Ramsey's Book Review
Friday, September 16, 2011
Welcome,
Desiree, to Ramsey's Reviews 2nd
Annual Halloween Bash. Your new releases sound so thrilling that I
can't wait to have our readers read about them. I especially like
your upcoming release featuring a Chupacabra. That sounds very
interesting.
Tell
us your latest news. Do you have any current projects your working
on?
September
will see the release of Book 4 in my Phoenix Agency series, F Stop.
There are 5 books in the series, all about alpha ex-military men who
meet women with a special psychic ability. Each ability is different.
In F Stop, Kat Culhane is a remote viewer, with the ability to focus
on things such as geographic coordinates and “see” things
happening there. I’m also at work on Branded By Lust, Book 4, Night
Seekers. Eight team members, six of them shifters, hunter the
legendary devil beast, the Chupacabra.
When
and Why did you begin writing?
I’ve
always had the desire to write, even spent some time working for
weekly newspapers. And in college I did sports reporting. But it
wasn’t until 2004 that I finally had the time to sit down and
actually pull all those plots out of my notebooks and see what I
could do. And I haven’t stopped since then.
Where
do you get your information or ideas for your books?
My
brain never stops working, picking up pieces and bits and whirling
them into some kind of story. I meet great people to interview, I do
a lot of Internet research and I use a lot of my life experiences.
What
do you think makes a good horror story?
Something
that scares me to death! But this is not a genre I either read or
write. I can take paranormal to the edge but that’s about it.
What
is your favorite scary movie or book?
Psycho
is still the icon for me. It still scares me to death but I watch it
anyway!
What
makes you interested in the genre your write?
I
like to explore different areas of the imagination. Books are a great
place to create my fantasies and live them out.
When
you were a child, what creature or story scared you the most? And did
it propel your creative muse to write about it later?
I
still remember my sister, who was older than me, reading Little Red
Riding-hood. For years I couldn’t even look at a picture of a wolf.
Odd that today, wolf shifters are among my favorite characters. But I
still remember diving under the covers when I heard that big, bad
wolf voice.
Do
you remember ever coming up with anything so wild that you scared
yourself, leaving you to wonder where that came from?
Oh,
yes. And it’s still in my Ideas folder on my computer. Maybe one of
these days I’ll be brave enough to write about it. It had to do
with mind control.
Where
do you as an author draw the line on gory description and/or erotic
content?
First
of all, whatever it is, it has to fit into the plot and the character
images. Gore and sex just for the sake of gore and sex, don’t work
for me. And of course, my stories are always romances, so that in
itself, sets certain boundaries. So whatever it is, it has to fit the
romance and the story and not detract from it or be jarringly
different.
Could
you share some of your blurbs or exerts with us?
Blurb
from Joy Ride:
Emma,
the good girl poster child, is running from a life she suddenly sees
as gray and suffocating—a life where she’s successfully buried
all her hopes and secret dreams. Until the night she wanders into
Aftershock and is immediately drawn to the hot bass player. The
electricity of his performance, the powerful music he coaxes from his
guitar, the heavy vibration of each note reaches out to something
deep inside her and wakes an Emma she didn’t even know
existed.
Marc doesn’t much care for the groupies who hang
around the band. He needs a woman he can create a future with that’s
a counterpoint to the craziness of the rock music business. When he
sees Emma for the first time, something inside him cracks wide open.
Just one sizzling glance between them, and he’s sure he’s found
the woman to complete his life.
But as the relationship grows,
there’s a huge stumbling block: Emma won’t tell him her name. The
sex is fabulous but he wants more….
Although Emma is finally
finding her true self, her fear of everything falling apart builds a
barrier she can’t seem to cross. Marc is taking her on the joy ride
of her life, but will her own insecurities destroy everything?
Blurb
from Delicious Danger:
Kelly
Monroe was shocked when her dog, Xena, a Caucasian Ovcharka seemed to
bond at once with Rick Latrobe, a partner in the high profile Phoenix
Agency. Ovcharkas are known for linking with only their owners. But
Xena is picking up Rick’s wave length, very much aware when an
attempt is made on Rick’s life, and driving Kelly crazy with
signals of danger regarding Rick’s current project, ferrying a
shipment of arms to a private security cadre in Iraq. Rick is nearly
killed when the shipment is stolen by terrorists who are hot in his
trail. Only Kelly and Xena, coached by members of The Lotus Circle to
expand the psychic link between the three of them—can keep him
safe. As Rick scrambles to learn who’s behind the whole mess, the
relationship he and Kelly have deepens. But Xena is the real star,
not only signaling when danger is at hand but “sniffing” out the
killers.
Where
can your fans go to find more information about you and your books?
They
can also join my mailing list there
Is
there anything else additional you would like to share with your
readers?
Yes.
They can also find me on Twitter @desireeholt and Facebook
www.facebook.com/desireeholt
Thank
you, Desiree, for taking the time to answer some of our questions. I
really enjoyed having you with us for this Halloween Bash. Good luck
with all your books, and maybe one day you will finish that scary
tale. =) Happy Halloween.
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