Personal
- Can you tell us a little about yourself?
I’ve always had stories swirling around in my brain; until recently I thought everyone did. When I’m not actively talking or thinking about what I’m doing, the characters start showing me scenes in their lives, demanding I tell their stories so they can live in the heads of readers also.
- Have you ever found true love?
I met my husband over 30 years ago at a 60s party thrown by a mutual friend. I drank a lot too much beer, so my brother carried me out of the party that night, fireman-style, while I yelled over his butt, “You there, cute boy! Remember, party at our house next weekend! Be there!” He came to that party and never left. We’ve loved and supported each other through raising 4 kids, and the loss of 3 of our parents. He’s my soul-mate.
Your Novel
- What about your book might pique the reader’s interest?
I like to write about strong women who are living independent lives. They’re not looking to fall in love, but are willing to have a hot encounter with a sexy man. I don’t like alpha-hole men, so my heroes generally appear to be betas…until the chips are down or their woman is threatened. Then they will move Heaven and earth to protect her. Sigh…
- What inspired you to write this particular story?
When I finished my previous book, For The Love Of His Life, the epilogue ended with Dmitri, the cousin that Ivan sent to convince the scary red-headed biked queen to forget about her promise to hunt down the famous actor and force him to have sex with her, deciding to stay and try to “tame a wildcat”. At that point I had no plans to write another book with these characters, but after I wrote that last line, Dmitri and the biker queen started to urgently tell me their story, so I had to write it.
- How did you choose your title?
I like to use puns or double entendres in the titles. I’ve been dismayed more than once after choosing the perfect title, to search for it on Amazon and find lots of other books with that same exact title! So I work to create unique titles. In For The Love Of His Life, the hero, Raul, learns to love himself, as well as the woman he falls in love with. In Only One Man Will Do, the heroine, Alexandra, learns that not only can she be happy with only one man for the rest of her life, but that Dmitri is the only one who can thrill her for the long term.
- How much of yourself is hidden in the characters in the book?
Ooh, tricky question. One of my closest friends, who was a roommate after college, says that when she reads my books it’s like sitting and chatting with me…she can hear my voice narrating the story to her. I guess that’s what gets called the author’s “voice”.
Writing
- What are you working on now?
The epilogue in Only One Man Will Do has Raul telling Ivan that they need to find a woman for him. He smiles and says he’ll wait, leading Raul to tease him, asking him if he expects that someday she’ll just walk in the door of his resort. He says “yes”. When I wrote those words, I suddenly knew who was going to star in the next sequel. I never set out to write a series, but I get so fond of the characters that I want them all to have a HEA. Plus I respond to the ones who make the most noise in my head.
- Have you written any other books?
I have a series of 6 books about the members of a large Hispanic family, and the people they all find to complete them. The Reyes Family Romances was my first series, and one of the books, # 4 in the order, is a free download at: http://www.smashwords.com/b/18367. I’ve also written 2 female spy novels that just got re-issued as a 2-in-1 eBook for only $3.99 for 2 complete novels. I wrote 2 stand-alone romances, and then a series of 2 books about the return of Mayan alien vampires and how their plot to destroy humanity gets foiled–these are also romances!
Fun (Crazy, odd questions just for fun)
- Someday I want to:
Be able to retire and get a small camper to travel around the country with my husband, maybe taking any grandbabies that might come along, with us.
Quick Questions
- Pen or pencil?
- I even do crosswords in pen.
- Summer or Winter?
Summer, when going camping is so easy, and the outdoors is so wonderful!
- Rural or Urban?
Rural-I don’t like big cities.
- Facial hair or clean shaven?
Barely-growing in facial hair…and a mustache.
- Marvel or DC?
Marvel, of course! Have you seen any of the recent spate of super-hero movies? Those are MY favorites! I’m a sci-fi and action movie nerd and proud of it!
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Blurb: For The Love Of His Life
Can a sexy Hispanic action movie star find himself in the BWCA of upper Minnesota? Will the local woman he grows to love believe someone who “lies for a living”?
Buy Links:
http://www.eternalpress.biz/book.php?isbn=9781615729210
http://www.amazon.com/For-Love-His-Life-ebook/dp/B00CMHMGXI/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1369855652&sr=8-3
Blurb: Only One Man Will Do
Tough-as-nails businesswoman by day, Alexandra is a biker queen by night. When a large Russian man inserts himself into her life, she follows her instincts to some explosive sex. But he’s not willing to share her with her gang, and she’s not willing to give up other men. When two of her bikers are killed, Dmitri is the main suspect. How far is he willing to go to keep her to himself? And has she really fallen in love for the first time ever…with a murderer?
Buy Links:
http://www.amazon.com/Only-One-Man-Will-Do-ebook/dp/B00GKNPO2A/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1384304195&sr=8-12&keywords=love+fiona+mcgier
Excerpt from Only One Man Will Do:
Alexandra is attending the yearly charity ball at her father’s country club. She told Dmitri she was going alone, because he’s too “rough” and wouldn’t “fit in”.
Alexandra was so busy with her thoughts that she didn’t hear her Father approaching her from behind. When he cleared his throat she turned and almost swallowed her tongue.
“Alex, I’ve been looking for you all over! I know you don’t like when I introduce you to men not directly in our business, but this man here represents a conglomerate of interests from Russia. They aren’t big in the US market yet, but if they ever get to the point where they need our expertise, it would be nice if we knew we would be in the running at least for an interview. Isn’t that right, Dmitri?”
Dmitri was wearing a European-styled power suit so tailored to him that it had to have been hand-made. It was flawless and hugged every part of his body, accentuating his broad shoulders and tapered waist. The trousers had generous pleats in the front for a smoother line, amply covering up what Alexandra knew was under them, making her mouth go dry as she forced herself to not stare. His shoes looked to be hand-tooled Italian leather oxfords, and his conservative tie was held in place by a tack that had a diamond encrusted on it. As he held out his hand to shake hers, Alexandra idly noticed that the cufflinks on his sleeves had the same diamonds on them as his tie tack. The overall impression she got from looking at him was that this was a man born to wealth, who only walked among the plebeians when he had to; otherwise he stayed on Mt. Olympus, within his own social group.
She tried to speak, but had no voice. She cleared her throat and tried again, her hand still held in Dmitri’s massive paw as both men waited patiently for her to acknowledge him.
“I’m please to meet you, mister…” she began then turned to her Dad, her hand still being held. “What did you say his name was?”
“Dmitri Illyanovich,” her Father smiled at the man. “I did pronounce it right, didn’t I?”
For Dad to be so ingratiating, he’s totally under Dmitri’s spell! Either that, or I’ve been played for a fool in a major way. What the fuck?
Alexandra felt her face begin to hurt as the fake smile she was wearing caused muscle fatigue. Her eyes searched Dmitri’s face but he kept up the act of having never met her before.
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Copyright 2013, Fiona McGier
Find out more about all of my books, including excerpts, reviews and buy links, along with a free erotic short story at my website: http://www.fionamcgier.com
Hey Sarah, thanks for letting me tell your readers about my books! I loved your questions, especially the “just for fun” ones. I hope interested readers will download the free book from Smashwords. I’m also offering 5 autographed paperbacks of “For The Love Of His Life” as a Goodreads give-away which you can enter until Dec.9. And on my web site, I’m running a contest for a paperback of “Only One Man Will Do”…but you have to read the previous book to answer the questions.
Thanks for reading!