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Author ArchiveI know I said I’d only have one winner, but I decided, what the heck? Let’s do more than one! So…I picked: Cassandra Jade I’ll send you each an email about your prize. Thanks to everyone for entering, and congrats to my winners! Other Posts by Crystal Jordan 
It’s been a crazy week coming down off the rush of RT, so I completely forgot about posting a contest to win my new book, Wasteland: The Wanderer. Since, I’m easy…I’m going to make this simple for you. Post a comment here between now and next Thursday, and you’ll have a shot at winning a copy of my book. If you’ve already bought it…First, I love you! Second, you can pick any other Samhain book off my backlist as your prize. So, you’re still eligible for goodies if you’ve already bought the book. Comment anyway! Here’s what it’s about…and isn’t the cover just pretty? I lurv it!
Wasteland: The Wanderer by Crystal Jordan Love is the most dangerous experiment of all. There is only one rule in the Wasteland: survive. The few remaining women are as reviled as they are worshipped, a commodity any man must pay to touch. And to touch a Wanderer, he may pay with his life. For Ezra, the risk is worth the reward. People speak his name with the same reverent terror reserved for ancient wrathful gods, but he must always be ready to fend off those who would take what’s his. And what he wants to be his is Kadira. Kadira, adopted after she witnessed the slaughter of her devoted parents, has vowed never to love or need anyone. It seems only fitting that she, an outsider, accept Ezra’s demand in trade for the fuel technology her clan needs—but her deep, unexpected need for him is the torture she’s fought all her life to avoid. Worse, the greater her wrath, the more he seems to like it. Ezra’s mercenary half delights at having the warrior woman in his arms. His scientist half can’t resist the urge to see what makes her react—and what makes her explode. The real experiment: if the bond they forge is strong enough to make her want to stay. Warning: Threesomes, foursomes, boy on boy, girl on girl, boy on boy on girl, voyeurism, exhibitionism, sex at knifepoint, anal sex, ritual orgies, and, well…it’s just a really dirty book. Other Posts by Crystal Jordan
Wasteland: The Wanderer by Crystal Jordan Love is the most dangerous experiment of all. There is only one rule in the Wasteland: survive. The few remaining women are as reviled as they are worshipped, a commodity any man must pay to touch. And to touch a Wanderer, he may pay with his life. For Ezra, the risk is worth the reward. People speak his name with the same reverent terror reserved for ancient wrathful gods, but he must always be ready to fend off those who would take what’s his. And what he wants to be his is Kadira. Kadira, adopted after she witnessed the slaughter of her devoted parents, has vowed never to love or need anyone. It seems only fitting that she, an outsider, accept Ezra’s demand in trade for the fuel technology her clan needs—but her deep, unexpected need for him is the torture she’s fought all her life to avoid. Worse, the greater her wrath, the more he seems to like it. Ezra’s mercenary half delights at having the warrior woman in his arms. His scientist half can’t resist the urge to see what makes her react—and what makes her explode. The real experiment: if the bond they forge is strong enough to make her want to stay. Warning: Threesomes, foursomes, boy on boy, girl on girl, boy on boy on girl, voyeurism, exhibitionism, sex at knifepoint, anal sex, ritual orgies, and, well…it’s just a really dirty book. Buy it here! Other Posts by Crystal Jordan 
For a very important date! I completely forgot to post Rhiannon’s winner. So sorry! The winner is…drumroll please! ANNE Rhiannon will email you about your win. Thanks to all who commented! Other Posts by Crystal Jordan
