I would like to thank
Taryn Kincaid for taking out valuable time from her parasailing up and down the
Hudson River to celebrate the release of Heat Wave the latest in her 1Night
Stand series. I also appreciate her
adjusting the
tin foil to throw the CIA (Culinary Institute of America) off her trail while
she answers my interview questions. I think they are after me too.
Read my review of "Heat Wave" here and then enter the giveaway.
Read my review of "Heat Wave" here and then enter the giveaway.
Taryn is an Olympic caliber athlete egg roller and spends a great deal of her time petitioning the U.S.O.C. to introduce a fantail shrimp competition. When she's not bungee jumping off the Palisades or parasailing up and down the Hudson River, she devotes her time to caring for her aging pet walrus, arranging her voodoo doll-pin collection and practicing rhythmic chants. At this moment, she is busy sweeping up the loose masala chai tea leaves she spilled all over the kitchen floor. (Probably because she needs COFFEE.) Wait. Is that something…sparkly?
Taryn hangs around a lot on Facebook and Twitter with her trillions of fans and pops in at Goodreads from time to time. You can catch her on her website, http://tarynkincaid.com, and her blog, http://dreamvoyagers.blogspot.
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CarolKat: Can you please tell me a bit about
yourself?
Taryn: I could. But
then I’d have to kill you. And I wouldn’t want to run afoul of national
security or global intrigue or anything. Let’s just say I know Daniel Craig
personally. We like to call each other by our numbers.
CarolKat: Please tell us a little about your
new release?
Taryn: Yeppers! I’d
be delighted. HEAT WAVE is my fourth
1Night Stand story for Decadent Publishing and the fourth erotic paranormal in
my Sleepy Hollow series. I am, of course, in love with the hero, Bhyrne Raines,
an über sexy, über (literally)
HOT fire sex demon and enforcer for the Queen of the Succubi. Bhyrne’s
the cousin of the hunky hero of FROST,
erotic artist Max Raines.
HEAT WAVE’s
heroine is Zena Night, sultry, seductive party-girl (some might even say
promiscuous bad girl) succubus sister of Lily Night, the heroine of LIGHTNING,
and Dagney Night, the heroine of FROST.
When we first glimpse Zena in LIGHTNING, she’s being, well, naughty. And
when we first meet her again in HEAT WAVE, she’s being every bit as over-the-top.
Until Bhyrne
comes along.
Here’s the BLURB:
Sent into the human realm to
retrieve prodigal princess, Zena Night, Bhyrne Raines is shocked and unprepared
for his carnal reaction to the sexy succubus. In service to the succubus queen,
the rugged enforcer must stifle the instant passion exploding within him.
Fulfilling his royal duty doesn’t allow for quickie dalliances. His biological
clock is ticking, and he begins to enter breedspawn,
an intense and unstoppable frenzy of mating all fire-demon males must endure.
But the more he wants to avoid Zena, the more he’s drawn to her.
Reluctant to give up her
carefree life of partying among the mortals when the hot-as-sin Bhyrne comes to
fetch her for the queen, Zena uses her succubus wiles to entice him, or at
least delay the inevitable trip to the royal court. Once in the demon
stronghold, hidden deep within the Catskill mountains, she learns the reason
for the summons: she must choose a consort within two days.
Zena needs a mate. Bhyrne
needs to mate. With time running out
for both of them, they each turn to 1Night Stand. Can
Madame Eve come to the rescue?
CarolKat: Can you tell us about the journey
that led you to write your book?
Taryn: I didn’t
actually go anywhere. I sat down at the computer in my disorganized and very
cluttered den.
CarolKat: What book on the market does yours
compare to? How is your book different?
Taryn: HEAT WAVE
compares to the other books in my Sleepy Hollow series, of course. And while
those were pretty hot, this one’s hotter.
CarolKat: What’s coming up next for you with
your writing? Are you working on your next book? Can you tell us a little about
it?
Taryn: Something
very exciting is in store from Decadent for the Sleepy Hollow series. Stay
tuned for a big announcement late August or early September. (If not before!)
CarolKat: Lightning and Thunder had a
paranormal flare as does Heat Wave; Blizzard was different in that respect, why
the switch?
Taryn: Blizzard was
for Decadent’s The Edge line of erotic romances and wasn’t a 1Night Stand. It
was inspired by my drives on the NYS Thruway. It was a quick write and it’s a
quick read!
CarolKat: Can your readers expect that kind of
surprise switch from the paranormal every once in a while?
Taryn: Maybe! My
first book, Healing Hearts (well, I should say my first contracted book, though
it came out a few months later than Sleepy Hollow Dreams) was a Regency!
