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Monday, 21 September 2015

NEW RELEASE & REVIEW!! Switch by Jennifer Ryder



Title: Switch
Series: Spark #5
Author: Jennifer Ryder
Genre: Erotic Romance
Release Date: September 21, 2015



Blurb

With an ex fiancĂ© leaving her in debt, breaking up with her girlfriend and struggling to find a place she can afford, Sophie McKenna has hit an all-time low. Everyone thinks she’s a lesbian, and she likes it that way, but her estranged parents know better.

The foul-mouthed motocross mechanic, Rocco De Luca, only has his incarcerated brother left. Every day is a battle of the mind and of the bottle. Tequila and easy women soothe the pain, but they never fill the void.

Rocco doesn’t mind offering his spare room to the hot lesbian he refers to as ‘Suds’. She won’t be clingy, far from it, and he’s keen on the idea of getting to see a bit of girl on girl action.

With such volatile personalities under the same roof, and being in April and Spencer’s wedding party, they both have to learn to get along, even though they can’t stand each other.

He never thought he might actually grow to like her.

She never thought she might actually hate him less.








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Review

I have to say that Jennifer Ryder is one author whose work I will always read. She doesn't pull any punches, she writes it as she sees it and I really love that about her books.
Switch follows on some time after the end of Strike--Spencer and April's book--and stars Rocco the mechanic for the MX boys' team, and April's best friend, Sophie, a.k.a. Suds.

I really love that there's no 'instalove' here, and they both have to work to put up with the other person when Soph moves in with Rocco after spending time on April and Spencer's couch. And what feelings do come are pushed aside due to their pasts and what each wants for their own future. She has to deal with him leaving the lid and seat up on the toilet. He has to deal with her hanging her drying lingerie up in the bathroom. Towels going missing. The aftermath of phone calls missed. 2 minute noodles. And a plethora of tequila bottles. 

The characters are strong enough apart, but gain so much from each other. They have depth and feelings. There's no skimming the surface on emotions here. 
I cursed each time my tablet went flat and stopped me from reading, then stayed up until I'd finished it. I really wish I had time to go back to the beginning and read the series again. 
***** 5 stars for sure! *****

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Excerpt


If I poke him, will it be like waking an angry bear? I’m tempted, but I won’t. That’d be a bitchy thing to do. We might be living under the same roof, but we lead separate lives. And that’s how I want it. Completely separate. Removed. His business is his, and mine is mine.

I take a step backward and step on something metal. I crouch down and pick up a spoon. I look around underneath the coffee table, and find an empty glass bowl with remnants of green an inch below the rim.

Snatching up the bowl, the cruel absence of what I was planning to eat when I got home tonight mocks me.

The motherfucker ate my jelly.

“Hey,” I bark out with a hard shove to his shoulder.

Rocco grumbles and swings his head back violently, one eye open as he searches me out. “Who the ... what the fuck?” he hisses. Rolling onto his side, he props himself up and falls back into the couch cushions and runs his fingers down his face. His dark brown, almost-black eyes drill me, as he runs his tongue over his bottom teeth. The whites of his eyes are scattered with red, and beads of sweat lace his brow and down the sides of his face. He looks like shit. More accurately, he looks like someone who greedily smashed a bottle of primo tequila last night.

“You ate my jelly,” I say, shoving the bowl towards him.

He shrugs and his lip curls to the side. “I was hungry,” he says with a challenging gaze.

“You were fucking hungry? I haven’t been here even twenty-four hours and you’re helping yourself to my food?”

He scoffs, and I want to punch him in the face.

“It’s jelly,” he says, with a roll of his eyes. “It’s like a dollar or some shit. I’ll buy a packet. Bloody hell, I’ll buy two. No need to get your fuckin’ panties in a bunch.”

He sits up and rakes his fingers back through the longer strands of dark hair on the top of his head. He slouches farther into the couch, one hand scratching at the faded black T-shirt adorning his chest, the other hand sliding between his legs and adjusting himself.

Fucking men.

“I’m not pissed about the fact it costs bugger all. I don’t touch your shit and you don’t touch mine. Got it?”

I turn on my heel, flicking my ponytail over my shoulder. I couldn’t be arsed waiting for his response. I can’t imagine I’ll like it anyway.

“Fine,” he grumbles.

“And would it kill you to put the bloody toilet seat down?” I throw at him as I walk out the door.

