Theda Hudson stopped by to share a few intimate details of her life as well as her book, Dirty Little Dare. This *Spicy Romance* was released April 24, 2015. Please tell my readers a little bit about this book.
Theda- This book is the
second of three novellas about a rule-bound woman and the sensual man sees her
potential and wants to create the perfect lover by releasing her from her
rules. In the first book he shows her
how she can set aside the rules and enjoy her sexuality by putting on a mask.
In the second book she has discovered that she does have interests she would
like to explore from behind that mask and gets more than she bargained for. In
the third book, the mask has taken over the relationship and everything is at
risk unless they can find a way to step out into the light of their love and
explore their desires openly.
Nancy- Describe
the genre of this particular title, and is it the only genre you write in?
Theda- It
is spicy romance, soft erotica, very sensual.
Nancy- Do
you have any rejection stories to share?
Theda- My
favorite rejection was for a story I submitted for an anthology. She kept it for a long time. When she sent the email, she said, "I held it out to the very end. Then I
bought the other one." I didn't
understand what it meant until I went to a workshop where the editor mentioned
that the longer they hold it, the more they want it and sometimes it is a heart
breaking decision between two stories. I
am sorry I didn't get in, but I am happy my work caused her so much angst.
Nancy- Are
you a member of any writing organizations and, if so, have they helped?
Theda- I
belong to Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. This organization has helped me grow
as a writer through mentoring, relationships, and workshops. I highly recommend
their conference, Colorado Gold, held in September, for any level writer.
Nancy- Will
you share some encouraging words for authors still struggling for that first
contract?
Theda- Know
what you are looking at. If you don't understand what you are reading, get
help. Really. It is the difference between success and
sometimes a horrible financial quagmire.
Nancy- Please Share three
fun facts about you that most people don’t know.
1) I love to camp in our cute 1955 renovated
trailer, but getting there terrifies me with all the crazy people on the
road.
2) I love to make
recycled/repurposed art and I save everything so I can create art.
3) I would love to nap the way my boyfriend
does. Just sit down and close your eyes,
snuggled under a soft blanket and doze off.
But it doesn't work that way for me.
Nancy- What’s next for you?
Theda- I have two novels
that are the beginning of series. One is
Paranormal Hetero Erotica, the other is Urban Paranormal Lesbian Erotica. Gotta get moving on the next books!
BOOK BLURB of Dirty Little
Dare
A beautiful mask
A coil of rope
A daring man
A woman intent on
exploring her desires, one twist, one knot, one braid of the rope, all the way
to ecstasy.
Tasha's boyfriend proved
to her that his "Love to Make You Come as Many Ways as I Can" book
makes more sense and more pleasure for both of them than her book of rules.
And as long as she
wears the mask he's given her, she finds that his way has definite delights she's
willing to explore.
By
the time Halloween rolls around, she's made some deliciously naughty
discoveries of her own, including Japanese Bondage. She takes him to the local
sex club's kinky Halloween party with a plan for a bondage scene.
Excerpt of Dirty Little Dare
My life is comfortable and very pleasant.
Everything is just the way I like it. A great job as a project manager that
allows me complete control and makes me good money, a nice house that I spend a
lot of time decorating and organizing just so, a boyfriend who is handsome,
successful, and reasonably interesting. And he’s lasted for more than six
months, which is some kind of record for me.
Except
that Luiz Silva isn’t what I thought he was. I mean, he’s still handsome. Not
like a model, and not so self-conscious about it. No, he’s Latin, with nutmeg-brown
skin and flashing dark eyes that sparkle with humor. He isn’t touchie-feelie
either, which I like, because I hate public displays of affection. They’re just
crass and embarrassing, with everyone making assumptions about you.
He’s
successful, savvy about money. He’s given me several investment tips that
proved to be quite lucrative.
But
he is far more interesting than I ever thought. And determined to break all my
rules.
Oh,
I know I have a lot of them. Rules are what protect me from mistakes; they give
me security, and provide boundaries and order in my life.
I
also know that a lot of guys won’t play by my rules. I’ve gotten fairly good at
figuring out who will work out and who won’t. It makes for a lonely life, but I
have my work and my house. And my rules remain intact. I am calm and steady,
which is comfortable.
When
I met Luiz at a client appreciation cocktail party, he was polite, very
well-educated, driven at his work as a junior portfolio manager for a private
equity firm. Even though he was a little disappointed that my rules followed me
into bed, he seemed to accept it after he discovered he couldn’t budge me.
Missionary was good enough for me and, with the lights out, I didn’t have to
worry about all the squishy details.
Wine
tasting was about as cultured as he got, but if you wanted to ride bikes or ski,
he was your man. But theater and the symphony…he said I could just shoot him
then and there to save him the torture.
So,
I knew how important it was when he bought the dress and the four–inch–high
heels that now sit on the shelf above the dress, and offered to go to the
symphony with me if I would wear them to go out with him. He wanted to slum, he
said.
I
thought he meant, oh, I don’t know, going out to a sleazy bar and shooting
pool. Except for the black satin dress. It was beautiful, pencil thin, with a mandarin
collar and an ornate soutache across the chest, the hem falling just below my
knees with a kick pleat at the back.
I
could have gone for an evening in a sleazy bar, I suppose. Luiz is sexy and
tender in bed, always polite and willing to let me have my way. I had just
about decided that he was nice—a little boring, but nice, which is the same as
safe in my book.
Then
he said he wanted to offer a deal. If I’d wear the dress and go on an adventure
with him, go along completely and wholeheartedly, he would go to the symphony
and make a donation to the fundraiser.
I
hardly got to think that through when he said he loved me.
Me.
The woman with all the rules.
I
just kept staring at him, in part because he was wearing those black jeans that
somehow made his crotch bulge in a most attractive and embarrassingly
stimulating way. Of course, now I realize he was aroused, thinking about what
he had planned.
Then
he said I could duck out anytime, but he wouldn’t see me anymore if I did. I
thought he was being a real jerk, but now I know he believed he couldn’t be the
straight man for me any longer. And he couldn’t allow me to be a straightlaced
woman anymore, even if it meant he had to learn now to be the man who could
force me to confront rules and prove them wrong.
In
that moment, I realized I couldn’t see my life without him in it.
So
I plucked up my courage, and put on the dress and the shoes. He has a good eye.
The dress fit me as if it had been made for me. The satin slipped over my body,
and together it and the black hose whispered to each other every time I moved,
sensually hinting at more than lazy eyes, soft caresses, and sly winks.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Theda Hudson's deliciously wicked short fiction has appeared in Best Lesbian Erotica 2011 and 2015, Best Lesbian Romance 2011 and 2012, Best Women's Erotica 2007, Sex in San Francisco, Pirate Booty, and Best S/M III. Her novels
include Dyke Valiant, an erotic
lesbian urban paranormal, and The Pearl Witch and Lord of the Broken Tower, both hetero erotic science fiction. She
lives in Colorado with four rescued cats, 1000 books, and an understanding
partner. She likes to use her writing to
share things women don’t usually get to talk about. You can find more about her
at www.thedahudson.com
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