Today, we're pleased to have Megan Mulry, author of Bound With Passion, drop by CoP and answer a few questions for us. Bound with Passion is her latest release in the Regency Reimagined series and Megan is out and about on her blog tour. Don't forget to check out the giveaway!
Interview
with Megan Mulry
1.
Most of your books star people of the
nobility. What attracts you to the love
stories of these folks?
I’ve always been
fascinated by luxury and excess, and I also like playing with the philosophical
ideas that revolve around the concept of ‘privilege’. For much of the British
aristocracy at this time in history, they really were above the law, and I
think that suits the themes about outsider sexual lifestyles depicted in these
books. Also, I think a certain level of wealth forces characters to live the
life they want, it’s like, “What are you waiting for? What’s stopping you?”
Those questions are relatable for all of us, regardless of wealth or social
status, but I think they are particularly incisive when posed to the superrich,
because the rest of us are all, “I’m over here trying to make my rent
payment…what’s your excuse?”
2.
Do you have a single spot for writing? A cosy desk nook perhaps? Or are you more of a "have laptop will
travel" type of writer?
I do have a round
desk/table by a sunny window in my office that I love, but life usually
requires me to be more of the “have laptop will travel” variety.
3.
What do you like to do to relax? Any specific hobbies or pastimes?
I love going to the
beach and reading or hanging out with friends by the ocean. The sun and surf
totally soothe me.
4.
You have lived in many places, but is there
some place you'd like to go as your ultimate dream vacation? Sightseeing or beach life? Winter or summer?
Lately I am
preoccupied with a desire to go to Japan. I’m having all sorts of hermit
fantasies where I live in a tiny hut somewhere on the art island of Naoshima.
5.
What inspired you to begin your polyamorous
"Bound" series?
I read about a
Japanese samurai who was part of a delegation that came to Europe in the 1600s
and then I learned about a village in Spain where all these Japanese people
ended up staying. And that made me think about the art of Japanese rope
bondage—one of the Samurai arts—and how that might have been secretly passed
down to those who remained in Spain. And that led me to create the characters
in Bound to Be a Bride (who are the only ones in the series who are not
polyamorous, by the way). Then when I decided to write more characters in that
world, they just were polyamorous. Anna was already in love with Pia, but they
both knew she was going to have to be with a man to get out of the convent.
Then Sebastian fell in love with her, and that sort of threw her whole plan out
the window. And then it seemed to make sense that everyone would have male and
female relationships. The pansexual world just sort of…happened!
6.
What would we be surprised to learn about
Megan Mulry?
Not much lol. I think
I’ve overshared pretty much everything about myself via my very TMI twitter
feed!
Bound With Passion
Lady Georgiana Elizabeth Cambury
has been a “wild romping girl” all her life: dressing in trousers, riding
astride, and doing just fine, thank you very much. Her father’s exceedingly
generous bequest—and her mother’s liberal views of the world—have ensured that
Georgie will never be a slave to the barbarous institutions of marriage or
motherhood. Or so she thinks.
When she returns from five years
in North Africa to boring Derbyshire for a brief, obligatory family visit, she
finds herself in the midst of a legal snarl involving Mr. James Rushford and
Lord Trevor Mayson—neighbors, lovers, and her two closest friends. Mayson’s
father has declared that he must marry or forfeit his vast inheritance, so
Georgie blithely offers to walk down the aisle, in name only. Problem
solved.
But try as she might, Georgie
cannot ignore the passion that quickly blazes between all three of them. When
her marriage of convenience turns into something much deeper, Georgie must
decide if she is willing to give up the independence she has fought so hard to
achieve—or if love is worth the ultimate surrender.
Megan Mulry writes sexy, stylish, romantic fiction. Her
first book, A Royal Pain, was an NPR Best Book of 2012 and USA Today
bestseller. Before discovering her passion for romance novels, she worked in
magazine publishing and finance. After many years in New York, Boston, London,
and Chicago, she now lives with her family in Florida.
Connect with Megan:
Website: http://meganmulry.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/meganmulry
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/meganmulrybooks/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MeganMulry
Giveaway
Every comment on this blog tour enters you in a drawing for
a 6” Kindle! Entries close at midnight, Eastern time, on July 11. Contest is
NOT restricted to U.S. entries. Don’t forget to add your email so we can
contact you if you win!
fun interview
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Thanks bn :)
DeleteAloha Megan. Ooh I like the sound of this. Lots of high intrigue. Something a bit different. A great interview. I'm with you on the water and beach. Heaven. :-). Thanks and aloha Meg Amor. :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat interview Megan. Thank you for sharing with us =)
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Angela:
ReplyDeleteThanks for this post, as for your answer about the ultimate dream vacation i think my husband would agree with you, but he would go for the Koi Karpers (fish) LOL
Thanks for the giveaway chance
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Sounds cool :D
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This book looks like it will be highly entertaining.
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