KICKIN’ OFF THE HOLIDAYS — Erotic Romance Authors and their Kick-ass Shoes
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Naima Simone – “Breathlessly Ever After”
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Caitlin, my heroine in “Sweet Ultimatum”, my first release with Ellora’s Cave (notice that shameless plug? Hee-hee-hee!), wouldn’t be the character I’d vote most likely to kick a**. Nah, she’s strong, but not in a black-hoodie-ride-or-die kinda way.
The story I’m currently working on, though, has the perfect kick a** woman. Her name is Erin Montgomery and she is ex-military turned bodyguard. Honed in the fires of a traumatic childhood, Erin emerges a strong, tough soldier who is no longer anyone’s victim. Skilled in hand-to-hand combat, an excellent shot and strategist, there’s no a** she isn’t capable of kicking…except Love’s.
Protect and Defend received a 4 1/2 star rating from Romantic Times Magazine.
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Seeking Truth is an 2010 Epic Award finalist and received a 4 star rating from Romantic Times Magazine.
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Although the characters I think are most likely to kick ass are my heroes (one is a cop and the other is a medieval baron and knight), I think the heroine of my medieval romance Seeking Truth is a kick ass kind of woman. Lady Vérité de Sauigni is a healer who marries the medieval baron/knight. Yet when he’s frustrated by a situation in which he feels powerless, Vérité tells him to calm down and shut up or she’ll have him removed from the room. She phrases it more nicely than that but she means every word and my hero, Baron Eaduin Kempe knows it. He’s ticked and intrigued by her at the same time because as a medieval baron, very few people can tell him off. Now, Vérité would never wear a pair of stilettos because she’s medieval but even so, a kick ass pair of shoes would fit her well.
Author Cindy Spencer Pape
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Kick-Ass Characters: There are a bunch, but one of my favorites is the couple in “Stone and Fire.” Half-dragon Dana Logan and gargoyle Beau DuMont take on art thieves.
author website: http://www.kathykulig.com
Her latest book is Desert of the Damned
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In DESERT OF THE DAMNED, Jake Montag kicks ass as a shapeshifting mountain lion. Even when his powers are taken away, he still possesses the courage and grit to challenge an ancient evil.
Author Adele Dubois
author website: www.adeledubois.com
DESERT FEVER, EPIC Award Finalist!
REV ME UP, Reviewer TOP PICK!
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Lisa Gibson had always been a Good Girl. Then she flashed her breasts at a hunk riding by on his Harley and all hell broke loose.
Author Stephanie Julian
author website: www.stephaniejulian.com
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Kiss of Moonlight
Tamra McMillan may look like a sweet young thing. And the shadows in her eyes might make you think she’s weak, damaged. Don’t let appearances fool you. She’s strong enough to overcome a brutal attack and fight for the man she loves. Even if Kyle Rossini is a bad-ass werewolf assassin for the Etruscan lucani king. Tam knows what she wants and how to get it. Just don’t stand in her way.
Author Dita Parker
author website: http://ditaparker.blogspot.com/
This is my favorite pair because we’ve had loads of fun together, they go with just about anything, and they’re easy on your feet. You can sprint in these babies, so I guess you could just as well kick some butt in them.
My kick-ass heroine lives in a galaxy not so far away. Brought up by and living among men, Nathelie wouldn’t be caught dead wearing heels. She wouldn’t know how to. Nate kicks butt as good as any man, but when it comes to showing off her feminine side… Let’s just say, she wouldn’t know how to. I think I’ll put a pair on Nate and watch her deal… (This is a WIP. Watch this space:)
And finally me, Michelle Polaris
author website: http://www.michellepolaris.com
buy link for Bound Odyssey: http://www.jasminejade.com/p-7702-bound-odyssey.aspx
Bound Odyssey received 5 stars from Just Erotic Romance Reviews and was a Reviewer Top Pick at Night Owl Reviews
In Bound Odyssey, all three of my characters are more than capable of kicking bad-guy ass. But if you asked either Roman or Jace, my heroes, they’d tell you hands down that Mira could kick theirs in no time flat. Actually, she’d have them down on the ground, arms wrenched behind their backs, and crying uncle faster than a jackrabbit on speed. But of course they’d say that. She’s their Mistress and where else would they want to be? (grin)
Now don’t you feel closer to these fine writers after seeing their favorite footwear? I hope you’ve enjoyed the pics and the character teasers from these authors. Browse their links and tell me what you think. Which pair of these kick-ass shoes inspires you to go out and become your own heroine or hero of an erotic romance? One random commenter who tells me which pair of shoes they’d pick will win a set of Cosmo’s Steamy Sex Games erotic cards. Unfortunately, you have to have a mailing address in the Continental United States to be eligible to win. The contest will run through Midnight EST, Friday, December 18th.
