AAD Featured Author Interview: Isabelle Drake

Welcome Authors After Dark 2014 featured author Isabelle Drake

Is this your first year attending AAD?

Nope.

What made you want to come to AAD?

I love the intimate atmosphere. It’s better than the giant conferences in that its easy to chat with readers and other authors. And - the swag at AAD is the best. From the author’s perspective, you know its a smaller event, so you can really go all out and know the readers will totally appreciate it.

So where will attendees be able to find you at AAD? Do you hang out in the bar? The lobby? Or are you the one who throws parties in their room?

I’m likely to be in the bar if it’s after 4. Before 4, probably the lobby. Wherever I am, I absolutely want readers to come and tell me what’s on their minds, ask me anything they’d like, and--of course--take whatever swag I have with me. I’m easy to find on Twitter and Facebook, just message me and I’ll let you know where I am.

I’ll be at the Game Parlor, hostessing my own personal version of the old board game Mystery Date. Come, play, and see what your mystery night holds for you! Prizes, of course.

Do you have a book coming out before AAD you want the attendees to know about?

The Pink Bow, #1 in my new Cuckold Beach series from Ellora’s Cave. The Cuckold Beach series features a gorgeous California coast setting and daring couples who take their relationships to the edge.

Here’s a bit about The Pink Bow:

Abby is a very naughty girl. Hornier than your average housewife. And she’s certain she’s done a good job of hiding it from Troy. But like any dutiful husband, not only has Troy noticed the intensity of Abby’s sex drive—he plans to exploit it.

In a luxurious house on the beach, where couples gather to privately enjoy a taste of sexual freedom, Abby’s about to experience the hottest gift a husband can give.

If an adoring fan wanted to buy you a drink at the bar, what’s your poison?

Beer, wine, or a martini. I’m easy, I love pretty much everything. They’re going to stay, have one themself, and chat with me while I drink, right?!

SWAG. We all love SWAG! What cool stuff are you bringing?

Retro pin-ups girls--whatever I have, it’ll have pin-up girls on it. That’s all I’m sayin’ because I don’t want to spoil the surprise.

Where can readers find you?

Web Isabelle Drake

www.isabelledrake.com

Twitter: @isabelledrake

https://twitter.com/isabelledrake

Facebook Page: Isabelle Drake

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Isabelle-Drake/262135373800722?ref=hl

Pinterest:

http://www.pinterest.com/isabelledrake/

Tumblr:

http://isabelledrake.tumblr.com/

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AAD Featured Author Interview: Bronwyn Green

Welcome Authors After Dark 2014 featured author Bronwyn Green!

Is this your first year attending AAD?

Nope!

What brings you back to AAD?

I love AAD - it’s straight up my favorite con. I love the intimate atmosphere, the wild shrieking laughter, hanging with readers, fangirling some of my favorite authors - honestly just being with people who love books and characters as much as I do makes me insanely happy.

Do you have a book coming out before AAD you want the attendees to know about?

I do! It’s part of an anthology with Jenny Trout aka Abigail Barnette and Jessica Jarman. It’s called If Ever I Would Leave You. All three stories are NA and contemporary twists on Arthurian legend. We’re so geeked about this!

If you were to suggest one of your books to the AAD attendees, which book would it be?

It depends on what you’re looking for - if you’re all about NA, I have to go with If Ever I Would Leave You - I’m so proud of our collection of stories. If you love some ER, definitely Overlord’s Chosen. I will always love Micah. Le sigh...

What panels will you be on at AAD?

I’ll be on the Take a Chance, Odd Paranormals and If it Makes You Feel Good. I hope to see some of you there!

If an adoring fan wanted to buy you a drink at the bar, what’s your poison?

Moscato or Amaretto Sour - apparently I like things that end with “O”. ;)

SWAG. We all love SWAG! What cool stuff are you bringing?

Purse mirrors and glass nail files - and of course bookmarks and postcards. If you see me wandering around, hit me up! :D

Where can readers find you?

www.bronwyngreen.com

http://bronwyngreenblog.blogspot.com/

@Bronwyn_Green

https://www.facebook.com/bronwyn.green.author

http://www.pinterest.com/bronwyn_green/

http://www.tumblr.com/blog/bronwyngreenauthor

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VIDEO INTERVIEW - Featured Author Julie Morgan

Hello there! We'd like to introduce Featured Author, Julie Morgan 

*drum roll, fanfare and applause*

Julie and T.J. Michaels sat down with the fabulous Julie Morgan in a short 3-segment interview where they discussed Authors After Dark (of course), who's running the house, what they do for fun, as well as Julie's special cause.

