Guest Post with Author Virna DePaul and Giveaway

Today I am extremely delighted to have one of my favorite people visiting. Virna DePaul is definitely one of my favorite authors and she is all sorts of awesome. Virna is celebrating the recent release of her book Shades of Temptation and has stopped by for a little chat. Before I give the floor over to Virna, let's get to know a bit about this awesome lady!

Virna DePaul is a former prosecutor and now national bestselling author of the Para-Ops Novels. She also writes contemporary romantic suspense for Harlequin Romantic Suspense and erotica under the name Ava Meyers.

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Thank you to Danielle for having me on the blog today! It’s always an honor getting to hang out with you and your readers.

Many writers often talk about the voices in their heads—the voices of their fictional characters demanding that their stories be told. With me, my characters and their stories have to fight their way past an especially loud voice: my inner critic.

I’m a worrier and a perfectionist. I think I’m a pretty good cheerleader for others, but when it comes to myself, I’m extremely critical and always have been. So how am I able to move past all that and keep writing?

Apparently, I don’t like being told what to do, even by myself. So as much as my inner critic tortures me, my inner rebel urges me to prove it wrong.

My inner critic told me I didn’t have what it took to get published. My inner rebel told me to ignore that voice and write my first story.

My inner critic told me it wasn’t good enough, and my inner rebel told me to submit it anyway, resulting in my first sale.

My inner critic still tells me I’m not good enough, and my inner rebel urges me to write another story and another and another.

Basically, my whole writing career has been about my inner rebel thumbing her nose at my inner critic. They both drive me crazy, but they get results.

For example, my inner critic didn’t think I could write a romantic suspense about two homicide detectives searching for a serial killer and still make it romantic and sexy. And my inner critic also told me I’d never be able to let go of my inhibitions to write an erotic romance. I did both, and I hope you’ll check out my two newest releases, Shades Of Temptation (HQN), and the erotic romance anthology, Arrested By Love (written as Ava Meyers), which combines my three Red-Hot Cops novellas.

Of course, I still work on lowering the negative voices in my head, but writing doesn’t really do that for me. Reading does. That’s why I’ll always be a reader first…and why I’ll always be thankful to all my favorite writes, who give me something I can never get on my own—inner peace.

How about you? Is reading the thing that quiets the negative voices in your head?

WILL HE HELP PROTECT HER... 

Carrie Ward understands dangerous men, and she's got the scars to prove it. These days, the Special Investigations Group detective saves her risk taking for the job. But when she's asked to pursue a high-profile serial killer, she'll have to join forces with the last man she wants to depend on-Jase Tyler, an ace senior detective who's as reckless as she is cautious. And despite her best intentions, the sparks begin to fly.

OR DRAW A KILLER FROM THE SHADOWS?

As Carrie and Jase race to try to save the next victim, the passion that simmers between them ignites. But a cunning killer at the top of his game is challenging Carrie to play to the very end. Now all she can count on are her instincts-and Jase, the one man daring enough to keep her safe....

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Check out the other books in Virna's Special Investigations Group(SIG) series: 

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Copping To It

Respected journalist Claire Fullerton fantasizes about being a bad girl, but she also fears that revealing her dark fantasies will open her up to being hurt. Then Claire is captured by a notorious gang of bikers, the Demon Guardians, and is reunited with undercover cop Ty Williamson. Ty becomes determined to bind Claire to him. He'll prove he wants all of her, the good with the bad. In fact, the badder she is, the better they'll be--together.

Cop Appeal

People used to call her Sure-Thing-Sarah, but the only thing Sarah Larson's sure about these days is her continuing desire and love for undercover cop Luke Anderson. Four years ago, she committed the biggest mistake of her life by letting Luke go. Now Luke's back--ready to convince Sarah that he's the sure thing when it comes to love.

Copping Attitude

Noah's an honorable cop used to making a woman feel safe, in bed and out. Although he's been attracted to Jenna for weeks, he takes her seeming disinterest in stride. When she suddenly offers him a temporary place in her bed, Noah's willing to give her everything she's asking for...and more.

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Check out my reviews for all of the books in the Red-Hot Cops series here.

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