Title: Sweet Victory
Author: Ember Casey
Release date: November 19th, 2013
Genre: Erotic Romance / Steamy Contemporary Romance
Tour: Irresistible Reads Book Tours
Book Description:
A His Wicked Games novella coming November 19th, 2013.
One night. One game. One wicked experience they’ll never forget…
It’s Lily and Calder’s first night in their new apartment—and Calder proposes a steamy showdown that’s certain to leave both of them breathless. In a challenge like this, things are sure to get heated—but neither of them can be prepared for the surprises that await them as their ultimate game unfolds…
Goodreads -
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18485216-sweet-victory?ac=1
Interview
1
- Have you always wanted to be a writer?
Not to be too cliché, but yes—though the “romance”
part of the equation came as a bit of a surprise. I have notebooks upon
notebooks of stories I started as a kid (“started” being the operative word
here), but almost every single one involved magic. And usually princesses. And
many times a monster or two. I wanted to write fantasy books. I used to read
novels by Tamora Pierce and Robin Mckinley as a teenager and I wanted to write
things just like them (with added princesses, of course).
2
- What inspired you to write His Wicked Games?
I thought I wanted to
write Young Adult fantasy books. A couple of years ago I joined a critique
group and started workshopping a novel based on a fairy tale that was basically
a Scottish version of Beauty and the Beast. I was going for something romantic
(in the literary sense) and mythical and sensual, but apparently I took the
“sensual” part too seriously. I’d be describing the sky or something and my
critique partners would say, “Um… this is coming across a little too adult.” I still have no idea how I
managed to make a paragraph about clouds and sunlight sexual, but apparently
it’s a secret gift.
Anyway, I was working
on that novel for National Novel Writing Month and kept getting stuck. First it
was the voice, then the characters, then the plot… nothing seemed to be
working. A couple of my writing buddies had been working on romance books, and
I always thought that it sounded like a fun genre to write. On a whim, I
decided to put aside the fairy tale novel and devote the rest of the month to
working on a romance story instead. In the end, I didn’t end up straying too
far from the “Beauty and the Beast” theme—I just took out all the magic and
swapped out the Beast for a sexy billionaire. And, voila! His Wicked Games was born.
I never thought I’d
end up writing contemporary romance, but I had such a blast writing that book
that I was hooked. I haven’t looked back since.
3-
Do you have a favorite scene from your books?
It’s hard to pick just
one! But if you’re forcing me… I really, really love the gallery scene from the
first book, His Wicked Games (based
on emails, readers seem to adore this one, too—with the secret passageway scene
coming in a close second). Of course, my “favorites” seem to constantly shift
based on whatever project I’m working on. When I’m deep in the drafting stage
of a new book and discovering a story for the first time, it’s hard not to fall
in love with it!
4-
What's next for you?
I’m working on a
spin-off series called Her Wicked Heart (the
first book will be released in early 2014).
It picks up a couple of months after the end of Sweet Victory and follows a new set of main characters (though
several of the old favorites will make special appearances…). It also returns
to a few notable locations from the earlier books.
It was a little weird
at first to switch gears—I’ve spent so much time with Lily and Calder that I
feel like I knew them and their dynamic inside and out—but there’s something
incredibly exciting about writing and discovering new characters for the first
time. I’m really thrilled about this new series, and I think it captures the
same essence as the His Wicked Games
books without being a retread of the same story. And as for the main love
interest this time around… *sighs* He’s
very different from Calder—more of a rough-around-the-edges, bad boy type, and
he’s definitely extra fun to write. ;)
5- Is there something you would like your fans to
know?
I’m still in that phase
where I’m still a little shocked that I have
fans! Haha. I think one of the biggest surprises about this entire process
for me was the realization that my work doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Yes, I
assumed (well, hoped) that people
would read my books and have opinions on them, but I never thought that readers
had such power to shape and change my process and how I view these stories.
I’ve realized that the creative process behind a work is only half of it; the true identity of a book
is not just what I put into it, but
what readers get out of it. Sometimes those things line up and sometimes they
don’t. Sometimes readers experience something completely different than what I
intended—and I love that. Not to get all cheesy, but it makes the story feel
more alive, like it’s taken on a
shape and life outside of my head, beyond my own control. I’m always very
curious to see how readers respond to my work.
About the Author:
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Ember Casey is a twenty-something writer who lives in
Atlanta, Georgia in a den of iniquity (or so she likes to tell people). When
she's not writing steamy romances, you can find her whipping up baked goods
(usually of the chocolate variety), traveling (her bucket list is infinite), or
generally causing trouble (because somebody has to do it).
Social Links:
Official Website - http://embercasey.blogspot.pt/p/aboutcontact.html?zx=69c2c3a26b4b676
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/EmberCasey
Twitter – https://twitter.com/EmberCasey
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