Today’s Spotlight author is a wonderful author, a downright funny gal, and an awesome friend of mine. I’m talking about Romantic Suspense author and pub mate, Avery Flynn. Yep, she’s as naughty as her name makes her out to be, but don’t sleep on her now…Avery can spin a tantalizing tale.
WSW: Welcome, Avery. For readers meeting you for the first time, how would you describe yourself?
A.F: Writer. Smart ass. Lover of chocolate.
WSW: When and how did your writing career begin?
A.F: I’ve been writing since before I could spell. I used to write stories about my stuffed animals and my Barbies had insane romances. Yeah, my mom was more than a little worried about me.
WSW: Was it difficult to take the first step to submit your work for publication?
A.F: Absolutely. You know that dream almost everyone has had where they show up naked in a public place? Submitting to a publisher feels just like that dream.
WSW: How has your experience been with the E-pub industry so far? What do you think the pros and cons of being E-pubbed are?
A.F: I’ve had a great time and love how open minded e-publishers are when it comes to blending genres and taking chances on new authors. The only negative is that some folks just love reading a print book, which I totally understand, and they have to wait longer to get my books in print.
WSW: Do you have a style to your writing? How would you describe it?
A.F: It’s a hot, fast-paced, adventure with hot, hunky heroes and heroines that can hold their own. Think a more sexed up Lori Foster with some Janet Evanovich thrown in for laughs.
WSW: You write Romantic Suspense. Why?
A.F: Because of love the added tension that a suspense plot throws in. The hero and heroine already have to battle their personal demons to get together and adding in a bad guy (or woman) really makes the stakes that much higher.
WSW: What does your friends and family think of your writing?
A.F: I get some teasing about how fabulous my sex life is.
However, they’ve been really supportive. Plus the fabulous Mr. Flynn loves that everyone assumes he is an absolute stud – not that I would ever disagree.
WSW: Tell us a bit about your Dry Creek series published by Evernight Publishing. Where did the idea for it stem from?
A.F: The Dry Creek series is the story of the Layton family – one daughter, four sons. It’s based in Dry Creek, Nebraska, and has a small town vibe but what a town it is. There is so much going on there below the surface that the Layton siblings can’t help but get into trouble while finding their loves. I wanted to write a series based in Nebraska because it’s where I grew up and I love to be able to share it with others.
WSW: Share the blurb from your latest release with our readers.
A.F: Sure! Here’s the blurb from A Dry Creek Bed:
“I do believe I can arrest you for looking at someone like that. You’ve got to be breaking some indecency laws.”
Taking a deep breath, she recovered her bearings. Mostly. “You’re out of your jurisdiction, sheriff.”
Dry Creek County Sheriff Hank Layton is the stuff of dreams. Nasty, steamy, delicious fantasies that leave Beth Martinez weak-kneed and desperately wanting the man she can never have.
Hank can’t stop thinking about Beth to the point where he’s afraid of becoming permanently bowlegged. And even though the sexual tension between them is thick enough to trip over, she runs every time he chases.
But when a mysterious developer forces her neighbors off their land, Beth becomes the one person standing between the scoundrel and millions of dollars. Only Hank can help her uncover the truth. Together they risk their lives exposing decades-old secrets and learn that everything is not as it seems in their rural Nebraska town.
WSW: What character in any of your work do you most identify with?
A.F: Really it would be Beth, the heroine from A Dry Creek Bed. She tries to take care of everything herself even though there are tons of folks around her who would love to help. She’s a little stubborn.
WSW: What’s the hardest part of your stories to write? The easiest?
A.F: The hardest part is the end. I hate saying goodbye to the characters I’ve grown to love. I think that’s why I felt drawn to doing a series. The easiest part has to be the beginning – it’s like falling in love all over again.
WSW: Do you do much research when writing?
A.F: Oh yeah, for A Dry Creek Bed I had to do a lot of research about infertility issues. I love doing research though so it’s fun.
WSW: What’s your favorite place in your entire house to write?
A.F: My office. It has everything I need right here and in a few days there will be a treadmill too so I can walk while writing. Yeah, I’m nuts that way.
WSW: Do you read while writing? If yes, who? If no, why not?
A.F: I have to read. If I’m not reading I am in a foul mood. I’m part of the Book Vixen’s reading challenge this year so you can follow along and see what I’m reading at http://averyflynn.com/amreading/ . My goal is to read 100 books this year.
WSW: What does sexy mean to you?
A.F: It’s that flutter in your chest that makes you stop breathing for a millisecond while you brain screams DAMN! It can be caused by anything from a hot guy out for a jog on a hot day to glancing over and catching Mr. Flynn’s eye while the kids are screaming in the background but he still looks at me like he did the first time he saw me in a mini-skirt.
WSW: Any warning labels to describe you?
A.F: Full speed ahead.