Smutketeers: Welcome to the Smutketeers from waaaaaay over there on the Emerald Isle! Are all your stories set in Ireland? Rhiannon: It’s lovely to be here. None of my stories have actually been set in Ireland as yet, but you never know when some really sexy sidhe warrior (or warriors) may turn up. Smutketeers: Now you’re just teasing us! You’ve written in several different genres. What do you think the biggest difference is between erotic romance and the tamer stuff? How is your process different when you write in other genres? Rhiannon: Writing is always about the story, about the characters and their lives. So in fact my process isn’t that much different. But with erotic stories I think you have to go much deeper into the emotions of the characters. They’re pushed further and further to the edge as the story progresses. On thing I do tend to notice however is that I write directly to computer with the erotic stories whereas the others tend to need to go on paper first. Maybe my subconscious is worried about starting fires with the heat level? Smutketeers: What’s the worst piece of advice anyone’s ever given you as a writer? (Don’t try this at home, people!) Rhiannon: Writing advice is funny. Something that works perfectly for one person will be a disaster for others. But the worst was someone telling me to use lots of lovely descriptive words instead of “said”, like growled, purred, mumbled and use –ly words to make it extra effective. Um… yeah. Kthnxbai! Smutketeers: What’s your favorite magical creature or paranormal being to write about? Which book or books have they ended up in? Rhiannon: I love angels and demons. There’s a bit of them in all my books, to tell the truth, sometimes literally, sometimes figuratively. My heroes in Edge of Heaven are Micha, an angel in severe danger of falling and Sam, a demon who’s more than happy to help him. Rafael and Aidan, the heroes in With A Touch are entirely human, but Rafael is a powerful psychic and Aidan’s dreams of a woman just as powerful leads them to brave terrible dangers among their enemies to free Eva. That said, there’s something of the warrior angel about Aidan, and Rafael can be a bold and sexy devil indeed. Smutketeers: Which of your stories was the most fun to write? (It’s because it has the dirtiest sex, isn’t it? You can tell us…it’ll be our little secret!) Rhiannon: All my erotic romances have dirty sex! It’s so hard to choose! With A Touch gave me the most trouble, mainly because it wasn’t ready to let me get to the end until I acknowledged that the two men were as interested in each other as they were in our heroine. That made it the most fun to have written, anyway. Edge of Heaven, which comes out this summer is a full length novel so the all the varied opportunities for wicked encounters is even more enjoyable. Micah and Sam are something special, and Lily has her hands full with them. Or maybe, as she can be stubborn when pressed, that’s the other way around. Smutketeers: If you could switch lives with one of your characters, who would it be and why? Rhiannon: Lily… no, Eva… no Lily… no Eva… Can I be both? Wait, I’m worn out just thinking about it. It comes back to my boys really. It always comes back to those boys. How to choose? Oh, I forgot the short stories. In the Black Lace Anthology Seduction I have a story called All for One when a woman who’s buried herself in a cold, corporate world is reunited with her three male college friends – friends who always loved her, so much so they wouldn’t make her choose between them. Now they’re back in touch, as it were, they still aren’t going to make her choose – she ends up with all three. Maybe that’s who I’d pick! *wicked giggle* Smutketeers: Who are your favorite erotic authors and why? Rhiannon: This is kind of hard, as there are a few *ahem* Smutketeers on that list! Crystal’s Treasured alone is one of my keepers! I wrote my first erotic stories for the British imprint Black Lace and met the wonderful Portia de Costa (whose books I had been reading for some time), Charlotte Stein, Madelynne Ennis and Justine Eliot – they’re wonderful writers and wonderful people. I recently started reading Kate Pearce’s books – and all I can say is “oh my!” Smutketeers: Which books make your pry-them-from-my-cold-dead-fingers keeper shelf? Rhiannon: I’ve a number of Black Lace books I go back to time and again – Portia’s The Stranger and Gothic Blue and the vampire anthology Lust at First Bite (if I can mention an antho I’m in). The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by Cheryl Mildenhall was my first. They say you never forget your first! Yep, I have a pretty large naughty shelf. And that’s not counting my ebooks. I mentioned Treasured above. And all of Jennifer Leeland’s Command series. Can’t wait for the next ones. Smutketeers: Your new release is a ménage a trois (and you know the Smutketeers love us some three-way action), and you have another