Stressing the Hero
An interview which shows the hero under stress and how he would react.
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Stressing the Hero: Gazillionaire and the Virgin #eroticromance @lisabetsarai #RLFblog
Stressing the Hero from The Gazillionaire and the Virgin a BDSM erotic romance by Lisabet Sarai.Author Bio
Lisabet Sarai occasionally tackles other genres, but BDSM will always be her first love. Every one of her nine novels includes some element of power exchange, while her D/s short stories range from mildly kinky to intensely perverse.About the Book
Title The Gazillionaire and the VirginGenre Contemporary BDSM Erotic RomanceBook heat level (based on movie ratings): RWhen Silicon Valley entrepreneur Rachel Zelinsky meets reclusive genius Theo Moore, she finds him strangely compelling. Theo is both arrogant and socially awkward, but he has an aura of power that speaks to Rachel’s carefully-hidden submissive side. Disturbed and aroused, she tries to focus on her original objective—a deal to incorporate his Artificial Intelligence software into her company’s popular virtual world. Rachel’s not a woman who lets pleasure interfere with business, but for some reason, she can’t resist Theo’s geeky appeal.Theo Moore can’t be bought. His past battles with poverty make him deeply suspicious of the billionaire CEO. Still, with her voluptuous curves and brilliant mind, Rachel embodies his ultimate sexual fantasy. Too bad his knowledge about sex derives from extensive research and a stash of kinky porn rather than real-world experience.That doesn’t bother Rachel, however. In his bed—in his arms—in his bonds—she discovers the bliss of total surrender. Rachel may be Theo’s first lover, but Theo is Rachel’s first true Master—and the first man to truly touch her heart. It seems that love may harmonize their differing goals and values, until Rachel’s unwitting violation of Theo’s trust threatens to tear them apart forever.Stressing the Hero
Every hero has a story. He has a background, a history, and a past. This interview allows us to meet a hero and get to know him better, by focusing on how he handles being relaxed, as well as how he handles stress.The Hero’s Relaxed Side
This hero is at a party. Considering his story, describe the party.Theo actually does attend a party in the book, a fund-raising event for his technology charity Code in the Hood (CIH) that’s organized by the heroine, Rachel Zelinsky. The event takes place at the Computer History Museum, a real museum in Silicon Valley. There’s an open bar, a buffet, a band playing soft rock, and lots of technology executives with cash to burn milling around.He’s anything but relaxed, though!How does the hero feel about being this particular party, and what body language is he displaying that gives it away?He’d rather be almost anywhere else. He parks himself at a table in the corner and fidgets with the CIH brochures stacked up in the center, at least until Rachel drags him out to socialize with potential donors.Is he more likely to mingle or remain aloof?He’d much rather remain aloof, but Rachel won’t let him. However, once he gets started talking about the charity which is his personal passion, his nervousness disappears.If he drinks, what is his drink of choice at this party?At this party he has his first taste of champagne. And he likes it very much!How much drink is his usual?Theo hardly ever drinks. Once he tastes the champagne, though, he wants more.The hero figures out where the hiding places are and then goes there. Is it to hide, to avoid someone, or to go drag a friend back to the party?Theo would love to hide. Crowds and strangers make him terribly anxious.Is he likely to latch onto a friend and stay with him/her and ignore others, or is he the friend that others latch onto?He hangs on to Rachel for dear life. She’s the only person he knows at the party, and the only one who can keep him from panicking.If someone picked a fight at this party, how is the hero going to handle it?If you asked Theo this question in the abstract, he’d tell you that he’d run and hide. In fact, he’d probably try to break up the fight, then possibly freak out afterward.Is the hero the one most likely to get tossed out of the party, or the one who does the tossing?He’s not likely to get tossed out. He’s generally pretty mild-mannered. It’s pretty difficult to imagine him tossing anyone else out, though physically he could manage this.Will he know when to leave, or stay late and make a nuisance of himself?He’d rather not be there at all, so he’d probably leave as soon as he could slip away.The Hero’s Stressed Out Side
