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AM PLEASED TO WELCOME AUTHOR
Janine
Ashbless
Author Bio:
Janine
Ashbless is a writer of fantasy erotica and steamy romantic adventure. She
likes to write about magic and myth and mystery, dangerous power dynamics,
borderline terror, and the not-quite-human.
Buyer
beware! If you like dark romance and a hard-won Happily Ever After, try
"Cover Him with Darkness," "Heart of Flame," or "The
King's Viper." If you prefer challenging erotica, go for "Red Grow
the Roses" or "Named and Shamed" instead. All her other books
lie somewhere on the spectrum between.
Janine
has been seeing her books in print ever since 2000. She's also had numerous
short stories published by Black Lace, Nexus, Cleis Press, Ravenous Romance,
Harlequin Spice, Storm Moon, Xcite, Mischief Books, and Ellora's Cave among
others. She is co-editor of the nerd erotica anthology 'Geek Love'.
Born
in Wales, Janine now lives in the North of England with her husband and two
rescued greyhounds. She has worked as a cleaner, library assistant, computer
programmer, local government tree officer, and - for five years of muddy feet
and shouting - as a full-time costumed Viking. Janine loves goatee beards,
ancient ruins, minotaurs, trees, mummies, having her cake and eating it, and
holidaying in countries with really bad public sewerage.
Her
work has been described as:
"Hardcore
and literate" (Madeline Moore) and "Vivid and tempestuous and
dangerous, and bursting with sacrifice, death and love." (Portia Da
Costa).
Author
picture credit to David Woolfall.
BANTER
– STUFF ABOUT YOU
Q: Are you a morning
person, or a midnight candle burner?
A: I’m night owl as a
sad result of being a *lazy* person - too lazy to get up in the morning, too
lazy to get my ass off the internet and go to bed after midnight, so I end up
staying awake until the small hours!
Q: Tell me one thing
about each of the four seasons you like. It can be anything.
A: Winter = the shape of bare, black trees
silhouetted against the glowing sky
Spring = tadpoles swarming in my garden pond
Summer = long light evenings which
make me feel like I've got all the time in the world
Fall = leaf colors, especially beech
trees. I own a small wood and I love trees!
Q: Tell me something
you would like your readers (fans) to know about you.
A: I'm a 50-year old
chainsaw-user, so my demise will probably be dramatic and messy.
Q: What kind of music
do you listen to? Do you have an all time favorite song?
A: I grew up in the
80's so that's my pop era. I like folk music, metal, and blues. My all-time
favorite song? Argh … probably
"Solsbury Hill" by Peter Gabriel.
Q: Tell me one thing
that your spouse does that really endears him/her to you. One thing that annoys
you. These can be tiny little things, actually the smaller the better.
A: He tells me every
day that he loves me. He likes to take almonds in his mouth and nibble them
reaaaaally slowly.
BOOKS
– ABOUT THE CRAFT
Q: What is your
favorite part of writing?
A: Falling in love
with a hot, scary new hero.
Q; Now your least
favorite part?
A: Editing out all my
semicolons, lol.
Q: How do you handle
a writer's block?
A: I jump in the
shower. It's almost infallible - the scene just works itself out in my head as
I stand there under the water. I HAVE A MAGIC SHOWER, FOLKS!
Q: Are you a sit down
and play it by ear kind of writer, or do you need a structured guideline, or maybe
a little of both?
A: I am a mahoosive Pantser. I have a deep and
abiding faith in the power of the story to reveal itself - I just have to do
the legwork.
Q: Generally
speaking, is your work based on real life experience? If it's not would you
want it to be?
A: I write erotica—If
it was all based on my own life I probably wouldn't have the energy left over
to type ;-) Also all those dragons / minotaurs / ghosts / fairies /fallen
angels would have killed me by now.
BOOKS
- NOW LETS PROMOTE – STRUT YOUR STUFF
Q: Do you have a new book coming out soon? Tell us about it.
A: In Bonds of the Earth is the second in
my trilogy about fallen angels: The Book
of the Watchers. It's a dark supernatural thriller / hot romance - think a
cross between "The Da Vinci Code" and "Twilight." But with way more naughty sex.
For anyone who wants
to catch up, the first book is Cover Him With Darkness. My heroine Milja releases a fallen
angel from his imprisonment and then has to deal with both a relationship with
a demanding demon lover and the consequences - which includes a whole lot of
people and archangels trying to kill or capture them both.
Q: How can we find
you? Do you have a web page, FaceBook page or any buy links?
Ebook:
Print:
Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/in-bonds-of-the-earth-janine-ashbless/1125264279?ean=9781910908082
Q: What are you
working on now? Would you like to share anything about it?
A: I'm currently
writing the sequel to In Bonds of the
Earth, called The Prison of the
Angels. I have to save my fallen angel Azazel from eternal damnation, find
my heroine a happy-ever-after and stop the Apocalypse. No pressure then!
Q: Are you currently
participating in a blog tour? If you are let’s tell everyone where you’re going
to be so they can catch up with you again.
A: I'm doing a couple of
extended blogtours over Feb/March including this one below. Have a look on my
blog for more links!
6th March
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Guest blog
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7th March
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Guest blog
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8th March
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Guest blog
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9th March
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Interview and review
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10th March
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Interview
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13th March
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Guest blog
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14th March
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Guest blog
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15th March
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Interview
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16th March
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Interview and review
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17th March
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Interview and review
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Blurb:
“I
will free them all.”
When Milja Petak released the fallen angel Azazel from
five thousand years of imprisonment, she did it out of love and pity. She found
herself in a passionate sexual relationship beyond her imagining and control – the
beloved plaything of a dark and furious demon who takes what he wants, when he
wants, and submits to no restraint. But what she hasn’t
bargained on is being drawn into his plan to free all his incarcerated brothers
and wage a war against the Powers of Heaven.
