The Ellora's Cave magazine has just released and there is a new interview with my alter ego, Anh Leod!
Anh Leod
www.anhleod.com
Lucky Number SevenIf you could have a 24-hour romantic fling with anyone you wanted, anywhere you wanted, where would you go, what would you do and with whom would you do it? Can I have Paris? Ummm…romantic Paris and a hot tub and a masseur? Let’s see. We’d wander through Paris all day, then come back to our gorgeous tower suite above the beautiful streets for a couples’ massage. My lover would have a hot Mademoiselle massaging him, I’d have a naughty muscle-bound boy toy working on me for the eye-candy factor. By the time they left we’d be relaxed and we’d cuddle up together in the best bed ever, sharing a box of Parisian pastries and chocolates. We’d make love there, then in the hot tub, then on the thick rug in front of the fire, in front of the window looking out at the lights and wherever else we could find…taking breaks to feed chocolate-covered strawberries to each other…
Tell us about your upcoming release and what you hope readers will enjoy about it. My first Anh Leod release is LUCKY NUMBER SEVEN. The human heroine is a jilted bride who feels deprived of good sex and resolves to get some, never realizing that the best lovemaking comes with a true mate and hers just happens to be a werewolf! I’ve had a lot of fun building my shape-shifter universe and I hope readers like it since the sequel, BIJOU’S BONDS, is in the works for release late in 2007!
What do you like to do when you’re not working? I have always been a bookworm so I read whenever I can. I love Ellora’s Cave and Cerridwen books so I’m just thrilled to be publishing with them. I also cook, garden, knit, exercise when I can and I’m trying to find the time to explore natural medicine again. Right now I’m focusing on flower essences.
What do you like about where you live? I like having my own peaceful little house. Before this I lived in apartments or condominiums in a big city. Where I live now is more rural and quiet, even if it is a housing development! I live in the Pacific Northwest, which rarely has weather extremes and I like that too, being a weather wienie!
If you could have one special super or magical power, what would it be? Knowing the disaster my house is right now, I’d like to be a witch with knowledge of cleaning spells so my house, cars and yard would always be immaculate without my having to do the labor part.
What’s your favorite smell? I grew up in a quiet neighborhood in Seattle and I love the way it smells. Away from main roads, part of it was near water and rich with wealthy mansion owners (who can afford gardeners), so you smell lots of flowers and trees with a hint of water underneath when you take walks.
What makes a man sexy? In my husband’s case, it is well-developed arms and the best butt ever! I’m definitely an arms/butt girl, but more importantly (I suppose) is unexpected sweetness, like neck rubs, little gifts, having dinner ready when you have to work late…
What’s the most interesting thing you’ve ever done? Right now I’m thinking marriage is pretty interesting. I celebrated my first wedding anniversary not too long ago and combining lives is such an intense, complex experience. Not having married until my mid-thirties I had quite an independent lifestyle before this so it is a huge change. My husband is quite a bit younger than me too, so he keeps me active!
What else would you like readers to know about you or your work? I also write as Heather Hiestand. Anh Leod is my very sexy, paranormal side and Heather Hiestand is more mainstream but still a lot of fun. My website is
www.coffeeonsundays.info (which you can access by my names too) and I have a monthly newsletter for reader updates.
