Interview with N J Cole

Hi folks! Well I know it's been a while since I've posted, but I'm glad to be back with an author interview with N J Cole! 

I've known N J Cole for a few years now, and after writing fan fiction she's now making her foray into the world of publishing.  Her first offering, Midnight Caller, is a BDSM and supernatural themed story about a woman who finds herself being watched through her window at night by a mysterious midnight caller.  

Here's the blurb to whet your appetite:

Rebecca Summers enjoys pleasing herself with the curtains open. When a mysterious stranger calls to tell her that he is watching, fantasy becomes reality as she begins to perform for him. Following his instructions over the phone while he watches from afar, she finds herself craving more. 

Oliver Durant has always been drawn to humans to exert the dominance and control his kind needs to feel alive. While secretly observing her and calling nightly, he can’t seem to get enough of Rebecca, whom he refers to as butterfly. His urges with her are stronger than the need to dominate, as he is driven to possess her in every way. 

Both of their worlds are turned upside down when they finally meet and she agrees to enter into a Dominant/submissive relationship with her Midnight Caller.

I'm very excited about this story being released and decided to ask N J a few questions so we could get to know her a little more.

Were you an avid reader as a child?

I spent more time with books when I was in middle school than with kids. I read every night from when I got home from school until I fell asleep. It was all I wanted to do. Once high school hit the teachers began assigning books and they were books I really didn’t want to read. I don’t remember the last book I read, but sometime during my junior year I stopped reading for pleasure. I didn’t read another book of my choosing for over ten years. I’d graduated from college and had been teaching for about 5 years when I started reading Harry Potter to my class. I got sucked in that I had to buy the next book, and the next. And I’ve been reading ever since.

     

What was your favorite book growing up?

Well, I just told you about how Harry Potter got me back into reading when I was older. When I was a teen I read the Sweet Valley High books and I loved them.

     

Do you have a favorite genre, and if so, what is it?

I love romance and mysteries. If you can wrap a romance with a mystery I’m hooked!  I’ve recently discovered erotica, and of course that has me hooked as well. I love it when characters are in love and are able to express it with each other.

     

When was it that you were first inspired to write, and do you remember what was it you wrote about?

The first thing I wrote was Involuntary Rapture. I wrote it because I’d read so many great fan fictions, but I wanted a deeper darker story to be out there. I wanted to challenge myself to see if I could write the story that was growing in my head.

     

What inspired you to write Midnight Caller?

My husband inspired me in the way that he is my Sir. I wrote Midnight Caller as a one shot for a contest. I was surprised when it won public vote. I had so many requests to continue the story that I decided to write it as a drabble. It was a huge success with over 2 million reads on The Writers Coffee Shop, so I thought that I’d have enough support to make it into a full length novel.

     

Can you tell me a bit about what you have planned next?

I’m considering writing a sequel to Midnight Caller. I also have a project in the works with Bec Rose, Sally Goodwin and Jordan Silver. I’m very excited about both things. If I’m super ambitious, I might even write a novella this summer.

It all sounds very exciting! Thank you N J Cole for stopping by. I highly recommend you pick yourself up a copy of Midnight Caller. Here are the links:

 Midnight Caller on Kindle

Midnight Caller on Nook

Award Nomination

Nothing thrills more than receiving a wonderful review for a story. But to also receive acknowledgement by being nominated for an award, well let's just say it absolutely blows me away. To find out that a story I've co-written, His Daddy's Eyes has been nominated for an Energize WIP Award...well I can't tell you how much it means.

Mrs Agget and I began writing this collaborative Edward/Jasper slash fic late last year, when an inspirational pic was posted on facebook courtesy of our friend, Ellie. Once we saw the banner, we knew we just had to write the story, and from the very start, we received a lot of support from our friends. Read the Story Here

Since we stepped into the g-doc to write the first chapter in mid-October last year before posting in November, that support has steadily grown, and the both of us have been constantly astounded by the comments, and by the sheer number of readers we have gained.

It didn't take long before we got into the groove big time, often writing more than one chapter in a single writing session, these boys had us so inspired. We also had an absolute blast writing it, the moments we shared bringing such great joy...words flowing out of us both unlike any other time I can recall (oh and the absolutely hilarious moments we shared had me laughing till I cried, too).

Which brings me to my cohort-in-arms, the woman I couldn't have done this without.

