BLOG: INTERVIEW TODAY WITH UP AND COMING MALE EROTIC ROMANCE WRITERMIMI:  When you interview a guy who is writing erotic romance, you have to be sure your panties can handle his handsome face and his wit without embarrassing you. The safest thing we could think of was to not be swayed from what we planned to ask…no matter how tempting! Because, the erotic romance writer we’re talking to today is the co-author is Sable Hunter— If you’ve read the hot, sexy story of David in “For a Hero” and things started out heated (fire – LOL), then you should get a cold drink, sit back, and enjoy the fun that is about to happen. He is a recently new fiction writer of erotic romance books. And, judging by the Amazon and Goodreads responses (some double-digit reviews with 5-star average), it appears he is going to be successful.Are you ready? Ladies, take a deep breath and say “hi” to our handsome and funny guest,JESS HUNTER!! MONA:  I have an idea that there’s probably quite a few women panting over this guy now who might have wondered just WHO IS JESS HUNTER really and WHAT DOES HE LOOK LIKE?Does it seem to you that you’re collecting a following, Jess? Can you tell us a little bit about your current passion? And, what is your latest book and where can our readers go to buy it?
JESS: Thank you. My current passion is exploring and familiarizing myself with the genre (erotic romance) and crafting my next book that will come out later this year. My latest was “For A Hero” and it is available exclusively on Amazon.  http://www.amazon.com/For-A-Hero-ebook/dp/B00CDAXAN4
MIMI:  Before we get further into your book, which I really enjoyed, by the way…
Anyway, how about sharing something about yourself?
JESS:  My name is Jess! Sable is my sister. We live in Texas and do a lot of work together. I spend most of my time working out, singing, eating, watching movies, chasing women, being chased by women (just kidding), writing and thinking. I have more than one job, but I love everything I do and I want to do a lot more.
MONA:  Hey, Jess, I loved your book. So, when did you start writing? And, what is it that makes you write?JESS:  I’ve always written, ever since I was very, very young. The quality is debatable, but I found it easy and comfortable to do. I write because I love stories. I love living things that would make great stories. I love telling stories. I love hearing stories. I love thinking about stories. I also love money, so that is a tiny motivator as well. 
MONA:  Well, we won’t go into the financial side of being an indie writer…that could take an hour just on its own.
MIMI:  I have a question. When you write with someone else, and we all know you write with Sable Hunter, how do you decide what character or which part of the story you will be writing? Is collaborating difficult?
JESS:  The only person I’ve ever REALLY written with is Sable.She is such a professional, she has such a talent and skill developed for writing that she can let me mess around with words the way I like to do, and then she can come behind me and make them into something meaningful and appropriate. “For A Hero” was my brain-child, but Sable added everything that makes it an erotic romance novel that readers enjoy.So to answer your question, collaborating is very easy.
MIMI:  How have readers and reviewers comments affected you and or your writing?
JESS:  It’s always been about the readers and reviewers. I worked on Sable’s books ever since she began. I edited each of them over and over again. I worked on marketing and publishing them. I’ve read them several times as well as each review and many of the reader feedback emails that Sable received. It was Sable, Sable’s responses, and my own unusual voice and diction that combined to create my “writing.”
MONA:  Yeah…and there are many, many of us who really like the way your “voice” works to well with Sable’s.Hey, we asked Sable, but what do you think about when you are alone in your car?
Jess:  Haha Everything! I am very much a thinking person. I spend a lot of time thinking about philosophy and religion. I work my way down through history in my head. I think about stories in all different mediums.I spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about bettering myself. I am addicted to nutrition and fitness and can’t make one day without assessing and changing my routines.I sing a lot.And then there’s superheroes, I think about those a lot, too.
MONA:  Ooo, he sings!  If we were live, we’d ask you to share one of your favorite showerturnes with us.  I’m impressed ‘cause Mimi can’t carry a tune from one room to the next or out the front door.
MIMI:  HEY!!!  LOL…well, that is true.And, I did notice you have a bit of super-hero items on your Facebook page. Are you considering ever creating a new super hero and writing his story?
JESS:  Haha, you noticed? No. I will never create one. But you can see them in everything I do. I believe that superheroes are the mythology of our time and represent the same archetypes that we see in religion, philosophy, history and literature. Every story has already been told. The concept speaks to me, so I use it when I speak also.
