Sunday 7 June 2015

Blog Tour inc. Author Interview & REVIEW ***Forbidden by Alana Sapphire***



Title: Forbidden
Series: Death Dealers MC #1
Author: Alana Sapphire
Release Date: May 26th 2015


SYNOPSIS


**Raven**

The last thing I want is to get tangled in my sister’s way of life. We share blood but we couldn't be more different. I'm into books, art, and music while she's a stripper and motorcycle club whore. I've vowed to stay as far away from that life as I can, but Gage, the club's sexy President has set his sights on me. From our very first meeting he made his intention clear – he wants me in his bed. Well, he put it a little more crudely. He’s a foul-mouthed, arrogant, domineering, infuriating biker who just wants to use my body but I can’t help my attraction to him. Even if I wanted to give in to him, I can’t. He's off limits. No matter how much I want him, I can never have him. He's forbidden.

**Gage**


I'm the President of the Death Dealers MC. My road name is Reaper. Wanna guess how I got it? Yeah, no one messes with me. I live for my club, my family, and getting chicks. I don’t do relationships. Women throw themselves at me, and if they're lucky, I'll give them a couple orgasms and a life-long memory. It’s easy. That is, until I met Raven. I wanted her the moment I saw her but I can’t have her – at least not yet. She’s different from the women I’m used to and I’m caught between wanting her and not wanting to corrupt her. I should stay away from her but how can I? They say forbidden fruit is the sweetest and I’m dying for a taste.

18+ for explicit language and sexual situations. **NOT A STANDALONE**




PURCHASE LINKS






https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25447950-forbidden?ac=1











Our Review

Review by: Jennifer

(4 stars)


This was my first read by Alana Sapphire, and I was very impressed. Different from most MC books, this isn’t guy and girl meet and hook up. Nope this has some twists and turns that you don’t get normally.

Gage sees Raven and just knows she is different and someone he needs to meet; well basically he wants to know if she belongs to someone else. Raven doesn’t want anything to do with Gage, or even the MC. I really liked it, the different problems that had to be overcome so to speak.

I am not going to spoil this for anyone, I will just state that I can’t wait for book 2. If you are looking for a quick, entertaining read, then this should be added to your TBR list. I give this 4 MJ stars, and only for the reason that I hate cliffhangers, but I do not regret this read one bit. I just need to know what happens next!



 Forbidden Playlist 





About the Author

Music and writing are my two great loves. I always thought I'd be doing one or the other. Alas, I cannot sing or play an instrument so I'm relegated to listening to music (and eating copious amounts of chocolate) while I write. Hoping you'll enjoy my characters as much as I do!

 







An Interview With the Author


Author Name:   ALANA SAPPHIRE
Genre:   EROTIC ROMANCE
Series if applicable:   DEATH DEALERS MC



  What inspired you to write your first novel? 
    The face that launched a thousand ships – heartbreak. Written many years ago but I may just re-write and release it.

 Is anything in your books based on true life?
   Yes. I use personal experience a lot. Also, all of my heroines have one or    a few of my   personality traits. In Forbidden, Raven got my love of reading and music


    What books/authors have influenced you personally?
Shakespeare, Chaucer, Mark Twain, Harper Lee

         What author/s would you fangirl over?
Callie Hart and Lili St Germain


   Any new authors interested you lately? 
I haven’t been reading much lately but I like Sapphire Knight, Winter Travers, Xyla Turner, Arie Lane. Also, two authors who have debuts coming up – Annelise Reynolds and Jemma Bell.


           On the occasions you get to read yourself, who do you read?
Callie and Lili.

Mostly, my mood dictates what I read, not the author. Sometimes I want historical romance, sometimes dark, sometimes paranormal etc.


         Outside family, who do you feel has supported you on your journey as a writer? 
My friends are my biggest support system. If it wasn’t for their encouragement, I wouldn’t have attempted publishing. To be fair to my family, I haven’t told them yet :(


         Given the chance would you go back and change anything in one of your books? 
 Definitely. Everything I write goes through a million drafts. Forbidden turned out a lot differently than the original. Even now, there are things that I would love to add to it.


          What is the most challenging aspect of writing for you?
Writing is the easy part. It’s the worrying whether or not people will like it that’s the problem. I’ve been writing for years and no one knew until recently because I thought no one would like it. So I guess the most challenging aspect is writing something others will enjoy.


     Do you do a lot of research for your books, or is all from your heart and mind? 
 Mostly from me but there are aspects that I do a lot of research on to make sure that what I write is authentic.


   When you’re not writing, what do you like to do?
Listen to music, read, movies


    Do you have a favourite time/place to write?
I can write anytime and anywhere but most of my writing is done before bed. I keep a notebook with me at all times because ideas come to me at the strangest times.


       Do you have any bad writing habits?
YES! I tend to write in bits and pieces and then put them together. My current WIP, I left off at chapter 3 and started writing stuff that will probably end up somewhere in the middle. The thing is, I now want to continue from there instead of going back to the beginning.


     Quickfire round:                 Tea or coffee - Tea

    Rightie or leftie - Rightie

    eBook or print - eBook

    Boxers or Briefs - Boxers

    Beach or Mountains - Beach

    City or Country - Country

    Tattoo or Ink Free – Tattoo!

    Beard or Clean Shaven – Clean shaven

    Beer or Wine - Wine

    Cats or Dogs - Dogs


 Favourites:                    Movie – Dirty Dancing
 
                                              TV Show – Outlander and Game of Thrones

                                              Male Actor – Denzel Washington

                                              Female Actor – Halle Berry

                                              Band/Group - OneRepublic

                                              Singer – Michael Jackson (All time), Trey Songz

                                              Song – Beat It (Michael Jackson),
                                                  current – too many to  name

                                              Drink - Pepsi

                                              Food – Does chocolate count?

                                              Colour - BLUE

                                              Celebrity Crush – Trey Songz (OMG he’s hot!)


  Where can we find you?
“In St. Louis rollin’ on dubs...” sorry! I have a habit of blurting out song lyrics based on what people say to me. (That was from Nelly’s “Country Grammar”). Back to the question :)

 
 
 
TOUR SCHEDULE
Hellmouth’s Book Blog and Reviews – June 2
Smut Hut Books – June 3
Not Another Damn Blog-Blog – June 3
Wicked Babes Blog Reviews – June 5
MJ’s Book Blog and Reviews – June 7
Sisi’s Book Whores – June 8
Book Reviews and Takeovers – June 9
Beer, B.O.Bs N Books – June 10
 
 
 
 

 
 

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