1000 Likers Winner Post: Wendy Bree Rex for Michelle Valentine
When we hit our 1000 likers last Feb 6, my partner and I decided to run an event as our way of thanking all our followers who have continuously supported us throughout this journey. We decided to run a giveaway that will encourage our followers to express their love and gratitude to 3 of our favorite authors, one of them is Michelle Valentine
The winning post that we have chosen for Michelle is from Wendy Bree Rex. Apart from the paperback copy of The Rock The Heart, we have given Wendy the opportunity to ask questions to Michelle. Let's check out her interview!
New York Times and USA Today Best Selling author Michelle A. Valentine is a Central Ohio nurse turned author of erotic and New Adult romance of novels. Her love of hard-rock music, tattoos and sexy musicians inspires her sexy novels.
twitter username M_A_Valentine
Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Michelle-A-Valentine/477823962249268?fref=ts
Goodreads Page http://www.goodreads.com/MichelleValentine
Winner Profile:
My name is Wendy and I have an addiction. To books! I'm a definite book slut and proud of it! I picked up my first romance novel at the age of 12 and haven't put them down. Thanks mom! There are so many amazing authors that I love. Some of my favorite include Julie Garwood, Tara Sivec, Rachel Gibson, Laura Wright, Brei Betzold, Michelle Valentine, CJ Roberts and Jessica Sorensen. I've also become a book boyfriend whore. These authors have got to stop writing about so many fake but damn sexy men! uhhummm...Travis Maddox, Braden Carmichael, Rule Archer, James Cavendish, to name a few. Yes! I am a sucker for those bad boys. I'm a 28 yr old stay at home wife and mom of four children that love to keep me on my toes. I'll admit to being the worst domesticated wife EVER. Yes, you read that right. I absolutely hate cleaning and would so much rather make the mess with my two year old than have to clean it up. I don't have a ton of free time, but when I do, you'll find me with an actual book in hand or sitting at my computer reading anything I can get my hands on.
I want to thank Cris and Pamela for this opportunity. And, Michelle Valentine for agreeing to this interview. *MUAH* to you all!
Interview Excerpt:
I think my biggest stepping stone to get me where I am was reading. Really, just developing a love for the written word and falling in love with characters inspired me to want to create a world of my own for readers to love.
Who are your biggest supporters and how do they support you?
My husband and my parents are by far my biggest supporters. They’ve listened to me for years ramble on about my books that went no where, and they never once discouraged me. By far they are my cheerleaders
and the people I lean on in all facets of my life.
Any strange writing habits that you have?
Talking to myself and doing gestures as I write to try and figure out how best to word an action. I probably look crazy doing that.
I'm curious about your nursing job and how it might have led you to choose this genre of writing. Do you think there's a connection somewhere in there?
I take care of pediatric special needs kids, so I don’t think there’s really a connection there. As far as nursing goes, I just wanted to do something totally different from nursing, and writing romance is about as far from the nursing world as I can get.
Is there a piece of you in any of your female characters? If so, can you tell me which character holds the biggest piece of you and what it is?
There are parts of my personality in each female character I create. I
try to put myself in their situation and have them react as I would.
You write some really hot and intense love scenes. Was writing your first sexual scene difficult for you and how did you know for sure that you got the right emotion with it?
It was very difficult. My face was totally red and I felt like I was doing something really bad and hoped no one came to read over my shoulder. The emotions I write in those scenes are what I believe the character is feeling at that particular time.
As you know, I'm a huge fan of Riff's bad boy persona and can't wait to read Rock My Bed. Is there a "Riff" in your real life that you were inspired by for his character?
I love take charge men, guys who aren't afraid to tell you up front what their intentions are. There’s no real Riff…that one’s is one of a kind.
Can you tell us your dream cast for the band members of black falcon?
There have been several different rockers that inspired the guys in Black Falcon. I like to take different traits from each one to create the perfect guys in my mind.
Any future events or book signings?
I’ll be in Columbus at the Wessin for a book signing April 20th with several other authors for “Columbus Authors Event,” and then there’s Las Vegas August 16-20th for the Naughty Mafia event. There’s also been some talk about heading out to Portland in the fall, but that’s not firm just yet.
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