Featured Interview With Casey Bond - Author Of Reap

Hi Everyone, we have Casey Bond with us today, so let's ask her a few questions so we can get to know her a little better.


Hi Casey

Tell us a little about yourself. 

I’m a relatively new indie author. My oldest book is only 6 months old! But, I’ve published 5 now and am working on number six and two anthology projects on which I’ve been invited to work! I’m a stay-at-home mom, better known as domestic goddess, and write when my oldest is at school and youngest naps, or when the hubby can give me some time on weekends. I love to play with my daughters outside or in, am an avid reader, love the color teal and taking pictures. TMI? LOL!

How did you become a writer, and did you always want to write? 

I had trouble sleeping when pregnant with my youngest daughter and my mom gave me an idea for a story. I caught the bug and am loving it!

How do you hope your readers react to the stories you write? 

I hope they love reading what I wrote. I know I’ll never please everyone with everything I write, but I do hope they are entertained, maybe take something from the book to keep with them forever. That would be my ultimate goal—to touch someone with my writing.

What responses to your writing have affected you the most and why? 

I read all reviews. I might not read them every day, but I do read reviews on book seller websites and on Goodreads.com. Good, Bad or somewhere in the middle. I read them. The great ones keep me motivated to keep writing. They give me confidence in the craft. The mediocre or low-star reviews push me to get better, to develop my writing and skills further.

Other than writing great stories, what other goals do you have for your life? 

Right now I’m just trying to raise my little ones. That is my focus. I don’t plan to skydive or swim with sharks (wait, that might be cool). But, I do want to raise my kids and spend the time I have with them. Ultimately, I’d love to continue writing and see where it takes me.

What do you like to do in your spare time? 

I clean! LOL! And, I love to take pictures of anything and everything. I’m an avid reader. I love to swim. Love, love, love being outdoors in the sunshine.

What can you tell us about your latest works? 

Reap (Book 1 in The Harvest Saga) is a dystopian romance set in the future. It explores the dynamics and power struggle between the rich and the poor.

Pariah is a young adult fantasy involving a chosen girl her forbidden love with a fallen angel.

What stories can your fans expect from you in the days ahead?

I’m working on Resist, Book 2 in The Harvest Saga. I hope to release it in the Summer of 2014. I’m so excited to be working on two anthology works and will continuously update my author page with new information! www.facebook.com/authorcaseybond

What would you like to say to your fans in New Zealand and others worldwide? 

That’s the easiest question yet! THANK YOU! Thank you for reading my books and the books of other authors. I cannot say it enough that Readers are MY ROCKSTARS! Love you all!

Do you have any parting words?

Yes! Stay awesome. Stay in touch. I would love to connect with you all on facebook and twitter.

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Release Day For Beautifully Forgotten By L A Fiore

Title: Beautifully Forgotten

Series: Beautifully Damaged #2

Author: L.A. Fiore

 Release Date: July 29, 2014 

SYNOPSIS

Successful restaurateur Lucien Black’s blue-green eyes and unattainable attitude drive women wild. But his abandonment issues and criminal past have left him emotionally closed off. When a familiar face shows up for a job interview at his nightclub, the ache he has tried to forget tears at his heart—it’s the girl who once healed him…and then abandoned him.

Darcy MacBride still remembers Lucien’s delicate touch when they were both wildly in love teenagers. His gorgeous eyes had soothed her hurt after she’d been dumped off at the orphanage where Lucien lived. Darcy felt his jagged edges fit perfectly into her own, and she’d planned to spend the rest of her life with him—until a mysterious man warned her away. Now, fourteen years later, she’s ready to endure the torture of Lucien’s indifference and having him as her boss…just to be near him. But when it seems that they might finally take up where they left off, a devastating secret buried in their past threatens to tear them apart again.

L.A. Fiore’s story of smoldering love recaptures the tormented romance of Beautifully Damaged.

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Lucien watched as Darcy struggled to get the printer working. Even from his distance he could hear the cursing, which made him smile. It had been a week since their relationship had taken a very pleasant turn. She was still just as feisty as he remembered and it wasn’t hard for him to recall why he had fallen for her in the first place. Their sparring was verbal foreplay and he fucking craved it. His eyes moved over her. Her body was nothing like the one he had known, with curves that his hands itched to touch. Her hair was up, though he preferred it down, and tendrils were falling out of the twist. He remembered vividly the sight of it spread out over his pillow.

