Interview & Giveaway with Author Denysé Bridger

Today I would like to welcome my guest author today, Denysé Bridger to Book Junkie. She is here today to talk a little about her latests release from Noble Romance Publishing, RETRIBUTION: Silent Death. Please give Denysé a warm welcome and don't forget to enter the contest to win a copy of RETRIBUTION: Silent Death.

If someone were writing a story about Denysé Bridger, what would your blurb say?
Have you ever wondered what it's like to live with endless voices and endless stories racing around in your mind? Discover the whirlwind of a writer constantly at work, and the passion that keeps the words flowing for you to enjoy them...

What do you do to combat writers block?
I never have writer's block, so I can't answer that. My problem tends to run the other way, I have too many ideas to ever chase them down and write them all! I don't ever wish for it to end, but I do wish I had more time!

Are any of your personality and life experiences in your writing?
A lot my life is slowly creeping into some of my stories. At least some trait of my personality shows up in a character from time to time, as well. I think it's inevitable, you have to draw on your own responses to create emotional boundaries for your characters, and the only real guide you have for those things is your own values and views, so that's how you gauge them and define them - which means something has to be coloured by your personal set of standards.

What are you currently working on?
Wow – that’s a tough one, because there are so many projects in the works just now. I have the next fantasy novel plotted and ready to begin work on, plus there are always about a dozen shorter pieces on the go. I have my first werewolf story started, two sequels to Games of Seduction, one called “Treasures of the Heart” that is a cougar story, I’m toying with a ménage tale, and a really special one called “Viper’s Nest” that is for a soldier friend who is going to be shipped out to Afghanistan on the first of June. There’s a trailer for that on my YouTube page, and the photos are of the real man this book is for. I never seem to have enough time to tell all the stories I want to explore, so there’s no end in sight at this stage.

How do you come up with your ideas for writing your story?
Story ideas for me come from everywhere. What I see, images I pick via the internet, sounds, music is especially important to me, because songs or voices can inspire entire stories - the sound of my friend Riccardo Foresi's singing was what triggered a short vampire story set in Venice that was published with Ravenous Romance, it's called "Hidden In The Mist" and it's a very erotic story, with a vampire-like hero.

What's your favorite part of a book?
I think my favourite part is the beginning, when it's all fresh and you're getting to know the characters. Everything is just building up and can go either way - it's a bit like a first kiss - is it going to be magic, or the end of something??

When naming your characters, do you give any thought to the actual meaning?
Only once, with Amarantha - the heroine in As Fate Decress - because I needed a powerful name that meant forever in some way. She's immortal in a fashion, so the name had to reflection that timelessness...

Have you ever encountered someone who said, “You write what!!!"?
Yeah, I have - most people who know me are a bit in awe of it all.... apart from the concept of erotic romance, it's just the whole - OMG, you're a writer thing, too..... it's very funny at times. The guys like to be smart ass about it, and they look at you funny - until you remind them that they're not going to be your next research partner, then it's back to laughs....

Describe your perfect hero.
My perfect hero for real, or in stories? In stories, he's the man who is in control of the situation, usually is as ease with himself and anything he encounters. Most of my heroes are decidedly alpha male - it's what I like to read, and what I love to create. In my real life, the Italian I am nuts about is decidedly Alpha, very sexy, and very smart - it's a lethal combination.... and he's as handsome as he is smart and sexy. (Added bonus!)

You're invited to the White House for dinner, and you can only bring one of the following men with you as a date - David Hasselhoff or Mel Gibson (and the drinks are free and flowing).
Hasselhoff, at least he sings! What I have to say about Mel Gibson isn't fit to print or worth my time to type....

What is the worst pick-up line a man ever used on you, and did it work?
If I told you you had a beautiful body would you hold it against me - and I am not kidding, sadly. I asked him if he meant would I hold my beautiful body against him, or his bad pick up line - because either way the answer was no. I don't think anyone should be condemnded for a line that bad, but I wasn't charmed by it, either! LOL

If you could ask the readers one thing, what would it be?
If you could create the story and have the author write it for you - what would you most like to read?

Thanks for having me as your guest today!! Anyone who'd like to check out my catalogue, chat, or sign for my newsletter, here's where I am:
I have pages at The Author’s Den, Book Tour, LinkedIn, Manic Readers, etc., and the main sites where I am are here:

WEBSITE: http://www.denysebridger.com/
BLOG: http://fantasy-pages.blogspot.com/
Romantic Moments (Free Reads): http://www.romanticmoments.webs.com
Sensual Treats Magazine: http://www.sensualtreats.webs.com/

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/denysebridger
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ISBN 978-1-60592-102-0

Release Date: April 19th, 2010

Adam Walker is one of the Company’s best field agents, a highly trained, well-honed killing machine when that’s what’s needed. But, he’s also a man of many secrets, and one of them is that he’s a ninja, one of Japan’s mythical death warriors. When another of Adam’s secrets, his lover Kiku, is killed, he turns to the one person he trusts, fellow agent Shainna Barton. While Shainna covers for him on a mission, Adam metes out his revenge, and discovers that his friendship with Shainna has a much deeper meaning that either of them ever realized…

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***GIVEAWAY***

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