In Her Closet by T. Harrison

Title: In Her Closet

Author: T. Harrison      

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Release Date: May 27, 2010

Publisher: Dirtyscribbler Press

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Genre: Contemporary/erotic romance

Blurb: Fresh off of a night of anonymous sex we join, Yves Santiago on the curb for a cigarette. Yves is a self-proclaimed slut who vows to live her life as carelessly as a man and make no apologies for any of it--though her meddling mother and ex-fiancé seem intent on making it difficult for her to do. She’s determined to avoid anything that looks even remotely like love and escapes most encounters with her heart and her pride intact.

Until she meets Elijah Weinstein…

Elijah saunters in like a dream proclaiming to be the next great love of her life--a declaration that Yves finds ridiculous, though it doesn't make him any less enticing. With his moss green eyes, broad, sun-kissed shoulders and a mouth so sensual that it should have an NC-17 rating, Elijah Weinstein is damn near irresistible. She willingly accepts his challenge, certain she will be able to get what she wants without relinquishing her heart.

Welcome to Sizzling Releases, T. Harrison. I’m so pleased you could join me today. What is your Sizzling Release?

In Her Closet, my first contemporary, erotic novel

What is In Her Closet all about?

In Her Closet is about a young woman named Yves Santiago that lives in South Philadelphia. She is what I like to call, delightfully effed up. She smokes, she drinks, she sleeps around but, eventually she makes it to the happily ever after she deserves.

Hmmm, sounds a tad familiar! How did you come up with the idea?

Over the years, I’ve read lots of romance and erotic romance novels and I found myself getting bored with the perfect, virginal, naïve heroine. I set out to create a heroine that is the complete opposite and bring her around in the end.

I know this is book number one in the series Yves Santiago Stories. Did you begin writing with a series in mind, or did your muse take over?

I didn’t set out with the idea to write a series. I thought Yves’ story was told after this novel was complete. Yves, however, had other ideas. I’m editing the third book in the series now. I can only hope she will shut her cake hole so I can write something else!

As a multi-published author, what advice do you have for those just beginning a career as a writer?

I am multi-published but all four of my titles are self-published. I’ve been writing for years but, I found that the stories that I pen do not firmly fit into any genre. My advice to novice writers is to keep writing and never lose faith in yourself. If you feel very strongly that you produce a product that people will want to read, do all you can to make that happen.

Tell the readers about your backlist.

I have two novellas to my credit, The Undoing of Langston Black and LoveWanderlust. I also have one teeny short story pubbed in Sommer Marsden’s Dirtyville.

What are you working on now?

A lot of things, lol. I’m editing Having it Both Ways, the third (and hopefully final) book in the Yves Santiago stories. I’m also sketching out a paranormal series. I have no idea when these books will be ready for publication. They require so much research and world-building that I have to give myself a break from it from time to time. I also have several more contemporary erotic romances waiting in the wings. Time will tell which steps up next in line.

Do you have an evil day job, and if you do, how do you find time to write?

No evil day job but, I am a fulltime mom. One would argue that it’s the most underpaid, over-worked job force out there. I usually squeeze my writing time into the 8 hours they are in school. Don’t know what I’m going to do now that school's out! *eep!*

What sparks your imagination and gets your juices flowing?

I love music. Often a lyric will plant a story seed but, I am also very visual. I keep a sketch diary. I doodle little story notes to myself and often refer to them when I begin to craft my stories.

What does your family and friends think about you being a published author?

My true friends are very supportive. My family is accepting. I have a few family members who have bought and read my titles. I have been cornered at a family event to ‘discuss’ the plot. Mostly it’s been positive.

It’s June and summer is upon us. Do you have any vacation plans?

The Beach. Which way is the beach? We lived in Virginia Beach for several years and as soon as it warms up I always get that hankerin’ for salt water.

What is your favorite vacation memory?

All of my vacation memories center on family. I feel that if I’m with my family and we’re all having a good time, it’s a good memory.

Men: Speedo or trunks?

Trunks

Ladies: Bikini, one-piece, tankini, or shorts and a t-shirt?

Bikini

Lake, river, or ocean?

Ocean

Surfing or water skiing?

Water skiing

Snorkeling or scuba diving?

Neither, I can’t swim. Don’t judge me.

Thank you so much for being here. Is there anything else you’d like the readers to know?

Thank you all for stopping by and suffering through my social awkwardness. As a reward, I’m giving away a KINDLE to a random commenter! Please tell me what sort of romance/erotic romance tropes you are sick of reading or want to clue me in on what you would really like to read!

And before we go, can we get a juicy excerpt from In Her Closet?

(I’m going to assume that you mean sexy when you say juicy, ;) Thanks again for having me!)

 EXCERPT:

Two a.m. finds me in The Dip, a crowded reggae club, where I proceed to get drunk off too much Jamaican rum, wind my hips and enjoy the heady press of bodies. Jamaican men have a way of making you feel desirable even if you are the homeliest girl in the room. I know it’s shallow but, I like to feel their eyes on me. I want to know that they think I’m sexy and beautiful. I like knowing that I can have any one of them in the room. Like him--the cute, shy boy eyeing me over the rim of his glass.

 You, I say with my eyes, you are my man.

I slide through the crowd and take his hand, drawing him out into my dance. A dancehall mix of Bob Marley’s Reaction is pulsing from the speakers. ‘Talkin’ ‘bout reaction…Talkin’ ‘bout attraction’, Bob sings.

His hands find my hips and my hands trace the contours of his chest. A smile comes to his lips as our eyes meet, deep dimples hollowing out each cheek. He has a sweet face, almost innocent. He takes my hands to drape my arms around his neck and when his hands find my hips again, it’s to pull me in closer, tighter. His thigh is firmly wedged between mine and I dip, wind and rock my waist in time to Bob’s wailing. It’s a slow grind and he finds my rhythm and matches it perfectly.

Yes, my body agrees, you are the one.

I lose myself in the throbbing bass. The air is hot and close, heavy with breath and body heat. With every gyration our bodies become more and more slick with sweat. Bob is singing, ‘to every little action, there’s a reaction’. I act and he reacts, our bodies a perfect counterpoint, keeping time with the easy skanking rhythm.

I turn in his embrace. Pressing my back into his chest. Now we’re undulating in a wave. One of his hands is spread wide and low over my belly, guiding my hips in the direction he wants to go. Our hips press together seamlessly. His strong thighs flex as he positions his denim-clad cock against the cleft of my behind. I roll my hips against it and let my dress ride high. A keen longing begins to melt the place between my thighs. I’m sending all the right signals. Signals that say, I want to feel your mouth on my skin. I want your cock inside me, grinding slow and deep and hard like this rhythm we’re riding.

 T. Harrison is an erotic romance author currently living in the south with her impish husband, two smallish men and one smallish boxer pup. She can often be found with her nose pressed to the screen of her Kindle, reading red hot erotica, nail biting thrillers or bone chilling horror and paranormals by the small halo of illumination created by her book light. She writes stave off the boredom of living in a small town. Her stories generally fluctuate from urban/contemporary to paranormal romance but, are always dirty.

T. Harrison can be reached at authortharrison(at)gmail(dot)com and she can also be found @dirtyscribbler on Twitter.