The Rune Witch Series

Enjoy!

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“Loved The Rune Witch Series! Wynn was very sexy and definitely drool worthy! And Noelle was awesome in her quirky-ness. I couldn’t put my Kindle down!”  (Jennifer, Twitter)

“What a great little read.  Sex Magick is nice and short…and damn it was Hot as Hell!!  I love Wynn.  He is fantastic.  I cannot wait to read the next one in the series! I love it when you read something new and are left wanting more.  Laura Stamps is a great writer.  Everyone should give her a go!!  Plus, she does really know how to write a good love scene!!”  (Ang, Australia)

“Wynn is a great guy!  I love his devotion to Noelle, his sexiness, and his all around charm. He is funny and enduring. This is a “naughty” novella and in that aspect this book was HOT! It is definitely not for the faint of heart. Laura writes really good “naughty” scenes, and she does not disappoint in this book.  I liked the playfulness between Noelle and Wynn. They were very fun to read.  I did like the magic being interwoven into the moments between Noelle and Wynn, it was unique and fun to read! I would recommend Sex Magick to any “naughty” book reader.”  (Felicia, Texas)

“Sex Magick is Book One of the Rune Witch Series by Laura Stamps. The series centers around the relationship between sexy, 35 year old, sassy Rune witch Noelle and hunky, 38 year old eclectic Pagan Wynn, who were first introduced in LS’s Witchery Series. Wynn has long black hair, 6 feet of dark gorgeousness, quiet, easy going and comfortable in his own skin, works as a software developer…and oh yeah–he’s a (cat) shapeshifter.  Noelle is 5 feet of flirty feistiness, with short dark spiky hair, a classic rock lovin’, goth-looking vegetarian, who manages an import store–I’m imagining Pier One.  This story is very descriptive and often humorous (Wynn and Noelle have a great rapport)–I can just imagine Wynn and Noelle as if they’re sitting in my living room, and very steamy–a couple of scenes (shower sex) will get you all hot and bothered. Loved it! I enjoyed this little novella and look forward to reading more in the series and seeing just how creative Wynn will get to convince Noelle to marry him. Should be fun!  (Cheryl, PA)

“Laura, I love them!! Thanks so much for writing them..{grins}  And I also wanna go away with DH for a dirty weekend at the beach!!!  OMG, girl, you can write great S.E.X.. And, yowzah, that has already hooked me!!!..  I love love this series.  It is soo good.. I love it in Bewitched at the Beach when Wynn tries to convince Noelle to marry him as they go away on a little vacation.  This one is Super Hot, I mean a cold shower in some places are needed!!  Cant wait to read the next one, as it should be an awesome finish to the series!! Yes, yes, I love Wynn….OMG, don’t get me started!!  He is Smoking Hot!! Laura Stamps is an amazing writer, and she knows how write her S.E.X!!!  It was so good I had to start the last one!!”  (Ang, Australia)

“I just talked to a friend who loved A Vampire’s Kiss and she’s now reading The Rune Witch Series. She loves your writing. I have that series next to read. ” (Debbie, Ohio)

“Bewitched at the Beach is Book #2 in the Rune Witch trilogy, and it picks up where Book #1 leaves off (you have to read these in order to get the full effect). Noelle and Wynn have an opportunity to spend a long weekend at a luxury beach house at Hilton Head, S.C., courtesy of Wynn’s boss, Dray (A Vampire’s Kiss). Of course they jump at this opportunity for some R&R, and Wynn uses this alone time with Noelle to convince her to marry him.  I really enjoyed this short but very sexy read. It’s filled with humor (Noelle is good with the wise-cracks and teasing put-downs), some verrry hot sex (a hot tub scene, and some nearly exhibitionist sex in the ocean–Noelle and Wynn are very daring) and some vivid, atmospheric descriptions of the beach house and surrounding area that made me imagine that I was there (how I wish!). We learn a little bit about the reason behind Noelle’s reluctance to marry, we get to enjoy Wynn’s (I love this easy going, beta hero) relentless pursuit to get a “yes” out of Noelle, and it was hot! On a side note, let me call attention to the cover–this is one cover that perfectly depicts the H/h, right down to Noelle’s navel ring (can’t tell if that’s a dangling skull, though) and her black bikini–although where are Wynn’s loud and flowered swim trunks?!:) Great effort by LS–can’t wait to read the next one (The Harvest Moon) to see if a wedding is in this sexy couple’s future!”  (Cheryl, PA)

“After reading The Harvest Moon I am left with WOW! What an awesome ending to a fantastic series!!  You know what else I love about Wynn?  He knows what to do with his mouth and hands!!! *sigh*  I really can’t stop thinking about that soy milkshake and what he does with Noelle!!! {{grins}}} Love your work Laura   For every one who hasn’t read anything from Laura Stamps you should totally give her books a go!”  (Ang, Australia)

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xoxo
Laura Stamps ©
The Magickal SexWitch
Author of Paranormal Erotica & Romance Novels
(HOT Vampires, Shapeshifters, Witches)
laurastamps@mindspring.com
To see all my novel series:
http://www.avampskiss.blogspot.com
My verrrrry naughty blog:
http://www.LauraStamps.com
My “Laura Stamps” Fan Page at Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/sexwitch
Follow me on Twitter at:
http://twitter.com/sexwitch

Yay!

So here it is.  Hope you have a fab holiday!  Make me proud and do something naughty. 

Alrightyyyy!!!

(Interview at Not-Really-Southern Vamp Chick blog, May 2010)

Laura Stamps Interview & Giveaway!

For Day 5, we are joined by Laura Stamps for a very fun interview! Though, if you are under 18, it is probably time to stop reading now.

Thank you so much for joining me in my Giveaway-a-day Countdown to My Birthday Bash! It’s lovely to have you!

Can you tell me a little about yourself?

Sure. I’m a shameless slut, exhibitionist (BTW, have you seen my lingerie pics at Facebook? *kinky grin*), and voyeur addicted to lust, trashy lingerie, sex, and men’s dangly parts. I’m like the living version of one of the heroines in an erotica novel. I don’t just write this sex stuff. I live it.

Oh, wait! You wanted my official “author” bio, didn’t you? Sorry! Okay, I’m an award-winning erotica and paranormal romance novelist, whose blog is wickedly naughty (gee, what a surprise!). My work has been published in over a thousand magazines, literary journals, and anthologies worldwide. The recipient of a Pulitzer Prize nomination and seven Pushcart Award nominations, I’m the author of more than forty-five books. A Wiccan Faery Witch, Empath, and Psychic, I enjoy writing novels about contemporary Pagans living in the Deep South. Because I portray Pagans realistically, my novels are full of real spells, chants, and rituals.  You’ll also find romance and HOT sex in my books. Why? Because I’m totally oversexed and LOVE it (gee, what a surprise!).

Who are my publishers? A more accurate question would be who are my publishers “at the moment”? The last year has been insane for me in that one of my publishers suddenly went out of biz in March 2009, I got a new agent in June 2009, I signed a contract with a new publisher in February 2010, parted ways with my new agent in March 2010, and started publishing again with Kittyfeather Press in March 2010. Helluva a year, huh? *lmao* But at this moment, on April 22, 2010, my novels are published by Kittyfeather Press and Trytium Publishing. See? It’s definitely a moment to moment thing for me. Really. lol

How long have you been writing?

I’ve been a fulltime, professional writer for 23 years.

Can you tell us a bit about The Witchery Series?

