Hi everyone! Today I am very excited to welcome the fine folks behind the new Promoted by the Billionaire anthology. Â They are here to talk to us more about the book, as well as to share details on a big tourwide giveaway. Â So please join me in giving them a big welcome!
Hello, everybody! We’re thrilled to be here on Jay’s blog today, talking about our brand new anthology, Promoted by the Billionaire. We’re celebrating our new release with a mini-blog tour. Every comment you leave along the way enters you into a drawing for a $35 gift card from Total E-Bound. The contest closes Wednesday April 3, 7:00 pm MST.
Today, we’re answering a few questions about our stories.
What or who inspired you to write this story?
Noelle Keaton: Sexual tension in the workplace is one of my favorite themes to both read and write about. Â I’m always coming up with ideas for how characters deal with conflicts where the personal and professional are entwined.
Marie Sexton and Rowan Speedwell: We pretty much encouraged each other. J
Sara York: One of my favorite authors is AJ Llewellyn. I love AJ’s stories involving Hawaii and the Polynesian culture. When I started developing this story, I knew I had to place it somewhere in the south Pacific.
SL Majors: The idea for this story grabbed me and wouldn’t let me go. From the moment I first heard the idea, I was intrigued. I wondered, who is closer to a billionaire than his chauffeur? (Okay, for me, it’s probably a bartender or hair stylist, but you get the idea!) I figured a driver sees the billionaire at his best and at his worst. There’s the excitement of going exciting places, maybe the exhaustion at the end of a day. A car seems like a place you can really disconnect from the world. It’s an enclosed space, so it’s intimate. I bet the chauffeur pretends he doesn’t see a lot of things that happen in the back seat! I imagined a hero loosening a tie after a long, stressful day. And then…it went from there.
JP Bowie: There’s an incident that precedes the excerpt when Kevin drops an ice cold drink into Logan (the billionaire’s) lap. This actually happened to a friend of mine on a plane – it didn’t have quite the same effect as in the story, but he did get moved up to first class – and a free drink!
Em Woods: Hmm. You know, I don’t think there was a particular inspiration other than the story practically springing to life in my head.
What’s the hottest or most interesting place your characters have sex? (alternately, what’s the hottest prop that comes up during sex?)
Noelle: My characters wind up doing it in the boss’s own office!
Marie and Rowan: On a rooftop with spray paint!
Sara: Goodness, my characters only have sex in their bed, well there is a shower, but my guys keep it simple. Well kind of, they are on a tropical island that was destroyed by a typhoon. It’s hot and the air crackles between them, leaving Storm wanting Keoni more than anyone ever before.
SL: Of course it has to be the back seat of the limo! It’s an interesting juxtaposition. The vehicle really is the driver’s domain. He cares for it, keeps it clean, running well. It’s how he makes his money. But it’s owned by the billionaire. So it’s the way the chauffeur earns his money, his responsibility, and he knows it better than anyone. So, the back seat…whose domain is it, really? Who’s in charge? The answer to that question shocked our billionaire, Brenton.
JP: Well, shortly after the kiss they have have sex on the plane in the billionaire’s luxurious bedroom. Sex at 35000 feet – that’s pretty hot. (Note: Be sure to check out tomorrow’s blog stop for a sneak-peek at the kiss!)
Em: OOH! I think the VIP bathroom in the Paris airport. It was smexy!
What’s the first thing you’d do if you were suddenly Promoted by the Billionaire?
Noelle: I’d come up with several sexy ways to show the billionaire my appreciation.
Rowan: Buy a new house!!! (Writes out check for plumber…)
Marie: I’d hire a full-time housekeeper.
Sara: I would probably set up a charity. Giving back is half the fun of having anything.
SL: Oh, yes, I’d get a limo of my own! What luxury. Imagine having someone to drive you to the store? Being able to talk, text, even Facebook in the vehicle? And, oh, la, la, if he were as handsome and rugged, as forceful and loyal as Robert Silles? Sigh.
JP: Depending on why he was promoting me, I’d probably spend a lot of time on my knees saying Thank You! LOL
Em: Buy new clothes!!! LOL
(I’m guessing, based on those answers, our billionaire would choose to promote Noelle and JP!)
Promoted by the Billionaire is available now from Total E-Bound. It will be available from other popular booksellers (i.e. Amazon and ARe) on April 29th.
Please check out yesterday’s post on Coffee and Porn in the Morning, and stop by tomorrow when we visit Amara’s Place, for more chances to enter.
Thanks to Jay for hosting us!
I like the sound of all of he stories from reading earlier posts but from today, I do like the sound ofSL’s limo tale!
Looking forward to reading all these stories. Thanks for the giveaway!
Very much looking forward to reading the anthology, whether I win it through the draw or buying it.
These sound fantastic! Looking forward to reading the stories!
This looks good! Â Lots of my favourite authors so please put my name into the hat as well. Thanks
I really enjoyed the questions and answers today. This sounds like a very good book. Thanks for the giveaway.
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This looks like a fun book 🙂 Thank you for the giveaway!
I love hearing what prompts authors to write a story. Really looking forward to this one.
I really enjoyed reading today’s post. Thanks for the giveaway!
Sounds like fun!
The very idea of a sexy handsome billionaire makes me smile. I love it. It’s easy to Google who some billionaires are… I like a good story better than the saggy, geeky, or plain truth!
Urb
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Oh were are you my billionaire!? Were are you?
There is very slight chance I will find you, so I have to comfort myself reading the book 🙂
2nd attempt to leave comment.  Just sounds better and better at each stop by tomorrow I will be robbing my grandson’s piggy bank to get it.
This sounds like an exceptionally fun anthology!
Good interview. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
please count me in. Thanks!
Thanks for the great interview! I can’t wait to read this book, and it happens to come out the day before my 21st birthday. I think this is going to be my present to myself 🙂
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Thanks for the giveaway. Count me in please!
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This sounds like a neat anthology! Please count me in for the giveaway. Thanks!
This book sounds like a good one. Â Count me in for the giveaway.
Thanks so much to everybody who stopped by! We’re so excited about this anthology. We have you all entered into our drawing. We’ll announce the winner tomorrow morning.Â
Thanks to Jay for hosting us!
Always a pleasure to have you!
Thanks to everyone who stopped by and entered. The winner was suze294 for her entry over at Coffee and Porn. Â And thanks to Marie Sexton and the rest of the gang for stopping by!