Interview with Author Naima Simone and Giveaway

Please welcome back to RFTC Naima Simone, author of Secrets and Sins: Malachim.

Naima Simone is a multi-published author in contemporary and erotic romance. She’s a member of RWA’s Southern Magic chapter, mother of the Dynamic Duo, lover of everything Vin Diesel and wife to the fabulous husband who tolerates this affair.

Places to find Naima:

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First off, can you tell us a bit about you?
Sure thing! I’m a wife to a wonderful, patience-of-Job husband, mother and social secretary to two active, uh, precocious children. I’m the McDonald’s customer who always orders a medium coffee with 7 creams and 9 sugars—they’re not even shocked anymore. China East’s BEST customer. Fan-girl of everything Nalini Singh and disciple of Dr. Phil’s. And oh yes, I write romance books, too!

Did you always want to be a writer?
Well, I’ve always loved to write, but I think I considered being a published author a pipe dream until I joined my local RWA chapter in 2008 and realized, Oh my God. I’m sitting down, talking, laughing, learning with people who were exactly where I am. And they did it. Why can’t I? And with their encouragement, the many, many things I learned—who knew there was such a thing as GMC?—that pipe dream came true.

What kind of writer are you? Panster or Plotter?
Before Malachim, I would’ve said plotter. But now I’m a hybrid. 70/30 plotter/pantser. I needs me an outline. But I’ve also learned the outline should be fluid and “written in pencil” because things can change as I write. And mostly, it’s always for the good!

Where do your ideas come from?
Everywhere! Shoooot, I’m watching Breaking Amish and having an idea right now! LOL!! But music, commercials, television, radio, books, news, conversations with my father, church…everywhere!

A la Twitter style, can you describe your book (or series) in 140 characters or less.
A Boston atty falls for the mysterious woman he hires. But she has a dark, secret past & it's come calling. And some secrets can kill...

What are some of your favorite kinds of stories to read?
Just about every genre in romance. But my favorite themes are tortured, dark heroes seeking healing and redemption, and who finds both in love. I love strong, intelligent, kick-ass heroines who overcome their own wounds and are only stronger for it. I love heroines who curse lie sailors. LOL!!

Do you have a favorite book and if so what is it?
My favorite book of all time is The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis. My next favorite—and which I read every year—is Son of the Morning by Linda Howard. God, it’s such a fabulous book! I don’t care how many times I read it—which has been a lot since I first read it in 1998—I discover something new. And I enjoy it more!

What are the scenes that are the hardest for you to write?
Fight scenes and love scenes! LOL! And for the same reason: you have to incorporate choreography, internal dialogue, external dialogue, and emotion all together. Whew! They’re tough but soooo worth it!

If you could have dinner with any three authors, who would you choose and why?
Oh snap! Nalini Singh, Linda Howard and Nora Roberts! The years of experience, the knowledge, the personalities and accents all at one table? I would serve a 14 course meal just to keep them there! LOL! And it’s not just because of what I could glean from them. Talk about colorful, funny and intelligent. They would just have to be incredible fun to talk with.

Last question, are you working on anything right now?
Oh yes. I’m working on the third book in the Secrets and Sins series, Raphael. My deadline is fast approaching, so I’m getting ready to turn it in. After that, it’s on to book four, Chayot.

I love the dinner question! What author would you invite to dinner? And what would you serve? One of my fourteen courses would be stuffed mushrooms! Just because who can resist them??

Looking like sin and smelling like trouble…

When Danielle Warren shows up on Boston attorney Malachim Jerrod’s doorstep looking for a job, his first thought is trouble. Well, actually his first thought is how does a woman with the face of a saint have the voice of a sex phone operator? But sexy trouble or not, he’s desperate for a paralegal to help keep his struggling law office afloat. Can the boss keep his distance from the silk of his employee’s skin, the siren lure of her body…or ignore the haunting vulnerability in her eyes.

She’s the last thing he needs…

Danielle’s name is not her own, but the new identity finally allows her to take control of her life, make her own decisions, and she refuses to allow anything—even an unwanted hunger for her new employer—to distract her. Distraction is as dangerous as the desire she spies in Malachim’s gaze and the need that renders her defenseless to his touch. But the shadowy figure stalking her every move and growing more violent by the day makes letting her guard down impossible.

But the only one he desires…

Danger is on the hunt, threatening the boss she’s falling in love with. Should she fight for the future of her dreams or flee to save Malachim’s life? Danielle must make a decision. Because her lies are unraveling. And some secrets can kill…

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Check out what's up for grabs.

Up For Grabs:

• 1 $25 Gift Card (Amazon or Barnes & Noble)
• 1 Sailboat Necklace
• 1 "Reborn' t-shirt and a signed copy of her book Kissed by a Vampire
• 1 $10 Gift Card (Amazon or Barnes & Noble)
• 1 signed copy of Courtesan’s Courtship and 1 Swarovski Crystal Bookmark

To Enter: 

• Please answer Naima's question: What author would you invite to dinner? And what would you serve?
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