How does the hero handle it if the cops or some other authority figure pulls him aside when he was blameless in a situation?He will try to reason with the cops. He might get sarcastic. If he’s not successful in convincing them to release him, he’ll probably sulk.How does the hero react to hearing a scream?His first reaction will be to try and discover who screamed, and why. If he believes someone is being hurt, he’ll temporarily forget his self-consciousnessIf he sees someone being assaulted, what is the FIRST thing that crosses his mind?He wonders what was going on, and why.If he sees someone being assaulted, what is the FIRST thing he does?In fact, he probably wades into the fray, trying to pull the assailant off the victim. Later, he won’t believe he’s done this.This hero attempts to rescue someone and realizes that he is in over his head. The odds are against him and there is no way out. He is going to get his butt handed to him. What does he do?When Theo can’t utilize his physical skills to implement the rescue, he’ll fall back on his intellectual abilities. He’ll try to figure out some way to trick his opponents, or to sneak away.The hero runs into the one person from his past he wanted to avoid. He can’t get out of the situation and must interact with him/her in some way. What does he do?He becomes very stiff and formal. He keep his words to a minimum, saying only what is absolutely necessary.Someone younger than the hero is in charge of the situation, and they are handling it badly, perhaps bungling things. How does the hero deal with it?He’s surprisingly bossy, giving instructions and perhaps getting a bit impatient if the person in charge doesn’t obey. He might resort to sarcasm or ridicule.The hero is in physical pain but must bear up under it and keep going. What does he tell himself in order to get through the situation?He thinks about the safety and comfort of his home, and how good it will feel to finally arrive there.What mentor’s words come to mind in a bad situation?“Don’t underestimate yourself. Expect to succeed.”What lesson from his past gets him through a stressful situation?He remembers how he saved Rachel from a cyber-assault. That reminds him how powerful he really is.Buy This Book
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Stressing the Hero Hometown Heartache #romance @mjschiller #RLFblog
Our guest author today is giving away an eCopy of Blackout to one random commentor. Please leave your comment below for your chance to win.Every hero has a story. He has a background, a history, and a past. This interview allows us to meet a hero and get to know him better, by focusing on how he handles being relaxed, as well as how he handles stress.Author Bio
M.J. Schiller is a lunch lady/romance-romantic suspense writer. She enjoys writing novels whose characters include rock stars, desert princes, teachers, futuristic Knights, construction workers, cops, and a wide variety of others. In her mind everybody has a romance. She is the mother of a twenty-year-old and three eighteen-year-olds. That’s right, triplets! So having recently taught four children to drive, she likes to escape from life on occasion by pretending to be a rock star at karaoke. However…you won’t be seeing her name on any record labels soon.About the Book
Title Hometown HeartacheGenre Contemporary Romantic SuspenseBook heat level (based on movie ratings):
PG13Nash is trying to
make a name for himself in the art world…But when he meets a realtor to buy a gallery, he is stunned
to find Chloe sitting at the table with the man. He has never stopped thinking
about her since she disappeared from his life without a trace. Is it too late
to win back her love?Chloe has finally
found a way to leave her past behind her…But her heart leaps out of her chest when she sees Nash. How
can he be here? Now…after all this time? On the surface, she pulls herself back
together. But underneath she feels she is about to shatter. After remaking
herself, how can she deal with being faced with Nash and the life she knew
before?If this chance
meeting doesn’t rip Chloe and Nash apart, he will.Little do they know, someone has been lurking in the
shadows, manipulating them all along. If he has his way, the two will never be
reunited. Even if he has to take one of them out to ensure it.Stressing The Hero
Every hero has a story. He has a background, a history, and a
past. This interview allows us to meet a hero and get to know him better, by
focusing on how he handles being relaxed, as well as how he handles stress.The Hero’s Relaxed Side
This hero is at a
party. Considering his story, describe the party.Nash would enjoy a big party, but would prefer just hanging
with his family and a few friends.How does the hero
feel about being this particular party, and what body language is he displaying
that gives it away?When he’s with his family, he’s relaxed. He would be sitting
on the couch, one arm resting on the top, with his back in the corner, totally
engaged in the conversation he is having, turned toward the speaker, one leg up
on the couch a little. He is an artist and so his conversation would be thoughtful,
cerebral, intelligent. But Nash was also an athlete in high school so he is
strong and physically fit and could talk sports. He would avoid politics unless
it was a subject he was particularly passionate about. He was popular in high
school, but not Mr. Popularity. He is a stand up guy, someone you could count
on in a crisis.Is he more likely to mingle
