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Thursday, September 26, 2013

Reckless Longing Book Blitz: Guest Post and Giveaway with Gina Robinson

Hi, everyone!

I am pleased to participate in the Book Blitz hosted by Xpresso Book Tours for Gina Robinson's Reckless Longing.

About Gina:

Gina Robinson loves a good love story and always has. She writes romance of all kinds--new adult, contemporary romance, historical romance, and romantic suspense.

Currently she's best known for her Agent Ex series-- contemporary romance featuring sexy spies and plenty of adventure and humor. License to Love, the latest book in the series is available now.

She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and children.

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Welcome to Darlene's Book Nook, Gina!

Gina has written a guest post, so I will now turn the floor over to her.

The Inspiration for Reckless Longing
by Gina Robinson

Reckless Longing is my first new adult romance. I had a blast writing it. I love romance, mystery, and suspense and write historical and contemporary romance as well. But I'm best known for my funny romantic suspense novels about spies. Readers always want to know where I come up with my zany ideas. My husband, who's always my first reader, knows where I get my ideas and recognizes things from our lives when he reads my books. I'll often hear him laughing at something when he's reading one of my manuscripts for the first time. And, of course, he's supposed to be laughing at my funny spy romances, but many times I'll catch him laughing during the serious parts. When I accuse him of this egregious sin, he shrugs it off saying he sees the inspiration behind the scene. To him, it's an inside joke. So the short answer to where I get my ideas is—from everyday life and everywhere. But for Reckless Longing, I have a specific answer.

This spring I did a book signing on campus at the student bookstore at my alma mater during Mom's Weekend. Moms and daughters and moms and sons crowded the campus. Lots of moms and daughters, and a few brave sons humoring their moms, wore matching Mom's Weekend sweatshirts or T-shirts. Most moms looked, for lack of a better word, momly. But as I took a walking tour of campus, I encountered a different kind of mom—the mom who thought she was still a hot college coed herself and was clearly in competition with her own daughter for the guys' attention. An interesting aside—I've heard that more condoms and beer are sold during Mom's Weekend than any other weekend.

I remember clearly standing at the edge of Greek Row. Even though it was April, the temperature was only thirty-nine degrees with a stiff icy wind and blowing snow. I was bundled in a coat, gloves, and sweatshirt. But walking down Greek Row on three-inch stilettos in the middle of the afternoon were a matching mother and daughter pair. They were each wearing skintight black leather skirts, tight white blouses and cropped leather jackets. They had identical hairstyles of flowing brown hair that fell past their shoulders and their makeup was meticulously applied and geared toward clubbing. Both were clearly on the make. And the idea for Ellie and her man-crazy mother was born. A mother who will compete with her daughter for everything and try to hold onto her youth after it has long since slipped away.

So that was the seed, the story germ for the Reckless trilogy which kicks off with Reckless Longing. But there's much, much more to Ellie's story and romance with the hot, mysterious Logan Walker. Her relationship with her mom is only the catalyst that gets the story going. I hope you'll read the series to see where the story goes from there.

I love hearing from readers. You can connect with me on Facebook or Twitter.

If you'd like to know when the second book of the series, Reckless Secrets, will be available, you can sign up for my new release newsletter either on Facebook or on the homepage of my website.

Happy Reading!

Gina

Thanks so much for joining us today, Gina!

One lucky winner will win a digital copy of Gina's New Adult Contemporary, Reckless Longing!

TITLE: Reckless Longing

SERIES: Reckless, Book #1
AUTHOR: Gina Robinson

PUBLICATION DATE: September 20, 2013

FORMAT: E-book, 327 pages

GENRE: NA Contemporary
ASIN: B00FCI9S3K

Ellie Martin hates her beautiful, man-crazy mother. Her mother’s wild and wanton behavior has left Ellie with a deep longing. To escape. To belong. To know who her real dad is. To really be loved. Her mother finally crosses a line thatsends Ellie running, escaping to college with one, focused goal–to find and confront her bio dad, who doesn’t even know she exists. Then she meets Logan. Hot, charming, and troubled. He turns her world upside down and puts all her plans in jeopardy.

Logan Walker is hiding a shameful and painful secret. One that nearly cost him everything. When he meets the beautiful and mysterious Ellie at a Week of Welcome event, something inside him awakens and he finds himself drawn to her.

But the attraction they both feel for each other is as delicate as the web of secrets they each hide behind. And as the truths are revealed, their reckless longing may not survive the fallout.

