{"id":570,"date":"2015-10-26T08:55:16","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T12:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/?p=570"},"modified":"2015-09-20T19:14:17","modified_gmt":"2015-09-20T23:14:17","slug":"vampire-week-interview-with-jane-leopold-quinn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kate-hill.com\/compellingbeastsblog\/2015\/10\/26\/vampire-week-interview-with-jane-leopold-quinn\/","title":{"rendered":"Vampire Week: Interview with Jane Leopold Quinn"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"JEL<\/a>Vampire Week Author Interview with Jane Leopold Quinn<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thanks, Kate, for having me here today.\u00a0 I wasn’t sure where my interest in vampires came from, but I’ll take a big bet that Frank Langella had a hand in it.\u00a0 Following the interview is the blurb and an R-rated excerpt from Love Awakens<\/em>, an Erotic Vampire Romance.<\/p>\n

What makes vampires compelling?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Vamps are compelling to me because of their vulnerability.\u00a0 Of course, they can be brutal killers, but in the centuries they’ve been “alive” they can never be totally free.<\/p>\n

What is your favorite vampire book or short story?<\/strong><\/p>\n

A few years ago, I became a huge fan of Laurell K. Hamilton’s vampire hunter series about Anita, Jean-Claude, and Richard.\u00a0 Although the books are mostly about vampires, I lusted after Richard.\u00a0 Besides being a major hunk, he was conflicted about his werewolf life, and I was drawn to that.<\/p>\n

I also read many of Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse series books.\u00a0 Bill was a favorite of mine.\u00a0\u00a0 And Eric was amazing, especially after I saw him in the buff on the TV show.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude09\u00a0 I ended up not watching more than the first season of the TV series because it was actually too dark and violent for me.\u00a0 I felt it was more violent than the books were.\u00a0 But boy did I love the theme song.\u00a0 Bad Things<\/em><\/strong> by Jace Everett<\/strong>.<\/strong>\u00a0 That voice growling that song is almost as hot as Eric’s buffness.\u00a0 Maybe more hot since I can hear the song any time, but alas Eric is lost to me.<\/p>\n

Would you tell us about your latest vampire story?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m not usually a vampire author.\u00a0 My book, Love Awakens<\/em>, began as talk about stories written with a group of authors.\u00a0 The anthology didn’t come about, but I still loved my characters.\u00a0 I kind of threw out all the stops on this book.\u00a0 The main story is male\/female, both vampires.\u00a0 The female, Pamela Manley, is a Chicago police detective and an ancient vampire.\u00a0 The male, Stephen Armsbury, is a Chicago trial lawyer and a much younger vampire than Pamela.\u00a0 Cops and lawyers are natural enemies and Pamela and Stephen are no exception.\u00a0 Except that Stephen has the hots for Pamela, and he doesn’t know she’s the oldest undead in town.\u00a0 Pam doesn’t want to accept that she is attracted to Stephen too but intends to keep her secret as long as she can.\u00a0 Her appearance and the sexy shenanigans at a vampire council meeting finally show Stephen the truth about her.\u00a0 This vampire council meeting is where the book really becomes hot.\u00a0 It features orgies, and multiple partners, male\/male, and female\/female pairings.\u00a0 Stephen and Pamela, though, stick to each other, but they’ve both had long, long vampire lives.\u00a0 Oh yes, there’s also a young rebel vampire who just wants to do what he wants to do.\u00a0 Even the council has trouble controlling him.\u00a0 I’ve written in several characters who are ripe for their own stories:\u00a0 Hugo, Damian and Veronica, and Riccardo, the rebel.<\/p>\n

Do your characters enjoy being vampires?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My vampires have jobs, mortal jobs.\u00a0 Stephen is an attorney, Pamela is a cop.\u00a0 He revels in his vampirism and uses his powers at every opportunity.\u00a0 Pamela has been a vamp for almost 400 years, twice as long as Stephen.\u00a0 She’s desperately tired of it and rarely uses her powers even though she has them.\u00a0 For a couple of centuries, Pam has had:\u00a0 “A belief in law and order and bringing bad guys to justice steered her into the Pinkertons in 1885, then into the FBI’s investigations of Nazi spies in 1942. Finally she’d worked various police departments around the U.S. and had now attained detective rank in the Chicago Police Department.”\u00a0 So, Pam is conflicted about being a vampire and sometimes wishes she was mortal.\u00a0 Falling in love with another vampire wasn’t in her plans, but Stephen is worth it.<\/p>\n

Who is your favorite screen vampire?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Frank Langella in the 1979 movie, Dracula<\/em>, is the most sensual, amazing vampire for me.\u00a0 A year after someone very special to me died, I went to this movie on a date, don’t recall that man’s name or face at all.\u00a0 I certainly didn’t expect a vampire movie to affect me the way it did.\u00a0 There was a scene where Langella dragged a sharp fingernail across his chest to draw blood for Lucy.\u00a0 For some reason that act of love, the way he provided his own blood, got to me.\u00a0 Obviously, I’ve never forgotten that scene.\u00a0 I wanted my vampires to love like that.\u00a0 Love each other above all others.<\/p>\n

