Release date: October 29th 2013
Purchase: Amazon
Today is our stop on the Late Night With Andres blog tour!! Check out Jenn Donald's review and interview with author Debra Anastasia, and don't forget to enter the giveaway!!
BOOK DESCRIPTION:
Rising-star blogger Milla Kierce knows she's arrived when she sees the swag basket in her dressing room on the night of her late-night television debut. But before she can bite into the muffin that symbolizes
her success, gunfire echoes through the TV studio. She's just hidden herself (mostly in plain sight) when the door flings open. Instead of a gunman, there stands one of the world's most popular rock stars, Gage Daxson, looking for his own way out of danger.
Thrown together, they'll battle a venomous man seeking revenge and his own sexual pleasure, but they may never leave the building again. Distracted by fear, fame, and infamy, can these two somehow find their way to each other?
Equal parts horrifying and hilarious, Debra Anastasia's Late Night With Andres offers more than a few twists and turns—and, of course, enough heat to keep things interesting.
Jenn reviews Late Night with Andres
5 stars
I am a huge fan of Debra
Anastasia! Her writing is some of my favorite and now I can add Late Night with Andres to that list. This is a story
full of action, comedy and great use of the word fuck!
Milla is an up and coming blogger
who is visiting a late night talk show. Gage is a super hot rock star also
visiting the show but the two are in for a night of pure crazy. The two are
thrown together when a crazed gunman takes them hostage.
Milla is absolutely hilarious –
the perfect combination of sassy and fierce when she gets mad. I loved her
mouth and her ability to never seem to shut up when she probably should. Her
approach to the gunman had me laughing and cringing at the same time! I mean
she calls him the Devil’s Fart!
I adored Gage!! He was absolutely
the perfect counter to Milla’s crazy ideas, keeping her calm and come on he’s ridiculously
hot too!
This was a perfect short story
that I loved from the first word to the last. It’s funny and crude in the
perfect Debra Anastasia way that will have you laughing and falling in love
with her while cringing a few times along the way!
2. All of your characters seem to be a mix of a
deep complexity and humor, how do you do that so well? Thank you so very much!
That’s always the hope, right? I think I have to leave enough space in each
character so the reader can fit in there with them. So, I think if my
characters work for you, it speaks volumes about your amazing imagination and
empathy.
3. I have to ask, Beckett is one of my very
favorites, what is the inspiration for his character? I have a whole ancestry
of hot-headed, righteous people. My family tree is a spectacular place. Beckett
comes directly from my father and uncle who would do the wrong thing for the
most perfect, right reasons.
4. I absolutely loved your Seraphim series and
it really made me look at things a little differently, how did you come up with
their stories? Awww! I love the Seraphim Series. It kind of hides behind the
Poughkeepsie Series. That was a place where I could just go anywhere. With the
angels, anything was possible. I wanted to explore as much vivid imagery as I
could. It was a safe place to turn every rule on its head. Angels could be bad
and the plot was allowed to drop out from under the reader. So much fun to
write. I really just started with one bad-mouthed angel and took her on the
ride of her life.
5. Which character of yours would you most
like to have a drink with? Beckett and Satan Jack are a tie for me. I love my
bad boys so much.
6. Are you anything like the characters you
write? I think I’m like every character I write. The villains and the main
characters, just in much less dramatic ways.
7. What do you when you are not writing?
Pretty much I do the house thing, maintain the dogs, occasionally work a day
job. I love reading too.
8. What kind of books do you like to read?
Anything that pops off the first page catches me. I’m an easy reader, I’m open to
all genres as long as they’re entertaining.
9. What kind of advice would you give
aspiring writers? Do it. Now is the best time in the history of the world. We
have computers, Google, a publishing revolution –if you want to do it and don’t
try it now you will kick yourself later in life.
10. Here are a few fun and quick, get to know
you type questions:
a. Chocolate or vanilla? Chocolate is my
spirit animal.
b. Favorite adult beverage? Coca-cola. (I’m
lame)
c. Favorite swear word? Motherfucking ass
monkey ball cheese.
d. Coffee or tea? Tea
e. If you could be any celebrity for a day
who would it be? Ed Sheeran. I’d love to be able to sing and think like him for
a day.
Thank you so much for taking the
time to answer these questions!!
Thank you for having me. You’re the best!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Debra Anastasia grew up in New York and got a bachelor's degree in political science at SUNY New Paltz. At the start of her marriage, she moved to southern Maryland with her husband. She still doesn't trust crabs and all their legs, though everyone else in her family thinks they're delicious. Her favorite hobbies include knitting, painting furniture and wall murals, and slapping clowns.
Her writing started a decent handful of years ago when along with the dogs, cat, kids, and husband, the voices of characters started whispering stories in Debra's ear. Insomnia was the gateway for the plots that wouldn't give up, wouldn't let go. In the shower, a twist would take hold and--dripping and frenzied--she'd find somewhere, anywhere to write it down.
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