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Friday, September 20, 2013

Immortals Blog Tour: Guest Post and Giveaway with Ednah Walters

Hi, everyone!

I am pleased to participate in the Blog Tour hosted by Xpresso Book Tours for Ednah Walters' Immortals.

About Ednah:

EDNAH WALTERS grew up reading Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys and dreaming of one day writing her own stories. She is a stay-at-home mother of five humans and two American short-hair cats (one of which has ADHD) and a husband. When she is not writing, she’s at the gym doing Zumba or doing things with her family, reading, traveling or online chatting with fans.

Ednah is the author of The Guardian Legacy series, a YA fantasy series about children of the fallen angels, who fight demons and protect mankind. AWAKENED, the prequel was released by Pill Hill Press in September 2010 with rave reviews. BETRAYED, book one in the series was released by her new publisher Spencer Hill Press in June 2012 and HUNTED, the third installment, will be released April 2013. She’s working on the next book in the series, FORGOTTEN.

Ednah also writes New Adult paranormal romance. RUNES is the first book in her new series. She is presently working on book 2, IMMORTALS.

Under the pseudonym E. B. Walters, Ednah writes contemporary romance. SLOW BURN, the first contemporary romance with suspense, was released in April 2011. It is the first book in the Fitzgerald family series. Since then she has published four more books in this series. She's presently working on book six.

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Welcome to Darlene's Book Nook, Ednah!

Ednah has written a guest post, so I will now turn the floor over to her.

Norse Mythology and My Research
By Ednah Walters

Norse mythology is so interesting and so part of us we don’t even realize it. It gave us:

1. Days of the week named after the Norse gods:

Friday - Goddess Freya’s day

Thursday - Thor’s day

Wednesday - Woden’s day (Old Norse, Odin is sometimes called Woden)

2. Mistletoe:

Baldur was the most beloved son of Odin and his wife Frigga. When she had a dream about his death, she had all the elements in the all the realms promise not to hurt him. From the living and the non-living. But she forgot to ask mistletoe and Loki fashioned a spear out of mistletoe and tricked one of the gods into killing him. Devastated, Frigga decreed that mistletoe would never again be used as a weapon and that she would kiss anyone who passed under it. So now people kiss under the mistletoe.

I fell in love with Norse mythology way before the movie Thor was released. It started with Charmed, when my three favorite witches, Phoebe, Paige and Pippa, became Valkyries. I started reading on Valkyries and Goddess Freya, the head of the Valkyries. This powerful goddess who could have any being she wanted was the goddess of love, sexuality, beauty, fertility, gold, war, and death. She is the goddess of sorcery, which she taught Odin and the Aesir gods of Asgard. Even though Odin was the leader of the gods, he shared fallen soldiers with Freya. The more I read, the more I wanted to write a story about a girl as powerful as Freya, but where to begin.

Like Greek mythology, the Norse pantheon had their wars. The main one was between Vanir gods/goddesses from Vanaheimr and Aesir gods/goddess of Asgard. To make peace, the Vanirs sent several of their gods/goddesses to Asgard and Asgardians sent some of theirs to Vanaheimr. Freya is one of the goddesses sent to Asgard and she brought magic in the form of sorcery to the Asgardians. Odin, on the other hand, was always thirsty for knowledge and had brought runic magic to the gods. I had to decide between which magic to use in my story: runic or sorcery.

Since I was writing about a mythology most often ignored, I chose runes. Sorcery has been done to death in the stories about witches, warlocks, and wizards. Runes wasn’t common except in the Mortal Instrument series

So you see, magic has always been part of the Asgardian pantheon. When I decided on this series, I chose a girl as my protagonist and created a story that will make Norse mythology come alive to readers as she grows. In Runes, Raine learns about runic magic and that she’s different. She meets the Norns, deities in charge of destiny, and a valkyries. In Immortals, we find out what makes her so special. In Grimnirs, we learn even more about Norse mythology. By the time I finish the series, readers will come to love Norse mythology as much as I do.

Thanks so much for joining us today, Ednah!

About the Series:

TITLE: Runes

SERIES: Runes, Book #1
AUTHOR: Ednah Walters

PUBLISHER: FireTrail Publishing
PUBLICATION DATE: May 20, 2013
FORMAT: E-book, 245 pages

GENRE: YA Paranormal Romance
ASIN: B00CP4YKTG

Seventeen-year-old Raine Cooper has enough on her plate dealing with her father’s disappearance, her mother’s erratic behavior and the possibility of her boyfriend relocating. The last thing she needs is Torin St. James—a mysterious new neighbor with a wicked smile and uncanny way of reading her.

