PROPOSITIONS by Tania Joyce – A sensational debut novel

Secrets, Sex and Superstition play out in this hot debut Erotic Romance.

Jessica Mason didn’t expect one proposition with hotel billionaire, Nate Somers, would change her life forever.

Australian based author Tania Joyce, will debut her erotic romance “Propositions” on March 26, 2015 with Momentum Books (Pan MacMillan). This novel delivers dramatic events, endearing relationships and some great love scenes that will keep you turning the pages.

Set in Sydney’s (Australia) Darling Harbour and the scenic wine region of the Hunter Valley, Tania Joyce’s debut novel is a hot and steamy contemporary story about Jessica Mason, a divorcee mother of a grown son, and her career has become her life. Everything changes when she meets Nate Somers, a British workaholic billionaire and she has to take on the account for opening his new hotel on Darling Harbour.

“Getting ‘the email’ from Haylee Nash, Acquisitions Editor at Pan MacMillan is life changing,” says Tania Joyce. “I opted for a career change just over three years ago and I’ve worked hard to learn the art of writing, editing, develop structure, plot and create meaningful characters. Now being under contract with Pan MacMillan is the ultimate reward for all my efforts.”

Ms Joyce notes that being part of The Romance Writers Association of Australia (RWA), a supportive writing group and having a fantastic editor have helped her to achieve her goals. The willingness to learn and rework her story as required to strengthen it has contributed to her success.

“I love the romance genre. ‘Propositions’ was so much fun to write. It has a more mature-aged hero and heroine that working professionals can easily relate to. Propositions is full of mind-blowing and emotional events that the main character, Jessica, experiences on her journey to find her Happy Ever After.”

Tania Joyce’s “Propositions” is the first book in the series, with the sequel out in due course. This debut novel is fast-paced, sexy and will transport you into the corporate world and the grandeur of large events.  It is definitely an emotional roller-coaster!

‘Propositions” is available for purchase from all good ebook retails including Amazon and Kobo, or directly from Momentum. Print-On-Demand option is available at Momentum.

·         Amazon US

·         Amazon UK

·         Amazon AUS

·         iTunes

·         Kobo

·         Barnes and Noble

·         Momentum Books - Ebook and Print-On-Demand

For more information about ‘Propositions’, please visit www.taniajoyce.com

About the Author

Tania Joyce is an Australian author of Erotic, New Adult and Contemporary Romance novels. Her stories thread romance, drama and passion into beautiful locations ranging from the dazzling lights of Sydney Harbour or the glitter of New York, to the rural countryside of the Hunter Valley or Darling Downs.

She’s widely travelled, has a diverse background in the corporate world and has a love for shopping, shoes and Shiraz.  She’s rarely seen without glitter, sparkle and stilettos. Her quirk is she collects key rings everywhere she goes and often has an intriguing tale about each one. 

Tania draws on all her real-life experiences and combines them with her very vivid dreams to form the foundation of her novels. She likes to write about strong-minded, career-oriented heroes and heroines that go through drama-filled hell, have steamy encounters and risk everything as they endeavour to find their happy-ever-after.

She grew up loving books like Anne of Green Gables, reading the classics like Pride and Prejudice, and getting lost in the world of fantasy, like The Wheel of Time Series by Robert Jordan, before finding her home in the romance genre.

Only unearthing the desire to write after having children, Tania now shuffles the hours in her day between part-time work, full-time family life and never-finding-enough-time to write. One day she hopes to find balance! She lives in Queensland with her husband and two boys. When she’s not writing, she enjoys camping, hot yoga, and the company of friends and family – especially if it’s over a glass of wine!

Steam Bunny - Sizzling new book from Felicity Kates

Canadian author, Felicity Kates, released her debut erotic novella, Steam Bunny, on 14th August. This is the first book from the ‘Little Miss Kick-Ass Series’.

Blurb for Steam Bunny:

Business is all about pleasure for Casey Jackson. Helping Lucas Haskell promote his graphic novel, Steam Bunny, is an erotic dream job. Until he gives her the ultimate ultimatum--commit or leave. She doesn't want his ring or the complications of marriage. But with a boss who knows what he wants and exactly how to get it, playing dress-up has never been so risky…or so much fun.