Remember, safe, sane and consensual.
Michelle
December 14, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Oh! I love these shoes! Unfortunately, I lived in Vermont for too long, and now I only wear clogs. I can never go back to sexy high heels. Michelle, your boots are gorgeous!
December 14, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Thanks, Penelope. I love so many of these shoes and boots, I am jealous. Talk about your environment ruining you, dear. There’s hope, Pen. You can get over the clog thing. Take it one step at a time (grin). Okay, I need to get over myself. Thanks for stopping by.
December 15, 2009 at 1:12 am
ok so I love the shoes they are all beautiful. but the ones I love the best would have to be Adele Dubois’. Why ? Cause I haven’t met a shoe yet that I don’t picture me in and those ones seem to fit.lol I have a pair identical to them in my closet coarse I’m far to clumsy to wear them
December 15, 2009 at 1:30 am
I am so in love with Kathy’s shoes!! I’m channeling my inner Frederick’s of Hollywood alter ego with those!! LOL!
December 15, 2009 at 1:38 am
I love it! Too funny and Naima, whose boots were those?!
December 15, 2009 at 1:45 am
I want to steal Cindy Spencer Pape’s high heeled combat boots! Love those! Fun post!
December 15, 2009 at 2:57 am
Jennifer–Thank you for your visit and fun post. Wear those boots proudly!
Best–Adele
December 15, 2009 at 3:48 am
Hee-hee! Debra, that’s my little fashionista!! She’s always in my shoes so I let her model my favorite boots! Of course they look like thigh-highs on her! LOL!
December 15, 2009 at 4:08 am
Great job on the post Michelle! Thanks so much for doing this! I’ll spread the word. Some very cool boots and shoes.
December 15, 2009 at 5:48 am
I like Stephanie Julian’s boots they look like some that I could walk in and not break my neck. The other shoes and boots were pretty but I’d kill myself in them.
December 15, 2009 at 6:03 am
Sherry-
Your looking at that the wrong way- you don’t but shoes to wear them, you buy them cause they’re pretty lol
December 15, 2009 at 9:41 am
Love the shoes!
December 15, 2009 at 1:05 pm
I’ll second Kathy and say bravo and thank you Michelle for posting and hosting!
Nice shoes and boots, ladies…
December 15, 2009 at 3:38 pm
I’m going out to get a pair of Naima’s boots. They remind me of the footwear of the Amazon warrior characters in some old Sharon Green sci-fi/fantasy novels I read as a pre-teen.
And it was a pleasure to have all you ladies on the blog this week. I had lots of fun loading all of this up.
Maybe I should have a regular blog featuring other mementos from the lives of erotic romance authors. What do you think everyone? Any votes for most appropriate categories of offerings?
December 15, 2009 at 3:43 pm
And Naima’s fashionista is such a cutie. Love the boots too.
December 15, 2009 at 8:56 pm
That sounds like fun, Michelle!! And funny! How ’bout favorite clothes to work in or posting songs/videos of the first song we fell in love to for Valentine’s Day. Count me in for ‘em!! This was a lotta fun!!
December 17, 2009 at 11:38 am
Great idea, Michelle! And lots of fun. I wish I’d known it was for shoes too.
I have a gorgeous pair of gold heels covered in black lace. I’d have entered those. I thought my boots too ordinary…until the Everything About Sex Show in Toronto provided me with a new pair. You’ll have to see them at a chapter meeting in Jan or Feb! LOL.
Ash
December 17, 2009 at 11:50 am
Oooh, Ash, wear them, wear them to the meeting. I want to see. I’ll catch you next time around on the shoe promotion. There’s always room for more authors to show off their fabulous footwear. It can become a holiday tradition.
December 18, 2009 at 3:19 pm
This was sooo much fun. Thanks Naima, for posting, and everyone else for sharing.
December 23, 2009 at 7:13 pm
what a neat idea..love the shoes but the boots really got to me as I love boots. I need boots right now as snow is all around us and those heels sure would not be safe. I will glad share my snow if you want any. ha ha Merry Christmas susanL.