It’s a sexy paranormal romance novel series in paperback at the moment (remember, that’s the key phrase for me) but should be coming out in ebook in July. In this series you’ll meet five wonderful Witches: Savannah, Maylene, Mirabella, Noelle, and Ravena. There’s something for everyone in this trilogy. The novels range from empowering to romantic to erotic. You’ll also find real spells, chants, and rituals in each one. Big fun! I wrote this series because I wanted to show people what real Witches and Pagans are like, since we’ve gotten such bad press for the last 2000+ years. I also wanted to show people how incredibly sex Pagan men are. So I have yummy, hunky Witches, Pagans, two-natured Fey (yes, they do exist), psychic vampires (yes, they do exist), vampires, and shapeshifters in this series.

Can you tell us about the serial novel A Vampire’s Kiss and The Manigault Vampires Series?

The Manigault Vampires is a serialized, romantic erotica series in ebook. The first novel in this series is A Vampire’s Kiss. In this series, you’ll meet Drayton Manigault, the owner of Manigault Technologies and one of the richest businessmen in Columbia, South Carolina. Dray also happens to be one of the oldest vampires in the city. All the Witches in The Witchery Series novels return in this series for lots of erotic, vampy fun with Dray, Val (Dray’s older brother), and Atwell Gibbs (their cousin). Did I mention how gorgeous these vamps are? Oh, yeah, they’re smokin’ HOT in and out of the bedroom. Trust me! *lusty grin*

Because of the publisher chaos I have endured the last 16 months, I ended up going that long without a new novel being published. HORRORS! Not to mention there were six finished books of mine waiting to be published during that time. Yeesh! So to treat my long-suffering fans I released the vamp series as a monthly serial through Kittyfeather Press. It’s like a sexy, X-rated vamp fix the first week of every month when each new installment is published. Yummmmmmy!

If you couldn’t tell by my name, I’m a bit of a vampire fan, what is your favorite paranormal being?

Damn, that’s a tough one. I almost said a “hard” one, but you told me to stay PG for this interview, and that’s one of those word-triggers for me, so…. *lol* I adore the shapeshifter, Wynn, in The Rune Witch Series. But I would have to say vamps are my favs. Vamps are sex-on-a-stick, and their bite gives you an instant O. I mean, what’s not to like? Duh!

Who are your favorite authors? What about your favorite movies?

Emma Holly, Kathy Love (her 2 vamp series are awesome), Sherrilyn Kenyon, Delilah Devlin (HAWT cowboy erotica), and Lora Leigh (Bound Hearts series). Fav movie? Underworld ROCKS!!!

What is your best birthday memory? Just in case let’s keep it PG-13. LOLHow did you know I was thinking HOT b-day sex? Oh, you read my naughty blog posts for the two weeks before and after my b-day this year on April 2, didn’t you? Whew! Can you say “Sexfest”? Oh, yeah… *sex-obsessed grin*

What are you working on right now?

When I’m not writing my monthly e-newsletter, or email mailings to my list, or weekly blog posts, or my “Dear SexWitch” sex advice column in Witches & Pagans magazine, I’m working on the vamp series. Like every day. Series novelists are strange creatures. If we go too many days without working on one of our series we’ll need serious meds. Being that I’m already delusional and always think I’m 18, I try to avoid the men in white coats and work on my series every day. Yesterday was a good example. I keep vampire hours, working until 3-4:00am, crashing, then waking up at noon, and starting all over again. But yesterday was my monthly acupuncture treatment, and it’s at 11:00am. SHIVERS! So I was awake yesterday for 20 hours. And I got 11 hours of writing in: 6 hours to write the April issue of my newsletter, and 5 hours of writing on the vamp series. The Manigault Vampires series is unique in that it is unlimited, so I spend a lot of time on it. All my other series are trilogies (The Witchery Series, The Rune Witch Series, and The Faery Witch Series). You can go to http://www.avampskiss.blogspot.com/ to read more about all of them.

Do you have any upcoming appearances?

Not at the moment (amazing how that word keeps popping up, isn’t it? Of course, “popping up” sounds good too. Yummmy! But I digress…). Anyway, I used to do booksignings every month at my local Waldenbooks. But Borders closed 200 of their 300 Waldenbooks and Borders Express stores in January, and that was one of them. Bummer, cause I met some cool fans there from around the country. Plus, it’s in the mall, and the eye candy in the Deep South (I live in South Carolina) is AWESOME! Hunky guys of all ages with long gorgeous hair. Yumm! Sometimes I would be so enthralled with all the tasty male flesh walking by in the mall I’d forget I was there to sell books. Oops! Okay, so I’m a cougar. But that’s a good thing, right? lol

Where can we find you? (website, blog, twitter, facebook, etc.)Everywhere, actually. Here is a list of the sites I’m at every day. Friend me, collect me, follow me, or just play with me (purrrrrr…..!). I’m totally game. *kinky grin*

To see all my novel series:
http://www.avampskiss.blogspot.com/
My verrrrry naughty blog:
http://www.laurastamps.com/
My “Laura Stamps” Fan Page at Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/sexwitch
Follow me on Twitter at:
http://twitter.com/sexwitch

Thank you so much for joining us for my birthday bash. It’s been fabulous getting to chat with you!

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xoxo
Laura Stamps ©
The Magickal SexWitch
Author of Paranormal Erotica Novels
(HOT Vampires, Shapeshifters, Witches)
laurastamps@mindspring.com
To see all my novel series:
http://www.avampskiss.blogspot.com
(All Kindle & pdf ebooks are $1.99)
My verrrrry naughty blog:
http://www.LauraStamps.com
My “Laura Stamps” Fan Page at Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/sexwitch
Follow me on Twitter at:
http://twitter.com/sexwitch

What fun!

Many thanks to all of you who posted a question last week for this interview.  It was a blast answering them.  Okay, here we go…! 

Interview with the SexWitch

1.) Have you ever slept with a boss or coworker of yours? (Kristen’s question)

Hmm.  I dated a few coworkers, but how can I say this delicately?  None of them “inspired” me to go beyond the kissing/groping stage.  However, there have been a few 20-something guys who’ve worked at bookstores where I’ve done booksignings that I would jump in a sec.  That counts, doesn’t it?  Hey, life is goooood when you’re a cougar.  LMAO

Actually, Wes is the only one who qualifies as an answer to this question.  We were both working at the college, and that’s how we met.  I was working in the Print Shop part-time, and he was working in the Accounting Office.  I had to run by his office every two weeks to pick up my paycheck from him.  In fact, I still have the paper the college sent me, telling me to pick up my paycheck from Wes.  Cool, huh?

2.) Have you ever had a experience with a vamp yet or witch (Desi’s question)

I don’t know if this is a sex question, but I’ll pretend it is (lusty grin).  The answer is Yes.   Actually, I married one.  No kidding.  Wes is a Histrionic Psychic Vampire, which is one reason why he has so many hissy fits.  The other reason is cause he’s an irritating Alpha.  Duh.  But I’ve been surrounded by psi-vamps all my life.  I’m a high-level Empath, and our healing energy is like chocolate to psi-vamps.

In case you’re wondering, Histrionic Psi-Vamps are aggravating but not the dangerous kind.  One of my old college boyfriends is a Paranoid Histrionic Psi-vamp.  Okay, those are the reallllly scary ones.  In fact, if you’ve read “What Witches Want: Book Two of the Witchery Series,” I modeled the character of Greer after that old boyfriend.  Typing this reminds me I woke up the other night after dreaming about him.  I haven’t had a dream about him in decades, but he was still mean as hell, which is why I woke up.  Shivers!

