Hi
Amanda! So glad to have you at Spilling the Beans, where we can learn a little
bit about you, and your book.
It’s great to be here, Cate!
Thanks for having me. Growing up the daughter of a father who was a distributor
for a New York Magazine Publishing firm, I usually had her nose stuck in the
latest issue of Vampirella or a Hitchcock Mystery book. An artist first, my
penchant for creating started at an early age with crayons and colored pencils
and much of what I learned made me a ‘visual’ writer. My passion is to take
ordinary people and place them in extraordinary situations, delving into the
realm of potential and possibility, and watch as they become the heroes and heroines
of their own stories. I count myself fortunate to be able to do what I love, I
aspire to stay fresh and unique to my voice and listen to my readers. A member
of RWA, and a multi-genre hybrid author, my work is published internationally,
in audio, in e-book and in print. I currently write sizzling contemporary and
erotic historical romance.
UNDERCOVER
TEMPTATION
is the story of two people caught in a web of secrets and misperceptions - some
of their own making and others out of their hands. Despite their differences,
and adding in a lust that is hard to ignore, they must work together to
eradicate the danger lurking in this small town.
Sounds
like a grabber! Have a cappuccino and let’s chat a little about you. Unless you
have another favorite drink (alcoholic or otherwise)?
I’ve just learned to make killer
Gin and Tonics! LOL Great refreshment for summer!
Fur or
feathers, petwise?
Fur-we have a 90 lb. black Lab.
Norman, however, thinks he’s a lapdog;) I did admittedly just buy him his first
ever doggie Jersey (3XL) but haven’t attempted to put it on him just yet! LOL
Love my furry babies too. :) Any pet
peeves? One thing that really burns your biscuits?
Yes, a few. Rudeness. Two-faced
people. Bullying. An attitude of entitlement.
So true! What’s
your guilty pleasure?
Have to say this summer, it’s Gin
and Tonic’s with extra lime!;)
Favorite quote?
I have three on my computer that
have been there for years:
1. The greatest risk is not
taking one
2. Be glad today of what makes
you truly good
3. “The soul should stand ajar,
ready to welcome the ecstatic experience”-Emily Dickinson
Love those. What’s
your ideal day like?
A rainy day, writing, no
interruptions, no deadlines.
Yes!
The best kind of writing day. If you could live out any fantasy, what would you
do?
Visit London, Ireland, and Paris
and all the cemeteries I’ve always wanted to see. I admit to being a Taphopile!
Beethoven,
Beatles, Foo Fighters or Keith Urban (what type(s) of music makes you rock out)?
I’m very eclectic with food,
movies and music. But country rock, classic rock and Broadway tunes hold a special
place in my heart.
Does
music influence your writing? Do you have a music playlist for your book?
Yes, I often play music to keep
the creative juices flowing. But no, I don’t create a playlist. Often times
it’s one song or even just one line in a song that provides the inspiration—EX:
WILD & UNRULY was inspired by the song Cowboy Take Me Away…I played it over
and over again. J
Which
of your characters would you most/least want to hang out with, and why?
I think I’d like to have a beach
party and invite them all ;))
A beach
party! Sounds like such fun. While creating your books, what was one of the
most surprising things you learned?
How visual I am when writing.
Also how I write much faster than I type;) So my first draft is often in
longhand.
Where
can readers find out more about you?
You can learn more about my work,
join my street team, or the Kinnison Legacy Fan Page and subscribe to my
monthly newsletter at: www.amandamcintyresbook.com
Amanda McIntyre Fan Page @Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/amanda.mcintyre.author
Please
share a book blurb and/or excerpt?
Blurb: Cat
Madsen left her hometown ten years ago, escaping to Vegas with dream of
becoming a famous showgirl, but those dreams evaporate when she finds out that
the owner of the club she pole-dances at also dabbles in drug trafficking. Now,
using her ailing father as an excuse to return home to the town that rejected
her, Cat is back with a renewed determination to prove her worth. But her
tarnished reputation may prevent her from building a future among small-town
attitudes.
When an undercover assignment
lands Detective Reese Jameison in the tiny town of Sweetwater, he is skeptical
it’s a hotspot for anything. Then he gets his first glimpse of the ex-Vegas
showgirl who runs the new pole-dancing studio. Reported to be a hometown gal
with a checkered past, she is considered the prime suspect to front a drug
ring, but Reese begins to wonder. When someone threatens the beautiful woman’s
life and business, Reese struggles to keep things professional. When it becomes
personal, Reese must risk everything, including Cat’s trust, to protect her
from the past.
Excerpt
set-up: Going undercover as a land developer, Detective Reese Jamison is
supposed to join Cat’s aerobics class and investigate the possibility she is
trafficking for her former boss in Las Vegas. Here he arrives and gets his
first glimpse at his potential suspect…
He arrived a few minutes early,
noting the lone baby-blue F-150 in the gravel lot. The sun sat like a red
fireball on the horizon, casting long shadows across the parking lot. He got
out of his car and dropped his bag in the trunk, squeezing the automatic lock
on his keys. He took his time walking to the front door, taking in the solitary
light pole at the driveway entrance, the sagging overhang of the front porch,
and the sputtering welcome sign missing its last vowel. As he got closer, he
heard the thump-thump of sensual bass coming from an exceptional sound system.
The wicked beat caused goose bumps to rise on his flesh and thoughts he
shouldn’t be toying with to filter into his brain.
Yeah,
she’s wild, our little Cat. The words of the man at the bar
slithered with a slow hiss into his brain, and he swallowed hard to fight off
the images it brought with it. The daily grind and pressure of his job left
little time for dating. Besides, he was getting too old for the bar scene and
though they’d tried, the younger guys on the force had only managed once or
twice to drag him to a dance club. He paused at the front door, observing the
weathered barn-board exterior. In its day, it was probably a busy place—maybe
even a place he might have frequented. The door stuck, and he shoved his
shoulder against it, forcing it open.
The main room was empty, dark
except for the tables and chairs stacked to one side. Farther back beyond the
bar was an area that appeared to be a dance floor. It didn’t take long as he
moved toward the dim light to realize it was no ordinary dance floor. He
stepped from the shadows and halted in his tracks at the sight before him. It
resembled a silvery forest with at least nine—to his quick count—steel poles
positioned at spaced intervals across the room. Above, bare light bulbs stuck
out from sockets strung across the beams of the ceiling, providing light to
each of the stations. He wasn’t sure what he should have expected, but this
wasn’t it. The music grew a bit louder, drawing his astonished gaze to a tenth
pole set up in the middle of the small stage at one side of the room. Above it,
a single bulb housed in a metal, industrial shade spotlighted the pole.
From the heavy black drapes
hiding the backstage area emerged a woman the likes of which Reese had never
seen. Her long legs were encased in skintight black Spandex that rode miles, it
seemed, before disappearing beneath a faded, cherry-red zipped hoodie. She
gripped the pole with one hand, letting it slide effortlessly as she dropped
her body to a squat position and let her body sway to the provocative beat. She
dropped her head back, her dark brown hair done up in a ponytail swished back
and forth. Her eyes were closed. Performing silently, she obviously thought she
was alone.
Lord
have mercy.
Find out what happens between Cat
and Reese when they get caught in a web of small town secrets!!
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