CarolKat: Why Paranormal Romance? What do you
like about it?
Taryn: I think you
have much freer rein. You make up worlds, you make up creatures, you make up
situations. You can let your imagination take flight. (Which is really a good
thing if you’ve been winging it.)
CarolKat: What’s a typical day of writing for
you? Are you a planner or do you wing it?
Taryn: Totally wing
it. (And boy are my arm’s tired.)
CarolKat: What would you say is your most
interesting writing quirk?
Taryn: Have you
ever tried writing with wings? It’s hard to type and impossible to use a pen!
CarolKat: What is your favorite part of
writing?
Taryn: Fooling
around with words and amusing myself! (My proclivity for metaphors and other
goofy word play does not always thrill my editors, though.)
CarolKat: What is your least favorite part?
Taryn: Promo. But
it has to be done. Or your book kinda lays there like a lox.
CarolKat: Who are some of your influences? Some
of your favorite writers?
Taryn: When I
originally started reading romance, I was an historical girl all the way. I
still love Regencies and other historicals, but my current faves are paranormal
authors like J.R. Ward, Nalini Singh and Kresley Cole.
CarolKat: Was there someone who was, or is,
particularly helpful to you? Was there someone who inspired you in your
writing? In what way(s)?
Taryn: Gotta go
with the ‘rents on that one. They encouraged reading. They encouraged writing.
They had talent genes and were my biggest fans no matter what I did. My dad
even used to brag about my ebooks. Although I’m not too sure he got the ebook
concept and I’m certain he didn’t understand they were erotic!
CarolKat: What prompted you to start writing?
Would you continue to write if you were no longer published?
Taryn: Well, of
course, years ago, before I ran into 007, M, Q and the rest of their cronies, I
made a pretty good living as a newspaper reporter and columnist. And that put
me through more schooling. In my current paying occupation, I also use words a
lot. I love playing with them!
CarolKat: Do you think that social media is
important for an author to be involved in?
Taryn: It may not
be that important for big name authors whose fans pre-order their works months
in advance, but it’s totally necessary for those of us slogging through the
vineyard of obscurity.
CarolKat: From your FB/Twitter posts I noticed
you travel all over the tri-state area have you considered other locations for
your books?
Taryn: Yep.
Say…have you been stalking me? LOL! (I’m involved in a secret project for
Decadent that will take place in North Dakota; and a secret project for another
publisher that will probably take place in Manhattan.)
CarolKat: Does your family read your books?
What do they think?
Taryn: In a word,
no. But they think it’s great!
CarolKat: Do you prefer to read paper books or
ebooks? Why?
Taryn: Ebooks all
the way. I have dragged closetsful and drawersful of paper books off to
GoodWill and other places. And I still have more hanging around this place than
I need or want. I think they are like Tribbles in that respect. (Semi-arcane
Star Trek reference for the trekkie geeks out there.) While I have hundreds of
books on my various e-devices, they don’t take up any room, they are light and
easy to carry and readily available when you’re waiting in the doctor’s office
or on line at the bank, they appear on your device like magic with a single
click, and you can dispose of them just as readily!
CarolKat: Tell us what you’re reading at the
moment and what you think of it.
Taryn: Hmm. I
think, by the time peeps read this, I’ll have moved on.
CarolKat: If you could be a character in a
book, which one would it be, and what part would you play? (Romantic lead,
sidekick, etc)
Taryn: I would like
to be Elizabeth Bennett and take home Mr. Darcy. Or Beth, and become Wrath’s
Queen. Or Bella and hook up with Z. Do you see the pattern here?
CarolKat: I have noticed your books have a
strong presence of the Hudson Valley\Catskill regions. Why that area?
Taryn: So many
possibilities. So mystic, so scenic, so historic, so spooky. Sleepy Hollow is
Halloween Central in October. (I love October.)
CarolKat: I have recognized places like Sleepy
Hollow. Are all the settings in the
books based on real places in the above region?
Taryn: Well, not
exactly. (Although, in Sleepy Hollow
Dreams, the book I did for The Wild Rose Press a couple of years ago, there was
a scene in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery and the Old Dutch Church, both of which
really exist and are sort of tourist attractions. Especially around Halloween!)
CarolKat: Anything that you want to add or say to your readers?
Taryn: I love you.
Mwah-smack!
Looking forward to the announcement about your Sleepy Hollow stories! Congrats on your new release and all the best with your tour!
ReplyDeleteThnx, Jess.
DeleteThnx for hosting, Bridget and thnx for the great review and fun interview, Carol!
ReplyDeleteYou are very welcome. I love these escapades in the Hudson Valley! :D
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