So, yes, I know and have had all kinds experiences with psi-vamps and blood vamps (Sanguinarians).  And, yes, I’ve fucked a few, too. 

Of course, Wes is the vamp who gave this shallow slut the best Os of her life, so he’s the one who got to marry me.  Never let it be said I don’t have my priorities in order, ya know?  *sex-obsessed grin*

If you’re on Facebook or Twitter you saw my tweet on Sunday about our sex date.  Seems we got so frisky Wes ended up with friction burns from the condom on both sides of his cock.  Really.  Gives new meaning to the phrase “burning rubber,” doesn’t it?  LMAO!! 

Seriously, though, it’s nice to know at the age of 58 the man can still ring my bell.  Yeah, that was one HAWT sex date.  The man was giving me Os so fast I only had like two seconds to catch my breath before I started climbing toward the next one.

YOWZA!

So if you marry a vamp be sure he’s an expert with his “tool” and uses it often.  Makes it easier to endure all their vampy drama the rest of the time.  Kinda.  *falls over laughing*

3.) Where is the most public place you’ve ever had sex? (Amber’s question)

I have this thing about sex and water.  Sex in a pool, sex in a shower, sex in the sink in the bathroom, sex on the beach, sex in the ocean.  You get my drift.  The funny thing is I’m not even a water person.  I just like to have sex in it or near it.  *kinky grin* 

Sex in the ocean is always a fav of this exhibitionist.  I told you about the first time I talked Wes into this.  Well, here’s another time.  My mom lives in Myrtle Beach, and that’s where I lived during the summers, where I worked my ass off at different stores in the mall.  Then in the fall I’d head back to Charleston for college, live in the dorm, and work in the Print Shop. 

Anyway, Wes was visiting for the weekend, and we’d been having wild frisky sex all over the house.  One day we went to the beach, which was across the street from my mom’s house.  When we got there he was kinda horrified I suggested we have sex in the ocean.  Again.  Three decades later he still tries to convince himself his wife is not an exhibitionist.  Obviously, it’s not working. 

However after I got him out in the ocean and the waves were up to his waist and I had hopped up and wrapped my legs around his hips, he was easier to convince.  Must have been cause he was a horny 26-year old and I was rubbing my pussy against his swim trunks right before I reached down and freed his dick.  Yeah, that probably had something to do with it.  *lol*  This time I wore a one-piece bathing suit.  Not a problem.  I just pulled the crotch to the side and impaled myself on him. 

Yumm!

People were everywhere.  I mean, it was Myrtle Beach in the summertime when there are so many tourists you can trip over them.  Duh.

But I had Wes in a compromising position, and he was a young stud, so he did what came naturally.  GAWD, it was a blast!  The waves kept slamming into us and rocking us, so even though there were people only 20 feet away no one knew what we were doing. 

Yeah, this is definitely one of my fav “dating” memories. 

4.) Where is the strangest place you’ve had sex? (Carol’s question)

Carol, I’ve been thinking about this ever since you asked, going through all the places I had sex with all my boyfriends and even Wes.  But I would have to say the strangest would be the orgies I used to do when I was in college.  Once again, major fun for an exhibitionist!

Back then we were a bunch of college kids, smoking pot and popping pills and fucking like crazy.  Anything you “caught” could be healed with a good dose of penicillin.  We had no idea drugs were actually dangerous until famous rock stars began overdosing and dying.  WTF?!   

Anyway, my crowd had a friend with an apartment where wild sex happened all day long.  The music was loud, classic rock.  You would walk in the front door and wander past all the fucking couples until you found an empty bed or chair or sofa or floor space, and then get to it.  Loved it!  You can imagine how much fun I had, knowing there was always an audience watching.  I can still remember what it was like to look up while I was flat on my back on the floor, totally nude, my legs in the air, and my boyfriend-of-the-moment pumping into me, while I smiled at the guy walking past us.

Yeah, it was GREAT!   *kinky grin*

Did I also mention I picked up a STD at one of those orgies and gave it to Wes a few months later?  Well, I did.  Wes just took it in stride, knowing he was dating a wild girl.  See?  He can be a nice guy.  Sometimes.  *falls over laughing*

5.) What juicy tips do you have for me to give my honey the best blow job of his life? I know I’m pretty damn good, but I also know there’s always room for improvement! I wouldn’t ask any other slut but you!  (Cynthia’s question) 

Let me say I love how you used the word “juicy” in relation to BJs.  *licks my naughty lips*

Okay, if you’ve been reading this blog for a few years (or even a few weeks) you know this slut is addicted to BJs and cocks.  I’m such an addict I’m always doing “research” to improve my technique with Wes and for the BJ scenes in my novels.

In fact, I just finished editing a “juicy” BJ scene in “A Vampire’s Kiss.”  Oh, yeah.  Dray was a verrrry happy camper. Yummm..!

I gather BJ info several ways: I google it on the web, I ask my cybersex guys, and I ask my gay men friends.  I gotta tell you gay men (besides being some of my dearest friends) are experts when it comes to BJs.

Here’s what I’ve learned.  The shaft actually doesn’t have many nerve endings on it.  Surprise!  So all the attention women pay to licking and sucking the shaft is kinda wasted.

Instead, the loose skin on the underside of the cock between the head and the shaft (the Frenulum) is highly sensitive.  The head itself is also very sensitive.  If you flatten your tongue on the head and push, you can drive a man crazy.  Really.  Several of my guy friends told me that, so I tried it with Wes and he loved it too.  There is also a hot spot right behind the balls (the Perinum).  Apply gentle pressure with two fingers to that area while you are giving a BJ, and your guy will moan with delight.

Because of all this research, my BJ technique is a little different than the kind you read about in most erotica novels.  For instance I don’t bob my head.  I mean, why should I?  That action isn’t necessary because the shaft has too few nerve endings.  Instead I suck hard on the ultra-sensitive head, swirling my tongue across the head and under the shaft, back and forth nonstop.  At the same time I pump the shaft hard, cause men are much rougher with their cocks than we are, and they like it that way.  With my other hand I press on the spot behind Wes’s balls (the Perinum).  This is where all the howling comes from on his part when I write about our frisky sex adventures on this blog. 

A blow job like that only takes a couple of minutes before your guy is climaxing.  Because I love a dick in my mouth so much I play with Wes for a minute or two (much to his dismay), just because I wanna prolong my pleasure.  But when I get down to business, it’s only a few minutes until blast-off for him.

Try that technique the next time you give a BJ and see how your honey likes it.  In the meantime, I’ll continue my BJ research.  “Hard” work, I know, but somebody’s gotta do it.  LMAO!!! 

xoxo
Laura Stamps ©
The Magickal SexWitch
Author of Paranormal Erotica & Romance Novels
(Witches, Shapeshifters, Vampires)
laura@laurastamps.com
To see all my novel series:
http://www.avampskiss.blogspot.com
My verrrrry naughty blog:
http://www.LauraStamps.com
My “Laura Stamps” Fan Page at Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/sexwitch
Follow me on Twitter at:
http://twitter.com/sexwitch

At any rate, I totally appreciate everyone who emailed and bought books to show your support for me and my writing.  I truly have the BEST readers/fans/friends in the world.  No doubt about it!