Raine is drawn to Torin’s dark sexiness against her better judgment, until he saves her life with weird marks and she realizes he is different. But by healing her, Torin changes something inside Raine. Now she can’t stop thinking about him. Half the time, she’s not sure whether to fall into his arms or run.

Scared, she sets out to find out what Torin is. But the closer she gets to the truth the more she uncovers something sinister about Torin. What Torin is goes back to an ancient mythology and Raine is somehow part of it. Not only is she and her friends in danger, she must choose a side, but the wrong choice will cost Raine her life.

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TITLE: Immortals

SERIES: Runes, Book #2
AUTHOR: Ednah Walters

PUBLISHER: FireTrail Publishing

FORMAT: E-book, 342 pages
GENRE: YA Paranormal Romance

ASIN: B00EBTGGCW

Nothing can stop Raine Cooper when she wants something…
Raine finally knows that her gorgeous neighbor, Torin St. James, is a legend straight out of Norse mythology, and that her feelings for him are strong. Torin is crazy about Raine too, breaking the one rule he lives by: Never fall for a mortal. The problem is he no longer remembers her, his memories erased by Norns—Norse destiny deities—to punish her for defying them.

So Raine comes up with a plan…
She will make Torin forget his one rule a second time and fall in love with her all over again.
But she quickly learns that well-laid plans do not work when dealing with deities and supernatural beings. Desperate, Raine makes choices that could not only tear her and Torin further apart, but lead to the destruction of everything and everyone she loves.

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Tour Participants:

September 9th

-Jessabella Reads >> Guest Post

-DanaSquare >> Review

September 10th

-Novels On The Run >> Review

-The Book Hookup >> Review

September 11th

-Tangled Up In Books >> Review

-Bookluvrs Haven >> Review

-Mom With A Kindle >> Interview

September 12th

-A Diary Of A Book Addict >> Review + Top 5 List

-Michelle’s Paranormal Vault of Books >> Review

September 13th

-Feed Your Fiction Addiction >> Review

-Books Live Forever >> Review

-Sassy Book Lovers >> Review

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September 16th

-Readers Live A Thousand Lives >> Review + Top 5 List

September 17th
-Forbidden Passions Reviews >> Review
-ReadingToTheStarsAndBack >> Review

-Book Liaison >> Excerpt

-Why I Can’t Stop Reading >> Excerpt

September 18th

-The Cover Contessa >> Review

-Laurie’s Thoughts and Reviews >> Interview

September 19th

-Book Broads >> Review

-Page Flipperz Ya >> Review

September 20th

-The Next Chapter >> Review

-Darlene’s Book Nook >> Guest Post

Thursday, September 19, 2013

After the Fall Book Blitz: Book Excerpt and Giveaway with L.G. Castillo

Hi, everyone!

I am pleased to participate in the Book Blitz hosted by Xpresso Book Tours for L.G. Castillo's After the Fall.

About L.G. (Linda):

L.G. (Linda) Castillo wrote her first story when she was ten and has been writing ever since. She took a break from writing fiction and poetry to focus on obtaining her Ph.D. in counseling psychology. She is now a licensed psychologist and currently works as a professor at a Texas university. Although she has published her psychological research in several professional journals and books, her dream has always been to publish a novel. Lash is her debut novel and was written during the 2012 National Novel Writing Month event.

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One lucky winner will win a digital copy of Linda's New Adult Paranormal Romance novel, After the Fall!

TITLE: After the Fall

SERIES: Broken Angel, Book #2
AUTHOR: L.G. Castillo

PUBLICATION DATE: September 15, 2013

FORMAT: E-book, 251 pages

GENRE: New Adult Paranormal Romance
ASIN: B00F74SU38

There’s a Spanish proverb that says, “From the thorn and the pain, a flower is born.” Naomi Duran never really understood what that meant until she became an archangel.

Finally reunited with the love of her life, Naomi thought she had everlasting love and happiness in Heaven. Even with the rebellious Lash by her side, she learns that life as an archangel isn’t easy.

When secrets of the past are finally revealed, tempers flare, brother is pitted against brother, and Naomi and Lash face the greatest threat to their relationship: choosing among love, family, or duty.

In the end, can this family of broken angels forgive past mistakes, or will they carry the thorn in their hearts forever, ripping their family apart?

