Alexis: Today we have erotic paranormal, contemporary and historical romance author, A.S. Fenichel and she's here with a giveaway! Don’t forget to leave a comment for a chance to win :-)
A.S. Fenichel: Thank
you so much for inviting me here today, Alexis. I’m so happy to be able to chat
with you and excited to give away a digital copy of my most recent book, Joshua’s
Mistake.
Alexis: Let’s
start at the beginning. When did you know you wanted to be a writer?
A.S.: I always told
stories. I’m the kid who stared out the window because I was deep in a
daydream. It never occurred to me that I could write the stories down until I
was a freshman in college. I had a fiction assignment to turn a magazine photo
into a short story. I never stopped writing. Joshua’s Mistake is my
ninth book with Ellora’s Cave Publishing.
Alexis: I
love the title of this latest book. What made you chose it?
A.S.: Joshua is the
brother of Kane from Kane’s Bounty. Falling for Tessa, a
government agent accused of treason, is the mistake that sends them on a wild
ride. So, Joshua’s Mistake made sense.
Alexis: Absolutely.
So what are you working on now?
A.S.: I’m just finishing
up the edits on book three in the Psychic Mates series. The title is Training
Rain. I love this book and can’t wait for readers to get a hold of it. We
met Rain and Jess in Joshua’s Mistake and it turns out to
be a dangerous and erotic process to train her as a psychic agent.
I
have my first book with Lyrical Press/Kensington Books, Ascension, The Demon
Hunters, releasing in October. I’m working on edits for that as well as book
two of The Demon Hunter series. These books are Regency paranormal romance.
They are fast-paced and I know everyone is going to love them.
Alexis: All
of these sound fantastic! I can’t wait! In the meantime we can get Joshua’s
Mistake. What are your favorite traits of Joshua and Tessa?
A.S.: Joshua is the most
powerful psychic in the world. Even though he lives on the edge all the time,
it has made for a very lonely life. He is both brutal and kind. Readers will
adore him. In fact, it was readers who demanded I write a book for Joshua.
Tessa
worked with a psychic Special Forces team. She is the lone survivor of an
attack and has been accused of treason. She is bad ass with guns, knives,
martial arts and is an amazing psychic in her own right. She can stop time for
long enough to change the trajectory of a bullet. It’s very cool. She is
fiercely loyal and fearless.
Alexis: Oh,
I love a heroine who can stand on her own. It sounds like Joshua has his hands
full, in more ways than one ;-)
I
understand you write full time now. Does your pets help with your writing or
distract?
A.S.: Ha! My cat is
pretty chill. I write on a chaise lounge and she will sit between my feet while
I write. We just adopted a dog. She’s old and was abandoned in our neighborhood.
She’s pretty needy and often distracts me from my writing. She likes to stick
her nose under my elbow and stare up at me with those big brown eyes. Who can
resist that? Not me. :-)
Alexis: Aw,
who could? Hope we weren’t too much of a distraction (batting eyes). Thank you so much for
visiting us here on Happily Ever After Thoughts.
A.S.:What fun! Thanks
again for having me and have a great day!
Joshua’s Mistake
A.S. Fenichel
Accused of treason and the murder of her Psychic Special
Forces team, Tessa is in the custody of the FBI. She’s shocked and terrified
when the most powerful Psi Agent in the world shows up to probe her mind and
discover her guilt or innocence.
Joshua never expected to find a victim of one of his
probes attractive, but he can’t seem to leave her behind when all hell breaks
loose. Saving the stunning blonde means being drawn into a psychic war that
will definitely end his career—and likely both of their lives.
The rhythm of their psychic auras hums to perfection and
neither can fight the bond, but it’s all ripped away by a madman with a grudge.
Tessa falls into a coma, and Joshua will have to risk his heart and soul to
pull her back from the brink.
A
Romantica® paranormal erotic romance
from Ellora’s Cave
Here’s
where you can find Joshua’s Mistake:
Alexis:
Check out this excerpt from Joshua’s
Mistake.
Joshua got up from the farm table. “I’ll be back in a
little while. Peggy, can you show Tessa where she can rest?”
Peggy smiled warmly. “Of course. You’ll be wanting a
shower too. If you give me those clothes, I’ll get them in the washing machine
and have them clean when you wake up.”
“You’re very kind, Mrs. Flack.”
