Hi Michaela!
Thanks so much for having me here today. I wanted to share with you a little
bit about my writing process for my latest book Persuasion Skills. However,
when I was preparing this post I realized that the best way to describe my
process was to show you instead. I put together a little bit of a dialogue
showing how my muse and my characters often times play a game of tug-o-war.
Me:
So what next. . .?
Muse: I
think there should be a sexy shower scene…
Me: Yes
I think that will work.
Jax: I
completely agree.
Pepper:
Um guys, I don’t think—
Muse:
Great, that’s settled.
Pepper:
But—
Me: I
think I’ll do a nice playful build . . . Have Jax carry her to the bathroom
over his shoulder…
Muse:
Perfect!
Jax:
How about some ties? Maybe I should bind her. She’d look so hot all tied up and
wet...
Pepper: Now
wait a minute!
Me: Hmmm
Muse:
Maybe...
Me:
No I don’t think so. Too soon.
Pepper:
Gee thanks.
Muse:
How about you have Jax do a sexy strip tease.
Pepper:
Well, that might work.
Jax:
Wait-
Me:
Yes he can strip them both down.
Jax:
Yeah that’s much better.
Muse:
And there has to be bubbles. Lots of bubbles on wet skin.
Me: Hmmm
Jax: I
love bubbles.
Pepper:
Yeah, you would perv.
Me:
No I think the bubbles should be on Jax. All slippery and wet
Pepper: Oh
that sounds...nice
Muse:
Yes! Yes! That’s good!
Jax:
What are bubbles going to do for me?
Muse:
Have her start rubbing his chest!
Me:
Perfect!
Jax:
Perfect!
Pepper:
Ummm...
Muse:
So how about you have her reach down and touch his-
Me:
Already on it!
Jax: This
is great writing keep going!
Pepper:
Guys-
Muse:
There has to be a steamy kiss as well, don’t forget to add some kisses
Me:
good idea
Jax:
This is awesome.
Pepper:
Guys!
Me, Muse,
Jax: What?
Pepper:
He’s been bossing me around for the last few chapters.
Muse:
True.
Pepper:
And we all know I’m not good at being weak
Me:
She does have a point.
Jax:
Hey wait a minute!
Pepper:
So does it really make sense that I’d be so passive in a scene like this?
Muse: She’s
right.
Jax: No
she’s not!
Me:
what do you suggest?
Pepper:
Well how about you give me the keyboard for a few minutes? I know exactly what
this scene needs
Jax:
Oh crap. . .
I hope you
get a chance to read my latest book, PERSUASION
SKILLS and get a chance to see how Pepper decided their
shower would end!
GENRE:
Erotic Contemporary Romance
BLURB.
. .
In the aftermath of a major
health scare, Pepper Holts makes the relief-inspired decision to seize the day.
Unfortunately, most of her “seizing” involves a bit of merlot and her best
friend's pants! After a shared night of passion she realizes that her feelings
for Jax are a lot more complicated than she ever thought.
Jax has finally realized that
his allergy to marriage has nothing to do with the institution itself, and
everything to do with the women in his bed—or more specifically, the one woman
not in his bed. Her reaction to their one night together has him scrambling to
regroup. So he does what he knows best—he disappears, and he thinks. The plan?—convince
Pepper into staying with him at a secluded cabin for one week. One week of
pretending to be a happily married couple to show her how great they could be
together.
TAGS: Contemporary,BDSM,
Light Bondage, Erotic, Interracial
EXCERPT.
. .
The
smooth humming of an engine finally wove its way up the road as he continued to
chop.
He
glanced up from his task in time to see a slate grey SUV make its way up the
gravel path that passed as the driveway to his cabin. Within a few seconds, he
could see Pepper’s face peering at him through the front window.
The
usual sense of peace that her presence always gave him rushed through, right
before his skin tightened in a zing of awareness. Seeing her never failed to
jumpstart his senses. Her features had changed very little since college, but
she’d grown her afro out to a long mass of curls that stretched past her
shoulders.
At
that moment, the mouth he’d secretly lusted after for years was set in a firm
line, and a blaze of anger shone in her steady gaze. Neither warning sign
prevented a smile from spreading across his face as the car drew near.
She
wore a white snow cap with earflaps, her curls spilling around her shoulders,
and what looked like a heavy white winter coat. She looked like a ferocious
bunny.
If
looks could kill. He chuckled softly.
He
swung the axe one last time and planted the blade firmly in the chopping block
before walking leisurely to the top of the drive and waiting.
It
wasn’t hard to keep the smile on his face as his gaze caught hers and held. He
could practically feel the waves of rage rolling off of her as she pulled the
car to an abrupt stop only inches from where he stood.
He
merely winked at her and gave a cheerful wave. God, he loved hunting rabbits.
She
stared at him for a searing moment before climbing out of the tall vehicle and
dragging out a medium-sized piece of luggage. She snapped up its telescoping
handle and marched the few steps it took to stand in front of him.
He
let his gaze wander over her frame, taking in the rapid rise and fall of her
chest, the tight grip she had on the luggage handle, and the clenching and
unclenching of her free hand. Yet the only thing that caused his smile to dim
was the hurt mingled with the outrage on her lovely face.
He
let his gaze drift back to her clenching fist for a moment before looking at
her face again. Staring into her eyes, he let loose a loud sigh as he widened
his stance and shoved his hands into his coat pockets. This is going to hurt.
“Go
ahead. Do it. You know you want to.”
He
let the taunt hang in the air, waiting for her to speak, react, do
anything.
She
stared at him for a few seconds before her eyes swelled with unshed tears.
The
sight caused a small ache in his chest. Nothing ever hurt as much as seeing
Pepper cry.
The
thought barely registered in his mind before she pulled back her clenched fist
and slammed it squarely on his jaw.
His
head jerked to the side with a snap.
“Fuck!”
He
let loose a few more choice expletives. Trust Pepper to have a killer right
hook.
The
stars in his eyes cleared just in time for him to watch her turn and stomp
toward the porch steps and up to the front door of the cabin.
“Feel
better now?” he called out to her retreating back.
Her
answering response was a decisively unladylike hand gesture over her shoulder
before she entered the cabin and slammed the door behind her.
He
rubbed his jaw for a few seconds before turning and walking to the car door.
Peering inside, he glimpsed the keys still dangling from the ignition.
Reaching
inside, he pocketed the keys before popping the hood of the SUV open.
“Well,
let the games begin,” he muttered to himself as he walked to the front of the
car and reached under the hood.
He
barely winced in pain as a smile spread across his face while he reached into
the belly of the car and yanked out a bundle of wires.
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ABOUT
LAUREL CREMANT
Laurel
is a romance author, who like most writers loves to read. Her first love (pun
intended) has always been romance. From the sappy YA romance novel to the more
risqué erotica novels, Laurel is a sucker for a good love story.
Laurel
writes paranormal and contemporary romance and is a self proclaimed, out of the
closet nerd. She admits that she can't seem to avoid adding a bit of
"nerdology" or "geek-dom" to all of her books. Living in
Miami, she also admits that she can't seem to avoid giving her heroines
gorgeous shoes, "In Miami, we worship everything strappy, open toed and
just plain hot!"
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