Welcome Lara Valentine

Today I have Lara Valentine on the blog chatting about what she snacks on while she eats and her latest release. Sit back and enjoy. Then be sure to check out her newest release.http://www.bookstrand.com/plenty-to-come

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1. Tell us a little about yourself.

Thank you for having me as your guest today!  I was brought up in the Midwest but several years ago I moved to Florida to get away from snow and ice.  I have a super supportive husband and young son who think it is really cool that I write.  My goal is for writing to become my day job.  Until then, I spend my days in software development.


2. What genre do you write?
Erotic romance with a happily ever after.  My stories tend to have dominant/submissive overtones.

1. Please tell us about your latest release Plenty To Come and how you came up with the idea/

Intense and dominating Zach Harper and his brother, charming and playful Chase are tired of casual relationships and one night stands. They’re looking for a woman they can share their life with, together. When they meet Cassie, they immediately feel that this woman just might be the one. Cassie is just as drawn to them, feeling safe and loved in their strong arms.  But not everyone is happy about Cassie’s new-found happiness.  Can Zach and Chase keep Cassie safe when her past shows up and wants her dead?

Plenty To Come is the first in a series about a fictional town in Central Florida.  I come from a small town in Illinois and loved growing up there.  It seemed natural to create a town based on what I remember from my childhood.  The only difference being that my hometown was not in to ménages! 


4. Is it part of a series?
Right now I have at least three books planned in the series, but I have introduced a few characters that I find intriguing.  They could very well get their own books.


5.A must have snack while you write.
I love sweet iced tea and drink way too much.


6. A fact that someone might not know about you.
I am a Disney addict.  We love visiting Disney as a family.  I have been more times than I can count.

7. Advice to writers who have yet to be published.
Find your voice as a writer.  Don’t try and imitate anyone else’s.  Yes, every story has already been written, so what you bring to the table is how you tell that story.

8. Is there a genre you haven’t written yet that you want to?
I am planning a “paranormal romance” book, if I can only find the time to write it. 

9.  Any quirky habits?
My husband would probably tell you that I have lots of quirky habits.  I will say that I am a creature of organization.  Being a working mother and needing to find time to write, I depend on schedules and systems to get everything done.  So I guess my quirky habit would be that I follow my schedules pretty religiously.

10. Have you written a character that most resembles you?
Not so far.  But every character that I write has a little piece of me.  For example, Cassie in Plenty to Come loves chocolates and horror movies.  She gets that from me.

11. What type of hero do you enjoy writing about?
Men who are alpha but not afraid to show how they feel.  He should treat his woman with respect and of course, be really hot in bed!

12. What are you currently reading?
I’m in between books right now but a few of my favorite authors are Tymber Dalton and Laurann Dohner.

13. What are you currently working on?
Actually, I just finished the first book in a new series about an Erotic Romance Book Club – the Martinis and Chocolate Book Club – that has a BDSM flair.  It will be out in May at Siren.

14. Anything that you’d like to share.
I feel really grateful to have been given the opportunity to publish my stories!  I would love to hear from my readers.  They can contact me at LaraValentineauthor@gmail.com or check out my blog at http://eroticromancewriting.wordpress.com/

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