The Questions
1) You’re marooned on a small island with one
person and one item of your choice—who is that
I was having difficulty deciding which
family member I would choose. I then decided I wanted a Navy SEAL with me. He
would know how to survive and get us off the island!
2) Which
musical would you say best exemplifies your life – and which character in that
musical are you? Right now the
musical ON THE TOWN exemplifies my life. It's all about finding as much fun and
adventure as you can in a short amount of time. The character I most identify
in that musical is Brunhilde Esterhazy played by Betty Garrett. She knows what
she wants and goes after it.
3) Take
these three words and give me a 100 word or less scenario using them: night, union,
minute. She stood by the bed
as he cupped her jaw with his big hands. She wondered if he could sense the
eagerness pulsating under her skin. Her heart raced a mile a minute and her breath hitched in her
throat as his lips brushed hers. The celebration for this union had begun. She knew this will be a wedding night to remember.
4)
You’ve
just been let loose in the world of fiction, with permission to make love to
anyone you want. Who do you choose and why? Rhett Butler from GONE WITH THE WIND. He's
devilish,
5) What is your idea of how to spend romantic
time with your significant other?
Traveling. It can be driving through the
mountains on a lazy Saturday or taking a trip across country. We have different
travel styles and can never agree on the playlist, but it's always an
adventure.
6) When you start a new story, do you begin
with a character, or a plot?
I started with the plot for PRINCE HAFIZ'S
ONLY VICE. I wanted to write a story about forbidden love. Then it was deciding
what was considered forbidden in these times. Once I decided to set the story
in a desert kingdom, I created the characters.
7)
If they
were to make the story of your life into a movie, who should play you? It's
between
8) Who’s your favorite horror villain and why?
Hannibal Lecter. I liked the Anthony
Hopkins and the Mads Mikkelsen interpretations of this villain.
9) Do you have an historical crush and if so,
who is it?
I earned a minor in History at college and
I deeply admired a lot of historical figures. Clara Barton, Helen Keller,
Eleanor Roosevelt, Harriet Tubman … the list goes on.
10) Is
there a story that you’d like to tell
but you think the world isn’t ready to receive it?
There are times when I want to try a plot
twist, character trait or a setting and I'm not sure if my readership is ready.
When that happens, I make sure the idea is not the main idea of the story. I
also try to give something familiar when I'm introducing something new.
Prince Hafiz’s Only Vice
by Susanna
Carr
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
BLURB:
What
a royal wants…
Prince
Hafiz devotes his days to his people and his nights to indulging his desires
with his stunning American mistress, Lacey Maxwell. But duty requires him to
marry a "suitable" bride.
In
her deepest secret fantasies, Lacey naively hopes to one day wear Hafiz's ring,
until her dreams are shattered and he chooses someone else.
Faced
with the reality of a passionless union, Hafiz realizes the years spent with
Lacey have done nothing to slake his hunger for her. Instead he's determined to
turn his only vice into a virtue for the sake of his country…and each other!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
EXCERPT:
Lacey stared at the engagement announcement. Her mind
refused to comprehend the words. "Marry?" she whispered. Her wild
gaze flew to Hafiz's harsh face. "You're getting married?"
She waited in agony as he rose to his full height. He looked
very tall and intimidating. Almost like a stranger.
Lacey didn't realize she was holding her breath until he
answered. "Yes."
The single word sent her universe into a spiral. "I
don't…I don't…." She stared at the headline again, but the pain was too
raw, too intense.
Her hands shook as the rage and something close to fear
swirled inside her. Fear of losing everything. Pure anger at the thought of
Hafiz with another woman. The fury threatened to overpower her. She wanted to
scream at the injustice and claw at something. Stake her claim. Hafiz belonged
to her.
"You have been with another woman." She couldn't
believe it. "All this time, you were with someone else."
Hafiz's eyes narrowed at the accusation. "No. You have
been the only woman in my life since I met you in St. Louis a year ago."
She was the only woman, and yet he was going to marry
another? "Then how are you…I don't understand."
He braced his feet a shoulders' width apart and clasped his
hands behind his back, preparing for battle. "I met the bride today and
she agreed."
Lacey's mouth gaped open. "You just met her?" She
snatched the flicker of hope and held on tight. "So, it's an arranged
marriage."
Hafiz let out a bark of humorless laughter. "Of
course."
"Then, what's the problem?" She moved slowly as
she stood. Her arms and legs felt limp and shaky. "Say that you won't get
married."
He looked away. "I can't." Regret tinged his
voice.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Susanna Carr
is an award-winning author known for her contemporary romances. Readers
throughout the world find Susanna's stories a delightful escape that has often
helped them through difficult times. Reviewers frequently describe her work as
"fun", "sexy" and "a must read." When she isn't
writing or spending time with her family in the Pacific Northwest, Susanna
enjoys reading romance and connecting with readers online.
Website:
susannacarr.com
Facebook:
facebook.com/pages/Susanna-Carr/242944799620
Twitter:
twitter.com/susannacarr
Goodreads:
goodreads.com/author/show/22371.Susanna_Carr
Buy links:
Amazon
Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Prince-Hafizs-Only-Royal-Ruthless-ebook/dp/B00JZFS08U/
Barnes &
Noble:
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/prince-hafizs-only-vice-susanna-carr/1119221410?ean=9780373132850
Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Susanna_Carr_Prince_Hafiz_s_Only_Vice?id=jGB0AwAAQBAJ
Kobo:
http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/prince-hafiz-s-only-vice
Prince Hafiz’s Only Vice
Author: Susanna Carr
Publisher: Harlequin
American release date: October 1, 2014
Format/Genre/Length: Paperback/romance/192
pages
Overall Personal Rating: ★★★★★
Lacey Maxwell is living a life many a woman would envy. She’s
living in the Sultanate of Rudaynah, and her lover is the very handsome prince,
Hafiz. Except on closer examination, something is lacking—Lacey is his
mistress, his dirty little secret. Not quite what she’d bargained for when
Hafiz talked her into moving to his country.
She lives in a luxury high rise apartment near to where
Hafiz works, one he can see from his window. He has people who see to her
needs, thinking she should be content to stay in the apartment and wait for him
to visit. But sometimes she likes to get out on her own, even If she has to
bundle herself up in the same shapeless clothing the other women wear.
Hafiz has taken a chance by even bringing her here, but she
lights a fire in him unlike any woman he’s ever known. She frustrates him too, because she is so very independent,
and doesn’t simply accept what he tells her to.
Lacey is stunned to learn of Hafiz’s impending marriage to
another woman, despite his protestations that it is an arranged marriage
nothing more. Does he really expect her to continue as before, once he is a
married man? Somehow she has always visualized herself in that position, as his
wife. But she learns that Hafiz’s father, the sultan, is ready to forgive the
errors of Hafiz’s youth and make him the heir to the throne once more—but only
if Hafiz does as he says. What now?
I have to say I devoured this novel in no time. There is no
real mystery as to the outcome—it’s a Harlequin novel, therefore it has a happy
ending. But it’s the journey to get there that counts.
I really liked these characters, and enjoyed getting to know
them. The author brings them to life, presenting their dilemma in such a way
that anyone can relate, while set against an exotic backdrop. It’s hot and
sweet and romantic. I could see myself reading it again. It had twists I didn’t
expect, even though I knew the outcome.
I’d like to read more of this author, and recommend this to
anyone who enjoys romance.
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The interview was great and I loved her answer to question #1. Yep a navy seal would be great to have if you were marooned.
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