or remain aloof?With family he’d mingle. At a bigger party he would mingle
some, but would limit it to a handful of people.If he drinks, what is
his drink of choice at this party?Beer, craft or otherwise. Prefers a basic beer.How much drink is his
usual?Depends on the night and how long he is out. On average,
three or four.The hero figures out where
the hiding places are and then goes there. Is it to hide, to avoid someone, or
to go drag a friend back to the party?He wouldn’t hide or avoid someone, at least not for long. If
someone went missing, though, he’d know where to find them because he’d
understand that desire. He may bring them back to the party or stay and talk
with them there.Is he likely to latch
onto a friend and stay with him/her and ignore others, or is he the friend that
others latch onto?If he gets involved in a conversation with someone, he
doesn’t feel the need to leave it in order to talk to everyone. He’d rather
miss out on saying hi to someone than miss out on a good conversation, although
he’d regret not getting to talk to everyone a little.If someone picked a fight
at this party, how is the hero going to handle it?He would try to negotiate the situation, but if he needed
to, he’d be fine with throwing someone out if they were making trouble.Is the hero the one most
likely to get tossed out of the party, or the one who does the tossing?He’d be the tosser, not the tossee.Will he know when to leave,
or stay late and make a nuisance of himself?He will know when to leave, but will stay late and help
clean up.The Hero’s Stressed Out Side
How does the hero handle
it if the cops or some other authority figure pulls him aside when he was
blameless in a situation?He’s pretty calm about it, believes that it will all work
out, that the cops will be reasonable and listen to him.How does the hero react
to hearing a scream?Nash would go to find out who was in trouble and try to help
them. He’d take along his brothers if he thought he needed to.If he sees someone being
assaulted, what is the FIRST thing that crosses his mind?I need to step in and help this person.If he sees someone
being assaulted, what is the FIRST thing he does?He steps in to defend them.This hero attempts to
rescue someone and realizes that he is in over his head. The odds are against him
and there is no way out. He is going to get his butt handed to him. What does he
do?Takes it like a man.The hero runs into
the one person from his past he wanted to avoid. He can’t get out of the
situation and must interact with him/her in some way. What does he do?His jaw would be tight and conversation would be clipped.Someone younger than
the hero is in charge of the situation, and they are handling it badly, perhaps
bungling things. How does the hero deal with it?He would let them try to handle the situation themselves,
but if they gave a sign of needing help he’s be there to do his best to handle
it.The hero is in
physical pain but must bear up under it and keep going. What does he tell
himself in order to get through the situation?I’ve just got to hang on and get through this.What mentor’s words
come to mind in a bad situation?He’d probably think of something his mom told him. He looks
up to her a lot. It probably would be along the lines of “walk a mile in
someone’s shoes.” He would try to see things from their viewpoint.What lesson from his
past gets him through a stressful situation?His time without Chloe was the worst period in his life. He
would tell himself if he could get through that, he could get through anything.Buy This Book
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Stressing the Hero: Outside The Lines #contemporary @BethRhodes99 #RLFblog
Stressing the Hero from Outside The Lines a contemporary romance by Beth Rhodes.Author Bio
Beth Rhodes is a wife, mother, friend, and lover. She lives with her Army husband and their six children at the base of the mountains in Colorado. She loves the cold, coffee, camping, and sunshine.Her stories are full of life, family, and love. You can find her reading just about any genre of romance, but her favorites are fast-paced suspense, where life is on the line and love is the only saving grace. She wants a book that makes her heart pound and her pulse race.Beth is a member of Romance Writers of America, Pikes Peak Writers, Colorado Romance Writers, and International Thriller Writers. She is signed with Entangled Publishing and Boroughs Publishing Group.About the Book
Title: Outside The LinesGenre: Contemporary RomanceBook heat level (based on movie ratings): PG13For the first time in her life, good-girl Maria Rodriguez throws aside caution for an all-consuming desire. She wants freedom from rules and her family looking over her shoulder. She wants the love she’s only ever dreamed of. But then that love walks away. Jaded bachelor David March doesn’t believe in love. His fling with the pretty Hispanic woman from California is as close to feeling as he wants to get. Now, he’s back home, burying himself in work and trying to forget.Shortly after he leaves, Maria finds out she’s pregnant. Her first leap into freedom results in a life-changing consequence. She knows she has to find him. But what she finds is not what she expects. David is not the down-to-earth man he portrayed. And the love she remembers has been replaced by cold calculation and contracts. He lied to her once. Can she trust that a marriage agreement will bring back the love they once shared?Go to a place where stoic German meets colorful, vibrant, sexy Hispanic in this contemporary romance set in a small town outside Burlington, Vermont… in the heart of winter, love can happen!Stressing The Hero
