Gigi’s Monster Garage
Ghouls and Gals, #1
by Loretta Kendall
Date of Publication: April 16th 2023
Publisher: Loretta Kendall
Cover Artist: LK Creative
Genre: Monster Romance, RomCom
ASIN: B0BZJXVWZZ
Number of pages: 306
Word Count: 89,000
Tagline: “I’m a rockabilly love’n, hot-to-trot mechanic with a need for speed. A little sass and not much class, but I'll keep you entertained and your car in the lane.” ~ Gigi Stein
BLURB
Take a wild ride with Gigi, the former bride of Frank N. Stein, as she navigates the world of rat rod racing and explores the unfamiliar territory of understanding love. With a sassy rockabilly style and a lot of attitude, this stitched-up bad girl will capture your heart with lots of laughs along the way. Join her and her misfit friends, including an adorable Venus flytrap who can be a little naughty. Be careful and read the warning signs in the lobby - Molly Sue bites!
Get ready for motor-revving action as Gigi discovers the truth of the lost romance of her human past, uncovering a hidden agenda for why she’s not like others of her kind. Made for humans and monsters alike, Frank-n-people are nothing more than entertainment and sensual gratification for their owners, created by a madman. Not accepting that as her fate, this undead girl is blazing a path of her own.
With the mad scientist Victor’s decision to grant Gigi free will, she has mustered up enough strength to part ways with her abusive ex-husband, following a cataclysmic event that forces vintage horror monsters into the human realm. When she crosses paths with Fox Adams - a lonely human drifter, he wants to work alongside the beautiful, green-skinned drag racing icon in her infamous monster garage. Confused by the attraction to a man with dreams of racing stardom, it forces her to look into who her host body really is if she wants a future with Fox. Together, they form an unlikely bond that will show her she wasn’t just made to be a living Frank-n-mate doll. She was made for love.
Excerpt: Steamy Scene
“Mine,” she roared.
Whatever strength was within her from long ago, took hold at the very moment her body was about to go over the edge. Flipping him over and slamming him to the bed, the power he had given her took lead. With her monster taking over, she held his arms to the bed, her lip snarling from lust.
Fox didn’t seem to mind when she growled at him again as if about to go on the attack. He just laid back and let her freely take control. When she finally let loose, there was a brief instance he saw his life flash before him, and that oh-shit feeling of clear and present danger was a little too real. Before then he had almost all but forgotten she was a monster, but now he knew for sure.
Reaching for his member lingering between her legs, she snarled. “Whose cock is this?”
“Y-yours,” he stammered out.
“I’m going to fuck you hard and fast, pretty boy. I want you to come inside me and own this pussy. You want to play with a monster. Well, let’s play.”
When finding her eyes changed at the hint of the newfound monster's rage, Fox suddenly got a bit scared. He’d never seen this with the vampire woman, but Gigi was a whole other breed.
When she grabbed his face, purring against his cheek, a dark side of her seemed almost to take over. With a slow deliberate lick up his jawline, she felt him shiver beneath her, giving her more thrill than she’d ever felt before. It was empowering, exciting, and even thoroughly erotic.
“Don’t be afraid, little pet. I always wanted a little bitch of my own. Who’s my good little bitch?”
“Gigi, I think you need to slow down,” he begged, his voice shaking.
He hadn’t been afraid of monsters since he was a young boy, hiding from the dark shadows under his bed. Yet here he was, frozen in fear of a woman he loved. Some part of him was not only terrified, but immensely turned on by her innate ability to overpower him. It was then he started to understand the allure of monster fetishes.
“Are you scared, human? Don’t deny it. I know you are. A monster can smell a man’s fear,” she hissed, as she slid down onto his thick girth. “You feel so good inside me. Such a good boy.”
Rolling her hips to keep his arousal, she was loving every moment. It was a brief peck of her cherry lips to his own that showed Fox all he needed to know. She was in control, but she wanted to play. Like a feral beast set free, she was enjoying this newfound sexual freedom. Despite that bit of fear that he harbored; he’d let her have the freedom she craved.
“Do you want to play with your prey, Mistress Georgina? Can I be your little pet?”
Leaning against his cheek, she smiled devilishly, humming in his ear, “What’s your safe word?”
“Red flag?”
“Mmm. Just like a good little racer.” Biting his lip, she rocked her hips again before she said, “And green… means go.”
