Interview & Giveaway with Lora Leigh

Happy Hump Day Book Monsters and Literal Addicts!  

Today we are extremely excited and incredibly 
honored to have the phenomenal 
Lora Leigh on the Book Monster Blog today.

Lora Leigh lives in the rolling hills of Kentucky, often found absorbing the ambience of this peaceful setting. She dreams in bright, vivid images of the characters intent on taking over her writing life, and fights a constant battle to put them on the hard drive of her computer before they can disappear as fast as they appeared. Lora’s family, and her writing life co-exist, if not in harmony, in relative peace with each other. Surrounded by a menagerie of pets, friends, and a teenage son who keeps her quick wit engaged, Lora’s life is filled with joys, aided by her fans whose hearts remind her daily why she writes.

Lora is the creator of many incredible series including NAUTI BOYS, MEN OF AUGUST, THE LEGACIES, BREEDS, BLOOD TIES, ELITE OPS, TEMPTING SEALS, COWBOYS & CAPTIVES, WOUNDED WARRIORS, MEN OF SUMMER, BOUND HEARTS, THE CHRONICLES OF BRYDON, B.O.B.S., LAW & DISORDER, WIZARD TWINS AND THE CALLAHANS.  She also has a numerous amount of standalone novels and anthologies as well.  To check out Lora's entire library of literary excellence click HERE.

Since Stygian's Honor, BREEDS #27 was just released yesterday, August 7, we figured we'd dedicate this post to the BREEDS series, as it's also one of our favorite series as well.  Here is the reading order of the BREEDS series and we've also posted some of the blurbs to the books as well, in case you are new to this amazing series.

BREEDS READING ORDER

1.        Tempting the Beast

2.        The Man Within

3.        Elizabeth’s Wolf

4.        Kiss of Heat

5.        Soul Deep

6.        The Breed Next Door

7.        Megan’s Mark

8.        Harmony’s Way

9.        Tanner’s Scheme

10.           Wolf’s Hope

11.           Jacob’s Faith

12.           Aiden’s Charity

13.           In a Wolf’s Embrace

14.           Dawn’s Awakening

15.           A Jaguar’s Kiss

16.           Mercury’s War

17.           Christmas Heat

18.           Coyote's Mate

19.           Bengal's Heart

20.           A Christmas Kiss

21.           Lion's Heat

22.           Styx's Storm

23.           Primal Kiss

24.           Navarro's Promise

25.           An Inconvenient Mate

26.           Lawe's Justice

27.           Stygian's Honor

Tempting the Beast (Breeds #1) 

Callan Lyons is a genetic experiment. One of six fighting for freedom and the survival of their Pride. Merinus Tyler is the reporter who will tempt him, draw him, until the fury of the "mating frenzy" locks them into a battle of sexual heat there is no escape from.

Deception, blood, and the evil Genetics Council are hot on their trail. Callan will use his strength to try and save them both...and do all in his power to keep his woman in the process

Elizabeth's Wolf (Breeds, #3) 

Book 4 in the Wolf Breeds series.

She brought him back from death and made him live again.

Dash thought himself alone, a soldier, a fighting machine and no more.

Elizabeth made him realize he was a man.

Danger surrounds the woman his soul marked as his mate, death and blood and a treachery that goes beyond even his worst nightmares. But he will protect her and what she claims as her own. He was created to kill, trained to do it efficiently, and only a man bound to her, heart and soul, will have the strength to save Elizabeth and her prized possession.

He is a lone wolf. A man alone. No pack, no family, no one to call his own until one single, innocent letter awoke Elizabeth's wolf.

Tanner's Scheme (Bre
eds, #9) 

A sexy paranormal series set in a world where genetically altered Breeds and the humans who created them sometimes come together in the fiercest of passions.   

After the Feline Breeds' main base is attacked, Tanner desires revenge. So he kidnaps Scheme Tallant-the daughter of a one-time high-ranking member of the Genetics Council. But when Tanner discovers that Scheme herself is a target of her father's ruthless mission, his vengeance takes a back seat to saving the life of the woman he hopes to claim as his mate.

Aiden's Charity (Breeds #12)

Book 3 in the Wolf Breeds series 

The forces of survival and destruction swirl in the darkest corners of men's minds. The nature of the beast cannot be harnessed, and survival is the purest of all instincts. Survival of the species itself goes soul deep. But can the human heart accept and adapt as easily? Can Charity bestow the love and the acceptance that has always been a part of her, to the man whose very survival depended on the hardening of his heart, of his soul? And can Aiden maintain that cruelty now, in the face of the sacrifices she made? Only time and nature can tell.

Bengal's Heart (Breeds #20)

New York Times bestselling author Lora Leigh returns to the world of the Breeds where animal instincts rule, and anyone can fall prey to the mating heat… 

Reporter Cassa Hawkins has always supported Breed rights, believing they should be allowed to live free of fear and prejudice among the humans. A reasonable woman couldn’t think otherwise, especially in the presence of Cabal St. Lawrence, a spectacularly muscled specimen of the Bengal breed. The epitome of the male animal, his sensuous growl can fire up Cassa’s vulnerable body faster than a flame. Yet neither can ignore the nightmare unfolding around them…

The Breeds have been incriminated in a series of violent murder, and accused of hiding a vicious serial killer. It’s left to Cassa and Cabal to discover the truth. But as hunter becomes prey, are trust and passion enough to keep them alive through the night?