threesome coming out later this year. So, tell us if they’re boy-on-boy-on-girl or boy-on-girl-on-boy? There’s no right answer here…as long as you bring on the smut, we’re happy! Rhiannon: I think I must be a boy-on-girl-on boy-on boy girl… or something. Anything goes. I like the dynamic of a ménage. And the undercurrents of the developing relationship can be so intriguing. Aidan adores Eva and Rafael. They’re alike, both psychics, both strong individuals. He’s just a soldier, he thinks, there’s nothing special about him. So maybe he’s better off leaving them, letting them be together. But he’s wrong – they love him as much as each other. See what I mean? Things get complicated. But love, and lust, conquers all – from self-doubts to evil corporations. Smutketeers: Tell us a little more about your current release(s) and what you have coming up next. Rhiannon: “With a Touch” by Rhiannon Leith ISBN: 978-1-60504-967-0 Kidnapped by rebels…or rescued by love? The Guild Chronicles, Book 1 As a prized psychic, Eva’s lived her entire life inside the Guild Compound. While sex isn’t exactly forbidden, she’s rarely indulged—such encounters could swamp her sensitive gift. A chance encounter with Aidan, a sexy Guild Security Officer, rocks her to the core when she sees herself entangled in his arms. She fights the unfamiliar surge of lust and tries to focus on the job at hand, the interrogation of the subversive Rafael. Yet she discovers that he’s no terrorist. In fact, his capture is a ploy, a way for him and Aidan to infiltrate the Guild with one goal in mind: Eva. At first Eva fights her captors, but once outside the Guild’s sheltered walls, she realizes she is free. Free to live and love as she pleases. And her two rebels please her indeed, introducing her to erotic pleasures she never imagined. They break down the barriers imposed on her mind and body, making her question everything she’s ever known. Even as Eva dares to dream of a future with her lovers, she fears for their lives. The Guild wants her back. And that’s not all they want… Warning: Contains two irresistible rebels working “undercover” to win the woman of their dreams, an evil corporation, rough sex, tender sex, sex with mild bondage, sex intensified by psychic connections and an oh-so-passionate ménage à trois. Booktrailer is here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7Nr1DzCDgQ Coming soon we have Edge of Heaven “Edge of Heaven” by Rhiannon Leith ISBN: 978-1-60928-059-8 Her only hope is to reach for heaven—and hang on to hell. Lily’s psychic “gift” for hearing the dead and helping them pass over into the afterlife has left her friendless and broken, teetering on the edge of sanity. Not much of a challenge for Sammael, a demon who’s been sent to seduce her soul for hell. But something stands between Sam and his prize. Micah, the guardian angel whose constant support keeps Lily sane. Yet Sam senses that Micah’s feelings for his charge are less than angelic. Excellent. It’ll be his pleasure to tempt them both into pure sin. As Lily succumbs to unearthly pleasure, she finds herself caught between the demon who sets her on fire and the angel who lifts her to unimagined heights of ecstasy. It’s a choice she can’t bring herself to make. Then a serial killer with preternatural abilities makes Lily his next target. Danger mounts as he repeatedly outfoxes even heaven and hell. To protect her, an angel must fall, a demon must be redeemed—and Lily must travel to hell and back for the men she loves. Warning: Contains steamy sex, bondage, voyeurism, and a ménage a trois between a tormented angel, a devilishly sexy demon and a woman who can’t choose between them. And why should she? Smutketeers: Do you have any appearances coming up? Nope. I’m a woman of mystery! Smutketeers: Where can we find you on the Internet? My website : http://www.rhiannonleith.com/ Twitter : http://twitter.com/RhiannonLeith Livejournal : http://rhiannonleith.livejournal.com/ At Samhain : http://samhainpublishing.com/authors/rhiannon-leith *And now for some quick questions… ~Fishnets or lacy thigh-highs? I love me a bit of lace. ~Alien abduction or vampire concubine? It depends. Can I get a good look at them first? (Shallow? Moi?) ~Foot fetish or food fetish? Food! OMG FOOD! ~Phone sex or strip club? Strip club. ~On men: boxers or briefs? Boxers for me please ~Voyeur or exhibitionist? What can I say, I’m a people-watcher.
