Dee Carney is my guest today. Dee is a new author with Cobblestone Press. Her very first book, SOLDIER, was released a couple of weeks ago. I was lucky enough to win a free copy and enjoyed it very much. It’s a post-apocalyptic time travel story. Very unique.

I know that recently she has had several other books contracted. So, let’s find out more about Dee:

Q. Dee, I notice you have two writing personas, Dee Carney and Morgan Sierra. Can you tell us more about each ‘writer’ and why you chose to use different pen names?
A. When I started out writing, it never crossed my mind that eventually I would have a need for two names. In short, stories by Dee do not use the buzz words. As I started interacting more with writer’s/reader’s groups, I realized that a lot of readers appreciate not having that type of language in what they read. Of course, on the other side of the fence, some readers expect those words to be there. When I submitted an erotic story to a particular publisher which explicitly stated they wanted to see the buzz words, I realized that I wanted my readers to have a way of differentiating my softer works from the more hard-core. Hence, Morgan Sierra (buzz words galore!) was born.

Q. Your first book with Cobblestone Press, SOLDIER, is a post-apocalyptic time-travel story. Do your other books fall into the same category?
A. Oh gosh no. I’m all over the board. Lol. THE FALLEN and CAREER OPPORTUNITIES are two erotica stories under contract with Cobblestone Press. THE FALLEN is urban fantasy whereas CAREER OPPORTUNITIES is contemporary erotica. If I had to choose just one genre that I tend to leans towards most though, urban fantasy would be it.

Q. I really love your damaged hero, Nicholas, from SOLDIER. What inspired you to write such a dark, tortured character?
A.Thanks for the compliment. Don’t tell my husband, but Nicholas is my dream man. Lol. Every nurse I know is very no-nonsense. When I wrote this story, I had to find some reason why Anna would throw away her street smarts to bring in this stray. Of course, being extremely good looking helped Nicholas’s cause. In the end, I decided who better to convince her than a man with nothing to live for – until the day he meets her.

Q. I also like that you described your heroine as a ‘real’ woman with a less-than-perfect body. Are all of your heroines so relatable?
A. I really do try to make my heroines relatable. No one wants to read how some Barbie doll is hooking up with the man of the century. I’m no Barbie doll and I suspect a lot of people don’t view themselves as one either. It only makes sense then to me that my heroines reflect some of the real world, even if their subsequent stories are leaning towards fantasy.

Q. What can you tell us about some of your upcoming books with Cobblestone Press?

A. Cobblestone just started a new erotica line, Wicked, for which I have two upcoming stories. THE FALLEN is an extremely dark story about a woman who is rescued by a fallen angel. The fallen angel is curious about sex and women but unfortunately for her, he’s also sinfully wicked. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES on the other hand, is a contemporary piece about a young woman who is turned down for a top position with a Fortune 500 company. The CEO stops the elevator to explain his hiring decision to her and how much she turns him on. *Cue bow-chicka-bow-bow music.* I should mention that both of these stories will be released under Morgan Sierra’s name.

Q. What are you working on now?

A. For the first time, I’m actually working on three stories at the same time, while a fourth screams at me on almost a daily basis to be written too. In no particular order – book 1 is about a witch, book 2 is about a shifter, book 3 is about a (I haven’t figured it out yet), but he and heroine get stranded and book 4 is intended for Wicked – about a belly dancer. Lol. Pretty vague, huh? Then go to my blog (http://deecarney.blogspot.com) for updates and unedited excerpts!
Q. Where do you see Dee Carney in five years?

A. Still sitting hunched over a keyboard surrounded by two dogs and cat while her hubby sits in the background muttering the mantra: “I do not want to know what she’s writing about. I do not want to know…”

Q. What was the most adventurous thing you’ve ever done?

A. There’s not enough money in the world to convince me to tell you about the most adventurous thing I’ve ever done. And believe me, everything after that is just downright plain.

Thanks for the great answers, Dee! The interview was a pleasure.

Kris

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