Interview and Giveaway with Beth Kery!

 

If you've been around erotic romance books you've probably heard of Beth Kery/Bethany Kane. We hope that you check out her books if you haven't yet, you won't regret it!  There are many exciting books coming from this talented author.

Hi Beth, welcome to UTC.  Lets get right to it!  Your latest release is BOUND TO YOU under your Bethany Kane pen name. Can you tell us a bit about this book? 

Bound to You is an erotic romance novella in the One Night of Passion series from Berkley Heat. It’s about a very unlikely couple—a beautiful, successful actress and a blind chiropractor/outdoorsman who get thrown together—literally—into a sinkhole in the midst of the Shawnee National Forest. John Corcoran has always had a ‘thing’ for Jennifer Turner’s sexy voice, and to find himself suddenly in such close proximity to a woman he’s always admired and desired is a bit of a shock. For Jennifer’s part, she has a phobia of the dark, and so this is one of the worst nightmares she could imagine. She comes to trust John’s skill as an outdoorsman, not to mention the fact that he can literally see in the dark. As they battle fear for whether or not they’ll be saved, they escape into one another’s arms and explore an intense passion. It’s a powerful experience for both of them, but they worry about whether or not the feelings they’ve ignited in one another will survive daylight and the everyday world.

WICKED BURN was your latest Contemporary Erotic Romance. Why should readers pick up this book!? 

Wicked Burn has actually been out since 2008 in trade paperback, but it’s just been re-released in mass market. I would say that people should pick it up because while, yes, it’s extremely sexy and intensely romantic, it’s a real story, meaning the hero and heroine will definitely strike you as believable. That’s one of the most common things I hear from Wicked Burn readers, how genuine the characters seem. And chances are, aside from all the smoking hot sex scenes, you’re going to be touched by this story of two lost souls who crash together one night, changing both of their lives forever.

Also, I’d like to mention, my newest contemporary erotic romance is an exciting project that was recently mentioned in USA Today and Time magazine. It’s called BECAUSE YOU ARE MINE, and is a serialized book. It will be released in eBook initially in 8 parts over an eight-week period, starting July 31, 2012 with a new installment every Tuesday until September 18th. I’m extremely excited about this unique reading experience. Readers should be able to check out the eight gorgeous covers and blurbs at my website by the time this article airs. WWW.BETHKERY.COM

Do you find there is a difference in writing style or tone when writing as Bethany Kane or Beth Kery? 

No, not really. Bethany Kane is the pen name for the One Night of Passion series. However, I think in tone and voice, these books are very similar to my Beth Kery erotic romances.

You've dabbled in several sub-genres such as Contemporary, Historical and Paranormal and Time Travel. Which one is your favorite to write?

Probably contemporary—either erotic or straight contemporary. All genres have their fun aspects, but I think I’m most drawn to contemp.

Since this is an erotica event, do you have any erotica recs that you would like to share? 

Emma Holly: All You Can Eat
Jaci Burton: Play-by-Play series
Lisa Marie Rice: The Dangerous Trilogy
To name just a few…

How would you describe your writing in 160 characters or less? 

I would say romance-focused, emotionally intense, sexually honest, thought provoking, smart and heartfelt. I want my books to linger in the reader’s mind.

Pick just one (can be your own or from other authors) character for each statement!

I would marry Thomas Nicasio from Explosive (Beth Kery). He’s the most like my real husband.
I would have a summer fling with Ian Noble from Because You Are Mine (Beth Kery).
I would have a hot one night stand with Everett Hughes from Exposed to You (Bethany Kane), but like my heroine Joy Hightower, I seriously doubt one night would be enough.
I would like to be sandwiched between Jack and Nick from Julie James’ Something About You and A Lot Like Love.

We are asking authors participating in the event to share a favorite drink recipe with readers. Do you have one you'd like to share?

Sure. I love sidecar martinis for the summertime. Very refreshing and easy to make. I got this recipe from FoodNetwork.com.