Other Posts by Crystal Jordan The winner of a book off Loribelle’s backlist is Tamsyn T! We’ll be in touch to see what you’d like. Thanks to all for commenting! Other Posts by Crystal Jordan
Well, first you’ll have to tell me what sane is. Because, of course, sane is relative. I have sane relatives so that’s good enough, right? Or we could skip the niceties and just call the balancing act what it is. ADD on crack. Yep. That about sums it up. -What’s your writing process like? Do you have a daily or weekly word count that you try to meet? Or do you wait until the last minute and write like a mongoose hopped up on speed? I call my process the manic depressive insane writer way. I do not recommend it. Basically what happens is I have an editor or publisher or a bunch of readers, ask me for a book. An agreement is reached with a published for a deadline. I always give myself lots of time to do this. Unfortunately, I apparently strive on stress. And then, well, I stress. About characters and stories and plots. Because I got it in my head at some point that books are so easy to read they must be easy to write. Ha! I should be flogged. Oh wait…wrong blog. Anyway, the serious answer is I tend to write in spurts. I’ll write a lot in 2-3 months and then nothing for 2 months. I have tried to change this process but the older I get and the more I write, the more I realize this is just the way I do it. If you must wear underwear, please make it clean! Or you could do like me and take up cigarettes, beer, and mainlining Diet Coke, because if you’re starting out sane that probably won’t last! -Some of our readers (and by that I mean every last one of the Smutketeers) may have a slight weakness for the boy-on-boy-on-girl threesome action. Once Bitten has some of that…is this a new subgenre for you, and will you be writing more of it? Totally new for me! I started writing The Gift (my December Cobblestone release) thinking I was writing a love triangle. And the triangle went in a direction I didn’t expect lol! The Gift is a m/m/f story. And Once Bitten. And Twice Shy out this summer. And another as yet unnamed Cobblestone story for the summer will be m/m.
I love werewolves. I love alpha men. And yeah, they do seem to go together. Lucky for me, I married my alpha man. There weren’t any werewolves available. I guess I’m just indulging my married to an alpha werewolf fantasy. Laney Bradford from Invasion Earth. She is totally kick ass. The woman gets to have hot sex and play with assault rifles. What is not to love there? I have a slightly unhealthy love for Louis Vuitton. But obsession? That’s just mean. -And for the question every author hates with the fire of a thousand suns…where do you get the ideas for your stories? (C’mon, you didn’t think we’d resist that one, did you?) Walmart. Where do you get yours? This is such a hard question to answer. They come from everywhere and sometimes nowhere. I’m a big fan of the what if. With Invasion Earth for example I started with, what if you were sleeping with the enemy? And then, what if you were ordered to sleep with the enemy? What would make a woman agree to do that? How do you make that woman likeable? A lot of my books start out in this manner. All of them? Between me and my girls there are well over 2000 books in this house. Picking absolute favorites is hard. From my romance shelves I would never let go of Suzanne Brockmann, Christine Feehan, Nalini Singh, and Linda Howard. From the rest of the collection-Pat Conroy, Guy Gavriel Kay, Tony Hillerman, Anne Bishop, Nevada Barr…See? You’re making me pick here and the list is just way too long! I’ve got a very busy year coming up. Once Bitten releases from Loose Id on February 23. Twice Shy hopefully will be early summer, same publisher. Claiming Earth will be out sometime in late spring, I think. And there are a host of books not currently titled or scheduled. All told, I should have 8-9 releases in 2010. -Do you have any appearances coming up? Are you kidding? Revisit the last question. I’ll be chained to my desk for the next several weeks. I am planning on attending RT and RWA this year, but in the real world, I mean, online, I have no concrete plans. -Where can we find you on the Internet? My website is www.loribellehunt.com. If I’m procrastinating, no brainstorming! I meant brainstorming! Anyway, then I’m likely to be found lurking at Romance Divas. I’ve also been known to hang around twitter, twitter.com/loribellehunt *And now for some quick questions… ~Tattoos or piercings? Both ~On men: In uniform or out of uniform? Duh. Both. ~Alien or werewolf? I’m feeling like a broken record here. ~Phone sex or strip club? Phone sex ~Knee high boots or come-fuck-me pumps? Fuck me heels. Of course. ~Top or bottom? No comment. ~Voyeur or exhibitionist? Where is my lawyer? That guy is always late. ~Stormy beach or snowy mountainside? I will take a hurricane over a blizzard any day. Long as I am not cold, it’s all good.
