Hello E. D.! 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?
Zachary
Yarrow came to me in the night. There are lots of natural noises in the night
where I live. Recently something larger than usual has been padding along the
patio and wooden deck at the side. As I listened one night, I suddenly thought
its gardening, the animal is the night gardener, and it made me laugh. Then
Zachary dropped into my mind like the hot stuff he is and I had to write. Dane
Lovell is the guy who’s had some heartbreak. He’s still shaken by it and
perhaps he doesn’t need the paranormal side of Zachary but the tradeoff comes
because Zachary is such a happy character and there’s no inkling of what’s
really happening with him until they fall deeply in love and Dane asks Zachary
to live with him. That’s the catalyst for Dane to give Zachary the support he’s
needed all along.
I love them
both. They’re perfect for each other. They have the kind of love we all
deserve.
By the way,
this is a happy story, it can tug on the heartstrings but the HEA is satisfying
for me.
Q) Can you give a
fun or interesting fact about your book?
The river where the initial sinister event happens to Zachary and then
transfers magic to Dane is one I saw on my work travels. It rushed by and under
the bridge I was standing on so loudly, it was as if I stood under a waterfall.
That was a deep and powerful river.
Q) What gave you the inspiration for The
Night Gardener?
Noises in
the night. Oh, and I discovered my night gardener is a deer. (Smiles) And the
river I spoke of. Further along the bank of that river, it plateaus out so that
it doesn’t rush by so fast, and there’s a stretch of treacherous looking reeds.
Old trees line the bank there, and one of them appears in the story, and gives
Dane a scare when he’s out walking.
Q) What are your
upcoming projects?
I have two
WIP’s actually submitted to my publisher.
Given Time,
which is MMromance, contemporary man love, and that has a spooky touch the same
as The Night Gardener.
Thief of
Hearts, a fun contemporary man move romantic erotica.
The Night
Gardener
E.D.Parr
#MMromance new
release from Evernight Publishing
Architect, Dane Lovell takes an off-season
vacation in an old New England mansion, hoping to ease his broken heart, and
spark his imagination. Impressed by the pretty gardens, he’s surprised by the
sinister atmosphere of the river than winds through the estate. Dane settles
down to his vacation and tries to immerse himself in his drawings. One night,
the sound of the back door smashing open in the wind and rain shocks Dane from his
work.
Spooky, gorgeous, and enigmatic Zachary
Yarrow has brought logs for the fire.
He’s the estate gardener and brings with him
not just passion and a love affair for Dane, but a strange, spine-tingling
mystery.
Who is Zachary, and what will happen when
Dane finds out?
From the author
Inspired by some wild
countryside, and a rushing
river that stormed under a bridge so loudly, I couldn’t hear what a friend said
to me, for me this story is as much about nature as love. I’ve always believed
there are more things in the elegant stream of life than we know about, and
this story is about a young man who loves life so much he finds a way to live
it. There are some heartstring tugs in this story, and some hot love scenes,
because this is a love story. It’s a journey for both characters, Dane and
Zachary to deep, lasting love.
Read an excerpt 18+
The
gardener slotted his logs into the spaces between other logs already in the
nook bricked into the side of the fireplace. “Zachary Yarrow.”
Dane
folded his arms over his body, wishing he’d thought to close the door as
chilling air swept along the hall and into the room. “Dane Lovell.”
Zachary
stood, having completed his task. “You’re here off season. I guess you know. I
always do the gardens off-season—have done for the last—well, for years. When
I’m here, I usually stay in this cottage. I guess I need to find somewhere else
this time.”
Cold,
Dane accepted the information with a nod. “I need to close the door, Mr.
Yarrow.” He returned to the back door and closed it up.
Zachary
Yarrow had followed. “You can call me Zachary.”
Dane
hung around near the back door. The gardener showed no signs of leaving and
Dane didn’t know how to be rude enough just to ask him to go.
“It’s
way too dark to garden. You’re wet through.” Dane’s gaze ranged over the sodden
sweater Zachary wore, and along the rain-darkened jeans covering Zachary’s
muscled thighs.
The guy has to be cold. “Can I offer you a cup of coffee?”
Zachary
grinned happily. “A cup of coffee, yeah, that will be great, thanks.”
Dane
led the way back into the kitchen. “Sit by one of the radiators and try to dry
out a little.” He put water to boil and heaped instant into mugs. “I can lend
you a dry sweater…”
Zachary
leaned close to the radiator. “It’s okay. I’ll drape my sweater on here. It’ll
be dry in no time.” He pulled the soggy item over his head and arranged it on
the hot metal flutes.
Dane
experienced a shock of attraction as he took in the smooth, muscled chest on
display when Zachary turned to him.
“Look,
it’s already steaming.”
Dane
tore his gaze from Zachary’s body and glanced at the sweater. The kettle boiled
and he whipped around to make the coffee, thankful for the diversion.
“Do
you take sugar or cream?”
Zachary’s
voice came from immediately behind him. “Black, thank you, no sugar.”
Dane
closed his eyes to dissipate the surprise Zachary’s silent approach gave him.
He edged around to face Zachary, who stood so close Dane’s composure flew clean
away as his whole body reacted to the proximity of this complete hunk.
Holy hell, he is completely gorgeous. Dane stepped sideways and picked up a mug. He handed it to
Zachary. “Coffee, er, sorry, its instant. I’ve given myself a vacation from
grounds and filters.” He smiled apologetically.
Zachary
studied him for a few seconds.
Dane
had the distinct feeling Zachary knew exactly what he was thinking.
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E.D.PARR 2017 EVERNIGHT PUBLISHING
WARNING
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