Today’s interview is with Berengaria Brown, author of the recently release Rock Hard. She shares with us her thoughts on staying prolific, her stance on ebooks vs. print and how, when it comes to submitting your work, waiting is just not an option.

LUX ZAKARI: For those who may not know you, will you tell us a bit about yourself?

BERENGARIA BROWN: Berengaria is a multi-published author of erotic romance: contemporary, paranormal (ghosts, vampires, fairies and werewolves) and Regency-set historical. She loves to read all different kinds of romance so that is what she writes: one man/one woman; two women; two men; two men/one woman; three men, two women/one man… Whatever the characters need for their very hot happily-ever-after, Berengaria makes sure they get it.

LZ: Where did the inspiration for your most recent release come from?

BB: I was thinking about shapeshifters, and different ideas for them, and then I wondered, what do statues do at night when no one is around?

LZ: You primarily write ménage, M/M and F/F stories. What draws you most to do so?

BB: I read all different types of romance from sweet to very kinky, so I like to change up the genres when I write. So MM, FF, and all different ménages, MFM, MMF, MMM, FFM, MFMM and more.

LZ: You have more than ten books published – how do you stay so prolific?

BB: Writing is a professional activity, so just as with any other profession, the writer has to be focused, to sit down and write. The day job, family commitments and life do get in the way at times, but mostly, it’s a simple matter, of sitting down and working on the next page, the next chapter, the next book. Also, I write shorter books, which require less plotting than longer books, so are faster to produce.

LZ: Will you tell us about the moment you first learned your story was going to be published?

BB: When I sent my first book out to a publishing house, I sat straight down to write the second, then the third. I was aware that likely I should wait for feedback about the first before I attempted the second, but since I deliberately sent each of the first books to different publishers, I decided to keep writing. And my plan was successful. I had several books accepted and published quite soon one after the other. But I will never forget the excitement of reading the email for the first acceptance. The second just proved that first one was not a mistake. I could do it again!

LZ: What is your stance on ebooks v. print?

BB: I believe both have a place. I like e-books because they are much more environmentally friendly, easier to store and transport, and don’t require the sacrifice of trees, and costs of shipping. But I understand that some people just can’t enjoy reading without holding a printed hardcopy in their hands. (My fourth print book is due to be released very soon.)

LZ: What advice do you have for budding writers?

BB: Never give up. Keep reading. Keep writing. Keep submitting. But also, read the submissions guidelines of the publishing house you are sending your book to very carefully, and do your best to follow the instructions.

LZ: What do you have in store for readers next?

BB: The first book of a new series has just been accepted by Siren BookStrand. This is an end-of-the-world scenario that has been in my head for a very long time and I’m excited to have sold the first story in this series. The series is called Raw Claiming and the first book is Raw Craving. They are all ménages, mostly MMFM.

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BLURB: Rock Hard

A series of naked, well-endowed statues in the local park encourage lovers Fleur, Ricky and Heath to indulge in some hot, naughty public sex. But is there more to these statues than rock-hard abs?

Lily and Flynn have been trapped inside a statue since last Halloween. When a mischievous God with a love of all things sexual swaps them for the trio of lovers, can the strength of their love set them all free?

EXCERPT: Rock Hard

Somewhere way in the back of his mind, his brain was telling him having sex like this in the Botanical Gardens was a bad idea, but his cock wasn’t listening.

She felt so wonderful, gripping him like a silken glove, her pussy still rippling around his dick from her orgasm with Heath. God, sharing her was so erotic, knowing he was deep inside her where his partner had been just seconds ago.

Ulric wrapped one hand around her breasts, so he could tweak her nipple, and the other he buried in her cunt. Touching his own cock inside her felt so carnal he nearly came on the spot, and had to move his fingers up to her clit so he didn’t spoil it for her.

Her little bud was burning hot and engorged so he pinched and twirled it, aiming to keep her on that perfect edge between pleasure and pain.

He did the same with her nipple, pinching and twisting it, pulling on it, trying to heighten the sex for her, to pull her along to the very edge of the cliff, without pushing her off it just yet.

He could feel her chest heaving as she gulped in air, so he withdrew his cock almost entirely, then slammed into her, aiming to hit her cervix and drive her off the edge.

Fleur screamed and shattered around him, her cunt grabbing his dick so hard he thought it might break, as she came and came, flooding him with burning cream and sending him spiraling into orgasm with her spasms.

He buried his face in her neck pressing kisses to her soft flesh as his cock jetted streams of cum into the latex, deep inside her.

Through his haze of release, Ulric heard Heath yelling. He looked up to see a young couple, naked, dancing around the fountain.

“Free! We’re free! We’re free!” the woman was shouting.

“What the fuck?”

Fleur was ripped from his arms, Ulric flew through the air—then nothing.

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To purchase Rock Hard,visit http://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-rockhard-578587-144.html.

For details about Berengaria Brown, visit http://berengariasblog.blogspot.com or http://berengariabrown.webs.com.