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Guest author - Joanna Chambers
Jul. 15th, 2014 08:50 amI met Joanna at UK Meet, where we shared a table at the book fair. She's a grand gal. (I know, I always say that, but I wouldn't invite naff people to be my guests, would I? QED). She's a fellow Samhain and Carina author, her latest being Enlightened. I'm very jealous of her having a hero called Murdo.
Joanna, what did it feel like watching your first book fledge and leave the nest? Does that change for later books?
I released my first book in 2011 with Carina Press, and it felt great, though at the time it was slightly overshadowed by me changing job for the first time in 16 years so I was a bit distracted. My most exciting release was probably my third book (and first M/M), Provoked. I was much more nervous about how that would be received, probably because I felt more attached to the characters.( Read more... )
Enlightenment:
Five months ago, David Lauriston was badly hurt helping his friend Elizabeth escape her violent husband. Since then, David has been living with his lover, Lord Murdo Balfour, while he recuperates.
Despite the pain of his injuries, David’s time with Murdo has been the happiest of his life. The only things that trouble him are Murdo’s occasional bouts of preoccupation, and the fact that one day soon, David will have to return to his legal practice in Edinburgh.
That day comes too soon when David’s friend and mentor takes to his deathbed, and David finds himself agreeing to take on a private mission in London. Murdo is at his side in the journey, but a shocking revelation by Murdo’s ruthless father leaves David questioning everything they’ve shared.
As tensions mount and the stakes grow higher, David and Murdo are forced to ask themselves how far they’re prepared to go—and how much they’re prepared to give up— to stay together. And whether there’s any chance of lasting happiness for men like them.
Joanna, what did it feel like watching your first book fledge and leave the nest? Does that change for later books?
I released my first book in 2011 with Carina Press, and it felt great, though at the time it was slightly overshadowed by me changing job for the first time in 16 years so I was a bit distracted. My most exciting release was probably my third book (and first M/M), Provoked. I was much more nervous about how that would be received, probably because I felt more attached to the characters.( Read more... )
Enlightenment:
Five months ago, David Lauriston was badly hurt helping his friend Elizabeth escape her violent husband. Since then, David has been living with his lover, Lord Murdo Balfour, while he recuperates.
Despite the pain of his injuries, David’s time with Murdo has been the happiest of his life. The only things that trouble him are Murdo’s occasional bouts of preoccupation, and the fact that one day soon, David will have to return to his legal practice in Edinburgh.
That day comes too soon when David’s friend and mentor takes to his deathbed, and David finds himself agreeing to take on a private mission in London. Murdo is at his side in the journey, but a shocking revelation by Murdo’s ruthless father leaves David questioning everything they’ve shared.
As tensions mount and the stakes grow higher, David and Murdo are forced to ask themselves how far they’re prepared to go—and how much they’re prepared to give up— to stay together. And whether there’s any chance of lasting happiness for men like them.
