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Urban fantasy, paranormal romance,
and erotica…scary, sexy!
That’s what describes what
comes from the fantastic mind of author Megan Morgan. If you
like passion, sex, and chills down your spine, she’s the gal to write it
for you.
Welcome Megan! With me in Michigan and you in Ohio,
we are like neighbors! Thanks for joining us today. Is this your first book?
- No, I have
a paranormal erotic romance novella published, and I also have an urban fantasy
series with Kensington Books. The first book, The Wicked City, was released on
March 3rd of this year. The second will be released on November 10th.
I also have several stories in various House of Erotica anthologies.
I spent some time in
Chicago and fell in love with the Windy City and made some great memories! I
read the blurb of One Night in Chicago and I was hooked. What inspired you to
write your latest book?
- I love
Chicago and I love to write about it! Many of the spots my couple visit in the
story are places I’ve been to. The events and people are entirely made up, but
the places they visit (apart from a fictional bar I created) are very real.
The cover is very hot! How did you come up with the title?
- The City
Nights series all start with ‘One Night in…’ So I didn’t have to think too
hard!
You are such a tease;
we’ll look forward to more ‘One Night in…’ stories. Malcolm sounds like such a hottie. How do you
come up with your characters’ names?
- Malcolm
Darling is a name from another unpublished work I scrapped a while ago, but I
love the name so I had to use it. Taylor Middleton sounds like a
singer/songwriter to me, I was kind of thinking of Taylor Swift when I named
her—although her stage name in the story is Gracie. Sometimes names are very
hard to come up with, but thankfully these characters were easy.
If you could have any
movie star take on a role as one of your heroes, who would it be?
- I
definitely picture Malcolm looking like Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Mmm!
Ohhhh… those shoulders… those arms… that
chest! Yeah, baby!!! I bet he could hold
both of us at the same time. LOL How naughty do you get with your writing?
- I write a
lot of erotica, though I’ve never written bondage. My sex scenes are pretty
steamy and descriptive, though! I like to write about sex. It’s fun.
That’s what I always
say! Sex is fun! Oh, wait… we’re talking about writing aren’t we. What were the
hardest scenes to write for you?
-
Ironically, the sex scenes. I have to ease into sex scenes, I can’t just write
them cold or stand-alone—I suppose you have to be in a certain mood to write
about sex. I do, at least.
I agree. What is the
strangest thing you’ve Goggled while working the story? Some writers will go
for a walk or do sit ups before sitting down. Others will have a glass of wine
& chocolate handy. I know one writer who has a silly stuffed animal on her
desk and can’t write without it.
- I don’t
remember Googling anything odd for this story, but I’ve definitely done some
Google searches for my writing that should have gotten some anxious government
people knocking on my door. I hope they have a list of us so when something
questionable comes up on a search engine they just say ‘oh, she’s a writer!’
Trust me, I know a few
writers who have had a knock on their door. A couple of them are on first name
basis with “their” agents. LOL Do you have any rituals or “must-haves” while
writing?
I don’t have
any particular writing rituals, but I do like to have a mug of coffee and I
seem to do my best writing early in the morning. Oftentimes, my cat tries to
‘help,’ mostly by lying on my laptop.
I think every writer
needs an animal “helper”. Say, this has
been fun! Do you have anything you would like to say to your readers?
- Don’t
hesitate to comment, tweet me, email me, or get in touch with me in any way. I
love talking to readers!
Megan was a good sport and left us
with some Fun stuff:
Favorite
drink: Coffee!
Favorite
candy: Chocolate
Favorite
food: Pasta. I love carbs, even though they’re bad for me.
Favorite
article of clothing or jewelry: My pajamas—nothing beats sitting around lazy
and comfy!
Favorite
place to read: In bed.
Place you
want to visit some day: Egypt
It wouldn’t be Tuesday without a TEASER!
Enjoy Megan Morgan’s latest book.
One Night in Chicago.
Blurb:
Breaking up is hard to do, especially after four years together.
Taylor Middleton, a singer striving for her big break, and her boyfriend
Malcolm Darling, a mover and shaker in the music business, have decided to call
it quits. Taylor wants to take her onstage persona—Gracie M—to LA, where she
hopes bright lights and big dreams await.
But before they break up, the two decide to spend one last night in
Chicago, the city where they once shared a passionate, romantic weekend, in
hopes of preserving some good memories. In Chicago, Taylor realizes she’s not
so sure about taking her talents elsewhere, as Malcolm reminds her why she fell
in love—and lust—with him. Taylor may soon discover the right man, like music,
can set her free and make all her dreams come true.
Excerpt:
She bought a shot glass, some postcards, a pen, and a keychain with her
name on one side and the Chicago skyline, lit with little lights, on the other.
She dangled the keychain in front of Malcolm's face. "Come on, this
is a work of art. Look at the lights."
"They'll burn out in two days." He batted it. "You're the
worst impulse shopper I've ever met."
"Some of us like to have fun." She strolled to the windows.
"Just because you're a boring old man doesn't mean we all have to
be."
"I'm far from boring. I would think after four years you wouldn't
use that word to describe me."
"You can be overbearing, sometimes." She pulled her phone out
of her purse. "A wet blanket."
"I'm reasonable. You can be a bit of a child, if we're gonna go
there. Sometimes you don't think about the consequences before you act. You
just jump in."
"Don't worry, after tomorrow I won't be your problem to
babysit."
He sighed. "I don't think of it as babysitting. I just
thought…maybe after four years we learned something from each other. You know,
you help me loosen up, I keep you grounded."
She took a picture out the window with her phone. "I guess
not."
"You don't think we've rubbed off on each other at all?"
She turned and snapped a picture from a different angle. "It
doesn't seem like it, does it? I mean, here we are, still arguing about the
same crap."
"Surely we're taking something good from this." Malcolm
followed her as she moved along the railing. "It wasn't all bad, was
it?"
She turned to him. "No. But when it was bad, it was really bad. That's why this is
happening."
"You're supposed to say I made you a better person." Forced
humor tinged his voice. "That you'll always be grateful for the things you
learned from me."
She dropped her phone back in her purse. "Is that all you're
concerned about, that I 'learned' something from you?"
"No. But I was hoping we changed each other for the better."
"Are you changed for the better?"
"I am, actually."
She gazed out the windows, across the vast expanse of water.
"I feel like I'm not the uptight jerk I once was. Like you taught
me how to have a little fun."
"Yet, you're still a workaholic."
"It's my job! Tay, it's okay to have fun, but you gotta put in some
hard work to have good things. You know that better than anyone. You're gonna
have to work hard in California. Your dream will still take time."
Anger tightened her chest. "I know that."
"But it's okay to dream. It's okay to look forward to the day when
everything you want comes to you."
"If it does, right?" She snorted. "This could all be a
losing game. Why, I might be back in New York and in your arms again before the
end of the year."
He turned toward the window, placing his hands on the railing. "I
want you to have your dreams. I wouldn't mind if you were still in my
arms."
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Author Bio:
Megan Morgan is an urban fantasy, romance, and erotica author from
Cleveland, Ohio. Bartender by day and purveyor of things that go bump in the
night, she’s trying to turn writing into her day job so she can be on the other
side of the bar for a change. She’s a member of the RWA and author of the Siren
Song urban fantasy series from Kensington Books, as well as numerous other
shorter, sexy, smutty works.
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