So good to have you here today, Jane –
Tell us a little about yourself:

What television sitcom is most like your family? Why?
Um…I have no idea! LOL We hardly ever watch TV, and when we do, it’s usually reruns of How I Met Your Mother, King of Queens, or a movie!

What’s your favorite thing to do to relax?
Reading! Escaping into a book always helps me unwind! 🙂

Do you prefer…
Public speaking or public singing?
LOL…Public speaking wins every time!

Writing in a notebook or typing on the computer?
Typing on the computer!

Coke or Pepsi?
Diet coke/Regular Pepsi, but I’m trying to give up both!

Living without your cell phone or living without your computer?
Great question! I love both, but I’d give up my cell before my computer!

Now about you as an author…
Did you always want to be an author?
Yes. I’ve always been a writer of some kind and, when I was young, had dreams of seeing my books on store shelves. Unfortunately, I didn’t pursue that dream and stopped writing for almost 20 years.

What authors had an impact on you growing up and as an adult?
As an adult, I’m fascinated by the shifter worlds of Cynthia Eden and Dana Marie Bell!

Did anyone in your life influence you or encouraged you to be a writer? 
My mom has always encouraged me to follow my dreams no matter what they are. I also had two teachers that pushed me to be a better writer.

What is your favorite aspect or writing? Your least favorite?
My favorite aspect is seeing my book for sale on retail sites! It’s an amazing feeling to see something you’ve created “out there” for the world to read! My least favorite thing is waiting. Waiting for acceptance, waiting for cover art, waiting for the big day, waiting for…you get the point! 😉

What aspect of writing would you most like to improve on?
Hmmm…that’s tough. Sometimes I wish I enjoyed writing longer pieces (I usually write from 5-15K), but I write what I like to read and I prefer a book I can finish in an hour or two! I have a longer project planned, but I don’t know when/if ever, I’ll start it!

Do you have any “must haves” with you while you’re writing?
Post-it notes, pen and pencil!

Do you have a common theme or item that appears in each of your books?
LOL! Not on purpose, but I noticed the other day that quite a few of my Hero/Heroines have lost their parents!

What have you learned the most from being in the writing business?
Patience is a virtue! 🙂

Tell us about your latest release:
Title: Jenn’s Wolf

Blurb:
Jenn is used to being overlooked by men. She’s short, slim, shy and her past keeps her guarded against others—especially men. It also gets her labeled as having a “good personality.” When she sees Matt for the first time, she realizes he’s the first man she’s willing to take a chance on.

Matt is a wolf shifter worried that he’ll never find his mate. Without a mate, a shifter’s life is incredibly drawn-out and lonely. Willing to try anything, he agrees to a blind date with Jenn and is stunned to find out she’s the one.

A misunderstanding interrupts their first night together and leaves them both miserable. After determining she may have overreacted, Jenn apologizes and they agree to start over. When Matt tells her about his wolf, she has to decide whether to trust her heart or run from the only man she’s ever wanted.

Excerpt:
Jennifer and Christina had been college roommates their senior year and became fast friends. They relocated to Chestnut Rock together and now shared a small, affordable apartment. That had been two years ago.

Jennifer was happy she had Christina in her life. Her best friend kept her from locking herself away and hiding from the world. Christina taught her that people sometimes drink in social situations, but they didn’t always get drunk or make a scene. Though she still had qualms, Jennifer could now have a good time in situations where friends may have a drink or two.

Christina had wanted to go what she called “man shopping,” which basically meant “go to the bar and look at hot guys!” Jennifer agreed to come along.

While Christina had no trouble finding dates, Jennifer was a bit more challenged. The two friends were as different as night and day. Christina was tall and blond with blue eyes and a bubbly personality. Jennifer was short with brown hair and brown eyes. She was reserved which most people took as timid and sometimes rude or snobby. It was hard for her to meet people and without Christina’s help, she might have ended up friendless and alone for the rest of her life. Luckily, that didn’t happen and her friend even convinced her to go on a blind date set up by one of her co-workers. The date was tomorrow night.

The group in the center roared with laughter again and the one with his back to her stepped to the right and bent over to look at his friend’s phone. Jenn could see the group more clearly now and her gaze stopped on the tall piece of awesome standing closest to the bar. If they were truly “man shopping,” she’d buy him and take him home.

How did you decide on your story plot?
I wanted to create a world of lonely, wildlife shifters that come together and form a family of friendship. Jenn and Matt are the first pair in my series.

How did you choose your characters names and location for your story?
After I decide what the characters will look like, their names usually follow easily. The location is fictional. I created the mid-size town of Chestnut Rock, and the nearby National Forest, so my characters would have a safe place to shift.

Do you have a favorite scene? Why?
My favorite scene is when Jenn sees Matt’s wolf for the first time. I can’t tell you why! 😉

Do you have a character that you identify with? Who and why?
Not really, no, but I love all of my characters (good guys!) and try to give them admirable qualities. I create the type of characters I enjoy reading and hope readers will love them too!

