{"id":442,"date":"2016-05-24T05:00:01","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T09:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.penandkinkpub.com\/home\/?p=442"},"modified":"2016-05-16T11:24:03","modified_gmt":"2016-05-16T15:24:03","slug":"behind-my-midnight-cowboy-interview-with-pumpkin-spice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.penandkinkpub.com\/home\/behind-my-midnight-cowboy-interview-with-pumpkin-spice\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind My Midnight Cowboy – Interview with Pumpkin Spice"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Whether it’s the gunslinger or the lone cowboy, the west has always captured our hearts and imaginations. When it comes to romance, they\u00a0seem to go together naturally. In ROUGH EDGES, we have brought together\u00a0seven different stories, from the old west to the modern cowboy, from women on the run to women looking for a good time.<\/p>\n

We continue our sneak peeks at ROUGH EDGES with an interview with Pumpkin Spice.<\/p>\n

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MY MIDNIGHT COWBOY<\/strong><\/h4>\n

If chocolate is the way to a man\u2019s heart, then pastry chef Lucy Baker has the recipe for success. But will her culinary skills melt the most-hard hearted bachelor in Wyoming?<\/p>\n

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A chance encounter on a New Year\u2019s Eve flight leaves two strangers to discover unbound pleasure and a hunger for more sexual discovery.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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EXCERPT<\/strong><\/h5>\n

He slid my sweater off one shoulder and the stubble from his chin brushed against my skin. Hell yes. I wanted more. Maybe I will join the mile high club.<\/p>\n

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I closed my eyes and let his touch guide me. He reached under my sweater and brushed my bra. His fingers slid across the sheer fabric, his hand gently gliding against my nipple engaging my senses, arousing my curiosity and sending my mind into a million different directions. Usually, I was the one initiating the game, taking control.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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1. Where did you get the idea for My Midnight Cowboy?<\/strong><\/p>\n

After wrapping up a very chaste, G-rated, sweet romance, I found myself utterly bored by the saccharin ending. And I wrote it! Then I visualized Lucy and her bestie, Rachel, walking into John Wayne Airport on their way to some big adventure \u2013 only Lucy was flying solo \u2013 literally and figuratively. Suddenly, this really hot, but super annoying, wise-ass keys off behind her in line and everything in Lucy\u2019s world tilts.<\/p>\n

Ben and Lucy popped off the page and onto the plane, train, and back onto the plane before I had a chance to put the brakes on the heat that happened between them. This story wrote itself. So while I had never written erotic, once Lucy started to describe her baking techniques to Ben, sparks flew. It also didn\u2019t hurt that it was New Year\u2019s Eve, because, really, anything\u2019s possible on the cusp of a New Year.<\/p>\n

2. Tell me a little about the Lucy and Ben.\"cowboy-354387_1280\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ben is based off a guy I knew from high school. And so is Scott. They were BFF\u2019s. I used to date Scott. Rachel is based off my BFF in high school. I really can\u2019t delve into any more details without getting into real trouble. Since \u201cBen\u201d is now married and so am I.<\/p>\n

3. My Midnight Cowboy was a fun read, was it fun to write?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Absolutely. The chemistry between Ben and Lucy is electric. It pops, sparks, and ignites. I\u2019m never that clever, witty, or fast in real time.<\/p>\n

As bad as it is to be slow on the uptake, it\u2019s even worse to be slow on the comeback. If the perfect retort comes to you exactly when you need it, you\u2019re both quick and clever, and everyone laughs with you.\u00a0But if the exact, same retort comes to you two days later, you\u2019re neither quick nor clever. That\u2019s me.<\/p>\n

But Lucy? That girl\u2019s on fire. She has a little bite to her and a whole lot of sass. And Ben? He\u2019s just sex on a stick. Yum.<\/p>\n

4. Why did you choose to set it on New Year’s Eve?<\/strong><\/p>\n

After wrapping up my holiday romance, I was in still in the spirit of the season, which is ironic because it was July. But to meet holiday submission deadlines that\u2019s what I do. I pretend like it\u2019s winter in the heat of the summer. The image I kept seeing was of midnight out the plane window \u2013 the splattering of stars, the clouds collecting by the wing of the plane and Ben beside me. When I think of midnight I think of New Year\u2019s Eve. It ushers in a New Year, a clean slate. Everything starts anew. But before the strike of midnight, there\u2019s so much that can happen.<\/p>\n

5. What other work do you have out there?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, Pumpkin Spice and Mary Billiter are one and the same. And together I have seven works of published fiction that can be found on my website: www.marybilliter.com<\/p>\n

I have a fun summer beach read that\u2019s currently being considered for publication. Fingers crossed it\u2019ll be picked up. The chemistry between Katie & Bogart was as easy for me to write as Lucy and Ben and not surprisingly since Bogart was based off a guy from high school\u2026hmmm I\u2019m starting to see a pattern.<\/p>\n

So a bit about \u201cDo Not Disturb\u201d\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cDo Not Disturb\u201d – The perfect job, a dream guy and one chance to screw it up. When a luxury beachfront hotel in the OC conducts a mass hire, Katie Flanagan\u2019s ninth in line. Is it her dream job? Possibly. Will it help her escape living with her parents for the rest of her life? Hopefully. When Katie discovers a secret document aimed at downsizing the staff, she finds her voice and pens a press release that places the hotel, and her, at the center of national coverage. When the corporate line is drawn in the sand, the question becomes \u2013 will she cross it?<\/p>\n

And my work in progress centers around three different women whose lives intersect through one man.<\/p>\n

6. What do you do when you’re not writing?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sleep.<\/p>\n

7. What’s the best part about writing?<\/strong><\/p>\n

That one moment when what I\u2019m trying to say \u2013 what\u2019s been stuck in my head or in my gut \u2013 surfaces on the page effortlessly and beautifully. There\u2019s no action to \u201cmake\u201d it happen \u2013 it just does. The characters, the scene, the mood, the tone, the dialog \u2013 it\u2019s all just there and I\u2019m simply the stenographer relaying the emotion.<\/p>\n

8. What’s the hardest part about writing?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Everything else.<\/p>\n

9. What inspires you?<\/strong><\/p>\n

My children
\nThe color of my husband\u2019s eyes and his bald head \u2013 it\u2019s a tie
\nBruce Springsteen\u2019s lyrics
\nWomen who have survived breast cancer
\nKindness<\/p>\n

10. What are some of your favourite books\/authors?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Liz Talley \u2013 His Uptown Girl
\nSusan Mallery \u2013 Fool\u2019s Gold anything
\nSuzanne Brockmann \u2013 The Unsung Hero
\nJennifer Weiner \u2013 Everything
\nTessa Dare
\nCarole Mortimer
\nKent Haruf \u2013 ANYTHING
\nAndrey Niffengegger \u2013 Time Traveler\u2019s Wife
\nToni Morrison \u2013 The Bluest Eye<\/p>\n

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PUMPKIN SPICE<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Pumpkin Spice is the published author of adult romantic fiction. Her naughty fairy tale line \u201cScarlett Hood & The Hunter\u201d and \u201cGoldlie Locks & The Brothers Bear\u201d is published by Evernight Publishing along with her Cupid Conquest romance, \u201cThe Hart Moment.\u201d Pumpkin\u2019s favorite time of year is fall when the leaves are turning, the weather is crisper and the nights are a whole lot longer. Write to her at: pumpkinspicecom@yahoo.com<\/a> Follow her on Twitter: @PumpkinSpiceU2<\/a><\/p>\n

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Pre-order\u00a0your copy of Rough Edges<\/strong><\/p>\n

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