That was what Amazon "Vine Voice" reviewer and blogger Nadine Bookaholic/Obsessed with Books thought about Tiger and Skye's story. She also asked me to do a five-question interview with her. One was Why should we read At Her Call and what sets it apart from the rest? What makes your book unique? Here was my answer:
Skye is a Domme, and she’s also mute. She’s learned to navigate and embrace a world while communicating differently from most of us. At the beginning of the book, Tiger suffers an injury that impairs his hearing, and the “club-only” relationship they had as Mistress and sub changes. As the writer, I had the chance to explore a Dom/sub relationship that doesn’t rely on “normal” communication methods, and how this impacted the life of my heroine before and the life of our hero now. Throw in the biker hero and businesswoman heroine angle, and it got even more interesting!
Most of my storylines look at the deeper psychological angles of Dom/sub relationships, plus expand that view outside of a strictly BDSM storyline. I don’t want to portray just a BDSM-session relationship. I want to see how the protagonists integrate that with everything they are; how they make that orientation work with their jobs, families and other aspects of their non-BDSM lives.
These are the other four questions she asked. Read the rest of her review and my interview here!
What was the most interesting (or surprising) thing you learned while writing your books?
How did you come up with the concept and the characters for the story?
Do you listen to music while writing? Does it influence the flow of the scene you are writing?
What do you like to do when you aren't writing?
If you haven't yet had the opportunity to enjoy Skye and Tiger (and believe me, I understand - there's never enough time for all the books we want to read!!), click this At Her Call title link to find it at your preferred vendor.
If you've enjoyed At Her Call but haven't read the other books, I'd love you to experience Rosalinda and Abby's stories. Check out the full series to date here, while we wait for the next book, At Her Pleasure, Fall 2023 (Cyn's story).
All of the Mistresses of the Board Room series books can stand alone, as each focuses on one of the five women who are part of the Thomas Rose Associates marketing firm in New Orleans. Though the series link is to Amazon, all the main vendors carry the titles. Here are the universal links for Ros's story, At Her Command and Abby's story, At Her Service. Navy SEAL heroes in both books - oh yeah!
So if you'll recall, each year I offer a special December giveaway. I send the winner's favorite charity a $100 donation. This year, that person also had the choice of one of my signed print books, or THREE ebooks, if the winner didn't want a print copy. As always, it was heartwarming to see how many of you support organizations that bring light and hope to those in need. My randomly chosen winner is Simone M, and her charity was PAWS Chicago. Congratulations, Simone!
So, now that the holidays are over, you deserve a treat in the new year. How about a $200 AMAZON GIFT CERTIFICATE to load up your Kindle or fill your shelves? Think how many books that would be! Maybe about forty ebooks, or ten print books, depending on the prices. If you use GoodReads, all you have to do to enter the giveaway is click on this link or the graphic below and read the directions to follow me. Increase your number of chances by following other authors on the list or sharing on social media. It's entirely your choice! Have fun with it! [Note: If you don't do GoodReads, a similar offer on other platforms will be happening in the coming months, no worries!]
In February, I'll start working on Brick and Les's story, the next Nature of Desire series book. However, I've already started playing with the prologue between our doctor and firefighter protagonists. Here's a snippet you might enjoy.
"Okay." Brick studied her. "I'll give you the time and space to finish medical school. But if you're on your own when that's done, I'm coming for you."
Les scoffed. "I know firefighters are brain damaged by their testosterone overload, but you do realize this is the 21st century? Men don't come and carry off women."
"There's no medical evidence for that first part, doc. I know what I want, and that's you. You belong to me." He leaned in, eyes locked with hers. "Tell the truth. When I said I’m coming for you, what happened?"
It had made her toes curl and her breath shorten. No way in hell was Les admitting that. She settled for exiting his truck and slamming the door.
His chuckle followed her through the open window like that trail of strong fingers on her collar bone, the teasing intimacy of them under her bra strap. She knew she'd regret not looking back, but if she took the risk, those intent eyes wouldn't be laughing. And that look alone might pull her right back into the truck.
As a reminder, Les is Thomas's sister from Rough Canvas, and Brick was introduced as a high school friend of Rory's in In His Arms. When they hook up again, Brick is also an arson investigator. I hope to have them out to you in late Spring 2023 and, as mentioned earlier, the next Mistresses of the Board Room book will happen in the Fall (Cyn's story).
