Monday, October 19, 2015

October Brazen Blitz

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Today's featured read:
Wild Ride by Cathryn Fox



Good girl, meet bad cowboy…

Marketing Tycoon Tyler Mackenzie, a.k.a. Wildman Mac, has a knack for knowing what people want and, more importantly, what they need…so when he decides to show sweet and sexy yoga instructor Jess Gray that she’s the one for him, he puts a seductive campaign into motion.

When Mac defines the terms for the week and insists she do everything he says, Jess can’t help but be intrigued. Since this good girl wants to break free and do something naughty, she agrees to his terms and soon finds herself embarking on a sexual journey that knows no limits. For Jess this is one week of living out her fantasies, but Mac is determined to make this wild ride last forever.



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About Cathryn Fox

New York Times and USA today best selling author, Cathryn is a wife, mom, sister, daughter, and friend. She loves dogs, sunny weather, anything chocolate (she never says no to a brownie) pizza and red wine. Cathryn can never find balance in her life, is always trying to find time to go to the gym, can never keep up with emails, Facebook or Twitter and tries to write page-turning books that her readers will love.




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AUTHOR INTERVIEW


PLEASE FILL OUT EACH ANSWER AS HONESTLY AS YOU CAN....OF COURSE CREATIVITY 

COUNTS AND FUN ANSWERS ARE ACCEPTED ~ LET'S GO!

Today I’m very lucky to be interviewing Cathryn Fox author of Wild Ride, 

Hi Cathryn, thank you for agreeing to this interview. Tell us a little about yourself 

and your background?

Hi there, thank you for having me. Well, I’m married, and a mother of two (use to 

be 3 but we recently lost our 13 year old chocolate lab..sniff). My son just 

graduated university and is now working at Microsoft in Seattle. I’m in Nova 

Scotia. Do you think he could get any farther from home? Sheesh! I think that 

was very well planned on his part! LOL My daughter still goes to university here 

so the poor kid gets double my attention.  I come from a financial background, 

graduated with an accounting and economics degree and went to work as a 

financial officer for the federal government. (shiver)Interestingly enough, I can 

barely balance a checkbook and perhaps that’s why I turned in the briefcase and 

calculator and began writing full time! 

So, what have you written?

(*Include books, novellas, short stories, poems, blogs, awards or anything of 

Oh my goodness. You name it! I have written quite a few novellas and full-length 

romance novels under Cathryn Fox. Close to 80, I believe. My backlist can be 

found on my website. www.cathrynfox.com I also write NEW ADULT ROMANCE 

under the name Cat Kalen. 

Let's talk about writing....

Do you write full-time or part-time? Full time.  I have a home office and put in a 

minimum of 40 hours a week. My husband is a shift worker so I can, and do, take 

time off during the weekdays to spend with him when the weekdays become his 

weekend, and when he works on weekends, I catch up.

Do you work to an outline or plot or do you prefer just see where an idea takes you?

I’m definitely a plotter. I usually write around a 6-7 page outline and blurb before 

I begin. That’s not to say I keep on track. Sometimes my characters lead me down 

another path. If it works I go for it, if not I go back to the outline. 

What was the hardest thing about writing your latest book?  Keeping the sex 

interesting. I write very spicy books, and I don’t ever want my readers to get 

bored with the intimate scene. I go to great lengths (I can’t really get in to that 

here, lol)  to make them fresh and innovative!  

Publishing & Promoting books is something each author has to do tell us 

about your process.....

Tell us about the cover on Wild Ride, who designed it and who is that model?

Heather Howland at Entangled is a GENIUS when it comes to covers. I love this 

one so much. It distracted me from writing for hours when I first received it. I 

don’t know who the model is but would love to see more of his work.  I think 

covers do play an important part in a readers buying decision. I know it’s the first 

thing that draws my attention, and then I read the blurb to decide. 

Let's talk about your interests...

Do you read much and if so who are your favorite authors.

Yes, huge reader! I read everything I can get my hands on. Right now I’m on an 

Entangled Brazen kick. Love Jan Meredith, Tessa Baily, Samantha Beck, Katee 

Roberts, Sarah Jane Stone.   

What book/s are you reading at present?

I actually just received four Brazen advanced reader copies and I’m currently 

reading, To Dare a Seal, Sarah Jane Stone.

What is your favorite quote? It’s only work if you’d rather be doing something 

What advice would you give to your younger self? Have more patience. I don’t 

like to say good things come to those who wait, because I believe good things 

come to those who get out there and work for it, lol. But more patience is what I 

would have told myself. 

What advice would you give to aspiring writers? Surround yourself with positive, 

like minded people, write every day, take courses to improve your craft and 

Now let's have some Fun! 

Choose 5 of these questions - these may or may not be all related to being an 

author :-) Some of these questions are a little wild as we deal with all sorts of 

romance and sub-genres so we have questions for all – please only answer what 

you are comfortable with 

● What kind of man do you like? We all have a type..what's yours? I 

like all men.  Seriously. I’m guy crazy. 

