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Summer Jordan - October 2008

Friday, October 10, 2008

All about Summer Jordan


Summer JordanImagination is my greatest gift. I've always loved making up stories. I can't look across the room in a restaurant without creating lives and relationships for diners at nearby tables. As an only child, I had a lot of imaginary friends. I loved pretending and dreamed of becoming a movie star. However, I'm not the boldest mermaid in the sea. (grin) So, at some point, since my other favorite pastime was reading, I started to write the stories I created in my mind.
A true romantic who wanted a husband, children, and the proverbial picket fence, I married right out of college and started reading and later, writing, romance novels. My first marriage was as unsuccessful as my early attempts to get my work published. But I found the love of my life (not that I believed it at first) and we're living the happily-ever-after in Florida near the ocean where I picture myself as that daring mermaid. What could be better than living looking out the window at sunshine and palm trees as I write?

How Summer Jordan got into Erotic Romance?


Sexual attraction is such an integral part of a relationship, it's only natural two people who are strongly attracted indulge in all aspects of getting to know one another as intimately as possible. The euphemisms used in sweet romance are silly and hard to relate to. I saw erotic romance as an opportunity to inject new life into my books. Readers want to feel the emotions and share the excitement and exhilaration of the characters they read about as they consummate their love. I have a friend who was doing very well selling erotic romance and she suggested I explore the genre. I found it to be honest expression and I'm glad I did.

The Scoop!


ENGAGING DECEPTION, the third book in my Wives-R-Us series, is scheduled for release by TEB on November 3, so I'm taking some time out to spread the word. I'll be chatting with readers November 6 at Loves Romances and More. I'm running a contest at my site and will make announcements concerning other events in my newsletter. I've updated my website and now I'm looking into book trailers and other new-to-me promotional venues. I'm technically challenged and need help with such things!
I've finished a Lust Bite, LONG, HARD TEXAN, which is a February '09 release that is HOT. And I've started another book, tentatively titled, "Bad Boy Back in Town."

What Summer Jordan likes to read...


I don't find as much time to read as I'd like. Between writing and promoting my books and my attraction to the beautiful outdoors and activities with friends and my husband, I read less than I did before we moved south. However, Total-E-Bound authors have become friends and they're all very talented so I'm trying to sample their various works!
Carole Matthews, Lorna Landvik, Jennifer Crusie, Lori Foster, Mary Higgins Clark, and Katherine Smith are some of my all-time favorites. I mostly read romance but enjoy mysteries as well.


INTERVIEW

The Sensible Questions:

1.How have your life experiences affected your writing?
I learned not to give up but to go after what you want. Follow your dreams. What you find that makes you happy may not be exactly what you thought you were looking for but is likely to be better.

2.Which of your characters is your favourite, and why?
Bartender Derek Acamporo in Engaging Deception is extremely sexy and his sexual exploits with Erin always turned me on as I wrote them. (Have you ever thought about this hazard for erotic romance writers?) He's half-Italian and I like his dark looks and the moustache he uses skilfully. (Did I mention my husband has a moustache?) Derek uses all his physical assets well. Yes, so does my DH. (grin)

3.What heat level do you enjoy writing most, and why?
Sizzling is easier for me because I've written sweet-hot romances in the past, but with each book I write for TEB, I turn up the heat more because I think readers like "burning". I'll get there yet, but I do insist on writing relationships that are genuine and lead to HEA.

4.What authors have influenced you most (not necessarily in the romance genre)?
I've read so many different ones that it's hard to say. I like putting humour into my books because it's so important in relationships and life. Jennifer Crusie had an impact on me in that respect. I've heard her and Lori Foster both speak and Lori's persistence made its mark on me. She wrote ten books before she sold and now she's on bestseller lists.

5.Which comes to you first when you write, the basic premise of the plot, or the characters?
Lately, I've been finding that creating a really sexy guy in my mind is key to writing a hot story. I find a man on TV or in a magazine or in my memory (grin) and embellish him with the traits that are most provocative and appealing. For me, an irresistible stud is what sells female readers on the book as well as making it more fun to write. In the past, a basic plot idea came first, then the characters. I think the latter is more important but the two have to go together.

6.What is the biggest lesson that you've learned since you began writing?
That I write for the love of it and not for the money. "A true writer" can't stay away from the keyboard.

7.Describe your writing space.
Oak furniture sits against one wall of the room with my computer desk flanked by bookshelves that contain an assortment of items: books, speakers, camera dock, phone, a picture of my husband, Rolodex, and fun items like a paperweight that looks like a gigantic diamond ring. The window to my left looks out on our sunny palm-lined street where geckos frolic and neighbors on bikes or in golf carts catch my eye.

