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This month we have a sit down with author Adele Dubois.

Adele Dubois is a former newspaper and magazine columnist, features writer, and foreign correspondent published in the Caribbean, UK, and USA.

When not on the beach by the ocean, or walking along the quiet shores of a Delaware bay, she and her family enjoy their rural eastern Pennsylvania home where she is currently working on her next novel.

 

Hello Adele, Thank you so much for joining us today.

It’s a pleasure to be here. Thanks for inviting me.

Your debut novel, MOTORCYCLE HEAT, is due for release this May. Can you tell us a little about this story?

MOTORCYCLE HEAT is a contemporary erotic romance about a woman who does something completely out-of-character in a single, impetuous moment, causing the man passing by on his motorcycle to crash and land at her feet. She has dinner with him to make amends for his bumps and bruises, and embarks on an unexpected erotic journey with the stranger she is destined to love.

Excerpts of the book are posted on my website.

Where did your idea for this story originate?

One summer at the beach I saw a young man lose control of his motorcycle while watching a pretty girl stroll down the street. Luckily, he was driving slow and wasn’t hurt. The incident amused everyone watching from the sidewalk. The scene stayed with me and later sparked the idea for MOTORCYCLE HEAT.

You have listed the character of Jack Bauer, from the TV show “24,” as the perfect alpha male hero in a blog entry on your website. But what would you say are the three main ingredients that go into making the perfect romance hero?

My ideal romantic hero is absolutely dependable, has the ability to love deeply, and demonstrates genuine respect for women. Antonio Alvarez, the hero in MOTORCYCLE HEAT, perfectly defines these characteristics. He is also virile, sexy, uninhibited about asking for what he wants, and yet unafraid to show his vulnerable side to the woman he loves. He’s a tough, handsome cop, and has an ingrained sense of honor and justice. When the villain tries to destroy the heroine, Lisa Gibson, Antonio outsmarts him and then fights him in a bloody, bare-knuckles battle. I love that part of the story. <grin> Did I mention he also wears tight black jeans and drives a really cool Harley-Davidson?

You are a member of Authors of Erotic Romance. Can you tell us more about this group?

We are debut authors banded together to carve out our niche in publishing. There is strength in numbers, so we work cooperatively to promote one another and ourselves. Forging a path to readership is a daunting task, but having group support helps. 

How vital is it, do you think, for new authors to have their own forum on the Internet?

My Website has received an impressive number of hits through links from both debut and established authors, which is encouraging. New authors need to make their mark so that readers will look for future works.

With your debut novel due to hit the public in May, are you feeling relaxed or nervous?

I’m excited! Energized! I’m having more fun than I’ve ever had in my life, despite the fact I’ve never worked harder. Writing a full-length novel is difficult. Getting it published by a quality publisher like Loose Id, and then finding an audience, is harder still. However, I’m enjoying the process.

You have already had a great career in writing, ranging from magazines to life as a foreign correspondent. What led you to travel the path of a romance writer?

I wrote non-fiction over the course of my misspent youth before turning to fiction. I’ve been a features writer, newspaper reporter, political columnist, and correspondent in the Third World. Fiction, by comparison, is much harder to write than non-fiction. But much less dangerous! No more political uprisings to escape or armed, roaming terrorists to fear. It’s great to sit at a desk in my safe, comfortable house and write stories. Today, the only people my writing might incite are those new to erotic romance, shocked by the graphic sexual content of my books. <smiles>

My temperament is much better suited to fiction. Some of my books are erotic romance and others are mainstream fiction or contemporary romance. Currently, I’m in the middle of writing book number five. Three have paranormal elements. What all my books have in common, though, are contemporary characters, settings, and high levels of sensuality. I wrote erotic romance at the urgings of my critique partners after they read my mainstream manuscripts. The intensity of my love scenes runs very high. Erotic romance seemed a natural step to take. I’ll continue to write erotic romance in addition to mainstream fiction.

Can you describe to us a typical day in the life of author Adele Dubois?

When I’m not writing I think about writing. Most days are divided into segments, starting at seven a.m. with coffee in my favorite cup. I spend a few hours writing--anywhere from three to six, depending on where I am in the story. I work another few hours on promotion, email, blogging, participating in an online writing class or outlining new story ideas. I also volunteer for my local Romance Writers of America chapter. A few times a month I meet with critique partners and other writers who are also my friends. I have a family and do chores around the house, cook dinner, take care of my Yorkie, and navigate two teens through the perils of life.

Do you have any WIPs going on at the moment? And if so, could you tell us a little about them. 

Since selling MOTORCYCLE HEAT I completed my first paranormal erotic romance and am in the middle of writing another. The completed novella is about a bored middle-aged housewife whose life turns upside down when her erotic daydreams and secret sexual fantasies start coming true. Check my website for updates about the new book. 

And finally Adele. What are your hopes and aspirations as an author for the next twelve months?

I want MOTORCYCLE HEAT to be a success. I’m hopeful reviewers will like it and readers will recommend it. I channel all of my energy, experience, and emotion into my writing to try and make the characters seem real. With so much of myself invested, naturally I want to do well as an author. My toes and fingers are crossed.

Thank you for joining us today Adele. May I take this opportunity to wish you well with MOTORCYCLE HEAT.

Interview was conducted by Deborah Kimpton
April 2007
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