Ingredients
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 lime, zested
• 1 lime wedge
• 10 ounces cognac (recommended: Hennessy)
• 4 ounces Triple Sec liqueur (recommended: Cointreau)
• 4 ounces sweet and sour mix
• 4 ounces Limoncello
• 2 ounces lime juice
• Ice Directions Chill 4 martini glasses.

In a dish combine the sugar and the lime zest. Run the lime wedge around the rim of each glass. Dip in the sugar and zest mixture. In a cocktail shaker mix the cognac, Triple Sec, sweet and sour mix, Limoncello, and lime juice over ice. Shake to chill.

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LATEST NEWS!

BETH KERY is releasing an eight-part serialized erotic romance novel, Because You Are Mine. The first part will be available on July 31st, with the remaining parts released each subsequent Tuesday for seven more weeks.

The success of Bared to You hot on the heels of the huge Fifty Shades of Grey phenomenon points to a new popularity in erotic fiction. All the readers who tore through the Fifty Shades trilogy are searching for a new book that will sweep them away. Beth Kery’s previously novels, particularly Wicked Burn, are often mentioned in coverage on what Fifty Shades readers should try next. Kery is known for writing sexy, deeply emotional stories of love and romance and Because You Are Mine delivers exactly what readers have come to expect from this talented author. Kery’s deft plotting and her ability to create smoldering sexual and emotional tension will leave readers eager to buy each week’s new installment.

Because You Are Mine explores the intense developing relationship between a billionaire and a young graduate student. Ian Noble is a powerful businessman who keeps emotion out of his relationships, only indulging in casual, discreet affairs. But when he meets Francesca Arno, the young artist and graduate student he has awarded a commission to create a centerpiece for the grand lobby of his new Chicago skyscraper, Ian can’t control his reaction. An intense and undeniable chemistry draws them into a passionate, all-consuming relationship that will change both of them forever.

Each of the eight parts of Because You Are Mine will be available for $1.99 wherever eBooks are sold.

*Latest news from publisher

SERIES SITE

Because You Are Mine: Part I

Because You Tempt Me

 

From Beth Kery, the national bestselling author of EXPLOSIVE, comes a red-hot romance like no other—where the rules of attraction are broken with that first electrifying touch. Meet Francesca and Ian. The fantasies of what’s to come begin… 

It starts with that first look, when you know you have to have him…
 
Francesca Arno has been commissioned to create a grand centerpiece painting for the lobby of Ian Noble’s new skyscraper. It’s at a cocktail party in her honor that she first meets him—and the attraction is immediate for Francesca. It’s also bewildering. She’s not used to such a wholesale sexual response to a stranger. Enigmatic, darkly intense, with a commanding presence, Ian completely unnerves her. And she likes it.

For Ian, she’s the kind of woman he can’t resist—one that comes all too rarely: a true innocent. But he can sense in her a desire to open up, to experiment, to give herself to the fantasies of a man in control. The first kiss, the first caress, the first challenge for a woman who craves what she’s never had—a man who gets what he wants.

Includes a bonus excerpt of Beth Kery’s Wicked Burn, now available.

Available July 31, 2012 Pre-Order Links: Amazon 

 

Ms. Kery has a copy of BOUND TO YOU to giveaway to a lucky maiden.

The sensual author of Addicted to You explores once again the rewards of impulsive desire in a new One Night of Passion novella…

Darkness can arouse the senses…

John Corcoran loved the isolation of the Shawnee National Forest with the crisp spring air, the sounds of nature, and the bracing scent of pine. Isolation is what movie star Jennifer Turner craved as well, an escape that only a weekend hike, a long and blissful distance from Hollywood, could provide.

Yesterday, they were strangers—until a fateful accident, deep in the forest and far from civilization, throws them together and plunges them both into darkness. For Jennifer it is as unnerving as the night itself, trapped in such close quarters with a man as mysterious as John. He is alpha: bold, rough, and masculine, but with a scent of firewood and spice she finds intoxicating.

