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~RELEASE DAY~ AND GIVEAWAY~JESS MICHAELS,TAKEN BY THE DUKE….

RELEASE DAY!!

IT IS OUR HONOR AND GREAT PLEASURE TO WELCOME WITH US TODAY……

EROTIC HISTORICAL ROMANCE AUTHOR….

JESS MICHAELS

~TAKEN BY THE DUKE~

Taken By the Duke Book 1 The Pleasure Wars

Today dear readers, we have with us the wonderfully talented Jess Michaels….
So without further ado,
Welcome, Jess!!
MBA&M: Jess, please give our readers some insight into you and how your wondrous mind works?
Jess: Oh dear, that’s a scary place to go. I wish I could give you some amazing answer about castles in my mind or something, but honestly I’m just an author with ideas. Luckily someone pays me to write them down. I write full-time, 5 days a week and I work on promo and other stuff pretty much every day. Hopefully what I do works in terms of people loving the story and FINDING the story. So thanks for helping me with the second part by having me here today.

 

 
Taken By the Duke Book 1 The Pleasure WarsMBA&M: What was your inspiration behind writing “Taken By the Duke”?
Jess: TAKEN BY THE DUKE is the first in a series called The Pleasure Wars. It’s a bit of Romeo and Juliet with a lot of sex. Two families, long at war, experience a tragedy that will bring them together or completely destroy them. In the first book Ava is kidnapped by Christian as a form of revenge, but when she utterly surrenders to his passionate seduction he quickly learns she’s on a mission of peace, not war. It’s dark and sensual and highly emotional. Hopefully it’s a keeper for readers.

 

 
MBA&M: Why do you feel readers, enjoy reading Regency Historical Romance so much today, with so many different genre to chose from?
Jess: The Regency isn’t quite as dour as the Victorian era can be and yet still has all the rules and Dukes and gowns and fun of historicals. We want to be transported by stories and another time and place certainly does that.

 

 
MBA&M: In “Taken By the Duke” we see a warning label Taken By the Duke Book 1 The Pleasure Wars“Warning: This book contains scenes of erotic seduction, sexual revenge and the healing power of love.” Let’s focus on the sexual revenge part… Can you tell our readers why a book about sexual revenge?What was your inspiration for this?
Jess:I loved the idea of Ava being kidnapped by Christian. First he intends to simply ruin her reputation with the kidnapping and the fact that they are alone together. But soon he decides he wants to ruin her in truth because he wants her so much.

 

MBA&M: “Taken By the Duke” is #1 in “The Pleasure Wars” can you give our readers some insight into how many books will be in this series?
Jess: There are three books in the series. Christian and Ava are the first story. Ava’s best friend Portia (who gets wrapped up in the drama) and a character named Miles who appeared in my 2012 release AN INTRODUCTION TO PLEASURE and then Ava’s brother Liam and a courtesan named Violet.

 

 
MBA&M: If “The Pleasure Wars” became a series,HBO,Lifetime,etc. who do you envision as the actors for your characters?And which channel would you like to see “The Pleasure Wars” appear on?
Jess: Thinking about certain actors helps me center my character appearance when I’m setting up a story. Ava was Olivia Wilde and Christian was Chris Hemsworth. I create a board on Pinterest with each book, too. You can follow me there for all the fun at http://pinterest.com/jessmichaelsbks/

 

 
MBA&M: What was or is the hardest part of writing a erotic seduction scene?
Jess: I’ve written 19 erotic romances  (some novellas) and another 12 historical romances with strong sexuality to them so I guess I don’t really think so much about it being hard. I think love scenes are such a driving force plot-wise and character-wise in my books that I couldn’t imagine the books without them. It’s not a source or discomfort and hopefully that comes across to my readers.
 
MBA&M: Let’s play a little game, shall we? What comes to mind when I say the following?(One word answers please,with no extra throught):
Sensual? Romance

 

Chocolate,vanilla or strawberry? Chocolate 

 

 

Last but not in the least, Jess, please tell our readers where to connect with you and where they may find “Taken By a Duke”?
I’m all over the place. First, I hope people will join my newsletter http://www.authorjessmichaels.com/join-the-jess-michaels-newsletter/ — I give away a Kindle or a $75 Amazon Gift Card to a member EVERY month! And you get all the latest news. You can also stay around there and check out my website: www.authorjessmichaels.com
 
I’m also on Twitter as @jessmichaelsbks and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#!/authorjessmichaels
I’m very interactive at all those places, so they’re a great place to say hi and see what I’m doing.
Jess, do you have anything to add today?
Jess: Just that I hope if you do pick up my books you’ll find them to be dark, erotic, emotional reads that touch your heart! 🙂
Thank you so much for spending time with us and our readers today! Congratulations on the new release!