Every hero has a story. He has a background, a history, and a past. This interview allows us to meet a hero and get to know him better, by focusing on how he handles being relaxed, as well as how he handles stress.The Hero’s Relaxed Side
This hero is at a party. Considering his story, describe the party.Once again, the old biddies of Lynnbrooke have fru-frued up the old town hall for the yearly charity ball. Equal parts twine and white netting-like shit hung from every beam. There were old mason jars on every table with stones and green baby’s breath flowers. And he only knew that because Mrs. Kraus had spent the last two days putting them together in his typically unused dining room. For the town, he reminded himself…for the business.How does the hero feel about being this particular party, and what body language is he displaying that gives it away?David is obligated, yet he does love his town and he would do anything for his grandfather.Is he more likely to mingle or remain aloof?A little of both!If he drinks, what is his drink of choice at this party?Scotch, MadRiverHow much drink is his usual?Just one, unless he’s alone.The hero figures out where the hiding places are and then goes there. Is it to hide, to avoid someone, or to go drag a friend back to the party?He goes to hide but he drags Maria with him so he can enjoy a moment of quiet with her.Is he likely to latch onto a friend and stay with him/her and ignore others, or is he the friend that others latch onto?He doesn’t latch onto friends, nor do people latch onto him. He’s been the rich kid and unapproachable his whole life…until Maria.If someone picked a fight at this party, how is the hero going to handle it?David looks out for the underdogs and for friends.Is the hero the one most likely to get tossed out of the party, or the one who does the tossing?He does the tossing.Will he know when to leave, or stay late and make a nuisance of himself?He’ll stay to help Mrs. Kraus clean up.The Hero’s Stressed Out Side
How does the hero handle it if the cops or some other authority figure pulls him aside when he was blameless in a situation?He’ll keep his cool on the outside, but he burns hot on the inside over injustice.How does the hero react to hearing a scream?David wouldn’t just jump in unless it was pretty obvious someone needed help.If he sees someone being assaulted, what is the FIRST thing that crosses his mind?To stop it.If he sees someone being assaulted, what is the FIRST thing he does?He steps in to break things up.This hero attempts to rescue someone and realizes that he is in over his head. The odds are against him and there is no way out. He is going to get his butt handed to him. What does he do?If it’s a fight, he just keeps fighting. If it’s…say, wrestling a black bear or surviving a dip into the frigid water of the Winooski River to pull someone out, he’ll do what he has to.The hero runs into the one person from his past he wanted to avoid. He can’t get out of the situation and must interact with him/her in some way. What does he do?He clams up. He avoided his mother for a long time, and even as his story starts, he’s standoffish, if not a wee bit rude.Someone younger than the hero is in charge of the situation, and they are handling it badly, perhaps bungling things. How does the hero deal with it?He takes the direction handed to him and then does what he wants to do. He can be a bit harsh that way, especially in the business world.What mentor’s words come to mind in a bad situation?His grandfather had a huge impact on his life, and though David faltered through most of his twenties, he always remembers how his grandfather taught him that fighting wasn’t always the best answer.What lesson from his past gets him through a stressful situation?Learning that he can survive anything.Buy This Book
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Stressing the Hero from Stealing Hope a #ParanormalRomance by @FatedDragons #RLFblog
Every hero has a story. He has a background, a history, and a past. This interview allows us to meet a hero and get to know him better, by focusing on how he handles being relaxed, as well as how he handles stress.
Author Bio
Beverly Ovalle dabbled with writing on and off for years when her best friend finally dared her to submit a story to a writing contest. Beverly decided she had nothing to lose and since she’d always wanted to be an author sent it in and agonized for months waiting to hear back. Contract in hand she has never looked back.
