Interview: Author Tina Folsom on "Quinn's Undying Rose" - Scanguards Vampires series #6

Release Date:  August 29, 2012
"Quinn's Undying Rose" is book six in Tina's Scanguards Vampires series

Tina, thank you so much for being here.  You are a writing inspiration to so many and you taking the time for Ravishing Romances means a lot.

Q:        You’ve just released your sixth Scanguard Vampire novel featuring Quinn and Rose.  How many more do you plan to write?

A: I have no specific number in mind. It really depends on what interesting characters I can create to keep Scanguards going. I’m definitely planning books for Oliver, Thomas and Eddie, Cain, possibly Blake, and Wesley. But there might be others down the road.

Q:        Quinn and Rose’s story is heartbreaking.  She had their daughter, but never told him.  That’s a sad storyline to handle.  Was it hard for you to write Quinn dealing with the pain?

A: I found it very difficult to understand those feelings. I don’t have children myself, so whenever it comes to storylines where children are involved, I’m having a harder time “feeling” what my characters are feeling. It’s hard for me to grasp what it must be like for a father not to have known that he had a child.

Q:        Were you ever worried that readers would not forgive Rose for keeping Quinn’s daughter a secret from him?

A: Yes. In fact, I discussed this with my critique partner Grace at length. We went back and forth about what to do about this issue. I had to find a compelling reason why Rose didn’t tell him, a reason that nobody could fault her for, so that readers wouldn’t look upon her too harshly. That’s why I made it a life and death situation.

Q:        Readers are buzzing about Thomas.  Does he have his own story in the making?

A: I know, I know. There isn’t a day that goes by when I don’t get an email or a FB posting from a reader asking when Thomas’s story is being released. So, yes, he will definitely get a book, but it won’t be the next one. I’m not quite ready for an m/m romance. Don’t get me wrong: I have a few gay friends, and I will definitely ask their advice, but I’m not quite ready to write the story. I first have to figure out how much of Thomas’s sexuality has to be on the page, ie. how explicit I can go with the sex scenes without turning readers off.

Q:        What do you say to readers who are hesitant to read this because of Rose’s choice to keep their daughter a secret?

A:  Well, there’s really not much to say. Tastes differ, and everybody has their own favorite when it comes to the Scanguards books. Let me say this about drama/literature: if people always made the correct choices, agreed with everybody, and talked everything out with their loved ones, there would be no conflict. And conflict is essential for a good book or movie.

Back of the Book

Vampire bodyguard Quinn has lived the last 200 years as a playboy trying in vain to forget the only woman he has ever loved: his human wife Rose, who he believes to be dead.

But Rose is very much alive. Now a vampire herself, she has lived in hiding from Quinn all of these years, having faked her death to hide from him a terrible secret—one she knows would drive him to kill her.

When a powerful and evil vampire threatens to destroy Rose’s—and Quinn’s— only living descendent, she has no choice but to come out of hiding and ask for Quinn’s help. As Quinn struggles with the shock of Rose’s reappearance, and they reunite to battle a common foe, they rekindle the flames of their past. But will the passion that reignites between them be enough to overcome the secret that separates them?

Scanguards Vampires Series:
Book 1: Samson's Lovely Mortal
Book 2: Amaury's Hellion
Book 3: Gabriel's Mate
Book 4: Yvette's Haven
Book 5: Zane's Redemption

Tina Folsom was born in Germany and has been living in English speaking countries for over 20 years, the last 11 of them in San Francisco, where she's married to an American. 
 In New York she studied drama at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, then moved to Los Angeles a year later to pursue studies in screenwriting. This is also where she met her husband, who she followed to San Francisco three months after first meeting him. 
 She's always loved vampires and decided that vampire and paranormal romance was her calling. She now has 15 novels in English and several in other languages (Spanish, German, and French) and continues to write, as well as have her existing novels translated.

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Author Interview: Nikki Prince on her novel "Demon Mine"

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Release Date:  September 12, 2012

Publisher:  Evernight Publishing

Blurb

Samael is a fallen angel doomed to repeat his life and love for Liliana Jackson over and over again. That is until she finally remembers who she is and the reason for the curse that has befallen them both. For you see, Liliana was once Lilith the first wife of Adam and the lover of Samael. 

 Are they doomed to keep repeating the past? 

Or will there be a new future for the reincarnated lovers?

Welcome to Ravishing Romances, Nikki! Thank you for being here. 


Q:  How’s the reception been for Samael and Lilianna? Do readers connect well with them? 

A:  You know it’s still too soon for me to know. I am hoping so as I love the characters and hope that everyone sees how special they are as well. 


Q:  Hero Samael is a fallen angel who’s doomed to relive his love for heroine Lilianna over and over again. Can you give us more details about Samael and Lilianna’s revolving door relationship? 

A:  Basically Samael and Liliana have a cursed placed on them, so in order to have their love survive they must figure out why they are cursed and end that curse. 


