Please help me welcome the talented MIA DOWNING to the blog today! I'm so glad to have MIA here today (first time) and happy to report she'll be back next month with a new release! Yay!
Thanks for being here, Mia :)
Thank you so much for having me, Jennifer! I’m excited to be here and
I’m such a fan of your writing. Rafe was a delicious find out in the mountains!
I doubt I’d ever get that lucky. LOL
I’d love to give away a copy of EXCEEDING BOUNDARIES to a
lucky commenter. Make sure you leave your email addy. I’ll get back to you with
the format of your choice! It’s a juicy, conflicted read, so it’s worth the
comment!
* Was your road to publication a delightful
stroll in the park or a tiring jog over hot coals?
I think it was more of a run through the park
being chased by zombies. I’m lucky, I happened to be in the right place and
right time when I submitted to my editor, so she saved me from the zombies. I
started writing again in 2000, was a contest slut, won prizes, got rejected by
a big six NYC editor over the phone with a request to write for a different
line (I wasn’t ready to do what she wanted.) Then I listened to a friend who
basically killed the dream with one sentence. That, along with health issues,
put the dream in the trash can until this year when the stories decided they
needed to be heard.
* Where is your favorite place to write?
Right now
it’s on the laptop at the barn. We just got a horse, and we have two cows. They
don’t all fit into the barn, and the horse is protective of his space. The
horse comes out to eat, but needs to be watched (he doesn’t have a stall yet
and I envision him playing Jacob’s ladder with his lead rope.) So I have two
hours a day of writing time on the laptop. It’s peaceful, I take coffee, and if
I spend a little longer on the laptop, the horse doesn’t complain.
* Do you have
critique partners?
No. A critique partner (CP) can be a catalyst for
good or evil. Unfortunately, I ended up in hell paddling the boat that goes
back and forth across the River Styx, collecting coins from dead people. LOL I
gave up fiction and instead turned to other venues within the business
(technical and ghost writing.) But I couldn’t stay away, so finally I got
brave. I do have two very close friends I use to bounce ideas and give more of
an overview once I’ve written what I need to write. I also use a beta reader
now and then. Of course my editor is a valuable tool though I try to make
everything as perfect as possible before she gets the book. I do sound ideas
off her, and she’s my biggest cheering section!
* What music are you listening to lately?
Each book has its own sound track
and I have to go and find music that fits that scene/character. I know I have
the right song when I put it on repeat and don’t hear it anymore. Weird, but
that’s me.
The Spy Games series have songs
that can mix and match because the characters are in every book. Kelly
Clarkson’s Stronger was Kate’s music. Chase makes love to Kate to Snow Patrol’s
Set Fire to the Third Bar. Charlotte loves Niki Minaj’s Starships. Jake thinks
Rick Springfield’s song, Jesse’s Girl is too ironic and changes the lyrics to
Chase’s Girl. LOL. Right now I’m on a 30 Seconds to Mars Kick. Jared Leto is
mine. I’d like to see him on a Mancandy Monday!
Exceeding Boundaries, my first
book, was written to Maroon 5’s Never Gonna Leave This Bed and a few others.
Funny but I can’t listen to that song now, for this series. I only hope my
characters don’t wish for country music. I hate it.
* If you could switch places with one of your
characters would you?
Yes, I’ve always wanted to be Kate. She went from nerdy and frumpy to
having a kick ass body, great boobs and nicer hair thanks to the government. She
is optimistic and full of determination, willing to change to become what she
needs to be for her job and for her relationship with Chase. Chase is not an
easy man to love because he has so many facets behind the gorgeous face and
bossy attitude. But more importantly, I love how she grows and becomes
empowered by her new role as a spy, and how she has two men that love her so
deeply. Granted, she would die first for Chase, but she loves her partner,
Jake, too.
* Tell us a little about your WIP.
I just finished the last Spy Games Endgame. Charlotte Smith is a secret
agent marking time until her final mission is put into play. Right now she’s
Aaron James’ bodyguard. He’s an actor who got himself into a bit of trouble and
needs protecting. He’s also Jake’s younger brother, who is the hero for book
two, and plays an important role in book one.
And I’m also in the middle of a male/male targeted for the Boys Of
Summer series TWRP has running this summer. It’s a best friends story and very
heartbreaking to write at times.
Exceeding Boundaries BLURB:
Lawyer Megan Connors wants a man, one that will wine her, dine her, and help her to forget the pain of a date rape she experienced as a teen. Her boss, Adam Wentworth, is just the man--tall, dark-haired, blue-eyed, and a confirmed player. He's perfect for a weekend of non-committal sex that will entice her inner woman out to play for good. So Megan devises a plan for seduction, one that will lure Adam into her arms.
Adam has been attracted to Megan since day one, but his preference for dominance and her fragile air kept him at bay. Megan's kiss under forgotten mistletoe is just the fuel his lust needs to exceed the boundaries she once put in place. He's game, but he wants more than a weekend with the vulnerable yet sexy Megan.
When the weekend is over, will Megan allow the past to keep her bound or can Adam convince her she’s strong enough to submit?
Adam has been attracted to Megan since day one, but his preference for dominance and her fragile air kept him at bay. Megan's kiss under forgotten mistletoe is just the fuel his lust needs to exceed the boundaries she once put in place. He's game, but he wants more than a weekend with the vulnerable yet sexy Megan.
When the weekend is over, will Megan allow the past to keep her bound or can Adam convince her she’s strong enough to submit?
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