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Taken By the Duke
The Pleasure Wars, Book 1

Taken By the Duke Book 1 The Pleasure Wars

Amid all the lies and scandals that fuel Society’s gossip mill, one truth has always stood out: House Rothcastle and House Windbury have always hated each other.Lady Ava Windbury prays the feud will someday end, to no avail. One dreadful night, her brother accidentally causes the death of Christian Rothcastle’s sister, a tragedy that leaves both men maimed.

 

Consumed by grief, Christian makes a grim decision. He will kidnap Lady Ava so that her family will feel the pain of loss as keenly as he feels the loss of his own sister. But once he has Ava in his clutches, desire takes unexpected hold. Even more surprising, she willingly surrenders to his every sexual whim—after haggling over the terms of giving up her virginity.

 

Too late, he realizes she is using her body for peace, not war. But just as their affair of revenges turns into an affair of the heart, the past rears its ugly head to take matters into its own hands…

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A Bit About Jess Michaels

ess Michaels began writing full-time in 1999 after being encouraged by her husband to follow her dream. In 2003, she sold her first novella to Red Sage Press, an erotic historical romance about an Egyptian tomb and a very sexy curse. Since then she has published (or has contracted to publish) nearly 50 novels, novellas and short stories under three different pen names with several major publishers, small presses and via self-publishing. Her erotic historical romances have been national bestsellers and won awards from booksellers and readers.

She and her husband live in Tucson, AZ. There she enjoys hiking in the beautiful desert, spending time with her nephews, designing jewelry, reading and spending time with her awesome husband and cats.

She raffles a FREE Kindle or Amazon gift certificate EVERY month to members
of her newsletter, so sign up on her website: http://www.authorjessmichaels.com/join-the-jess-michaels-newsletter/

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Stay Tuned!

For “My Thoughts” on TAKEN BY THE DUKE coming soon !!

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The Pleasure Wars, Book 1~GIVEAWAY ALERT~

(Sponsored by MBA&M)

Because today is Jess Michaels’ release day, we are offering 1 lucky commenter a digital copy of TAKEN BY THE DUKE to 1 lucky commenter. *Sorry, but, this giveaway will to be gifted from AMAZON! **YOU MUST,spread the word on this title,plus tell us rather this author is new to you or not**

***PLEASE come back and let us know where you spread the word on your social networks,friends,family and your blogs,if you have one,if you do not have a blog,no problem,tell a friend***

Giveaway will run from July 2 until July 9,2013!

SO GO FORTH AND SPREAD THE WORD,AND HAVE A LITTLE FUN!

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

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8 Replies to “~RELEASE DAY~ AND GIVEAWAY~JESS MICHAELS,TAKEN BY THE DUKE….”

  1. I have always enjoyed Jess Michaels and I am looking forward to reading this book!

  2. I love this author also. Thank you Jess for spending time with us and our readers.

    AprilR

  3. I just finished reading Taken By the Duke! This is the first book that I read written by Jess Michaels. I am truly happy to have discovered this Regency story! I got hooked as soon as I started to read it, I could not put it down. She wrote some hot steamy sexual scenes that will keep your interest throughout the book. I recommend this book! It is fast-paced and filled with lots of high emotions that will get you pulled into her story. Please, do not include me in your giveaway, since I already read it! I just dropped by to comment this new-to-me author and her boo!

  4. I just finished reading Taken By the Duke! This is the first book that I read written by Jess Michaels. I am truly happy to have discovered this Regency story! I got hooked as soon as I started to read it, I could not put it down. She wrote some hot steamy sexual scenes that will keep your interest throughout the book. I recommend this book! It is fast-paced and filled with lots of high emotions that will get you pulled into her story. Please, do not include me in your giveaway, since I already read it! I just dropped by to comment this new-to-me author and her book!

  5. I haven't read any books by Jess Michaels yet but I'd love to read Taken By the Duke, particularly after reading the comments from others who have. I love Regencys… and I promise to pass the word!

  7. I LOVE the idea of this book!! I will definitely be reading it soon!
    I really enjoy these types of Historicals. Thank you for the opportunity.
    Congrats to Jess on her recent release!
    I "liked" it on FB and tweeted it.
    trb0917 at gmail dot com

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