Today is July 4th so it only
seemed appropriate that my guest should be American. I am delighted to welcome
Barbara Donlon Bradley and her latest release HIDDEN DESIRE - which is book
eight in her series Vespian Ways.
Hello Barbara. I am delighted to
meet you. Can you tell us a little about you?
My name is Barbara Donlon Bradley and
I live in south east Virginia in the USA
I know what you mean. I feel exactly the same exactly the
same about writing and the need to escape from a busy life. Where do you get
your ideas for your stories?
I play the ‘what if’ game a lot.
That was how I developed my first book, which is a time travel. I had read a
lot of them and it seemed that every
time the heroine, who normally was the one going back in time, always knew
about history of where she was going. They worked in museums or were history
teachers. I sat there and said what if my heroine knew nothing about the
timeline? So I made her an astrophysicist. What I heard from my readers is they
loved the way the heroine would do something we take for granted, like a light
switch on the wall, then had to explain the strange behaviour. Now that I’m
writing SF/Fantasy Erotic romance I still do the same thing. What if the hero
is a shape shifter? What if my heroine thinks she’s human but finds out she’s
not.
Can
you tell us about Hidden Desire?
Hidden Desire is the 8th book in my series the
I do love the name of your hero.
Storm, how wonderful... What did he think the first time he saw Heather?
He finds her fascinating. She is
petite by Vespian standards but she walks with an air of confidence that he
likes.
And what did Heather think of Storm
the first time she saw him?
She thinks he’s a womanizer. Vespian
males release a pheromone when their single. It how they find their mate. The
effect on humans though is powerful they either love them to obsession or hate
them just as powerfully. When she first sees him he’s surround by a bunch of
women who were fighting each other to touch him.
Tell me Barbara, what is the one
thing you absolutely need to write?
All I need is my recliner and
noise from my television. I know it sounds crazy but that is what I got used to
over the years.
It doesn't sound crazy at all. We
all have our favourite places and times of day to write...What are you working
on at the moment?
Book nine of the series – Timeless
Desire. Someone is messing with the timeline and only Skye and Sam know the
truth. They must bring Heather and Storm together again and fix the timeline
back the way it should be.
That sounds exciting!
Now for the word association fun
test! Please write the first 3 words that come to your mind.
1. night – time to write
2. summer – the beach
3. romance – what I write
4. writing – my escapism
5. reading – as much as I can
Thank you so much Barbara for
coming on the blog and being my guest today. I wish you lots of success with Hidden
Desire.
Author bio:
Writing
for Barbara Donlon Bradley started innocently enough, like most she kept
diaries, journals, and wrote an occasional letter but she also had a vivid
imagination and wrote scenes and short stories adding characters to her
favourite shows and comic books. As time went on she found the passion for
writing to be a strong drive for her. Humour is also very strong in her life. No
matter how hard she tries to write something deep and dark, it will never
happen. That humour bleeds into her writing. Since she can’t beat it she has
learned to use it to her advantage. Now she lives in Tidewater Virginia
Heather
wants to fight beside her people, not watch from a safe distance. So when her
brother comes up with a way to disguise her she jumps at the chance. Now she
can try out for an elite team to help defeat Reasta, who has a stronghold on
their planet. No one knows who she is, including her mate, who has also been
disguised. They must find each other, qualify for the team and help rescue the
elders without being found out.
Excerpt
Heather
had been dropped off near one of the security outposts, where she had been told
by Kuarto to sign in, then was directed to the large cave nearby. She saw about
eighty other soldiers with her. This small a crowd should make it easy for her
to find her mate, if he had been dropped off at the same place. Looking around,
she didn’t see anyone who fit his build and height right away. She’d have to
search for him later. The meeting was about to start.
Fridon’s
image stood in front of them, waiting for everyone to gather and quiet down. “All
of you are here because of your records. I am looking to put together several
more elite teams to infiltrate our enemies’ stronghold. Our war is a private
one, not sanctioned by the council. They have been compromised and can’t help
us right now, so we need to help them.”
Soldiers
around her murmured amongst themselves.
“As
with any elite team, you must be tested. Once you leave this cave you will find
out what your destination is. You’ll have two days to get there. That is all.”
As
they filed out, they were given a handheld that contained all the information
they needed to get to their destination. Heather looked at hers as she followed
the people in front of her. Interesting. She had two days to get to the target
that normally took three days to travel on foot if they followed the basic
paths, and they weren’t allowed to use any sort of transportation because it
could be traced. She grinned. This was going to be fun.
Buy Links
Publisher:
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Thanks for having me Marie!
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You are very welcome, Barbara! I enjoyed reading your interview and finding out more about you and your writing. Good luck with Hidden Desire!
ReplyDeleteThanks - I'm hoping I'll have 2 to promote soon. Just sent in book 9 of the series...
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