Erotic romance novella, containing adult language, naughty situations and steamy sex scenes. Recommended for readers aged 18+ 

Q. Is there any of you in your character Casey Jackson?  Does she have any traits that you think might be a bit like you?
A. That is such a great question. Steam Bunny is written in first person from Casey’s point of view of the world. It was tons of fun putting on her shoes to write her character. She enjoys being bold and sexy and as a person I am much more quiet and definitely more reserved than she is. That being said, one day when I was writing the story my son happened to sneak a peek over my shoulder (thankfully it was a non-racy part!) and started giggling. So I asked what he found funny and he said, “Mom, Casey talks just like you.” So I guess I do have a bit of brazen, kick-ass in me somewhere too :-)

Q. You write two different genres – Steampunk and Contemporary Erotic Romance. Do you have difficulty writing under two different names and in two different areas?
A. Yes and no, lol. Maybe it’s because I’m a Gemini, but I love writing different genres and styles. Being able to switch it up keeps things fresh for me. I really enjoy research and the Victorian era and am a huge sci-fi as well as historical romance lover so writing Steampunk just naturally grew out of that. But sometimes I feel the urge to write more modern and sexy than what I can in a Steampunk world and so I dive into another erotic romance story. My only complaint is not having enough time each day to write all the ideas buzzing in my head.

Q. Do you have other calls on your time, for example family or a day job?
A. Oh yes. It’s a struggle to strike some kind of balance between all the aspects of my life. I used to beat myself up about that as oftentimes I’d feel like I failed. On a daily basis, my scheduled writing time would get eaten up by the need to deal with a crisis or two. And on the home front, my house was (and usually is) a mess, and yeah even though I know, especially as a mom, that it’s better to chop up fresh veggies and cook dinner, sometimes it takes less mental energy to just pick up McDonald’s on the race home from work. But then I decided to toss all that frustration and guilt out the window, and focus on the fact that I really am blessed. I have a loving and supportive husband and son. And my day job as a manager, helping people with disabilities, is very rewarding. I’ve learned that for me, the trick is to be flexible. Each day will always bring new challenges so why stress about it? I find the spaces between the chaos and fill them up with the thing I love doing most in the world...writing :-). And because I’m not stressing about it, I’m more productive for it.

Q. What was the hardest scene to write in Steam Bunny?
A. The whole story was fun to write, but if I had to pick a hard scene it would be the right-after-the-black-moment scene. At the time it was a bit of a struggle to get the tone right, but it’s now by far my favourite chapter.

Q. I must admit, I love the sound of your hero, Lucas Haskell. Is there any actor who you visualized when you were writing about him? Can you share a pic, or perhaps the painting you did

of him?
A. I didn’t have a specific actor in mind, but I knew he had a commanding presence with a devilish sparkle in his blue eyes and dark hair. So when I sat down to actually paint Lucas, I worked with photo reference of various guys I found interesting to look at. This was the end result:

Boy, you are a very talented gal! This painting is awesome!








Q. Casey seems to have a commitment phobia? Does she equate marriage to a loss of freedom? Or is she more worried about losing the excitement of her current dream job?
A. Casey has trust issues for sure. When she was thirteen, her parents went through a nasty divorce that left her feeling insecure about marriage. She’s also a bit non-conformist. She deeply loves Lucas, but the idea of being tied down as someone’s Mrs. with a white picket fence and having the neighbours over for weekend barbecues…well it makes her want to run screaming for the hills. Lucas, for his part, thinks he’s found the woman he wants to spend the rest of his life with. No way in hell is he willing to let another man ever have her. He loves Casey’s brazen excitement and everything else about her. In his mind they are perfect together. His problem is trying to convince her of that, which he finds very, ah…creative ways to do in the book. He’s a pretty smart guy.

Q. This book, Steam Bunny, is the first in the Little Miss Kick-Ass series. What can readers expect from Book 2 in the series?
A. Book 2, which I’m currently writing, is called Fit To Be Tied. It picks up where Steam Bunny leaves off and follows the relationship of Casey’s BFF, Astrid Bitten, and her nemesis/love interest, Race Lindstrom. Readers can expect another steamy battle of wills between a feisty heroine and an alpha hero. Race is not happy with how things end in Steam Bunny. He’s determined exact revenge on Astrid and show her who’s boss by using any pleasurable means possible, including some inventive new handcuffs and a weekend spent in an ice hotel. Will Astrid resist? You bet she will. She has her own ideas about how their relationship works and especially about who’s in charge. Fit To Be Tied is due out this December.

Thank you so much for having me on your blog today, Noelle. It’s been an honour and a pleasure!

Thank you so much for visiting and letting me interview you.

Check out this wonderful FOUR STAR REVIEW by fantastic and talented Jane Hunt:

There is nothing like seeing a book come to fruition. The years of hard work, the sacrifice, but more so the joy of sharing a story with the world, if only because FINALLY the characters that have been nattering in my head now can natter in other people’s heads and come alive :)

Steam Bunny by Felicity Kates. Out now at Amazon and other e-book retailers!

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Meet Felicity Kates:



Felicity Kates writes fun, flirty, fantasies for modern lovers. As Kate Reedwood, she writes Victorian romance set in a Steampunk world. Together they are one busy lady, doing what she loves to do best--creating romantic tales for the world to enjoy.

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