Hello Julie! Thank you so
much for visiting Written Butterfly with me today! It’s such a pleasure to chat with you. So tell me…
Q) How did you dream
up the dynamics of your characters?
Well, I start with the characters. I think about them for a
long time before I ever start writing about them. I work out their
personalities, their looks, their ages, their passions, and then I try to come
up with a situation that would set them at odds with each other. In the case of
Master of Blackmoor, the hero, Anthony Markham, the Duke of Blackmoor, wants
nothing to do with anyone who will disturb his well-ordered existence.
Especially outsiders with a tendency to meddle, like the heroine, Danielle
Dulac. When circumstances throw them together, sparks fly.
Q) Is this book part
of a series? If so, can you tell us
about it?
No, this is a stand-alone book. I might write another
Regency down the road, but it will not be about the same characters, unless I
write a novella about Anthony and Danielle, say, five years later. That is very
much a possibility.
Q) Can you give a
fun or interesting fact about your book?
I wrote Master
of Blackmoor back in 1970, at the height of the Gothic novel phase—you know,
with the brooding mansion on the Yorkshire moors, along with a tormented master
and a spunky governess who solves the mystery haunting the family. I actually
wrote it on index cards, one sentence per card, and it quickly filled up over a
shoebox. I then wrote it out on 8½ x 11 legal pads before finally typing it on
my handy dandy Smith Corona portable typewriter. I carried that novel around
for nearly 40 years, through 10 moves. It’s still a Gothic novel, except I
added some smokin’ hot sex to it. Gotta go with the times, lol.
Q) What gave you the inspiration for
your book?
The element
that most intrigued me about Gothic novels was the cynical, brooding hero in
his brooding mansion on the wild and windswept moors of England. And while I
loved them at the time, I always wished there had been more sex in them. A few
years ago, however, I discovered erotic Regency romances and I realized that,
by changing the date Master of Blackmoor was set in from the 1860’s to the
1820’s, and allowing my characters to give in to their urges, my Gothic novel
could easily be adapted to appeal to today’s Regency fans. Although I did keep
the cynical, brooding hero in his brooding mansion on the wild and windswept
moors of England.
Q) Do you plan all
your characters out before you start a story or do they develop as you write?
I plan the main characters, the hero(s) and heroine, but,
for the most part, the rest of the characters just sort of…show up. I also have
three critique partners/beta readers who are great at brainstorming ideas when
I get stuck.
MASTER OF BLACKMOOR
BACK
COVER BLURB
But visitors are
not welcome at Blackmoor Hall and she gets sent to the stables to shelter from
the storm. She is jerked out of sound slumber by a snow-blasted horse bursting
into the stall, practically trampling her beneath his slashing hooves.
Anthony Markham,
the Duke of Blackmoor, has just returned home after six months of dissolute
living in London. He is surly, sarcastic, enigmatic, and hostile. And the most
sensuous man Danielle has ever met. The attraction between them is
instantaneous, combustible…and forbidden. Though a descendant of French
nobility, Danielle is still a mere governess and Anthony Markham is a Duke.
When the position
at Esterly House falls through, she has nowhere to go and faces a bleak future.
To her shock, it’s Anthony Markham who comes to her rescue, offering her a
position as governess to his four-year-old son, Geoffrey. Against her better
judgment, she accepts.
She soon discovers
that the Master of Blackmoor is haunted by a dark and tragic past filled with
lies, betrayal and death. Unfortunately, the past is not over. Evil stalks
Blackmoor Hall. The danger is escalating and all the clues point to the Duke
himself.
As the passion
between Anthony and Danielle rages out of control, so does the peril they face.
Will they solve this mystery in time? Or will it wind up destroying them both?
EXCERPT
They stood there for a long time,
holding each other without speaking. Until, finally, Anthony loosened his arms,
and looked down at her, one eyebrow raised. “Edward is running a tub full of
hot water. I’ve been riding all over the estate today. Mustn’t greet my guests
smelling like horse sweat.”
“I thought that was part of your
charm.” She smiled.
“Would you care to join me?” He gave
her a wicked grin. “You could wash my back…and other parts, if you are so
inclined.”
She frowned. “Is that one of the
activities on the official Duchess Duty List? I don’t recall seeing it.”
“I believe it’s number four.”
“Oh?” She let him turn her and guide
her into their bedroom. He stepped up behind her and began unhooking her gown,
bending his head to nuzzle his mouth against her ear, nibbling, kissing, licking,
making her squirm with breathless delight. “I’m curious,” she managed to squeak
when she could catch her breath. “What’s number one?”
He moved around to kiss the back of
her neck, making her shiver. “I think you already know the answer to that one,”
he said, his breath stirring the fine hairs at her nape as her dress and
petticoats pooled at her feet. “But I’ll give you a hint.” Her corset and
chemise quickly joined the rest of her garments and he lifted her over them and
turned her to face him. She reached for his breeches and began sliding the
buttons through the buttonholes, the backs of her fingers brushing against the
hard ridge of his erection. “It begins with an F.”
