I live in south east, rural England, but close to a
famous city. I work with antiques on the outskirts of the city in an emporium.
I have two dogs, Dalmatians, Celt and Chaucer and would be lonely without them
(smiles). I love reading, movies and the countryside, that’s where you will
find me when I am feeling stressed.
How
did you decided to enter the world of writing?
I started writing when I was seventeen. I never did
anything like submitting to publishers etc. until I was about twenty-five and
then queried to no avail. My books had “too much sex in them” (smiles), which I
found weird as a rejection reason, because I was reading Christine Feehan at
the time and well…….. she has some gorgeous, paranormal sizzlers out there. I
started writing again seriously a couple of years ago because I had so many
stories in my head.
I write romance, contemporary, and erotic with a
twist of mystery, suspense, or the paranormal, now and then. I like to make the
story unusual in some way, by a quirk in the tale.
I have published three contemporary, erotic romance
books to date. I have a short in an anthology coming out soon, end March 2013
and Eternal Press has just picked up my last manuscript. I am working on
another book right now.
What
does your family think of your writing?
My family who I very rarely see has
never read any of my work and as far as I know they don’t know about it
(smiles), it’s okay.
Where
do you get your ideas?
People and emotions inspires me. The
complexity of life spurs me to write.
I find the world harsh. There’s not
enough love in it. Lots of people never find love. I write love stories with
happy endings to spread a little lightness around.
For instance my book ‘Millie
Reinvented’ was inspired through my day job.
I was talking to a young woman who was
in the antiques shop where I work and she was buying a little sculpture of two
lovers kissing. She said she had to have it because it was so nice to look at,
as her husband didn’t even kiss her anymore. I couldn’t say anything I just
wrapped the item, and stored the thought until the story burst out onto my
laptop. I gave her a happy ending because in my experience they are hard to
come by in real life.
Having said that, my book ‘The Horoscope
Writer’ was inspired by signs along a country
road when I was out driving one day in another county. I saw this for let sign
and imagined who might apply to rent the workshop that was for lease. Then I
thought about a lovely man who already lived on that lane where the workshop
was and how he wanted love to come into his life.
The main characters just started to flow
into my head and by the time I had driven home, which was a three hour journey
through the countryside, I had the book and characters completely ready.
Can you tell us
a little about your books?
I
have three books published and so I could let you have a short ‘view’ of each.
Millie
Reinvented,
which is a book for women, a love story, an uplifting story for the lonely,
there’s a little humor in it and lots of yummy sex.
Two of Them, a contemporary
erotic romance that men might like because the two principal characters are men
looking for love, lots of secrets and sex.
The Horoscope
Writer,
A deeply romantic, sexy romance, full of delicious sex, that shows the lovely
character of the main male lead, Dominic. He’s my ‘wish he was real guy’, touch
of paranormal in this. It’s a surprise type book, about love at first sight,
and how strange coincidental things in life can influence you, and your
thoughts.
I
am awaiting a fourth book being published. The
Last Time from Eternal Press.
I’ve
also written a short (14,000 word story) The
Picnic, for an erotic romance anthology that will be published in a couple
of months by Moon Rose.
All
my books are erotic romance. They have strong stories, but the relationships
are fast and intense. That’s part of the style I choose. My books fall into the
category of erotic romance because I do write the sex scenes graphically and
that’s because I want the love the characters feel to show up properly in my
stories.
What is your
writing process?
I
don’t really have one. I get an idea, the story drops into my head and I write
it any time I have. Then I edit a few times, try to find beta readers and edit
until its what I want it to be.
What
was the hardest part for you when working on your book?
I never find anything that difficult because I am usually in love with
the book. The one thing I can tell you is about my short, ‘The Picnic’ for the
anthology soon to be released. I was told the word limit by the publisher. I
wrote the story as it unfolded in my mind and whoa it was 1000 words over the limit. Then I had to start
cutting it back, yes that’s what I find hard, cutting back. Although with real
editing, I am ruthless. (smiles)
What
influenced or inspired you to write?
I’m influenced by watching people. I meet huge amounts of people in my
work and sometimes the dynamics between couples are very interesting. Also the
countryside inspires me.
Do
you have a favorite character (from you're book)? Why?
I used to think it was August in ‘Millie Reinvented’ because he is so
endearing and loving. Then I switched to Dominic in ‘The Horoscope Writer’
because he’s so sexy, and yet vulnerable and constant in his love for Cassie. He
needed love desperately and as soon as he feels it for Cassie he goes after it.
