Interview with Ashlynn Monroe and her new release Given. #eroticromance

I have the totally rockin' Ashlynn Monroe on the blog today. And if you haven't read her latest release Given, you're missing out! Check out my thoughts here.

1. Tell us a little about yourself.
Ashlynn Monroe has been dreaming up stories all her life.  She started to put them on paper at thirteen, but it wasn’t until she was thirty that she decided to share them with others.  She’s a busy mom with a full time job, fantastic friends, and a unique sense of humor.  She’s just a regular girl who’s in love with the idea of happily-ever-after.  She’s honored to be multi-published by some of the best electronic publishers in the industry.  Ashlynn survives each day by dreaming up her next tale of romance. She loves her readers and can’t thank them enough for the wonderful support they give her.

2. What genre do you write?
It might be faster to ask me what I don’t write!  I write contemporary, sci-fi, paranormal, urban fantasy, and steampunk fiction with romance and erotic romance woven into the stories.

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3. Please tell us about your latest release Given and how you came up with the idea?
I played around with this idea in my head for over a year.  I wanted to write a story about a woman who belonged to six men, but who wanted to find her own destiny.  When I came up with the plot that I wrote my muse was very happy.  I hope readers will enjoy Given as much as I enjoyed writing it.

4. Is it part of a series?
No, but I may revisit this world with new characters if readers enjoy the story.

5. A must have snack while you write.
Bailey’s Irish Cream in hot chocolate…yes I consider that a snack because I add marshmallows…gooey and delicious booze!

6. A fact that someone might not know about you.
I’m terrified of heights.  I get dizzy on step stools and I can’t even look out of windows in a tall building without feeling queasy!

7. If you had to choose a favorite book that you’ve written, which would it be?
It would be a three-way tie between Given, Star Prince, and Reality Hero.  Star Prince is available from Changeling Press and it’s the first book in my Aurora series.  Reality Hero is a rerelease that’s been totally rewritten and will be out this summer from Beachwalk Press.

8. Advice to writers who have yet to be published.
Write every day, even if you never use it.  The practice at stretching your imagination will make your muse lean and limber.

9. Is there a genre you haven’t written yet that you want to?
I’d love to write a purely historical romance.

10. Any quirky habits?
Is checking Facebook incessantly quirky?  I don’t know, I think I’m just quirky all around.

11. Have you written a character that most resembles you?
Dina from Reality Hero is the heroine I most identify with.  Tasmin from Star prince is a bit like me too because she’s stubborn.

12. What type of hero do you enjoy writing about?
Muscular man with a protective possessive streak would describe a fair number of my heroes.

13. What are you currently reading?
I’m not trying to score points, but I just finished Fool Me Once by Lacey Wolfe today and tomorrow I’m starting on More Than Useful…I’m not kidding. FYI expect to see a glowing review!  I loved the way Drew broke down Skylar’s defenses!

*Awe, thank you! I love all the dreamy heros in the Hot Bods series. Wait until you meet Ben in Accidental Love. Prepare to swoon!*

14. What are you currently working on?
I have about thirty WIPs started, but the two I’m working on seriously are Zombies Don’t Make Good Pets, and erotic story about a sexy town vet and a National Guard hunk fighting zombies and making whoopee!  I’m also working on a hot superhero novella where the hero makes a very un-heroic proposition to the damsel he just saved from Doctor Death.  I love this story!

15. Anything that you’d like to share.
I’m so excited for readers to download Given.  I hope they love reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.  Here’s the blurb.

About The Book

In a world without choices, one woman will find herself caught in the middle of six men and the emotions they develop for her.

Krista Damiani is one of the last women on Earth, and her patriotic duty is to make babies. On her twenty-first birthday, the government holds a lottery drawing to determine the men who will control her destiny. Her “six”, the men who win the right to call her their own, know they have to impregnate her quickly or risk losing her to a new “six”. 

As society fills with additional violence and unrest, her men keep her sheltered in a fortress of maximum security. When a mysterious man arrives and offers her the chance for freedom, will she be willing to leave the life she knows behind or will she remain “given”?

Content Warning: contains voyeurism, multiple partners, ménage and anal sex

Buy: Amazon / Bookstrand / Nook / Beachwalk Press