Second, if you aren’t on my email list then you might not know the 3^rd installment of my smokin’ HAWT serial novel A Vampire’s Kiss came out on Friday.  If you’ve been reading this novel or wanting to read it, dash over to http://www.avampskiss.blogspot.com now!  The “Add to Cart” button is up for this issue, and it’s ready to order/download.  Alrightyyyyy!

Okay, I have a treat for you today.  Yes, I do.  One of my awesome book review blog friends, Jodie West of JoJo’s Book Corner, is having a HUGE bash to celebrate her upcoming 30^th birthday.  The bash starts on May 18 and ends on June 16 (her birthday).  She emailed last week and asked me for something to help her celebrate.  I suggested one of my Naughty Memes, and she thought that was a fab idea.  So I went back through the posts on this blog and found one of my Naughty Memes from October 2008. I updated it for her (okay, I get more wicked with every year…duh!) and sent it to her.  She loved it and plans to run it on her blog (http://jojosbookcorner.blogspot.com ) to kick off her bash on May 18th.  I’m totally flattered….of course!  Anyway, I thought you might enjoy seeing it too.

Naughty Meme with Paranormal Erotica Novelist Laura Stamps

1) Are you currently in a serious relationship?

Yes, I’m married to an Alpha (Wes).  He’s five years older than I am, so I try very hard NOT to kill him with too much sex.  Kinda.  Maybe.  Not.  Oh, well…

2) What was your dream growing up?

To run my own business, which I have always done, first as a painter and now as a novelist and the owner of Kittyfeather Press.

3) What talent do you wish you had?

None, but Wes wishes I had a better sense of direction.  I only had to visit him twice when he was in the hospital for his heart thing a few years ago (no, that heart episode was NOT my fault!…why does everyone look at me every time he talks about it? *lol).  Anyway the hospital is about 10 minutes from my house.  I got lost both times.  What can I say?  The good thing about people like me is we’re used to being lost, so we never stress over it.  Wes does all my stressing for me.  Needless to say, I’m not allowed to drive out of town because he knows he’ll never see me again.  Or he’ll never survive the stress attack it would give him.  Probably both.  *wicked grin*

4) If I bought you a drink what would it be?

Spring water.  I quit drinking alcoholic beverages 29 years ago.  Not that it’s helped my terrible sense of direction, but….

5) Favorite vegetable?

That’s easy.  Black olives.  Hey, that’s a vegetable, right?  Or is it a fruit?  Hmm.  Tricky little things, aren’t they?

6) What was the last book you read?

I read erotica and nonfiction sex books.  At the moment I’m reading Supersex by Trace Cox.  Damn, this is a good book!  In fact I noticed last night it’s starting to come apart at the spine.  Hey, not my fault the awesome sex pics in it make me horny, ya know?    

7) What zodiac sign are you?

Aries

8.) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.

No tats (I’m not into chemicals on my skin…yuck!).  But my ears are pierced.  Speaking of that, I just found out one of my fans is dating a yummy motorcycle guy with long hair.  And his dick is pierced.  Wow.  I’ve had a hard time concentrating on much of anything else since I heard that.  * lusty grin* 

9) Worst Habit?

Wanting to jump Wes’s bones 24/7.  He thinks that’s my worst habit.  Of course, I disagree.

10) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?

Total optimist.  And why not?  I obsess every day about how much I love sex.  Yup, my life is one big happy meal. 

11) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?

What an insane question to ask!!!  You know I’m an exhibitionist and have a bad habit of jumping Wes in elevators.  Since I’m married, if I were stuck in an elevator with a yummy guy I would probably ogle his body and end up fixating on his crotch.  Well, you asked!

12) Tell me one weird fact about you.

I have never taken a writing course in my life.  That’s right.  I majored in studio art in college and became a professional artist (painter).  Then when I turned thirty I changed my career and became a writer.  So I’m self-taught.  Yet I have published over 45 books in the last 23 years with numerous publishers, won lots of prestigious writing awards, including a ”Pulitzer Prize” nomination and seven “Pushcart Award” nominations.  No kidding.  Hey, I can be serious.  Sometimes.

13) Do you have any pets?

Yes, nine cats.  I have been in feral cat rescue for 30+ years

14) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?

I think they’re boring.

15) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?

Nothing.  I like the way I look at 53, and I always feel like I’m 18, so being delusional definitely has its advantages.  I’m very healthy, love to work out, jog 5-6 miles every week, eat organic vegetarian, have lots of energy, and my body is a roaring sex machine.  What’s not to like?

16) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?

You have to ask?!!

17) What color eyes do you have?

Hazel

18) Ever been arrested?

Nah.  Although cops and big black trucks have really been turning me on lately for some bizarre reason.  But digress…

19) Bottle or can soda?

Yuck….chemicals!

20) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?

10% of my monthly income goes to cat rescue charities every month, so that’s where 10% of it would go.

21) Favorite band to listen to when you’re mad?

I rarely get mad, and if I do it’s always Wes’s fault (yes, he’ll agree with that), so my fav music is heavy metal rock with a great dance beat.  Music that makes me wanna fuck.  That would be Journey with Steve Perry (Girl Can’t Help It), Def Leppard (Pour a Little Sugar on Me, Rock of Ages), Aerosmith (Walk with Me, Back in the Saddle, etc.), Foreigner (Hot Blooded, Urgent).  You get the picture. *sex-obsessed grin*

22) What’s your favorite place to hang out at?

The lingerie department at Dillard’s.  I’m sooooooo addicted to their sexy lingerie.  If it’s black or leopard-print, I WANT it!  *wicked grin*

23) Do you believe in ghosts?

I’m a psychic.  I’ve talked with spirits all my life.  In fact there are four in my office right now.  Seriously.  Hi, guys!

24) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?

You have to ASK?!

25) Do you swear a lot?

All the time.  Fuck is my fav verb (fuck, fucking, to be fucked).  Cock, dick, cunt, pussy are some of my fav nouns.  I’m crazy about damn and damnation.  I have an incredibly trashy mouth.  But as my neighbor says (who also has a trashy mouth) it makes talking more fun.  True.

26) Biggest pet peeve?

Having to chase Wes for sex every day.  I would love to be chased for a change.  Of course, I wouldn’t run if that happened, so technically I can’t be chased.  I guess.  Oh, well…

27) In one word, how would you describe yourself?

OVERSEXED and HAWT!!!!  Wait, that’s two words.  Sorry.  

28) Do you believe/appreciate romance?

Absolutely.  I am very romantic (when I’m not being a shameless flirt and tease).  What a fun life I have, ya know?!

29) Do you believe in God?

And Gods.  And Goddesses.  I’m a Wiccan Faery Witch (just a fancy name for a SexWitch).  Enough said.  *grin*

30) What is your fav body part on a man? 

Thanks for asking.  I’m crazy about their dangly parts and love to worship at the “Altar of the Cock.”  Hard or soft (sigh), I just LOVE them…yummmmmm!

xoxo
Laura Stamps ©
The Magickal SexWitch
Author of Paranormal Erotica & Romance Novels
(HOT Vampires, Shapeshifters, Witches)
laurastamps@mindspring.com
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I’ve done like seven interviews so far since “A Vampire’s Kiss” was published on March 9.  The wild thing is even if some of the same questions are asked (and they are from time to time) my answers are always different.  Why?  Cause it just depends on what kinda mood this slut is in: slutty, sluttier, or sluttiest.  No wonder one of my fans said she loves reading these interviews since she learns something different about me every time.  Now you know why.  lmao!

