Today's Author Wednesday guest is the wonderful Heidi Lynn Anderson. I want to thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to be here today. Welcome to For Whom The Books Toll. Take it away Heidi.
Hi Everyone!
Thank you all for taking the time to
spend with me. Today is a big day. It’s release day! WhooHoo! In
Bed with Mr. Perfect published with Ellora’s Cave, is out for
the whole world to see.
To celebrate I’m giving away a basket
full of goodies. Stop by my website www.heidilynnanderson.com
and leave me your email address and I’ll put your name in a hat.
I’ll do the drawing on Friday 9/6/13 at 11:59 pm. The winner will
get an email from me and I will post the happy news on Facebook and
Twitter.
Okay, now that all that stuff is taken care of, let’s get down to the fun stuff.
Can you tell us a little about
yourself?
I’m a wife, mother, and small
business owner whose dream is to write full time. I grew up in a
small town in New Hampshire and love small town New England. I hate
the heat and love the outdoors. That’s a weird combo when you live
in Florida, let me tell you.
I like to challenge myself, so I’ve
back packed through the White Mountains and skydived over farmland. I
have worked in almost every job from digging in the mud to selling
cosmetics. I was a preschool teacher and Hospice Nurse.
When I’m not writing or being swamped
by real life. I like to be outside hiking, biking, swimming,
snorkeling, and digging in the beach sand. I love to cook, and I
think all the world’s problems can be solved with chocolate.
Share five fun facts about yourself.
I like dipping potato chips in
chocolate.
I signed up for this intensive workout
program just so I could look at the really hot trainer who runs it.
The muscle spasms, leg cramps and screams of agony every time I lift
my arms are so worth it.
I wear flannel Pjs in 90 degree weather
and complain about how hot I am.
I’ve cooked my way through The Art of
French Cooking twice.
I have a 102 pairs of high heels.
(I have 0 pairs of high heels.)
What was your ideal career when you
were a child?
Wanted to be a preschool teacher.
Tell us about a typical writing day for
you.
I get up at 5:00am and get my son off
to school. I go to the gym and cry for an hour, them come home to
shower and get dressed. At 8:00am I’m sitting at my computer, with
reruns of 80s tv shows on mute in the back ground. I do writing stuff
until about 12 then I get lunch. About an hour later, I’m back that
the computer writing and I stop at about 4:00pm to pick my son up
from the school bus. I’m a slow writer so I get about 3000 words
down a day. If I have not made my quota for the day, I go back to
writing until I’m done.
On average, how long does it take you
to write a book?
My first full-length book JUST SEX took
me three years to write and get it published. It took nine months to
write it and two and a half years to fix it. LOL. My Novella IN BED
WITH MR. PERFECT took about a month to write and a month to fix
before I sent it to my editor.
How long does it take to write sex
scenes?
That’s a good question. It can take
all day or it can take weeks to get it right.
Where do you find writing inspiration?
In everything! I can be at the grocery
store and an idea pops into my head.
Do you have a favorite writing snack?
I would like to tell you I snack on
fruit and veggies when writing, put the sad facts are I don’t. The
evil junk foods call my name all the way from the store and make me
go buy them.
Do you have any writing rituals?
Every time I stop writing whether it’s
to get a drink or run an errand, I have to check my emails, FB and
Twitter before I can start again. It’s a long day when I’ve had a
lot of water. Just saying.
Where is your favorite place to write?
I have an office that has a recliner
in it. That’s where I do a lot of my writing.
What is the best way to get over
winterers block?
Sit my ass in the chair and write. This
is a career for me and I need to treat it as such. I can’t go to my
pay the bills job and say oh, I don’t feel like it today. I’m
just blocked.
What scene for yours was the hardest to
write and how did you overcome that obstacle?
When I’m stuck, I call my critique
partner and we talk it out. If that doesn’t work, I put it aside
for a little bit and work on something else. Some times working on a
new story helps clean out the cobwebs.
Whatís your biggest writing
achievement? Why?
My first book. Never in a million years
did I think I would write a book.
How do you celebrate a new book?
Start the next one.
(I love this answer)
Can you tell us about your current
book?
The story is called The Rebound Guy.
It’s about a woman who finds her boyfriend cheating on her with a
transvestite. Her grandmother convinces her to go on her honeymoon
alone to figure things out. Well, lets just say, she finds the man of
her dreams while on vacation and decides to have a no strings
attached thing with him and of course strings get attached.
What made you write this story?
The story popped in my head and
wouldn’t leave.
What do you think makes a good story?
A good story needs to come from the
heart.
What is the hardest thing about writing
and how do you handle it?