As Azazel drags Milja across the globe in search of
his fellow rebel angels, Milja fights to hold her own in a situation where
every decision has dire consequences. Pursued by the loyal Archangels, she is
forced to make alliances with those she cannot trust: the mysterious Roshana
Veisi, who has designs of her own upon Azazel; and Egan Kansky, special forces
agent of the Vatican – the man who once saved then betrayed her, who loves
her, and who will do anything he can to imprison Azazel for all eternity.
Torn every way by love, by conflicting loyalties and
by her own passions, Milja finds that she too is changing – and
that she must do things she could not previously have dreamt of in order to
save those who matter to her.
In Bonds of the Earth
is the second in the Book of the Watchers trilogy and the sequel to Cover
Him With Darkness.
Excerpt from In Bonds
of the Earth:
Wrapping the cheap cotton throw from the
foot of the bed around my bare body, I padded through to the doorway. The
Archangel Michael stood in the middle of my small apartment, looking about him
at the book shelves and the pictures. A paperback copy of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo slipped from his hand back onto the
low table.
“Hello, Milja. Nice place. Has he moved
his toothbrush in yet?”
It was like waking to find a giant bird
of prey in my tiny living room; he looked wildly unsuited to a domestic setting
and way too big for it, even with wings furled. In fact, with that Roman nose
and those unblinking amber eyes, there was something distinctly golden
eagle-like about him. If he stretched out he could knock over walls, I thought.
“What do you think you’re doing?” I
asked. “This is my home. You can’t
just come barging in!”
“You’re right,” he said, looking
startled. “I have to have your permission. No, hold on, wait…that’s vampires.
Shame.”
I pursed my lips. “Well, God certainly
did not hold back on the sarcasm when he made you guys.”
He smirked. If you’re that good-looking,
even a less-than-warm smile can be a weapon of devastating charm. Turning to
the couch, he sat down with arms draped over the back and knees spread. It was
not so much an invitation as a claiming of territory.
“What do you want?” I kept my voice hard,
even as I thought of the icon of Saint Michael that had stood guard over the
key in my father’s church. That holy painting had always made me feel nervous
as a child, and he was no less intimidating in the flesh. His piercing gaze
rested lightly upon me, with all the gentleness of a sword-point.
“Nothing.”
His rigger boots were caked in dried mud,
I noticed, and flaking on my rug. I wished he would blink. It still creeped me
out, even though Azazel should have inured me to it. “Angels aren’t supposed to
lie. What are you doing here?”
“Waiting.”
“So, what…you’re sitting guard over me
until Azazel comes back? Is that your plan?”
“He’s too much of a coward to face me.
Runs every time.”
“If that’s the way you want to call it.”
He looked at the kitchen door. “I see you
have a kettle. You got any tea? I like that Earl Grey stuff. Tastes like
flowers.”
“I know the rules, you know. You can’t
actually do anything to me.”
“True enough. And I’m not stopping you
leaving, if that’s worrying you.”
“I can move out. Get a new place.”
“That’s fine, I’ll find you. This
apartment’s a bit small for the two of us, to be honest.”
I clenched my jaw, weighing my options.
“Okay,” I said, and dropped my wrap to reveal my naked body, in all its
post-coital salty glow.
That wiped the smile off his lips. “Don’t
play those games,” he growled, sitting up and looking away from me.
Love is Azazel’s weak spot. Shame is
theirs. They’re terrified of their own human flesh.
“What? Does this make you uncomfortable?
That’s a pity, seeing as how it’s my house and I like to walk around it naked.”
“You are shameless.” His gaze was sliding
all over the place, not daring to settle on me.
“I’ve got nothing to be ashamed of.” I
hefted my breasts and jiggled them. “They’re my tits. In my apartment. If you
don’t want to see, clear out.”
“Put your robe back on,” he rasped.
“Oops,” I said. “Did I drop it?” Turning
my back to him, I spread my feet and, straight-legged, bent over to pick the
fabric up again. Nice and slow…
He moved so fast he’d launched me across
the room and onto my bed before I even realized he was out of his seat. The
abused mattress twanged in alarm. It knocked the wind out of me—and more than
that, shocked me half to death. I wasn’t in the least bit hurt, not even
bruised, but I hadn’t expected him to touch me at all, under the rules. Maybe
the Boatman sailed closer to the wind than I’d bargained for.
“Don’t do that, whore!” he barked,
leaning into my face. He looked furious. I knew why. It takes a human decades
to learn how to deal with all the things that come with an adult body—all those
hormones and instincts—without losing control. Angels never had the advantage
of a gradual introduction.
I had two choices: surrender or fight. I
bared my teeth and snarled right back at him, matching his rage and contempt.
“Or what? You’re going to rape me?
’Cause I think that might just count as a fall from Grace, don’t you? And then
you’d be royally fucked, Mister
Michael.”
He recoiled, drawing himself up in
undisguised horror. I took advantage of the gap between us to roll over and
pull the drawer of my bedside cabinet open, pulling out the silicon rabbit sex
toy I’d been given at my graduation party. I hadn’t used it in months, I couldn’t
even remember if there were any batteries in it, and I certainly wasn’t feeling
horny, but I wasn’t going to let that stop me.
“Wanna watch?” I asked, spreading my legs
wide. “Because that’s what us girls do when we’re home alone these modern days.
You can go into the other room if it squicks you out to see. Then you’ll only
have to listen to the noises I make.”
He turned on his heel and stomped away,
slamming his hands into the doorframe hard enough to crack the wood. But he
didn’t leave altogether. He was just that bit too stubborn.
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xxx
Janine Ashbless
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