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The Naughty Questions:



How many toys do you have in your toy-box? (and we don't mean Barbie dolls!)
Um...a few. Do Ken dolls count? LOL

What or who does your ideal man look like?
Tall with a great build and neat facial hair. I enjoy moustaches and beards.

George Clooney
George Clooney





Are any of the sexy scenes in your books based on real life?
Well, of course. But I won't tell which ones.

What kind of clothing do you like to wear in order to feel sexy?
Slinky, silky pants and tops in black or cream, high-heeled sandals, and long necklaces and dangling earrings.

What kind of clothing do you think makes men look sexy?
Tight-fitting dress pants and a tailored sport shirt with an open neck that shows a dark tan and chest hair.

What is the most outrageously naughty thing you've ever done?
Had sex behind the wheel riding down the highway. He was doing all the driving. LOL Yes, it was dangerous.


Releases

Summer Jordan's Releases

Let me Entertain You

Wives R Us Series Book 1

Let me Entertain You
  • Genre: Contemporary
  • Rating: Total-e-Sizzling
  • e-Book: Super Novel
  • ISBN: 978-1-906328-06-1
  • Total-E-Bound

The good doctor has a secret. A marriage counsellor and syndicated columnist who's courting a book contract, Dr. Mike's wife left him for another man.
Leanne Jameson, Wives-R-Us entertainer and queen of ambiance is the woman he needs to pose as his wife and the mother of his two-year-old twins. He soon discovers he needs her in other ways, and in those ways, her needs are every bit as strong as his.

What the reviewers are saying

"This book is billed as an erotic romance, but Dear Readers, it's SO much more....I highly recommend this very full, complex, and lighter side romance. It is filled with gentle humour you will come to expect from this author." - Romance at Heart Magazine

The sex is especially hot and there were times this reviewer needed a good fan! Lea and Mike fit very well together even when they did not completely agree with each other, and I found that refreshing. I savoured every word in this book like I savour chocolate; as slowly as possible. I highly recommend Let Me Entertain You, and greatly look forward to more books by this author. - Coffeetime Romance Reviews

"Let Me Entertain You is a fabulous combination of witty dialogue, emotional conflict, and hot, hot sex. - Emma Wildes Fictionwise bestselling author and 2007 Eppie winner for best erotic historical


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Breaking the Rules

Wives R Us Series Book 2

Breaking the Rules
  • Genre: Contemporary
  • Rating: Total-e-Sizzling
  • e-Book: Super Novel
  • ISBN: 978-1-906328-55-9
  • Total-E-Bound

Margo Allen never expected to meet a hot guy in this staid neighbourhood and didn't dream she'd fall in love with a younger man.
But she never knew what hot sex was until she met Brit Hunter, or how much fun they'd have breaking the rules. Deceived by former partners, each has to learn trust, but making love and making up are fun to do.
Frequency, location, performance, and love…Brit teaches Margo things she never knew.

What the reviewers are saying

Breaking the Rules is a fun and spicy way to spend an afternoon, but be aware that this story is not for the faint of heart; the sexual encounters are frequent and explicit. If you like a slow progression through courtship to love you may want to choose something else, but if you want a fun and very spicy love story, Breaking the Rules by Summer Jordan may be right up your alley. - Novel Talk

This is the second book in the Wives R Us series and this reviewer read and loved the first one and was thrilled to be able to read the second. Again, Ms. Jordan gives her readers an entertaining story with memorable characters that leap from the pages. The plot keeps the reader reading and the sex scenes are sizzling hot! - Love Romances and More


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Engaging Deception

Wives R Us Series Book 3

Engaging Deception
  • Genre: Contemporary
  • Rating: Total-e-Sizzling
  • e-Book: Novel
  • ISBN: 978-1-906811-27-3
  • Total-E-Bound

To get her nagging mother off her back, Erin Fox has told her she was engaged. Now, with the rapidly approaching marriage of her too-perfect cousin Angel, Erin needs to show up on the arm of a handsome man, wearing a solitaire on her left ring finger. But she doesn't have a man.
Then Derek, a handsome, hot-blooded bartender, winks at her one night and she hopes she's found the right guy to play the role. But when they wind up making torrid love every chance they get, she realises she'd like to sign him on for real. She's falling for him and he can't get enough of her, but he's made a commitment she doesn't know about, and everything Erin thinks she knows is untrue.
Derek is under a deadline of a different kind, but each must make a move by the same date. Is he really engaged in deception, or is he just too kind for his own good?


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Fantasy Man

Fantasy
  • Genre Contemporary, Seasonal
    ISBN 978-1-906328-57-3
  • Publisher Total-E-Bound
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