She waved a bony hand in dismissal. “You just call me
Peggy. Everyone does.”
Tessa had said all the right things to Peggy. She had
been polite and controlled her emotions. Inside, she was just short of full on
panic. He was leaving her. Who could blame him? Tessa didn’t want to alarm the
Flacks so she remained silent, yet practically screamed in her mind, “Where the hell are you going? Are you
leaving me here?”
Part of her wanted him to hear and another part of her
understood why he would want to get as far away from her as possible. Just because
she could feel his emotions didn’t mean he would sense hers. He was undoubtedly
very practiced at closing off his mind. If he was really a level ten psychic,
he would have to just to stay sane.
He’d likely get killed if he stayed with her. At least he’d
gotten her to a place where she could try to catch a few hours of sleep and
then she’d be on the run. Probably for the rest of her life, however long that
might be.
From the way his head spun around, she might as well have
spoken out loud. His eyes widened and then he stalked toward her. He was
visceral and terrifying. His body language said he wanted her and he might take
her right there in the kitchen.
Tessa held her ground in the center of the old linoleum
floor. She didn’t know if she wanted to move closer or run away. Everything
about Joshua made her at once, curious, aroused and afraid.
Bill cleared his throat and walked out the door with his
shotgun in his hand.
Peggy said, “Well, um…I’ll just wait for you in the next
room, Tessa dear.”
Joshua didn’t stop until he was standing with only a
sliver of light between them. She had to crane her neck to look up at him. His
mouth came within a centimeter of hers, but he never touched her.
“I’m not leaving you.”
Her heart pounded in her chest and her stomach clenched
painfully. “I can take care of myself.”
One side of his mouth lifted. His right hand came up and
calloused fingers slid across her cheekbone. He was powerful. He could kill
her. If his psi rating was true, he could likely kill her without touching her,
but he could just as easily snap her neck. She could defend herself, but what
would be the point. This was Joshua Lakeland. Eventually he would win.
Those same fingers continued until they were threaded
through her hair and he forced her to look him in the eye. “I know you can,
Tessa. I’m not leaving because I don’t want to leave you. I can’t explain why,
but we’re in this together. You’re going to have to learn to trust me.”
She had to force air into her lungs. “I’ve already taken
several leaps of faith. You just said you were leaving. If you want to go, then
go.”
He shook his head, but didn’t release her. “I’m going to
get rid of the car. I don’t want to get picked up by the local police because
we made a rookie mistake and kept a stolen car too long.”
“Oh.” She could feel her cheeks flushing.
His left hand came up and cupped her other cheek. He ran
a thumb along her bottom lip. She wanted to be impervious to his attention, but
her body trembled at his touch.
His mouth drew closer. His breath mingled with hers as
her lips separated partially in shock at what was about to happen and partially
in need of his kiss. Those deep blue eyes locked with hers and she couldn’t
blink or look away. He scanned her face to her lips, closed his eyes and
stepped away.
Tessa’s instinct told her she should throw her arms
around his neck and take the kiss he’d nearly given. Her cautious nature kept
her feet planted in the spot on the linoleum.
Only the sound of heavy breathing filled the kitchen for
several ticks of the clock.
“I’ll be back in a little while. You’d better get some
rest.” Joshua walked out the kitchen door into the yard.
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About
A.S. Fenichel
A.S. Fenichel gave up a successful career in
New York City to follow her husband to Texas and pursue her lifelong dream of
being a professional writer. She’s never looked back. When not reading or
writing she enjoys cooking, travel, history, and puttering in her garden.
A.S. adores writing stories filled with love,
passion, desire, magic and maybe a little mayhem tossed in for good measure.
Books have always been her perfect escape and she still relishes diving into
one and staying up all night to finish a good story.
Multi-published in erotic paranormal,
contemporary and historical romance, A.S. is the author of the Mayan Destiny
series, Christmas Bliss and many more. With several books currently contracted
to multiple publishers, A.S. will be bringing you her brand of romance for many
years to come.
Fun interview
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Thanks bn100!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great interview, A.S.--I've heard a little about this series, and definitely need to catch up with it! I love the sounds of the characters!
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Thanks Fedora. Joshua's Mistake can be read on it's own, but of course it's always nice to start from the beginning. That way you get to visit old friends from previous books. ;)
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