Now available from Totally Bound is the paranormal erotic romance Echoes of Love by Tanith Davenport.
Paranormal writer Kala Westenra, staying with her best friend Vika in Norway, is hunting for a new subject for an article, and finds it when she hears footsteps in the hall twenty minutes before Vika's hot brother Tor Viitanen arrives home. This, Vika tells her, is the vardoger - a Norwegian ghost, a future echo which always precedes a person's arrival.
Kala plans to stake out the hallway to catch the vardoger in the act - and is shocked when, on its arrival, it kisses her. Her feelings for Tor have been hidden ever since she first met him two years ago; could it be that the vardoger is acting on Tor's secret desire for her?
As Kala and Tor work together to understand what is happening with the spirit, their longing for each other begins to overtake them - but the vardoger has more to show them than they expected...
The author has taken a few minutes out
of her busy schedule for a Q&A about her newest novel.
When did you become interested in storytelling?
I've been writing all my life, although only started writing erotic romance when I was about 27. I've always loved to write and usually wrote some form of romance, apart from a brief attempt at a school story in my teens which, thankfully, disappeared with my old computer.
What was your first book/story published?
My debut novel was The Hand He Dealt, about a gaming management student who gets into a complicated relationship with her best friend and her best friend's boyfriend. It was great fun to write and Ash is still my favourite of all my heroes.
What inspired you to write Echoes of Love?
I read an article in the Fortean Times about vardogers, which struck me as particularly interesting because of the way they were presented - it was stated that vardogers aren't considered scary in context because they're handy for household scheduling. That gave me a few ideas about how I could give them a new twist.
What character in Echoes of Love is the most like you, and in what ways?
Probably Kala - while her taste in writing isn't mine, her love of writing and the paranormal came from my own interests. I'm fascinated by the paranormal, although I consider myself a skeptical believer.
What is your favorite part in Echoes of Love?
The moment when Kala uses the ouija board on her own. It was a turning point for the story and let me have fun with the vardoger, as there were no other characters in the room to argue with it, as had happened in earlier scenes.
What was the hardest part to write?
The first full sex scene was particularly difficult, as it had to be done in complete silence and darkness - I like to use dialogue in sex scenes and to describe what both people see.
What would your ideal career be, if you couldn't be an author?
I used to skydive, and have always liked the idea of being part of a freefall display team. Maybe an idea for a future story!
Do you read reviews of your books? If so, do you pay any attention to them, or let them influence your writing?
I do read them, but I try not to be too affected by negative reviews. Not everybody is going to like my writing, I know. Luckily I've never had a malicious review yet.
What well-known writers do you admire most?
My favourite current writers are Philippa Gregory and Anne O'Brien. I love historicals, romance or otherwise.
Do you have any other books/stories in the works?
I'm currently working on another paranormal novella which is a sequel to one of my earlier books, Tamar Rising. I hope to have it finished by the end of the year.
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About the Author
Tanith Davenport began writing erotica at the age of 27 by way of the Romantic Novelists' Association New Writers' Scheme. Her debut novel "The Hand He Dealt" was released by Total-e-Bound in June 2011 and was shortlisted for the Joan Hessayon Award for 2012.
Tanith has had short stories published by Naughty Nights Press and House of Erotica. She loves to travel and dreams of one day taking a driving tour of the United States, preferably in a classic 1950s pink Cadillac Eldorado.
Tanith's idea of heaven is an Indian head massage with a Mojito at her side.
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