Blog Tour Stop including Excerpt, Author Q&A and Giveaway - When Will I Be Loved by Julie Lynn Hayes ~ BFD Book Blog

Author Name: Julie Lynn Hayes

Book Name: When Will I Be Loved

Release Date: June 7, 2015

Blurb:

Miller Fenwick wants the kind of happy ending his best friend got, with the hunky werewolf of his dreams. Trouble is, there doesn’t seem to be a Prince Charming on the horizon, and casual encounters don’t cut it anymore. Now that Alexx and Raoul are engaged, Miller is becoming resigned to being the bridesmaid, never the bride. But a chance encounter with a sexy stranger at Charisma has his hopes soaring, and his heart is wide open to possibilities.

Holt Wynne is the head of Helios, the largest vampire organization in the country. He’s a very influential and wealthy man, with a deep-seated hatred of werewolves. His running into Miller at Charisma isn’t entirely accidental. He’d meant to wait, but his emotions got the better of him, and he couldn’t stay away. And now see what he’s done…

Wait until Miller finds out he’s sortof just gotten married to the sexy vampire who hates the people who are Miller’s best friends. Sparks are gonna fly—and not just in the bedroom. One thing for sure—life in Crescent Bay is never dull!

Pages or Words: Approximately 115,000 words

Categories: M/M Romance, Mystery, Paranormal

Excerpt:

Miller forced himself to take a breath, unaware until he did that he’d stopped breathing.

Quit being ridiculous. Wine going to your head already?

But he’d only had the one glass. And he hadn’t even finished that. He wasn’t such a lightweight, when it came to holding his alcohol, and he knew it.

He told himself it was just his imagination. But just to be safe, he began a slow cautious turn, looking around him, without appearing to be searching for anything—or anyone.

And there he was.

Standing a heartbeat away from Miller was one of the sexiest men he’d ever seen in his life. A man every bit as sexy as Raoul Marchand, although not in the same feral way as the werewolf.

This man was light where Raoul was dark. His hair was a honey blonde which stood out by virtue of being obviously natural, in a place where most blondes were either created by the sun or came from a bottle. He stood a little taller than Miller, exuding a presence that went beyond the merely physical, possessed of the bearing and mien of a veritable god.

But it was his eyes that drew Miller in and held him spellbound. Blue and green, like staring into tropical waves, flecked with bits of pure molten gold. And the way he was staring at Miller was sending the most delicious shivers traveling up and down his spine.

The man took a step toward Miller, his hand outstretched. Before Miller quite realized what had happened, he’d placed his own hand inside of the other man’s, and he found himself being drawn onto the dance floor.

Sales Links:

Julie Lynn Hayes – When Will I Be Loved #978-1-68175-037-8

About the author:

Julie Lynn Hayes first began publishing short stories and poetry in the 1990’s, when it was a different ballgame altogether, and Ebooks hadn’t been dreamed of yet. That changed in 2010 with the acceptance of her first romance novel. She’s come a long way since that first book appeared, and is finding the journey a very educational one.

She lives in St. Louis with her daughter Sarah and her cat Ramesses. She often writes of two men finding true love and happiness in one another’s arms, and is a great believer in the happily ever after. She likes to write in different genres, to stretch herself in order to see what is possible. Her great challenge is to be told something can’t be done—she feels compelled to do it.

When she isn’t writing, she enjoys crafts, such as crocheting and cross stitch, needlepoint and knitting, and she loves to cook, spending time watching the Food Network. Her favorite chef is Geoffrey Zakarian. Her family thinks she’s a bit off, but she doesn’t mind. Marching to the beat of one’s own drummer is a good thing, after all. Her published works can be found at Dreamspinner Press, eXtasy Books, Wayward Ink Press, and Amber Quill Press.

Thank you Julie for sitting down with us for a quick Q&A session!

Q: How did you get the idea for ‘When Will I Be Loved’? Which do you prefer – werewolves or vampires?

A: When Will I Be Loved wasn’t meant to be. I have Shorty to thank for it, one of my readers (and I have thanked her, in my dedication). She read the first book, When Will I See You Again, and asked me when was Miller going to get his own love? I hadn’t thought about writing a sequel. As far as I was concerned, I was done. But I said I supposed I could write a Christmas story or something, figuring that wouldn’t be hard, and it wouldn’t be immediate. Well, my Muse went behind my back and got busy, and the next day presented me with ideas for the second book lol The rest, as they say, is history. So thank you again, Shorty, because I loved writing this book!

Much as I love my wolves, I have been a fan of vampires ever since I read Bram Stoker’s Dracula, about the age of twelve. Back then, vampires were sexier than werewolves, who tended to be hairy and scruffy and unappetizing for the most part (well, in wolf form, anyway). That’s all changed now, but vampires are still my first love.

Q: Who is your favorite character you’ve written? Who was the most challenging?

A: That would be Max Montague, from To the Max, and For Love of Max. I think of him as the gay male version of me lol We’re about the same age, and we think pretty much alike and have many of the same fears. I find it easy to write as Max, because he lives in my head. Well, so do most of my characters. Like me, he’s afraid of heights and old bridges, and it takes a lot to make him mad, and he usually does what people expect of him.

I think the most challenging would be Judas, because he’s such a well-known historical character, but I saw him in my own way, and I didn’t want to go the traditional route, which marks him as a traitor. I saw him as someone who did what he was meant to do, accepted the role that was handed him, and I attributed that to his love of Jesus, and I wove a story around them.

Q: Looks like you’ve written in more than one genre. Which is your favorite?

A: I love them all, but if I am being forced to choose one over the others, it would probably be paranormal. There is so much you can do with that, with werewolves and vampires. But I would never limit myself to that. If you were at a banquet, would you only eat one type of food? Of course not. That’s the same with writing. Gotta write’em all!

Q: What is the one book you go back to re-read when you’re in a reading funk and nothing is working for you?

A: This will probably sound bad, but I re-read my own books, or even my fanfic. I know some writers never look at their books again, once they’re published, but that’s not me. In particular, I like to re-read Revelations and When Will I See You Again. Probably doesn’t hurt that they’re both in paperback, makes them easy to pick up and read random passages.

Q: Your bio states you like role playing on the internet. What is your favorite role to play and what is the most outlandish you’ve played?

A: I have many roles that I love to play. That’s my problem – I’m always adding more. At one time, I would have said Sirius Black, but I’ve gotten away from playing him. I really enjoy playing Hannibal Lecter. Outlandish? I’ve recently begun playing John Constantine. Would you consider him outlandish? He’s certainly out there lol

Where to find the author:

Facebook: Facebook

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ShelleyRunyon

Goodreads Link: My Goodreads

Publisher: Amber Quill