Please welcome my guest, Amber Daulton. Amber is
the author of the romantic-suspense series Arresting Onyx and several
standalone novellas. Her books are published through Daulton Publishing, The
Wild Rose Press, and Books to Go Now, and are available in ebook, print on
demand, audio, and foreign language formats.
She lives in
North Carolina with her husband and demanding cats.
Amber is here today to answer a few questions about herself and her latest book.
Why do you write in the genre/sub-genre that you do? Any plans in
the future to write in a different one?
I write in a variety of romantic
sub-genres because I love them all. They include contemporary, romantic
suspense, historical, western, NA, and time travel. Some story ideas can fit in
multiple settings and genres, but others fit in only one or two categories, so
I like to keep my options open and my muse flowing to wherever it takes me.
I haven’t written any sci/fi romance, but
I love stories about aliens, world invasions, and kinky sexual habits.
Unfortunately, I don’t have any ideas for a story like that—rather, ideas that
haven’t already been done a dozen times. Maybe one day my muse will speak to me
about it. *Fingers crossed*
How do you stay motivated when writer’s block hits or your muse
won’t cooperate?
Writer’s block is definitely a
challenge. Sometimes I feel brain dead and exhausted, and it’s impossible to
create a complete, cohesive sentence. It’s like a huge weight is on my
shoulders, and the only thing I can do is step away from the project to find my
zone. I usually have to play video games, clean, do house repair projects, or
work in the garden to get my creative juices flowing again. I also try to read
in the sub-genre I’m writing in to find inspiration. After a few weeks, my
creative muse starts flowing, and I can finally get back to work!
What’s the best writing advice you were ever given?
Just keep trying even when you’re feeling bad about yourself and
the quality of your work. No one is perfect. Don’t rush a project; give it the
love and attention it needs to be the best it can be. You as the writer, the
book itself, and the readers deserve it.
What do you like to do in your leisure time?
My hubby and I love binge-watching TV shows—our favorite is
Supernatural (go Team Sam!)—and we often borrow movies from our local library.
Besides that, I like to read, garden, hike, play video games, and create
scrapbooks. We also have two cats who are very demanding of our time.
Tell us about your current or upcoming release in a couple of
sentences.
Forever Winter
will be live on October 5th, 2021. It’s the re-release of my debut novella that
came out in 2012. I’ve given it a long overdue makeover with a fresh cover and
edit, but it’s essentially the same story.
Can you tell us a little about your next project?
In addition to Forever Winter, I’m re-releasing my romantic
suspense novella A Hero’s Heart, which will be live on November 2nd,
2021. It follows a smoking hot DEA agent who hides out in his hated hometown
after the gang he double crossed places a bounty on his head. There he runs
into his old flame, and sparks fly in more ways than one.
Anything else you’d like readers to know?
Forever Winter
takes place on the main characters’ wedding day. While some readers may be put
off from that, I want them to know this story isn’t book two or a continuation
from another book. It’s a complete novella that focuses on one day in the lives
of Susanna and Camden, the heroine and hero.
Most romance books show how the characters meet and fall in love,
but they don’t give detail to the wedding, marriage life, and the children that
may come from the union. I wanted to do something different, so I focused on all
the things that could go wrong on a bride’s most special day. While I put poor
Susanna and Camden through the wringer, I also showed how love triumphs in the
face of adversity and that nothing will stop two people who are madly in love
with each other from getting married.
I hope you’ll give Forever Winter a chance.
Forever Winter sounds great. Here's the synopsis of the story:
A perfect Christmas wedding, a
snowstorm, and a shocking secret. What could go wrong?
Susanna
Lorican must marry the man she loves before the truth is discovered, or face
the gossip of the ton. With an unexpected snowstorm injuring the minister, her
future hangs in the balance.
Viscount
Camden Beckinworth vows to keep his bride safe, even if he must betray her
confidence. When their love is put to the test, how will he uphold her honor
without jeopardizing his own?
– Warning:
this sweet, complete Regency romance novella features a brief scene where the
heroine is assaulted.
Excerpt:
Oh, my. The air in her lungs froze as he teased and tasted her lips in
a decadent, feather-soft kiss. She moaned into his mouth and closed her eyes.
“You are so beautiful.” He trailed his lips down her neck.
“Camden.” She gasped and gripped his broad shoulders for an anchor in
the storm of bliss threatening to sweep her under. Spots dotted her vision like
twinkling stars peeking through dark clouds. She blinked several times and
nodded to the entryway. “We must control ourselves. Anyone could see.” The
smirk crawling up his cheeks clenched something deep and primal inside her. She
breathed harder and inched closer to his heaving chest.
“Let them. We are betrothed. Two people in love who are about to wed
are expected to kiss.”
“Kiss, yes,” she whispered. “You, my lord, make love with your lips.”
Heat flamed in her cheeks and surely reddened her face.
Camden laughed and trailed his fingers up her bare arm to the puffed
sleeve. “Do I? You have never admitted that before.”
“There are some things you should not be privy to.”
“Really? I’m honored that my bride appreciates the way I kiss. If she
didn’t, what kind of man would that make me?”
She stepped away and smacked his biceps. “There are eyes and ears
everywhere, Camden. Especially today. I’m positive the servants are already
gossiping that we are spending time together on the one day we should keep our
distance. It is bad luck.” And
since their chaperone had left them unaccompanied, she expected another servant
to arrive any minute, courtesy of her mother.
Camden drew her back into his arms and brushed his lips across her
hairline. “I make my own luck. We
control our destiny, Susanna; no one else. Besides, you have nothing to worry
about. The one activity we shared truly worth gossiping about will never reach
the light of day.”
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