All about Alexis

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Alexis Fleming admits to having a quirky brain. She's always been accused of being slightly irreverent. Not true! She just tends to see humour where maybe others don't. Who knows what's going to tickle her fancy and end up in her next book? So beware!

She is all about the romance. Relationships excite her and what better way to bring them to the time-honoured happily-ever-after than writing her own erotic romantic comedies along with paranormal and fantasy romance. Published with Total-e-bound Publishing, Samhain Publishing and Changeling Press, Alexis continues to tease her readers with red-hot romances.

After having been caught numerous times by teachers at school for hiding romances inside her text books, Alexis figured there was nothing else she could do but become a writer. It took a few years, the inevitable time served raising children, but she finally got down to the business of writing. Now she can't survive without her time on the computer manipulating the lives of her characters. She loves to hear from her readers so drop her a line at alexis(at)alexisfleming(dot)net.

How Alexis got into Erotic Romance

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I blame my critique partner, author Lyn Cash. LOL She got me into writing erotic romance. Actually, I've always tended to write hot, but when I met Lyn she convinced me to try erotic romance in all its glory. Sex is a part of every relationship, so why close the bedroom door when your characters get in the mood? Lyn convinced me to give it a go and that first attempt was Outback Sizzle published by Changeling Press. Once I tried it, I was hooked. What freedom, to write it as it is.

The Scoop!

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Well, I've just submitted another novella to Total-e-bound, part of a three novella anthology that Lyn Cash, Summer Devon and I put together, called Who's your Daddy, all stories connected by Donor # 69 and the effect his gift has on the our heroes and heroines. Hopefully my editor will like it. LOL

But that's not all. I'm working on another "water baby" story to go with Sink or Swim. This one is about frozen water - ice! How would you feel if you created your perfect man out of ice, and when you were polishing the most strategic piece of his male anatomy, he suddenly came alive. Hell of a way for a man to wake up, yes?

Then I have a Christmas story contracted by Changeling Press called Mistletoe High that I have to finish. Just to tease, here's the blurb.

MISTLETOE HIGH

What's the world coming to when a girl can get arrested for dealing mistletoe, aka happy juice? But that's what happens when Christmas is illegal. Now Misty Toll is dealing mistletoe and funding Santa's revolution. Except Santa's taking too much of his own product, and Rudolph's red nose turns out to be an excess of Vodka, and there's a bunch of rabid revolutionary elves on the run. Now she has the added problem of Zane Mason, the new man hired to look after her deer farm. There's something fishy about that man, even if he does have an out-of-this-holiday butt.

What's a girl to do but go with the holiday cheer...

What Alexis likes to read…

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Wow, how long have I got? LOL
If I listed all I have in my to-be-read pile, we'd be here all day.
I tend to read just about anything I can get my hands on, but I do have a few favourites. Anything by Kate Douglas. I want to be Kate when I grow up. Angela Knight, Sasha White, Susan Grant, Dakota Cassidy, Fiona Jayde, etc etc. I could go on forever. LOL Gena Showalter, LK Hamilton, and I just finished Kim Harrison's latest, For a Few Demons More. Now there's one lady I wouldn't miss.

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INTERVIEW

The Sensible Questions:

1. What made you start writing erotic romance?

Um, I have a dirty mind? Seriously, I guess I've always had trouble closing the bedroom door on my characters. I see having sex/making love as part and parcel of the whole romance relationship so I include it. What can I say? I love sex! Hey, it works for me.

2. What inspired you to write your first book?

I had written children's books when my kids were small, but I didn't start writing romance until 1995. And what got me started? I'm going to sound like a total loser when I admit this, but the real reason is my family were sick of me whining. LOL It's true. I was recovering from serious spinal surgery and whining because I was stuck in bed flat on my back. My daughter found an ad in a national magazine over here for an unpublished manuscript. She stuck it under my nose and told me to get busy. It fired up my love of the genre again and got me going. Oh, and I stopped being bored and whiny.

3. What's your process for writing a book?

Once I have an idea in my head, I let it stew for a while until the characters start to introduce themselves. I tend to be partial plotter and partial fly by the seat of my pants. I'll have a broad outline of what I want to happen in the story, then I start writing and let the characters tell me what they plan on doing. I like to get the story down first before I start any editing so I just write straight through to the end, although that has changed a little now I'm published and can often submit on a partial. Then it's necessary to go back and polish those first three chapters before I go write the rest.