He had to admit that she was still just as interesting to him as she had been at fourteen. Despite everything, she was still his Darcy—sweet, witty, and guileless, except at the moment. She looked about ready to torch the printer, so he moved to help her. As he approached, she was actually staring into the paper tray, yelling at the creatures that lived inside it.

He chuckled, which must have taken her by surprise, because she leaped backward and landed on his foot.

“Fuck!” he cursed.

“Sorry.”

He looked down at her strappy sandals with heels high enough to stake a vampire and had a vision of those legs draped over his shoulders. Instantly, he was hard.

“I was going to offer to help you. The printer can be temperamental, but now I’m bleeding out from a stab wound.”

She didn’t miss a beat. “It probably didn’t even break the skin. What is it you guys say? Rub some dirt into it.”

He eyed her shoes. “Those things should be listed as lethal weapons.”

“Hardly. There are far cheaper ways to kill someone.” She bent to stare into the printer again and Lucien took the opportunity to check out the curve of her ass in the little black skirt she wore.

“Stop checking out my ass and help me.”

Not at all repentant for getting caught staring, he replied easily, “It’s a paper jam.”

He thought he was being helpful and when she straightened slowly, he entertained the notion that she was struggling with the need to throw herself into his arms in gratitude.

One look at her face, though, and he knew he wasn’t going to be copping a feel.

“Your powers of deduction are astounding. Seriously, you should give a seminar on mastering the obvious.”

He tried not to laugh, but he lost that battle. And she responded by flaying a layer of skin off him with her sharp tongue.

“I know it’s a paper jam, Sherlock, I just can’t find it.”

“It’s usually in the back,” Lucien said as he reached for the back of the printer, his arm brushing up against her on purpose. Darcy’s inhaled breath in response had his balls tightening. He dislodged the paper and pulled it free.

He turned to her with a smug smile, which she returned with uncanny accuracy before she said, “Thanks. I almost lost my cool.”

“Almost?”

A slight smile touched her lips. “I should go restart my print job.”

“Probably, unless you can get the little men in the printer to do it.”

Brownies.”

“What?”

She laughed. “Not the baked goods, the little mischievous mystical creatures.”

“They live in my printer?”

“Maybe.” She started away, but stopped and turned to him.“Thanks.”

“Have dinner with me tonight.”

She eyed him through her lashes before she said, “You’re on.”

And then she turned and disappeared into her office.

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L.A. Fiore lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania with her husband, two children, their dog, two kittens and Willow: their three-legged hamster. Her twin sister lives right down the street and being a seasoned zombie hunter, there is comfort knowing when the zombie apocalypse comes they'll be ready. L.A. loves hearing from readers and can be reached through Facebook at the link below.

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Erika's neat new life is turned upside down in a matter of moments.  Which man will she choose or will fate make the decision for her?

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Title: To Tempt an Earl (Greenford Waters Legacy, #2) Author: Kristin Vayden Genre: Regency Series: Greenford Waters Legacy

   

Tempting an Earl is not for the faint of heart. Thank heavens Bethanny is anything but faint! Now, honest, perhaps--too honest, but never faint! After all, why flirt when you can tempt? And why the devil would a woman choose to swoon, when she could be kissed? Of course, she'd never try something so...honest, on anyone but Lord Graham. He's the only one she wants. He alone has her heart. He hadn’t a clue. So it was only polite that she tell him. Now, if only her blasted guardian, the Duke of Clairmont, would see Graham as more of a suitor than his old friend. Because Graham is anything but old and most certainly not just a friend, not after that kiss, or that touch. Though, if she were to lay all her cards on the table--which any gently bred woman ought--he wasn't completely aware it was her mouth, her lips, or her touch. But that's beside the point now, isn't it?

           

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Kristin's inspiration for the romance she writes comes from her tall, dark and handsome husband with killer blue eyes. With five children to chase, she is never at a loss for someone to kiss, something to cook or some mess to clean but she loves every moment of it! She loves to make soap, sauerkraut, sourdough bread and gluten free muffins. Life is full of blessings and she praises God for the blessed and abundant life He's given her.

 

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