Speaking of that, I’m posting most of these interviews on my book site (”Interviews” button at http://www.avampskiss.blogspot.com) if you’d like to read more of them.  And I just finished another interview on Thursday night that will go live May 5 on a vamp review blog.  I was wide open that night, so it’s the sluttiest one yet.  No kidding.  I’ll tweet everyone to let you know when it goes live.

And speaking of vamps, I finished proofing Issue #3 of my serial novel “A Vampire’s Kiss” this weekend and emailed it to my verrry talented designer to beautify, so it will go on sale the first week of May.  Can you say smokin’ HAWT?!!!  Oh, yeah.  Dray and Sara are steaming up my computer for sure.  *sex-obsessed grin*

Okay, enjoy this interview.  It’s a good one!  

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 (Interview with Books, Books, and More Books, April 2010)

Interview and Giveaway wth Laura Stamps

 by Ruth Schaller

For this month, I’d like to welcome someone very special! Let us all welcome author, Laura Stamps! She is snarky, witty and downright ‘dirty’! Gotta love it! So for this special occasion this month, I’ve had the privilege of reading one of her newest novels, The Vampire’s Kiss: A Manigault Vampire book! It’s been a pretty cool ride so far and I’m waiting for more to come! So let’s get it on!

Ruthie – Hi Laura and thank you so much for coming over to visit my blog! So let get started with this interview! Tell me have you always been a writer? I know sometimes when we’re younger we like to experiment with things and play with the ideas of what we want to be when we grow up. I wanted to be a lawyer and here I am an aspiring author and a school bus driver….lol

Laura - Actually, no. I always wanted to be an artist. And that’s what I became. Since I was a little girl I always won the top art awards in school. I participated in my first outdoor art festival when I was 17. Didn’t sell anything, but I learned a LOT. When I did my next art fair I sold a lot, and I continued to do art fairs through college in both South Carolina and Georgia. Naturally, I majored in studio art in college and became a professional artist (watercolor and acrylic painter) with paintings in galleries across the country and prints sold worldwide. In fact my prints and posters are still sold worldwide by my fine art publisher, Haddad’s Fine Arts Inc., in California. But there was a problem. I was never 100% satisfied creatively with painting. Something was missing. I just didn’t know what.

Then one day when I was thirty I picked up a “Writer’s Digest” magazine at the bookstore. There was an article in it about writing poetry, so I wrote a poem and…EUREKA!…I was completely satisfied creatively for the first time in my life. Wow! I had always been told by my English teachers in school that I had writing talent. But I never pursued it, because I’m also mildly dyslexic. Of course, I didn’t know that back then. I just thought spelling was incredibly hard for me. Art was easier, so I that’s what I did. But after writing one poem I knew I needed to change careers. I did, and it was very hard, but I learned my craft.

Twenty-three years later I’ve published more than 45 books with several publishers, and my fiction and poetry have appeared in over 1000 magazines worldwide. My writer’s resume is 80 pages long, full of awards and prestigious nominations like a “Pulitzer Prize” nomination (2005) and seven “Pushcart Award” nominations. I truly believe anyone can follow her/his dreams. It just takes lots of perseverance and the decision to never give up until you accomplish your goal.

Ruthie – I know some of your other books are about witches and this one takes your vamps and puts them both together. If you could do anything different with the serialized novel, what would it be?

Laura - Nothing. I absolutely love the concept of this serialized novel series and how my fans are embracing it. My main series is “The Witchery Series,” and my other series (”The Rune Witch Series,” “The Faery Witch Series,” and “The Manigault Vampires”) are spin-offs of this one. They all contain the same characters, follow the same timeline, and are set in Columbia, South Carolina. So readers are never lost in the fictional world I have created, no matter what series they’re reading. Kinda cool, isn’t it?

Ruthie -What do you think is the most difficult process of the publishing industry?

Laura - Depends on what stage you’re at. In the beginning it’s writing a query letter that a publisher or agent will respond to. The solution is to give them what they want: an author who has a strong resume of publication credits in magazines for your fictional genre. Very few agents or publishers will take a chance on an author who is not well- published in little magazines first.

If you’ve been in the biz for a while then you’re caught in the cycle of trying to keep your books in print (publishers have an annoying habit of going out of biz and/or merging). At that stage you’re also trying to find the time to finish and market 1-3 new books every year to keep your fans hooked on your series. That’s something most readers don’t understand. The writing at this stage is the easy part. The hard part is finding time to both market and write. All or much of the marketing falls on the shoulders of the writer these days. And if your books don’t sell (because you aren’t spending enough time marketing them) your books go out of print, and you may be dropped by your publisher or agent or both.

It’s is an endless rat race at times. That’s why novelists work such insane hours and are always kinda tired. It would be wonderful to just sit around in your jammies all day and write. But that’s a fantasy. It ain’t even close to the reality of a successful novelist.

Ruthie – When you’re writing, do you plan everything ahead of time or do you just kind of ‘fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants’?

Laura - Both. I always work from a short outline, like 3-4 chapters ahead. I don’t start a book until I know who the characters are, what the climax is, and how the book will end. But I am completely character-driven. So I let them tell the story. I just incorporate that into my outline.

However, in “A Vampire’s Kiss” I didn’t. Oh, I had an outline. But for the first time my characters (Dray and Sara) refused to follow it. They had a certain way they wanted this story told. Yet I kept trying. Finally, after they refused to follow the first 20 chapters, I gave up, threw my outline away, and let them rule. The first draft of the novel ended up longer than usual, because they didn’t want to quit at my usual 28 chapters. Then they refused to follow their first draft and kept cutting chapters up. Yikes!

Consequently, “A Vampire’s Kiss” is one of the best novels I’ve ever written. Really. I always say my characters do a better job of writing than I do. And that’s certainly true of this novel. lol

Ruthie – For all of us aspiring writers out here in the blogosphere, can you share any advice with us.

Laura – Learn your craft, read novels by authors you admire, become an awesome marketer/salesperson, and never never give up! This is a tough biz and not for the faint of heart. lol

Ruthie – The characters in your Vampire’s Kiss serialized novel – they are fascinating. Are they based on people that you know, or did they just kind of evolve on their own as you wrote the stories?

Laura - Funny you should ask. Readers often think I am the heroine of every novel I write. Not. In each novel I want to address a certain issue, usually one I have some life experience with. Then I create the heroine, giving her the perfect personality to deal with this issue in a way that leads to the climax and the end of the novel.

For example, in “The Witches of Dixie,” high-strung Mirabella has to learn how to save her successful art biz when circumstances conspire against her. Definitely a crisis situation for her. Having been in the art biz, I know all about those ups and downs. Mirabella is actually a composite of about 20 artists I have known in real life. In “What Witches Want” Savannah is not only shy but her self-esteem has been damaged by an abusive marriage. She has to find a way to recover from this and go on to find a fabulous guy. Not an easy task for her. In “Call of the Witches” Maylene is fed up with her history of bad-news boyfriends. She takes a two-year celibacy vow to empower herself and break this aggravating cycle. But before it ends she meets the man of her dreams. Too funny! None of those women are me, but I have experience with all of those issues, as do many women.

However, in “A Vampire’s Kiss” I thought it would be fun to make oversexed Sara a clone of myself. Yeah, everyone who knows me can see me in kinky Sara and loves it! And Sara truly is ME. Her dialogue, her actions, her libido, everything. What fun! Of course I had a realllllllly hard time getting her out of bed with Dray. But that’s to be expected if you’re talking about me. *sex-obsessed grin*

Ruthie – Do you have a lot of time to read? And if so, who is your favorite author and what really strikes you about their work?

