Interview with Author Adele Dubois and Giveaway

Please welcome author Adele Dubois to RFTC. Adele is here to answer some questions.

Adele Dubois is happiest when driving her convertible with the top down. She is a multi-published, award-winning author of erotic romance novels, novellas and short stories. Before turning to fiction, Adele wrote for newspapers and magazines in the USA, Caribbean and UK.

Adele is a PAN member of Romance Writers of America and past president of her local RWA chapter. When not at the beach or by the bay, Adele and her husband and family enjoy their eastern Pennsylvania home where she is working on her next novel.

Places to find Adele:

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First off, can you tell us a bit about you? 
Thank you for hosting me as we celebrate the release of SMOKIN’ HOT FIREMEN. I’m thrilled to be a part of this exciting anthology. My name is Adele Dubois, and I’ve been published most of my life, but began writing erotic romance in 2006.

My first erotic novel was published the following year, and I’ve been writing romantic fiction ever since. A selection of my books is listed on my website at www.adeledubois.com.

Did you always want to be a writer? 
Yes. I knew I wanted to write for publication at around age 10. I used to lie on the floor of my bedroom and write stories and poems in a composition book with a Number 2 pencil. I dreamed of seeing my work in the children’s magazines I loved. In high school, one of my favorite English teachers took me aside and encouraged me to pursue creative writing. She might be happy to know that my first short story was published in a Sunday news magazine at age 19. After college, I wrote features, news stories, and columns for newspapers and magazines while holding down a “real” job. Though I write fiction full-time these days, I still like to write non-fiction sometimes. I satisfy that need with articles for Romance Writers Report (RWR) magazine, the trade publication of Romance Writers of America.

What kind of writer are you? Panster or Plotter?
I’m a hybrid. Before I start writing a story, I create detailed profiles of my characters. Then I search for pictures on the Internet that reflect my setting and print them out. I also write a synopsis to use as a roadmap. Everything goes into a file folder on my desk that I refer to as needed. Once I have the framework set, I begin to write. The story is written organically. The real fun is uncovering the plot twists and turns I didn’t expect to happen.

Where do your ideas come from?
This is a popular question, and I think people ask it because they’re interested in how the creative mind works. I can only say that ideas come to me all the time. They just pop into my head. When I sit down to write, story simply…happens. The hard part is making that story interesting to others.

Some people are naturals when it comes to music, art, photography, acting, gardening, or the culinary arts. They seem born to it. I’ve never been drawn to those things except as a fan, an appreciative observer, or a hobbyist. Writing is the only art form I’ve ever truly loved and felt compelled to pursue.

A la Twitter style, can you describe your book (or series) in 140 characters or less. 
HOOK ME UP: A stranded kitten gets her half-naked owner stuck in a tree until a hunky fireman comes to their rescue.

What are some of your favorite kinds of stories to read? 
I really enjoy mainstream and contemporary romance novels with layered plots, or page turning thrillers and mysteries.

Do you have a favorite book and if so what is it? 
There are soooo many great books to love. If I only get to pick one, though, it would be MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA by Arthur Golden. The writing is lyrical and the story is gripping, told convincingly from the female protagonist’s point of view.

What are the scenes that are the hardest for you to write?
Love scenes are always the hardest, because they must be imbued with emotion to succeed. In order to make the chemistry sizzle, they also require careful choreography, though the scenes should give the illusion of spontaneity.

If you could have dinner with any three authors, who would you choose and why? 
Since I have friends in Romance Writers of America, I’m fortunate to enjoy lunch or dinner with lots of talented authors on a regular basis. We keep each other nourished creatively. I’d probably have a total fan girl anxiety experience if I sat down with Stephen and Tabitha King and Laurell K. Hamilton. They’d end up talking to each other, because I’d be tongue tied.

Last question, are you working on anything right now? 
Oh, yes, I’m always working. I have several projects in various stages of completion. I hope readers will look for more of my short stories in Delilah Devlin’s erotic anthologies from Cleis Press. HIGH OCTANE HEROES, which includes my story Natural Appetites, will release in September 2013.

I’m also excited to introduce my alter ego, Adele Downs, to readers later this year. My debut contemporary romance with Entangled Publishing, SANTA TO THE RESCUE, will release in November 2013. This firefighter romance is PG-13 rated and will cost only .99. Anyone from ages Young Adult to the Senior Center will be able to read and afford SANTA TO THE RESCUE. I’m hoping this fun and flirty Christmas story will become a holiday favorite.