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BELIEVE IN ME by Crystal Jordan Read an excerpt ♦ Buy it here! Love might need a little push…or a good, swift kick. Tori Chambers. Old biddy, gossip, busybody and meddler. Except in reality she’s none of those things—she’s a guardian angel who specializes in helping people find their soul mates. Her latest assignment has had her tearing her hair out for over a year. She’s holding up her end for the fireman who’s her current client, but his soul mate’s guardian angel is dropping the ball big time. And when a replacement steps in, it’s enough to curl what’s left of Tori’s hair. Jericho. The one man who broke her heart—and made her determined to never fail her clients like her own guardian angel failed her. A hundred years ago, while fighting for Texas independence, Jericho made a mistake that accidentally cost her life. Now that she’s forced to make nice and work with him, he’s determined not to lose her again. Even if he has to tie her to the bed and make love to her until she’s willing to see reason. Because unknown to Tori, she is his assignment. And if he can’t find a way to convince her they’re soul mates, they face an eternity of consequences… Other Posts by Crystal Jordan  Smutketeers: Tell us a little about what it’s like to be Victoria Janssen. You’ve said that through your writing you like to empower women, usually through unconventional means. Do tell! Victoria: My mother always told me she wanted me to have more opportunities than she did, and so I’ve lived my life trying to make sure I do things that aren’t traditional for women, and give to myself as well as others. I think that’s really important – too often, women are supposed to be self-sacrificing, and eventually that can eat away at your strength and happiness. To me, empowerment means taking the time to find out who you are and what you need to be happy, and then making sure you have it. If you’ve taken care of yourself first, then it’s much easier to give to others. In stories, I like to dramatize or exaggerate those ideas. For me, spending an afternoon at a spa is taking care of myself. For the Duchess Camille, it’s summoning the hot young stableboy to get her pregnant. For a werewolf, it might be bloody revenge. Smutketeers: What is your writing process like? Do you have a daily or weekly word count that you try to meet? Or do you wait until the last minute and write like mad? Victoria: I am a tortoise, and I’ve learned that keeping track of my daily wordcount helps to not only make progress, but feel like I’m making progress. Also, I can then look back and be reassured when I have slow periods, because I can see that I survived times without writing before; it’s just part of my process. My pattern at the moment is 1000 words a day, skipping the day I have choir rehearsal. Sometimes I do a little better on Saturday, because I have more time to write. Smutketeers: What made you write erotica? Was it because you could write sexy group lurvin’ (ahem, the duchess, her maid, the groom, and their lover), wasn’t it? Be honest, now. It can be our little secret. Promise! Victoria: I first started writing erotica to amuse my friends. We used to write stories in a shared universe. I hadn’t written any really romantic scenes before, and they really, really liked the (pretty tame) one I did. So after that, I wrote more. I continue to write erotica because I seem to be good at it. I also like playing with the genre and seeing where it can take me as far as learning the craft of writing. Smutketeers: Do you read in the same genre(s) you write? Victoria: Yes and no. I read a lot of romance but very little erotica. I did read a lot of erotica when I started out writing it, but got a bit burned out. I also read fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and nonfiction. Smutketeers: You’ve written—and published!—in other genres before. What were they and what made you switch? Which genre or time period is your favorite to write in? Victoria: I sold some non-erotic fantasy, but I don’t think it was nearly as high quality as I would have liked. I still love science fiction and fantasy; I would probably be writing in those genres now if I hadn’t found I was better at writing (and selling) erotica. I do love writing erotica – I think it’s important to explore that part of our imaginations, and it’s important for feminist reasons as well – but I find it to be a lot more fun when I can include speculative or historical elements, so I haven’t really let go of my genre birthplace. The Moonlight Mistress was particularly fun for me, since I got to use historical knowledge as well as sneaking science fictional werewolves into my erotica. Different genres, to me, are like chocolate and peanut butter, two great tastes that taste great together. Smutketeers: You have some truly awesome titles under both of your