Cate: Jessica Subject is here to spread some holiday cheer! Jessica,
please tell us a little bit about yourself.
Jessica: Happy 12 Days of Christmas, Cate! Thanks for
inviting me to be a part of this event.
I write romance stories that may include a sexy alien or
two, clones, and even regular people. Depends on my mood. Plus, I’m also a wife
and a mother of two wonderful children.
Cate: What do you love most about Christmas?
Jessica: Besides the excited expressions on my children’s
faces when they see their gifts? I love getting up early before everyone else.
It’s been that way since I was a little kid. But as I grew older, I learned to
let everyone else sleep in.
Cate: The kids make it so much fun, don't they? Do you have a favorite memory of a Christmas past?
Jessica: Oh gosh! I remember so many wonderful Christmases.
It’s hard to pick only one. Last Christmas was pretty cool though, as it was
the first my son actually knew what was going on.
Cate: If Santa could grant one wish, what would you ask for?
Jessica: To keep my family happy and healthy.
Cate: Love that. What was the best gift you’ve ever received? What made
it so special?
Jessica: My first laptop computer. It was shortly after I
received it that I submitted my first story and was offered a contract for
Celestial Seduction.
Cate: And you put it to work right away, I bet! Any favorite Christmas recipes you’d care to share?
Jessica: In my household, I always have to make the
peanut/marshmallow squares, and peanut butter cups. Though growing up, one of
my favorite recipes was Christmas Jewels.
Here’s the recipe:
1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar (not
used all at once)
¾ cup softened margarine
1 egg
½ tsp salt
1 ½ cup mixed nuts
1 ½ cup halved candied cherries (red and green)
1 cup chocolate chips
1. Combine flower with 1/3 cup of
brown sugar. Cut in margarine until crumbly. Press mixture into bottom of
ungreased pan. Bake at 350F for 15 min.
2. Beat eggs slightly in a large bowl. Stir in remaining
brown sugar and salt. And nuts, cherries, and chocolate chips. Toss mixture
lightly to coat. Spoon evenly over baked layer. Press firmly to ahere layers.
Bake an additional 20 min. Let cool.
Cate: Yum! Thanks for sharing.
Tell us about your latest release, and where readers
can find it online.
Jessica: My latest release is the print anthology of all of
my 1Night Stand stories, Intergalactic Heat. It is available from Amazon (Canada,
UK, US), Barnes
& Noble, Books-A-Million,
and more. Here’s
the trailer for the book.
Cate: Care to share a blurb or excerpt?
Jessica: Sure, here’s the blurb:
A date on a space station?
Alien lovers? Madame Evangeline, owner of the exclusive 1Night Stand dating
service is known to be magical in fulfilling the ideal dates of her clients,
but she’s outdone herself this time, bring together beings from Earth and
beyond. As long as applicants are willing to let go of their pasts and open their
hearts and minds, she will find their perfect match, whether they be a former
sci-fi television star, a nurse, an employee of the Space Service, a former
Marine, or even an extraterrestrial. Because everyone in the universe deserves
a happily ever after…
And an excerpt from Beneath the Starry Sky, the first story
in the anthology:
She’d held onto so much hope for this date, and nothing had gone right.
She still didn’t know who this guy was. Yet, he’d already rejected her with his
expression. This is the last date I’m going on, unless I’m lucky
enough for my hair to grow back.
His gaze never left her, making her even more humiliated. “You’re….”
“What? Ugly? Bald?”
He shook his head. “No, I was going to say my date. I’ve been so busy
lately and Madame Evangeline had to send me a reminder.”
She paused at the Frenchwoman’s name. Could this hunk of a man really be
her date? Didn’t matter. He wouldn’t want her now. “Well, surprise! I’m damaged
goods, so you might as well leave and ask her for a refund.”
As she slumped to the floor, more tears streamed down her face. Why
is life so unfair? She’d worked hard all of her life, never taking
shortcuts or the easy way out. Not an outcast or popular, she’d been friends
with everyone in school and college. And healthy. She’d taken extra care to eat
properly in order to avoid being diagnosed with diabetes, like her parents.
Since that fateful day when she’d discovered her two, oval-shaped bald
patches, she’d been dumped by her fiancé and lost all of her hair, along with any
chance to find love and have a family vanishing. Kids were out of the question.
Sure, their chances of inheriting alopecia were unlikely, but on the chance
they did, they’d hate her for passing her faulty genetics on to them. She
couldn’t live with that. She’d be alone. Forever.
Cate: What inspired you to write about the theme?
Jessica: The overall theme in all of my stories is
unconditional love and acceptance. It’s something I believe in, so, of course,
that is reflected in my writing. As for writing the 1Night Stand stories, well,
I started with Celestial Seduction. Then many of my readers asked for Tamara
and Josh’s story. After Beneath the Starry Sky, I was addicted, and I wrote
more.
Cate: Anything else you’d like to share?
Jessica: Yes! I have another story releasing on Friday,
called Alien Lover. It is a sci-fi erotica story about a woman searching for
her lost love in space.
Cate: Woot! Jessica has her Santa hat on. :)
Jessica: Leave a comment telling me your favorite gift from
childhood for your chance to WIN an ebook copy of my upcoming release, Alien
Lover. Prize will be gifted to the winner from All Romance eBooks. Winner will
be chosen December 6, 2012. Good luck!
Cate: Thanks so much for being part of the 12 Days of
Christmas! Hope you have a jolly holly holiday!
Jessica: Thank you again for having me. Happy Holidays to
you and all of your readers!