Laura – I used to. But the last year has been so insane for me that I haven’t had much time to read. Instead, while writing new books, I’ve been dealing with one ebook publisher that went out of biz in March, taking on a new agent in June, parting ways with that agent last month, and dealing with one of my publishers that is taking forever to publish some of my books. It’s amazing I’m not on serious meds by now. lmao! Oh, and then launching the vampire novel serial with Kittyfeather Press. So I’ve had no time to read at all.

 However, now that the vamp series is off and running, I have had a bit more time to read, like 15 minutes every day or so. But that’s a lot for me, considering how the last year has been.

My fav authors are Emma Holly (damn, that woman can tell a hot story!), Kathy Love, Sherrilyn Kenyon (Dark Hunter series), and Lora Leigh (Bound Hearts series). And I still think “Colters’ Woman” by Maya Banks is one of the best ménage novels ever written. I know she doesn’t agree with me (we chatted on Twitter about it), but IMO it’s true. *lol* The kind of books I like to read for fun are written by authors who write the same way I do: lean, fast, and hot.

Ruthie – Now there are all types of books out there about vamps and what really are your thoughts on vampires? Do you have a favorite one from your books or from anywhere else (movie, other book, etc.)Laura – Vampires are sex-on-a-stick! My favs would be the Dark Hunters by Sherrilyn Kenyon, even though technically they aren’t true vamps, but close enough.

Ruthie – Do you listen to music or watch TV while writing, or any other quirky little author habits?

Laura - No. Because my books are character-driven I need complete silence when I write so I can hear them talking to me. As for quirky habits I started out in the writing biz as a poet in 1988 and didn’t write fiction until 1996. Most poets write first drafts by hand. So like almost all novelists who started out as poets, my first drafts are written by hand in one spiral notebook after another. The first draft of “A Vampires Kiss” was written in 9 white-hot weeks, one chapter every day in 3 thick spiral bound notebooks. When I finish the first draft of a novel, I type it on computer to edit it, which takes about 8 months.

Also because I started out as a poet I am a meticulous editor. Every chapter goes through 15-20 edits. And chapters with sex scenes go through 30 or more edits until the dialogue flows naturally from your tongue, the sex is HOT, the pace is perfect, and the readers’ panties melt. That’s what writing good erotica is all about.

Other than that I keep vampire hours, working until 4:00am and getting up at 11:30am to start all over again. I like those hours because I’m a night person, and I get about 8 hours of fan mail every day. But after midnight most people are asleep, so I can get a ton of work done then.

Ruthie – Do you have anything else that you’d like to share with the readers?

Laura – You had to ask, right? *lol* Besides being a Wiccan Faery Witch (just a fancy name for a SexWitch), I’m also a high level empath and a psychic. If you don’t know this already you will soon. But I’m just like one of the heroines in an erotica novel. I’m addicted to sex, lust, trashy lingerie, and cocks. Remember, Sara is me. So I’m a kinky girl (exhibitionist and voyeur). Kinda unusual for an erotica novelist, I know. But I live what I write.

Because of that I don’t include any sex scenes in my novels that I haven’t personally tried out in real life. Nothing makes me laugh harder than reading an unrealistic sex scene in an erotica novel. Hey, my readers tell me they use erotica novels to get ideas to spice up their sex lives. Last thing I want is to write a scene that will make them sick or might injury them. Totally NOT cool. So when I read a novel with a sex scene that makes me say, “Eeeew…bacteria!” or “UTI Alert!” I usually don’t finish that book. Kinda ruins the whole thing for me.

Fiction is fiction. But when I’m writing sex scenes and I know my readers might try some of these positions I prefer to take a responsible attitude. Not to mention my husband Wes loves it when I say, “Okay, honey, I need to work out the details of a sex scene for the novel I’m writing. Let’s get naked!” Yeah, men are easy like that sometimes. *lusty grin*

Other than that, I’m totally addicted to hunky strippers. Young male flesh. Yummy…..! Did I mention I’m also a cougar and proud of it? Hey, you asked! lmao

Now she is just too funny! Gotta love her!

xoxo
Laura Stamps ©
The Magickal SexWitch
Author of Paranormal Erotica & Romance Novels
(HOT Vampires, Shapeshifters, Witches)
laura@laurastamps.com
To see all my novel series:
http://www.avampskiss.blogspot.com
My verrrrry naughty blog:
http://www.LauraStamps.com
My “Laura Stamps” Fan Page at Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/sexwitch
Follow me on Twitter at:
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Just in case you’re wondering, I did NOT behave myself in the interview.  Not my fault!  I’ve got strippers-on-the-brain syndrome.  Although I‘d much rather have them on another part of my bod.  Purrrrrrrrrrrrrrr….!

Enjoy!

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 REVIEW

“A Vampire’s Kiss” is a spin off from Laura Stamps’ well-established series, “The Witches of Dixie.”  But before you wonder if you have to read her previous books before this, don’t worry, this book stands alone. But after reading the first two parts of this serialization, I shall be checking them out!

“A Vampire’s Kiss” tells the story of Sara and Dray.  Sara is a Wiccan Green Witch and Dray is the owner of Manigault Technologies, and just happens to be a vampire.  Which vampire-obsessed Sara is completely clueless about.  Throw in a meeting at a friend’s party and sparks begin to fly, and watch out – because they’re hot.

Sara is certainly a girl who knows what she wants and isn’t afraid to go ahead and grab it! She has the kind of confidence many of us wish we had! And Dray, oh my! I may have a new fictional boyfriend!

Laura has chosen an interesting method here, choosing to serialize the book rather than release one full novel. I think it’s a really fun idea! The thought that you have a new installment waiting for you each month!

One thing’s for sure, she sure knows how to enthrall her readers!  “A Vampire’s Kiss” was a decadently delicious read and I highly recommend it to fans of erotica/paranormal romance!

To read a sample of “A Vampire’s Kiss” go to:

http://www.avampskiss.blogspot.com

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 INTERVIEW

Thank you for choosing Maybe Tomorrow? to review the first two parts of your new novel serialization, “A Vampire’s Kiss.”

1.) Before we start, would you like to tell us a bit about yourself?

I’m a SexWitch (Wiccan Faery Witch), empath, psychic, and paranormal erotica novelist.  I also have a reputation across the web as a shameless slut.  All true.  Thus, my branding, which is me.  But I can’t help it.  I’m like the wild girl in an erotica novel…addicted to lust, sex-obsessed, very sexually active, kinky as hell.  Yeah, I have a realllllly good time.  *exhibitionist grin*

2.) For people who are new to your writing, like me, can you explain what the basis for this series is about?

I write four series.  The main series is “The Witchery Series.”  It is the only series of mine that spans from empowering to romantic to erotic.  All the spin-off series are erotica.  “The Manigault Vampires” is a spin-off series from “The Witchery Series.”  In fact, the first chapter of “A Vampire’s Kiss” happens at the same time as the last chapter of “Call of the Witches: Book Three of the Witchery Series” at the same party.  So they flow seamlessly together.  I did that on purpose.  All my series follow the same timeline, so my readers never feel lost, no matter what series they’re reading. 

3.) How did you get into writing? I understand you started off writing poetry, how did you make the transition from that to full novels?