“Oh. An F, you say. Fishing?” she
teased. “I must confess I know nothing about handling a rod and reel.”
“Oh, I don’t know. You seem able to
handle my rod well enough. And, no,
it’s not Fishing.”
She tilted her head and batted her
eyelashes. “Flirting?”
“No, although you do it very well.”
“Oh, please tell me it’s not
Fencing,” she said, pretending to give a delicate little shudder. “Such
violence.”
His lips quirked. “I think you can
safely eliminate Fencing.”
“Well, then.” She closed her hand
around the base of his cock and pulled upward, wrenching a groan from his
throat. “There’s only one thing it can be.” Slowly, gracefully, she sank to her
knees in front of him and placed her lips to the ruddy, mottled head of his
erect manhood, digging the tip of her tongue into the slit, making him groan
and arch his back.
“Say it, wife. I want to hear that
word coming from your lips. That decidedly nasty, exquisitely delicious word.”
“Fucking.” In one swift movement,
she lowered her head while simultaneously sucking, a move that had him uttering
a sharp cry of pleasure as his hips jerked forward, driving himself deep into
her mouth. Twisting her hand around the base of his cock, she began bobbing her
head up and down on his rod, making him suck in a hissing breath.
Placing both hands on her head, he
gripped her hair, stilling her movements. Then, holding her head in place, he
took control. Flexing his hips, he began fucking her mouth, slowly at first,
gradually increasing speed until he could feel his cum boiling up out of his
balls, ready to explode. He would have pulled out then and finished himself off
with his hand, coming all over her face. But she tightened her grip around his
base, giving him no choice but to release his load down her throat. He cried
out as jet after jet of hot cum burst from him, splatting against the back of
her throat.
She kept him in her mouth, sucking
and licking and simply holding him there until he softened. Then she released
him with a smacking sound and looked up at him. Bending, he placed his hands
under her elbows and lifted her up off her knees.
“Thank you, my love. You have
honored me by swallowing my seed. As much as I would love to return the favor,
I fear we don’t have enough time right now.” He shoved down his breeches and
stockings, then pulled his shirt over his head. “But believe me, dear wife,” he
murmured, indicating that she was to precede him into the bathroom. “I will
more than make up for it tonight.”
“See that you do,” she said with an
imperious flick of her fingers as she sailed past him, making him laugh. “I
would hate to be a widow after only one day of being a wife.”
Shaking his head, he followed close
behind her, murmuring ruefully, “’T would seem I have created a monster.”
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“OMG!! I stayed late last night reading it because I couldn't put it down. I'm not normally a historical person but this was awesome!!! Thank you for letting me read it!!! 5 Stars!”
“This is hands down one of the BEST books I've read this year!”
“Julie Shelton has brought the Regency era to life with this intense scintillating story of a governess Danielle Dulac and the Master of Blackmoor Lord Anthony. A man living under a curse, a curse that has already cost him the lives of those he loved. His tortured soul has been lingering, waiting for the curse to finish him off. Until the day he meets Danielle Dulac A woman lost in a blizzard looking for refuge. When he first meets her he's cold, as cold as the storm raging outside. But when he really sees her, seeing the inner person his soul starts to yearn, wanting to consume her. But she is not safe with him. The curse will take her from him...so he must send her away...
A story full of the richest detail, complex characters that are as real as the people in your life. Her story is full of suspense, intrigue, gypsy curses, and Lords and Ladies. Her world is so captivating you will be saddened when it ends.
This tale has the drama, adventure, intrigue, and enough hot steamy sex to satisfy the romantic in everyone. A must read to all looking for a wonderful escape and an HEA to melt even the coldest heart!”
5 STARS!
AUTHOR
BIO
From fairies in the garden at age 9 to handcuffs in the
boudoir at age 60, Julie’s writing has run the gamut. In between she managed to
graduate cum laude with a B.A. in
French from Georgia State University followed by a Master’s Degree in Library
Science from Emory University. Having thus procured these two necessary but
ultimately irrelevant pieces of paper, she launched a successful career as a
children’s librarian, followed by an even more successful career as a
professional storyteller and puppeteer. She published Kidstuff, an award-winning, monthly newsletter, as well as a book, Puppets, Poems and Songs, both major
language arts resource for early childhood educators.
At various points in her life, if asked what she would like
to be, her answer would have been (in rough chronological order, since some of
these lofty ambitions overlapped): a fairy, a princess, a ballerina, Nancy
Drew, Cherry Ames, a paleontologist, Scarlett O’Hara, thin and beautiful, an
actress, and a writer. Now, at age 73, her answer to that question would most
likely be, “younger”.
Followed closely, of course by bestselling author. Oh, and a
princess. Some dreams die hard.
Now retired, Julie lives in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia.
MY
LINKS
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Website: www.dominantdeliciousness.com
Amazon author page: amzn.to/IEAADL