MIMI: Jess, what influences your life now that you are counted among the family of writers?
JESS:  Am I? That’s flattering and terrifying. Haha, I pay more attention to entertainment now. I look for literary and cinematic tools I can use in my own art. I pick apart movies and books and television shows for rhetoric, concepts, and ideas I can incorporate to get these books in my head onto paper.
MONA:  <groans – laughs>  You sound like Mimi!
MIMI:  Hey, what’s going on, Mona?  LOL!
Jess, have you ever wondered how people will communicate in the future and what the role of books will be? How do you want your books to be seen in a future world?
JESS:  I have no doubt in my mind that books will go the exact same way as music. It already has. Eventually, the world’s literature will exist solely on the cloud and we will have to pay to access the Google library to read anything. We’re already on the way. Kindle is a huge step in that direction.In the future, I just want my books to be remembered.
MONA:  Pay to use a library?  Hmmm. Something to really think about.
What can you tell us about your ideal readers?
JESS:  Any reader is my ideal reader. I want an educated person with a penchant for literary analysis to pick it apart and dissect the themes and references that I work pretty hard to layer in them, and to read and enjoy my book.
I also want a casual reader who is searching for a delicious feeling or reference to make their day brighter or less boring.
Every person who reads my book is a blessing to me for which I am eternally grateful.
MIMI:  As for your writing career, do you find that people remember you as one of your characters or for your first book? And, is it hard to break away from that?
JESS:  So far, I find that I’m mostly remembered for being Sable’s brother. I wouldn’t know if it was hard to break away from that; I haven’t tried.There is a lot of me in David and Blaine. In many ways, they are exact opposites, and I experience a yin-yang dichotomy within myself that sounds a lot like the banter between those characters. I’m sure most people have a similar situation going on within their own brains.When you read my work, you do get to know me.
MIMI:  Jess, I know you are probably busy with your career and all the others things going on in your life, but can you give us a sneak peek into the future of your writing career? What can we expect to see?
JESS:  Ooooh. Immediately I am working on a sequel to “For A Hero.” I won’t reveal too much about it yet, but you will get to know Blaine a lot better. It will be longer, more complex, and more detailed than its predecessor, but I hope it will touch people emotionally similarly.I also have planned seven or eight other books, most of which are not erotic romances at all. I have a science fiction book, a horror book, a fantasy, and an adventure already in the planning/outlining stages.You can expect to see a lot of prolific variety in the upcoming years.
MIMI:  Hear that ladies?  Are we ready for all Jess’ genres?  I think I am. 
MONA:  Remember we asked Sable about five of her favorite tech gadgets and how she integrates them into her day-to-day busy schedules and you made a funny comment? Can you answer the same question for us about you?
JESS:  I do a lot of work from my phone, as well as play. It is my mostly companion and an eternal tool.I don’t have five, honestly. I love my truck and laptop.My Bowflex Selecttech Dumbbells are vital to my living also. (Sponsor? Sure, Bowflex! Send the check to …)
MONA:  <laughing at Jess’ humor>
MIMI:  Jess, do your books have a messages to your readers? What are they?
JESS:  Yes. My books have several messages. If I wanted to tell you, I wouldn’t have woven them so painstakingly into my books!I can tell you some. There is a lot of optimism, hope, love, and dedication in the books. The characters are on a journey. There are spiritual subtexts. If you look hard enough, you may find parallels with characters in history or mythology, but I’m not telling.
MIMI:  Well, then, will you share something about yourself that no one knows?  Any secrets?
JESS:  Hmmm… I don’t know… I am single and looking for love. Did anyone know that?
MIMI:  Ladies? Here’s your chance!Hey, what absolutely sparks your interest beyond words beyond writing (and reading)? And, what can you tell us about your interest?
JESS:  I am endlessly interested in philosophy, religion, fitness, and superheroes. I could talk about them, seriously, for days without end.I’d hate to bore you with any of my musings, (as I have done to an unfortunate several before) but I suppose I can tell you a little bit. I am currently writing an essay about the superhero mythology and how it fits into the Great Man theory of the direction of history. It’s real nerdy stuff. 
