A New York Minute & Turkish Delight

A New York Minute OR Turkish Delight
By
Ember Leigh
Stand Alone Erotic Destinations series
240 pages 35 pages
Contemporary Erotic Romance
Author Bio:

Ember Leigh has been writing erotic romance novels since she was far too young. A native of northern Ohio, she currently resides in South America with her Argentinean partner, a detail she uses to justify her Bachelor's degree in Latin American Literature. In addition to romance novels, she also writes travel articles, maintains three blogs, and continually attempts to complete a mildly-gripping short story. In her free time, she practices Ashtanga yoga, travels the world, and eats lots of vegetables.
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A New York Minute
Blurb:
Paige Alexander, successful host of A New York Minute, adores her job and will do anything to save the show that’s her brainchild. But when IBC, fronted by Josh Lambert, buys NYCBC, Paige’s show is cancelled, and her choices are unemployment or a non-starring role on a new show co-hosted by Jerk Lambert, a man who makes her hotter than hell in every way.

Having scaled the golden rungs of the corporate ladder, Josh doesn’t do relationships or complicated. Promised a multimillion dollar payday if he turns Wakin’ Up—the show that replaced Paige’s—into a hit, Josh kisses uncomplicated goodbye when she shows up. The woman fascinates and terrifies in equal measure, and he’s suddenly questioning the value of gold versus the value of her.

Forced together in an Hawaiian paradise, the steam just keeps rising—on set, in the sauna, and in the narrowing distance between them.

A NEW YORK MINUTE
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Wild Rose Press: http://www.wildrosepublishing.com/wildcatalog_v151/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=182&products_id=1078%22

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Excerpt:
A New York Minute:
“I’ve wanted this to happen since the day I met you,” he whispered in her ear, sending shivers up and down her spine.
“So have I,” she admitted, too quickly for her own taste.
He laughed, deep and gravelly. His green eyes sparkled—the mask of his professional façade had completely fallen away. She loved this real Josh above her. He was so boyish yet mature, hard-bodied yet gentle.
“But Paige, I thought you hated me.”
“What makes you think I still don’t?” She placed tiny kisses up and down the sides of his neck. Kissing him removed the veneer of his professional side, allowed her to peer behind the curtain to the soft core inside. A regular guy with power, a west coast boy with dreams. Wiping away the Hollywood lacquer revealed something even more attractive beneath.
“Well, this certainly doesn’t look like you hate me,” he whispered, fingertips trailing down the side of her face, over the dip in her neck, making swirls in the area between her breasts.

Turkish Delight:
Blurb
In the reality TV business, everyone is either a hottie or horny. When Turkish soap opera star Kadir shows up in Miami as a contestant on the dance show, Jenna is entranced. She’s made it a point to never go there with any of the celebrities she mingles with on a daily basis…but there’s something about Kadir that makes her second-guess her bottom-line. With so many women clawing for his attention, Jenna wants no part of the hullabaloo…but tasting this Turkish Delight might be worth bending the rules just once.
TURKISH DELIGHT:
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Excerpt:

TURKISH DELIGHT:
Kadir stood, hands on his hips, in a skintight black suit with a startling array of bright blue sequins. It was like a futuristic space suit mated with the gaudiest of show tunes. He grimaced as her gaze fell on his costume.
“I can’t wear this on stage,” he said, sneaking a glance in the mirror, a twinge of terror in his voice. “I’ve never worn something so overtly gay.”
Jenna bit her lip as she looked him up and down. He was right, the costume was laughable. Though it might look spectacular under the lights and grandeur of the stage, up close it was a hilarious mess. But it wasn’t all bad. Kadir was sculpted, a fact that wouldn’t go away no matter how much she tried to dodge the issue. And it seemed every way she turned, his biceps or an errant brush of his hands was waiting for her, tugging at her resolve.
It didn’t help that his cock was perfectly showcased in this get-up, caressed by the strange black satin in a way that made it impossible to look away. She cleared her throat, working hard to keep her face neutral and breathing even. He must be huge under there. Probably bigger than her favorite vibrator, the one she’d been using over the past few days as she entertained lurid fantasies about him.
“It’ll look great for the cameras,” was all she said. And every woman in America will be dying to put your dick in their mouth.
“Great? I’ll look like a fool. Nobody will take me seriously in America!”
“Oh, come on. There have been stranger costumes on this show, I promise you. Besides—” she did a slow perimeter walk around him—“it makes you look really ripped.”
Without a word, he kicked the door closed behind her. “Can you help me out of it?” Dark eyes gleamed with mischief.

Questions for Authors

Is there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp? What I like most about ‘A New York Minute’ is that Paige Alexander eventually finds more direction and creative expression in what comes after her dream job than what she ever thought possible. A lot of people are averse to change—me, included!—and it’s hard to leave behind chapters of our lives, especially when they are so important to us or self-created, like in Paige’s situation. But that doesn’t mean our stories are over, or that even greater things aren’t in store. Running with the ball, even if it took her awhile to come around to the idea, is what makes Paige’s story a success instead of a failure.

Was there an Author who inspired you to write? So many, I don’t know where to begin! My first notable influence, like the one who’s writing style I first remember imitating, was Douglas Adams. I didn’t imitate it well—but The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy changed it all for me! 

How did you come up with the characters in your books? For ‘A New York Minute’, I think I was enticed by the idea of writing about the entertainment industry. I liked the fusion of art, production, and celebrity. I think once that seed was in place, Paige and Josh just evolved organically. They are both cocky in their own ways, but also have earned it. I like writing about characters who are experts in their field through sheer hard work, so they have a bit of ego to toss around.

What are your current projects? I’m finishing up my first NA novel right now, which will eventually be part of a trilogy. It looks at two former friends, a couple years after college graduation, and the ways in which they’re forming their lives (and down the road, their own relationship!). And I’ve recently started writing a romance about a big shot musician who visits home after ten years, and faces a lot of ghosts from his past.

Do you see writing as a career? Yes! It is my career...even if it doesn’t pay the bills (yet)!

Do you ever picture yourself as one of your heroines? I think in the beginning stages of brainstorming, I need to be able to see myself as one of my heroines. If not, then it’s hard for me to connect emotionally or romantically. That doesn’t mean, of course, that all my heroines are ME,  just that before a lot of details and plotlines are hammered down, in those amorphous fetal moments, I do need to be able to see myself in her shoes. But once the ball gets rolling, I only ever see the main characters in my head. At that point, they’re too realistic (in my head) to imagine otherwise.

What kind of research do you do for your books? Whatever necessary! So, typically this just means a lot of frantic (and sometimes potentially incriminating) googling.

What is the hardest part of writing your book? Revisions! Adding all those emotional layers, touches of thematic elements, making sure everything lines up throughout the book…sigh! I love it, but it’s HARD, mostly because as the author I’m more prone to overlook things.

If you could say anything to your readers what would it be? I’d say THANK YOU! And I’d hug them. And then we’d go get a glass of wine together.

Do you come up with the cover or does someone else do it? I’ve never made my own cover! My approach is: I’ll handle the writing aspect, and leave the exterior presentation to another professional who specializes in that field.  When I work with a publisher, the in-house artists always take care of my artwork. Otherwise, when publishing my own work, like with the Erotic Destinations series (http://www.emberleighromance.com/short-stories/), I always hire Victoria Miller (http://victoriamillerartist.com/). She is a genius!

What do you do when you finish your book and turn it in to the editor? Heave a huge sigh of relief…and compulsively check my outbox to make sure the email and the attachment sent correctly!