Let our readers know how they can get a hold of you…
Find me on my blog: www.janewakely.blogspot.com
On Facebook: www.facebook.com/JaneWakely
On Twitter: www.twitter.com/JaneWakely
On Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/JaneWakely
Or email me: Janewakelybooks@gmail.com

Is there anything else that you want to share… feel free!!
Find Jenn’s Wolf at the following retail locations:
Amazon:http://amzn.to/116bhls
Barnes and Noble:
All Romance:
BookStrand:

Thank you, Donna, for hosting me today!

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Stop by and say hi!

Tell us about yourself:

What television sitcom is most like your family? Why?

I wish I knew! I have to be honest, I rarely watch TV and when I do it’s usually a cooking show or something on the History channel or Discovery. I watch a lot of BBC America (I love Six Nations Rugby!) as well. I honestly don’t think I could name a current sitcom if you held a gun to my head. J

What’s your favorite thing to do to relax?

Reading seems cliché, so while I do read a lot, I also like to walk, embroider, and spend time with my four-legged kids.

Do you prefer…

Public speaking or public singing?

Public singing…public speaking scares the crap out of me. Public singing, easy, after a few drinks in a dark bar, who cares. Right? lol

Writing in a notebook or typing on the computer?

Typing definitely…although I take notes in my trusted notebooks and keep a journal.

Coke or Pepsi?

Coke Zero

Living without your cell phone or living without your computer?

I could live without the cell phone. In fact, and don’t tell on my here, most days I turn the ringer off so I can work without the distraction.

Now about you as an author…

Did you always want to be an author?

Always. Even before I could spell.

Did anyone in your life influence you or encouraged you to be a writer? (teacher, family member, friend)

The first encouragement came from Santa when he brought that typewriter when I was eight. Then my sixth grade creative writing teacher, Mr. Trokey, created a monster in me and Miss Simpson my high school English teacher gave me gentle nudges along where I needed them most. It was my husband who was the final shove off the cliff into publishing and my best friend, whom I met through writing as we started out at the same small press, helps when I need the occasional kick in the pants to keep going.

Do you have a common theme or item that appears in each of your books?

It’s funny you asked this one. I was just thinking about that the other day. My heroines all have immense struggles, emotional or psychological. And more often than not, one of my favorite foods appears in my books…fried green tomatoes.

What have you learned the most from being in the writing business?

To stay true to myself and no matter what, the joy in what I do is most important.

Tell us about your latest release:

How did you decide on your story plot?

A Slower, Lower Leap is actually book three and consequently the last installment of the Slower Lower series, so the setting and characters were predefined. The plot however, was undetermined until the hero told me late one night. Logan is the youngest in the Delaney clan and I knew his story would come of him growing up…how he would manage that was a mystery though until he met Lizzy Jenkins in book two, A Slower, Lower Life. After that, her character started to develop and the obstacles Logan would face became clear.

How did you choose your characters names and location for your story?

My husband was born and raised in Seaford, Delaware and something about the area just kept tugging at me and telling me to write a story…that was book one, A Slower, Lower Love which was never intended to be a series until E at Rebel emailed me and said, “Hey, I’ve got an issue.” The issue was she wanted more. So a Seaford based series was born. The characters…well, they’re an Irish family third generation, so Irish names it was. J

Do you have a favorite scene? Why?

One of my favorite scenes is so subtle and soft. It’s the first time Logan kisses Lizzy and it’s one of my favorites because it’s so subtle…very few words, lots of emotion.

Do you have a character that you identify with? Who and why?

I was a single mother myself when my husband “rescued” me, so I totally identify with Lizzy and the day to day struggles of what it is to raise a child alone. Now, she does have it worse than I did as Colby is a special needs child. I don’t have that experience but my best friend does through her personal life and a few years as a teacher, so I relied on her for advice on how to convey Colby’s character properly.

Thanks for having me by, Donna. And readers, don’t forget to scroll down and enter to win some signed copies of A Slower, Lower Love and A Slower, Lower Life. J

Lila Munro currently resides on the coast of North Carolina with her husband and their two four-legged kids. She’s a military wife with an empty nest and takes much of her inspiration for her heroes from the marines she’s lived around for the past fifteen years. Coining the term realmantica, she strives to produce quality romance in a realistic setting. Her genre of choice is contemporary romance that spans everything from the sensual softer read to BDSM and ménage. When she’s not writing, she enjoys reading everything she can get her hands on, trips to the museum and aquarium, taking field research trips, and soaking up the sun on the nearby beaches. Her works include The Executive Officer’s Wife, Bound By Trust, Three for Keeps, the Force Recon series, the Slower Lower series, the Identity series, and the Private Collection. Currently she is working on two new series set to release summer of 2013, the At Your Service line and the Steele Image line. She’s a member in good standing of RWA. Ms. Munro loves to hear from her readers and can be found at Realmantic Moments   Facebook    Goodreads   Twitter You can also contact her via email at lilasromance@gmail.com and you can find all her works at: Amazon   ARe  Nook    Bookstrand

A Slower, Lower Leap

Book 3, Slower Lower series

Rebel Ink Press

February 17, 2013

Purchase Links:

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Blurb:

When you’re the last man standing…

Not only was Logan Delaney the last of his siblings to remain unmarried and unsettled, his entire family believed he’d never find a wife. The baby of eight, he’s been dubbed an irresponsible player and told he’ll never amount to a hill of beans. And at one time, Logan may have been okay with those descriptions, but no more. On a quest to prove his worth, he’s spent the entire summer learning the family business, staying in at night, and saving his money. And if his family would stop meddling in his affairs and trying to dictate who he should and shouldn’t be seeing, he might just show them he’s found the one, Lizzy Jenkins.

