Alexis:
Today we have award-winning paranormal romance author, Erin Quinn who is giving away an ecopy of THE FIVE DEATHS OF
ROXANNE LOVE to one lucky commenter! Welcome Erin.
When
did you know you wanted to be a writer?
Erin:
I learned to read before Kindergarten. I
decided to be a writer somewhere between Green Eggs and Ham and Charlotte’s
Web.
Alexis:
Wow, that is young! What made you chose your title?
Erin:
THE FIVE DEATHS OF ROXANNE LOVE is my most recent book and one of the few with
a title that I chose (and got to keep).
Roxanne’s story is the anchor to my new series which continues next year
with THE THREE FATES OF RYAN LOVE and THE SEVEN SINS OF RUBY LOVE. I’ve always struggled to title my work, but
with this series, the titles came first and they’ve driven the stories. My original ideas changed over the course of
writing them, but the titles kept me on track.
I wish I’d have more inspired moments like that, ha ha.
Alexis:
Everyone has their own writing process…how they come up with ideas, how they
name their
characters, how they choose the setting. Can you describe your writing process?
Erin:
Here’s the recipe to my process. 1 part
chaos, 1 part hope, 2 parts blood, sweat and tears. Serve hot in the wee hours of the deadline
morning. Here’s a picture that pretty
much says it all.
Alexis:
Yikes! That sounds and looks a little stressful. What are you working on now?
Erin:
I am finishing the final revisions of THE THREE FATES OF RYAN LOVE and making
crazy notes on THE SEVEN SINS OF RUBY LOVE.
It’s an exciting time when I feel one story finally coming together and
the other one starting to blossom.
Alexis:
What are your favorite traits of the two main characters?
Erin:
In THE FIVE DEATHS OF ROXANNE LOVE the hero and heroine are opposites. He’s a reaper who’s come to earth to reap (once
and for all) the woman who’s evaded him.
She’s a human who’s had three miraculous near-death experiences and is
about to have her fourth. Santo (the
reaper) expects to come, take, go. He confiscates
the body of a police detective in the moments before he commits suicide and the
instant he steps into Santo’s skin, the reaper begins to feel. He never expected it
and he doesn’t like it, but when his feelings involve Roxanne Love, he can’t
resist them…or her.
Roxanne
has been living in a fishbowl her entire life.
She and her twin brother are considered miracles by some, but not
all. The suspicions and accusations from
cults and fanatics have made her withdraw until Santo enters her life and
forces her to confront herself and life.
What
I loved about writing these two was the layered conflict between them. A woman who can’t die and the reaper meant to
kill her. A love that blooms out of
control without a future. Trust that
neither one is prepared to give but must extend in order to survive. All of those elements combined to infuse this
story with emotion and conflict that I loved writing.
Alexis:
This sounds like an awesome story! And you are an awesome lady :-) Thank you so much for spending time with us.
Check
out this great excerpt from THE FIVE DEATHS OF ROXANNE LOVE:
The reaper—Santo—listened to the soft sounds of Roxanne disrobing. The
whoosh of leather sliding down her arms as she peeled off his jacket. The
rustle as she set it aside. She gave a sharp gasp after that. Had she pulled at
her wound when she took off her shirt? Should he have helped her?
He pictured himself there, his dark
fingers pushing the hem of her shirt up and over her breasts. They would be
soft. He would be hard.
The faucet cranked on, followed by the
metallic hiss of the shower curtain opening and closing again. The water
sounded different when it hit her body. Welcoming. Beguiling. She’d be naked beneath it.
Carnal.
His own erotic thoughts
stunned him. As much as violence made sense to the reaper, passion had
completely bewildered him. He’d never understood the depth of emotion that
drove humans to spend their lives together.
Until now.
He ordered food for them both, so
focused on the pitch of the spray that the desk clerk on the phone had to “sir”
him twice to get a response. He finished speaking and hung up thinking about
her skin, how smooth and slippery it might feel beneath his touch, his body a
dark shadow against the whiteness of hers.
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About
the author:
Erin
Quinn is an award winning author who writes haunting romance
for the thinking reader. Her books have
been called “riveting,” “brilliantly plotted” and “beautifully written” and
have won, placed or showed in the Booksellers Best, WILLA Award for Historical
fiction, the Orange Rose, Readers Crown, Golden Quill, Best Books, and Award of
Excellence. Look for Erin’s latest
release from Pocket Books, THE FIVE DEATHS OF ROXANNE LOVE, available now. Go to www.erinquinnbooks.com for more
information.
Twitter:
@ErinQuinnAuthor
Alexis: Be sure to leave a comment for a chance to win
this amazing book :-)
My Halloween fantasy to celebrate a contract for my romantic
suspense Inked, the first of the
series From the CIA, began with a
trip to Door County, WI, the little New England of the Midwest. I did not encounter ghouls and witches, but
rather friendly ghosts and entertainers.
Walking the avenues of Egg Harbor, painted pumpkins and
bursts of fall colored mums sprang from every doorway, rock, and turn of the
street. 
Amongst a fabulous combination of guitars, drums, and brass ,
the guys had the only female, Jamie Fletcher, hidden behind the brass section
with her keyboard. Here’s the cool
thing, I immediately wanted to meet her because she looked so much like our
lovely Lexi Post, erotic romance author extraordinaire! 