I started out as an artist and majored in art in college.  Since I switched to writing 23 years ago I only do the occasional cover for my novels (the covers of all “The Witchery Series” are my paintings).  But art never really satisfied me 100%.  The first thing I wrote was a poem when I was 30.  And that was it.  I was hooked.  I became a very successful small press literary poet with numerous poetry books published by several publishers and won lots of awards.  I never intended to write fiction.  I always thought I would be a poet.  I was happy like that and making a good living at it. 

Then one night as I was falling asleep a few lines came to me.  Many, many writers keep a pad of paper and a pen next to their beds to catch those lines, because you’ll never remember them in the morning.  As I reached for a pen and paper I realized these weren’t the first lines of a poem.  They were the first lines of a short story.  Yikes!  I’d never written fiction before, but suddenly the first three paragraphs of this story poured out of me.  It shocked me so much I sat up in bed completely awake.  Then I wrote it all down.  That was 1996.  I wrote several short stories after that, and surprisingly they were snapped up by magazines faster than my poems. 

However the thing about a short story is that it’s NOT the same as a novel.  Not even close.  They are totally different animals.  That’s why some of your fav novelists suck at novellas and short stories.  That’s also why authors specialize in short story collections or novels.  Rarely both.  They are totally different in structure.  A short story is more like a poem.  It’s small and compact with a tight beginning and end.  A novel stretches for 20-40 chapters.  It’s like a long winding river filled with millions details that all have to make sense to the reader.  Regardless, I knew one day I would write novels.  But I couldn’t see all the way to the end of that river.  Being Pagan, I didn’t push it.  I knew it would happen when the timing was right. 

And seven years later in 2003 it did.  The “Mirabella” section” of “The Witches of Dixie” suddenly came to me out of the blue one day.  It was like all the sudden here was the title (”Evergreen”).  Then the next day here was the name of the main character, Mirabella.  The next day Mirabella started talking, and the novel poured out.  Three months later it was finished and published.  And I’ve never looked back. 

Some poets continue to write poetry after they publish novels.  And some poets become novelists and never write poetry again.  That would be me.  Being an erotica novelist is IT for me.  It satisfies me 100%.

4.) You’ve written a previous series, The Witchery Series, can you tell us about that?

“The Witchery Series” is my main series.  The first novel, “The Witches of Dixie: Book One of the Witchery Series,” is actually an anthology of the first 4 novels and novellas in that series (”Evergreen” is one of them).  In ”The Witches of Dixie,” you meet four Witches who are struggling with marriage, business, and financial problems.  They use their Pagan faith and empowering principles to pull through and overcome.  Yeah, this is a very empowering book.  No romance or sex in this one.  It’s just a very empowering novel for women.  

In “What Witches Want: Book Two of the Witchery Series” one of the Witches is recovering from an abusive marriage and painful divorce.  In the course of healing herself she meets a sexy two-natured man and finds true love.  This is a sweet romance with tasteful sex and the most yummmmmy hero.  Yowza!  

In “Call of the Witches: Book Three of the Witchery Series” the heroine is tired of being plagued with bad-news boyfriends.  She takes a two-year vow of celibacy and spends that time learning how to empower herself so she will be attracted to a good guy for a change. Three months before her celibacy vow ends she runs into a Wiccan Green Witch, who happens to be the sweetest, sexiest man she’s ever met. Sparks fly, and her libido sizzles.  In this book I thought it would be fun to write an erotica novel about a celibate heroine.  Believe it or not, I find plenty of ways for her to have lots of erotic sex in this one.  For many it is their favorite of the series.  The romance is sweet, and the sex is smokin’ hot!  

So like I said earlier, you’ll find something for everyone in this series.  I think that’s why it’s done so well since the day it was published.  I should also mention I sell signed copies of this series on the “A Vampire’s Kiss” site (the info is in the sidebar http://www.avampskiss.blogspot.com), and I include verrrry naughty personalizations in those books.  Of course.  *wicked grin*

5.) “A Vampire’s Kiss” is it’s spin off. Did you have this series in mind when you were writing the first? What pushed you in the direction of ‘A Vampire’s Kiss’?

No.  All my novels are character-driven, meaning my characters tell the story.  Not me.  I knew I wanted to do a vampire series, but I had no idea how it would tie in with the Witches in “The Witchery Series.”  Then one day Wynn started talking about his boss at Manigault Technologies, Drayton Manigault, who just happens to be a vampire.  What?!  I didn’t know that.  Alrightyyyy!  The entire vamp series took off from there.

6.) “A Vampire’s Kiss” is being released in monthly installments, which I think is a novel idea and one I’ve never seen or heard of before. What made you decide to run with this idea?

Actually, in the old days many of the classic novels by authors we know so well (Charles Dickens, etc.) were published as serials.  Stephen King has done it with several of his novels.  In my case, I had just survived a nightmare in my career that would turn most novelists’ hair gray.  No, I’m not talking about a yucky cover (yeah, we all have nightmares about that *lol), but close.  

In the 23 years I have been a fulltime writer I’ve always made sure 2-4 new books of mine came out every year from my various publishers.  I was on track in 2009 for 4 new novels and novellas to come out.  But in March my ebook publisher went out of business weeks before one of my spin-off series (”The Rune Witch Series”) was to be published.  I had just finished the first draft of “A Vampire’s Kiss” in February.  That meant I had to stop working on that novel and find a new publisher for “The Rune Witch Series.”  My naughty blog was also being made into a memoir series.  I have had agents off and on during my career, but at that time didn’t have one.  I knew I wanted one for that memoir series so it would go to a good nonfiction publisher.  I settled on an agent in June, and he found a good publisher for the memoir series and my spin-off novel series. 

Everything seemed to be going well.  Or so I thought.  Then everything bogged down in September.  By March of this year I had gone 16 months without a new book.  Horrors!  And not for lack of trying or writing new books.  Just one case after another of publisher constipation.  

Then Kittyfeather Press offered me the opportunity to publish “The Manigault Vampires” as a serial, and I jumped at it.  You’ve gotta admit it’s the perfect reward for all my loyal fans who went 16 months without a new book from me.  Now, because of what Kittyfeather Press has done, they get hot vampire erotica from me every month in this serial format.  How cool is that?  At first people were kinda shocked, because it is unusual.  But now everyone loves the idea, and my fans wait anxiously from month to month for the next installment.  So it’s become a huge hit, and I’m having a blast with it.

7.) What made you choose vampires as your next avenue to explore?

That’s easy.  Vampires are sex-on-a-stick.  Duh.  *lol*  I already have Witches, a shapeshifter, and several two-natured Fey characters.  I wanted a vampire series because I thought it would work well with my Witches, which it has.  Plus, I got to create this fabulous vampire world in Columbia.  Dray is 145 years old.  He was turned during the Civil War in Charleston, South Carolina.  So I get to go into a bit of history when Sara learns his true identify. Big fun!

8.) I’ve read that some authors find it impossible to write without putting a little bit of themselves in what they write. Do you agree with this? If so what characteristics of yourself do you see in your characters?

Some do, and some don’t.  For me, my characters have always been fictional.  But there are certain subjects I know about, Pagan and not, that I want to explore in a novel.  However that doesn’t mean the heroine is me.  For example, Mirabella is the typical artist.  Starting out as an artist I know plenty about that life and biz.  So she is a composite of about 20 artists I know. 

On the other hand, “A Vampire’s Kiss” is a first for me in many respects.  It is the first novel of mine where the h/h refused to follow my outline.  No kidding.  Dray and Sara are such a great couple and the chemistry between them is so intense they wanted to tell their story their way.  I ended up throwing away my outline after 20 chapters and let them run wild with the book.  Consequently, they did an awesome job with it. 