And have a bad reputation to blame…

Elizabeth Jenkins had always known Logan Delaney existed, but he’d never so much as turned one glance her way until she handed him his butt on a silver platter in three sentences or less over the phone. After that it seemed at every turn there he was and the more she resisted the heat building between them, the bigger the fire got. Until his family interfered. And why wouldn’t they? Between Logan’s legacy and her baggage, they were a disaster in the making.

Can you be trusted with a fragile heart?

But Logan doesn’t run when he finds out about Colby. In fact, he embraces Lizzy’s special needs son and defies the advice of everyone urging him to leave Lizzy alone. But after one moment of weakness, Logan finds himself knee deep in a marriage complete with the little boy whose father bailed before his birth and Lizzy’s grandfather, who needs constant care as well.  Then there’s the man who just might be the demise of it all.

Excerpts, please choose one:

Excerpt 1:

With a mixture of emotions swirling through her, Lizzy watched the same storm overtake Logan’s features which was brewing inside her. A veritable lightning bolt passed between them as soon as he’d touched her. She knew she’d always been attracted to Logan, but the instant heat still scalding her skin from his fingers left her unsettled. It was but a mere couple of hours prior she was trying to convince herself she could do with some sort of quickie sexual gratification, although she’d admitted it could never be with Logan, and now she wanted nothing more and the door to her emotions was wide open leaving her vulnerable and believing maybe they could have both. And just as she was trying to tell herself to stop trusting the lies her deprived body was concocting, Logan decided to try to convince her he might be interested in more as well.

Where was Logan the player and who was the imposter sitting across the table from her who could probably talk her right into his bed with one sentence or less and keep her coming back heartbreak on the horizon or not?

As her pulse slowed a bit, she turned to look at Colby and reminded herself why she couldn’t be playing horizontal Twister with anyone let alone Logan. And she sure couldn’t go letting Colby think there was a reason to get too comfortable around him. He seemed to like Logan and the Delaney herd of kids and she didn’t want him getting his feelings hurt because she couldn’t control her hormonal urges. What if she made the mistake of screwing Logan’s brains out, things didn’t work out, and that made it awkward to be coming around anymore? This was the first time anyone had really taken them in and welcomed them unconditionally and she didn’t want to rob Colby of it.

Excerpt 2:

Lizzy watched Colby make yet one more circle around the living room with his arms spread and sighed in frustration. He was oblivious to the disruption he was causing which only added to her exacerbation with the situation. How could she possibly be angry with him when he didn’t grasp the concept of time or what it did to her nerves when his unscheduled moments of innocence hampered what should have been her scheduled life? And it surely wasn’t his fault he was the way he was or that he’d even been conceived at all for that matter. No, his conception was wholly her fault and she’d been paying for it for nearly six years. Alone.

But the truth was, no matter how many times she kicked herself for believing whispered promises in a back seat and guilt swamped her even though medical science would argue it was nothing she’d done to make him this way, Lizzy loved her little boy more than life itself. There were days, though.

Like today, she wanted to sit and cry until there were no more tears left then cry some more. Rarely was it, though, Lizzy had time for such frivolities as tears. What time wasn’t taken up with Colby’s care was spent at her job as the assistant officer manager at the farmer’s market, somewhere she had no intention of working a lifetime and which brought her to yet another responsibility on her list. School. When she wasn’t working or caregiving, Lizzy was an almost full-time student and watched the sun rise on a new day without sleep having studied all night more than once. In a word, she was not only exhausted physically, she was just plain tired. Never in her life would she have imagined being twenty-three and feeling so defeated.

What she wouldn’t give for one night of freedom. One night filled with beers and dancing. Maybe even some hot sweaty sex in the form of someone who would disappear the next day and not look back. Well, that and not leave her knocked up. Alone was fine, with another baby to tend to by herself, not so much.

Of course she had no idea how to go about this stranger for one night sex. The closest she came to any man was when they made deliveries to the market or they drove their grandfathers to the Senior Center for bingo and hung around waiting for the old farts to get tired of dotting cards and fighting the caller over what had come out as B-five but was mistook for B-nine because someone’s hearing aid battery was running low. And although they all knewher fairly  well, they avoided her for the most part because of which grandfather she dropped off at bingo. Thank God none of them knew Michael Silcox was the one who’d left her high and dry with a special needs child, not exactly prime bait to fish with in the pond of hooking up. Her name associated with his would only add fuel to the stay away from Lizzy fire as his family owned most of Georgetown.

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