Hi, everyone.
Thank you, RJ, for having me as a guest here today to
celebrate the release of my book, Captive Mates. It is the fifth book in my
Whithowe Forest Pack series and it came out on the 6th July over at
Bookstrand.
To enter the giveaway, find the word of the day in this
post, then head over to my blog (links below). At the bottom of the Captive
Mates Blog Tour post there is a Rafflecopter link in blue, click on that and it
will tell you all the ways to enter (some of which can be done daily).
The questions below might seem a bit random, and that’s
because most of them are! They came from a huge list of questions I couldn’t
decide between, so asked for numbers from my Facebook friends. Lol, it was as
good a way as any to decide which ones to use J.
Now, on with the questions!
- : Are you a good diplomat?
Sometimes, I guess it depends on the subject.
- : What was your first
mobile phone?
The first phone we had in our house was one of those brick
sized things with a huge antenna. I can’t remember what make it was but it was
one my grandfather got free with his bank account back when I was a teenager.
Can’t remember if I was 16 or 18 though.
- : What colour socks are
you wearing?
Usually black. We have a lot of black socks in our house, it
helps when it comes to pairing them up again, which I always have to do. At the
moment though I’m going barefoot as it’s just too hot to do anything else. Good
job I work from home!
- : What’s your favourite
film?
Far too many good films out there for me to pick just one.
If it’s sci-fi I will probably love it.
- : Where would your dream
holiday be?
That place XXX (Xander Cage) stayed at the end of the film
XXX, in Bora Bora, looked pretty perfect to me. I wouldn’t mind if I had him
for company either…
- : Do you like poetry?
In theory. Lol. I like the sound and rhythms of poetry but
get bored with it if I have to listen for long. Though I was recently at a
writing event with five minute readings from several different authors and
there was one guy reading his poetry, it was awesome! Sooooo funny!
- : Have you ever sold your
services?
What, like prostitution??? No! I worked the bar in a strip
club for a few months and don’t see anything wrong with stripping or going to a
club like that.
8.
: On a scale of 1-10 how polite would you say
you are?
Maybe an 8 or 9?
- : What’s your favourite
party game?
I haven’t played party games in a long time. I do have a few
games I play with friends, though. One is called Munchkin. It’s played with a
dedicated card deck (of which there are a lot of different ones which can be
played with separately or combined for increasingly insane gameplay) and is
like a comedy take on D&D games.
10.
What’s the word of the day?
Alter.
11.
Lastly, tell us something about one of the MC’s
in Captive Mates which didn’t make it into the book.
The first time the leader of Keiron’s pride tried to pair
him off in a mating alliance, the other person he was to be mated to was
actually Sol, Isaac’s brother. Neither of them have figured it out yet, but I’m
sure they will at some point. Both rejected the forced mating, but if they had
accepted, Isaac and Keiron would have met years earlier and probably never met
Ari. So, as horrible as all the things that happened in the intervening time
were, none of the mates would change anything because without it they might not
all be together. I am working on Sol’s story at the moment and it will be
coming next.
Blurb
When lion-shifter
Isaac Anderson goes to help panther-shifters Ari Jones and Keiron Haller, not only
does he get captured and imprisoned alongside them, but he also finds out
something he never expected—he’s their third mate.
Keiron’s under
pressure to mate elsewhere, Ari’s being beaten to force Keiron’s hand, and
Isaac feels like he is floundering. The three unclaimed mates need to hold on
long enough for rescue, in the form of Isaac’s pack, to arrive.
Even after they
escape, danger follows and they have to fight to hold onto each other through
that, memories of past trauma, and the effects of Keiron’s mysterious origins.
The three long to be
free so they can settle down and live their lives together but will they get
the chance, or will they always be captives? Will there always be something
around the corner for them to fear?
Excerpt
Ari was woken by the sounds of a fight in the corridor. He
recognised by now the sounds of fists hitting flesh with too much ease. Whoever
was under attack sounded like he was giving back as good as he was getting. Ari
turned a little and leaned up on his right elbow. He could hear more than a
couple of people were involved in the scuffle, and grunts from several as they
fought. Scents began to filter through the cracks around the door to him.