WSW: What food/drink can’t you do without?
A.F: I used to say coffee, but I had to give that up. Yes, I’m still in mourning. So now I’ll say chocolate.
WSW: And finally, tell readers what other delectable works you’ve got in store for us this year.
A.F: Well, I’m finishing up book three in the Dry Creek series, which is the story of a Vegas cocktail waitress Josie Winarski and uptight, history professor Sam Layton who are on the hunt for a treasure while dodging a loan shark. After that it’s the last Layton brother’s story. Sigh, Chris is so yummy.
Thanks so much for having me at WSW!
A Dry Creek Bed EXCERPT
The waiter delivered their drinks. Hank took a long pull from the beer bottle. “I have a proposition to make. Let’s not talk about our day, the crazy people around us or any other general bitching.”
“I’m game.” Beth relaxed back in her seat.
“What should we talk about?”
“The weather?”
He rolled his eyes. “Lame.”
“Politics?”
“Hell, no. I’m trying to eat here.” He popped a chip heavy with salsa into his mouth.
“Okay, so you pick.”
“Sex.” The word came out in a single syllable dare.
The frisson of attraction that normally buzzed in the background whenever she was near Hank moved front and center. It reached out, making her nipples tingle. “I don’t–“
“No specifics,” he interrupted. “Just general factoids. I’ll start. Women who work out have more orgasms than those who don’t.”
“How do you know that?”
“You should know that already, you’re at the gym what, three times a week?”
“Five,” she squeaked out.
The green in his hazel eyes darkened and he stared at her expectantly.
Her breath caught. Damn, she couldn’t think over the dirty movie playing in her head at the moment. But the longer she stayed silent, the greener his eyes turned and the wetter her panties became. Desperate, her brain finally stumbled upon a factoid.
“The most popular flavor of edible underwear is cherry. Totally true, I read it in Cosmo.”
“Cherry’s always been a favorite flavor of mine.”
When did her bra get so tight? It had fit perfectly this morning. Now the lace cups scratched against her hard nipples with enough friction to annoy but not enough to ease the lust turning her brain to mush.
“Got one.” He chuckled softly. “Vegetarians like to give blow jobs more than meat eaters.”
The waiter picked that moment to arrive at their table with a tray loaded down with Mexican food. He acted like he hadn’t heard anything, but the tips of his ears were pink. Keeping his eyes glued to the table, he made fast work of unloading the food, the dishes clanking on the wood table, then sped back into the main dining room.
They busied themselves with filling their plates from the family-style serving dishes. More relaxed than she’d been in months, she snagged an enchilada, cut a chimichanga in half and scooped rice onto her plate. She savored the first bite of cheese and onion wrapped in a handmade corn tortilla. Not as good as abuelita’s, but awful close. Next, a bite of beef chimichanga. The deep fried shell snapped under her fork as she cut off a piece, making sure to get some guacamole with it. The seasoned beef revitalized her tastebuds. She felt more herself with every second that passed.
“It’s not true you know,” she said before taking a second bite of chimichanga.
“What’s that?”
“About blow jobs. Carnivores love oral sex.”
Claire Layton expects the usual busy Saturday night at Harvest Bistro to be killer on her stilletto shod feet. She never imagines there’d be an actual murderer on the loose at her restaurant in rural Dry Creek, Nebraska. But when she discovers a customer dead in a dumpster, the killer demands she find the victim’s phone and flash drive or face fatal consequenses.
Jake Warrick, a cocky and mind-numbingly hot private investigator, becomes Claire’s unlikely ally in the search. Jake just wants to solve the case and get out of this hick town, but the diminutive and curvaceous Claire turns his plan upside down as they uncover a more complex crime than they ever imagined. The two bicker and banter like Tracy and Hepburn caught in a whirlwind of intense sexual attraction as they try to find the killer before it’s too late.
Blog: www.averyflynn.com
Twitter: @averyflynn
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Avery-Flynn/177161972329973
Buy links:
A Dry Creek Bed:
http://www.evernightpublishing.com/a-dry-creek-bed-by-avery-flynn/
http://www.amazon.com/Dry-Creek-Bed-ebook/dp/B006T5AJ5G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325685621&sr=8-1
http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-adrycreekbed-668007-149.html
http://www.bookstrand.com/a-dry-creek-bed
http://1placeforromance.com/romantic-suspense/a-dry-creek-bed/prod_6601.html
Up a Dry Creek:
http://www.evernightpublishing.com/products/Up-a-Dry-Creek-by-Avery-Flynn.html
http://www.amazon.com/Up-Dry-Creek-ebook/dp/B0055UZ9UG
http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-upadrycreek-562621-149.html
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/66844
http://www.bookstrand.com/up-a-dry-creek
http://1placeforromance.com/romantic-suspense/up-a-dry-creek/prod_4598.html


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