Mrs. Agget (aka Penny), my lovely co-author is someone I've always admired. Her ability to not only write beautiful boys, but come up with wonderful stories never ceases to amaze me. Her imagination, ability to write sweetness, but also hotness between two characters blows me away every time. I love you, sweetie. You're always there to pick me up when not a word will come, or when I'm feeling down, knowing what to say no matter the situation. Writing with you has been easy as breathing, and I feel honored to be doing this with you. Check out her stories here.

Then there's our writing partner, googling guru and inspiration, Sarah, who not only has fun with us in our many conversations, but who is also very supportive of our work. I admire and respect your strength, your wit and your ability to push on, no matter the obstacles, my lovely.  Heart you, my friend.

To Kerrfrano, who blew us both away with her speedy and wonderful pre-reading, her positive comments provided the encouragement we needed to churn our those chapters like some kind of slashy-speedy-gonzalez.  Thank you for all your support. You have been the best sounding board ever, my fellow Aussie gal.

Then there's our wonderful Beta, Harrytwifan, who has also been nominated for an Energize WIP award in the most inspirational Beta category. Not only does she let me know when I use the word 'and' at the beginning of a sentence too often (yes it is a disease lol), she's also championed the story from the word go as well. You not only get our chapters back to us with lightning speed, your suggestions and the fact that you let us know how much the story means to you just makes this process so thoroughly enjoyable.

It means so much to us to have such a wonderful team of people...all who play a vital role in getting this story out. Thank you guys so much!

To you...our lovely readers.

Though with timezone pressures and our real life commitments, we've struggled to keep up with review replies, if it wasn't for you guys we wouldn't be so inspired to keep on writing this story in the first place. Penny and I have laughed, cried and been blown away by each and ever one your responses. Thank you to you guys, from the bottom of our hearts...those who have been supporting us from the word go, and those who are our newest of readers.

To whomever nominated us for this award, Penny and I are so very humbled and grateful to receive this honor. We can't thank you enough. I have also been nominated for a motivational reviewer award under my HeartofDarkess profile, and I again, feel so very honored. To my Ripper beta, Texasbella, congrats on your most motivational Beta nomination as well, my talker off of cliffs extraordinaire. Thoroughly deserved. Thank you sweetie! Love you. To kitties1, congrats and well deserved on your nomination as well. You have helped get me through some tough times, my dear friend. Heart you hun!

Voting opens on the 13th March and will remain open until the 20th. Go support your favorite with just the click of a button.  Here's the link: Vote Here from the 13th-20th March.

PS: I also made a video for the story. Check it out:

To Serve Is Divine: A Review

I'm very proud and excited to be a part of the blog tour for R. E. Hargrave's latest offering, 

To Serve Is Divine.

From the moment I began reading about the mysterious but confident, damaged but well-trained submissive, Catherine  (Erin) O’Chancey, I was immediately hooked.  

Jayden Masterson, who reluctantly visits an open night at the BDSM club he is a member of, cannot help but notice Catherine the moment he sees her standing alone outside its doors…

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Another chill wracked Erin’s petite body, causing her to question the intelligence of standing in the cold night air much longer. At least the movement gave her some relief when her breasts brushed against the satin lining of her coat. Ready to give up and go home, she reconsidered when the ladies in line around her began murmuring with excitement. A whiff of something intoxicating wafted up her nose, and she risked a shy glance up to see a retreating backside. A man of respectable height with thick, wavy, dark-brown hair, maybe black – it was hard to tell in the dim street lights – was walking to the front of the line. He stopped to talk with the bouncer, and she couldn’t resist hoping that he would turn around so she could get a gander at his face.

He chose that moment to look her way. A mere fifteen feet separated them, but it felt like everyone and everything disappeared. The man was either tanned or darker due to his genes, Greek heritage perhaps? She found herself caught in his piercing sienna stare and couldn’t breathe. A moment later she remembered her place and lowered her gaze, but not before Erin thought she saw an amused grin form on his ruggedly handsome face…

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If the moment they catch one another's eye is electric, nothing can prepare you for the moment they actually meet.  A Master who has another female and male sub to scratch his itch whenever he so pleases, Jayden has been searching for a third submissive...one who finds true pleasure in the pain he is capable of inflicting. 

The moment he lays eyes on Catherine, he knows she will be the one to fulfil that need.

After an extremely intense and erotic test scene, Jayden decides that although she clearly has demons to contend with, Catherine is the submissive he's been searching for...a perfect addition to his stable of submissives.

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Jayden’s eyes trailed her careful movements while she made her way to the edge of the dance floor with her wine in hand. The fuck-me heels she wore forced her into a slinky sway that couldn’t be ignored while she glided across the room, and Jayden’s cock punched at his jeans again.

