For the new readers, #TNTConfidential is the spot I reserve on Tuesday's and Thursday's for all authors to come by for a visit and share their latest news. There are 3 different versions, #TNTConfidential Author Spotlight, #TNTConfidential Character Interview and #TNTConfidential Author Interview.
Today, author Michaela Rhua is stopping by and answering my questionnaire. Please welcome her and her latest release, Moon Dance.
Welcome to In A Dream Beyond, Michaela! I hope
you had a wonderful end of 2014 and beginning of 2015! You’re our first guest
of the year! Wohoo! *rubs hands evilly* No, no, don’t be scared. I’ll start
with the easy questions:
When did you start writing and why?
I think I have always scribbled here and there.
Even as a teenager I used to write short romantic stories for my friends but
then real life took over and I forgot about writing. It was only a few years
ago that I met a group of writers online and was pushed and pulled into penning
something myself. We blog as The Nuthouse Scribblers.
Are you a plotter or a pantser? What’s your
usual writing style?
I think I am a bit of both – a Plontser. I tend
to start with a blank page and just start writing until it begins to form. Then
I get to a point when I have forgotten where I am going so start making notes
to help push it on to the end.
How did you come up with the inspiration for
Moon Dance?
I wanted to write a paranormal FF book again. I
loved writing Mated Forever but inspiration would not come at all in anyway
shape or form. So I left it all. It was September 2014 when this story began to
form in my mind and then I began writing it.
It soon developed a life of its own and a series sprang up.
Moon Dance. I love the title. How do you
normally come up with novel titles?
Sometimes the titles emerge as the story forms.
At other times I know the title before I start writing. I did with Moon Dance
and I knew the title of the next one in the series – Moon Bound.
Did you have to do any research to write Moon
Dance? If yes, tell us about it.
One of the characters is a witch so I bothered
a good friend who is a very knowledgeable about the Craft and is a Wiccan. She
helped with understanding the moon phases and getting the language right.
What’s been the most difficult part about
writing this story? And the easiest?
The hardest -Sending it off to the publisher.
The self-doubt and nerves took over until I received their reply – R&R
(Revise and Resubmit) I had made some errors on the formatting and chapter
headings. You know, really silly errors that had me palm facing - lots! Then I
sent it off again and the wait began. Fortunately it was a YES.
The easiest – when I began the story flowed and
just ran its own course. That was fab.
This blog is big on dreams… so tell us one of
yours:
To find one of books in a book shop!
January Oh, January
Christmas blues?
Yes – for the first
time in a long while I feel a little blue. I have some changes to make with my
everyday job so that is exercising my mind. My children are getting older and
on the cusp of making decisions that will affect their futures so lots going on
that I feel anxious about.
If yes, tell us how
you get over it
Hmmm….I’ll let you
know when I find how to get over it!
A New Year resolution
- Live life fully, enjoy laugh and love.
Best cure for the cold
weather -Rest, liquids and food you like to eat.
Favorite warm drink
-Earl Grey tea
A book for this month
– It’s probably a bit cheeky to say mine – Moon Dance! I want to read Stardust by Neil Gaiman and I have a few Jean
Plaidy’s on my TBR pile. That’s not counting the dozen’s on my kindle. All I
need is time!
If we looked under
your bed right now, we’d find… Apart from dust, a pink string shopping bag that
I like and my kindle.
A quick pick up and a night of sex was just what
Raya was looking for. Only meeting Amari set her insides on fire and she had to
have more of this Indian beauty. Witches and shifters aren’t meant to bond only
Raya and Amari can’t ignore the chemistry flowing between them. Trouble strikes
the lovers when a past trauma hits Raya and Amari’s mother could be to blame.
Finally Raya has a chance to get even with the old witch, who destroyed her
life. When that revenge reveals that Raya’s
past holds secrets she wasn’t aware of, it throws into question
everything she believes in. Can the lovers unite to help Raya find her true
self or is it all too late?
