Saturday, 3 November 2012

Welcome erotic romance writing duo, Amber Skyze & Katalina Leon...



Please welcome writing duo, Amber Skyze & Katalina Leon! Welcome, ladies - thanks for letting me be part of your ongoing tour. Looking forward to learning how you work - I cannot imagine writing as part of a duo!

Let's get started...


1)   Did you set any goals for 2012?
Amber Skyze: No, I hoped to complete one book with a new baby.
Katalina Leon: Yes, I wanted to get at least four books finished and I made that goal and dragged poor Amber with me! lol

2)   What is the best part of the writing process for you?
Amber: The start of a new story and discovering the characters.
Katalina: Falling in love with the hero or the time period and learning to see the world differently.

3)   The worst part?
Amber: Sometimes the sex…lol
Katalina: Going over allotted word count and having to cut.

4)   What is the book you wish you’d written?
Amber: Gone with the Wind
Katalina: The Mist Of Avalon

5)   Favourite author/s & book/s?
Amber: too many to list.
Katalina: I’ll put Charlotte Bronte and Ray Bradbury at the top today but my favorites change all the time.

6)   Tell us about your latest release?
Amber: Claimed by Dragons is a sexy dragon ménage.
Katalina: Claimed By Dragons is a big adventure that tests each of the character’s limits. It is also a very sexy ménage that was a blast to write. I squirmed a lot in my chair. Lol

7)   What is your favourite attribute of the hero and heroine?
Amber: Jael is adventurous.
Katalina: Roarke is protective and responsible—a real Alpha. Kypton is very loving and patient and so much stronger than he originally believes.

8)   What’s next?
Amber: I’ll be writing Becca’s story, so look for book 3 or 4 in late winter, early spring.
Katalina: I just finished a novel for a new paranormal book series with Ellora’s Cave. After that I start Devon’s story for the Bag Of Tricks series. Devon is going to get involved with a dashing but ghostly sea captain who’s been trapped in limbo for two hundred years.

9)                  Tell me where you write?
Amber: I write on my living room couch in the early morning hours while the house sleeps.
Katalina: I have my own room that doubles as a painting studio.

10)                  Where would you like your career to be in 5 years?
Amber: That’s easy…I’d like to be doing this full-time and on the NY Times Best Seller list. ;)
Katalina: I hope I’m still waking up every morning feeling eager to write. If I can pay bills too, terrific.

11)                  Where can we find you?
Amber: You can find me on Facebook, under Amber Skyze,
Katalina, I’m all over! My website is being rebuilt so look for me on Facebook, ARe, Amazon, YouTube etc…




Claimed by Dragons
(Book 2, Bag of Tricks Series)
by Katalina Leon & Amber Skyze
Published by Loose Id Publishing
92,000 words (eBook format)

M/M Erotic
Fantasy Romance
Elements:
Action, Adventure, Multiple Partners
Heat Level:
Sizzling

Available at:
Loose Id

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Amazon

Blurb:

In an odd Wiccan shop in Salem, Jael pulls an unusual stone from a witch’s wish bag. Little does she know her wildest dreams of adventure and a torrid affair with two gorgeous co-workers are about to come true—in spades.

Jael’s dreamy boss, Roarke offers her the assignment of a lifetime: a photo safari to Mount Kilimanjaro. The African scenery is stunning but the unexpected arrival of her two office crushes, Roarke and Kypton ignites her passion. Just as the trio is getting steamy at a beautiful waterfall, danger intervenes forcing the men to reveal their secret. They're dragons. And now, to save her life, they have no choice but to abduct a startled Jael to their mountain lair on Kilimanjaro.

In the dragons' love nest, Jael learns the truth about their origins and explores all the erotic possibilities two eager lovers can offer. Love awakens, but the guys are being stalked by a covert group of dragon hunters and withholding a life or death secret that will push Jael’s courageous heart and commitment to the limits.

