Friday, June 26, 2015

Quickie Interviews with Three Authors from Demons Imps and Incubi

Demons Imps and Incubi
Edited by Laura Harvey
Release Date: June 23, 2015
Paranormal / Erotic Romance
Anthology: 69,000 words

Demons, Imps, Incubi: dark, powerful, and forbidden. Only the foolish would seek one out for seduction, and yet . . . deals are struck. Souls are ensnared. 

But must a demon's agenda always be demonic? Can he be redeemed? Or does being bad feel too good to bother with redemption? Long ago, imps were more mischievous and playful--naughty, perhaps?—and perceptions of them have only grown more sinister over the centuries. The incubus craves sex, but what makes us crave him?

Explore dark and sensual worlds with eight brand new stories of magic and seduction that will set you aflame by Cori Vidae, Alexa Piper, Erzabet Bishop, Mark Greenmill, Nicole Blackwood, J. C. G. Goelz, Jeffery Armadillo, and M. Arbroath.

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Today Fang-tastic Has Quickie Interviews 
with a Few of the Authors

Welcome ladies, I'm excited to hear about your demon romances. I was intrigued as soon as I read the title, I love me some demons and hot incubi sizzle. I can't wait to read this book.

OK let's get to the interviews.

First up is Cori Vidae 

1. What intrigued you about writing a demon romance?

I think I’ve always been drawn to the ‘darker’ side of things (though I don’t think my story in Demons, Imps and Incubi is particularly dark LOL), and incubi in particular. There’s something about where they exist, at the crossroads between sex and horror that really appeals to me. 

2. What place do you think demons play in human story-telling? Why do we continue to tell stories about monsters/creatures with questionable morality?

Oh, I don’t know. Could be we use them to explore the darker sides of ourselves, or they provide the perfect medium to test out new moralities, or because to believe in Good, we have to believe in Evil. Or, in romance especially, it could be we all just like a story that comes with a frisson inspired equally by fear and attraction.

Next we have Alexa Piper

1. What intrigued you about writing a demon romance?

Well, demons and romance, what aspect of this synergy is not intriguing, compelling even? The darkness that is associated with the demonic and the brighter, lighter nature of romance just go together like strawberries and cream.

2. What place do you think demons play in human story-telling? Why do we continue to tell stories about monsters/creatures with questionable morality?

Originally, the Greek daimon was not an evil spirit, it was more--as I understand it--an expression of various states of being. Demons, of course, come with a negative connotation, although this black-and-white way of thinking feels a bit too removed from reality for my taste. So what do demons do in human storytelling? They are wants and desires personified, and therein lies a story everyone can relate to.

Now, questionable morality, what exactly is that? Certain aspects of morality have shifted over the years, one might even say our morality has evolved (and will continue to do so). The monster can challenge morality (Mary Shelley's monster surely did) or it can seduce us to stray off the moral path (Bram Stoker's Dracula and vampires in general are not seducers for nothing). I think it's these elements in the monsters' natures that make us hold them so dear. Confronting the vicious mask of the monster will in the end reveal the darker areas within ourselves.



And last, but definitely not least, Erzabet Bishop

1. What intrigued you about writing a demon romance?

I love the idea of playing with a bad boy. To skirt the edge of danger with the chance of snagging the love of your life.

2. What place do you think demons play in human story-telling? Why do we continue to tell stories about monsters/creatures with questionable morality?

Demons represent everything we’re told from day one we aren’t supposed to have or want. Sex, money, physical things of this world. Human nature will never change. People have basic needs and no matter how good you try to be, sooner or later they find their way to the surface. In fiction, you can imagine how just one little exaggeration of lust or greed can take you to the next level and bam--you have a demon on your tail. 

I think we write about and read about demons to escape the rigors of the everyday. To feel like we are taking risks and living life to the fullest even when we only do that through the pages of a book. There is just something fun about pushing the envelope and having that fantasy. Sex with an incubus without losing your soul? It would take a goddess, and that is what every woman, in her heart, longs to be.


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