Navarro's Promise (Breeds #24)

 In the wolf breed novel, NAVARRO’S PROMISE, Mica Toler’s best friend is the wolf/coyote hybrid breed, Cassie Sinclair. And now Mica is being drawn into her world in ways she had prayed she never would be when the charming wolf breed Navarro makes good on the promise he made her on a dark, explosive night.  

The Breeds guaranteed that no harm would come to Micah Toler but they never allowed for her sensual fascination with Navarro Blaine. Aloof, cool, and mysterious, he draws her in as no man ever has. But Micah never wanted this. She had her own dreams, her own desires, and being stalked and seduced by a wolf breed wasn’t part of that plan.

Now she knows her life is in danger. What Navarro knows is that she’s his mate and that the breeding and training that created him is being peeled away in his desperation to claim a woman that refuses to be claimed.

He has her body. She craves his touch. And as the breeds converge the past will rise up to haunt Navarro in ways he never expected.

Stygian's Honor (Breeds #27)

Released August 7, 2012

Window Rock, Arizona, is the last known location of Honor Roberts, who vanished when she was just thirteen. It was her only sanctuary from the Breed research that would surely have ended in her death--one such insidious experiment should, indeed, have killed her. That she lived is both a miracle--and a great mystery. 

Stygian's mission is to find Honor Roberts, no matter the cost. Now, with the help of Liza Johnson, assistant to the chief of the Navajo Nation, he is closer than ever to his goal. But will the discovery of Honor Roberts mean the destruction of the mating heat that has developed between Stygian and Liza?

We know!  They all sound amazing, and trust us!!  They totally are!!  Now, let's get to the interview with Lora to find out more about the incredible author behind all the amazing books.

Book Monster Reviews/LITERAL ADDICTION: Hi Lora.  We are so excited and honored to have you on our sites today.  We are looking forward to getting to know you better and to find out more about some of our favorite series.  Thank you so very much for taking time out of your busy schedule to sit down and chat with us.

Lora:  Thank you for inviting me to your site today.  I love talking to my fans, but don’t get to do as much of that I would like to.  I hope you all will enter to win a copy of four signed copies of my books.

Book Monster Reviews/LITERAL ADDICTION:  We like to start out getting to know our guest authors a little bit better?

Q1):   Can you tell us 3 little known things about yourself that we can't find out easily on the internet, in your bio, etc?

Lora:  I have a granddaughter that is two, my nickname is Shadoe, and another pen name I once used is Shadoe Simmons.  There is nothing in print under that name.

Q2): What’s a typical day like in the life of Lora Leigh?

Lora:  I start writing between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 am and I write until the next morning.  I only get about 3 or 4 hours sleep a day when I am working on a book.

Q3): What are some of your favorite things to do when you’re not writing or taking care of other author business?

Lora:  I love plant and enjoy my garden and flowers.  I also like to read and quilt.

Q4)  Out of all the incredible books you have written, do you have one that is a personal favorite or one that has sentimental meaning to you?

Lora:  My personal favorite book that I have written is Dawn’s Awakening. As a very close second is Wild Card.  I really enjoyed writing about these characters and the depth of emotion that they convey.

Book Monster Reviews/LITERAL ADDICTION - Now that we've gotten to know more about you Lora, I'm going to ask some questions regarding your books and series.


Q5):  Inquiring minds want to know what you have lined up for the NAUTI series?  How many books are planned for the series?  Who's book will be coming up next?  Any other NAUTI tidbits you want to share?  J

Lora:  I have a new series coming out called Nauti Girls.  And no it is not about the daughters.  As for the Nauti Boys as of right now I have no plans to write any more of them, but the stories will be intertwined.

 Q6):  What's coming up next in the BREED series?  Who's story will you be telling next and how many books will there be to this amazing series?

Lora:  Stygian’s Honor was just released yesterday, August 7.  I am getting very close to writing Cassie’s book.  I know everyone wants her story; I just wanted her to grow and mature a little more before it is written.  As for the series, as long as my fans want them, I will continue write about the breeds.  And for all of you winged breed fans they will also be making an appearance very soon.

Q7): What does the future hold for your BOUND HEARTS series?

Lora:  I still have at least two more books under contract and at least four more books planned at this moment.  I don’t have release dates yet, but as soon as I do I will post it on my website.

Q8): What other upcoming projects are you working on besides the series we already mentioned above?

Lora:  I also have just finished editing the third book in the Wizard Twins series.  It will be releasing from Ellora’s Cave in print and ebook.  And just to tease you all a little it is not about Serena. But her book will be coming.  Also I will be working on The Lies That Men Tell series with the next book coming titled Wicked Lies and it will be Jazz’s story.  I also have Secret Sins which is part of The Callahan’s series coming out soon.

Q9):  What question have you always wanted to be asked in an interview, but have never been asked?  How would you answer?

Lora:  I can’t even think of a question I haven’t been asked at an interview.  My fans don’t hold back and I wouldn’t want them to.

Q10): What would you like to say to all of the readers and fans out there?

Lora:   Thank you for enjoying my stories and characters; you have shared so many of my adventures with me.  I hope you continue to enjoy them.

Book Monster Reviews/LITERAL ADDICTION: Lora, Thank you again for coming by today and answering all of our questions.  We would absolutely LOVE for you to come back and visit with us again in the new year. 

Lora :  Thank you for having me and I really do appreciate all of my readers, because without you there would be no books.

Laura has very graciously given us 4 books to give away to 4 lucky winners.  We have autographed copies of Tanner's Scheme, Lawe's Justice, Tied with a Bow, and an autographed hardcover of Nauti Deceptions up for grabs.

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