Warning: Story contains gorgeous male shape shifters eager to mate, lots of hot male action between two loving men, scorching ménage with one lucky woman, anal play for all, and polyandry with a happy ending. What more do you want?

Excerpt:
(In this excerpt Jael has just pulled a stone from the wish bag in an odd Salem Wiccan shop.)

“Oh, Jael, that is an odd-looking stone.” Arcona reached for Jael’s hand to tip the sparkling stone toward the light. “It’s beautiful when things you’d never think would fuse together mix.” She stared at the stone in wonder. “The world is full of weird stuff, isn’t it?”

Jael looked from the two-sided stone to her friend. “It is different.” She glanced at Witch Casey to see if she had any advice as to why she’d chosen such a stone.

“Interesting, but not surprising.” Witch Casey shook her head with her lips firmly pinched together.

Jael couldn’t read the woman’s eccentric gesture.

“A dual stone is often attracted to an undecided person,” Witch Casey spoke tersely.

“Undecided?” Jael stiffened and crossed her arms in a defensive manner. She’d been often accused of being indecisive in the past, and it hurt. Obviously Witch Casey had been eavesdropping. “Are you referring to me?”

“Of course I’m referring to you.” Witch Casey planted her fist firmly on her hip as she confronted Jael. “You’re the one holding the dual stone, not me.”

“What do you mean by undecided?” Jael knew where this was going. Witch Casey would now deliver a trite and highly predictable forecast about her future love life. She braced for the safe little clichés she knew were headed her way.

Witch Casey arced her hands dramatically through the air. “Your heart is always in two places at once and refuses to choose a lasting home. Am I right?”

Jael slightly recoiled. Witch Casey was right. The way the woman spoke with utter authority sent a shiver up her spine.

All her life she’d rushed toward one goal when secretly desiring another. She longed for a stable relationship, even a family, but another rogue part of her soul wanted to ditch her responsibilities, pick up a camera, and flee to the exotic wilds of Africa to fulfill her creative dreams. The same went for men. She could never make up her mind. Variety was the spice of life.

“There might be some truth in what you’re saying,” Jael sheepishly answered Witch Casey.

Witch Casey’s eyes flashed. “Might?”

Arcona leaned close to Jael’s ear. “I remember our last semester. You were always dating at least two guys at once and trying to keep it a secret. It never stayed secret.”

Jael silently admitted her love life was a disaster of indecision. She’d never met a man who fulfilled all her needs. Okay, maybe one man—Roarke, the gorgeous guy at her office, was a thrilling date for a friends-with-benefits type of evening, but a more solid relationship never quite gelled. Deep down she knew why.

They were two of a kind. Roarke was almost as undecided and commitment shy as she was. He would pant after her with lustful looks, coax and almost beg her to visit his apartment. When she gave in, the sex was always hot. Roarke was a total turn-on. Her hopes would rise that maybe Roarke was the one, and then nothing would happen for weeks at a time. No pursuit, no invitations back to his bed. It was as if Roarke would deny himself her company until he couldn’t stand it a moment longer; then he would call.

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About Katalina Leon:
I’m an artist, an author, mother and wife. I write for Loose Id Publishing and Ellora’s Cave. I try to bring a touch of the mystical and a big sense of adventure to everything I write because I believe there’s a bold, kick-ass heroine inside all of us who wants to take a wild ride with a strong worthy hero.

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About Amber Skyze:
From a very young age, Amber Skyze began making up stories–the only child syndrome. Telling tall tales to all her friends she never dreamed of putting words on paper. In fact if anyone asked her if she would write when she grew up, she’d have laughed.

It wasn’t until raising children and reading all those romances that she decided–hey, I can write these. HA! Easier said than done.

When not crafting hot, steamy tales, this New York transplant now resides in Rhode Island with her husband, four children (who force her to work a day job), and three dogs.

She currently writes for Ellora’s Cave, Loose Id and is self-published.

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