What is
the sweetest thing someone has done for you?
- A few years ago, my
husband and I went to Las Vegas. Our hired self-drive broke down and we
had to take a bus. But we didn’t have the correct change for the bus
tickets and a very kind young African American lady paid for our tickets.
She utterly refused to accept repayment later and when we invited her for
dinner she refused to come until I persuaded her that I wanted to talk to
her about some Vegas history she might be able to help me with. I mean we
were not only strangers to her, we were Europeans! That was beyond just
sweet.
How would
you spend ten thousand bucks?
- I’d work hard to
resist the temptation to use it for a holiday in the Maldives and donate
it to my African children’s educational foundation fund.
Where do
you get your best ideas?
- Mostly from social
gatherings like the theatre or opera, from books and documentary films, or
merely from people watching when I sit on a bench at a public park. I’ve
also stolen ideas from dinner or party guests who regaled us with their
holiday adventures, childhood or partnership experiences. As a writer, I
tend to be more of a listener than a talker, so even a financial
conference or charity gala throws tons of ideas my way.
What
comes first, the plot or characters?
- For me, it’s almost
always the character. I’m a people-attached personality, so I think of
people then put them in some situation. If I see a beautiful sunset, I’m
more likely to think of two lovers watching it, or someone who hasn’t long
to live requesting to be brought out to see it perhaps for the last time.
Then I get around to the plot and how the person got to where they are or
what they feel or face.
What does
your main character do that makes him/her special.
- Roman is quite the
arrogant, self-centred
Alpha creature, but he’s sensitive to other people’s needs and opinions.
He believes in fair play in a
relationship, and is not afraid to show his woman that he’s vulnerable.
Shana is mega rich but remains humble and protective of others.
GENRE: Erotic Romantic Suspense
An evening at the La
Scala in Milan twirls the lives of five people into a web of rivalry,
intrigues, heartaches, obsession, murder, loss, and revenge.
“… for those who love
selective eroticism with substance. An exciting and sophisticated erotic
thriller for the astute romance reader, woman or man.”
Love, a word Roman can
hardly spell, hits him when he sees Shana one evening. She’s the first woman
not dropping to her knees at his mere presence. Used to getting whatever he
wants, he chases her. Only to discovers that she prefers the girls. Roman can’t
let that deter him. But is he for once up against his own comeuppance? At any
rate, he needs assistance, which comes in the form of Alyssa, Shana’s BFF.
Trouble crops up when Alyssa is all too ready and willing to drop on her knees
for him.
Roman can't get
anywhere near Shana on his own. Would he start anything with Alyssa as long as
this finally leads him to meet Shana in person?
Then there’s Marie, his
current companion, who has a life-changing surprise for him.
Roman: I never chased
after a woman. Then I caught a glimpse of the woman I would kneel for, but
didn’t even know her name. Heck, I determined to find her if it took me the
rest of my life.
Shana: He stood in the
room with her. The frisson in the currents freaking between them knocked her
senseless. The mutual force of predator and prey, blasting into her core ...
her soul ... Danger. Keep far away from him
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Excerpt
Two:
“Marie, what the hell are you doing here?”
“Roman! I could ask you the same.” Her eyes flitted from
Bastian to Roman. Bastian had a surprised look on his face that must have
matched her own. Here was Europe’s most loaded Adonis heartthrob he’d just
mentioned a moment ago.
“I’m here to take you home.” Then he leant in closer to her
face. “Both of you.”
This arrogant bastard! “Roman, I’m here to enjoy my Saturday
night with my sister and Monika. You said you weren’t coming back to us!” She
stressed the us so strongly that it came out like a violent hiss. She was
almost livid with rage. Roman had no right to simply butt in on her evening and
start claiming rights! He was the one who walked out on them. He was the one
who ended their relationship over the phone! He was… shit!
Roman thumped on Bastian’s chest so hard that Bastian had to
be held steady by several dancers to stop him toppling over. “You – whoever you
are – keep your fucking hands off her!” Most dancers stopped dancing to watch
the show. Roman stepped forward to now spit all that in Bastian’s face, their
foreheads almost knocking, Roman bending down to make up for the height he had
over Bastian. “Have I made myself understood?” he roared, and she feared he
might actually hit his forehead on Bastian’s.
Like a pair of rutting bucks.
Her fury mingled with the fact that even with all of it,
Roman inflamed her longing for him, ignited a burst of desire in her for him.
Roman in all his infuriating masculine sexiness and stunning perfection that
demanded attention like he was some sort of danger or magnificent delight. All
eyes, male and female, were on him. She couldn’t believe that she felt a twinge
of jealousy at the ogling women. God, was she for real?
But he looked absolutely delicious in light trousers and
navy polo shirt and leather belt, Clarks Trimocc Sun, no socks. As if he was
about to board his yacht and go for a cool long drink in the middle of the
ocean. His clothes didn’t fight with his muscles, they complemented each other.
That look and his air of absolute self-confidence, coupled with the aggression,
were clitoris activators. The throbbing between her legs killed her.
Why couldn’t he see that he was the only one for her, the
Neanderthal jerk?
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
A P von K’Ory
writes the kind of books she herself would like to read and is passionate
about, whether romance, psychological thriller or nonfiction. She is the winner
of six awards from four continents, the last one being the Achievers Award for
Writer of the Year 2013 in the Netherlands. The Selmere Integration Prize was
awarded her in 2014 for her engagement in helping African Women in the Diaspora
cope with a variety of domestic and social problems. The Proposal, a short
story, won the Cook Communications first prize in 2010 and is published in an
American anthology Africa 2012. In 2012, she won the Karl Ziegler Prize for her
commitment to bring African culture to Western society in various papers,
theses, and lectures. Again in 2012, her book Bound to Tradition: The Dream was
nominated for the 2012 Caine Prize by the Author-me Group, Sanford, and in 2013
she was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Prize.
Von K'Ory is
married to an aristocrat and politician of Franco-German descent, has a large
extended family. She lectures Economics
and Sociology in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. She’s migratory and –
weather willing – lives in Germany, France, Cyprus, and Greece.
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6 comments:
Thanks for hosting!
Sounds like a good read.
Sounds like a great read
Thanks so much for hosting my Book Blog Tour. I sincerely appreciate it.
My gratitude to those who have given me their time to read and comment on my work: Rita Wray, Kim, and Sherry. I wish you a grand weekend ahead, as well as a Wonderful Holiday Season!
I enjoyed the interview and the excerpt, A.P., and your book sounds like a thrilling, edge of my seat read for me to enjoy! Thanks for sharing it with me and have a fantastic weekend
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