His laughter echoes into the stairwell, right before the door slams shut.
Arsehole.


 Author Bio


New Adult and erotic romance writer, and author of the Spark series.

A sexy imagination, a life-long love of books and a sucker for romance, Jennifer Ryder couldn't stifle her creativity any longer.

Writing steamy adult romance has become her new focus. Living on a rural property in New South Wales, Australia, she enjoys the best of city and country.

Her loving husband is ever willing to provide inspiration, and her two young cherubs, and sheep that don't see fences as barriers, keep life more than interesting.

Jennifer placed third in the International Stringybark Erotic Short Fiction Award 2013.




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Friday, 26 September 2014

AUTHOR LOWDOWN with Jennifer Ryder


A huge THANK YOU to Jennifer Ryder for coming back for a second interview. You can find the first one here from March 2014


You’re being abducted by hunky aliens and they’ve never watched a DVI. What five movies do you take to watch with them?

Sweet Home Alabama

The Notebook - for shits n giggles (I'd like to see what they think)

Magic Mike - so they can morph like them to conform

Bridesmaids - because it's my fave

Sons of Anarchy - I know it’s not a movie, but I’d like to scare the shit out of them so they know what we're capable of. Oh, and of course to appreciate Jax in all his glory.

You’re stranded on a fully catered desert island (food, accommodation and clothing). What five items/people do you take to have some fun with??

Firstly, I’m assuming booze is included in the ‘food’ element. If not, booze is on the list.
My hubby and two kids
A babysitter
A solar powered kindle, fully loaded with books by my favourite authors
A variety of board games (that can double as entertainment for the kids, and drinking games for adults) J

You previously stated that Eevie was the hardest character to write. Now that you have three books out, which character would you say now was the hardest?

Writing my characters has gotten easier over time, but I did have some challenges with Spencer Jones. Well, it was kind of hard to get inside the mind of a manwhore! I must admit though, I did enjoy the challenges involved in getting his character just right.

What kind of research is involved for you with writing MX books?

I can’t tell you how many YouTube videos I have watched (much to my five-year old boy’s delight). I also read Dirtbike magazines, follow a few riders and organisations on Facebook and Google is of course, my best friend.

Since Australia now has Author Signings *fistpump*, which events do you plan on attending as an author?

Here are the signing events I’ll be attending in 2015:

ARRA - Canberra 7 March - https://www.facebook.com/australian.convention#!/events/650998144995498/

RWDU– Gold Coast 27/28 March - https://www.facebook.com/australian.convention#!/groups/RWDUAttendingFans/

FYM– Melbourne – 17/18 October https://www.facebook.com/australian.convention#!/groups/720061041391319/

I will also be at Sydney Authors Event in November this year, but I’ll be getting my stalk on as a reader. Don’t be afraid to say hi!

If there are any other events out there you’d like to see me at (in Australia), let me know about them!

We know that Strike has been released, what are your plans for future writing?

I am currently working on Sting (Spark Series #4) – Detective Ryan Clark's book. Release is set for late 2014/early 2015. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23200287-sting

Coming Early 2015:
*Cheekily unnamed until just before release (Spark Series #5) - Soph & Rocco
*Again, unnamed until before release (Spark Series #6) - SURPRISE!

Coming Mid 2015:

Blackmail by any other name (erotic BDSM themed – NOT in the Spark series)

As a relatively new author, do you have any advice for aspiring authors out there?

Work hard at building a fan base before publishing, particularly if you are Indie Publishing. Promoting yourself is hard work! I spent about six months doing this before the release of Spark. It’s a good opportunity to build up a raport with readers and also network with other authors. Having support from other authors, simply to ask questions, or watch how they interact with people through social media has been invaluable. I’d also highly recommend a release blitz or blog tour to coincide with release of your first book to get it as much exposure as possible.

The biggest piece advice I can give is to get a lot of people to read your work. Feedback from beta-readers is invaluable, and even though it’s hard to receive constructive feedback (about your book-baby that is so close to your heart), you want to get that feedback from betas, and not readers once you’ve published. Take every opportunity to improve your work, and don’t publish until you are at the point where you know you can’t do anything else to get it to shine.

Pageflex Persona [document: PRS0000031_00006]Where are your books available?

Spark, Spike and Strike are available on all platforms – Amazon, Kobo, B & N and iBooks


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