Enjoy the videos - see you in Charlotte!

Say hello to Julie (NOTE:  Has sound, including a LOT of laughter):

What they'll be up to at AAD:

Julie's special cause - Quest for a bit of a different cure:

AAD Featured Author Interview: Brandy Walker

Welcome Authors After Dark 2014 featured author Brandy Walker!

Is this your first year attending AAD?

No but it is my first year coming as an author and a featured author at that!

What brings you back to AAD?

A lot of things bring me back. A chance to hang out with my friends, see a new city and meet new people. I always have a great time at AAD. There are a tons of parties, panels and people. This year, for me, it is all about the readers and getting to know them.

Do you have a book coming out before AAD you want the attendees to know about?

Fingers crossed I will have the next Tiger Nip book, FINDING MORE, completed and ready for the masses. I’m attempting to get it written while doing a military move. WA to VA. Its long and grueling. House hunting, unpacking, finding all of my goodies.

If you were to suggest one of your books to the AAD attendees, which book would it be?

If you haven’t read me, then CRAVING MORE. If you have but you’ve only read my paranormal then I suggest checking out my contemporary romance CAUGHT IN THE MOMENT. My husband is Airborne qualified and has been since the early days of his Army career (he’s been in for just about 21 years now). I had that brilliant idea to set up a contemporary world involving skydiving. The first book introduces you to the Chute Shack and gang.

Tell us about the party you’re hosting at AAD!

I’m joining the always fabulous Melissa Schroeder Open Bar. If you’ve been to AAD before then you know the open bar I’m talking about. The one where you get drinks and a chance to hang out with other readers and the hostess with the mostest. This year Mel invited other authors to join her and I’m one of them. I’ve heard word that Tilly Greene will be one of the hostesses as well.

What panels will you be on at AAD?

Panels….let me think. I’m doing the Sports panel and will be talking about my Freefall series. I’m also doing the Cover Art panel. Before I started writing I was doing personal assistant work for Melissa Schroeder, Heather Long and Lissa Matthews. I started working up promo and doing covers. My biggest client being Mel. You may have seen some of my work; The Santinis, the Semper Fi Marines, the Sinfully Supernatural box set, to name a few. I’ve also done all of my self-published books.

If an adoring fan wanted to buy you a drink at the bar, what’s your poison?

Jack & Coke. It is my drink of choice. My poison. My most favorite ever. If it was a shot though then I love Buttery Nipples.

SWAG. We all love SWAG! What cool stuff are you bringing?

Remember that move I talked about earlier….I’m hoping I’ll have time to order a few things before the conference. Right now I have Tiger Nip trading card packs and pens.

We’re all excited about the book signing. What books will you have on hand to sign and sell?

As of right now I’ll have Craving More, Claiming More, and the con only book Dallas & Kacie. I hope to have my first two Freefall books there as well.

Where can readers find you?

I’m all over the place and not just in my daily life.

Website | Facebook Author Page | Facebook Tiger Nip | Facebook Mystic Zodiac

Facebook TEZ Graphics | Twitter | Pinterest

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AAD Featured Author Interview: Jess Michaels!

Welcome Authors After Dark 2014 featured author Jess Michaels!

Is this your first year attending AAD?

It is my first year for AAD and I’m super excited!

What made you want to come to AAD?

I just really wanted to attend some reader conferences this year and have a bunch of fun, so where else would I go? AAD.

So where will attendees be able to find you at AAD? Do you hang out in the bar? The lobby? Or are you the one who throws parties in their room?

I’ll probably be lurking about in the lobby and the bar looking for fun and chats. I’m nice, I promise, so if you see me I hope you’ll come and say hi.

Do you have a book coming out before AAD you want the attendees to know about?

The first book in my new series, The Ladies Book of Pleasures, will be out July 15. It’s called A MATTER OF SIN and is an erotic historical romance set in the Regency era. It centers around a very scandalous book that is sweeping London Society.

If you were to suggest one of your books to the AAD attendees, which book would it be?

If you’ve never read me, A MATTER OF SIN may be the PERFECT book to start with since it’s the beginning of a new series. And the books will come out very quickly. Book 2, A Moment of Passion, will be out in October and Book 3, A Measure of Deceit, will hit shelves in December. But I’ll also have paperback copies of the first book in my last series, The Pleasure Wars, at the signing. It’s called TAKEN BY THE DUKE and is one of my very best sellers  and  a favorite amongst my readers.

Tell us about the party you’re hosting at AAD!

