Tuesday, June 24, 2014

A Heroine Named Mary--Guest Roxy Mews--Plus Giveaway!


Roxy Mews is not only the author of sassy, sexy romance, she's the energy and planning behind Lust With A Laugh plus a great friend who helped me through a particularly rough patch in my life. So I'm thrilled to welcome her today to celebrate the release of Love's A Witch, her second book in the Hart Clan Hybrids series! 
Hello everyone! Thanks to Mary Hughes for letting me invade her space to talk about my main character for my next book…Mary Fields.

No, you didn’t see that wrong. I did name this character after the lovely and talented Mary Hughes. Mary Hughes was the main reason behind me having a career in writing in the first place, and I was thinking about that fact when this character came into play.

Do I name characters after people I know? ABSOLUTELY. Does the character have anything to do with the person in real life? ABSOLUTELY NOT. If I use character traits or physical features of someone I usually change the name, and if it’s someone I don’t like I kill them violently. ;p

Mary Fields began as Amber’s best friend in A Love Worth Biting For. Amber was a wild force and I needed someone to keep her grounded. Mary was quiet around everyone else, and she loved books, but she could roll with the snark and sass of her best friend, and by the end of the first book, I knew she was my next heroine.

If you want to see some of my inspirational pictures you can check out my Pinterest board here(http://www.pinterest.com/roxymews/character-inspiration/).

Love’s a Witch gives Mary, and her hero Craig, a chance to talk. Mary is the one who has to find her way to Craig and make him see that she’s more than someone he needs to protect.  Sure she has to do so among a group of werewolves who want to catch her and sell her to vampires for her blood. Everyone has problems, right?

After driving across state lines in a stinky van with honeymooning hybrids she is grateful for a mentor, Kari, who guides her along her new path.

Kari was named after Kari Gregg. A couple years ago, Kari and I had some hilarious twitter battles involving my most hated word in the romancelandia, TURGID. Seriously, I hate that word. It sounds like a bowel movement, and pulls me out of any sex scene I read. Kari was tweeting the vulgar word to me over and over, and I told her I was putting her in a book, rolling her around in goo, and putting the word TURGID in that book, just for her.

So you can see, my friends have had an influence in this book, but during edits I found Mary’s voice and her strength.  I hope you see it too, because I immensely respect both her character, and the inspiration behind her so much.  

Leave me a comment on this blog for a chance to win a $10 Gift Card (winners choice between Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Samhain Publishing). Winner will be chosen in one week and announced on Tuesday July 1st here in the comments.

Buy Love’s a Witch at the following booksellers who know how to have a good time.

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LOVE'S A WITCH
You can’t outrun love, especially when it runs on four legs. 

Hart Clan Hybrids, Book 2

Since a very real set of vampire fangs sank into her arm, Mary Fields has accepted that she’s part of a magical world where all her dreams and visions finally make sense.

As she journeys to find a Wiccan mentor who’ll help her get a handle on her new powers, she clings to the one relic from her former life—a sketchpad. She also tries to ignore the red mating aura she’s beginning to see around her only companion on the trip—the hottie she used to read to at the library.

Mary’s readings were once a fun distraction from the cruel joke the supernatural world played on Craig Hart. He’s supposed to protect her from vampires out to make her their personal blood supply, yet he can’t bring himself to keep his paws off.

As Mary digs deep for the inner strength to protect herself, one stumble off her magical path sends her straight into Craig’s arms. Where love burns…but so does a truth that could turn that red mating aura into a river of blood.

Product Warnings

This book contains outdoor sex without the benefit of bug spray, and erotic biting that could result in involuntary eruptions of fur.

29 comments:

  1. Thanks so much for hosting me today, Mary! It's only fitting that I share release day with you. :D

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    1. Me and Mary, definitely fitting :) Only I have a Gregg instead of a Craig :D

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    2. LOL! I didn't even think about the Craig/Gregg thing. But that is FUNNY. My subconscious must like to rhyme.

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  2. Hi Roxy,

    Love's a Witch sounds like an intersting read, and I like the product warnings:)

    And - Who wouldn't name a heroine after the awesome Mary Hughes.

    Val

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    1. Hi back, Val!

      I love the product warnings we get to give on Samhain titles. It's one of the things that initially drew me to the company.

      Mary's character has some pretty cool super powers. Mary Hughes just keeps hers under wraps, I think. ;p

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    2. I once made a printer work by laying hands on it. Does that count? :)

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  3. Congrats on the release. This series sounds cool. Adding it to my wishlist.

    mythic021@gmail.com

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    1. Thanks for the add Vanessa! And release day was a bunch of fun. I got to ignore dishes and celebrate with champagne. :D

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  4. Sounds like so much fun! I've read some Kari Gregg, but no Roxy yet...it'll be fun to see the back and forth!

    Trix, vitajex(at)AolD(ot)com

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    1. Trix, if you've read Kari Gregg's books, you will see one a couple years ago with the word "turgid" blaring from the pages. Both of us shook our heads when the editor left it there. LOL.

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  5. Hi Mary and Roxy! Congrats on your release, Roxy! I loved reading this and getting the scoop on the names of your characters! And LOL at turgid! I haven't ever - and will never use that word either. I'm so with you on how it sounds.

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    1. Oops! Some of my comment got cut off! I also wanted to say best wishes with Love's A Witch! I love the cover and it sounds great!

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    2. Thanks Robin! I actually have a T-Shirt that says "Tortured by Turgid" that I wear when I'm writing. LOL.

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    3. Thanks for reading, Robin! Looking forward to Veiled Target :)

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  6. Congrats on your release! Sounds like a very good book!

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    1. Thanks for reading fcammer2! I really enjoyed working with Mary and Craig. Watching the magic unfold around them really makes me smile.

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  7. Sounds good...need to add to my 'wish list'

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    1. Thanks Nancy G! And don't forget this is book #2 in the series. "A Love Worth Biting For" is the first. Mary doesn't get to talk much in book 1, so it was really nice to let her have her say here.

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  8. congrats on your release! sounds really good!

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  9. Thanks for stopping by, elena! This book rated four flames over at ARe, so there's a little heat to it too. ;p

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  10. congrats on your new release. Sounds like a great read.

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    1. Thanks, Pamk! I am so glad to share this couple, and continue this trilogy with them.

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  11. Enjoyed reading the blurb. Sounds like my kind of book! :).

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    1. Thanks annalisa. :D This is book two of a planned trilogy, so make sure you start with "A Love Worth Biting For". I bring a lot of snark like that to my work, so I hope you'll check the series out!

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  12. Congrats on the new release. Thanks for sharing and the giveaway!

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    1. Thanks Yvonne! And thanks for stopping by. Good luck on the giveaway. :D

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  13. It's July 1st! And according Random.org the winner of the $10 GC is.....

    annalisa!!!!

    Congrats annalisa! Send me an email at Roxy.Mews@gmail.com to claim your prize. Make sure you include if you want your GC from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Samhain Publishing.

    Thank you for everyone that came to read and chat!

    And a big huge thank you to Mary Hughes for hosting me while you are so busy. You are amazing. :D

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    1. Congratulations annalisa!!

      Roxy, thank you for letting me help celebrate Love's A Witch's release, and for bringing Mary and Craig over to play. And who's so busy, Miz New Release Plus New Manuscript PLUS Nano?? :D

      Looking forward to your next release!!

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