What are your favorite genres to read and write?
To read – romance, of course! I love erotic romance, steamy regencies, and romantic comedies. I also enjoy thrillers, suspense, horror, and mainstream. Just about everything except techno-heavy scifi.
To write – Erotic romance, romantic suspense, romantic comedy and historicals.
To you what type of hero/heroine is the hottest?
Hero: A man with integrity and honor – he’ll die for the heroine; he’ll protect her from anything or anyone. He also has to have a sense of humor, preferably a dry wit. And he must be an alpha male in bed. He’s tender with the heroine, but he’s most definitely in charge. 🙂 I also prefer my heroes to be tall and nicely muscular with one or several tattoos.
Heroine: Intelligent and feisty. She’s no doormat. She makes the hero earn her love. But she also has a tender side, melting in his strong arms.
Share one of the sexiest or most romantic lines from one of your books.
That’s a tough one. To me, one of the most moving, and yes, romantic, lines in my books is in In His Arms, during a pivotal point in Summer and RJ’s relationship. Rather than one line, I’ll give you a couple:
“Look at me.”
Her fingers curled, the tips of her nails digging into her palms. On a shaky breath, she opened her eyes, meeting his gaze, her thoughts and feelings masked.
Fury, then sorrow tightened RJ’s throat. His hands went to hers, his thumbs stroking the base of her palms lightly, his voice naked with pain, soft and coaxing. “Look at me.” Please.
In the context of the plot, those lines are truly romantic and moving – the big, bad alpha male is helpless against the love he feels for this woman.
Speaking as one of your characters, describe in a sentence or two what makes your
partner irresistible.
Well, if I was Summer and in the plot of In His Arms, I would say RJ’s integrity, the way he protects her, his commanding presence that’s tempered by the tenderness and respect he shows her.
Please tell us about your latest release?
My latest release is In His Arms from Ellora’s Cave – it’s coming out September 3. Here’s a blurb and excerpt.
BLURB:
Owned by one man, loved by another. . .
Abducted and delivered into sexual slavery, Lori has surrendered her will in order to survive. For more than a decade, she’s been known as Summer, a lovely submissive, her owner’s possession until he gives her to his newest lieutenant, a mysterious man called RJ. Commanding and virile, RJ dominates without cruelty and possesses without threat, engendering a mixture of safety and passion. In his strong arms, Summer enjoys carnal pleasure she’s never known and tenderness she’s craved. In his heated gaze, she experiences a sense of recognition she doesn’t immediately understand until it proves dangerous in a way she could never have imagined. Bound by desire and their growing love, RJ traverses the shadowy world of human trafficking, risking all for Summer’s freedom only to learn she harbors a fateful secret that threatens to tear her from him, leading to an irrevocable event that risks both their lives.
EXCERPT:
(In this scene, RJ is testing Summer’s feelings for him, needing them to be genuine)
RJ bathed the crown of his cock in her slippery juices. She wiggled closer to him. He swallowed hard. Slowly, making her want, praying she’d want, he eased the head inside her channel trapping it in her silky heat.
His lids fluttered. The room lurched at the sensations rolling through him. Gritting his teeth, not giving into his lust, he penetrated lazily, inch by inch, until their bodies touched. And then he bent over her, touching her clit.
Summer’s head fell forward. Her shoulders bunched with her tattered breaths.
One unhurried pump followed the other as RJ masturbated her, concentrating on her pleasure, trying to ignore the tension in his thighs, the heat in his groin, the demands of his cock. His balls were so tight they ached.
She mewed as she had in the suite, the sound telling him she wanted him to go faster, harder, to bring her to completion.
Show me you want me.
Sweat dotted his forehead and bristly cheeks. A quick glance in the mirror revealed the distended veins in his neck, the prominent muscles. He was suffering as much as she seemed to be, but he wouldn’t give in. He wanted proof.
His fingers stopped stroking. His hips no longer pumped.
Summer dug her nails into the comforter, revealing her frustration. To fix it, she tightened her inner muscles around his cock, working it, coaxing him.
“Don’t,” he said.
She stopped immediately and lifted her head. Face reddened, chest pumping, she sought his eyes in the mirror, her gaze questioning.
Bending down, RJ wrapped one arm around her waist. He watched Summer’s brows lift as he pulled her to her knees. Still inside of her, he wrapped his left hand around her wrists, holding her imprisoned hands between her ripe breasts. His right hand slid down her belly, returning to her naked mound, fingers curling over the margin and dipping into her slick moisture to reach her erect clit.
On a pleasured gasp, her back arched, driving her ass into his groin and his cock at a harder angle inside her cunt. RJ’s arm pressed against her waist. He pushed his right knee and then his left against hers, directing Summer to part her legs even more, preventing her from closing them.
“Watch,” he said.
Her eyes jerked to the mirror. She regarded their reflections, how he’d trapped her. How he intended to drive her wild to convince himself of her response.
Summer’s head drooped to the right as his fingers flicked her nub and his cock stretched her sheath.
She alternately melted in his arms and fought him, attempting to drive her clit closer to his fingers, to force him to rub her harder, faster.
RJ refused. He made certain completion plagued Summer without allowing her to come. Bringing her close only to pause, he rested his damp fingers on her hip as he waited for her breathing to quiet. When it did, he began again, his strokes slower than the previous time.
She writhed and moaned.