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Other Book in the Series:

TITLE: Lash

SERIES: Broken Angel, Book #1
AUTHOR: L.G. Castillo

PUBLICATION DATE: May 6, 2013

FORMAT: E-book, 286 pages

GENRE: New Adult Paranormal Romance
ASIN: B00CM18MAK

Decades after being banished from Heaven for saving a life he shouldn’t have, Lash is given a chance to redeem himself. His mission: protect Naomi Duran, a young woman who has lost her faith. The assignment proves to be anything but simple when his superiors, the Archangels, withhold key information about Naomi and refuse to restore Lash’s powers. When an unexpected source reveals centuries-old secrets, his trust is shaken to the core, and he begins to doubt those whom he had once considered to be his greatest allies.

Determined to avoid anything that would risk his chances of returning to Heaven, Lash struggles with the greatest obstacle of all—his growing feelings for Naomi. But when her life is threatened by an unknown source, Lash questions the wisdom of the Archangels and his ability to keep her safe.

Soon, Lash will have to choose where to place his faith—in the home he has fought so hard to regain or in the forbidden love he can’t bear to lose.

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Book Excerpt:

Rachel’s cloak fluttered as she sped through the dark tunnel. He was there. She could feel him.

Shivering, her fingers fumbled with the heavy material as she drew it closer to her body. Puffs of white drifted from her mouth as she panted, trying to catch her breath. With each step she took, it was as if her angelic powers were being drained away. She stopped and slumped against the damp wall of the cave, unable to take another step. Could she do this? Even if she managed to reach him, would she have any power left to save him?

Gabrielle had warned her it would be like this, but Rachel had dismissed her, especially when she first stepped into Hell. It looked just like home! Lush grass and fragrant flowers lined the landscape as far as she could see. Snowcapped mountains stood as a backdrop against the clear blue skies—even the stream was located in the same exact spot as in Heaven. If it wasn’t for the unnerving feeling in the pit of her stomach and the hairs that stood on the back of her neck, she would have sworn she was home.

Considering Lucifer held his captives at the Lake of Fire, she had assumed Hell was a vast empty land of sweltering heat. It wasn’t until she found the cave hidden behind a waterfall that she finally understood what Gabrielle meant about not letting her guard down. The cave was frigid. The icy air seemed to seep into her pores and deep into her bones, causing her teeth to chatter uncontrollably.

She wished Gabrielle had given her more information about what to expect. She would’ve dressed warmer. Gabrielle had only gone once, and she had waited on the outer boundaries of the cave. According to her, one time had been enough. It had taken her days to recover from the experience.

Only Raphael knew what Hell was really like. He had made Gabrielle wait for him while he bravely went through the deepest depths of the cave to reach the lake. He was the only person she knew of who had gone down and returned—alive.

If only she could have asked Raphael about what to expect and how to prepare. She sighed. If she had, there was no way she could’ve slipped away unnoticed. She would’ve been reported to Michael and more than likely, would’ve been put on watch until it was too late.

A sob escaped her at the thought of his death. She slapped a hand over her mouth, horrified as the sound echoed in the darkness, bouncing off the walls. Her body shook as she wrestled with the thought of losing him. She had to pull herself together. If she were caught, it would be the end for both of them.

She took a resolving breath and pushed herself off the wall. I can do this. I won’t lose him.

Her feet scraped across the floor of the cave as she trudged forward in the darkness. As she rounded a corner, she came up to a pair of tunnels.

Which way should I go? Her eyes watered, and she bit down on her lip, frustrated. She was tired. So tired. If she chose the wrong one, she didn’t know if she would be able to make it down the second. Time was running out. She had to make a choice, now!

She was about to go down the tunnel to her left when she heard a moan from the right.

It’s him!

She raced toward the sound with renewed energy, and within minutes, she came into a large cavern. Heat slammed against her body, making her cringe in pain from the abrupt change in temperature. She stopped suddenly, her arms flailing out as she tried to regain her balance and not fall into the molten lava that appeared right before her eyes threatening to singe the tips of her toes.

The lake!

Immense heat blurred her vision, and she rubbed her eyes. All she could see was a sea of red heat. Where is he?

Searching through the haze, she finally saw a faint figure, motionless. She blinked again and gasped when her eyes finally focused.

No! It can’t be him.

Across the lake, chained to the wall, naked, was the one person in her life who she couldn’t be without. The one person for whom she would defy the orders of the most high of archangels just so she could save him.

Uriel.