Thanks for checking out my news! Now, how about some featured ebooks from authors you might want to check out?
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12/15/2019 - Vampire Master - Book 16 of the Vampire Queen series
08/2019 - Naughty Bits - re-release as a self-published title in print and ebook.
07/2019 - Vampire Queen's Servant - re-release as a self-published title in print and ebook.
6/30/19 - The Problem with Witches - A Crossover novel of the Arcane Shot and Knights of the Board Room series
RECENT AND UPCOMING RELEASES
Fall 2023 - At Her Pleasure (Cyn's story), Book 4 of the Mistresses of the Board Room series
Spring/Summer 2023 - Brick and Les's story (Title TBD), a new Nature of Desire series novel
11/30/2022 - At Her Call, Book 3 of the Mistresses of the Board Room series
06/15/2022 - Arcane Chaos, Book 3 in the Arcane Shot series
GoodReads Blog - Whenever I have something half-way interesting to say (hopefully), I post it on my blog. Check out the latest, as well as the backlog of over 80 posts!
For my most up-to-date appearances info throughout the month, follow me on Twitter or "Like" my Author Page on Facebook - I'll keep you in the loop as things happen!
GoodReads Blog - Whenever I have something half-way interesting to say (hopefully), I post it on my blog. Check the backlog of over 80 posts here, on a variety of topics you may enjoy.
Wishful Wednesday Book Quote on Twitter - Having accumulated a lot of amazing quotes from my various reading materials, I share the joy, pleasure and inspiration from those authors every Wednesday on my Twitter. You're welcome to post your own responses to my offering! My Twitter handle is @JoeyWHill if you'd like to follow me.
For my most up-to-date appearances info throughout the month, follow me on MeWe, Twitter or "Like" my Author Page on Facebook - I'll keep you in the loop as things happen. And we'd love to have you join us on the Facebook JWHMembersOnly fan site. The members as well as myself routinely post content related to my books and our shared love of the erotic romance genre.
SEXY AND SASSY SIGNING 2020 - July 9-12 - next year's popular reader/author event will happen in Norfolk, VA. The theme is Sinful Fairy Tales! Click on the link above to find out more. You can also join the SASS Attendee group once you've registered.
2023 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
I'm still deciding what I'll do in 2023, though I can confirm I'm on the waiting list for Space Coast in Cape Canaveral, Florida. I'll let you know as soon as I figure out where I'm going to go and when!
Want a Kindle signature? My books are listed at the Authorgraph site, so if you'd like a "Kindlegraph", send me a request! Just go to Authorgraph.com, put Joey W. Hill in the search line, and it will pull up my books, with a "Request Authorgraph" button beneath each.
Want a signed bookplate for your print book and a bookmark? No need to be bummed about not seeing me at a book signing. Just shoot me an email at storywitch@PROTECTED with your mailing address and the title(s) of the book(s) for which you want a signature, and I'll send you personalized bookplates anytime, free of charge. And I always send it with a signed bookmark!
HAVE YOU CHECKED THE AUTHOR'S WEBSITE?
I am ALWAYS delighted to hear from my readers, and I never mind answering your questions. However, about 90% of the general questions I receive on email can be quickly answered on my website, www.storywitch.com. And the cool thing is you get your answer in the time it takes you to do a couple clicks, versus having to type up your question and send it to me, then wait for me to emerge from my writing cave and check my email.
A lot of authors experience this now. Because we have so much more of a presence at FB, Twitter, and the like, it's easy to forget that most authors still maintain a website where you can quickly get info. On my site, you can not only find BLURBS and FREE EXCERPTS for every book I've published, you can find SERIES ORDER, including recommendations on which ones can stand alone or need specific titles to be read first. Under the In the Works page, you'll find information about UPCOMING RELEASES and what's percolating (the popular "will you ever write a book about so-n-so" question would be answered there).
Just go to my website, storywitch.com, and enjoy your visit. It is specifically and deliberately designed not to be flashy or confusing. Just look at the drop down menus at the top for what you're seeking.
Want a SIGNED BOOKMARK? I have six beautiful bookmarks, each design representing one of my series: Knights of the Board Room, Nature of Desire, Vampire Queen, Arcane Shot, Daughters of Arianne and Naughty Bits. You can look at them here (click on the one you like for a larger view). Just shoot me an email at storywitch@storywitch.com with your mailing address and tell me which bookmark you want. I'll send you two of that design - one for you and one to share! NOTE: some of these show previous cover editions, but hopefully that doesn't detract from their appeal!
