Hello London! Thank you so much for visiting Written
Butterfly with me today! Okay…love the
title “Confessions of a Chocoholic”!
Q) How did you dream up the title and the dynamics of your
characters?
I had two words. Love and chocoholic. From there, I formed Confessions of a Chocoholic, which is
about a single mother who hasn’t had the best of luck in the man department,
but finds someone unexpected in her life who gave her a box of expensive
chocolates in an interesting way. I suppose after having the title and the
heroine, the hero and everything else just sort of followed, and then I let the
characters tell me where they want to go with their story. *Smiles*
Q) Do you have any habits that get you in the writing frame
of mind?
Oh sure. Music is a huge habit or perhaps ritual for me. I
always have my iPod loaded up and listen when I write. I also write from my
laptop. Never my desk top. I hate sitting all prim and proper at a desk to
write. I have to be comfortable. And I usually have my glass of ice and good
old Coca Cola at my fingertips too— ah, sugar, caffeine and carbonation!
Q) What are your upcoming projects?
Currently I’m in the editing stage of Spanked by the Bad Boy, which will be releasing from Decadent Publishing
soon, and is the first book in a standalone series of books called Bad Boy
Fever. As the title suggest, there will be a little bit of spanking fun in this
contemporary erotic romance. *Winks*
From there, it’s up in the air as to which WIP I’ll be finishing next, but I’m
leaning toward a paranormal piece with a sexy wolf shifter and a human woman
who brings trouble to his door. The working title for it is called, The Quarter. Or perhaps a BDSM piece
called Exposure. Who knows what will
tickle my muses fancy to complete first.
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Thanks so much for
having me over to visit today and talk about my new release. When I sat down
with my trusty laptop to write a story about love and chocolate here’s what I had
to draw inspiration from: My love of writing romance. My own little addiction
to almost everything chocolate. A picture of a sexy woman with melted chocolate
dribbles on her lips, chin, hands and chest. And a cute quote from Dave Barry
about…. You guessed it—chocolate. I connected all the dots and came up with Confessions of a Chocoholic, which is a
contemporary erotic romance and part of the Romance on the Go line through Evernight Publishing.
I had a great time
writing Lexi and Colton’s story, and hope the readers enjoy it, too.
Blurb
Like
countless single mothers, Lexi Collins wears many hats. Loving daughter. Big
sister. Sole breadwinner. Freelance photographer. Graphic designer. Best friend.
But while those roles are fulfilling, the one thing that eludes her is finding
the right partner in life.
When
Colton Westmore, the sexy owner of the popular dating site, LoveMatch.com
sweeps Lexi off her feet, her chances of finally grabbing that golden ring
increases exponentially, but a bleached blonde bombshell threatens to put an
end to Lexi’s new found happiness.
Are
her assumptions about Colton wrong? And if so, there’s only one woman who can
ruin the magic between them, and that woman is Lexi herself
Excerpt
Colton took the few
steps it required to cross the space, put his drink on the table behind me, and
took the camera from around my neck. He placed it on the plush banquette tucked
around the table. “I’ve been thinking about this all day,” he said.
“You’ve been thinking
about removing my camera?”
“No.” He dipped his
head, and brushed his lips across mine in a whisper-soft touch. A burn started
and seemed to smolder between my legs. “I’ve been thinking about tasting your
lips.”
Unable to stop myself, I
dropped my unopened can. It made a dull thud when it hit the floor beside me. I
stood up on my tiptoes, wrapped my arms around his strong neck, and pressed my
lips to his.
His large hand rested
between my shoulder blades and the other on my lower back. I actually hated the
shirt I had on. Even though it was lightweight, the barrier of the material
kept me from feeling his flesh on mine. My thoughts quickly changed back to his
tongue as it traced along the curve of my upper lip. He nibbled at me. His hand
slipped up to the back of my moist neck. He twined his fingers into my curls
and tugged gently at the base of my hair, pulling my head back. He kissed my
jaw. My exposed throat. Nuzzled his nose in the hollow there.
“You taste salty sweet,”
he said in a voice that tantalized.
Feeling lightheaded, I
moaned when he did a combination of open mouth caresses and teeth-nibbles on my
skin. But, when he swept his lips up to my ear and drew the fleshy lobe into
his mouth, I wanted to crumple.
“That feels so good,” I
said. I shuddered in his arms.
“You’re beautiful,
Lex.”
His warm breath gusting
across my hot flesh and his words were enough to make chills ripple down my
spine.
I slid my hands along
the back of his shirt, feeling the muscles I had to see. I tugged at the
bottom, lifting. “Take this off,” I said in a breathless pant, throwing any
pretense of caution to the wind.
Colton brought his head
up from my neck. Without hesitation, he ripped the T-shirt from over his head
and dropped it. Tanned skin, immense biceps, large pectorals with small,
pebbled, copper-colored nipples, and a slab of abdominal muscles greeted me.
I reached for him and
fingered the ripples on his stomach before I kissed his flesh, peppering his
chest with hot kisses. When I flicked his nipple with my tongue, the muscles
beneath my hand and mouth jumped. I lightly bit. He groaned and moved the hair
from my face. I glanced up at him from beneath my lashes. He was looking at me
with an intensity that shook me for a moment, but I didn’t have time to dwell
upon the emotion because he picked me up and sat my backside down on the table.
My legs dangled over the edge. My flip-flops took a nosedive.
“Are you sure you want
this?” Colton asked.
“What if I said I never
wanted anything more?”
He unbuttoned my shirt
and folded back the cotton fabric. “What
if I said, I know.” It wasn’t a question.
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