Adele Dubois is giving away a FIREMAN HELMET & HOSE Christmas ornament to one lucky commenter in the USA or Canada. (After you read Adele’s story “Hook Me Up” in SMOKIN’ HOT FIREMEN you’ll understand the significance of the helmet. LOL. ) To be automatically entered to win the ornament, please answer the following (easy!) question:
How likely or unlikely is it that you’ll buy books from the same author, written under different pen names? Please explain.

Who can melt any woman's heart with a single smile? The sexiest icon of all—a fireman!

They enter fiery structures with selfless courage-the very definition of the word “hero.” Women understand their allure… A soot-covered face, sweat dripping from hard, chiseled muscles, the sharp snap of suspenders—yes, only a fireman can make suspenders sexy! Delilah Devlin's burning-hot book includes thrilling stories teeming with gorgeous firemen from some of today's hottest romance writers. In “Saving Charlotte,” Sabrina York's firefighting Dom rescues a woman tied to a red-hot bed; from Cathryn Fox comes “Temperature Rising” where a fire chief fulfills some very steamy fantasies; Elle James's “Chasing Fire” sees a daring smoke-jumper parachuting into the hot zone of a forest fire then setting his girlfriend ablaze with erotic heat; and Magic Mike ain't got nothin' on Delilah's own fireman-turned-exotic-dancer-for-a-night “Johnny Blaze.”

With a list of award-winning authors that includes Ily Goyanes, Shoshanna Evers, Adele Dubois, and Rachel Firasek, Delilah delivers tales of these courageous men sliding down their big poles to steal readers' hearts! Smokin' Hot Firemen imagines the romantic possibilities of being held against that massively muscled chest by a man whose mission is to protect and serve…

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HOOK ME UP by Adele Dubois

Knox groaned as he climbed into the cab of Engine Number 6 on weary legs and started the engine. They'd pulled another all-nighter in a neighboring community where an arsonist torched a second row of houses. It had taken ladders from four adjacent towns to put the fires out. “At least we have beds to go home to. It's a shame about all those families.”

Frank buckled his seat belt, riding shotgun. “When the FBI catches the bastard, I want to kick his ass before they haul him away.” He emphasized his point with a terse nod of his dark head.

“Get in line.” Knox turned right at the next intersection and headed south. Their station sat smack in the middle of apple orchard country in Southeastern Pennsylvania. The trees were just beginning to bud and in another month apple blossoms would decorate every neighborhood in town. Just the sight of his hometown in the distance eased the tension in his neck and the kinks in his shoulders. Knox had never lived anywhere else and couldn't imagine ever wanting to leave Appleton. A wife, a few kids, and a promotion to captain would make life here just about perfect.

The flash of something out-of-synch with the earth toned landscape slid past his peripheral vision, easing his foot off the accelerator by reflex. “Did you see that?” Knox checked his mirrors, tapped the brakes, and slowed.

“See what, bro?” Frank stretched to look outside his window.

“That slash of purple inside the old apple tree we passed back there. Like it was falling.” Knox pulled over. “My gut tells me something isn't right.”

“Turn around when I give the go.” Frank hopped out of the truck and walked around to direct traffic. Only two cars passed inside the residential neighborhood. Frank gave the all clear and Knox reversed the fire truck with a three-point turn. The backup signals pierced the still morning air. Frank hopped on the rear and held the ladder as Knox moved forward.

Several houses down, Knox found what he was looking for—a tidy lawn with the oldest apple tree he'd ever seen growing from the center. A modest white house stood in its shade.

Knox got out of the truck and stood on the sidewalk, craning his neck to inspect the apple branches while Frank came up behind him. Knox heard the sobs at the same time he spied the purple patch near the tree's highest limb. Knox pointed. “There.” Adrenaline kicked in, erasing his earlier weariness. He ran to the truck to grab a hook and a coil of rope and bolted into the yard.

Check out what's up for grabs.

Up For Grabs For Entire Tour:

• 1 lucky winner will win a $50 Amazon Gift Card
• 1 lucky winner will win a Fireman Themed Ornament

To Enter: 

• Please answer the question: How likely or unlikely is it that you’ll buy books from the same author, written under different pen names? Please explain.
• Please leave your email address along with your comment to be entered.
• Giveaway ends July 26th.

Good Luck!