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Read an excerpt from Icing on the Cake
About Shayla Kersten
By day, multi-published Shayla Kersten is a mild-mannered accountant. By night, she's a writer of sexy romances. Torn between genres, Shayla writes erotic stories about hot heroes and their sexy women, as well as hot men and their passionate heroes.
A native of Arkansas, Shayla spent four years in the Army as a missile specialist, stationed in Germany and Oklahoma. After her enlistment was up, she spent eleven years in New York City taking a bite out of the Big Apple. Even her love of theatre and the nightlife of the big city couldn't cure terminal homesickness for the Natural State. In 1995, she returned to her roots in Arkansas.
Shayla divides her time between her mother, her spoiled rotten cats and dogs, her evil day job and her obsessionwriting.
Also by Shayla Kersten...
Icing On The Cake, Ellora's Cave
Angel Moon, Ellora's Cave
For Olympus' Sake, Ellora's Cave
In Heat (Sexy Little Numbers), Black Lace
Fighting For Eternity, Ellora's Cave
The Shopping List (Seduction), Black Lace
Hidden Hands, Ellora's Cave
Positive Possibilities, Ellora's Cave
Keket's Curse (Masters of Desire), Kensington Aphrodisia
Double Happiness, Ellora's Cave
A Helping Hand, Ellora's Cave
Longing For Eternity, Ellora's Cave
Past Lies, Ellora's Cave
Forever, Liquid Silver Books
Double Deutsch (Destination Pleasure), Wild Rose Press
Hidden Force, Ellora's Cave
The Rememdiu, Ellora's Cave
Gaps In Your Soul, Ellora's Cave
The Cost of Eternity, Ellora's Cave
Thirty Days, Liquid Silver Books
An Interview with Shayla Kersten
By Holly Hewson for The Romance Studio
HH: Shayla, thank you for talking with us at TRS! Please tell us about your featured book, Icing on the Cake.SK: Well, for one thing, ICING ON THE CAKE reveals my obsession with the FoodNetwork! *cackle* Jeff is an uptight businessman who thinks relationships just get in the way of his career goals. Ollie is his opposite. With tattoos and piercings, he looks more like a biker than a baker. Laid back and happy with his life, Ollie is looking for Mr. Right while Jeff just wants a Mr. Right Now! Attracted to the driven type, Ollie wants to show Jeff how to relax.
The official blurb:
Jeff Morgan's life is all about career. Relationships aren't on his radar. His friendships are limited to a very few and his sex life consists of wham-bam-thank-you-man sexual encounters. He doesn't do long term. He doesn't even do breakfast.
Then the fate of a cake brings Ollie Cranford into his life. Shaved head, tats and piercings, the baker is far from Jeff's type, but Ollie is as luscious as the treats he whips up in his bakery.
Now if only Jeff can relax long enough to enjoy the icing on the beefcake.
HH: Jeff doesn't do relationships but Ollie is someone he might not be able to give up so easily. Where did you get the idea for their sizzling story? SK: Next to reunion stories, opposites attract is one of my favorite themes. With this story, the character of Ollie was almost fully developed before I had a plot! He's a unique guy who knows what he wants. Then I created his opposite in the overachieving Jeff.
HH: What do you like best about Jeff and how do you relate to him? SK: His focus. Once he decides to focus on something like his work, helping his friend then finally Ollie, he's intense about it. And he was a fun character to loosen up! LOL
HH: What unique thing can you tell us about Ollie aside from his mad baking skills? SK: Ollie looks like a biker because of a man he knew when he was young -- his mentor. His tats and piercings are kind of an homage to him.
HH: What else do you have in store for lucky readers? SK: I'm putting the final touches on the second book in the Angel Moon series. Still no title but in this book, we get to know some of the crew introduced in the last book and see our heroes from book one in action. A few surprises are in store for all of them. I also have basic plots lined out for the third Angel Moon book as well as three more Tennessee Cop stories. The TN Cop stories will have cameos from some of the heroes from the original three books. I've also submitted a proposal for a Harlequin Intrigue -- time for my annual rejection from them. *cackle*
HH: What's the most important thing you've learned in your writing career since you first published? SK: Patience! LOL Patience may be a virtue but no one ever accused me of being virtuous. Writing is a hurry up and wait kind of profession. You hurry up and submit a story. Then wait for a acceptance or rejection. The book is finally published, then you wait for feedback/reviews. Of course, I'm writing all the time so I can distract myself during the wait! I've also learned the internet is a great way to connect with readers as well as other writers. If it weren't for the internet, writing would be a very lonely profession.
HH: What accomplishment are you most proud of? SK: Just getting published! Most people don't realize how difficult it is to get a book published -- ebook or print. And it's something I never take for granted. Even after three years, I don't expect an acceptance, even with publishers I have a close relationship with. I'm a nervous wreck until the contracts are actually signed! LOL
HH: As an author, how do you meet all of the demands of the industry and the readers and stay sane? SK: Stay sane? I don't know that I've succeeded! LOL I mean, I'm in an industry where hearing voices is a good thing.
HH: What are you reading right now? SK: GUN-SHY BRIDE by B.J. Daniels (Harlequin Intrigue)
HH: Any big plans for the summer? SK: Nothing big. Writing, working in my vegetable garden, writing, and spending time with my mother and siblings, writing... *cackle*
HH: Thank you!
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