Q:  Is Samael an alpha male? 

A: Samael is very alpha. 


Q:  What’s the heat level of Demon Mine? Is it erotica, romantic, sensual? 

A:  It is an erotic romance. 


Q: Demon Mine is first in your Karmic Lust series. Who’s the hero and heroine of the next novel and are they mentioned in Demon Mine? 

A:  The hero and heroine of the next book will be Eva Jackson and Clay Quinones. Yes, they are extremely important in the first story and cried out for their own story to be told. 


Q:  Care to share an excerpt with the readers?

Warning:  This excerpt is EROTIC

Liliana Jackson sat on the bed in the darkened room. Her breath was ragged as she eagerly waited for her lover to arrive. The need she felt was always instant when she thought of him. The slightest movement of cloth from her sundress scraping over her hard nipples tortured her as her bare pussy dampened. She glanced at the small clock on the wall opposite her bed. It would be only a matter of minutes before he stepped across the threshold. 

She tried to be patient and wait. She let out a whimper, trying her best to wait for him, but failing. Slowly, she slipped her dress up her thighs, baring her shaved pussy to the air in the room, parting her legs while she leaned back onto the pillows; her fingers teased along her slit in one smooth stroke. She slid two fingers around her wet entrance, and then leisurely teased her clit. Liliana inched one, then two fingers inside of her drenched folds with a moan. She rocked her hips to push them in deeper as her head fell back against the pillow. 

She groaned once more as she neared orgasm. One without him. He'd want to punish her, and she'd welcome it. She loved it when he acted all badass around her. In fact, she wanted it. Even as independent as she had always been, she needed his commanding presence, lust and strength. It fueled all of those things within her as well. His needs fed her needs. Her eyes moved to the door. She grinned. There he stood, leaning against the doorjamb, arms crossed over his muscled chest. He looked angry—the edges of his mouth turned down and narrowed eyes fixed on her undulating body. 

“Hello, lover.­” Her words were a raspy purr of arousal. 

Samael, her lover and the object of her lusts, filled the doorway with his presence. Samael, with his lithe, muscular body, tattoos on his arms, long, dark hair that fell past his shoulders, and when angry, eyes so dark they were fathomless against his paler skin. He was her dark demon, the possessor of her very being, her soul. He continued to stand there, arms crossed over his chest. Samael’s dark eyes turned hazel as they slowly traveled her body to focus on her fingers, which continued to thrust in and out of her pussy. The change in eye color was a sure sign of his rising lust, a hue she was well acquainted with and wanted … no, craved to see. 

"I ordered you to wait, Lili." She heard the impatience in his voice. 

Biting back a small moan, she arched her back up off the bed, her eyes still connected with his as her fingers curled to stroke her g-spot. 

"You order me to do a lot of things, Sami. I don't always listen." 

He gave a low warning snarl. A groan from her was the response he received. He hated when she shortened his name from Samael to Sami. Her eyes moved down his body with leisure, exploring every nuance that made up the fabulous male standing before her. The black t-shirt fit his muscled form well, along with the black jeans that did little to hide his huge hard-on. 

"You protest, yet your cock is enjoying the attention I'm giving myself. Seeing as you were late, I thought it would be okay to start without you. Honestly, do you think I would rather have your cock or my fingers?" All the while, her fingers continued to plunge into her tight core, her legs bent on the bed as she arched her back. She splayed her legs out before him so that he saw every thrust. 

"Lili, you're just begging to be spanked." She shivered and ran her tongue over her bottom lip. His words sparked more need than fear. His approach was leisurely as he watched her continue to pleasure herself. She moved her free hand between her spread thighs and tugged at her clit. "Stop your fingers now. Remove them or you'll not get what you want from me." 

With measured deliberation, Liliana pulled her fingers from her pussy. Keeping her eyes on Samael, she slowly, teasingly licked them clean. His eyes narrowed, and Liliana smirked. "You didn't say I couldn't taste." 

"Remove the fucking dress, Lili. Do it quickly, or you will not get a chance to come as you need to. Then get your pretty little ass on your knees and hold on to the headboard." His words quickly wiped the smirk off her face. She didn't say anything as she got to her knees and slipped the sundress off, tossing it to the floor. With one last look of feigned defiance, she turned to settle on her knees with her hands clutched to the headboard. The rustling of his clothing filled the otherwise silent room, and then they were skin to skin. His cock, hard and throbbing, pushed against the crease of her ass as his body pressed close to hers from behind. 

Her breath caught in anticipation of his touching her as she craved. She did not say a word. If Liliana tested him, he would follow through on not letting her come. That could not happen; she wanted him bad. A soft mewl slipped from her lips as the head of his cock stroked along her dripping entrance. Her hands tightened on the headboard when he pressed into her. His lips were only an inch from her ear as he spoke with what could only be devilish delight.

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