The other first is the character of Sara.  Dray is soooo yummy.  I thought it would be fun to make Sara a clone of me.  So Sara is me.  I’ve never done that before.  But you know what that means, right?  I get to fuck yummy Dray over and over and over again.  Ah, life is good! *sex-obsessed grin*  Those fans of mine who know me get a real kick out of Sara because she is soooo ME!  lol

9.) What are your plans for your next project? Are there going to be more spin offs?

Not that I know of.  But what do I know?  I’m just the writer.  My characters rule.  At any rate, “The Witchery Series,” “The Rune Witch Series” (finally coming out this fall), and “The Faery Witch Series,” (coming out in 2011) are all trilogies.  ”The Manigault Vampires” is the only series of mine that is not limited to three books.  I can see it going for ten novels or more.

10.) Finally, if you could pack up and leave for one week, where would you go and why?

Is this fantasy or reality?  If it’s fantasy I would grab Chippendale’s stripper Kevin Cornell and disappear into the sunset as fast as my little bunny slippers could take me.  Damn, that man is HAWT!  If he’s busy that week I’d settle for Donovan of Thunder From Down Under.  Yummmy!  Okay, I have a thing for young strippers.  But I’ve always thought being a cougar was a GOOD thing, ya know?

However, if we’re talking reality, I’d go to one of my fav vacation places with my long-suffering husband, Wes.  Asheville, North Carolina, or Manhattan.  Both have great art galleries, bookstores, and restaurants. 

 The Kevin Cornell thing sounds much better, doesn’t it?  Okay, being the delusional slut that I am I’ll take that choice.  See ya!  *dashing of into the sunset with a gorgeous YOUNG stripper*

Thanks again to Laura for taking the time out to participate in this interview! It really was a treat coming up with the interview questions and reading Laura’s responses! And it made it extra special by the fact Laura is the first author to be interviewed for Maybe Tomorrow?!

I hope you’ve enjoyed this! And if you want to know more about Laura and her work, check out the links below!

xoxo
Laura Stamps
The Magickal SexWitch
Author of Paranormal Erotica & Romance Novels
laura@laurastamps.com
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When Wes came home that evening I took a break and went downstairs to the kitchen to make dinner. 

Let me back up for a minute.  One of my hobbies is gardening.  There are three flower gardens outside in my front yard (roses, lilies, morning glories, and azaleas).  And I use two rooms in my house for my offices.  My computer, office equipment, and several tables are in one room.  The other room is for storage, where I keep my book inventory, files, and packing materials for shipping book orders.  There’s a large, sunny window in that room where I grow spinach in a container garden 365 days a year for the spinach and black olive pizzas I love to make every week.

Ten minutes later I’m standing at the counter in the kitchen, slicing olives and chopping fresh spinach leaves for an organic pizza.  When Wes walks up behind me to get a glass of water, I stick my ass out and rub it against his cock.  Of course. 

Instead of backing away like he usually does, he sets his glass down and grabs my hips, grinding his dick into me.

Alrightyyyyy!!

“Let me tell you about my dream now,” I say, continuing to slice olives while I wiggle my ass. 

I’d been awakened by a bizarre dream that morning and texted Wes, saying I would tell him about it that night.  I have lots of dreams, and in this one I had dreamt we were living in our old condo.  Don’t know why I always dream about that place, because I love the house we built years later sooooo much better.  Whatever.  Anyway, for some odd reason it was packed with people selling University of Kentucky t-shirts.  To make matters worse they were holding some kind of pep rally.  Yeah, I’m taking LOUD.  Since I’m not a sports fan, I did my Witchy best to run them all out ASAP.  I told them I run my biz from here, and I want them OUT!

“Isn’t that weird?” I ask, as Wes slips his hands inside my sweatpants, stroking my hips as he humps me from behind.  “It’s kinda like I was doing spring cleaning on the house before I had to stop four weeks ago and clean up my career.  Ya know, get rid of my agent and publish the vamp series through Kittyfeather.”

By now Wes has pulled my sweatpants and panties down to my knees, and my bod is nude from the waist down.  Totally cool for many reasons.  One being, the curtain on the sliding glass door is wide open and only ten feet from us.  Yeah, this exhibitionist is LOVING it.  *kinky grin*

“It’s like I was cleaning this house every night after midnight.  Then in March I had to stop so I could clean up my career to get it back on track.  Then I cleaned up my mailing list.  And now I’m doing biz cleaning in my dreams.”

“How does that feel?” Wes asks, ignoring my revelation.

“Did you hear what I just said about my dream?” I ask, still rubbing my ass against his cock.

“No,” he replies, shoving down his pants so his dick is grinding into my ass cheek.  “I didn’t hear a word you said about your dream.  I was busy.”

By now he’s running his hands up and down my hips, ass, and stomach, pressing me back against his cock.

“How does that feel?” he asks again.

“Well,” I reply, laughing.  “Your dick is heading for my asshole.”  I look over my shoulder at him.  “Did you wanna do anal sex?”

“God, no!” he exclaims, looking horrified.

Okay, I couldn’t resist.  Anal sex is NOT Wes’s thing.

“Well then aim a little lower,” I suggest, laughing like crazy.

When I put down the knife and Wes turns me around in his arms, I discover his cock is nice and hard without Viagra.  So I stoke it and ask, “Wanna fuck?”

“Oh, yeah,” he replies, his eyes dark with lust.

“Before or after dinner?”

“Before,” he says.  “I don’t think I’ll stay hard if I eat.”

“Cool!” I exclaim, whisking the olives and spinach into the refrigerator.  After I put everything away so the cats won’t eat our dinner, we dash upstairs.  Wes takes half a Viagra, and I insert a KY Liquibead.  I walk into the bedroom with Astroglide and a package of condoms in my hands just as Wes runs all the kitties out.  Then we jump each other.

Damn that was a good, hot fuck!

“I’m shocked you let me jump you tonight,” I purr afterwards, nuzzling his neck.  “You rarely let me do that.”

“I know,” he agrees, rolling me over to tongue my rigid nipple.

Alrightyyyyy!

“I’m kinda shocked since you said yesterday you were glad I stopped jumping you for sex every day.”

He moves to my other nipple and grins.  “I changed my mind.”

“Cool!”  Hey, works for me.  “And you still wanna have sex on Friday for my birthday AND on Sunday for our sex date?” 

“Mmmmm,” he hums, sucking my eager nipple deeply into his hot mouth. 

What can I say?  My nipples are total sluts.  Just like me.  LOL

“Sure,” he says, slipping his hand between my dripping wet thighs.  “We can do that.”

Alrightyyyyyy!

Is it any wonder I dashed out the next day to stock up on more lube and condoms at Target?  I mean, there are six condoms in a package of Trojan Supras, and I only had two left.  Yikes!  Not enough.  I mean, it was still two days before my birthday on Friday and four days before our sex date on Sunday. 

Definitely, NOT enough.  Duh.  *sex-obsessed grin*

xoxo
Laura Stamps ©
The Magickal SexWitch
Author of Paranormal Erotica & Romance Novels
(Witches, Shapeshifters, Vampires)
laura@laurastamps.com
For HOT vampire erotica go here:
http://www.avampskiss.blogspot.com
For my naughty blog & novel series:
http://www.LauraStamps.com
My “Laura Stamps” Fan Page at Facebook:
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Follow me on Twitter at:
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