Hello SASSE Readers, over the next 10 days I will be hosting a different author in the Shades of Desire into our SASSE World. Join me in learning more about these wonderful authors and their stories in this boxset. Ten titillating tales from USA Today, bestselling and award-winning authors. Step into the world of some of the freshest voices in romance; from spicy secrets to sweet second chances. Get enticed by your perfect shade of desire.
HIS BEDPOST QUEEN
SASSE:
Tell the readers a little about yourself. Why did you decide to be a part of
Shades of Desire with your fellow authors?
SoD Author Lena: Well, I like
to consider myself an author of romances with “incredible love and
unforgettable passion.” My heroines are always strong yet slightly vulnerable
black women and my heroes are sexy, alpha men who are never shy about going
after the women they want. Through USA Today bestselling author Wendy Ely, I
got a chance to be a part of this box set and feature one of my favorite
couples in the set. It has been a blast—and an honor—to work with these 9
fabulous women. Writing can be solitary work so whenever I can get a chance to
collaborate with other great authors, I’m all for it!
SASSE:
How did you come up with this story? What is your story about?
SoD Author Lena: HIS BEDPOST
QUEEN is about old friends who reunite under extreme yet sexy circumstances to
eventually become lovers. The story follows the theme of the 4 card suits
(clover, spades, heart, diamonds) and what each Queen of that suit represents.
Since the Queen of Spades is known for her self-mastery, I came up with a
heroine that best represented that and the story unfolded. Athena Lew, the
heroine, is blackmailed into stealing from the hero, David Carrone, who is her
childhood crush but things don’t go at all like she planned and she finds
herself caught in her own web of deception.
SASSE: Do you use celebrity inspiration for your
characters? If so, who inspired your hero and heroine?
SoD Author Lena: Yes, most
times I do. I love to pull “celebrity-look-alikes” for my characters to help me
better picture them and give others a point of reference as to who I’m thinking
of could play my characters in a movie. I would say for my characters in HIS
BEDPOST QUEEN, the celebrity-look-alikes would be Matt Bomer (White Collar) for
my hero David, but with ink-black hair and piercing gray eyes. For my heroine,
Athena, I imagine a young Aisha Tyler with all the attitude of Tyler’s
character Lana Kane (Archer)—equipped with the husky voice, bangs, and thigh-high
boots, lol.
SASSE:
Is your story in the boxset part of a series? If it is, where does it fall in
the line up?
SoD Author Lena: Yes, my story
is book 2 in my Queen Quartette
series and I chose to feature HIS BEDPOST QUEEN in the set because I believed
it was a better start to the series for new-to-me readers to get a sense of my
work and it had the perfect blend of sexy sweetness needed for our set. Though
readers don’t have to read each story in the series in order, it’s much more
fun if they do.
SASSE:
For fun, tell the readers and interesting factoid about you?
SoD Author Lena: Because I love
a good mystery, how about I give you two truths and a lie, lol.
1)
I’m a Floridian who can’t drive
2)
I spent the first 8 years of my life afraid of toasters—still not sure why I
was, but to this day I don’t own a toaster, lol
3)
Over 10 stories published—and many love scenes later—and I still blush and
giggle over every love scene I write.
SASSE:
Thank you SoD Author Lena, this has been just delightful to sit back with you
and learn a little more about you and your story.
SoD Author Lena: Thank
you, Yvette, for hosting me and my fellow box set authors this week on your
blog! The whole journey has been a wild ride but a lot of fun and we’re all
very much looking forward to release day. J
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Lena Hart today as she hosts the FB party. Click to attend: https://www.facebook.com/events/533968666742070/
Learn
more about Lena Hart…
Lena
Hart is a Florida native currently living in the Harlem edge of New York City.
Though she enjoys reading a variety of romance genres, she mainly writes
sensual interracial romances with a flare of suspense and mystery. When Lena is
not busy writing, she’s reading, researching, or conferring with her muse. To
learn more about Lena and her work, visit LenaHartSite.com.
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Great interview
ReplyDeleteNot sure why my comment didn't post yesterday. :-/ But thanks for hosting me on your blog, Yvette! It was fun. =)
ReplyDeleteNot sure either, Lena. But you are welcome. It was great hearing about the set and your story...a nice kick off.
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