Seduced
Series: A London Sex Club Novel
By: Kate Allure
Publisher: Entangled: Scorched (October 21, 2019)
Publication Date: October 21, 2019
ASIN: B07Y73FPJS
Pages: 286
Dame Victoria Whittingstall,
appointed by The Queen to serve in the Royal Courts, thought she'd achieved all
her dreams.
But there’s always been something
missing when it came to sex. On the heels of a break up with Boring Baron, her
long time boyfriend, her best friend surprises her with a one night pass to
London’s most exclusive sex club.
Posh.
Dark.
Sensual.
And completely alive... Club
Exotica is straight out of her most forbidden, secret fantasies.
When a handsome stranger finally
gives Tori the mind-blowing sex she's yearned for, she knows one taste will
never be enough.
It almost makes her forget about the
sexy young barrister that flirts with her at court.
But in Club Exotica, betrayal is
around every dark corner and lasting love is elusive.
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Early Praise
“Love, loved every minute of this book. I
can't wait for the next book Trapped.” —Goodreads
“I loved how Tori was this powerful badass in
the courtroom, and that she had decided to take control of her own sexuality
and shed any internal shame over her sexual desires.” —Netgalley
“This book is one of the most original of its
kind that I’ve read in a while. I thought I knew where Tori and Ian’s story was
going but Kate Allure kept me guessing!” —Goodreads
Let’s start with, how are you this fine day?
I’m great! I’m super excited about
my newest release, Seduced, a London Sex Club novel. It’s the longest
I’ve ever worked on a story, so I’m thrilled to finally see it come out. Seduced
started out as a short story and I expanded it, then turned it into a series, then
built a whole world of naughty sex club inside two town houses in a ritzy London
neighborhood. I even have blue prints for the club now!
But I went off on a tangent. On
this fine morning, I’m drinking a nice warm mug of coffee, looking out at the
pretty view — brisk cool autumn day, blue sky, piles of crunchy leaves on the grass
— and I’m grateful for all the blessings in my life.
Where do you
get your information or ideas for your books?
The focus of my erotic romance
writing is exploring women’s sexuality. The idea that women can be — and more
importantly, have the right to be — anything thing they want. That no one
should be pigeon-holed into what others think they should be. So for instance,
in Seduced, Tori, the heroine, has achieved her dreams, reaching a
pinnacle of success in the legal world, often overseeing men, but she discovers
that in the bedroom she has radically different needs, submissive needs. She
has to come to grips with the idea that she can be both a successful leader and
at times a follower. And that’s okay.
But again, I went off tangent.
(pausing to take another gulp of my coffee, because clearly I need it)
Umm. Ideas for exploring women’s sexuality just pop into my mind, often
starting with a sex scene — then I work backwards. How did the couple get
there? Why are they there? Who are they? As for researching, the internet is
amazing — until I accidentally turned on search engine parental controls. For
days, until I fixed it, I couldn’t find anything about BDSM. And as for
hands-on research, well I have the most amazing DH ever. Surprisingly, he’s
never once turned down my request for more research.
When did you
write your first book and how old were you?
I was in
5th grade and 11 years old when I wrote a shipwreck adventure—two
children get stranded on an island. This was well before personal computers,
but my mother typed it up for me and a fellow student drew illustrations and a
cover. I recently found it among my things and read it, hoping it wouldn’t be
too cringe-worthy and, actually, I kind a liked it. As for my decidedly more
adult stories, I wrote my first one seven years ago when I was laid up after
surgery. A very handsome surgeon inspired me!
What do you
like to do when you're not writing?
I have a
part-time, unpaid job, taking care of two high functioning autistic sons,
working them slowly toward self-sufficiency. One is now a junior in college
after six years (taking an abbreviated class schedule) and with luck he’ll
graduate in a few more with a computer science degree. And the other is working
toward a career as a zookeeper.
What does your
family think of your writing?
My husband has been behind me all
the way and as a graphic designer has helped me so much—designing my beautiful
website and a three terrific covers for my indie books. My sister has played
“assistant” at reader conferences, and it’s been great fun spending time with
her since we live on opposite coasts. And, my young adult children (which also
includes a daughter), surprisingly, don’t mind at all. They might see me
packing a crop (reader prize) and wink! That’s a glorious thing, in that kids
today are much less hung-up about sex and about all the ooey things related to
human sexuality and our God-given reproductive systems. I’m lucky that my
friends and family have been so supportive of my writing.
What was one
of the most surprising things you learned in creating your books?
I thought I could only write short
stories, that I didn’t have it in me to write sagas and series. Turning my
short story about a British high court judge meeting a younger man in a sex
club into a multi-book series with threads continuing from one story to
another, showed me I can do this. And now I’ve got ideas for another two
series!
How many books
have you written? Which is your favorite?
Nine erotic
romances and one 325-page nonfiction book — my homage to historical romance,
the Romance Readers Guide to Historic London. It’s both a travel book
and an armchair travel book about the real-life places in historical romance.
My
favorite novels change as I’m working on a different projects. Right now, I’m
super excited about Trapped, the next book in my London Sex Club novels.
Even better, Seduced is just coming out, and reviewers are saying they
want to see more of the club’s owners, Michael and Sebastian. As luck would
have it, their love triangle is the focus of the next book!
Do you hear
from your readers much? What kinds of things do they say?
Not so much online or by email,
but I love meeting readers in person at conferences and book signings. It’s
just a thrill to shake their hand and hear what they liked about the stories — mostly
that they liked a particular character or scene and that the sex scenes are
hot. And even better, in person I get to ask them questions too!
Have you even
been sent fan art?
Not yet. Is that a thing?
What do you
think makes a good story?
There’s so many theories on what
makes a good story — high concept, going deep on point of view, internal and
external conflict. That’s all important and authors need to continually work on
their craft, but a good story can be about anything or any length and in any
format, from prose, to graphic novel, to poetry. Take Robert Frost’s “Stopping
by Woods on a Snowy Evening.” Just 16
lines, beautifully written, and we’re taken on a journey. We can see what the
narrator sees. Feel the cold. Hear the bells. And we’re inspired, touched on
some personal level. What makes a good story? So many things — and a little
magic too!
As a child,
what did you want to do when you grew up?
Ballerina! I dedicated 10 years of
my life to the pursuit of a dancing career, and while I didn’t achieve that
dream, I did have the amazing experience of working in the administrations of
American Ballet Theatre and the New York City Ballet for another 10 years.
What is that
one weird quirk about yourself, that no one else knows?
Only my
DH knows this: I forget movies really quickly. Books stay in my mind, happily
lodged there. But movies quickly fade away. There’s a great plus to that! I can
see the same movie a month later and it’s fresh and fun all over again.
If you had
your time back what would you tell yourself about writing?
To relax
and enjoy the process. I was so driven just a few years ago and easily upset
when things didn’t go right. Now, I have slowed down so I can relish every
minute of the time I get to work on any aspect of my publishing career —
including talking with you today.
Last but not
least,
What advice
would you give aspiring writers?
Just what I said in the paragraph
above. Even if you do all the right things — study craft, work on marketing,
etc. — there’s no guarantee of success. All you can guarantee, is that
your time has not been wasted if you have “enjoyed the process” of writing. Have
lived within the moment. Then regardless of what happens — even if you’re an
author version of the great American composer, Charles Ives, who received little
public recognition during his lifetime — it won’t matter. If you’ve fed your
soul with the pleasure of writing, then your time has been well used.
Thank you for
answers my questions
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