JB Brooks – Romance Lives Forever

This quick interview includes info about the author, and
introduces the story.

About the Author

Craving something different? JB
writes gasping-hot erotic fiction for readers who hunger for extraordinary
passion every day. Sometimes humorous, sometimes dark, her creations are
passionate and earthy.

A survivor of the corporate world,
JB spent twenty years in the IT industry, from which she finally escaped,
allowing her to indulge her true passion…creating unusual erotic encounters
for her imaginary friends!

JB is an ex-South African and lives
with her extended family in Queensland, Australia’s sunshine state. She feels
privileged to coexist, in relative peace and harmony, with her husband,
daughter, parents, grandmother and two slightly crazy ex-racehorses. She loves
to write – anytime, anywhere – and could not survive without the techno-gadgets
which make this possible.

JB is a firm believer in lust at
first sight, and love ever after.

Interview with JB Brooks

Why did you write
this book?

I enjoy the challenge of taking a familiar literary trope
and reworking it from a new angle. If you’re a regular reader of romance or
erotic romance, you will have encountered the “heroine falls in love with
damaged-but-not-evil kidnapper” theme – probably many times. Think of the
greats – Johanna Lindsey, Stephanie Laurens, all the big names – they made it
famous. I cut my teeth on those books as a teenager, and I fell in love with
every duke, pirate, sheik, alien, shape-shifter and vampire who ever whisked an
innocent virgin away.

If you look at it objectively however, the kidnapping cliché
is as ridiculous as it is enjoyable. There’s nothing romantic about it in real
life. It’s a criminal act. The victims don’t fall in love, they get PTSD. And
yet…we still love the fantasy! So the challenge was to write the trope in an
original way and make it work.

As to whether or not my heroine actually has Stockholm syndrome – well, I’d love
to hear your opinions on that after you’ve read the book.

What is your favorite
genre to read?

Everything, as long as it’s well-written. I learned to read
at a precociously early age and have been plowing through several books a week
ever since. I do find lately that I prefer to steer clear of anything too
tragic or hateful. I think the overwhelming amount of negativity and bad news
that bombards us in the media every day has predisposed me to seek out HEA’s
for a bit of escapism. I still have weeks of therapy ahead of me because Jon
Snow is dead.

Who is your favorite
character from fiction (not including your own)?

That’s like asking a mother which of her children she loves
the most – such an unfair question! If, under extreme duress, I’m obliged to
pick one, it would have to be Aragorn from Lord of the Rings. I’ve totally been
in love with him since I was twelve.

What are you working
on at the moment, and will see from you in coming months?

I tend to hop around a bit, so I’m working on several erotic
romances. One of them is a paranormal, which is new for me. One of my WIPs will
suddenly get to a point where it takes on an unstoppable momentum of its own.
When that happens, I drop the others and focus only on that one until it’s
finished.

Please tell us about
your latest book.

Psychology postgrad Evelyn Maier
eschews men and sex. Her joy’s in work and travel—like her upcoming trip to
Africa. But her vacation is cancelled when she inadvertently enters a
dangerous, illicit sex game. Without warning, she finds herself ensnared by a
smoldering Dominant who pulls orgasms from her nearly against her will.

Mason Brady has suppressed his
Dominant nature ever since a disastrous relationship that left him broken. But
when his brother convinces him to rejoin The Chase, the sprawling game of
domination and submission Mason founded years before, he relishes the role.
Until he captures Evelyn, an unwitting passerby.

Now Evelyn is crying rape, and
Mason is racked by guilt. He’s certain he’ll convince her it was a
misunderstanding, but he must hold her until she trusts him. Evelyn has her own
angle: she’ll play along with Mason’s kidnapping until she’s fooled him into
believing she’s forgiven him. Then she’ll seek her revenge once he releases
her.

In the ensuing game of cat and
mouse, they ride the lines between capture, consent, and love.