● Favorite food? Is red wine a food?

● Favorite candy? Brownies…mmm.  Wait, is that considered candy?

● Favorite wine? Red wine, any kind, I’m not fussy. 

● Tell me something your characters have done ..you secretly want to 

● One thing that would surprise people about you? I’m a foodie and 

can’t cook. 

● Have you written any other novels in collaboration with other 

writers? Yes, I co-wrote a paranormal series under the name Taylor 

Which actor/actress would you like to see playing the lead character 

from your most recent book? Mila Kunis 

Who would you choose to play 7 minutes of Heaven with? Ryan 

Reynolds or Chris Pratt. 

In Closing, please give us some more info on your book(s) and   

where we can find you....

Please provide up to 5 photographs. (Author, books, etc)

Book blurb, etc., get it out of your system. Everything welcome.

Good girl, meet bad cowboy...

Marketing Tycoon Tyler Mackenzie, a.k.a. Wildman Mac, has a knack for knowing what people 

want and, more importantly, what they need…so when he decides to show sweet and sexy yoga 

instructor Jess Gray that she's the one for him, he puts a seductive campaign into motion.

When Mac defines the terms for the week and insists she do everything he says, Jess can't help 

but be intrigued. Since this good girl wants to break free and do something naughty, she agrees 

to his terms and soon finds herself embarking on a sexual journey that knows no limits. For Jess 

this is one week of living out her fantasies, but Mac is determined to make this wild ride last 

Is there anything else you would like to add that I haven’t included?

Wild Ride is the second book in the Playing For Keeps series. Each book is stand alone but the 

characters all make appearances in the other stories which makes it fun to reconnect.  Book one: 

Slow Ride, available now. Book 3, Sweet Ride, Available November16th

How can readers discover more about you and you work?

To connect with Cathryn visit: 

Newsletter Sign up: https://app.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/c1f8n1

Website: http://cathrynfox.com/

Blog: http://cathrynfox.com/blog/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/writercatfox

Facebook: www.facebook.com/authorcathrynfox 

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/91799.Cathryn_Fox

Amazon Author page: http://www.amazon.com/Cathryn-

Fox/e/B001IODELE/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1443207583&sr=8-2-ent

Cathryn has a street team. If you’re intersted in joining FOXY FICTION, and getting sneak peaks and 

prizes, send a request to: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FOXYFICTION/

Amazon: http://amzn.to/1OyLTMS

BN: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wild-ride-cathryn-

fox/1122627281?ean=9781633753815

iBooks https://itunes.apple.com/au/book/wild-ride/id1037885161?mt=11

Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-ca/ebook/wild-ride-18

Amazon UK http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wild-Ride-Playing-Keeps-Cathryn-ebook-

x/dp/B0151VLBQY/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1443208402&sr=1-

1&keywords=wild+ride+cathryn+fox

Amazon CA:  http://www.amazon.ca/Wild-Ride-Playing-Keeps-Cathryn-

ebook/dp/B0151VLBQY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1443208455&sr=8-

1&keywords=wild+ride+cathryn+fox

Thank you very much for taking the time out of your busy schedule to take part in this interview.

Thanks so much for having me!


ALPHA BOOK CLUB REVIEW

Wild Ride
Cathryn Fox
Series: Playing For Keeps, Book 2
Publisher: Entangled Brazen
Date: 10/19/2015
Stars:3.5/5
Heat: 4/5

<i>A sexy category romance novella from Entangled's Brazen imprint...

Good girl, meet bad cowboy...

Marketing Tycoon Tyler Mackenzie, a.k.a. Wildman Mac, has a knack for knowing what people want and, more importantly, what they need…so when he decides to show sweet and sexy yoga instructor Jess Gray that she's the one for him, he puts a seductive campaign into motion.

When Mac defines the terms for the week and insists she do everything he says, Jess can't help but be intrigued. Since this good girl wants to break free and do something naughty, she agrees to his terms and soon finds herself embarking on a sexual journey that knows no limits. For Jess this is one week of living out her fantasies, but Mac is determined to make this wild ride last forever.<i>

This is the second book in the Playing for Keeps Series and while the characters overlap a bit the stories are completely independent and can be read alone. This story is just as panty-melting hot as book one, maybe even hotter!

So it's the same situation but a different couple, this one is Tyler Mackenzie "Mac" and Jess Gray as Mac brings Jess to the Dude Ranch for a week to prove they are meant to be together. This is a really quick read that takes less than an hour from start to finish.  I am a little disappointed in this book though as it literally mimicked book one of the series, just different sex situations. While I know that there are three guys who planned this "second chances" adventure it seems like the author could have shaken things up a bit.

Still a good book and overall a good series.

ARC provided by Entangled Brazen a branch of Barclay Publishing and distributed by Netgalley. Reviewed by JLoves2Read from Alpha Book Club.

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