“Green.”
Author Info
Loretta Kendall started her life with a dream and a story in her mind. For as long as she can remember, she was a storyteller, sharing tales with her friends from her overactive imagination.
After twenty-two years as an image consultant in the beauty and entertainment industry, the Indiana native revisited her childhood love for books while continuing working in photography and graphic arts. As a graphic designer she also spends her time creating book covers and marketing materials for advertising for clients.
She has been writing full time since 2017 following an amazing writing journey that led to the completion of several novellas, novels, serial stories on popular book apps, and anthologies. An award winning, traditional, and self-published author, Loretta has a passion for creating happily ever after romance stories with the perfect mix of steamy and slow burn moments. A hopeless romantic, she lives her own happily ever after of twenty-seven years of wedded bliss with her husband being a plant mom to her favorite Venus flytrap, Molly Sue.
The Book Junkie Reads . . .Reckless Dreams Interview with . . . Loretta Kendall . . .
How would you describe your style of writing to someone that has never read your work?
My stories tend to always have an element of humor, even in the more serious of situations. Being able to laugh pulled me out of a lot of hard times and want to share those smiles with others. I love to see a reader who gets a giggle out of something I wrote.
Then there is the romance aspect. I’m a hopeless romantic and have been married for going on twenty-eight years. I believe when the love is genuine, it sticks, as to why many of my main characters seem to have a deep emotional connection to each other. Love is never easy to attain, so I like to always add some struggle on the way to the journey of finding each other.
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)?
Inspiration sort of comes naturally to me, so when something hits, I must get it down on paper. Once I’m ready to write I need total silence. I turn off all my devices and write for hours. Occasionally I will turn on some background classic rock to inspire a scene.
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?
My approach to building a character starts with visuals and aesthetics. Everything from what they wear, the music they listen to, to the pop culture styles they enjoy. I have a Pinterest page for every book for inspiration and the current series has been fun to find images for characters and the pin board just keeps growing.
In this series, most of the monsters were pulled from vintage monster movies, pin-up fashion, and rockabilly culture. I was watching an old episode of The Munsters and instantly got an idea for a group of friends whose world was built on retro horror movies. I loved Lilly Munster and Elvira Mistress of the Dark as a kid, so when I started character building for this series, they were defiantly inspirations.
Do you have a character that you have been working on for a long time that still isn't quite ready, but fills you with excitement to work on the story?
Defiantly Harlow’s story that’s later in this series. Being she is a werewolf her hair is part of who she is, as well as her love interest who is a bigfoot monster. I saw her character being a stylist who gets cancer and struggles with the embarrassment of hair loss because it’s a status symbol among her kind.
That story will be dear to me because my mother was diagnosed with cancer while I was a hairstylist. I’m retired now but was with her through the process of shaving her head, picking out wigs, and the overwhelming emotions she had as a woman losing her hair. I know Harlow’s story will be tough to write, but the laughter and love put into the book will show the journey of accepting who you are. I have alopecia and know the struggles women have when losing their hair and want to show that from a wolf woman’s perspective.
There will be a lot of laughs in that book that will lift her spirits as she goes through treatment. I can’t wait to start writing that one.
Can you share your next creative project(s)? If yes, can you give a few details?
My next project is book two of the Ghouls and Gals Series. It will be a continuance of book 1, featuring the beautiful pinup model and mummy monster, Cleopatra. I’ll also be bringing back Víctor and his battle with Frank N. Stein. Cleo is on the run from her wealthy father and her ex-boyfriend who are trying to use her for financial gain. She will team up with her new love interest, billionaire Victor Frankenstein VI to try to bring down a dangerous horror duo.
If you could have dinner/dinner party with 7 fictional characters, who would they be?
Not all of them would be book characters so it would be an odd mix, but fun, nonetheless.
First, Jem from 80’s cartoon Jem in the Holograms, because why not? She’s cool and a rock star.
Then it would have to be Gunner from my book Dreamer because he’s not only an Alpha shifter wolf, but he’s a celebrity pro-wrestler and I’m a huge wrestling fan. I’d probably be fan-girling over him the whole time.
Next it would be Thor from the Avengers movie because… it’s Thor.
My favorite would be Lilly Munster because she’s absolutely lovely and we can share goth-inspired makeup tips.
Last but not least, Storm from the X-men comics. She’s badass and beautiful. A deadly awesome combo.
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