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About Mik:
Michaela Rhua
always dreamed of writing but this never happened until she met the lovely
group of ladies known as UCW. Their passion for writing and encouragement
inspired her to see if she could do it too. Now she is multi published and loves
writing!
She has teenage
children who also keep her busy. However, it is whilst travelling into work
that she has time to create her characters and imagine other places in which
they exist as her world skims by the window. Conversations overheard often lead
to the birth of new ideas that she scribbles down in her trusty notebook.
Stalking Links:
~~~ EXCERPT ~~~
"Good
morning Amari. Sorry I couldn't wait," Raya said. She pulled off her
sneakers one by one, followed by her sports socks.
Amari held out
her hand, inviting her across. Raya's eyes lit up and she began to walk across
the shallow water. Suddenly she stopped and looked down at her feet, confusion
written across her face. Raya backed away, out of the water.
"You
okay?"
"Err…
yeah.
Why don't you come across here?" Raya suggested.
Amari did not
hesitate, pulling up her dress to skip across the cool water, leaving her
sandals behind. Once across, Raya grabbed her hand and pulled her into her.
Both girls looked at each other. Raya’s deep green eyes shone back at Amari.
"You're
beautiful…" began Raya, but she was silenced by Amari who pulled Raya's
head down in a rough kiss. Instantly there was a connection, sparks of energy
flew around them and Amari's body began to heat up. Lips meshed and tongues
played, dancing and teasing. Their hands explored and grabbed each other's
bodies to get closer, wanting no space between them.
Ray moaned into
Amari's mouth. Amari pulled away.
"Sorry,
did I hurt you?"
"Are you
kidding me?" Raya said, pulling her back into a kissing that almost hurt
with the fierce passion that was behind it. Amari's mouth sizzled against
Raya's; never had she experienced something this strong straight away. She
pulled at Raya's T-shirt, wanting nothing between them; skin on skin was her
desire. Raya helped her out by holding her arms up and Amari pulled the T-shirt
off. Underneath she wore a simple cotton bra that cradled her breasts. Amari
slid off one strap and kissed the soft
skin of her neck, then shoulder. She felt Raya's hand massage the back of her
head, keeping her in that position. So
she likes to be kissed there. With a new lover, it was always a learning
experience; what they liked and didn’t like was stored in your memory. She was
enjoying learning about Raya. She pulled down one cup to reveal a perfect
breast with an erect pink nipple. Raya wasted no time: she sucked it straight
away and then used her teeth to bite gently. This released another moan from
Raya's lips. Amari smiled, looking up at Raya.
"You like
a little pain?" Amari carried on sucking Raya's breasts with gentle bites.
She moved her hand down Raya’s front and edged it into her joggers and down to
her panties, which to Amari's delight were a little moist. She rubbed Raya's mound,
letting the tips of her fingers slide down further. Raya spread her legs a
little; that meant Amari could reach further. Massaging that pussy was not
enough, she wanted to taste. Amari grabbed Raya's joggers, pulled them all the
way down and then knelt at her feet.
Raya's legs
were long and toned, probably with all that jogging. Amari stroked them up and
down, dragging her nails closer and closer to her bare pussy that glistened,
inviting her to taste. Amari stepped back to look at Raya. She was amazing with
flawless skin, breasts that fitted into Amari's hands and topped off with her
red hair that looked like it was fire when the sun caught it.
"Lie down,
Raya."
"No, I
want you naked too," Raya replied.
Amari hesitated
for a moment, her hands shaking, because not everyone appreciated her fuller
figure.
"Go on,
let me see you."
Amari took a
deep breath and pulled her dress off. Raya's mouth opened and her eyes deepened
in color. Amari could feel heat emanating from Raya's body; it was one of those
gifts her mother said she possessed, reading people's feelings. Sometimes that
was through the colors that surrounded them or the energy in the air, this time
it was through the warmth of Raya's body that drifted to her and pulled her in.
"You are
perfect, Amari." Raya stepped towards her and stroked her shoulder. More
warmth filled Amari as she felt Raya's hands stroke her breasts, down her waist
to her needy pussy.
Thank you for being the hostess with the most-ess xx
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