He ignored her, stopping again just short of her release During this interlude, he suckled her neck and her shoulder, making her wait even longer for him to return to her clit.
Damp with perspiration, she finally cried out, “Please!”
His hand didn’t move from her belly. His fingers remained poised on the edge of her mound. He wanted his resistance to torment her as her words had tormented him in the suite.
No, I won’t go…
With him. He intended to change that. He had to.
“Please what?” he asked.
She swallowed then begged. “Let me come.”
“Why?”
She blurted, “Because I need to!” Irritation hardened her words.
RJ paid no heed. “Prove it,” he said, his voice intractable, his fingers returning to her clit, daring her to fake a response.
The back of her head hit his shoulder. Tension drained from her body. She became limp against him. Vulnerable. Opened. Willing.
Again, he directed her to watch, bringing her to within a breath of orgasm only to withdraw his touch, causing her to start over. Through it all, her sheath narrowed around his cock, driven by the feelings he sensed raging within her.
Grateful for her partial response, RJ again suckled her shoulder. Summer turned her head to watch. His mouth met hers. He speared his tongue past her lips, filling her as his fingers rubbed her nub, this time remaining on it.
Mouth falling open against his, allowing him greater penetration, she forgot to suckle his tongue as he steered her to orgasm. Grunts and groans interrupted her choking gasps, the sounds suppressed by his mouth. Her body twisted within his embrace as she peaked, both of them slick with sweat. A steady pulse beat deep within her cunt, caressing his cock.
RJ moved quickly before it faded, tearing his mouth from hers, releasing her hands, directing her forearms back to the bed. Positioned thusly, he rode her for a long time, his thrusts even and slow, prolonging, intensifying her next climax and his.
It came sooner than he wanted, the sensations deeper, richer than any he’d known. His legs wavered, wanting to give out. His moans and gasps mingled with hers.
It wasn’t enough. RJ feared it would never be enough, not with this woman.
He wanted to stay within her for the rest of the day and through the night. His body demanded otherwise. His knees ached and his legs shook, not wanting to support his weight.
Giving in, he pulled out of her. Immediately, she slumped to the bed, eyes closed. Not yet ready to give her rest or to be separated from her flesh, RJ rolled Summer onto her back and unfolded his length over hers, his jagged breaths pushing his chest into her damp breasts. His world reduced to her scent, her softness and warmth.
Buy link: http://www.jasminejade.com/ps-8593-50-in-his-arms.aspx
My Bio:
I’m a multi–published novelist in contemporary, historical and erotic romance. Booklist, Publisher’s Weekly, Romantic Times and numerous online sites have praised my work. I have reached finals and /or placed in numerous RWA–sponsored contests. Before becoming a novelist, I was the editor of an award–winning Midwestern newspaper and worked in Story Direction for a Hollywood production company.
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To celebrate the upcoming release of In His Arms, I’m offering a contest today. One lucky commenter will have her choice of one of my following books**:
1. Lush Velvet Nights – ebook
2. Adored – ebook
3. Deep, Dark, Delicious – ebook
4. Close to Perfect – mass market paperback
5. Bad Boys with Red Roses – trade paperback
6. Take My Breath Away – trade paperback
** Winner chosen at random. Winner in continental US has her choice of one of the six. Winner outside continental US has her choice of one of the ebooks.
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Hey, Kate!! Thanks for hosting me today.
Ladies: just swing by and say ‘hi’ ‘hey’ or ‘hello’ and you’re entered in my contest!! 🙂
Enjoyed reading the comments. The book sounds really good and I have added it to my TBR list
Thank you for being here, Tina and thank you for stopping by Joye!
In His Arms sounds like a great book and the cover is gorgeous!
Hey, Joye – thanks for stopping by!! In His Arms will be available this Friday. I can’t wait. 🙂
Stopping by to say what a great book and excerpts. Can’t wait till it releases.
Wow Tina, this was a face-fanner! someone please open a window…
In His Arms-sounds wonderful.
XXOO Kat
Just wanted to let you know I need to leave the house for a few hours, but feel free to keep leaving comments and as soon as I get back I’ll approve any I’ve missed. Thank you!
Kate
Hey, Gabrielle and Kat – so good of you to drop by. Glad you enjoyed the excerpt. 🙂
That excerpt was too hot. Congrats on the upcoming release, Tina.
*clapping and whooping cat calls* Bravo! That was one sexually tense excerpt. Okay, I need a big pitcher of ice tea after that one. Good thing I don’t smoke. I’m glad I stopped by for an exciting excerpt, and In His Arms sounds like a keeper.
Hey, Jane and Armenia – thanks for stopping by and your kind words.
Armenia: Had to smile at your comment – I know you really liked the excerpt and that makes me smile. 🙂
Tina,
Thanks for another great excerpt. I cannot wait to read this one!!
Hi Tina. Following you around the net today. I love that excerpt and that is a great cover. Really enjoyed your post. Will be adding this book to my to be read list.
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Hi, all – I’d like to thank everyone for swinging by, commenting, and participating in my contest to celebrate the upcoming release of In His Arms.
I’ve selected my winner – at random – and it’s (DRUM ROLL PLEASE)
Jane
Yay, Jane!!! Soon as I get your email addy, I’ll be contacting you about your prize. 🙂
Popping by belatedly to say hi, and congrats on your upcoming release–tomorrow!! Yippee! 🙂