Everything about writing is hard. Lol.
If you want the next contract, you do what it takes to get it.
If you could bring one of your
characters to life, which one would it be and why?
All of them! ;-) I would have a huge
party and tell them how much love I them. They are all so special to
me.
If you could have dinner with 5 people,
who would you choose and why?
Nora Roberts. I would love to just talk
to her.
God because I have some questions.
My son Nick who passed away 10 years
ago, I just want to hold him and tell him how much I love him.
The child I was, so I can tell her that
she can do anything she puts her mind to and show her what we have
done.
And Stephen King. I want to talk to him
about writing.
If you could travel in a time machine,
would go back to the past or to the future?
I would go back.
What does your family and friends think
about your writing erotic romances?
My family’s very
supportive. My mother pushes my books at church and my husband tells
every one he meets about my books.
How important is reader feedback, good
or bad, to you?
I want to make my readers happy so I
love hearing what they have to say.
What is your greatest temptation?
Cake
What is your greatest weakness:
Carbs
What is the best advice you can give to
an inspiring author?
Don’t quit! If you want it bad
enough and work hard enough for it, it will come. It may take years
of blood sweat and tears, but it will come.
How do you relax?
I don’t hehehe.
What is your favorite all time book?
I have so many it wouldn’t be fair
to pick just one.
Fun Questions
Pepsi or Coke?
Diet Pepsi
Chips or pretzels?
Chips
Chocolate or vanilla?
Chocolate
Mountains or beach?
both
Favorite color?
Pink- I know, don’t
judge me. ;-)
Favorite ice cream?
All kinds
I do not discriminate.
Casual or dress up?
Dress up
Early bird or night owl?
Early bird
Cook outs or restaurant dinners?
Restaurant. Someone else has to clean up the mess.
(I like the way you think, Heidi)
Blurb:
Curvy
Ann Griffin has a secret—she’s in love with her longtime best
friend and business partner Joe Mathews. After suffering through a
date from hell—which definitely wasn’t worth putting on her
strangling shapewear for—Ann heads home. How was she supposed to
know the night would end with her throwing herself into his arms and
allowing him to fulfill her every fantasy?
What’s
a guy to do when the woman he loves kisses him senseless? Go with it,
that’s what. For more than a decade, Joe has fought back his needs
for the voluptuous beauty. In his mind, the only thing missing in
their relationship was the ability to explore every inch of her
luscious body.
Although
sleeping with Ann could destroy everything they have, Joe won’t
allow that to happen. He knows they’re made for each other. Now he
only needs to convince her.
Excerpt:
Chapter One
“What the hell was I thinking?” Ann
Griffin said as she tugged at the Lycra shapewear cutting off her
circulation. She smoothed the black wrap dress over her hips and
collapsed into a kitchen chair. “Remind me never to accept a date
from a guy who’s just broken up with his girlfriend ever again.”
Leaning down, Joe Mathews pressed a
kiss onto Ann’s cheek. “You should have stayed home with me.”
The soft brush of his lips heated Ann’s
blood to boiling. Air jammed into her lungs. Every inch of her body
burned with fresh yearning and mixed with desires she’d spent the
evening trying to suppress.
Ever since he sat next to her in
Business 101 over a decade ago her hormones had been doing the tango.
Up until now, she’d been able to stamp down her lust for her best
friend. But lately her need for him blazed inside her like an inferno
needing something to consume. If she wasn’t careful, it would
consume her.
She forced out the breath stuck in her
chest. “Why didn’t you go out tonight?”
“The Patriots were playing the Jets.”
Joe moved to the butcher-block countertop and opened a pink pastry
box. “I take it your date didn’t go so well?”
He sliced a huge piece of double
chocolate cheesecake and set it in front of her.
“It was awful.” She pushed the
yummy temptation across the table.
“That’s what you get when you go
out with a guy based solely on his looks.”
“I didn’t go out with Scott for
his looks.” The sad fact was she needed space from Joe so she
didn’t jump him in the hallway between their bedrooms.
“Yeah, right,” he said.
She leaned on her elbows and sighed.
“He seemed nice when we talked at the gym,” Ann said, referring
to the business the two co-owned.
To her way of thinking, if she had to
suffer though the misery of dating someone who wasn’t Joe she might
as well have something nice to look at.
“I’m sure he was.”
“Okay,” she admitted. “It didn’t
hurt he was shirtless when we were talking. Maybe I don’t have the
best judgment when I’m at your place of business.” She laid her
head on the table. “I should just wait until after closing to do
the accounting paperwork.”
