A treat today! Rosanna Leo is visiting to talk about her shifters. Welcome!
Thank you very much to LaVerne, my lovely
hostess! I am thrilled to be here.
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I’m here as part of my blog tour for my
latest paranormal romance, Predator’s Refuge, Gemini Island Shifters 3. It’s
been a wonderful experience, seeing how readers have responded to this fun and
sexy series, and I look forward to penning a few more installments.
One might think writing a book 3 is a
fairly simple task for an author, right? After all, you just pick up where the
previous books left off. And in my case, each book always concerns a different
couple, so I don’t need to worry about following the thread of one romance.
However, it’s not as easy as you’d think.
There is a lot to consider as an author
embarks on a next book in a series. Do the readers even want another story? Are
they still invested in your characters? These are difficult questions every
author needs to confront. I’m happy to see my readers have responded to the
heroes and heroines I’ve created, and an interest is there.
And then you have previous plotlines to
recall. Remember that minor character from book 1? Well, he might end up as the
hero in book 3 or 4, so an author really needs to pay attention to the life
she’s created for him. I know authors who keep poster boards in their writing
spaces, detailing character histories and hook-ups. And don’t forget all those seemingly unimportant details:
jobs, family life, color of eyes, tattoos, shoe sizes. I’ve read books where authors lose
track of the hero’s eye color. Readers, especially faithful ones, will pick up
on this. As authors, it’s our duty to remember how smart our readers are and to do the stories justice.
So does one dive right into a book 3 or 43?
Not in my case. I always go back and reread what I’ve written in the series. I
make copious notes, and burn the info into my brain. And I recheck and recheck
and recheck.
I don’t think my characters would let me do
it any other way.
I hope you get a chance to explore my
Gemini Island Shifters series, and the world I’ve created there.
Blurb/Excerpt-
Predator’s Refuge, Gemini Island Shifters 3 by Rosanna Leo
Blurb:
Lynx shifter Marci
Lennox has worked at the shifter-friendly Ursa Fishing Lodge and Resort all her
adult life. It’s more a home to her than a job. When her boss goes on vacation,
putting her in charge, Marci is thrilled. Finally a chance to prove she has the
mettle to run a resort.
Her confidence is shaken when new employee Anton Gaspar appears. One look at the mysterious tiger shifter spells trouble for Marci and for her sex-crazed lynx. Anton is judgmental, condescending, and a little misogynistic. Unfortunately, Marci’s lynx thinks his tiger is more delicious than an oversized bag of Maltesers.
It becomes difficult for Marci to remain neutral near Anton, especially when she learns of his troubling past and unusual family circumstances. However, when dangerous incidents occur on the resort, the lynx woman and tiger man join forces to combat the threat to the lodge and its guests.
Harder still is the quest to combat their explosive feelings for one another. As they explore their mutual passion, they realize the danger at the resort is more insidious than they ever envisioned. Their dreams, their love, and their very lives are at stake.
Her confidence is shaken when new employee Anton Gaspar appears. One look at the mysterious tiger shifter spells trouble for Marci and for her sex-crazed lynx. Anton is judgmental, condescending, and a little misogynistic. Unfortunately, Marci’s lynx thinks his tiger is more delicious than an oversized bag of Maltesers.
It becomes difficult for Marci to remain neutral near Anton, especially when she learns of his troubling past and unusual family circumstances. However, when dangerous incidents occur on the resort, the lynx woman and tiger man join forces to combat the threat to the lodge and its guests.
Harder still is the quest to combat their explosive feelings for one another. As they explore their mutual passion, they realize the danger at the resort is more insidious than they ever envisioned. Their dreams, their love, and their very lives are at stake.
Excerpt:
Immediately, the fragrance hit him, activating his
Jacobson’s organ. He swallowed, tasting it on his tongue and at the back of his
throat, and wondered if he was mistaken.
No, how could he mistake the unique scent of a
female cat in heat? It was too delicious a scent to forget. Sweetness coated
his taste buds, winding a delirious path down his throat. As his head swam, he
blinked and tried to clear his thoughts of the sexual imagery racing through
it.
The scent did not belong to another tiger shifter,
but some other type of predatory cat. One whose perfume he hadn’t sampled
before. One who must be particular to this region. Cougar? No. Mountain lion?
Surely not.
Whatever she was, her scent teased him with its
delicious flavor.
Don’t, he warned himself.
Wasn’t it enough that he spent the last few years of his existence trying to
escape the sick wiles of the grasping women at court? And God only knew how
hard he’d worked to maintain a state of abstinence at Pannonhalma, devoting his
life to meditation. He’d come here to work, not lose himself in a sweet piece
of…
Stop it. This
was no time to think of pussy, even though he’d never been more desperate for a
taste of creaming woman.
His tiger howled inside him, hungry for that which
it had been denied for almost two years.
Still the perfume, more intoxicating than any he’d
known, wafted toward him. He wanted to close his eyes and drink it in. The
unyielding power of the aroma could make him forget his vows. Granted, he
wasn’t really a monk, but he had followed the monastic lifestyle from day one
at Pannonhalma. The purity in the monk’s life had been the very thing he’d
required to get his life back on track.
So why did he want to find the source of the scent
and fuck her until she begged alternately for mercy and for more? Her need
seemed strong. Whoever this lady cat was, she must be in dire agony for her
scent to be so powerful.
None of his business.
Mentally caging the growling tiger inside him, he
shook his head and approached the front desk. He dropped his luggage and cleared
his throat at the woman working there. Her head had been down as she read some
reports, but she looked up now.
“Welcome to the Ursa…” Her jaw fell open and her
sentence hung in the air, unfinished and clearly forgotten.
Well, well. A beautiful little lynx.
*****
Predator’s Refuge is available
at http://www.lsbooks.com/predators-refuge-p872.php
and all e-outlets.
Author Bio:
Rosanna Leo is a multi-published, erotic romance author with Liquid
Silver Books who lives and breathes paranormal romance. Several of her books
about Greek gods, selkies and shape shifters have been named Night Owl Romance
and Two Lips Recommended Reads. When not writing, she can be found haunting
dusty library stacks or planning her next star-crossed love affair. www.rosannaleo.blogspot.com