MONA:  There you go, Mimi.  Mim’s  a nerdy girl, so she’ll enjoy it.Jess, what song do you think best describes your work ethic?
JESS:  “Free and Easy” by Dierks Bentley
MIMI:  If you could be any literary character, who would you be and why? How did that character grow from the beginning of the novel to the end or was it a static character?
JESS:  I would be Dirk Pitt. He isn’t exactly static, but his adventures are ongoing and ongoing with plenty of adventure, women and treasure-hunting, and he MIGHT learn something here and there.
MONA:  I know you said earlier, but in case someone missed it, what are you currently working on?  Is it a sequel? How much detail can you give us?
JESS:  It is a sequel to “For A Hero.” It will be a bit darker, a bit more complex, and a bit longer. There will be more humor and more suspense. The primary characters from the first book will make appearances, and there will be plenty more new faces.
MIMI:  Last question. If there were to be any call to action by you, what action would you want a new writer to take from your experience as a writer? What single piece of advice do you have for anyone who is interested in writing?
JESS:  Two things: First, tell stories. Look for stories. Make ordinary days into extraordinary stories and fill them with love, and mystery and wonder and the sublime.Secondly, if you are going to write something down, OUTLINE IT. Outline it and then make everyone you know look at the outline. Once the outline is done, the book will write itself.
MIMI:  Good advice. And, before Mona jumps in, just let me add that when I give my lectures, READ, READ, READ and OUTLINE YOUR STORY are two pieces of free advice I also offer.
MONA:  On a scale from one to ten, how would you rate me as an interviewer?  No, I’m just kidding. But, seriously, what would your answer be? No…no, please… I’m teasing.I just want to say thank you for spending time with Mimi and me today and answering our silly and serious questions and more importantly, for letting the readers learn something about you they might not learn on your other blog stops.
JESS:  To the first question — I say,  45 out of 10 Solidly.
MIMI:  Jess, Mona will bleed you for ratings…LOL. I understand you also have a copy of two books as giveaways; is that right?
JESS:  Yes. Just comment on the interview or comment about which book from either “Forget Me Never” or “For A Hero” you would like to win and why.  MONA:  Hey, Sable hinted that you might have a really hot excerpt from “For A Hero”.  Can you share it here for us?
JESS:  Sure. Enjoy.
EXCERPT – 18+ ONLY, EXPLICIT LANGUAGE
David carried Jenna through the threshold of her apartment like a man carries his bride. His strides were long and light and he quickly laid her down on the couch. He pulled a blanket over her body and knelt by her side. His hand rubbed her forehead and brushed the hair out of her face. “You have a beautiful apartment, Jenna. I’m glad we got you back here safely. I don’t know what I’d do if something happened to you.”
She rolled her head over to him. “You saved me.”
He smiled to himself. “No, I didn’t. I just carried you to the ambulance, and they didn’t even do anything for you. You were just lucky. It had nothing to do with me.”
“That’s silly. You saved me. Had you not found me out there, I could have died.”
David started laughing. “There is no way, unless the crickets staged a coup.”
Jenna rolled on her side to face him. “When I opened my eyes and saw you there, I knew I wouldn’t have to worry about anything. You make me feel so safe.” Her hand outstretched to his chest and she planted it firmly over his heart. “Thank you.”
He responded with a smile and he kissed her forehead. “You need some rest. It’s been a long night. I’m going to go. I’ll come back tomorrow morning and check on you.”
“No! Wait! Who will take care of me if I’m here all night alone?”
David understood, but he wanted to play. “Whatever do you mean? The doctor gave you a clean bill of health. You need some sleep.” He turned and walked toward the door.
“Oh David, I’m feeling faint.” She put her wrist against her forehead and made a mega-dramatic sigh face as she turned her head away from him. “Maybe a kiss would make me all better.” She pursed her lips forward in a kissing motion without removing her wrist or turning her head.
David laughed. “Oh yeah? Where can I give you that kiss to make it most effective?”
Jenna pooched her lips out even farther, looking like a very feminine little fish.
“What? I don’t speak guppy.”
She whipped her head around to him and pointed at her sweetly pooched mouth.
“Oh, ok.” David smugly commented and he sank down next to her again.
