Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Good Things with Piper Denna


Hey, everyone! Just in case your summer isn't quite hot enough, today it's my pleasure to host author Piper Denna, who'll be chatting about her new release, Victoria's Secret Wish.

I'll be posting my review on Friday, so be on the lookout for that as well. Now let's hear from Piper.



Why mess with a good thing?

So I have this married couple in one of my books—Fantasy Mountain—and they’re my favorite romantic couple out of every one I’ve written. They got their HEA and for all we know, are doing just great together.

Why would I want to write their sequel and have them experimenting with another partner?

Good question, one I asked my muse when she seemed determined to take them into ménage territory in their next book, rather than have them moving on to the next stage as a couple (and taking backstage as secondary characters, while a new H and h get their romance). I knew Victoria, and was certain she couldn’t dabble with another man and walk away unattached. It’s just not in her makeup. So of course she was going to fall in love with this hot Olympic swimmer-dude who’s protecting his identity, hounded by the media, and lonely (I did!). Which meant things were going to get sticky in her marriage. There are bound to be hurt feelings, jealousy, distrust… right?

Yes and no. I did some research (including reading some m/f/m novels, most of which were more about sex than love) and discovered many women fantasize about having a second man, and it’s not all about the physical aspect, but for many females the idea of having another person focused on taking care of them… Yeah. I can see how that would click.

So, did inviting David into their bed screw up (pardon the pun) Vic and Brett’s relationship? It did get awkward several different times. But I think they managed to work out the kinks (again with the punny clichés, right?) so they have options, and are happy for now. Believably. And man, did they have a good time getting where they went…

This is a stand-alone novel, but it reads better knowing the characters’ backstory from Fantasy Mountain, especially the “bad guy”, who now has an anonymous accomplice aboard.

Hope you’ll check it out!

Thanks,
Piper Denna
Romance is sexy!


BIO:

Romance is sexy. And often funny, and sometimes tangled up with suspense. Let’s face it: all sorts of things get mixed up with romance in real life.

Piper Denna’s stories are not cut-and-dried romance. She wants her characters to deal with issues female readers can relate to: independence and trust, empowerment, inhibitions, an unfaithful partner, motherhood. Sometimes her characters make mistakes and often her “bad guys” are not 100% bad. Mostly she wants to take the reader on an emotional journey to a happy ending…with a few enviable sexual encounters along the way.

When she’s not writing, she edits, raises two teens along with her husband, and has an evil day job.

She enjoys books--or movies--with a comedic twist and hopefully a love story with lots of tension, too.

Sexiest parts of a man in Piper’s opinion? The hands and eyes. Shoulders are nice too, and of course, great pecs are never amiss…

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Website: http://www.piperdenna.com/
 
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Piper-Denna/55194578493
 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PiperDenna

Thanks for taking time out of your busy schedule to chat with us today, Piper. I'm looking forward to the review on Friday. Wishing you a smooth blog tour, and much success!

4 comments:

  1. Great blog post, Ms. Denna! I hope everyone reads Victoria's Secret Wish and Fantasy Mountain. Fantasy Mountain is as steamy and luscious as Victoria's Secret Wish, but like Tory and Brett, the books are so much better together. :-)

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  2. Mary!! Wonderful to see you. I miss hearing from you. Hope you are well. Thanks for taking time to comment. *hugs*

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  3. Thanks, Mary. I think the books are "better together" too. (and that's also the title of my favorite Jack Johnson song...) Sutton, thanks for having me, and LK, thanks! Here's hoping...

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