pen names. Do you come up with them yourself or do your editors pick for you? Victoria: I titled all of my short stories except for “Twisted Beauty.” I’m still not that happy with “Twisted Beauty” because the original title, “Among the Lilies,” is a lot prettier and more allusive – and I didn’t like using the word “Twisted” for a story about a man in a wheelchair. But I went with what the editor chose. I love titling stories, even though it can be difficult and frustrating. Often a line from a poem or a quote will stick with me, and emerge from my subconscious just when I need it. “Place, Park, Scene, Dark” is the first line of a song, “By the Light of the Silvery Moon,” the moon making it appropriate for a werewolf story. Single word titles often happen that way, too. “Camera” was named before I consciously had a full sense of the story and its themes. “Wire” was the same. And sometimes I parody other titles. “17 Short Films About Hades and Persephone” came from the film “32 Short Films About Glenn Gould.” “Poppies Are Not the Only Flower” came from Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, a lesbian novel by Jeanette Winterson; my story is about lesbians during World War One, so I used poppies to indicate that. Neither of my original titles for my Spice books survived, and I came up with huge lists of alternate titles before they were approved. However, it looks like my third Spice book is going to stay The Duke and the Pirate Queen, which makes me pretty happy. Smutketeers: You’ve written for a number of publishers in different lengths. Do you have a favorite story length (novel, novella, short story)? Victoria: I love writing novels best; I love reading novels much more than short stories, and I love being involved in the world of the novel for months at a time. But writing short stories can be a lot of fun, too, and it’s easier to experiment with different styles and points of view when you’re only committed for a few thousand words. Smutketeers: We know you have a love of music. Do you ever perform in public? Victoria: I sing in a choir, and we do several concerts every year. I usually have to put my writing aside during concert week, because it can be exhausting as well as fun. Smutketeers: Name three of your favorite movies of all time. Victoria: Raiders of the Lost Ark. Singing in the Rain. The Kenneth Branagh version of Henry V. Smutketeers: If one of your books were made into a movie, which one would you want to see on the big screen the most? More importantly, who would play in the starring roles? Victoria: I think The Moonlight Mistress would make the better movie of the two. When I was writing up character descriptions for the art department, I actually did give some actors to approximate the look of the characters: Lucilla was Minnie Driver, Pascal was French actor Vincent Perez though less pretty, Tanneken a blonde Audrey Tatou, Noel very Damien Lewis, Crispin a little bit like singer Tom Jones, and Gabriel like a blonde Jude Law. Only not really.  Smutketeers: Tell us about your current release(s) and what you have coming up next. Victoria: The Moonlight Mistress is just out this month. It’s an erotic novel set during the early days of World War One. And there are werewolves. I’m finishing up the draft of my next Spice novel, The Duke and the Pirate Queen, which is a sequel to The Duchess, Her Maid, The Groom and Their Lover featuring Maxime and Captain Leung. Smutketeers: Do you have any appearances coming up? Victoria: I’m having a book launch on December 5th, but that’s it for a while. http://www.bigbluemarblebooks.com/events.html I will likely attend Arisia in January. Smutketeers: Where can we find you on the Internet? Website: www.victoriajanssen.com Blog: http://victoriajanssen.blogspot.com I twitter as victoriajanssen *And now for some quick questions… ~Beach cottage or mountain cabin? Mountain cabin, with nice fire in fireplace and fuzzy socks. Unless the beach weather is nice and overcast, with a cool ocean-scented breeze. ~Knee high boots or come-fuck-me pumps? Boots, definitely. Pumps make my feet hurt. ~On men: boxers, briefs, or commando? Boxers. But commando is also acceptable. ~Werewolf or vampire? Werewolf. ~Spanker or spankee? Spanker. ~Blue jeans or pearls? Blue jeans. ~Voyeur or exhibitionist? Voyeur. ~Tattoos or piercings? Piercings. Moonlight serenade. If we had dinner first. Other Posts by Crystal Jordan
The winner for a free copy of Rowan’s new book is: Andi! Rowan will email you to see which format you want your book in. Congrats and thanks to all who came and said howdy! Other Posts by Crystal Jordan |
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on May 13th, 2010 
-Tell us about a day in the life of Loribelle Hunt. You’ve got kids (teenagers, omg!), a cop hubby, and a delightfully Southern extended family. How do you balance it all and stay sane? 
