Title: Night Owl (Book #1, Night Owl Trilogy)
Author: M. Pierce
Genre: Contemporary Erotic
Romance
Paperback
Release Date: July 1,
2014
Synopsis:
"Tautly written, complex, and vibrating with
a dark sensuality that will have you at once blushing and anxious. You'll think
you have this book pegged . . . but you'll be wrong."—Christina Lauren, New
York Times, USA Today, and international bestselling authors of The
Beautiful Bastard series
From bestselling ebook author M. Pierce comes the
first novel in a provocative erotic trilogy where an anonymous online
writing partnership turns into an uncontrollable, passionate obsession
At twenty-eight, Matt Sky has the perfect life.
He has a beautiful girlfriend, a massive inheritance, and four national
bestsellers -- all penned under his airtight alias, M. Pierce.
At twenty-seven, Hannah Catalano is a train
wreck. Her boyfriend is a deadbeat and her job is abysmal.
Matt and Hannah meet online as writing partners.
Their relationship is safe, anonymous, and innocent...
Until
Matt sees a picture of Hannah. Hannah's picture sparks an attraction Matt is
powerless to ignore. When circumstance brings Matt and Hannah together, the
strangers begin a love story that's passionate, poignant, unforgettable, and
unstoppable.
Amazon paperback link: http://www.amazon.com/Night-Owl-Trilogy/dp/1250058236/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1390391205&sr=8-1
Amazon ebook link: http://www.amazon.com/Night-Owl-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00HY070CU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1390391205&sr=8-1&keywords=m.+pierce
Interview:
1)
Where did you get the idea for the novel?
I got the idea from my life, and from a girl.
Many of the characters in Night Owl have a basis in real life. I often look to my
own experiences for inspiration. So, without divulging too much, I’ll say that…
I felt strongly about someone, she felt strongly about me, we were strangers
and writing partners for a while, and the story that is Night Owl evolved from
there.
2)
Is there a message in your novel that you want your readers to
grasp?
Great question. There are a couple “messages” in
Night Owl, though I’d never presume to write didactic erotic literature. Our
morals and ideas always seep into our fiction, though. Here are a few of the
Night Owl themes:
- A
woman is not weak because she enjoys submission in bed. A woman who knows what
she wants is strong. The same goes for men.
- There
is nothing “wrong” with a man or woman who enjoys control in bed. Nonstandard
sexual desires do not need to be explained away by past abuse or a fractured
psyche. Exploration is a healthy, normal part of a sexual relationship.
- Mental
health awareness. Many people suffer from emotional or psychological disorders
and there should not be a stigma attached to these problems. We need open
dialogue, not shameful silence.
- Love
withstands trials. I’m pretty sure the Bible puts this best. Love “bears all
things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.”
1 Corinthians 13
3)
Why did you pick this genre? What do you like about it?
Oddly enough, I didn’t pick this genre –
contemporary romance, new adult, erotic romance, whatever you want to call it.
(I think “erotic romance” is the most apt genre for Night Owl.) The genre kind
of picked me. I simply started to write a story… I vividly remember writing the
first lines… and soon it became clear what I was writing. A romance. But I
never really said to myself, “Okay, I’m writing a romance,” or, “I’m going to
write a romance.” I just kept telling my story, weaving memory with fiction,
making stuff up, and when I finished, I again had the undeniable realization…
this is a romance novel. Not thinking of the book as a romance, though,
liberated me from a lot of the tropes associated with those novels.
I’m not really a reader of romance, by the way,
so it’s hard to say “what I like” about the genre. I have some heavy-handed
ideas about love, though, and writing about sex is fun, and the erotic romance
genre combines those things – sex and love. So… that’s what I like about it.
Haha. Sex and love. (And the dramatic, high-concept tension associated with
genre fiction in general.)
4)
Since becoming a writer, what’s the most exciting thing to ever
happen to you?
Hands down – signing with my agent, Betsy
Lerner. Selling my trilogy to St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan comes in at a
close second, but Betsy has been my dream agent since I was in high school.
5)
What book are you currently reading or what was the last book
you read?
Since it takes me about three months to read a
book (I’m a slow, sporadic reader), I’ve been reading the same few books for a
while now. I’m reading The Gargoyle, Taipei, and Gone Girl.
6)
What is your writing process?
I’m not an outliner. I usually have a solid idea
of where my story begins and ends, what my central sources of conflict are, and
how each character is motivated. I also take notes on stuff I want to include
in the book. That ranges from words to scenes, particular items or memories of
mine, etc. I can never fit in everything I want to include in the book, which
is a shame. Right now, I have a list of sex scenes I’m hoping to include in
After Dark, and I already know there are too many for one book. Ah well…
deleted scenes, maybe?
On a logistic level, I wake up, make coffee, sit
at my desk, and write until I hit my word limit, which can take me until 3 p.m.
on a “good day” and until midnight or later on a “bad day.” I prefer to write
in the morning when I feel less critical, more optimistic, when my mind is
fresh and I have energy and patience. I dislike worrying about word count, but
because I am usually writing on deadline, daily word counts are necessary.
I don’t skip around as I write. I write from
beginning to end, then edit.
7)
At a book signing, do you just sign your name or do you write a
note? How do you come up with stuff to say?
I don’t attend book signings, but I do
occasionally sign books for people and send them in the mail. If I am mailing
someone a book, he/she is usually a friend. So, there’s a relationship in
place, and I write a note based on that relationship – thanks for their
support, for example, or encouragement, or just a meaningful remark to a
friend. At this time, I try to personalize everything I gift. I’m sure that
won’t always be possible, but right now I can and I like to do that.
8)
What is something people would be surprised to know about you?
