Please welcome
Author Sorcha Mowbray onto the Road to Hell. Sorcha is the author of Love
Redeemed (Book 3, The Market Series). Other books written by Sorcha are Love
Revealed (Book 1, the Market Series, Taking Her Chance (One Night With A
Cowboy).
Now, it’s time to
create a little hell and get to the good stuff by revealing all of Sorcha’s wicked secrets while on the
Road to Hell. LOL Yeah, you wish!
;-D
Grab your
favorite drink, sink your teeth into something decadent, sit back, relax and
enjoy getting to know Sorcha…
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GRACEN: Tell me three things about yourself that we
cannot find on the internet or in your bio?
SORCHA: Hhhmmm…1)
If I read a series, I MUST read it in order. It makes me crazy not to. 2) I’ve
become a little obsessed with country music. I like the new stuff, and Luke
Bryan—Lord does that man float my boat! 3) I’m a cupcake addict. Never met a
cupcake I didn’t like. J
GRACEN: What
hobbies and interests do you participate in when you’re not writing?
SORCHA: Oh! The
DH and I just joined a bowling league. That should be interesting. Otherwise I
pretty much work, exercise, read, or spend time with my husband.
GRACEN: Do you
have any writing quirks or certain things you MUST have or do before beginning
the writing process?
SORCHA: Nope. I
am completely free with my process. Sometimes I plot first and sometimes I just
put words on paper. Most times I will eventually go back and fill in my
plotting tool – a spreadsheet with a Conflict grid, timeline, and character
write-ups.
GRACEN: If you
were plotting to take over the world, how would you do it?
SORCHA: I’d make
a dual strike on the media outlets and the militaries. Control of information
flow is way more important than anything. If you own the media and the
military…the rest will fall in to place. Not that I think about this much. ;-)
GRACEN: If you
could make one statement that the entire planet would hear and remember, what
would it be?
SORCHA: While
personal rights and liberties are very important, the exercise of those rights
and liberties should never come at the expense of someone else. Consider the
greater good as you decide what is important and worth fighting for.
GRACEN: What
genre do you write and why that genre?
SORCHA: I write
erotic romance because I like sex. I also like romance…seems like a natural
pairing. LOL! I started with historicals because that is what I read when I
started reading romance.
GRACEN: For those
who are not yet familiar with SORCHA, can you please give us some details about
the book and/or series?
SORCHA: Love
Redeemed is the second book in The Market Series. The Market is a Victorian
London brothel where sex of the very tame sort can be found as well as kinks of
all kinds. Those Victorians were quite frisky! In Love Redeemed a local
businessman and one of the prostitutes meet under specious circumstances and
end up sleeping together. She disappears in lieu of explaining she is a whore
and he goes on the hunt. Once he finds her—and he does—he must convince her of
the redemptive power of love.
Book one, Love
Revealed tells the story of Kat and Heath two peers who sate their unusual
desires at The Market with a masked lover. When they discover that they know
each other in real life as well all kinds of possibilities open up if they are
willing to take a chance.
The third book in
the series, Love Reclaimed, will be out later this year and will be the story
of the Madame who runs the brothel. It is a second chance romance with an older
hero and heroine. While the first two books can be read in any order, the third
book should come last.
GRACEN: Do you have any new stories in the works and
can you tell us a bit about it/them?
SORCHA: Beyond
Love Reclaimed which is in edits, I am working on a contemporary cowboy story
as well as a post-apocalypse M/M/M/F romance.
The cowboy story
features a female bull rider—and yes there actually is at least one today— and
the cowboy she idolizes. They’re a feisty bunch to wrangle. LOL!
GRACEN: If you
could describe your writing with one word or brief phrase, what would it be?
Please delve into the core of your writing to tell us what word or phrase you
want readers to take with them when they’ve finished reading your story.
SORCHA: Perception.
Perception affects how we see things and react to things and one person’s
perception is not shared by another. It is often what leads to misunderstanding
both of our-selves and others. It also causes trouble for many of my
characters.
GRACEN: What, in
your opinion, makes your story unique and what makes it stand out from other
stories in your genre? Think of this as a pitch to convince readers to pick up
your books.
SORCHA: For
starters, Love Redeemed is about an active prostitute and a textiles importer.