4. What do you enjoy about writing?

I love creating, love the magic of romance, whether erotic or not. But most of all, I love it when the characters take over and almost write the story for me. That's special. You never know what's going to happen. They do manage to surprise me at times.

5. What really p's you off about writing?

Oh, that one is easy. Interruptions. Lol When I really get into a scene, I don't like to stop until I've finished it. I always worry I'll leave out something vital that the characters are telling me. And given I have a great call on my time because I help run a busy motel, interruptions are a fact of life. But that doesn't mean to say I have to like it, right?

6. Who would you count as your biggest supporters?

Ahh, another easy one. My number one greatest supporter would have to be my daughter, author Kelly Ethan, closely followed by my hubby. It's kewl having a daughter who is a writer as well. She's one of my critique partners as well as my best friend. Should see the look on both husbands' faces when we talk sex scenes on the phone. It's priceless. Hubby's stocks in our little town have gone up no end since it became know his wife is an erotic romance author, although he does ask on occasion where I'm getting my ideas from. Lol And I'd definitely have to include my other critique partners in this group. They keep me on track, kicking my butt when I need it. And one other special lady, reader Sue Seeley. She is one of my greatest supporters and friends and I'm very grateful.

7. How do you celebrate when you finish a book?

Crack open a bottle of wine and race hubby off to bed. I'm fooling…a little…maybe? But hey, I write hot. Why not bask in the heat for a while? Seriously though, I usually have so many ideas in my head, I just jump right in and start the next one, but I do usually take a day off from writing before I start playing with my new characters.

8. Describe your writing space.

I'm spoilt. I've converted one of the bedrooms in the residence here at the motel into my office so I have a massive space to spread. Half of it is taken up with bookshelves and what books don't fit on the shelves are packed into baskets under the shelves. My large desk with computer and printer, plus filing cabinets etc, occupy the other end of the room, with a little nook for my jewelry making supplies. Then I have two comfy lounge chairs parked strategically in front of the door that leads onto the balcony so hubby and I can sit there and look out over the fabulous Jervis Bay and watch the dolphins play in the ocean. What more could a writer ask for?

The Naughty Questions:

1 How many toys do you have in your toy-box? (and we don't mean Barbie dolls!)

Can I just say we buy a massive amount of batteries here at the motel and they don't all go out into the rooms for television and air conditioner remotes? I decided earlier on if I was going to write erotic stories I had to get educated. With that in mind, I had a sex party here at the motel. One of those party plans where you can buy sex toys…um, excuse me, educational toys. I invited all the staff and then the guests got wind of it and all started to join us. And let me tell you, it wasn't the young ones buying the toys either!

2 What or who does your ideal man look like?

Good looking, sexy, big capacity for lovin', big pecs, big_ Hmm, sorry, what were we talking about? I suddenly got caught up in a daydream here. Seriously, looks aren't of prime importance to me, but I looveee sexy. A man who oozes sex appeal and has a woman just dreaming about what she'd love to do with and to him. I don't like overblown muscles, but I do like a bit. Enough that a woman can feel her man can protect her. Yeah, yeah, I know, not politically correct, but I love being a woman and I love the little niceties that come along with that. So who says I have to tell him I can open the car door for myself? Particularly when he manages to leave a hot caress behind while he's doing it.

3 Top or bottom?

Hmm, depends how I'm feeling. There's something to be said for both positions. If I want to feel cosseted, overwhelmed with love, bottom will do it. But there are times when top is the only thing that works. Those times when I want to be in control, the aggressor instead of being submissive, then top is the answer. Nothing like variety.

4 Short shorts or short skirts?

Oh, ease and tease all the way. Flirty short shirts, yeah, baby! Hubby still waxes lyrically about the little blue skirt I was wearing when I first met him. It still does it for him, so why alter a good thing?

5 How would you describe you sex life?

Definitely interesting! Where do you think I do my research to find out if a certain scene is going to work? Him inside has decided that being married to an erotic romance writer has its moments. This is one of the perks. LOL

6 Have any of your toys accidentally gone "public"? Tell us all about it. (We won't tell)

Too funny! No, I'm very careful with my "toys" But I did get some interesting looks when I took penis-shaped lipsticks over to America for a conference giveaway. In fact, the Customs boys were very interested in what else might be in my suitcase. LOL I ended up there for ages while they chatted about my books, and I even sold one of my print books to one guy, along with a handful of penis lipsticks to the female officers. Should have seen the looks on the guys' faces when the women officers started trailing these mini penises along their lips in a very erotic way. Priceless!