He has a surprising effect on this capable, talented woman who’s been told by
her family that she’s plain. They’ve rebuffed her because she’s an artist, and
as you read the story you will see that Dominic and his strange ‘gift’ has
somehow ‘plucked’ that fact from the ‘stars’. He’s not called The Horoscope
Writer for nothing. (smiles).
Do you
already know what to write next? Can you tell us?
I’m already writing another book, it’s titled The Winter Girl.
It’s an erotic romance, naturally. It’s set in the
United Kingdom and has a touch of the magic and paranormal about it. It’s about
a man who is basically, a ‘bad boy’.
He has a new girl for a season depending on what he
has planned to do, and just as he is thinking he may not get a ‘winter girl’
along comes Lily. She has moved to the town where he lives. He’s in luck
because she’s instantly attracted to him.
It’s a love story with a some very hot love scenes
as he falls in love with Lily but in true bad boy fashion will not admit it.
Here are two snippets in Beta, The Winter Girl
Snippet, Their
meeting:
Ash saw her looking at the cakes as he stood at the
back. He was on the outside looking in through the back window, because he’d
been tidying the garden that was open for customers in summer. He’d been
bending to scoop up the stack of saturated leaves, and as she came in the door,
he saw her. He leaned on the leaf rake and watched her drift by the
semi-precious stones, and jewelry, until she had reached the coffee ‘shop’
area.
He took a deep breath. She was pretty. This was his
winter girl come at last. He’d begun to believe there wouldn’t be one. His
summer girl had been pretty too, but this one made his heart beat faster.
Ash leaned the leaf rake against the back wall, and
entered the shop. Lily turned to the sound of the door opening. It was a
sliding glass door that she’d thought was a window, and she felt a strange flutter
of anticipation as she saw Ash.
He smiled.
“Hi, are you looking for a cup of coffee?”
Lily smiled in response.
“I’d love a cup of coffee. Are you open?” She looked
around at the empty tables and realized the light was low down this end of the
shop.
****
Snippet,
Something from a love scene
“Come here babe.” He heard his own voice husky, but
controlled. He saw a flicker of surprise in Lily’s eyes. ‘She couldn’t have known I was home.’ Ash hoped she would smile at
him, but she didn’t, she simply walked to stand near him.
Ash forced what he wanted to be a hard expression
into his eyes. He made a swift move and crushed her to his body. As soon as she
was in his arms Ash felt it again, the overwhelming need to hear her say how
much she felt for him. Any crumb of emotion in her words would do.
He kissed her mouth hard. Her softness and her
response was intoxicating. She kissed him back so willingly he thrust his hips
against hers. ‘Let her feel my cock hard
for her.’
Ash moved his hands into her hair and held her
still. He took control of the kiss. His lips devouring hers, he felt obsessed
with stripping her naked. He wanted her under him. He wanted to slide into her,
ram into her, pound into her until he was coming, coming, coming.
Ash pulled her damp sweater up and over her head. He
dropped it at their feet. She was wearing that wisp of lace she called a
‘bra-top’ and it had no fastenings. He couldn’t take it this time. He took the
front of it in both hands, and tore. He watched the lace fragment away from her
breasts, and immediately needed a nipple in his mouth. He took what he wanted
and listened as Lily gasped. He felt her move towards him. He knew it meant she
wanted more, it always did.
****
Copyright Elodie Parkes 2013
(I hope you enjoyed the snippets.)
Where
can we find more information about you and your books?
Find the books on,
Smashwords, Barnes and
Noble, KOBO, Apple iBooks, and
Diesel ebooks
Find Elodie online:
http://elodieparkes.blogspot.com where you can read lots of snippets
from my erotic romance novels, meet other authors and read snippets from their
books.
Do
you have any last words?
I love to write and tell stories that I
hope readers will love for their complexity as well as the romance. I often
hide a social comment or observation of how people really do act in real life
within my stories. It would be interesting to hear from readers who notice
them.
Elodie I can't wait to read your books, they sound awesome!
Fun
Questions ~
I
love weekends because? They have a different
atmosphere about them, sort of a generalized freedom as you are out and about.
I
hate? Small mindedness, is that a word? I
think you will know what I mean.
I
want to buy? A leather sofa that doesn’t stink the place
out and wears into one of those lovely old well-loved things that are so comfy
for years.
My
favorite song is?
Right now? Because I love music and
could never choose a favorite, but right now I’m listening to and really love
the album from Coldplay, ‘Mylo Xyloto’
My
favorite precious stone is?
Emerald
I
want to travel to? Why?
Very hard question for me. Right now I’d
love to tour some famous gardens in Italy and Spain.
I
want to meet? Why?
Someone to love, (smiles) it’s about
time.
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