Blurb<\/strong><\/p>\n

“This book has everything you’d want in an erotic romance.<\/em><\/p>\n

M\/F, M\/M, F\/F, multiple partners, slight BDSM.<\/em><\/p>\n

There’s something for everyone.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Weary of her vampire existence, Detective Pamela Manley laser-focuses on her job as a police officer. Life is perfect until a certain handsome lawyer crosses her in court. What he doesn’t know is that she’s centuries older than he is, and she intends to control him.<\/p>\n

Defense lawyer Stephen Armsbury is hot for the beautiful cop. After an evening of food and intimate kisses, he plans to get her into his bed ASAP. Furious when he discovers she’s also<\/em> a vamp, not to mention older and more powerful, he must discover why she shields her powers from him.<\/p>\n

Hot-to-the-touch vampire elders and one lusty vamp rebel meddle in their growing relationship. Will Pamela reconcile herself with her undead status? Can Stephen win the love of his bewitching cop?<\/p>\n

Can you guess what the answer to those questions is?<\/em><\/p>\n

The following excerpt from Love Awakens is for readers 18 and over.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

His sire was such a beautiful man, and watching him in his sexual activities was always arousing. Damian slid an arm around Stephen’s waist, obviously turned on by what was happening around them. He turned, thrust fierce fingers through Damian’s raven hair, cupped his head, and met his kiss with his own assault.<\/p>\n

“I love watching Hugo,” Damian admitted, releasing Stephen’s lips.<\/p>\n

Through lust-narrowed eyes, they followed Hugo’s actions. He’d shoved up the fringed skirt and put his mouth at the apex of her thighs. The other female helped lower her to a chaise and sucked at the flapper’s nipples as eagerly as Hugo ate her nether lips.<\/p>\n

Damian backed Stephen to a pillar, knelt, and opened the fastenings of his breeches. Forgetting his sire, he needed all his focus on his king. His face tautened with fervent excitement, his knees stiffening to hold himself up.<\/p>\n

His cock sprung free as if eager for a masterful blow job. Which, if he recalled Damian’s sexual abilities correctly, it very definitely would be. Then he shuddered. Damian’s mouth, hot and wet, surrounded his shaft, one hand braced on his thigh and the other cupping his balls. The king knew exactly how he liked it.<\/p>\n

Stephen slid his fingers through Damian’s hair, clutched the strands, knowing by the rapid movements and loud slurping that the sharp tugs aroused the king.<\/p>\n

“Yes,” crooned Stephen when Damian scored his sensitive cock with extended fangs. His hips flexed and thrust into Dame’s mouth. He felt his anus release and contract wanting his breeches ripped down and Hugo’s cock, or any cock for that matter, rammed in for a hard, furious, and thorough fucking. But all he could do now was pump into Damian’s face and enjoy. Damian, not neglecting anal play, slid his palm around to stroke Stephen’s ass and grind his fingers into the crack through the satin breeches. His king did not forget the good parts.<\/p>\n

Heat blasted through him, his thighs quivered, ass clenched, and Damian completely swallowed his ejaculation, the sensation of his throat massaging the tip of his cock unbelievably pleasurable. Stephen closed his eyes, his head tipped back on the column, and he released a long, low growl of pure satisfaction. Slowly, eyes still closed, he regained his senses and listened to the music of the instruments on the dais accompanying the music of the sexual energy in the ballroom. Even though he’d just been the recipient of one of Dame’s amazing hummers\u2014Stephen loved that word\u2014the surrounding moans and shrieks aroused him again. Damian was good, but Pamela Manley was his goal.<\/p>\n

He cranked open his eyes when he felt soft, female lips on his. Veronica. Hm.<\/em> She ate at his mouth, thrusting in her tongue like it was a little cock. Watching Dame suck a man’s cock got her horny, and she usually joined the action.<\/p>\n

Love Awakens<\/em> is available here – <\/strong>http:\/\/amzn.com\/B00PKNEPSA<\/a><\/p>\n

About Jane<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sensual fantasies were locked in my mind for years until a friend said, “Why don’t you write them down?” Why not, indeed? One spiral notebook, a pen and the unleashing of my imagination later, and here I am with more than a dozen books published. The craft of writing erotic romance has become my passion and my niche in life. I love every part of the creative process \u2014 developing characters, designing the plot, even drawing the layout of physical spaces from my stories. My careers have been varied \u2014 third grade school teacher, bookkeeper, secretary \u2014 none of which gave me a bit of inspiration. But now I’m lucky enough to write romance full time \u2014 the best job in the universe!<\/p>\n

My Books<\/strong><\/p>\n

Indie<\/strong><\/p>\n

Historical<\/strong><\/p>\n

Winning Violetta<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Jake and Ivy<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Wooing the Librarian<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The Long Road to You<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Ancient Ties<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Smokin’ Hot Mini Tales of the Olde West<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Contemporary<\/strong><\/p>\n

Loving Valentine<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

His, Hers & His<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The Keeper<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Soldier, Come Home<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

A Promise at Dawn<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Home to Stay<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Her Hero<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Passion\/Retribution\/Love<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Love Awakens\u2014Erotic Vampire Romance<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Scorching Mini Tales\u2014Educating Eris and My Parisian Sabbatical<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Siren<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’ll Be Your Last<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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