Beverly has been obsessed with dragons and romance since she was a young girl, collecting dragon books and reading everything she could find on them even down to the care of real life dragons. She’s always been slightly panicked that the world as we know it will end, so has prepped for it, haunting survivalist pages and prepper projects she felt she needed in the event SHTF.An avid fan of all romance, Beverly’s goal is to share her love of the written word and write the hot and erotic romances that she enjoys. She writes what she loves to read and it was only a matter of time before her obsessions crept into her writing for her to share. She hopes you enjoy her tales as much as she loves writing them.A Navy Veteran, Beverly has traveled around the world and the United States enabling her to bring her settings to life, meeting and marrying her husband of twenty five years along the way for her own romance. Reading romances since the fourth grade she’s followed as the genre changed and spread into the vast cornucopia of romance offered today.About the Book
Title Stealing HopeGenre erotic paranormal romanceBook heat level (based on movie ratings): RThe apocalypse has come and gone.Those who survived learned to adapt.Dragons awaken to once again reign over the skies.Upon eruption of a volcano, Ari awakens to a changed world, and a knowing that his dragon’s mate is near. He saves her twice—once as a dragon, and again as a man—and wins her confidence.Hope cried out, moaning, “just change me with pleasure?”Hope is restless and unfulfilled until she meets Ari, the man of her fantasies. The sensual tension between them heightens with every touch. When their passion explodes, Hope gets pulled into the dragon’s mating ritual…and into a world of erotic sensation she never dreamed existed but now cannot live without. The dragon binds his mate to him with a ritual that shows Hope her true nature in this humorous erotic romance.Stressing The Hero
Every hero has a story. He has a background, a history, and a
past. This interview allows us to meet a hero and get to know him better, by
focusing on how he handles being relaxed, as well as how he handles stress.The Hero’s Relaxed Side
This hero is at a
party. Considering his story, describe the party.This would definitely be a hunting party. Survival is the
main goal.How does the hero
feel about being this particular party, and what body language is he displaying
that gives it away?Ari is a bit impatient having to hunt as a human. If he was
to go as his dragon, he’d be done and back in a quarter of the time. He checks
over the weapons he is using, perhaps a bit more diligently than the men around
him.Is he more likely to mingle
or remain aloof?Ari would remain aloof, if he can manage it he’ll change to
make hunting easier as long as he wouldn’t be found out. He has no desire to
become hunted.If he drinks, what is
his drink of choice at this party?Water is his drink of choice at the hunting party.How much drink is his
usual?Ari will have a drink with his meal. Dragons don’t really
indulge in anything that could expose them to humans.The hero figures out where
the hiding places are and then goes there. Is it to hide, to avoid someone, or
to go drag a friend back to the party?Ari will go there to indulge his curiosity to see if
anything is hidden there, and to scope out the territory.Is he likely to latch
onto a friend and stay with him/her and ignore others, or is he the friend that
others latch onto?Ari draws others to him.If someone picked a fight at this party, how is the hero
going to handle it?Ari would step in to stop it.Is the hero the one most
likely to get tossed out of the party, or the one who does the tossing?Ari would be the one doing the tossing.Will he know when to leave,
or stay late and make a nuisance of himself?Ari will stay until the goal of the party is done.The Hero’s Stressed Out Side
How does the hero handle
it if the cops or some other authority figure pulls him aside when he was
blameless in a situation?Ari would grit his teeth and listen then try to explain.How does the hero react
to hearing a scream?Ari runs toward it.If he sees someone being
assaulted, what is the FIRST thing that crosses his mind?That he has to stop it.If he sees someone
being assaulted, what is the FIRST thing he does?Ari steps in to stop it.This hero attempts to
rescue someone and realizes that he is in over his head. The odds are against him
and there is no way out. He is going to get his butt handed to him. What does he
do?Ari does what he thinks is right, even if he gets his butt
kicked.The hero runs into
the one person from his past he wanted to avoid. He can’t get out of the
situation and must interact with him/her in some way. What does he do?Ari keeps the contact to a minimum to accomplish what must
be done.Someone younger than
the hero is in charge of the situation, and they are handling it badly, perhaps
bungling things. How does the hero deal with it?Ari will try to assist him or her, doing his best to correct
it. He will step in to correct it if he has no choice and only if someone will
be hurt.The hero is in
physical pain but must bear up under it and keep going. What does he tell
himself in order to get through the situation?He’s a dragon, he can do anything.What mentor’s words
come to mind in a bad situation?Give it time, it will pass.What lesson from his
past gets him through a stressful situation?The knowledge that no matter what, he has his family to
stand behind him.Buy This Book
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