The music changed to one of his favorite songs, and Catherine began dancing in place.

That was his undoing. Jayden had to have this woman – here, tonight.

He stepped in front of her and was surprised to find her eyes closed while her body moved pendulum-like to the music. Extending his arm, he took Catherine’s empty hand in his, raised it to his lips, and then grazed her knuckles with light kisses.

Her eyes flew open mesmerizing Jayden by their emerald color. Even in the dark of the room, he could tell how vibrant they were. He imagined that in full light they would be distracting in the extreme, in addition to making him question the usual desire he had to blindfold his subs.

Before she could drop her wine glass, he removed it and set it on the tray of a passing waiter. Her lips parted in a slight gasp when Jayden leaned in and whispered the first words that came to mind with his tone taking on an automatic controlling tenor.

He had to wait, but a moment later, he was rewarded with her breathy, “As you wish, Sir.”

Those first words from her mouth hit Jayden like a wrecking ball causing him to look her over with a closer eye. The accent, the skin tone complete with a light dusting of freckles across her nose and cheeks, even the stereotypical red hair and green eyes left no doubt in his mind that she bore an Irish heritage. This aroused and intrigued Jayden — so did the uncharacteristic way that he wanted to keep hold of her hand.

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And thus, their journey begins.

As the story progresses, it becomes apparent that Catherine’s feelings toward Jayden begin to change...and she finds herself thinking of possibilities which are well beyond the norm for a Dom/sub relationship. Though Jayden is essentially a man who requires nothing more of his Catherine than for her to be one of three submissives, the boundaries he himself has set, slowly begin to blur. It isn't long before Jayden discovers he has broken every one of his self-appointed rules.

Even coming from a traumatic past, Catherine continues to be the perfect submissive for her Master, but as her story unfolds, she finally begins to exorcise the demons that have continued to plague her.

What this story offers is more than a sensual portrayal of the first year of a relationship between a handsome Dom and his beautiful sub. Woven between the intense and thoroughly delicious encounters that she and Sir Jayden share, is a thoroughly engaging plot line…the story of a woman who has had to deal with a past that has left its indelible mark on her.

If you want to read a tale that not only hot as hell and gets your heart well and truly racing, but whose characters you can’t help but fall in love with, To Serve is Divine is the story for you.  

Not only does R. E. Hargrave possess a wonderful way of drawing the reader in from the get-go, she continues to keep said reader thoroughly enthralled throughout.

I’m very much looking forward to reading  the next part of the trilogy, and I give this wonderful story a rating of 5 stars!!

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To Serve is Divine by R. E. Hargrave: Cover Reveal

It's my pleasure to reveal that the first book cover of the Divine Trilogy by R. E. Hargrave has now been launched.  Book 1 of the series is due to be launched on 22nd January this year, and I can't wait to get my hands on a copy. Book 2, A Divine Life, will be available Summer 2013, and Book 3, Surreal, is slated for release in January 2014.

The Cover:

Summary:

Catherine O’Chancey is a reserved, demure, and graceful submissive. All traits she trained hard to enhance when she discovered the world of Dominance and submission in college. In an attempt to start fresh after the unexpected death of her last Dom, Catherine moves to Dallas, TX to escape the shroud of darkness he left behind in her life. She has tried to fight the need that resides deep within her to submit, but finally has to admit she can’t for it is not a choice, but part of who she truly is. After months of mental preparation, she ventures back into the lifestyle by attending a coveted open-night event at Dungeons and Dreams, an exclusive BDSM club.

Is it fate or coincidence that Catherine garners the attention of one of the club’s board members who happens to be on the hunt for the perfect sub – a partner who enjoys receiving pain and pleasure as much as he enjoys doling it out?

Jayden Masterson is many things: a firm Dom, a shrewd businessman, and a gentleman. What he isn’t, is someone who partakes in relationships outside of contractual ones with his multiple, uncollared, regular submissives. While he likes rough sex, he is not an animal, and can find pleasure only if it is consensual. What his harem is missing is a pain slut, could there be one in his future?

Upon meeting Catherine, Jayden feels an instantaneous spark inside him that has him wanting to know not just her body, but her mind. He wants to unravel her mysteries and discover her secrets. Through pain can they find the pleasure they seek? Can part-time pain lovers find full-time fulfillment when it’s not in their contract?

Author Information: 

R. E. Hargrave is a fledgling author who has always been a lover of books and now looks forward to the chance to give something back to the literary community. She lives on the outskirts of Dallas, TX with her husband and three children.



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