Interview
& GIVEAWAY with author Chastity Bush
Hello
everyone! Today I have the pleasure of having Ms. Chastity Bush on the blog. I
first came across one of Ms. Bush’s books reviewing for Just Erotic Romance
Reviews (JERR). The book was titled KILLER KISSES and I found it to be an
enjoyable read. It is a great way to pass a couple of hours. As a novella, this
would be one you guys just might want to check out. *wink*
But today
we are here to interview Ms. Bush, get to know a little more about her that many
of you probably don’t know, and find out about another great book! Sound good?
I thought so! So let’s get on with it! Please allow me to introduce to you all:
**CHASTITY BUSH**
**BIO**
You can
find Ms. Bush in the following places:
**INTERVIEW**
How has your
life changed since becoming published?
It really hasn’t. I
take care of my family, and write when I have time. I love writing as much
today, as I did the day I started.
Isn’t it
great to be able to do something you love so much? What is your typical day
like?
It’s a little busy, of
course. J Take kids to school, run errands, promo, check sales,
answer email, answer blog posts and interviews. Do a little house work, get
some writing in, pick up the kiddos, and cook dinner. The evening is spent with
my family.
The
glamorous life of a published author, yes? *whispers* That sounds suspiciously
familiar to me. *wink* Tell us a little about your current release, RELUCTANT
ANGEL.
RELUCTANT ANGEL is a
story about an angel who just isn’t ready to be an angel. She yearns to be
alive, and thanks to her angel/warrior status, she’s granted the opportunity to
win an entirely new soul, IF she can save one human. But, her human is more
than a hand full. He’s a suicidal mercenary, who she just happens to fall in
love with despite the ‘hands off humans’ policy. Here’s a little blurb.
An angel desperate for a second
chance…
When a tragic accident takes the life of Killian Samms, she enters the one place she never thought she’d see. Heaven… or something like it.
Desperate for a second chance at life, Killian’s willing to do whatever it takes to regain her human life, including falling to Earth and facing the Destroyer.
If she can defeat The Destroyer, a creature who awakens once ever century to take the souls of as many people possible for power, she’ll earn any one of the countless souls he’s harvested over the years, including an immortal one.
But there's a catch, in order for her to be sent on this mission, she has to agree to help Chase Crawford- a mercenary who’s in desperate need of saving- see that his life is still worth living. However, she never expected to fall for the ruggedly handsome soldier of fortune.
Now, not only does Killian have eight days to find, face, and defeat The Destroyer in order to stay on Earth, she has to do it while fighting her growing feelings for the man she’s vowed to save, or lose him forever.
When a tragic accident takes the life of Killian Samms, she enters the one place she never thought she’d see. Heaven… or something like it.
Desperate for a second chance at life, Killian’s willing to do whatever it takes to regain her human life, including falling to Earth and facing the Destroyer.
If she can defeat The Destroyer, a creature who awakens once ever century to take the souls of as many people possible for power, she’ll earn any one of the countless souls he’s harvested over the years, including an immortal one.
But there's a catch, in order for her to be sent on this mission, she has to agree to help Chase Crawford- a mercenary who’s in desperate need of saving- see that his life is still worth living. However, she never expected to fall for the ruggedly handsome soldier of fortune.
Now, not only does Killian have eight days to find, face, and defeat The Destroyer in order to stay on Earth, she has to do it while fighting her growing feelings for the man she’s vowed to save, or lose him forever.
Couldn’t be
more ill-suited for eachother … but then those are usually the best stories,
right? I’m intrigued! How do you keep in contact with your readers?
I’m very active on the
social networks, Twitter, Facebook, goodreads, pinterest, and of course email.
I love to hear from readers and try to answer them as soon as possible.
I included
the links above with your bio for those who would like to find you. What is
your favorite thing about this book?
It’s a bit darker than
my other books. And it’s a bit sexier in some places, than I’m used to writing,
but I absolutely love the way it turned out.
Dark and
sexy works for me! *nods* What’s next for Chastity Bush?
I’m working on a new book
titled MELODY MASSACRE TO THE RESCUE. It’s a Sex And The City meets Underworld
type of story. I’m having a load of fun writing this one. Here’s a sneak peek!
I’m Melody Massacre. Yes, you read that right, Massacre.
Five years ago I joined an elite team of agents known as the Immortal
Eradicating Unit. My plan? Become one lean, mean crime-fighting machine. But in
reality, I’m small, slightly pudgy, a bit sarcastic, and a little on the nerdy
side… okay, a lot on the nerdy side.
Three days ago, I
was named lead investigator on a case that just gets weirder as days go by.
Someone’s killing truckers and leaving their charred bodies at truck stops
across the country.