In the dark, Jennifer’s nightmares spring to life. The only way to vanquish them is by submitting to blind, naked need. Now, as intimately close as a man and a woman can be, they find themselves alone, battling fear and vulnerability. Only an unexpected passion will comfort them—a sensual, raw experience from which neither is certain they want to be rescued.

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Review: Three to Tango by Lauren Dane, Megan Hart, Emma Holly and Bethany Kane

Three to Tango

by Lauren Dane, Megan Hart, Emma Holly and Bethany Kane

Erotica

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In case you couldn't tell by the name.... this book is basically four short stories that revolved around a menage, or at the very least 3 people in one way or another. Let me give you a quick warning so this doesn't happen to you.

Do not try to read this book while at work! You might not be able to cover up the blushing, sometimes moaning, and other reactions your body won't be able to help!

dirty/bad/wrong by Lauren Dane - 4 Feathers

I wish this would've been a whole book, it was a great story! Ava comes from the wrong side of town, her mother was a hot mess her whole life, her step dad used to beat her, and she was always under the town's scrutiny for her mother's errors. After she graduated she couldn't take the town anymore and left her sweet little town of Petal, GA and moved to LA in search of a better future. Before she left though, she had a hot torrid affair with Luca, and almost by accident, Angelo, Luca's best friend. Angelo had a crush on her since forever so he jumped at the opportunity even though she was his best friends girl, and realized he also had other feelings for his buddy in a totally unexpected way. She left them both without looking back. Now after 10 years, and after she's made something of herself, she has to come back to GA to bury her mother. And the first person she sees is Luca! Sparks fly almost instantly, and when he offers her to stay at his house while she's in town, she can't refuse. They rekindled their relationship almost immediately. And can I just say it was hot and then hotter! Once Angelo comes (being summoned there by Luca) they all realize what they had together (yes all 3) was worth fighting for it now. If you are uncomfortable with m/m, I'll warn you that Luca and Angelo do have some m/m loving in this one, although it's pretty light (and hot!) You just can't help but wish you were her! Excellent story! And on a side note, I have a feeling this might be related, or in the same world as, the Chase Brothers series by Ms. Dane. Is it? I gotta get started reading those!

Just One Night by Megan Hart - 5 Feathers

This story was weird and sexy at the same time. Kerry has been dating Jeremy for a while, they actually live together. They have an ok relationship, if not the best. Then Kerry's high school reunion comes around, and Jeremy won't go with her. Instead he wants her to get something she's always wanted. To have sex with Brian, her high school crush. And then come home and tell him all about it. Sound kinky enough? This is the first time Jeremy has brought up this sort of kink, and she's not sure how to feel about it. But she takes full advantage of the opportunity. After all, she's wanted Brian for too long. They have one really hot, steamy night together. But Brian wants more! Of course he wasn't aware that she was someone else's. Does it make him a total douche if he can't stay away? She's been his dream fantasy girl, and he can't get enough with just one time. They have an affair all the while Jeremy being aware of it, and Brian knowing that after she's with him, she goes home to Jeremy's bed. But after two extremely hot weeks he realizes he can't share her. He wants her too much and it's tearing him apart to know she's not his. But will Kerry let him go so easily?

