If you missed the cover reveal party for AVELYNN, don’t despair, I’m going to be posting all the wonderful author interviews here for your reading pleasure!
Sitting down with Wren Micheals …
I’d like to officially welcome to the party our next guest author, Wren Michaels!
Wren Michaels hails from the frozen tundra of Wisconsin where beer and cheese are their own food groups. But a cowboy swept her off her feet and carried her away below the Mason-Dixon line, where she promptly lost all tolerance for snow and cold. They decided they’d make beautiful babies together and they got it right on the first try. Now Wren lives happily ever after in the real world and in the worlds of her making, where she creates book boyfriends for the masses to crave.
Wren Michaels Thanks for having me, Marissa.
A.b. Funkhauser Tell us about the boyfriends…
Marissa Campbell Tell us a little about your steamy, sexy books!
Margaret Madigan Hi! *waves*
Wren Michaels They’re all scrumptious and waiting to take you on a trip to seductive town.
A.b. Funkhauser Are they shaped by muse(s)?
Marissa Campbell Here’s a little about Wren’s books:
UNBEARABLE: Rose Red will stop at nothing to protect her sister, Snow White, from suffering the same fate as their mother. She vows to kill Hestor, the evil dwarf sorcerer responsible for her death. But a twist of fate lands her on the bottom of a riverbed, and her life in the hands of a mysterious stranger.
Marcus is a beast of a man. He is a bear by day, man by night, thanks to a curse from the evil Hestor. When he rescues Rose from an icy grave, he unleashes the real animal. Falling for her is dangerous enough, as he must protect the secret of his curse. But she may just be the key to getting his kingdom back, as she breaks one spell and puts him under another.
Wren Michaels Let’s see, Unbearable has Marcus, my Irish Prince who’s cursed by an evil sorcerer to live as a bear by day and man by night. So he’s an alpha with some animalistic tendencies.
Marissa Campbell Or perhaps you might like this book by Wren Michaels…
UNIFORM FETISH ANTHOLOGY – Welcome Home, Jason
Four years ago Katy said goodbye to her brother Roger and his best friend, Jason, as they deployed for the Middle East. Two weeks ago they both came back. Only one of them was alive.
After Roger’s funeral, Katy turns to Jason for comfort. She’s been in love with him since she was eight years old, but knew he never saw her as anything other than Roger’s little sister. Overwhelmed with grief, she pleads with Jason to help her drown her pain, convincing him to sleep with her to help her escape for a while. But deep in her heart the real reason is because he came back alive, and her love for him reignites.
Jason fights his desires, as he has for fifteen years since he fell in love with his best friend’s sister. He pushed his own feelings aside out of respect for Roger. But when Katy’s grief is too much, he’ll do anything to help her ease the pain.
As they share in each other’s pain and grief, they also ignite a love both of them have forced back for years.
A.b. Funkhauser Who do you “see” when you think of Marcus?
Wren Michaels Welcome Home, Jason has of course Jason, my marine hero. Man in uniform, need I say more?
A.b. Funkhauser The uniform announces the man.
Monique Goodness…a man with bear-like qualities. Who wouldn’t want to read about that?
Dawna Yay!
Wren Michaels My muses are fueled by pics of Ian Somerhalder and coffee so anything is possible.
A.b. Funkhauser Wide open. I like that.
Marissa Campbell What drew you to Red Rose your heroine?
Wren Michaels I see a man who is used to being in control and now forced to live in hiding which is out of his control, so he’s fighting with himself on a daily basis. It makes him complex and in need of help and Rose is his sanctuary.
A.b. Funkhauser She saves him?
Wren Michaels Sorry for typos, I’m driving home from Austin so I won’t be fast at responses as I’m limited to my smart phone
A.b. Funkhauser Be safe.
Marissa Campbell I was just going to thank you for doing this from your phone! xo
Marissa Campbell I think she has a hunky driver.
A.b. Funkhauser In that case, practice SAFE. lol
A.b. Funkhauser And keep those hands on the wheel.
Wren Michaels Well I wanted to do a different fairytale, everyone does Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast, so I wanted to find a little different story to take on. I also tend to write strong female characters. I don’t like damsels in distress, I like damsels that cause distress.
Marissa Campbell I love that! Damsels that cause distress!
Wren Michaels Hubby is driving so I can play. Lol
Wren Michaels Darn auto correct!
Monique I like to read books that feature empowering women. We should all cause distress. I imagine your novels are How to Books.
A.b. Funkhauser Distressing ladies really got going in the 80s with Dynasty and Dallas. Alexis Carrington Colby was my hero. We need women to look up to.
Alison Sounds juicy. A new spin on a classic. Very cool.
Wren Michaels I’m a huge Joss Whedon fan. He’s known for kickass heroines. So I tend to channel him when I write.
