Happy Friday, readers! With the weekend upon us today I have a special treat for you. Author Liz Crowe has come to visit, answering a few questions about her latest book Mutual Release and giving away the following awesome prizes:
1st Prize:
Signed set of first 6 books (Includes all books in the series *except for* Mutual Release)
2nd Prize:
boxed set of first 3 Stewart Realty ebooks (Floor Time, Sweat Equity, Closing Costs)
3rd Prize:
Zazzle store Stewart swag pack (including canvas tote bag, mug, t-shirt, keychain)
Read on and leave a comment below to enter the draw. Remember that the more you comment, the better your chances of winning! To find out where else Liz will be at click here:
Disclaimer: This is an 18+ book with erotic BDSM scenes and explicit language.
Can
two dark souls ever make a light?
As
president of her own distribution company, Julie Dawson has all she ever wanted
-- money, power, and respect. But her carefully crafted façade conceals a
torment of abuse and helplessness. After years remaining emotionally
aloof, she is finally independent, but alone. Because she refuses to rely on
anyone but herself ever again.
Evan
Adams is no stranger to success, or personal demons. The horrific trauma that
destroyed his twin sister, and tore his family apart, forced him to craft a new
life from the ashes of the old. He's content enough, focusing ahead and not
dwelling on his murky past. But something important is missing. He knows what
that thing is but refuses to acknowledge it.
When
a chance encounter brings these two strong-willed but damaged people together ,
what seems like a long, erotic journey through hell could lead them to a match
made in heaven.
A
coming of age novel about trust...on the long road to love.
Welcome Liz, tell us a little about your latest release…Mutual
Release is the 7th book in my top selling Stewart Realty series. It
is the story of 2 characters introduced in earlier books, Julie Dawson and Evan
Adams but written as a stand alone novel. It has BDSM and D/s elements but not
as the main story.
What was your inspiration? I always knew I’d write their story, the
second I introduced them in the first three books (Floor Time/Sweat
Equity/Closing Costs) and then expanded Julie’s relationship with Sara in Escalation
Clause. This entire series has grown from the introduction of various side
characters and each one has proven to be enjoyable to write.
What was the process of writing Mutual Release like? Did you have to do
any research? Tell us about it. My process is pretty much the same for all of
the 21 or so books I’ve written and had published: I get hit with a concept,
spend some time head writing as I go about my daily life. Then open the laptop
and get down to it, forgoing said “daily life” in exchange for getting the
story out of my head.
I write what I know, so the settings
and circumstances these folks find themselves in did not require any extra
research per se. I do keep up with the “trends” in BDSM and D/s fiction just to
make sure I don’t appear like a copy cat.
What was the most challenging thing
you encountered while writing Mutual
Release?
I think it would have to
be working through Evan’s guilt about acknowledging his true self. As a teen he
encounters a boy who appears “normal” but turns about to be a truly evil human
being. Unfortunately, Evan is introduced to his own fetish preferences in the
BDSM scene by this young man and when he reveals what he is to the world, Evan
is knocked for a loop that is life changing on many levels. Being able to
express that, show it and how he works through it as he goes from teenager to
adult was challenging.
If there was one thing you could
change about Mutual Release what
would it be? At this point there is not
a single thing I would change. I am very happy with this project.
Are you currently working on
anything new? Always! I have the final Stewart Realty novel clanging around in
my head. Good Faith will be released in November and will have a story lines
that deals in the power of addiction, and parental guilt, along with the
personal redemption that can be gained by honest self-awareness.
And of course, I have the hot soccer man trilogy coming out
in the fall!
A closet look at the author...
When did you first start writing? Why?
In 2009 and because I was frustrated with what
I’d been reading. I am not a “always
wanted to write” sort of author, more of a “why not?” sort of one.
What’s your favorite part of writing? The moment I have an “ah ha!” moment with a
plot, typically when I’m doing something else.
What
would we find you doing on a quiet weekend at home? What are those? No, seriously, I own and
manage a beer bar and craft brewery so “weekends” are just another workday for
me.
Sweet or sour? Sour
Coffee or tea? Coffee
Day time or night time? Definitely night time.
About Liz:
Microbrewery owner, best-selling author, beer blogger
and journalist, mom of three teenagers, and soccer fan, Liz lives in the great Midwest , in a major college town. Years of experience in
sales and fund raising, plus an eight-year stint as an ex-pat trailing spouse,
plus making her way in a world of men (i.e. the beer industry), has prepped her
for life as erotic romance author.
When she isn't
sweating inventory and sales figures for the brewery, she can be found writing,
editing or sweating promotional efforts for her latest publications.
Her groundbreaking
romance subgenre, “Romance for Real Life,” has gained thousands of fans and
followers who are interested less in the “HEA” and more in the “WHA” (“What
Happens After?”)
Her beer blog
a2beerwench.com is nationally recognized for its insider yet outsider views on
the craft beer industry. Her books are set in the not-so-common worlds of
breweries, on the soccer pitch and in high-powered real estate offices. Don’t
ask her for anything “like” a Budweiser or risk painful injury.
