ROMANCING THE HOP/ INTERVIEW: Spring Into Summer by Eden Baylee

What is your favorite thing about Romance? Starting on Friday and ending on August 31st, over 100 Authors and Bloggers will share their favorite things about romance, reading romance, and dating.

And while we do that, we are EACH doing a giveaway. Yep. There will be over 100 giveaways on each blog hosted by that Author or Blogger.

But that's not all....

We have THREE grand prizes. You as a reader can go to EACH blog and comment with your email address and be entered to win. Yep, you can enter over 100 times!

Now what are those prizes?

1st Grand Prize: A Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet

2nd Grand Prize: A $130 Amazon or B&N Gift Card

3rd Grand Prize: The following Swag Pack! (US only)

To see a list of all of the blogs participating in this hop go HERE

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Today we are celebrating Romancing the Hop with Eden Baylee. Please make her feel welcome.

Thanks for being with us today Eden, please tell our followers a little about yourself. What is a typical day in the life of ‘Eden’?


Thanks Riverina Romantics for giving me some space on your great site. I’m a Canadian author who left my career as a banker after twenty years to pursue writing full-time. That was January 2010. I write literary erotica and erotic romance and maintain an active blog and social media presence.

Lately, a typical day has been promotion for my new release, Spring into Summer, which is my second anthology of erotic novellas. It came out July 9th.

The book is the companion piece to my first anthology called Fall into Winter. Both books contain stories that take place during specific seasons. The novellas are great character-driven plots of varying heat.

What has been the hardest emotionally or time consuming thing you’ve had to research for one of your stories?

Funny you should ask this question. I wrote a masturbation scene recently, and my editor said it just wasn’t doing it for her. I have a spare way of writing, and sometimes I forget that not all readers are inside my head and need more of the details.

I had to get serious and take a whole afternoon off to do the research. Let’s just say it was exhausting but quite rewarding.

Okay, I can't hold back a huge chuckle at your 'research'. Thank you for sharing. Have any of your characters resembled people in real life?

Yes, I would say they all have some resemblance to people I know or have known. I tend to take attributes of people I admire and infuse them into characters.The female protagonists are usually strong women, and the men are composites of many I’ve come across in my travels.

Do you read reviews of your books? If so, do you pay attention to them enough to

influence your writing?

Yes I do, and it’s mainly because I feel it’s important to connect with readers who’ve taken the time to provide feedback. I usually send a ‘thank you’ note or acknowledgment. I would not say it influences my writing a great deal, but critical reviews will always make me pause to think.

Quickie Question Round

Sexiest feature in a man? Intelligence.

If you were deserted on an island and could only have one man with you – who would it be? Charles Bukowski, if he were alive, of course.

Tell us something on your bucket list. Travel to India.

What is your favourite romance novel by another author? Story of O by Pauline Réage.

Your bookshelf is on fire, you can only save what you can carry what do you save? My laptop.

And lastly, If our viewers wanted to find out more about your work where can they find it and you?

I’ve included all my links below and always look forward to connecting with readers and

other authors.

Personal Links:

Website

Blog

Twitter @edenbaylee

Goodreads

Facebook

Youtube

Pinterest

Buy Links: Spring into Summer:

Amazon.com

Amazon.UK

Bio

Eden Baylee writes literary erotica and erotic romance. Her stories are both sensual

and sexual, incorporating some of her favorite things such as travel, culture, and a deep

curiosity for what turns people on. Spring into Summer is her second collection of erotic

novellas.

About Spring into Summer

In Spring into Summer, a collection of emotionally-charged erotic novellas, four women

explore their sexual limits, marked by love, lust, and loss.

Life for Claire Pelletier is changed forever when she meets a professor who teaches her a

most important lesson in "A Season for Everything."

Evelyn Sutton goes in search of a man in "Unlocking the Mystery" and discovers the key

to her own heart.

With an open mind, Ava Connors attends a party but wonders if reality can ever live up

to her hottest fantasies in "Summer Solstice."

In "The Lottery," Sierra Zhao sacrifices herself to numerous men to help a friend, fully

aware of the consequences.

With locations in London, Dublin, Cape Cod, and Bangkok, these four women will seek

pleasure to alter their lives and push their sexual boundaries.

Eden is offering an ecopy of Spring Into Summer for one lucky Riverina Romantics follower. Simply fill out the rafflecopter form below.

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