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Scarlet Woman
Middlemarch Mates Book One
Shelley Munro
Genre: Paranormal
Publisher: Ellora’s
Cave
ISBN: 9781419903120
ASIN: B0032UDTMQ
Number of pages:
115 pages
Word Count: 38,561
Cover Artist:
Syneca
Also in print as
part of the Feline Lovers anthology
Book Description:
Emily Scarlet’s husband left her for his secretary and died in a
car accident—all on the same day. Now, six months later, Emily has emerged from
her chrysalis of painful memories. And to prove she has what it takes to
attract a man, she’s determined to experience one perfect night of passion.
Feline shape shifter, Saber Mitchell has a problem with his four
boisterous younger brothers. They’re out of control. It’s too late for him, but
he hopes to get his brothers mated and settled, and the ball is the place to
introduce them to marriageable women.
Unbridled sex is the last thing he plans on, but one glimpse of
Emily Scarlet changes his mind. Sex with her is a necessity. They dance. They
make love.
One thing is clear—a single night isn’t enough. Saber must have
her for his mate, but Emily isn’t so easy to convince…or trust.
Review:
4 stars
Review:
4 stars
Having her whole life turned upside and betrayed by her
husband, Emily Scarlet spends the next six months of her life getting fit and
trying to find the confidence that died with her husband. Everything she thought she knew was a lie and
for once in her life she is going do to something about it that is just for
her. With a new makeover and attitude
Emily arrives at the Middlemarch ball looking for a one night stand.
Feline shifter Saber Mitchell has had it with his
brothers. He knows his time for finding
a mate has long passed, but he plans to find ones for his brothers and
hopefully keep them out of trouble. When
they eye the beautiful woman in a red dress, all of Saber’s plans go flying out
the window. He wants her as his. With Emily gun shy about committing to a
relationship, Saber has to use all of his powers of seduction to ensure she
will never want to leave.
Delightful story, I loved Saber. He knows Emily is his mate but how do you
tell a human you are a shifter and if that wasn’t troublesome enough his
brothers do their best to interfere every chance they get.
Middlemarch Mates – 12 books in series
Scarlet Woman 1
Peeping Tom 2
Stray Cat Strut 3
Assassin 4
Cat and Mouse 5
Cat Burglar 6
Leticia’s Lovers 7
Catnap 8
Tiger By the Tail 9
Blue Lady 10
Twin Trouble 11
Lightning Strikes
Twice 12 (free book from Ellora’s Cave and All Romance ebooks)
Interview:
Interview - Musings
From An Addicted Reader
Is there an
author or book(s) that have inspired your writing?
During my teenage years, I started reading Mills &
Boon romances. They’re directly responsible for enticing me into the world of
romance readers and writers. I devoured the books, and soon I started wondering
if I could write one. It couldn’t be that difficult, right? Of course, it
didn’t take me long to realize that writing a romance was hard. After several
aborted attempts, I gave up for a few years, then one day I woke up thinking,
if I don’t start today, I’ll never start. That was a turning point for me. I
took a writing class, joined Romance Writers of New Zealand and got serious.
I have so many favorite authors, and they all inspire me
in different ways to try new things and challenge myself to write better books.
One particular inspiration, though, is Nora Roberts. Her advice about not being
able to fix a blank page always keeps me going.
Were any of
your characters based on someone special?
No, I always make up my characters. They’re all a product
of my imagination, although I might see someone at the mall with great hair and
think that would work well on my latest heroine. Occasionally a snippet of
overheard dialogue might make it into a book.
I love
Saber’s name, it brings an instant visual to his character. Was that
intended from the beginning or just worked into it?
I started writing Scarlet Woman with several things in
mind. I wanted to write about families and a small community and toss in feline
shapeshifters. When it came to thinking about names for my characters the
heroine’s name was easy. I’d “collected” the name months earlier. Since the
hero and his brothers were feline shifters, I thought they should have cat-type
names. I made a list of cat names and the Mitchell brothers became Saber,
Felix, Leo, Sly (short for Sylvester) and Joe. Joe is a bit of an odd one out,
but he’s named after my sister’s cat, Joe who sadly passed away last year after
a short illness.
What is your
quirk when writing?
I don’t really have any
writing quirks, although I do like a routine. My best writing time is during
morning to midday, which is when I’m most productive. I listen to music,
although once I hit my writing zone I don’t really hear it. Our puppy snoozes
nearby while I write, ready to play should I attempt to move. We’re a great
team.
Thanks for
having me to visit today!
If you enjoy
stories about family and small towns make sure you grab your free copy of
Scarlet Woman (free from Ellora’s
Cave, Amazon,
Barnes
& Noble and All
Romance e-books from 28 Jan to 10 Feb 2013) and also Lightning Strikes
Twice, which takes place at the same dance as Scarlet Woman (free from Ellora’s Cave
and All
Romance e-books)
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Author Bio:
Shelley Munro is
tall and curvaceous with blue eyes and a smile that turns masculine heads
everywhere she goes. She’s a university tutor and an explorer/treasure hunter
during her vacations. Skilled with weapons and combat, she is currently in
talks with a producer about a television series based on her world adventures.
Shelley is also a
writer blessed with a VERY vivid imagination and lives with her very own hero
in New Zealand. She writes mainly erotic romance in the contemporary, paranormal
and historical genres for publishers Carina Press, Ellora’s Cave and Samhain
Publishing. You can learn more about Shelley and her books at http://www.shelleymunro.com and you
might even find her lurking at Facebook http://www.facebook.com/shelleymunro
or Twitter http://www.twitter.com/shelleymunro
Website – http://www.shelleymunro.com
Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/ShelleyMunro
Facebook – http://www.facebook.com/shelleymunro
Goodreads - http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8603.Shelley_Munro
Tour wide giveaway
$20 Amazon Gift certificate plus 3 x copies of Peeping
Tom, book 2 in the Middlemarch Mates series.
Thanks for hosting me today!
ReplyDeleteHi Shelley!
ReplyDeleteThe blurb sounds intersting! Sounds liek something I'd love to read...going to check the buy links now!
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for stopping by, Nas.
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