TVS: My guest this week is Diane Alberts and she’s on a blog tour for…not one, but two…novels being released this month! Diane believes strongly in a happily-ever-after for everyone, and she especially loves tortured heroes and heroines, as can be seen in her stories. In addition to being a writer, Diane also reads slush for Entangled Publishing as an intern. She lives in Northeast Pennsylvania in the mountains, but wishes it was the beach. She has a husband, four kids, and a bird. Diane has been writing since she was in elementary school, but only recently fulfilled her dreams of being published in 2011.
Hello Diane. Thank you for taking the time to join us today.
DA: Thanks so much for having me!
TVS: March is a very busy month for you. Can you tell us what’s happening in the world of Diane Alberts, Romance Author?
DA: Sure! I have ABSOLUTION, from Decadent Publishing out March 2nd, and then BROKEN, also from Decadent Publishing, out March 30th! In addition to that, I’m editing several upcoming releases, and working on a few manuscripts as well. I’m almost done writing my first historical romance, and am finishing up a young adult book—also my first!
TVS: What would your ideal career be, if you couldn't be an author?
DA: I wanted to be an editor as a child, as well as an author. So I guess I’d have to say that. Really, anything to do with books and reading? I’m SO there.
TVS: How long does it take you to write a book?
DA: Oh, that depends. Some come easier than others. For ABSOLUTION, a novella, it took me about a week and a half. Another novella, BROKEN, took me two days. But for a full length novel? A few months, usually. No less than a month, for sure. And that’s with a lot of late nights.
TVS; What is your work schedule like when you're writing?
DA: I generally only get to write at naptime or bedtime. I have four kids, so quiet time is hard to come by! But every once in a while, I find some time during the day to sneak away and pound away on the keyboard.
TVS: What would you say is your interesting writing quirk?
DA: I have to have coffee next to me. Even if I’m not drinking it, it just has to…be there. It’s really weird. It’s like I’m not complete without it!
TVS: Thanks so much for your company today, Diane.
DA: Thanks so much for having me! I hope you enjoy the excerpt I’m adding below! ABSOLUTION is an intense story of ex-lovers reuniting, and having to work together to survive.
EXCERPT:
“What’s going on?”
“I’ll tell you everything. But not until I get you inside. Take me to your place.”
She laughed. “Hell, no.” Worried or not, he would get nowhere near her apartment ever again. “I told you when I kicked you out you’d never be welcome inside my house again. Nothing has changed. I’m a big girl. I can handle myself.”
She took a step away, and once again he took her by the elbow. This time, Joseph didn’t stop her but grabbed her and dragged her behind him.
“No, you can’t. And if you won’t take me to your place, I’ll just lead the way. Either way, I'm getting in.” He tugged her toward the red-roofed, stucco building Eva lived in, and she tensed.
“Go to hell!” She struggled against his hold, but he didn’t even pause. She dug her heels into the cement and yanked her arm but failed to free herself from his grip. “I’ll scream.”
He stopped and leaned into her face. “You wouldn’t dare.” Without waiting for her reaction, he continued to escort her toward her building.
She opened her mouth, took a deep breath, and yelled, “Help—”
Eyes wide, Joseph stopped and spun her until she rested against the wall of a nearby building. She had time to yelp before he crushed his lips to hers and thrust his tongue inside her mouth.
She pushed against his shoulders, and he groaned, deepening the kiss. She longed to bite his tongue, to kick him in the balls, but he felt so good. It might have been six weeks since he last kissed her, but her body remembered him well—including all the feelings he brought out within her—and wanted more.
She pulled him closer while he slid his palms down her back and cupped her buttocks, hauling her up tight against his erection. She groaned in unison with Joseph. He tore his mouth away and nibbled on her right ear.
“God, Eva, I’ve missed you so much.”
Nothing he could have said would have sobered her more. Man, but he had some cojones telling her he missed her! He’d cheated on her, not the other way around. She jerked out of his hold and slapped him hard across the face.
TVS: Diane ig giving away a free copy of one of her e-books, KILL ME TOMORROW or RECLAIMED. Comment at any of the tour stops to be entered to win. Each entry counts, so be sure to stop at every blog site. Good luck!
You can find out more about Diane here:
http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-absolution-738730-149.html
http://www.bookstrand.com/absolution-1
http://www.amazon.com/Absolution-Honor-Guard-Series-ebook/dp/B007FTIX7Q
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/137824
http://www.decadentpublishing.com/product_info.php?products_id=492&osCsid=mtca196b5fd6c8ekl3mb5phck6
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