But that’s not the worst of my worries. (Yeah, it gets worse.)
I was given a new partner. Agent Bennett McClain or, Agent Hottie, as
I’ve dubbed him. He has a wicked sense of humor, intelligence, and his looks
are so hot a girl could find her panties melting in his presence. None of which
are a good thing since I have a job to do and getting involved with my new
partner isn’t the best idea.
Now, I have to discover who’s killing the truckers and why, while
keeping my hands off the mancandy at my side.
I can do it. It can’t be that hard, right?
Oh gawd, Agent
Hottie’s headed this way, and he smells so good…
I am digging
the Underworld component. The Sex and the City component has me curious. *runs
to add it to the TBR list* How do you celebrate when you finish a novel?
I take an entire week
to do nothing but read. Just let my mind relax and enjoy someone else’s stories
for a while.
I can relate
to that! Nothing like reading and escaping into another world! What are you
reading now? Any favorites you tend to go back to?
I’m currently reading
Gemma Halliday’s High Heels series. I’m really loving it. I’m currently on Mayhem in High Heels. Very
fun read.
As for a favorite I
always go back to? There are two. One is Highland
Sinner by Hannah Howell and the other is Dark Desires After Dark by Kresley
Cole. I love how their books take you to an entirely different world.
Good to
know. I have a couple of Ms. Halliday’s and of course Howell and Cole are on my
bookshelves but have yet to start them. Why oh why can’t time freeze whenever I
am reading so I can get more read? *cries* Any advice you’d like to share for
aspiring writers?
Don’t write for money.
If you write with the idea of becoming rich and famous, you’re in for a
terrible surprise. Write because you love it, not for the pay.
Oh! That’s a
new one. I LOVE it! Tell us one thing that readers wouldn’t know about you.
I’m terribly sarcastic.
Huh? A
writer that is sarcastic? Say it isn’t so! *grins* What is one thing you know
now that you wish you had known when you first started writing?
That there are just as
many con’s in the writing world as there are in the rest of the world. I wish
I’d have known to be careful and research whom I submitted my work to before I
got swindled. I’m still kicking myself, and fighting to get the rights to my
first book back.
BE CAREFUL!
Sad, but
true. I have a couple of published friends who have the same problem. It is
disheartening to me that things like this happen and especially to an author
with his or her own work. Do you have any other hobbies or interests besides
writing?
I love to bake. I bake
almost anything. And shoes. I can’t seem to have enough shoes!
Baking!
Speaking of which I will be doing today. My oldest turns 15! Yikes! And the
holidays are fast approaching. My mouth is already watering over the smells the
will be filling the house. Dang it! Now I need to make some cookies or
something. Perhaps I should add a recipe segment to the blog … *drifts off in
thought* Opposites: 1 thing that never fails to make you happy and one thing
that never fails to make you see red.
Happy: When my hubby
and kids tease me. It’s all in fun and I love to see the smiles on their faces.
See red: Neglectful
parents. When I see kids as young as 5-6 years old running wild all of at the
mall or grocery store, it drives me crazy. There are so many things that could
happen to these children, and their parents appear not to care at all.
Word! Boxers
or briefs?
Briefs. J
M&M’s or
Skittles?
Skittles
Long hair or
short hair on a guy?
Hmmm… I
think it all depends. I like both, really.
Exactly! Favorite
midnight snack?
Ben &
Jerrys Chunky Monkey Ice Cream
Yes. Eeessss
gooooood! Are you an introvert or an extrovert?
Intorvert.
Total introvert.
Here here! Do
you have any phobias or fears?
I think a
list of things I’m not afraid of would be shorter, but here’s a few things that
freak me out.
Spiders.
Elevators. Clowns. Strangers. Those little red/gold June bugs, and the list
goes on and on.
Spiders and
bugs! I am so there with you! And clowns were cool until I saw IT. *shudders* Are
you a night person or morning person?
Night person.
I’m horrible in the mornings.
Random
Thought:
Why is it
a ‘near miss’? I mean, they either missed, or they didn’t, right? Goofy thing to ask, but I’ve always wondered
that.
I know,
right? Good question! That interview was a lot of fun! Ms. Bush has included a
fabulous excerpt of her latest release RELUCTANT ANGEL. Be sure to read it all
– not only will you be glad you did, you just might find a special surprise for
one lucky commenter.
**RELUCTANT ANGEL**
(blurb included within
interview)
**EXCERPT**
(Warning: HOT!)
(*interrupts* I’d like to
see your HOT warning and raise
it to a GOOD LAWD!)
Killian
watched as Chase stood and paced to the center of the camp where he stirred the
fire angrily. His vowing to protect her from the creature was something she
couldn’t allow.
