Lucynda Storey-Erotic Romance Writer

Lucynda:  How long have you been writing and when did you have your first release?

Jeanne:  I wrote poetry and short stories when I was in elementary school. I started writing seriously in 1998. My first release followed in 2004 when I finally got up my nerve and submitted the darn thing to Loose Id. They were my first submission and they accepted it right off the bat! 

Lucynda:  Do you have a writing routine?

Jeanne: I try to write every day, even if it’s only a few pages. Right now, I’m working more on the PC directly, but usually I curl up on the couch with my AlphaSmart. I find that there are fewer distractions when I’m not online! 

Lucynda:  Do you have a “day” job? or are you able to write full time?

Jeanne: My day job is as a music therapist/entertainer for Senior facilities.  It does leave me quite a bit of time to write.

Lucynda:  Who inspired you and how? 

Jeanne:  My mom inspired the first story I had published. When she passed away  unexpectedly, it unleashed a torrent of words and a fantasy world fully developed in my mind. But I first wrote fanfiction inspired by the actor Antonio Banderas and he does inspire many of my heroes! <g> 

Lucynda:  Where is home?  Have you lived your entire life in one place? 

Jeanne: Home is in the hills of Pennsylvania, right near the Mason/Dixon line outside of Gettysburg. My dh and I have lived in Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, Minnesota, Maryland and now Pennsylvania -whew!

Lucynda:  What genre do you write in?  Is there one you’d like to try?  What is it? 

Jeanne:  I write fantasy/paranormal erotic romances. I’d like to try a straight contempoary romantic suspense.

Lucynda:  What was the most memorable, positive experience of your life? 

Jeanne:  In my writing life, the day I received the email from Loose Id saying they wanted my ms! 

Lucynda:  What was the toughest thing you had to go through and how did you manage? 

Jeanne:  Probably the unexpected loss of my mother. She had gone into the hospital for some fairly routine tests and a month later she was gone d/t unforeseen complications! I coped by writing my head off.  

Lucynda:  Some one or the other questions: 
Coke or Pepsi products - PEPSI 

Eric Bana or Orlando Bloom - ERIC

CSI or Bones - BONES

Movies or Theater - THEATER (if I could afford it!)

Rocky Horror Picture Show or Reservoir Dogs ROCKY HORROR

Andy Garcia or Val Kilmer Neither ANTONIO BANDERAS! (But if I had to choose it would have to be my Cubano Andy Garcia)

Spain or France SPAIN (of course)

The Eagles or The Beach Boys BEACH BOYS

Thanks Jeanne for answering my questions and providing me an excerpt from: The Collector 5: The Crystal Flacon.
 
BLURB:

Abby Foster, owner of Nannies, International, has been commissioned by the secretive Collector to obtain the Crystal Flacon, believed to have been in the possession of the infamous Lucrezia Borgia and to contain a magical aphrodisiac. But why should a nanny be set such a task? Seems Abby has secrets of her own. She also runs Finding Justice, an organization dedicated to returning art and other treasures lost during WWII to their rightful owners. With the specialized skills she’s gained, getting the Flacon should be easy. She isn’t counting on channeling Lucrezia through visions and dreams or falling for Antonio, duke d’Este, the present day owner of the Flacon.

Antonio d’Este, the direct descendent of Lucrezia Borgia, is a modern man with modern problems. A recent widower, he needs a nanny to take care of his five year old daughter while he prepares for the launching of  “Lucrezia”, the new scent for Borgia, the family-owned perfumery. Inspired by the stunning Crystal Flacon, Antonio focuses everything on making “Lucrezia” a success. He has no time for the distraction posed by the beautiful nanny or the strange effect making love with her has on him.

When someone attacks the perfumery, destroying property, disruptingprojects in an attempt to ruin the company and killing innocent people, they both need a change of plans. Together, using Abby’s skills honed while  working for Finding Justice, they must find the saboteur, before everything they love is lost.

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EXCERPT:

“Ah, bella, I should send you and Lucy away, but you’re right, I cannot. Go upstairs now.” He sighed. “I wish I could join you.”

“I wish you could, too, but it helps to know you’re near.”
 
He gritted his teeth. “It does not help me at all! To know you are only a few doors away from me, lying alone in your bed. No, it does not help at all!” His voice settled into a low growl. “In the days of my ancestors I would have gone to you whenever I chose and no one would have dared to say a  word.” He stood abruptly and pulled her up to his chest. “If I were more like them, I would take you to my bed and never let you leave until I had sated my desire.”

Abby’s breathing quickened. All sense of decorum fled before the burning passion Antonio ignited within her. “Then take me now and don’t stop.”

Within one corner of her mind, Abby exalted as Antonio shoved the cups aside on the table, lifted her up and pushed her back. He pulled up her top and licked his lips as he looked his fill of her breasts. She took her shirt off, stretched her arms above her head and arched her back, offering herself to him.

He stepped between her legs and cupped her breasts, his thumbsrubbing her tightened nipples. When he bent his head to take one aching point into his mouth, she pressed him closer, her fingers threading through his thick hair. The smooth wood beneath her back clung to her as sweat slickened her skin. 

He lifted his head, stepped back and unbuttoned his shirt. His chest, whorled with dark hair covered lean muscles and invited her touch. She  sat up, and crooked her finger at him, a wide grin on her face. “C’mere, big boy. You’ve got something there just begging for my touch.”

With an answering smile, he opened the top button of his jeans.

She shook her head. “Not yet, I’ve some other exploring to dofirst.”

Curious, he moved closer to her. She spread her fingers over his chest, admiring the muscles beneath her fingers.

He closed his eyes, trembling as she caressed him. “Ah, bella, this is torture.”

“Come closer.” Her hands pulled down his zipper and delved beneath the denim. “We haven’t even gotten near to torture. Yet.” She found his erection and squeezed just a bit. He gasped and Abby smiled. “Now, that’s torture.”

He pushed her back on the table, bent and pulled down her jeans and kissed the fiery curls revealed. “And I am the chief torturer, Signorina. Now, let me get on with my task.” He flicked his tongue within her core and gripped her thighs tighter. He lifted his mouth from her. “By the time I am finished with you, you will be screaming.my name.”

Abby wriggled and settled back on her elbows, looking down at him. She smiled. “Promise?”

“Promise.”

“Then get back down there and get to work.”

“As my lady commands. Let the torture begin.”

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