Mate! No, that’s not
possible. Keiron is my mate and that isn’t him. The scent of whoever was
out in the corridor was making his cat growling and lashing its tail inside
him, urging him to go to them, to bite, to claim, and to defend. Someone was
thrown against the door of his room and Ari jerked upright, ignoring the pains
in his shoulder and the rest of his body. Then the fight stopped. Or at least
whoever it was stopped fighting back, suddenly passive. A few more dull thuds
and grunts sounded, and then a key slid into the door lock and turned. The
three bolts were shot back and the door flung open. A man stumbled through,
helped on his way by a hefty shove from one of the men now crowding into the
doorway.
“Hey look, Ari, you have company!” They all laughed
uproariously.
What’s funny about that? Ari thought, staring at the blond
man who had fallen in a heap on the floor, trying not to look too interested in
case they decided to put them in separate rooms. He couldn’t hold back a growl
when Aaron swung his foot back and booted the man in the ribs. He silenced
himself quickly and kept his gaze away from Aaron so the beta would not see the
rage simmering there.
The blond on the floor stiffened and his head snapped up
toward Ari, eyes wide and nostrils dilated. Ari felt a moment of panic that the
guy would give something away to Aaron or one of the others. He realised this
must have been the way Keiron felt all those months ago when he had laid eyes
on Ari from his vantage point atop the building, a burning desire to go to him,
but fear and worry about the consequences. The man lowered his head again and
Ari breathed out slowly.
Aaron and his cronies left, closing the door and locking it
behind them. The blond opened his mouth to speak, but Ari quickly held up a
hand to keep him quiet for a few more moments. As soon as he could no longer hear
footsteps moving away, he relaxed.
“Are you hurt badly?” he asked.
“Only my pride,” the man replied, with a rather pained grin.
He winced, holding an arm to his ribs as he clambered to his feet. “I’m Isaac.
You’re Ari?” At Ari’s nod, Isaac gave a dark laugh. “Of course you are. Well, I
was supposed to be here to rescue you.” Isaac had an accent.
“Huh? How did you even know I was here? Are you English?”
“Yes, I am. It was Keiron. He got a message out to a member
of my pack.” Ari had no idea how Keiron had managed that, but he hoped his mate
was safe and hadn’t gotten caught doing something stupid. Isaac
was sniffing the air with a frown.
“Um, don’t take this the wrong way, but…are you my mate?
Keiron said you were his mate in his
message, but the way you smell… God, my lion is going nuts.”
“My panther, too. Keiron is
my mate. I… He must be our mate. I
can’t see fate making him and I mates, and you and I mates, without all three
of us being mated to each other.” Ari felt weird discussing it like this. It
all felt so clinical and rational.
“No wonder my lion has been so restless. He must have been
picking up something from you both since I got here. I caught your scent
properly when they had me outside in the corridor, stopped fighting back
because I wanted in here where they were trying to put me.”
“And now we’re both
screwed.” Ari gave him a wry grin. “You might as well come sit down.” He sat up
properly and moved over making it obvious he wanted Isaac on the bed with him,
not on the one across the room.
“Oh, don’t worry. As long as they don’t do us in in the next
few days, my pack’ll come looking. Rescuing people is kind of what they do. I
was an idiot to come on my own.” Isaac limped over and lowered himself gingerly
to the bed. He sat close, and Ari could feel the warmth his body gave off. He
could feel his blood heading toward his groin. Hmmm… maybe getting him to sit next to me was a bad idea. I mean, God
knows he smells amazing, but we can’t do anything. Not without Keiron knowing.
That would feel like betraying him. But, hell! I don’t know if I can stop
myself from touching this guy.
“So why did you?” Focus.
Must focus on the conversation.
Isaac shifted, next to him, then again. Ari looked down at
where their arms were barely touching, his own brown skin against the pale,
creaminess of Isaac’s. Looks good. Smells
good. I’m so fucked. Then Isaac rose to his feet again and moved away from
the bed. He hobbled over to the other cot and sat back down, looking at Ari
dryly. “Sorry, no way I can concentrate if I sit next to you. All I want to do
is push you back, rip your clothes off, and lick you from one end to the
other.”
Links
Buy link: http://www.bookstrand.com/captive-mates
Twitter: https://twitter.com/VioletJCBooks
Blog/Website: https://violetjoiceycowen.wordpress.com/
Thank you again for having me here,
Violet. x
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