If
she hadn’t accomplished her task with Chase by the time she faced the creature,
she couldn’t stand by and watch as the Destroyer killed Chase. That’s
exactly what would happen. She hated to admit it; it was dangerously wrong, but
she felt a growing level of protectiveness toward Chase.
Once
she set him back on the proper path, he would be zapped back into his life,
away from the island, and away from her. They might run into each other
someday, when she got her life back, but they wouldn’t remember each other.
That too, was against the rules.
Standing,
Killian leaned her hips against the tree she’d been sitting against, crossing
her arms over her chest.
“I
was sent to save you.”
Chase
stalked toward her. Stopping within inches, he towered over her. His size
filled her vision and overwhelmed her senses as he peered down at her. He was
trying to intimidate her with his monstrous physique, but he didn’t scare her.
His closeness had quite the opposite effect, and she fought the urge to squeeze
her legs together to relieve the hot ache building there.
“Save
me?” he scoffed, leaning closer to her face. His breath wisped over her mouth.
The scent of mint tickled her nose. “From who?” he challenged through clenched
teeth.
She
felt his anger as it rolled off him like molten lava, hot and greedy as it
spilled from his veins in a rush, yet she couldn’t bring herself to fear him.
Their
faces hovered a mere breath apart. His lips looked so inviting. So tempting.
The need to feel them pressed against hers surged within her.
Swallowing
thickly, she fought to keep her voice clear of the aroused quaver his strength
invoked in her. “From yourself.”
His
expression shifted, changing to one of disbelief mixed with anger.
“You
think you can save me from myself?”
His
lips moved closer to hers as she studied him studying her.
Then
she saw it. The moment he lost control, tossing it to the wind to be scattered
haphazardly like dandelion seeds across an open plain. His eyes blazed darker
than usual, tiny glints of gold mixed with rich, liquid chocolate. A muscle in
his jaw ticked.
He
reached up and grabbed her nape roughly in his large, hot palm. “That’s all
well and good, angel, but who’s going to save you from me?”
In
a flash, Chase pulled her head to him and met her lips in a heated, harsh kiss.
Killian
shivered as white-hot arousal zipped through her like a bolt of lightning
streaking across the open night sky. Hot and aching, it raced through her blood
before settling heavily between her thighs.
Chase
lowered his hands and gripped her ass, lifted her, stepped between her legs,
and pinned her to the tree with his body.
As
his tongue swept the depths of her mouth, she couldn’t contain the moan
escaping her throat. She’d ached for this closeness, this contact, for so long
the emotion swept over her with a startling fierceness.
Gripping
his shoulders, she pulled him closer against her and wrapped her legs around
his waist. No matter what she did, she couldn’t get close enough to him. Subtly
he ground his obvious arousal against her hot, aching center.
For
so long she’d ignored these urges, but with just one kiss from a stranger she
was on the verge of throwing away everything she’d worked so hard for. No
matter how desperately she tried, she couldn’t seem to stop herself. Her mind
demanded that she control herself, but her body ignored the command.
Breaking
the kiss, she twisted her head to the side. “We should stop,” she protested
weakly, but her voice sounded unconvincing even to her as she roamed her hands
over his broad shoulders, anchoring him against her in contradiction to her
words.
Chase
lowered his mouth to her neck and nipped playfully at the sensitive skin there
before raising his mouth to gently suckle her earlobe. “What we should
do, and what we want to do are two different things.”
Closing
her eyes, she tilted her head back as he cupped one aching breast in his palm
before taking her hardened nipple between his fingers to tug playfully. He
thrust between her legs again.
She
gasped with pleasure.
“And
what is it you want to do?”
Twining
one hand tightly into her thick, black hair, Chase forced her to look at him as
he continued his gentle but firm thrusting between her legs. Even through her
pants she felt the heat of his body, so hot, so masculine, so demanding.
“What
do I want?” he asked huskily. His thick, sweet voice enveloped her, sticking to
every inch of her like melted taffy.
“I
want to rip your clothing off, press you against this tree, and fuck you until
you scream my name.”
His
harsh description sent a heated chill sliding through her as the image of him
doing just that filled her arousal-fogged mind.
His
hard, tanned body, pumping into hers as he brought her to an exquisite release,
releasing a scream from her throat before he joined her in the same bliss.
Heat
flooded her cheeks at the lascivious idea. He lowered her feet to the ground,
then spun her around to face the tree. His hand still twined in her hair, he
pressed her against the trunk and kicked her ankles apart. Stepping between her
legs from behind, he thrust against her. She gasped as his hand crept down the
front of her body to cup her womanhood in his palm. Even through the cloth, she
felt the heat of his hand against her sensitive flesh.