A.b. Funkhauser That’s a great muse to have!
Nicki U have got my interest.
Margaret Madigan Whedon’s man enough not to be threatened by women. I like that.
Wren Michaels I have several stories where my damsels do the saving. It’s all about turning the tables.
Monique I, too, am a Joss Whedon fan (currently watching Season 6 of Buffy for the umpteenth time).
A.b. Funkhauser You are levelling the playing field. I could see the male characters reacting badly to this. How does the Bear first react to her overtures?
Wren Michaels Yes, Whedon is very pro woman. Look at Zoe from Firefly, Kaylee is a mechanic, Buffy kicked much ass. Need I say more?
A.b. Funkhauser And with Buffy, he hooked me into something that I thought I wouldn’t watch. You might have me reading bed time stories again Wren Michaels. Thank you.
Wren Michaels Marcus is shocked, but her fire, love for her family and provocative side entice him rather than threaten him.
A.b. Funkhauser Are your men emotional?
Monique I am definitely going book shopping this week.
Wren Michaels Jason, my marine is. He’s just lost his best friend at war, and he comes home to the love of his life. In a unique spin, my heroine, Katy makes the move on him and ends up releasing a bottle of emotions he has.
Marissa Campbell Red is strong and provocative! What drew you to writing romance and erotica?
Wren Michaels Katy ends up celebrating Jason being alive since she just buried her brother.
Heather I love fairy-tale-inspired fiction. You had me at Irish Prince…
Margaret Madigan I love fairy tale inspired stories, too, especially if they’re written with unexpected twists and turns.
Wren Michaels That is a funny story, Marissa. I was bit down in the dumps about my writing career. A friend of mine told me about the anthology and convinced me to do the short story for it. And Evernight accepted it. So as a result my pen name Wren Michaels was born.
A.b. Funkhauser Pen names are freeing?
Wren Michaels After that the same friend, Evie Knight, who is a magnificent author, dared me to try writing a fairytale for Evernight’s Naughty Fairytale line and Rose and Marcus were born.
Wren Michaels Lol well if self-induced schizophrenia is freeing, then yes. Sometimes it is a little chaotic being two people, but I’m certainly having fun with these stories. So there could be more.
A.b. Funkhauser Lol. Out of chaos comes order and ART.
Marissa Campbell There is a strong romantic element running through your stories! So if your sweetheart wanted to sweep you off your feet, what would he have to do?
Wren Michaels Well my hubby convinced me to move from Wisconsin to Texas with a kiss. So um either I’m easy or he’s a spectacular kisser.
Margaret Madigan Or both.
Margaret Madigan *snort*
Dawna Awe!!!
A.b. Funkhauser Hee hee. I can relate. I almost followed my husband to Thunder Bay–it’s as brutal as it sounds! Ah, pheromones.
Alison Lucky you.
Wren Michaels I think at heart every woman just wants a man/woman to make them feel special. Love is the most powerful thing on earth. It is the cause of war, celebration, and life itself.
Monique There’s a story there, Wren.
Wren Michaels All of my heroes are based in part on my hubby.
Dawna That’s true, Wren.
Marissa Campbell What about your heroines … is there some of you in there? What do you admire in them?
Wren Michaels I think I make them all the things I wish I could be. They’re the parts I’m too shy to do in real life.
A.b. Funkhauser Writing them makes them your life. You’re living it. Bravo!
Marissa Campbell Thank you so much for being here, Wren Michaels! xoxo
A.b. Funkhauser Thanks Wren Michaels for sharing.
Margaret Madigan Safe travels home!
Monique Thank you for a titillating hour, Wren.
Wren Michaels Thanks for playing with me today and helping support your favorite authors make their dreams come true. Without you readers, our stories would just live in our heads, and we’d go around talking to ourselves all day. Lol
Monique I’m driving on the lawn from now on.
Wren Michaels Oh and the sequel to Unbearable comes out the end of the month, entitled BAD APPLE. Keep track on my Twitter or FB page for details.
Marissa Campbell Here’s a sneak peak at the cover reveal for BAD APPLE!
Marissa Campbell Last minute to comment before I make the draw for Wren’s books! She’s giving away a copy each of Unbearable and the Uniform Fetish Anthology!
Marissa Campbell Up first is Unbearable! Drum roll ….
Marissa Campbell Nicki you are the proud winner of Unbearable!
Wren Michaels Kermit Flail!
Marissa Campbell A.b. Funkhauser you just won a copy of Wren’s Uniform Fetish Anthology!
A.b. Funkhauser Hee Hee. I likey!
Marissa Campbell If you want more Wren! Check her out here:
https://twitter.com/AuthorWren
https://www.tsu.co/Wren_Michaels
https://wrenmichaels.wordpress.com/
https://www.facebook.com/authorwrenmichaelsW
