Taming the Bad Boy
by Jolie Moore
Date of Publication: April 30th 2019
Publisher: Moore Digital Media, Inc.
Cover Artist: Najla Qamber Designs
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Tagline: Sometimes Good Girls do Bad Things
BLURB
From up here on stage, I can see her. Even with her First Lady hair and Sunday school shoes, I can’t take my eyes off of her.
From up here on stage, I can see her. Even with her First Lady hair and Sunday school shoes, I can’t take my eyes off of her.
The music starts. I swing my hips to the thumping bass. Oh, so slowly I slip one button through a hole, then another, then another. I ease the black silk from my shoulders and toss it right toward her.
I watch her pale glossy lips form a big ‘O’ before she catches it like a major league baller. The flashing lights blind me. Between beats, I can see her blue eyes zeroed in below my waist.
I know what she wants. I give it to her. With a zip and a tug, the leather pants join the rest of my clothes. In my skin tight briefs, I dance just for her. With the last chord of the song, the stage goes dark.
I know when the lights come up again, another guy will be dancing in my place because this is my last time. I’m not doing this ever again. It’s too bad I didn’t get her name. I really liked that shirt. But not enough to go back and claim it.
If she wants me bad enough, she’ll have to find me.
Excerpt:
“The shirt sailed toward the table. I dreaded it touching the alcohol that had spilled on the wood. Real silk wouldn’t survive it. So I stood and caught it in mid air. I was rewarded with a broad wink. I pulled the shirt to my chest, and I couldn’t help noticing the heady scent that rose from it. Nari glared at me. After sending a brief apology to the dry cleaner who was going to have to fix it, I balled the shirt up and pushed it deep into my lap.
Lyrics got suggestive. The tight ribbed black tank Rafe was wearing close to his skin, came off as well. I didn’t try to grab for it this time. I was already in for a stiff lecture.
Bumping and grinding, Rafe was butt down on the platform undulating to the beat, the tight leather pants obscuring nothing. The names of movie and sports stars blasted from the speakers. The top two buttons of his pants came undone. Hollywood’s female icons thumped with the bass. The zipper came down.
I knew what was coming. How could I not? I couldn’t look away. I could look all day. Looking was okay. Like the black and white video of the song, lights pulsed, throwing the club into black and white relief.
A quick black out, and the pants were gone. I must have missed the shoes and socks, because Rafe was gyrating on the platform almost as naked as the day he was born, save for some black boxer briefs shot through with silver threads.
Those threads were only on the front center, and back of the shorts, highlighting what was underneath. Before I knew it, he was letting his body go with the flow. It was a nice flow. His skin was golden, and bathed in a sheen of sweat. The lights cast blue, red, and ended in gold on him. Silence. A single beat. And it went dark again.
I didn’t care if Nari thought I was crazy. I clapped and hooted as loudly as his friends and those around me. The lights and music started again, but Rafe was gone.”
Author Info
Jolie Moore writes crazy, beautiful love stories because she believes storytelling is magic. She loves complicated heroines with secrets, strong heroes who fall hard, and a long winding road to happily ever after. When she’s not writing, she loves to travel to witness the diverse tapestry of humanity, photograph the beauty of the world, visit museums, and watch live theater. She lives in West Hollywood, California ten miles from the nearest airport.
She hasn’t found her own happily ever after, but she’s not done trying. This year she’s going to go on fifty first dates. Join her as she tries to find her Mr. Right or maybe Mr. Right Now.
The Book Junkie Reads . . . Interview with Jolie Moore . . .
How would you describe you style of writing to someone that has never read your work?
I write crazy, beautiful, love stories. My books are full of angst and will give you all the feels before you get to the end. Taming the Bad Boy has all the feels….
What mindset or routine do you feel the need to set when preparing to write (in general whether you are working on a project or just free writing)?
I think half of getting ready to write is trying to deal with procrastination. Before I sit down to write, I try to do some yoga or exercise, make sure the kitchen is clean, that I have whatever pens and notebooks I need, and that I’ve turned off my phone and computer notifications. Once all that is out of the way, and I’ve checked Facebook one last time…I’m usually ready to write.
Do you take your character prep to heart? Do you nurture the growth of each character all the way through to the page? Do you people watch to help with development? Or do you build upon your character during story creation?
Character prep is an interesting idea. I build characters in my head. I think about them a long time before I actually write about them. Sometimes months, sometimes years. I do enjoy people watching from time to time. It’s best to stake out a table at a coffee shop, then watch over the rim of the laptop. Other people are quite fascinating.
Have you found yourself bonding with any particular character? If so which one(s)?
I love my characters so. In this one I think I bonded quite a bit with my heroine. I spent my teen years in a Connecticut suburb and observed firsthand how restrictive life could be in New England.
Do you have a character that you have been working on that you can't wait to put to paper?
In my upcoming trilogy (What Was Perfect, What Was Lost, What Was True), I’ve been thinking about my heroine Isabella Aconi for a good long time. She’s come to life in the first of the three books, and I’m happily working on the second. I quite love her even when Isabella finds it hard to love herself.
Have you ever felt that there was something inside of you that you couldn't control? If so what? If no what spurs you to reach for the unexperienced?
I have an insatiable Wanderlust. I’m answering these questions now from my hotel balcony in Italy. I quite love travel to foreign countries. Because I often don’t speak the language and am unfamiliar with the culture, every trip is an adventure. What spurs me? I think I’m always searching for the humanity in all of us.
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