Saturday is actually my birthday so on Saturday night I will be hosting a birthday party in a room right next to the Sins and Virtues party! So when the music starts and you need a break I hope you’ll come next door for party favors and games and a chance to win a big old basket of awesome from me.

SWAG. We all love SWAG! What cool stuff are you bringing?

I’ll be bringing bookmarks, book cards and hand sanitizer, as well as who knows what else! You’ll have to find me to see. :)

Where can readers find you?

Website: http://www.authorjessmichaels.com

Join my newsletter: http://www.authorjessmichaels.com/join-the-jess-michaels-newsletter/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JessMichaelsBks

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jessmichaelsbks

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/67123.Jess_Michaels

Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+JessMichaels/posts

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AAD Featured Author Interview: Carrie Ann Ryan

Welcome Authors After Dark 2014 featured author Carrie Ann Ryan!

Is this your first year attending AAD?

Yes! I’m so excited

What made you want to come to AAD?

I’ve heard so many good things about it from readers and authors alike. I really feel that I can find authors and readers that I can connect with and I can’t wait.

So where will attendees be able to find you at AAD? Do you hang out in the bar? The lobby? Or are you the one who throws parties in their room?

This year I will be in the lobby and bar of course LOL. Find the girl with pink hair! Plus, for a select few, I’ll have drinks in my room tee hee.

Do you have a book coming out before AAD you want the attendees to know about?

Do I? LOL I have many! FIGHTING FATE (Redwood Pack Book 7) comes out June 10th. LOVING THE OMEGA (Redwood Pack Book 7.5) comes out July 15th. And the DARK FATES Antho comes out August 12th!

If you were to suggest one of your books to the AAD attendees, which book would it be?

Hmmm, to just start out, An Alpha’s Path is the start to my Redwood Pack series. If you’re looking for contemporary, then go to Ink Inspired. :D,

I heard through the grapevine you’re sponsoring a table at the Sins & Virtues ball. Tell us more!

I’m GREED. Tee hee. If you sit at my table (Please sign up! LOL) make sure to dress as GREED to enter to win a price. There will be lots of greedy ideas, books, and themes going on. I’m excited LOL.

What panels will you be on at AAD?

Oh! I’m on the Shifters panel, the Cover Art panel, and the Gods and Magic panel. Come on down!

If an adoring fan wanted to buy you a drink at the bar, what’s your poison?

Hmmm…I like sweet drinks. And rum. So surprise me.

Everyone loves the conference costumes. Can you give any hints about what to expect?

There’s a stuffed dog involved but that’s all I can tell you LOL.

Where can readers find you?

Carrie Ann Ryan

USA Today Bestselling Author

Website: http://carrieannryan.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarrieAnnRyanAuthor

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CarrieAnnRyan

Tumblr: http://carrieannryan.tumblr.com/

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/carrieannryan/

AAD Featured Author Interview: Desiree Holt

Welcome Authors After Dark 2014 featured author Desiree Holt!

Is this your first year attending AAD?

Yes, it is, and I’m very excited about it. I have heard such great things about it from both autghors and readers.

What made you want to come to AAD?

Both my street team leader and author friends who have attended kept telling me what a special event it is. Authors recommended it as a great venue to connect with readers on a personal level, which of course is very important to me.

So where will attendees be able to find you at AAD? Do you hang out in the bar? The lobby? Or are you the one who throws parties in their room?

Not throwing a party in my room this year but I am hosting one of the tables at the ball. Lust, of course, with the fabulous Saranna DeWylde. I am also in the scavenger hunt, the ribbon party and on three separate panels. The rest of the time, yeah *wink*, hanging out in the bar.

Do you have a book coming out before AAD you want the attendees to know about?

I just had a release, Ride the Mustang, part of the SEALs Going Hot series, and Spurred to Submission releases in June. Also I’d love for them to check out Beyond Addiction, which just came out from Ellora’s Cave. That was a tough, very intense book to write. And I’d also like them to keep an eye out for Finding Julia, out in September. My first release with Kensington.

If you were to suggest one of your books to the AAD attendees, which book would it be?

Wow. Let me think. It’s really hard for me to choose and I’m torn between two: Aftershock and Beyond Addiction. One is an intense love story and the other a very intense BDSM love story. They represent both sides of my writing.

Tell us about the party you’re hosting at AAD!

I heard through the grapevine you’re sponsoring a table at the Sins & Virtues ball. Tell us more!

Yes, hosting with Saranna DeWylde. The Lust, table, of course. We will have favors for our readers and it gives me a chance to chat with readers on a more intimate basis.

