Please Welcome Lisa Marie Rice!

Please welcome guest author, Lisa Marie Rice to the island! I’m very excited to have her here for so many reasons. **Warning…fan girl alert** She doesn’t know this, but LMR is the author who ‘introduced’ me to ebooks, Ellora’s Cave and inadvertently erotic romance in general. Years ago I somehow stumbled across her trio of ‘Midnight’ books with EC and discovered I could download books right to my computer! That alone opened up a new world to me. Of course I still bought all her books in paperback because the digital version was not enough. I wanted those books on my shelf. From there I devoured everything I could find by her and this month, she’s got a new book coming out from Avon Red! Into the Crossfire is the first in another hot trio of books called ‘The Protectors’ and it will be out July 27. Okay, that’s enough rambling from me! Please welcome the fabulous Lisa Marie Rice. She’s going to be here for the next three days and she’s been wonderful enough to answer all my questions and she’s giving away a book a day! (Dangerous Lover, Dangerous Secrets, & Dangerous Passion)

Since this is your first time on the island, there are some things we must know about you.

1. If you were stuck on a desert island what 3 things would you bring with you?

Well, that’s easy and hard. Hard because there are so many things necessary to a civilized life, lots more than just three, but if we’re going to have to strip down to basics, I guess I’d absolutely have to have my Kindle, an endless supply of sunscreen SPF 50 (I burn easily) and my computer with wi-fi. Those would be the essentials. To be able to read, to connect and not burn myself to a crisp.

2. Boxers, Briefs, boxer briefs, kilt, or commando:

This is for heroes right? Hmmm, I’m not too sure I have a definite Underwear Doctrine. Boxer Briefs, probably. Commando sounds sexy but uncomfortable. Like thongs.

3. Favorite Heroine and why: A couple of favorite heroines – one heroine from way, way back: Lindsay Danner of Tell Me No Lies by Elizabeth Lowell. She’s an incredibly appealing heroine of one of the best romantic suspense novels ever written. Annabelle Peyton of Lisa Kleypas’s Secrets of a Summer Night. I usually don’t like historicals because beyond the Vaseline over the lens of romance writers, it’s quite clear to me what the position of women was in the past, and it wasn’t pretty. Annabelle keeps her dignity intact under horrendous circumstances and shows intense loyalty to her friends at the same time. And, oddly enough, Beth Randall of J. R. Ward’s Dark Lover. It is really interesting to see her struggle with her dual nature. Those are my favorites for now. Maybe next year, or certainly in five years’ time, the list will differ.

I love that you included Beth Randall as one of your favorite heroines. Some of the women in the BDB books get overshadowed but Beth is one of my favorites too!

4. How old is your inside voice?

About 27.

5. If you could be any hero, who would you be?

Choosing some of mine – I wouldn’t mind being, say, Jack Prescott of Dangerous Lover. My men have no fear, though they’ve been in scary situations. I myself am a wuss and admire anyone who is fearless (without being stupid).

Hmm, I wouldn’t mind being with Jack Prescott! Definitely one of the hottest alpha males of all time.

6. Favorite book set on a tropical island?

Jayne Anne Krentz’s Silver Linings

7. Favorite drink to bring to the DIK party?

Prosecco, a nice dry Italian spumante/sparkling wine. Or, if we’re being fancy, a Chateauneuf du Pape.

Oh, Prosecco sounds good! Where I am it’s hot hot hot right now so that sounds very refreshing.


Thank you for visiting us today! One lucky commenter will win a copy of Dangerous Lover (check out the German cover above!) so leave a comment to be entered. (Winners for all three days will be announced Sunday morning) Tomorrow Lisa will be telling us about her five desert island keepers so don’t forget to come back!

PLEASE NOTE: It is likely that Lisa will be traveling some during her blogging days so if you have questions and/or comments and she doesn’t respond right away, have no fear, she will be checking in later.