Character Interview with author Elise Whyles (Five Alarm Lust)

1. What is your real, birth name? What name do you use?  My full name’s Jackson Robert Payle, Jack for short.

2. Do you have a nickname? What is it, and where did you get it? Naw, I don’t have one. Always figured Jack was my nickname – and honestly, it’s the only thing Gillian cries out so I’m happy with it.

3. Where do you live? Describe it: Is it messy, neat, avant-garde, sparse, etc.?
  At the moment we live in a single story rancher. Insanely neat, with a western feel to it. Gillian redecorated, and keeps it up. She can be a bit of a slave driver when it comes to keeping it clean, especially if she’s upset.  

4. What was your family like?
Amazing, warm, I had a great family. Mom and Dad supported everything I did – well as long as it was legal and didn’t hurt anyone lol.  

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5. Who was your best friend when you were growing up?
  Luke Marshall, he was and still is my best friend, besides Gillian. Funny, with a sharp tongue he’s the greatest guy I know – if only he’d quit hitting on me .

6.. Do you have a job? What is it? Do you like it? If no job, where does your money come from?
  I work at a local firestation as a firefighter. I’m in the process of opening a Fire Prevention store here in Drumheller as well.

7. What is your favorite drink? (Coffee, Coke, Juice, Beer, Wine, etc.) Coffee followed by beer.

8. What is your deepest, most well-hidden sexual fantasy? Would you ever try it?
  Nothing like asking the hard ones huh? Deepest, sexual fantasy. That’s an easy one…trying out those lovely silk ties Gillian bought last week. Oh yeah, silk ties, a little whip cream, some candles…mmm maybe we’ll do that tonight.

9. Is there any sexual activity that you enjoy and/or practice regularly that can be considered non-standard? (Bondage, Fantasy Play, etc.) Why do you like it?
  We do a bit with mild bondage and Fantasy Play, it adds spice to our romance, to our sex lives. When we first met, bondage was sort of the only way we could keep Gillian from hiding lol.

10. Is there any sexual activity that you will not, under any circumstances, do?
  If Gillian says no to something I won’t do it. So far the only thing she’s refused to try is anal, and honestly, it doesn’t bother me. I want my lover to want to be with me in bed, not wanting to just get in, get off and get out.

11. What is more important - sex or intimacy? Why? Intimacy – without it, I don’t think Gillian and I would have ever connected as much as we have. I love sex, hot sweaty bodies tangled – but I love Gillian more and I can’t have her without that intimacy.

12. How old were you when you first got drunk? What was the experience like?
  Fifteen and I don’t remember much other than having a killer hang-over and throwing up in the barn.
Did anything good come out of it? Did anything bad come out of it?
  I didn’t touch alcohol for two years after that, and even now I only drink in small doses.

13. What was the worst injury you've ever received? How did it happen?
  Broken wrist. Fell from a ladder when I was in my early twenties.

14. If you were to gain an obscenely large sum of money (via an inhertiance, a lawsuit, a lottery, or anything else) what would you do with it?
  Invest it. I believe fire prevention and helping people is more important than a fancy house. Why Gillian and I decided to open a shelter for battered women and kids.

Five Alarm Lust Blurb

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Survivor Gillian Hilliard is finally healing from a nightmare past. Fearing no man will ever find her attractive, she hides behind simple attire and large glasses. When Gillian meets firefighter Jack Payle, she is instantly attracted, and enjoys a wild night of sex with him. But in the cold light of day she’s torn apart by guilt and shame, and retreats to the familiar comfort of her simple, if unfulfilling, life.

After years of chasing the wrong kind of woman, Jack is shocked by the instant attraction he feels for the mousy historian with shadows in her eyes and passion simmering beneath her surface. Jack can’t get past the lust firing his blood or the memories of her response to his touch, for passionate, sexy Gillian is everything he’s ever wanted. Are they strong enough to face down the demons haunting Gillian? Can she trust the man who holds her heart with her darkest secrets and accept his help to overcome the shadows of her past? Or will the darkness destroy them both?