Flipping for Chelsea by Emma Holly - 3.5 Feathers

This was my first read by this author and I was actually pleasantly surprised. This was an excellent erotica read, but it fell a little short for me in the storyline and character development. HOT? Absolutely, from the beginning. Shay was kind of adopted by Liam's family when he was a little boy, so they've grown up as brothers, Liam being the older one, and Shay being totally in awe of him. Chelsea was the girl next door they both wanted. And all three of them grew up as best friends. Shay wasn't aware that Chelsea and Liam had been fooling around until the night before she has to go away to college, when she comes over and they start making out in front of him. Shay somehow joins in the fun with the two of them, and *fans self* IT'S TOO HOT TO HANDLE! Until he makes the mistake of touching Liam. This is the moment that ruins the chemistry for all 3, Chelsea goes on to college, Shay moves away to Boston and Liam stays in New York. Fast forward to current times, Chelsea is back in NY. She's tried having a relationship with Liam a few times but it never worked out. Now she's hired him for one of her construction jobs. But he wants her back, and forever. But Chelsea can't give him forever because she knows she can't give him all of her, half her heart will always belong to Shay, she just wants them both. So what could happen if Shay comes back from Boston? And how would Liam react now that he's older? The end was a bit unrealistic for me, in regards to Liam's attitude and decisions. Which is in big part what ruined the story for me. But the eroticism stayed SCORCHINGLY HOT until the end. And oh yes, another warning for m/m this one's a bit SEXIER and HOTTER than the first story.

On The Job by Bethany Kane - 3.5 Feathers

Another first time author read for me. I do like her writing style, and this story was also extremely hot, but it was my least favorite of the three. This is almost a romantic suspense. Walker and Madeline used to date years ago, while Tony was in love with Madeline and she only saw him as a friend. But Walker left town, and left Madeline. He wanted to do something with his life, so he could come back and offer Madeline a better future. He joined the military, and is now working with the secret service. This now puts him in direct contact with Madeline and Tony again. Tony is the owner of a huge security company, and is believed to be dealing information with the Russians. He is also supposed to be engaged to Madeline. Walker is assigned to the case and is put in the house as a private security consultant to keep them safe. I did not like the fact that since Walker and Madeline never had sex before, within the first moments of the story he picks her up from her chair while sunbathing, and teasing the hell out of him, drags her to the pool house, handcuffs her to a bar in the ceiling and has sex with her. Really? After all these years, and the "love" you have for her, that how's you treat her??? Not to mention it was hot as hell, but that's besides the point. I did not like Walker much, he was too arrogant, and only saw it his way most of the time. And this story is really the 2 of them as a couple. Tony was really not engaged to Madeline, even though he wanted to. There is a WEIRD moment between the three of them at the end, which I thought was totally unnecessary. But I will check out more books by this author for sure!!! 

Waiting on Wednesdays

Three To Tango Releases May 3, 2011!

This will be a must buy for me, as usual, with anything written by Lauren Dane and Megan Hart.  I haven't yet read anything by either of the other two authors but I'm looking forward to it.  And what's not to love and be excited about?  Four sizzling hot erotica stories from some of the best authors out there, and in case you couldn't tell by the title OR the cover... here's the blurb:

Four of erotic fiction’s most talented authors carry readers away with all-new tales of ecstasy that prove that the most delectable things in life come in threes…

In Emma Holly’s FLIPPING FOR CHELSEA, Shay and Liam shared an unforgettable night with their lifelong friend, Chelsea, awakening a rush of forbidden feelings—feelings they have to reckon with when the three reunite, and the unrequited lust between them is too much to bear.

Though Ava left her hard-knock Georgia childhood behind, she never forgot Luca and Angelo. Together they were best friends with a bond that could never be broken. But when she returns, the three must decide whether to face the fires that burn between them, or forgo their desires forever in Lauren Dane’s DIRTY/BAD/WRONG.  Read an Excerpt

In Megan Hart’s JUST ONE NIGHT, fun-loving couple Kerry and Jeremy find themselves in a triangle of trouble when Kerry’s old crush, Brian, returns for a school reunion, and Jeremy gives her his enthusiastic approval to seduce him. But while Jeremy has no trouble sharing Kerry, Brian isn’t sure he can handle what’s coming.

Years ago, Walker walked out on Madeline when she needed him most. Now, the ex-Secret Service agent is back—hired to protect Madeline by her billionaire boss, Tony. Madeline is determined to make him pay for denying her desires—and she’s not above bringing Tony in to sweeten the deal in Beth Kane’s ON THE JOB.

Excited?  Yes?  I can't wait!