Want a SIGNED BOOK? Bummed because you can't make it to a signing? Just email me at storywitch@storywitch.com with 1) what book you want, 2) your mailing address, and 3) if you want me to personalize it to a particular name (Mary, Marie, Marissa, etc), or no personalization, just a signature and a cheery note. I'll shoot you an invoice and, once that's squared away, the book will be on its way to you!
Want a SIGNED BOOKPLATE? Want a bookplate for your favorite JWH book(s)? Just shoot me an email at storywitch@storywitch.com with your mailing address, the title(s) of the book(s), and I'll send you personalized bookplates anytime, free of charge. And I always send it with a signed bookmark!
Want to read BONUS CONTENT STORIES revisiting Joey's characters? She has over a dozen FREE novellas/shorts with easy BookFunnel download links. You'll find them all under the Cantrips (Vignettes) menu item on her website.
Want Joey to visit your BOOKCLUB? She is available for online bookclub meetings and even sometimes in-person clubs, within a reasonable geographic range. Don't hesitate to ask! Just email her at storywitch@storywitch.com.
"I have a question."
Answer: "Have you checked my website?"
I am ALWAYS delighted to hear from my readers, and I never mind answering your questions. However, about 90% of the general questions I receive on email can be quickly answered on my website, www.storywitch.com. And the cool thing is you get your answer in the time it takes you to do a couple clicks, versus having to type up your question and send it to me, then wait for me to emerge from my writing cave and check my email.
A lot of authors experience this now. Because we have so much more of a presence at FB, Twitter, and the like, it's easy to forget that most authors still maintain a website where you can quickly get info. On my site, you can not only find BLURBS and FREE EXCERPTS for every book I've published, you can find SERIES ORDER, including recommendations on which ones can stand alone or need specific titles to be read first. Under the In the Works page, you'll find information about UPCOMING RELEASES and what's percolating (the popular "will you ever write a book about so-n-so" question would be answered there).
Just go to my website at storywitch.com, and enjoy your visit. It is specifically and deliberately designed not to be flashy or confusing. Just look at the drop down menus at the top for what you're seeking.
HAVE YOU CHECKED THE AUTHOR'S WEBSITE?
"I have a question." Answer: "Have you checked the author's website?"
I am ALWAYS delighted to hear from my readers, and I never mind answering your questions. However, remember a lot of questions can be quickly answered on my website. Just look at the drop down menus at the top for what you're seeking. You'll find BUY LINKS, BLURBS and FREE EXCERPTS for every book I've published. You can also find SERIES ORDER, including recommendations on which books can stand alone or need specific titles to be read first. Under the In the Works page, you'll find information about UPCOMING RELEASES and what's percolating (the popular "will you ever write a book about so-n-so" question would be answered there).
Find me online through my website email contact link (little envelope under Follow Me on the right side of home page) or email me directly at storywitch@storywitch.com. You can leave a question for me under my Author Profile on GoodReads. I'm on Twitter and Facebook (Author Page), and regularly stop in at the JWHMembersOnly fan group. I'm also on MeWe, if you prefer that platform to Facebook. If you'd like to see the pics that inspire some of my books, visit me on Pinterest, or check out my handful of videos on YouTube.
DIDN'T GET A RESPONSE?
Responding to my readers, and doing so in a very timely manner (within 24-48 hours), is extremely important to me. So if you have sent a communication to me in any medium noted above and have not received a response, a technical glitch has occurred. Either your communication did not get through to me, or my response did not reach you. If you suspect that's the case, use one of the alternative methods to send me a "Hey, Joey, I sent you a note through email (or social media platform, etc). Did you get it?" message, and we'll make sure we sort it out. I will never intentionally ignore my readers!
HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING MY NEWSLETTER PAST YOUR SPAM FILTER? - Whenever I issue a newsletter, I will post about it on the social media platforms mentioned above, to ensure it reaches the widest number of people possible. So if you're following me on any of them, you'll get a heads up. Or you can put https://storywitch.com/newsletter/?latest as one of your Favorite links. You can click on it anytime to see if a new newsletter has been released. I try to get a new issue out during the first 7 days of every month.
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