“Mr. Perfect’s is your business
too.” Joe’s strong hands clasped her shoulders and started to
massage. “Besides I need all the help I can get.”
“I’m just a silent partner.”
“There’s nothing silent about our
partnership.” His finger worked the knot at the base of her skull.
”God, you’re tight.”
A moan slipped passed Ann’s lips. The
needy pull in her core deepened with every cresses of his finger. Her
pussy filled with moist heat. She should let her hormones have their
way. Perhaps then she wouldn’t be soaking through her shapewear on
a daily basis.
Ignoring the throbbing pleasure between
her legs, she lifted her head. “The gym has the revenue to hire
someone to help you out, you know.”
“Why? It’s fine the way it is.”
The butterflies dive-bombing her
stomach every time she was around Joe told her everything wasn’t
fine. “For you maybe.”
“What?”
Shit, did I say that out loud?
“Are you saying our arrangement isn’t
working for you anymore?” Joe squeezed the back of her neck and
tilted her head up. “I’ll find someone if you want.”
The concern filling his beautiful
sea-green eyes tore at her soul. It wasn’t the gym’s fault she
couldn’t keep her hormones under control anymore. “I love
helping you build your dream.”
“Then what is it?”
Hoping he couldn’t see what his
nearness did to her, Ann forced herself to smile. “If I wasn’t
bombarded with testosterone-enhanced bodybuilders all the time, Jerry
from the office might look better.”
“The testosterone levels in the gym
are all your fault.” He pressed his sexy lips to her forehead.
“Oh please.”
Straightening, Joe lifted his broad
shoulders. “It’s true. When you rush into the gym, all flushed in
your smart business suits and sensible heels, the testosterone levels
spike.”
Lust clawing at her core, Ann swallowed
the need to ask if his testosterone spiked when he saw her.
She shifted in her seat, hoping to dull the burning need coursing
through her.
Joe moved back to the counter, cut
another piece of cheesecake and set it in front of her. “You could
use this.”
“I can’t.” Ann pushed the plate
away.
“Why? It’s your favorite.” Joe
sat. “Did you have a big dinner?”
“No, Scott took me to that new raw
food place.” Sighing, she rubbed at a wrinkle creasing the vintage
lace tablecloth covering the old drop-leaf table.
“Pussy. A real man would’ve taken
you out for a steak.”
Talking about her bad date steadied her
overactive hormones. “I would have settled for a salad on a plate
bigger than a teacup saucer.”
The dimple on his right cheek winked
at her. “So, dinner was a bust.” He wiggled his sexy eyebrows.
“What about conversation with Scott’s shirt on?”
“If you don’t mind hearing about
how wonderful his ex was and how if I lost thirty pounds I would be
as hot as she was, it was fine.”
Frowning, he grabbed a plate of
cheesecake and jabbed his fork into it. “You’re fine just the way
you are.”
“Scott didn’t seem to think so.”
Ann rubbed a hand over her belly. “For two hours I had to listen to
how much better-looking I would be if I stayed away from carbs and
worked out more.”
The fork Joe held in his large hand
clattered against the Fiestaware plate. “When he comes into the gym
on Monday, I’m going to kick his ass.”
For the first time since she got home,
Ann relaxed. “Don’t do that. We need his business.”
“Fuck his business.” Joe tapped her
plate. “Eat up. Cheesecake has protein and calcium.”
“Make sure you tell my hips that in
the morning.”
“It can’t be all bad.” Lifting
his arms, Joe stood. “I eat a piece every day and look at me.”
Her gaze roamed over all six-foot-two
inches of his finely honed frame. She poked her finger into the
whipped cream topping of the cheesecake as her stomach clenched—it
did every time she set eyes on him and his mega-muscles. “Aren’t
you cold without a shirt?”
“Not with you around.” Handing Ann
a fork, Joe folded himself into the chair across from her and dug
into his cake.
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Bio:
Don't forget to contact Heidi on her website to be entered to win!!! Once again, thanks for stopping by today Heidi and congratulations on your new book release with Ellora's Cave.
As a child, Heidi Lynn Anderson played with imaginary friends. When her mother, asked the doctor if this was normal, he assured her mother Heidi was fine, and told her Heidi was just creative.
As an adult, Heidi became a huge fan of romance novels. She loved to take what she calls book vacations. With hundreds of novels in her library, she decided to sit down and write her own vacation. In the process she fell in love with writing. Now Heidi puts her imaginaryfriends in steamy stories.
When not writing, running a small business, or spending time with her husband and son. She is taking writing workshops and doing what she can for her local Romance Writers of America chapter.
I hope you'll stop by next Wednesday when my guest will be the very talented Kate Hofman.
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