What panels will you be on at AAD?

I’m on three of them: BDSM-Where To Start; Erotica; and Sports, which is great because I am just starting a football series for Kensington.

If an adoring fan wanted to buy you a drink at the bar, what’s your poison?

Jack Daniel's with a splash of water. Jack and I are old friends!

Everyone loves the conference costumes. Can you give any hints about what to expect?

It’s a big secret! *wink*

SWAG. We all love SWAG! What cool stuff are you bringing?

Still working on that with my street team leader but it will all revolve around my Naked Cowboys and my Phoenix Agency. Although I may have the first Finding Julia swag, too. Think tote bags, clips, buttons, maybe even special key chains.

We’re all excited about the book signing. What books will you have on hand to sign and sell?

Most likely my Phoenix Agency series, which has been a huge hit.

Where can readers find you?

www.desireeholt.com

www.desiremeonly.com

www.facebook.com/desireeholtauthor

Twitter @desireeholt

Pinterest: desiree02holt

Also on LinkedIn and Google+

AAD Featured Author Interview: Jenn LeBlanc

Welcome Authors After Dark 2014 featured author Jenn LeBlanc!

Is this your first year attending AAD?

Nope! This is my third year at AAD, and I love it.

What brings you back to AAD?

I absolutely LOVE the conference and the readership it brings. This reader con has a completely different vibe from most of the con I go to. It’s close, fun and intimate and everyone has a good time.

So where will attendees be able to find you at AAD? Do you hang out in the bar? The lobby? Or are you the one who throws parties in their room?

If I’m not in a panel I’ll be where everyone else is, last year it was the bar/lobby area, I haven’t seen this hotel, but it will be one or both of those.

Do you have a book coming out before AAD you want the attendees to know about?

My most recent book came out in April, and it’s called ABSOLUTE SURRENDER. It’s the story of a woman with mental illness, who is doing her best to marry the man she was promised to before he discovers there’s something wrong with her, all while her best friend attempts to ruin their progress to keep her for himself.

It’s truly a very different kind of historical… and it may start out a love triangle, but ti somehow ends up a ménage, even as the guys are rivals and don’t like each other.

If you were to suggest one of your books to the AAD attendees, which book would it be?

ABSOLUTE SURRENDER. Of course. I am absolutely in love with these characters and this story. It’s the book I’ll be signing at AAD. Preorders for hardcopies for AAD are already popular, I should have a few extras, but I have limited space on the plane! Preorders from my website are the only way to guarantee a copy.

Tell us about the party you’re hosting at AAD!

I am one of the authors hosting the Sins and Virtues ball… which should be amazing.

I heard through the grapevine you’re sponsoring a table at the Sins & Virtues ball. Tell us more!

My table is CHASTITY… which should get very interesting, and wicked.

What panels will you be on at AAD?

I am on the following panels:

Humor (because who doesn’t love to giggle),

Sexy Sexy Sexy (because who doesn’t love… yeah why do we read romance?),

History Unlaced (because I do write true historicals, requiring research and the whole shebang),

Cover Art (because I’m also a cover photographer) and

Historical Romance (back to the whole history thing, and history as a character in the book)

If an adoring fan wanted to buy you a drink at the bar, what’s your poison?

OMG at a bar? That all depends on where we are, at RT in Kansas City I was all about the Dark and Stormy, and at AAD in Savannah I was in love with the Release the Kraken. There were a few different drinks I loved in NOLA, but I don’t remember the names. So I suppose I need to find a new one in Charlotte! Let’s figure it out!

Everyone loves the conference costumes. Can you give any hints about what to expect?

Stripes down the rabbit hole. :)

SWAG. We all love SWAG! What cool stuff are you bringing?

I CAN’T SAY. It’s a huge HUGE HUGE secret that has been trying it’s level best to make it’s way out into the real world. But it’s amazing, involves an artist who is incredible, and some original artwork. I guarantee you haven’t seen anything like this.

We’re all excited about the book signing. What books will you have on hand to sign and sell?

I will have ABSOLUTE SURRENDER and THE RAKE AND THE RECLUSE both in limited supply AT the signing unless you have preordered them from my website. I currently have a few of the special editions of ABSOLUTE SURRENDER still available, signed by the cast if you’d like to guarantee yours.

Where can readers find you?

Author Site: http://jennleblanc.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/illustratedromance

Twitter: https://twitter.com/jennleblanc

Illustrated Romance: http://StudioSmexy.com/

Facebook: http://Facebook.com/studiosmexy

Twitter: http://twitter.com/StudioSmexy