Tears spilled down her heated cheeks as she took in his once magnificent body, scorched by the lava that splashed onto his skin. His beautiful downy-white wings were now a grotesque black. With each movement he made, feathers turned to ash and fluttered lifelessly to the ground.

“Uriel,” she croaked.

Uriel lifted his head, and pained eyes looked back at her, a startling blue against the black of his charred face. “No,” he groaned. “Leave. Leave now. He’ll be here—”

The cave rumbled, and lava sprouted into the air. A splattering of the searing liquid fell onto his chest. He arched his back and screeched.

“I’m coming, Uriel!” She tore off her cloak and flicked her wings open.

“It’s too late for me,” he rasped. “Don’t do this.”

“No, it’s not. I don’t care what the others say. You’ve redeemed yourself. You deserve another chance.”

He looked deep into her eyes. “Forgive me. I’m unworthy of you.”

“There is nothing to forgive. I love you.”

Desperate to find a way to get to him, Rachel looked around the cavern. She swallowed hard as she flit her wings and with all the strength she could muster, propelled herself into the air. She was only able to get herself a couple of feet off the ground. It was as if an invisible barrier was holding her down. Frantically, she looked around for another way to get to him and saw a narrow stone path with lava washing across it. There was no other way to him.

With all her might, she pushed herself upward, trying to get distance from the fiery liquid. The cave shook again, and a wave of lava slammed against the walls, sending droplets of lava flying into the air and onto her wings.

She wailed in pain and began to fall.

“No, Rachel. Go back,” Uriel moaned.

Before Rachel could tell him there was no way she was leaving him, she felt a rush of air on her back. An arm wrapped tightly around her waist and yanked her away from the lake, away from Uriel.

“Take her…Gabrielle,” Uriel gasped. “Keep her…safe.”

“You have my word,” Gabrielle said as she tightened her hold on Rachel.

“No!” Rachel screamed, struggling against Gabrielle’s steel-like arms. “Let me go. Let. Me. Go!”

Rachel stretched out her arms as if just by doing so, she could hold on to him. “Uriel! Uriel!”

Just as Gabrielle flew out of the cavern, a loud thunderclap rocked the cave, and the sound of his screams ripped through her, mixing with her own.

Then, silence.

He’s gone.

She fell limply into Gabrielle’s arms as they flew back through the frigid tunnel. The cold spread to her face, her hands, and then crept into her heart and the deepest part of her soul until there was nothing left except a dark numbness. It didn’t matter. Nothing mattered anymore.

When they flew out of the waterfall and into the sunlight, she stared lifelessly at the clouds drifting overhead. And though the sun shone down on her face, she couldn’t feel its warmth. She doubted if she would ever feel it again. The cold emptiness in her heart would be there forever because Uriel was dead.

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Friday, September 13, 2013

Deadly Kisses Book Blitz: Book Trailer and Giveaway with Kerri Cuevas

Hi, everyone!

I am pleased to participate in the Book Blitz hosted by Xpresso Book Tours for Kerri Cuevas' Deadly Kisses.

About Kerri:

Kerri Cuevas was born and raised in Rhode Island. She moved to New Hampshire in 2005. When she's not writing, she's chasing chickens on her small farm or searching for the ultimate mac-a-cheese recipe.

Kerri went to college for Early Childhood Education but now writes books for young adults full-time. Her storytelling stems from watching too many horror flicks as a teen, but she no longer needs to sleep with the lights on.

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Welcome to Darlene's Book Nook, Kerri!

I’m excited to share with you my new book trailer for Deadly Kisses created by Butch DeLuca Music and Artistry. I hope you love it as much as I do!

And to celebrate the upcoming publication of Deadly Darkness, book 2 in the Deadly Kisses series (WiDo Publishing, 2014), I’m having a signed book giveaway with one original piece of artwork that will be signed by the artist (there are eight pieces to choose from).

BUT that’s not all. Butch agreed to do a FREE BOOK TRAILER for one lucky person interested in having one made for them. The offer will be good for one year. Good luck and see below to enter the Rafflecopter giveaways.

Thanks for joining us today, Kerri!

About the Book:

TITLE: Deadly Kisses

SERIES: Deadly Kisses Trilogy, Book #1
AUTHOR: Kerri Cuevas

PUBLISHER: WiDo Publishing
PUBLICATION DATE: March 5, 2013

FORMAT: Paperback, 265 pages

GENRE: YA Paranormal Romance
ISBN: 9781937178321

Aiden Grant has a killer kiss. Literally. And it’s not every reaper who gets to work with the Sixteenth President. Sure, Honest Abe likes to throw out history lessons with reaping assignments, but when you’re favored by the ancients, grim reaper life is pretty sweet for a newly dead seventeen-year-old.