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Competition

Alexis' Reader Competition

For a download of any one of my backlist, tell me in 25 words or less what's your favourite position and why? Come on, you know you want to share! Email me your answer here and don't forget to put TEB Contest in the subject line so I don't lose you. I'll run the contest until the first Author Spotlight goes up on the Total-e-bound site in November. That gives you a few weeks to think about what pushes your buttons.

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Releases

Alexis' Releases

Sink or Swim

• Genre Erotic Romance/Paranormal/Shapeshifter
• e-Book - Novella
• ISBN 978-1-906328-01-6
• Publisher Total-e-bound e-Books
• http://www.total-e-bound.com

Do mermaids have orgasms? Who knows, but she'd better find out quick before she exchanges her girly bits for fishy slits.

A mermaid who can't swim? What could be worse?
When Samie McIntyre finds out she's about to turn into a mermaid, a legacy of her selkie father and mermaid mother, she realizes she has one major problem. Well, er, maybe two… First, she can't swim. And second, she has aqua-phobia. What good is a mermaid who's afraid of the water? As far as she can see, there's only one thing to do. Talk the sexy Jonah Billings into teaching her to swim.

And if she can convince him to indulge in a bit of horizontal wrestling before she becomes a pickled sardine, so much the better.

What the reviewers are saying

"Sink or Swim is a fantastic story that you definitely don't want to miss. Alexis Fleming has such a smooth writing style that the dialogue just flows beautiful and doesn't miss a beat. The humor is second to none…The storyline itself is unique and very creative but it's the life given to the characters that makes Sink or Swim a real winner. The pulse-pounding excitement towards the end of the book is perfectly choreographed and kept my heart racing even after it was over. The surprise ending was marvelous and left me with a smile on my face. Sink or Swim is just another reason why Alexis Fleming is on my must-read list of authors!"
~5 lips from Kerin at Two Lips Reviews

"…The passion is hot enough to set off alarms…There is never a dull moment in this sexy story and I found myself anxiously waiting for Samie to transform into a mermaid. There are many surprises in store. Hilarity and passion combine to make SINK OR SWIM a memorable story that is leaves you smiling."
~ 4 Blue Ribbons from Anita at Romance Junkies

Sink or Swim definitely does not sink, it Soars! Alexis Fleming has written a wonderfully fun story with very compelling characters that will take you from laughter to passion…a great summer read, grab your beach towel and swim suit and dive into this awesome book!
~Catherine at Paranormal Romance

Soul of the Succubus

by Alexis Fleming cover art by Reneé George

• ISBN (13): 978-1-59596-778-7
• Genre(s): Paranormal
• Length: Novella
• Release Date: 24th August 2007
• Publisher: Changeling Press

Plain Jane during the day, but a succulent succubus at night? Suddenly the phrase love you to death takes on a whole new meaning.
On a field trip to investigate increased paranormal activity in a remote area of Outback Australia, the last thing Alice expects is to be possessed by a demon. Not just any demon -- a succubus bent on sucking the life out of Jonathan, the man who has been the object of her sexual fantasies for the last six months.
Can Alice defeat the demon… Or does she really want to?

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Alexis' Backlist

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Stud Finders Incorporated

• Genre Erotic Contemporary Romance

  ISBN

  e-Book 1-59998-002-9

  Print 1-59998-042-8

• Publisher Samhain Publishing
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Project: MAN

• Genre Erotic Contemporary Romance

  ISBN

  e-Book 1-59998-171-8

  Print 1-59998-364-8

  Publisher Samhain Publishing
• View Book

Mortified Matchmaker

• Genre Erotic Romance/Contemporary

  ISBN

  e-Book 1-59998-327-3

  Print: 1-59998-428-8

• Publisher Samhain Publishing
• View Book

A Handyman's Best Tool

• Genre Erotic Contemporary Romance

  ISBN

  e-Book 1-59998-017-7

  Print 1-59998-127-0

• Publisher Samhain Publishing
• View Book

Escape - Isle of Dreams

• Genre Erotic Romance/Paranormal

  ISBN

  e-Book (Novella)

  978-1-59596-723-7

• Publisher Changeling Press
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Outback Sizzle

• Genre Erotic Contemporary Romance (Humor)

  ISBN e-Book (novella)

  (10) 1-59596-209-3

  (13) 978-1-59596-209-6

• Publisher Changeling Press
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Outback Meltdown

• Genre Erotic Contemporary Romance (Humor)

  ISBN e-Book (novella)

  (10) 1-59596-338-3

  (13) 978-1-59596-338-3

• Publisher Changeling Press
• View Book