I’m a churchgoing Christian. I tithe every
Sunday and rarely miss a service. I pray every day and read my Bible regularly.
9)
How do you react to a bad review?
I typically break into song. “Unnnbreak my heart…”
Just kidding. Negative/critical reviews come in
all shapes and sizes. Some are quite personal (“this author is obviously a
sexist pig!”) while others are very objective (“I disliked this book because of
its portrayal of women”). Some are short and impossible to decipher; some are
incredibly eloquent and insightful and longwinded. They all sting.
That said, I don’t really react. (Or rather,
I’ve learned not to react, because it never ends well.) The criticism might
hurt, I might commiserate with my friends, but I don’t reply in public or
defend myself. Readers have a right to their opinions, and if my book provokes
any passionate response, positive or negative, that’s a good thing.
Also, a negative review sometimes brings my
attention to a problem in my book, or a different way of
perceiving/interpreting my book. I’m grateful for that.
10) How
did you celebrate the sale of your first book?
Sadly, I didn’t celebrate it. No one knew about
Night Owl when I first self-published it. I kept the whole thing very secret,
even from the person closest to me. So… no fanfare. I don’t even remember what
else I did that day. Wish I had a better answer!
Panic set in as I
listened to the ring.
I'm about to talk to Matt.
I'm
about to hear his voice.
I
don't even know this guy.
What
the hell am I doing?
He
could be a psycho stalker.
We
shouldn't cross this line.
I
can hang up.
I
can hang up now.
Yeah,
I'm going to h—
"Hannah?"
I swallowed and slid down the bathroom wall.
"Hannah, is that you?"
Matt's cool, clear voice swirled in my ear. It was distantly accented—New
Jersey, maybe New York—and a little husky.
He
sounded sleepy.
He sounded sexy as hell.
I had the overwhelming urge to ask him to keep saying my name. Hannah,
Hannah, Hannah. Help me come. Warmth bloomed between my legs.
"Okay then." He laughed softly. I felt my reason melting at the
sound. "We'll play the one-sided conversation game. I'm Matt, it's nice
to—" Again, he broke into quiet laughter. His voice was rich with
amusement, but not warm. He sounded contemptuous. He sounded ready to laugh at
anything, simply for the pleasure of laughing with his silky voice.
I
couldn't help but picture the devilish eyes that must have accompanied that
voice.
Green eyes, I decided. Dark green, secretive and deep like a forest.
"I was going to say it's nice to meet you," he went on, "but I
guess we've technically met online. Now we're meeting on the phone. Maybe…"
He trailed off. I heard some shuffling. "God, if this is you trolling me
Nate, I swear I'm going to break your fucking—"
"Hey! Sorry, I—" I scooted over to the bathroom door, opened and
closed it, then sat back against the wall. Brilliant. Sorry, I was soaking
my underwear while I listened creepily to your voice. "—sorry, yeah. I
had to go in the bathroom. My sister is asleep."
Matt was silent for a moment.
"Is that why you're whispering?" he said.
"Yeah. She's really tired. We're at a motel, we just stopped. Pretty sure
the wall between this bathroom and her bed is a piece of plywood, so."
"Well… damn. I wanted to hear your voice. I mean, your regular volume
voice." He chuckled. "Do you think you could risk a few words? I'll
deal with your sister if she wakes up."
I smirked, imagining a conversation between my hotheaded sis and this glib
personality.
"I think that would be a bad idea. But, um. Sure. What should I
say?"
"With your normal voice? How about, the quick brown fox jumps over the
lazy dog."
"Okay." I cleared my throat. I was suddenly painfully self-conscious
about my voice. "Um. Okay. The… the quick brown fox—"
Laughter exploded on the line. It was loud and sharp, nearly cruel.
"Oh… my god Hannah." I heard a clatter, then some scuffling. "Oh
fuck. You were really saying it. The quick… brown fox… oh god." Matt
dissolved into laughter again.
I glared at my knees.
"What's so fucking funny?" I whispered.
"Hannah. Hannah, I'm sorry."
I heard him take a few calming breaths.
"Okay," he said. "I'm sorry. Ignore me, seriously. I have a
weird sense of humor. That… that struck me funny. You have a lovely voice. Go
figure."
Go figure? What did he mean by that?
"Look, is there a reason you wanted me to call, or were you just looking
for some late night entertainment?"
"Pretty sure this classifies as early morning entertainment, Hannah."
"Okay. Well whatever. Look, I'm not sure why I—"
"I can't stop thinking about you."
His words stopped me cold.
His words, and something in his voice. Honesty.
"What we did," he continued. "Or what you did to me…"
My throat went dry. What I did to him. It should have grossed me out, the
thought of a stranger beating off to a few details about my body, but it
didn't. It intrigued me. The heat between my legs pulsed.
"You know what I'm talking about," he insisted. An edge came into his
voice at the slightest provocation.
"Y-yeah," I managed. "Yeah."
"You enjoyed it."
"Yeah."
"You said you wished I were pounding into you."
"Yeah…"
I couldn't believe this smooth-talking stranger was dictating to me how I felt.
I couldn't believe I was blindly agreeing.
And I couldn't believe my considerable vocabulary had suddenly been reduced to
"yeah."
"Hannah, you made me come so hard. And I did it again, thinking about you.
Let me return the favor."
His words hung in the silence between us.
Return the favor. Help me come.
"Yes," I whispered.
Playlist:
Last Light (Book #2)
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18744040-last-light
After Dark (Book #3)
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20944389-after-dark
About the Author:
M. Pierce is the bestselling author of Night
Owl, book one in the erotic Night Owl Trilogy. The author lives in Colorado and
owns a rabbit named Laurence.
Website/Blog: http://mpiercefiction.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mpiercefiction
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/mpiercefiction/
Giveaway:
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