Author: Ashley Lynn Willis
Genre: New Adult, Contemporary Romance
Series: Vandeveer University #1
If there are only three truths in life, they are these. Women will always try to change a man. Men will always say anything to get a girl in bed. Tyler Mason will always have a long line of girls trying to domesticate him, and none will succeed. If one of these ceases to be true, the world will cease to exist.
These are the rules as college student Cassie Faye knows them, so when she gives up on dating in favor of a man who can satisfy her without tempting her heart, her next-door neighbor Tyler tops the list. Tyler isn’t the type of boy Cassie would fall for, but he’s the perfect guy to teach her how to claim her sexual independence without losing her heart in the process. Too late, Cassie finds out that under his womanizing exterior is an attentive, considerate lover who brings out passions in her that she'd barely glimpsed before.
What if she’s wrong about the third truth? What if the world as she knows it is about to cease to exist?
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Ashley lives in the Midwest with her husband of twelve years. For eight years, she worked as an engineer in general aviation but quit her job to be a stay at home mom to three precious children. She began writing in September of 2009 and has been penning her imagination ever since.
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Interview
Tell us a little about yourself and
your latest/upcoming release.
I
was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. I love that town. I’d go back in a
heartbeat, but now I’m living in the Midwest with my husband and three kids. I
love summer—the ocean, the lake, the warm breeze, the tickle of grass between
my toes, and especially catching fireflies at dusk. Hence why my new release, Summer’s Temptation, is set during my
favorite season.
The
book is about a college girl gaining her confidence back and finding love after
a heartbreak. Before I wrote the book, I read a study that forty-two percent of
women between the ages of twenty and thirty have had a “friends with benefits.”
Instantly, a light bulb went off, and I thought it’d be fun to write about a sweet
southern girl finding love in an unexpected relationship. That’s how Cassie and
Tyler were born.
When did you realize that you wanted to
become a writer?
About
four years ago, I wrote a horrible—poke your eyes out bad—urban fantasy novel
in two weeks. It was probably the worst sixty-thousand-words anyone has ever
committed to paper. Of course, I thought it was brilliant, so I submitted the
novel to an awesome writing site, Critique Circle, and learned how much I
needed to improve if I wanted to become a professional. I love a challenge, and
I decided I was going to learn the craft of writing if it killed me. Little did
I know that learning to write is an ongoing process. All these years later, I’m
still studying the craft.
Do you read reviews of your books? What
do you do when you read a not-so-nice one?
Unfortunately,
yes. I need to stop! It’s hard to read negative reviews of a book I’ve spent
years slaving over, but at the same time, reviews offer helpful feedback. For
example, in my first book, The Calling,
I crossed genres. I thought I was writing straight paranormal romance and by
the description of PR, it does fit the genre, but to readers, it’s a
contemporary romance with a paranormal twist. The paranormal aspect was too
light to be considered PR by their standard. A reader’s standard is what
counts, not some definition I find on Wiki. I received a few negative reviews
from readers who were disappointed in the light paranormal, and that was a huge
eye-opening experience for me. You can bet I won’t make that mistake again, so
while it hurts to read the negative reviews it also helps with future writing.
How did you come up with the title Summer’s Temptation?
I’m
awful at titles! I originally named the book Hug Buddy, which was the heroine’s name for “friends with benefits”.
Hee hee. My brilliant content editor came up with the name Summer’s Temptation. Thank God for her!
What's the one piece of technology you
can't live without?
My
laptop…and my smartphone…and my iPod…and my fitbit. I’m sort of co-dependent on
technology if you can’t tell.
Ice
cream or Sorbet? Ice cream
Heels
or flats? Flats
Coffee
or Tea? Coffee
Movies
at home or Movie Theater? Movie Theater
Actual
book or eReader? ereader
Thanks
for having me Kelly!
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