His mouth met hers slowly and tenderly. The skin of their lips melded together; moisture coated them and he gave her one big, firm, sweet kiss. The sound that it made pulling his lips from hers warmed his soul.
She made a little pouty groan deep in her throat, just one flat syllable of “mmm.” Her feigned distress was rather pitiful, but all at once, magically endearing.
“What is it, Honey?”
“For my health to get better, I think I will need more kisses.” She made a sympathetic sick face, like an orphan asking for soup.
“Where do you need kisses?”
Without skipping a beat or changing her facial expression, she ripped the blanket from her body quickly and as soon as it was gone, returned to slow, sad little movements.
He rested his hand tenderly on her belly. “Here?”
She nodded, visibly under imaginary duress.
He pulled her shirt up and kissed her stomach. He kissed little circles around her bellybutton and down to the seam of her pants and back up to the bottom of her bra. And then he sat back up. “All better?”
She aggressively shook her head from side to side, and pulled her shirt up over her bra. She turned her head away again making sad eyes.
David ran his nose between her breasts. “Here, too?”
Jenna nodded, not completely unable to show the pleasure he was giving her with his attention.
David kissed the skin not covered by the bra, smooches, little licks, and nibbles, too. With his fingertips, he pushed her bra up over her tits. Her nipples hardened quickly in front of him and he couldn’t resist but to fill his hands with them. He squeezed and kneaded and continued to kiss all around them. His lips found their way underneath her tits and he sucked the soft flesh into his mouth. He licked and laved and suckled before circling around them. With one long drag of his tongue, he licked over her nipples.
Jolts of electricity shot from her tits down to her pussy and then up to her head. She began to push her chest against him, and rub his head as he loved her.
David sat up. “All better?”
“Shit, no. Get back down here and cure me, goddammit!” She pulled his head down to her stomach and pushed him toward her denim skirt.
“Is this where you want me, Honey?”
“I don’t know. Maybe.” She pushed harder.
“Well, if you don’t know, then I can’t rightly take advantage of your indecisiveness. I have to know you want me there for sure, or I can’t go.”
“Yes, David, kiss my pussy, please.”  The fever of lust had gotten to her head and pushed the game out of her mind.
He lay on the couch with her, his head at her pelvis. He ran his hands down her perfectly smooth legs. They were strong and shapely and flawless. He breathed out as he caressed her thighs with his face, his cheek and lips and breath dragging across her skin. He blew up her skirt, to send shivers up her spine. With extreme slowness, he rolled the skirt up her legs, revealing a pair of pink panties. “These are cute.”
“Shut up. I didn’t know this was going to happen today.”
“No, Jenna. I like pink.” He bit at the crotch of her panties. He licked them and made them wet, and then breathed slow, hot air onto them. She vibrated with want and rocked her hips up to him, using his face to stimulate her. “Easy, Baby. We’ll get there.”
“Grrrrr.” Jenna play-growled at him, although she was getting very antsy waiting.
He used his index finger to pull the panties to the side, revealing her beautiful pussy lips. David let loose a little sigh of satisfaction as he moved his mouth to her. One soft kiss to her lips and Jenna shook. Her back arched. David sent his tongue down into her channel, exploring, tasting, getting to know her. As it curled back up to tickle her inside, his lips kneaded her labia. “Oh my god, David.”
He pulled his tongue out and pushed back her hood with his upper lip before sucking her clit into his mouth. He worked it in and out of his lips, sucking and breathing and licking. Jenna wrapped her thighs around his head. “I’m getting close!” David took her hips with his hands and pulled her into his face. His kisses and licks became faster and faster until he was moving her clit in and out of his mouth so quickly that Jenna started to scream.
“I’m cumming!” Her body convulsed, but David never let go; he never stopped, not until all the lights and explosions and joys of her orgasm had left her. As she calmed down, he sat up, wiped his lips and smiled.
“That was fun.”  MIMI and MONA:  Thank you for stopping by today, Jess. And for entertaining us. OKAY ladies…send Jess some comments!! And, if you haven’t already, buy his book “For a Hero.”Mimi & Mona. (2013, May 22). Interview Today with Up and Coming Male Erotic Romance Author, Jess Hunter [Blog Interview]. Retrieved from http://mimiandmona.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/blog-interview-today-with-up-and-coming-male-erotic-romance-writer/#comments
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