Then things get messy.

Aiden is assigned to reap the soul of Bee, the only girl he has ever loved. When Aiden’s kiss of death fails, intertwining their souls, she is still very much alive and they are both in trouble. The ancients want Bee, who has special powers of her own, and they’ll do anything to get her. Some rules are meant to be broken, even if that means Aiden must bargain with his own soul to save Bee. Who knew the afterlife could get so complicated?

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Giveaway #1: Signed book of Deadly Kisses and one original picture signed by the artist (there are eight to choose from).

This giveaway is open until September 13, 2013.
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Thursday, September 5, 2013

When Fangirls Lie Book Blitz: Character Interview and Giveaway with Marian Tee

Hi, everyone!

I am pleased to participate in the Book Blitz hosted by Xpresso Book Tours for Marian Tee's When Fangirls Lie.

About Marian:

Hi! I’m Marian Tee – I write sexy funny romances, emphasis on the funny because most readers tell me my books are a public hazard, often causing them to laugh out loud and get funny looks from other people.
I’m from the Philippines, half Filipino and half Chinese with a love for all things Japanese! Yes, that rhymed. I love dancing, travelling, watching horror movies and basketball, and reading Archie comics.

Of course I love reading books, too. In fact, if I’m a little too slow in releasing a new book, it’s probably because I’m too busy being a reader and forgot all about being a writer. Yes, I know, MY BAD!

I am a frustrated MANGAKA, hence why I write novels like Drawn and why I have a Vampire Knight fan fic posted at FanFiction.net (just search for Morteia Chronicles).

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Welcome to Darlene's Book Nook, Marian!

Marian has written a Character Interview, so I will now turn the floor over to her.

For today’s interview we’re welcoming Staffan Aehrenthal. Most of you know him for his numerous Billboard #1 hits – more likely, you also know him as Sweden’s #1 Sex God. So without further ado, here’s Staffan, who’s promised to answer the questions every fangirl is keen to ask.

Is it true you’re dating one of your fans?

No. I wish I was because I’m quite terribly in love with her, but no. She’s only using me for my body.

(Readers, we heard a girl groan in the background at this, but we’re not sure)

What’s your usual move to impress a girl?

I have sex with her.

(Staffan gives us a wicked grin, plus a look at under his lashes, my oh my. We totally fanned ourselves with this one, ladies.)

Where do you see yourself ten years from now? Do you think you’ll still be touring and playing music by then?

Most likely not – I need to take over the family business once my stepfather retires. Considering the size of my stepfather’s business and the fact that he employs thousands of employees around the world, I can’t in all conscience risk letting them down and have them lose their jobs – which is what could happen if I still decide to juggle my music career with managing the company.

What’s your ideal girl like?

Someone who is so crazy about me she can’t breathe without even thinking my name, but at the same time she should also be level-headed enough to keep me on my toes and make sure my feet stays on the ground. I want her to be obsessed with me completely because that’s how I love a girl – obsessively, like there’s no tomorrow for us to share another kiss.

Now, we’ll give you several words then say the first thing that comes to your mind.

Dream. Babies

Success. Sex

Beauty. Love

Dislike. Dishonesty

Sex. Anywhere

(Phew! That’s the end of the interview!)

About the Book:

TITLE: When Fangirls Lie

SERIES: How (Not) to be Seduced by Rockstars, Book #1
AUTHOR: Marian Tee

PUBLISHER: Blue Ribbon Books
PUBLICATION DATE: May 9, 2013

FORMAT: E-book, 278 pages

GENRE: New Adult Contemporary
ASIN: B00CQ6P9OI

19-year-old Saffi March is not the perfect girl everyone thinks she is. When the pressure of pretending becomes too much, she escapes for a weekend and transforms herself into another persona - a hardcore groupie for the rockstar also known as Sweden's #1 Sex God, Staffan Aehrenthal.

One look at the beautiful girl hopelessly trying to hide her naïve virginal innocence behind skimpy dresses and garish makeup and Staffan immediately knows the groupie called "H" is hiding a secret. He also knows he needs her desperately. He's determined to make her his, the only girl who's able to soothe the demons in him.

But before Staffan can let Saffi into his life, those stars in her eyes have to go - and he'll do everything for that to happen, even if it means cruelly hurting Saffi until she realizes that he would never trust anyone with his heart again.