But for whatever reason, by some miracle it seems to work out okay. The one thing though...I always make time for my coffee : )

Naughty Reader’s: Do your books have a common theme or are they all different?

Savannah: My first two published stories fall into the horror genre, although they are really more “creepy” in tone. I have taken some innocent elements from nature and gave the reader a totally new way of looking at them. Most readers of these stories have said they will never look at deer or leaves without thinking of my books…that’s a huge compliment if you ask me! As for my soon to be released book “Words of an Angel”, that is a paranormal-romance. These three stories are set in Wisconsin; other stories I have started are also horror or romance and have a different tone to them.

Naughty Reader’s: (Brenda) *flips on the porch light when something outside landed on the porch* How long does it take you to write and then edit a story?

Savannah: Brenda, come sit down. It's only pine cones landing on the porch. Oh, Deer and When It Leaves both came together rather quickly because they are short stories. Words of an Angel took quite a bit longer due to a few stumbling blocks I was having with the story line I wanted to achieve, as well as personal situations which contributed to writing delays. Now I have approximately fifteen stories to complete which includes a prequel and a sequel to When It Leaves. When time allows you’ll find me working on one of them.

Naughty Reader’s: Do you have to be alone to write?

Savannah: Yes I do. What works best for me is complete quiet and no distractions. I have set up our spare bedroom for doing my writing undisturbed. I have an incredible view of Lake Winnebago right outside the window, which helps me to relax and write. It’s my own little escape cave.

Naughty Reader’s: How do you go about naming characters?

Savannah: Interesting question! In the book “When It Leaves” the main characters are twin boys. Their names are Steven and K.C. Steven is the name of my real life son and K.C. has been his best friend since kindergarten! So those names I chose. As for the rest, I would have to say that I don’t really name them. I usually come up with an idea, followed by the title. Sometimes it’s the other way around, where I come up with a great title and build the story around it. Once I sit down to write it, the characters names just seem to present themselves. I’ve never done a draft or outline for any of my stories. My characters seem to take on a life of their own, right down to choosing their names.

Naughty Reader’s: Is it easier to write about the characters if you find pictures of them before you write or do you write then find character pictures?

Savannah: I don’t look for pictures of my characters. I feel that the reader will develop what the characters look like in their own mind, if I describe them well.  

Naughty Reader’s: How do you pick locations for your stories?

Savannah: I have to admit, so far I haven’t strayed from my home state of Wisconsin! The setting really depends on the story line, but I think it helps to be able to write about a place you’ve actually been to and have experiences in. that being said, I have several manuscripts that I’m working on that are set in other locations, so who knows, I may have some traveling in my future!  

Naughty Reader’s: What are you working on now and what should readers be looking forward to from you in the future?

Savannah:  *passing out Irish coffee* This should help warm us up! I am very excited about my latest story Words of an Angel, a paranormal romance that has situations in it that we all go through in life…only with a twist! Coming soon through Hellfire Publishing.

Here’s a short synopsis... 

     Rayanne Bradley experiences some life changes. She will struggle with new choices that will affect both her personal and professional life. She will also find the man of her dreams. As the worlds of dreams and reality collide, the two will struggle with choosing to do what’s right, or choosing to follow what’s in their hearts. One will be faced with giving up everything they’ve ever known, a choice that if made, will result in never being able to go back. The other feels it’s too great a sacrifice to ask someone to make. So the question becomes how far is too far to go, when you love someone?

Naughty Reader’s: Where can readers find out more about you and your books?

Savannah: You can always find me at one of the following…

Blog: Hugs & Nightmares 

Facebook Author page 

Facebook 

Twitter @SavannahRayne1 

Amazon Author page 

Goodreads 

Purchase Links on Amazon

Oh, Deer 

When It Leaves 

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Oh, Deer  ~  Excerpt

     “Hey, you want anything?” Jacob asked as he passed her heading into the kitchen to get another beer from the fridge.

     “Huh?” she muttered.

     “I asked if you…” Jacob’s voice trailed off, as he got closer to the patio doors. He happened to glance out and was stunned by what he saw. “Holy shit,” he said, watching the deer in the yard. What got his attention was the number of them. There had to be a dozen or better.

     “What’s the matter?”

     “You should see all the deer out here,” Jacob responded. As he made the statement to his wife, the animals turned their attention to him. They must have heard him or maybe they caught sight of his movement. But Jacob had never seen a time where all the deer in a group turned their heads in perfect unison.

     “Well, I have six of them right outside this window. A few minutes ago there were five or so outside the kitchen,” Donna explained to her husband. Unable to deal with the uneasy feeling of being watched she twirled the rod of the mini blind, shutting out the unwanted on-lookers. Something didn’t feel right to her. Living in the northern woods of Wisconsin all of her life, she was use to the critters who shared her surroundings. This however, gave her the creeps.

     She sat down on the couch, grabbing the multi colored throw her grandmother had made for her a few years ago. She wasn’t sure if the sudden chill was caused from the falling temperature of the evening, or the freakiness of the situation.

     Jacob moved to the window above the sink to peer out. Sure enough, the five doe’s were still there. And they were looking at him. What the hell was going on here? Jacob thought to himself. He quickly raised his arms and flailed them in front of the window. The deer didn’t move. Normally, any sudden movement would have sent the skittish animals running. But, not this time.

     The darkness of night had now completely descended, making it harder to see the four legged visitors. The yard light over by the garage automatically came on and lit up the parking area quite well, but it did very little in the way of illuminating the area closer to the house. Deciding he’d seen enough, he turned heading to the refrigerator, when he noticed movement outdoors.

     A large doe appeared from the shadows of the night, looking directly at Jacob. “Son of a bitch,” Jacob whispered so quietly that Donna didn’t hear him. The two qtared at each other. Jacob transfixed on the eyes of the doe. At first he thought the glow of its eyes, were like that of any normal animal when reflected light caught them at a certain angle. The seconds ticked by in the visual confrontation, when the eyes of the doe changed to a glowing florescent green. Jacob was having a hard time understanding what he was witnessing. He stood there cemented with a mixture of curiosity and fear, as the intensity of the glowing neon color grew. Jacob remained there spellbound, as the deer took a step forward, then rearing up onto its hind legs...

When It Leaves ~ Excerpt

     “K.C., I wanna go,” Steven turned towards K.C. to try to convince his brother to stop with the idea of being buried, when he saw something that made him stop talking mid-sentence and halt his footsteps. Where K.C. was lying on the ground, the leaves began to swirl in a large spiral. They lifted into the air, picking up in speed and quantity. The buzzing noise became louder, the high pitch was starting to hurt Steven’s ears. He watched spell bound as the vegetation lifted higher and higher, forming what looked like a tornado made of leaves to the five year old. The dead, autumn foliage that was covering K.C. seemed to come to life at the base of the leafy twister. The swirling mass was spinning so fast, just watching it was making him dizzy. Steven wanted to run but was frozen with fear, unable to move or scream for help.
      Then he saw something that would give him nightmares for years to come. The leaves that had been covering K.C. were sucked up into the rapidly spinning leafy tornado, until the ground below was bare. Steven’s eyes were wide with terror. He opened his mouth and screamed but the buzzing was so loud, his voice seemed silent in the night. He stood there releasing scream after scream, watching the tornadic leaves spin faster and faster. His heart was racing, his head was spinning and he was starting to feel sick to his stomach. Yet Steven was oblivious to what his body was trying to tell him—to warn him. His focus was on one thing and one thing only, the ground below the twister was empty. K.C. was gone…vanished…disappeared.
  

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