It is not your average historical romance. I love that Serena, the heroine, is
unapologetic for being a prostitute. She’s realistic about her life, the hand
fate dealt her, and what she’s done to survive. She is also realistic about the
limits these factors place on her; at least that’s how she sees it. Brennan has
a very different perspective.
GRACEN: What’s
the weirdest thing you’ve ever done in the name of research?
SORCHA: So far I
haven’t physically done anything crazy…but oh boy my Google search is pretty
shocking. LOL!
GRACEN: Of all
your books, which character did you have the most fun creating and why?
SORCHA: I think
I’ve grown partial to Madame Marchander mainly because she has been with me
through all three books of The Market Series. She’s tough on the outside with a
sweet candy middle, and I love that about her.
GRACEN: If you
had the opportunity to meet just one of your characters in real life, who would
it be and why?
SORCHA: While I
love all three of my heroines from The Market Series…I think Heath, the hero
from book 1 intrigues me the most. Probably because he is a dom in Lord’s
clothing. I’d love to see what he’s like to spend some time with off the page. J
GRACEN: Which of
your characters would you never want to meet under any circumstance and why?
SORCHA: None
really. I have yet to write a truly evil villain. The closest to one I’d think
twice about meeting is Lady Caroline—Brennan’s sister. She’s a bit of a
judgmental shrew.
GRACEN: If you were interviewing yourself, what is
the one question you would ask yourself and please give us the answer to that
question?
SORCHA:
GRACEN: Thanks so much for joining us, SORCHA! It’s been a treat getting to know you
better!
Website: sorchamowbray.com
Where you can find Sorcha on the Web:
BLURB:
Brennan Whitling
wants for nothing but the love of a good woman. He has a close family, good
friends, and a successful textiles import business. But, a beautiful and
elusive young woman he has only seen from afar haunts him. Until a chance
meeting leads to far more than dinner.
Serena Freemont
has only ever known the life of a prostitute. When an invitation to dinner by a
handsome gentleman provides her an opportunity to experience life as a young
lady, it’s too tempting to pass up. Much like the man issuing it. After a night
of passion she must disappear or face his reaction when the truth is revealed.
To find happiness
Serena must shed her past long enough to realize she is worthy of a future. To
win her heart, Brennan must show her the redemptive power of love.
EXCERPT: (any
heat level as this is an 18+ site)
“Are you all
right, Miss?”
For a moment, for
this moment, she was a normal young woman experiencing the attentions of a
handsome young man. Heat crept up her cheeks as he held her hatbox out, and the
burning had nothing to do with the sun. “I-I— Yes, I am. Thank you.” His
blue-gray eyes seemed to bore into her.
“I am so glad. I
was sure you were a goner there for a moment.” He flashed a brilliant grin
liquefying Serena’s insides instantly. “Please let me introduce myself. I’m Mr.
Brennan Whitling of Whitling Textiles Importers and Wholesalers.”
“How do you do,
Mr. Whitling?” Serena allowed her lips to curve up ever so slightly. “I am Miss
Serena Freemont.”
“It is a
pleasure. Might I interest you and your”—he glanced around the bustling street
as his grin faded in confusion— “chaperone in a cup of tea?”
A wave of horror
swept over Serena. Chaperone? Harlots did not require one of those. “Oh, Aunt
Henrietta is in the bookstore, and I fear she will be in there a very long
time. I am certain she won’t notice if we slip off for a quick spot of tea.”
“Excellent! There
is a lovely little shop just up the street.” A beautiful smile spread across
his face, causing her pulse to quicken.
He escorted her
up the block where they stopped at a quaint little teashop. They settled in at
a table and ordered a pot of tea.
“What has you on
Bond Street today, Mr. Whitling?” They sat in semi privacy at the back of the
shop.
“Oh, I was
visiting some of my customers and taking new orders. I am very glad I was there
to help you, and by virtue of said assistance make your acquaintance.” Did his
already deep voice grow huskier? Their tea service arrived, dispelling the
moment.
“As am I. Landing
on my backside in the middle of the street would have been rather embarrassing.
But in truth, thank you for your assistance today, and now the tea.” She lifted
her freshly prepared cup to her lips and took a dainty sip from the delicate
china. Through lowered lashes, she watched his graceful movements as he
prepared his own.
“It is my
pleasure on both accounts. You seem familiar to me. Have we met somewhere
before? A ball perhaps?”
