My special guest today is Robin Covington, celebrating the recent release of the delicious His Southern Temptation (read my review here). She’s also the author of the quite yummy A Night of Southern Comfort (reviewed at Book Lovers Inc.) Robin’s books do read just like steamy Southern nights!
Take it away, Robin…
Marlene: Robin can you please tell us a bit about yourself?
Robin: Hi Marlene! I’m so incredibly average it isn’t even funny. I’m 44 years old, married for 19 years and the mother of two (10 and 8). I’m a lawyer for the Navy by day and I write romance at night and in my spare moments. (What are those?) And, I sing in a band. When I’m not writing I love to watch movies (comedies and action movies) and I’m a comic book geek.
Marlene: Describe a typical day of writing? Are you a planner or pantser?
Robin: My day usually begins very early. I’ve been getting up at 5 am to get in an hour of writing before the kids get up but I’m re-starting P90-X workouts and that will take over the sunrise slot. I take my laptop to work and I write at lunch and then I usually hit my office around 9 pm to write for a few hours before bed.
I’m a plantser. 🙂 I do have a very loose outline that I follow but I write free-flow and I take turns and changes as they come. I have to have some sort of outline because I’m too Type-A to just see what happens.
Marlene: What was your inspiration for The Boys are Back In Town series?
Robin: I grew up in the South in a town like Elliott, VA, and the Boys are all based on my cousins and the boys I grew up with. They loved to hunt, fish, drive fast cars, watch football and they were so tight. They had each others back. Many of the crazy things that happen or are mentioned about the Boys in my books are based on real-life events but I changed the names so that I can go home for Christmas!
Marlene: Did you have any particular “boys” in mind when you envisioned Jackson, Lucky, Teague and Beck? Was there a cast list in your head?
Robin: Oh yes – I looooove to dreamcast my people. I have a Pinterest account where I have a board for each book so readers can stop by and check it out.
For me, Jackson is Joe Manganiello, and Lucky is Alex O’Loughlin. Teague is Jensen Ackles and Beck is Jason Behre. They grow them hot and lickable in Elliott.
Marlene: Tell us a little bit about the rest of the series? And what comes next on your schedule?
Robin: Book Three, Slow Southern Burn, is about Teague and his unexpected romance. The woman and the situation they find themselves in is completely unexpected. Book Four is about Beck and he is confronted by a woman from his past that he didn’t treat so well when he was young and well… young. The books are currently slated for October and December release.
I have a June release from Brazen coming up called Playing the Part – the hero is a fun, sexy movie star and the heroine is a romance novelist.
After that I am trying something brand new – a paranormal. It will be a fun, flirty contemporary set in Washington, DC. 2014 will also see a book in a wedding trilogy with two other Entangled authors and a book about assassins in love. After that…
Marlene: What is your favorite scene from the book and why?
Robin: My favorite scene is one on the staircase in Elliott House between Lucky and Taylor. I don’t want to give too much away but that scene is full of sexy anger and angst. Love. It.
Readers keep telling me that the scene makes them cry and my reaction is – “YES!”
Marlene: Now can you tell us 3 reasons why people should read your books?
Robin:
- They are about real, fun, people you want to hang out with.
- They are full of humor and just enough emotion to keep you turning the pages.
- They are sooooo sexy. Warning: I am not responsible for any 9 month party favors that result from reading my books! 😉
Marlene: What is your favorite thing about the writing experience and why?
Robin: It is so freeing. I get go anywhere and be anybody and do anything. And then I get to share it with awesome readers… that is the good stuff.
Marlene: Tell me something about yourself that I wouldn’t know to ask.
Robin: Dave Matthews and one of his bandmates slept on my floor in college. We booked them for a mixer before they became so huge and they needed a place to crash. I’m sure that whenever he writes a song about a kickass, gorgeous chick – he means me.
Marlene: What was the first book that made you love books?
Robin: Anne of Green Gables. I must have re-read that entire series a million times. I still love it and I cannot wait to read them with my daughter. Anne and Gilbert were my very first romance. Sigh.
Marlene: Name a book that you’ve faked reading.
Robin: The Iliad. I took Latin in high school and I totally read the Cliff’s Notes instead of reading it in Latin. Snore. I just couldn’t do it.
Marlene: And a book you’ve bought for the cover?
Robin: The Perfect Play by Jaci Burton. I mean…seriously… that cover almost made me pregnant just looking at it. I know my ovaries exploded at the very least. But is also a great book!
Marlene: And one book you most want to read again for the first time?
Robin: Psycop by Jordan Castillo Price. That book just blew me away–the premise, the characters and the mystery just made my brain sizzle. I still inhale the whole series at least once a year.
Marlene: Morning person or night owl?
Robin: Night Owl. I get a second wind at 10 pm and I’m up until 2 am easily. I think I think I’m being naughty…
Thanks so much for having me!
About Robin CovingtonRobin Covington, who NYT Best Selling authors, Robyn Carr and Carly Phillips, said was their new “auto-buy author”, writes sizzling hot contemporary and paranormal romance.A Night of Southern Comfort, her best-selling debut novel earned 4.5 stars and was touted by RT Book Reviews as bringing a “fresh, modern feel to the genre while still sticking to the things that get our adrenaline pumping — sex and danger”. When she’s not exploring the theme of fooling around and falling in love, she’s collecting tasty man candy, indulging in a little comic book geek love, and stalking Joe Mangianello.Robin is a member of the Romance Writers of America, the Washington Romance Writers, a faculty member at Romance University, a member of the Waterworld Mermaids, and a contributor to the Happy Ever After blog at USA Today.
Robin lives in Maryland with her hilarious husband, brilliant children, and ginormous puppy.
You can find Robin on her website, Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter.
~~~~~~GIVEAWAY~~~~~~
Robin is kindly giving away one ebook copy of His Southern Temptation to one lucky commenter. To enter, please use the Rafflecopter:
it was actually a night of southern comfort which I’m reading right now 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Erin – Yay! That is fun to hear.
Robin Covington recently posted..Burning Fun: His Southern Temptation Book Blog Tour
A Night of Southern Comfort was fun! And it makes me think of the drink, too! Smooth, very smooth.
Marlene Harris recently posted..Interview with Author Robin Covington + Giveaway
I bought Damaged because of the cover & then read the reviews
Damaged by H.M. Ward? OMG none of my professors ever looked like THAT! Thanks so much for stopping by AND the recommendation!
Marlene Harris recently posted..Interview with Author Robin Covington + Giveaway
Great interview! Very excited to read Lucky’s story. I loved Jackson’s. 🙂
The most recent book I bought because of the cover was Gabriel’s Inferno by Sylvain Reynard. It caught my eye every time I saw it in the store.
Lucky and Jackson’s stories were terrific, weren’t they? Thanks for being part of the tour!
Marlene Harris recently posted..Interview with Author Robin Covington + Giveaway
I just started reading Protecting What Is his.
The Entangled Brazen covers really do grab your attention, don’t they? (Like WOW!!)
Marlene Harris recently posted..Interview with Author Robin Covington + Giveaway
Devil’s kiss by Zoe Archer
I love Zoe’s books. Devil’s Kiss is on my TBR stack. Thanks for joining the giveaway!
Marlene Harris recently posted..Interview with Author Robin Covington + Giveaway
I WOULD SAY DAMAGED BY WARD FOR THE COVER. GOOD LUCK WITH THE BOOK AND THANKS FOR THE GIVEAWAY!
Mmm let’s see, I bought Fallen to far for the cover but ended up loving it.
You sound like a lot of fun, Robin! Can’t wait to read the book.
D.B.