Good morning! Please welcome guest author Berengaria Brown. Though I will be away for most of the day, please feel free to leave comments for Berengaria and I will post them as soon as I return. Thank you!
~Kate
What is one of your favorite things about writing?
When the words are flowing smoothly, and I can’t type fast enough to get them all down.
Are you a plotter or a pantser?
Mostly a pantser with a bit of plotting. I can’t start writing until I have a beginning, an ending, and know a few points I want to hit along the way. Everything else just happens.
When you’re writing, who is more in control, you or your characters?
Definitely the characters. Some days I pretty much just take dictation.
Can you write sex scenes at any time or do you have to be “in the mood?”
I find writing sex much easier than getting the plot right.
What do you like about writing series books?
I love catching glimpses of previous heroes and heroines after the HEA.
What do you feel are some of the pros and cons of epublishing?
Digital publishing is so much faster than traditional print publishing. That means I don’t have to wait a year for the next book in a series. As an author, it means I can publish more books faster. Also, as an author it means my books are never out of print. If someone discovers me, all my backlist is sitting there for them to look through.
As a reader, nothing is worse than spending hours on eBay trying to find a backlist book from a favorite author, and seeing that the shipping costs will be twice the price of the book itself. That never happens with epublishing.
Would you tell us about your latest release?
“Seeds of Love” released 29 January. It’s different from most ménage stories in that it’s an FFM book. It’s Bev’s story, but it’s also Cinthe’s story. And since Cinthe loves Inigo as well as Bev, that gets complicated.
Beverley is hopelessly in love with Hyacinthe. Hyacinthe loves Bev, but she also loves their hot-bodied coworker Inigo. Which doesn’t help Bev’s already low self-esteem. The only saving grace is that Inigo seems a pretty decent guy.
Ménage sex gradually brings the triad together—until Cinthe’s fairy wings sprout. Inigo and Bev don’t cope well with this change—because everyone knows there’s no such thing as a fairy. Bev’s obsession with her physical inadequacies takes a backseat to her concern over the wings sticking out of her lover’s back.
While Beverley struggles to come to terms with having a fairy for a girlfriend, she also has to deal with someone stealing rare plants from the botanical gardens where they all work.
Do you have an excerpt from your latest release you would like to share?
EXCERPT PG13
Nothing happened for long seconds, then Hyacinthe felt the air move by the nightstand drawer. Ah, Inigo would be lifting toys out, likely showing them to Beverley or maybe just choosing some himself. Yes, they were moving again, Beverley would be choosing some toys, or accepting the ones Inigo offered her.
Careful to keep her face expressionless, Hyacinthe grinned hugely in her mind. Over the years she’d collected an impressive array of toys. Although she seldom used them when having sex with a partner, she enjoyed experimenting when alone, and had nipple clamps and clips, dildos, butt plugs, vibrators, and scented oils. She could hardly wait to find out which ones they’d use on her.
There was the soft sound of fabric being removed, the slide of a zipper, the pop of a snap fastener, then Inigo’s heavy weight was beside her on the bed and his big hands ran lightly from her toes, over her sensitive arches, and around her heels.
Delicious! Cinthe shivered with delight.
A soft plop was followed by the weight of a body sitting on the other side of the bed.
Bev has taken her shoes off and joined us, deduced Hyacinthe.
Beverley’s hands were slightly rough from all the outdoor work they did, but she used them gently to trail along Hyacinthe’s rib cage and tenderly cup a breast.
Unconsciously, Hyacinthe thrust her breast up into Beverley’s warm palm, feeling her nipple peak instantly at the slight touch of Bev’s finger. Meanwhile, Inigo’s hands were gradually moving higher up Hyacinthe’s leg, teasing behind her knee and over her lower thigh.
A hot tongue licked warm, wet patterns on her lower thigh, circles and spirals and pictures, then a mouth puffed warm air on the wet spots, making Hyacinthe shiver once again.
At that very moment another mouth descended on her breast, sucking nipple and areola deep into a warm cavern. A tongue pressed Hyacinthe’s nipple to the roof of a mouth then rolled it and played with it. Hyacinthe groaned. Oh yes! Beverley had a very talented mouth. And the moves Inigo made on her thigh were not so shabby either. His tongue was reaching higher and higher up her leg, causing a spiral of need to build deep in her core.
Hyacinthe groaned again as Bev released her nipple then blew on the wet peak. Bev’s hands disappeared for a moment then a nipple clamp bit into her flesh with just the right amount of tension to ride the perfect line between pleasure and pain.
The bed creaked as Inigo moved between Hyacinthe’s spread legs, his wide shoulders pushing them even farther apart, and Beverley got off the bed and moved around to the other side. Aha! Hyacinthe thought. They have divided me as above and below the waist, not right and left sides!
Purchase Link: http://www.ellorascave.com/seeds-of-love.html
What three words would Beverley use to describe Hyacinthe?
Graceful, confident, talented.
What three words would the Hyacinthe use to describe Beverley and Inigo?
Bev: stronger, wiser, and better than she thinks she is.
Inigo: thoughtful, yummy, considerate.
Would you tell us about yourself?
Berengaria is a multi-published author of erotic romance: contemporary, paranormal (magic, ghosts, vampires, fairies, dragons, and werewolves), futuristic, medieval, and Regency-set historical. She loves to read all different kinds of romance so that is what she writes: one man/one woman; two women; two men; two men/one woman; three men, two women/one man, three men/one woman…. Whatever the characters need for their very hot happily-ever-after, Berengaria makes sure they get it.
What are your favorite genres to read and write?
Anything. Everything.
Where can we visit you online?
http://berengariasblog.blogspot.com/
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When you’re not writing, what do you like to do?
Mostly I’m working a day job, but I love to read. I was a reader long before I was a writer. I also make sure I hang out with friends at least once a week.
Where would you go on your dream vacation?
Somewhere hot, with a beach. I once vacationed at Hawaii and absolutely loved it. Please, take me away from all this snow!
What is your favorite season?
Summer.
What book are you currently reading?
I just read “Gray and Burnished Granite Seas”, by Tray Ellis. It’s MM, very different, and awesome writing.
What is your favorite comfort food?
Chocolate.
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Thank you for inviting me here today, Kate.
Berengaria
Thank you for being here, Berengaria!
Cool interview, ladies! It was nice to know a bit about you Berengaria. 🙂
Hugs!
jan