“Then,
I would turn you around and take you just like this, until you were so weak
from pleasure your knees shook and nothing but my cock held you up.”
Sliding
his other hand under the hem of her shirt, he slid her breast free of its
confines and caressed her bare nipple.
“But
we can’t,” she said quietly. “It’s against the rules.”
Her
breath caught in her throat as Chase slid the hand cupping her sex into the
front of her pants. When he’d unfastened them, she didn’t know; she was too
caught up, too lost on a torrent of pleasure.
“Aren’t
rules made to be broken?” he whispered against the back of her neck.
A
strangled moan caught in her throat as Chase slid his fingers into her panties,
to slip hotly against her naked flesh.
“So
hot, so wet,” he said huskily against her ear as one long finger entered her.
“So ready for me, but it’s against the rules, you say.”
She
was already close to her release; just his subtle thrusting against her while
teasing her breasts was enough to bring her right to the edge of oblivion. The
pressure his fingers built inside her, combined with the gentle, openmouthed
kisses against her neck, was more than she could bear. Even the gentle tug of
her hair as he held it in his fist sent a shudder of need through her.
“But
this”—Chase pressed even deeper into her—“isn’t against the rules, is it?” He
forced her face around to meet his for a kiss.
Breaking
the kiss, he gazed into her eyes. “This is only releasing a little tension,” he
murmured against her mouth. Pressing his fingers deep once again, her desire
exploded and she screamed as her climax rocketed through her.
Chase
held her between his body and the roughness of the tree, stroking her hair,
kissing her neck, her shoulders, as she quaked with wave after endless wave of
pleasure. She’d never felt such bone-deep satisfaction, even when alive. The
need to have Chase lodged deep within melted over her.
Smoothly
he withdrew his fingers and straightened her clothing. The hardness of his
manhood pressed insistently against her. If she were to try to give him the
same pleasure, would he allow it? As he stepped away, Killian turned to face
him. She frowned, not only from the loss of his warm, strong body against hers,
but at the shameful expression marring his beautiful features.
“Chase—”
“It’s
getting late,” he interrupted gruffly. “You’d better get some sleep if you
still plan to head out early in the morning. I’d better gather some more
firewood.”
Looking
at the small pile he’d gathered when they’d first arrived, she sighed.
He
disappeared into the darkness.
Killian
hurried to her sleeping bag, settled herself on her side, and tried to forget
what just occured. But try as she might, she couldn’t. No matter how badly she
wanted to be with Chase, it was impossible. There was no way she could let
herself get tangled into a web of seduction with him. She came here to give him
his life back, not ruin it further. How could she have let let this happen?
Breathing
deeply, she fought to get her raging arousal and confusion under control. As an
angel, she’d never been left in the dark, had never been left questioning a
mission or a feeling. Unlike now, where she was forced to act as a human, she
always knew what she was doing was right.
“Twenty-four
hours in, and you’re already lusting after your human,” she muttered to herself
with a disgusted shake of her head.
She
snuggled deeper into the security of her sleeping bag, and let her mind wander.
What exactly was in store for Chase? Mick told her there was something special
in store for the man, but what that something was, he wouldn’t say what. That,
more than anything, rankled. Why couldn’t they trust her with that piece of
information? She hated to admit it, but the fact they didn’t trust her with
that information cut her deeply.
Killian
squeezed her eyes shut and fought desperately to push the interlude with Chase
from her mind. She could still feel the gentle slide of his fingers against
her, within her. Squeezing her legs together, she tried to ignore the
indescribable need lodged in her center, but the ache had taken up permanent residence,
and she feared it wasn’t leaving anytime soon. At least not until it got what
it wanted.
Moments
later, a hard body joined her.
She
jerked with surprise.
“Easy.
It’s only me.”
She
relaxed.
Chase
wrapped his arms around her and pulled her back against his chest. Slowly, she
turned to apologize for what she’d allowed to transpire.
“Go
to sleep, Killian.”
His
tone held no room for argument, and she decided it best to leave him to his
thoughts. She certainly needed more time, because no matter what she told
herself, or what she wanted to tell him, she knew without a doubt what they
shared in the heat of the moment against that tree wouldn’t be the last time.
She
closed her eyes and relaxed against him, then finally drifted into the arms of
unconsciousness.
Good! Lawd!
*fans self* Yep! Definitely reading this one! And I have some great news for
one of you … Ms. Bush has generously offered to giveaway one of her eBooks to
one lucky commenter. And it is winner’s choice! Weeeeee! All you have to do is
fill out the Rafflecopter form and answer Ms. Bush’s question. The other
entries are completely optional. Easy! So get to entering!
And until next time …
HAPPY READING!!!
Thanks so much for having me here today, Kendra! It was a total load of fun! You rock! :)
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