Cate: Woot! Lucy Felthouse is in da Halloween house, all the way from the U.K.! Welcome, Lucy, and
please tell us a little bit about yourself.
Lucy: I’m Lucy Felthouse and I’m from England. I write erotica and
erotic romance in a variety of genres and pairings. I don’t write full-time, I
squeeze in around running my business, Writer Marketing Services (http://www.writermarketing.co.uk)
which is where I do PR, marketing and web design for writers—basically, I eat,
breathe and sleep books! ;)
Cate: Living the life! Sounds wonderful. What do you love most about Halloween?
Lucy: Going to a spooky local event of some description. It’s not such
a big deal in the UK as the US, but it seems we’re quite fond of storytelling
events and the like, which is good for me!
Cate: What frightens you the most?
Lucy: Oh, that’s easy. Death!
Cate: Oh, then you should read Death Is A Bitch. You'll change your mind. :) Ever gone on a ghost tour? Or ghost hunting on your own?
Lucy: Yes, I’ve been on a few ghost walks in some of the UK’s cities,
like York, Chester and London. I haven’t spotted anything yet, though.
Cate: Any favorite Halloween recipes you’d care to share?
Lucy: I don’t do cooking, but luckily for me, my other half does. He
makes a mean pumpkin pie. Yum!
Cate: Lucky you! Tell us about your latest release, and where readers
can find it online.
Lucy: Timeless Desire is a revised and extended version of a previously
published story, Love Through Time.
Here’s the blurb:
Emily arrives at Westbury Hall with a job to do. She’s to clean and
conserve all of the books in their impressive library, preserving them for
future generations. Not long into her stay at the house, she bumps into the
night guard, George. She’d expected an old, balding guy with a comb over, so
the hunky chap she actually meets is a very pleasant surprise. The
introductions complete, George leaves Emily in peace to get on with her job.
But when a falling photograph sets off a chain reaction of ghostly events,
Emily and George are thrown together in order to find out who—or what—is
causing them. Their investigation uncovers a tragic past, a lost love, and a
stunning secret.
You can grab your copy here: http://lucyfelthouse.co.uk/published-works/timeless-desire/
Cate: Care to share an excerpt?
Lucy: Sure. Here’s an excerpt:
Emily received some strange looks and frowns from the people she passed
as she walked across the graveled drive towards the front entrance of Westbury
Hall. She could appreciate their confusion. It was closing time for the stately
home and the last of the visitors were being politely ushered out of the
building, yet she was heading inside. What’s more, she’d been invited. She had
a job to do.
An elderly lady stood in the porch smiling and nodding as she held the
door open for those departing the property. Most of them seemed in no hurry to
leave, stopping to make comments to the woman, thanking her for a lovely visit
and so on. Emily waited patiently, allowing the patrons to leave before
attempting to get in. When the staff member—most likely a volunteer, Emily thought—caught
sight of her, she gave her a polite nod of acknowledgment.
Finally, the last of Westbury Hall’s visitors moved out, leaving Emily
free to enter. Climbing the single stone step to the threshold of the front
porch, she took the hand that had already been offered to her.
Shaking Emily’s hand with a surprising firmness, the woman said, “You
must be Miss Stone.” Her smart appearance and the intelligence in her eyes
indicated that despite her advancing age, she was far from past it, “I’m Mrs.
Thompson, house supervisor.”
“I am,” replied Emily, dropping her hand back to her side, “but please,
call me Emily. It’s lovely to meet you. So, house supervisor? Do you live on
site?” Not a volunteer, then, but a paid member of staff.
Indicating Emily should step inside the entrance hall, Mrs. Thompson
proceeded to close and lock the porch and front doors of the house, securing
them in.
“I do,” the older woman said, turning back to face Emily, “I have rooms
in a separate building just off the back of this one. So you needn’t worry
about me disturbing you.”
“Oh no,” said Emily, worried she’d inadvertently rubbed Mrs. Thompson up the wrong way, “I didn’t mean
that. I was just curious, that’s all. You’re more than welcome to see me at
work, Mrs. Thompson, although I’m afraid you won’t see anything terribly
exciting.”
Mrs. Thompson smiled now, the warmth reaching her eyes. Emily almost
sagged with relief. She’d yet to see the extent of the work she had to do, but
she’d been told it was no easy task, so she could be here for some time. The
last thing she needed was to upset any of the staff.
“Oh, you’d be surprised, my dear. This is a fascinating old place. Of
course, all these old houses have history, but Westbury Hall’s is particularly
rich.”
Emily smiled. The woman’s enthusiasm was infectious. “Well then,” she
replied, “I can’t wait to learn more about it. I hope you’ll feed me some
historical tidbits throughout the time I’m here?”
Mrs. Thompson gave an enigmatic smile. Then, startling Emily somewhat,
she turned smartly on her heel and walked deeper into the house. “Come, my
dear, I won’t hold you up any longer. I’ll show you to the library, where
you’ll soon start uncovering Westbury’s illustrious history for yourself.”
Author Bio
Lucy Felthouse is a very busy woman! She writes erotica and erotic
romance in a variety of subgenres and pairings, and has over 100 publications
to her name, with many more in the pipeline. These include several editions of Best
Bondage Erotica, Best Women's Erotica 2013 and Best Erotic Romance 2014.
Another string to her bow is editing, and she has edited and co-edited a number
of anthologies, and also edits for a small publishing house. She owns Erotica For All, is book editor for Cliterati, and is one eighth of The Brit Babes. Find out more at http://www.lucyfelthouse.co.uk. Join
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Cate: Whew! You are a busy woman! Thanks so much for being part of the Halloween fun. :)
