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Hey Read Hard members, post on this thread if you'll be at the Ride Rough launch. I'll be there and would love to meet some other GR Read Hard members!!!!
Here's Laura's post about the Ride Rough Launch Event on April 29th in Annapolis, Maryland:RIDE ROUGH BOOK LAUNCH PARTY AND READER GIRLS *ONLY* DINNER AFTER PARTY!
Okay, guys, I have all the information I *think* you need! LOL
WHEN: SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2017
1) BOOK LAUNCH EVENT, ANNAPOLIS, MD B&N 6-8PM
2) DINNER AFTER PARTY - RESTAURANT TBA 8ISH - 10ISH PM
ALL INFORMATION IS IN ONE PRINTABLE DOCUMENT HERE - TO BE UPDATED WITH RESTAURANT INFO WHEN I HAVE IT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Laura...
Reserve a FREE Ticket to 1) guarantee your exclusive swag at the Book Launch Event and 2) to guarantee your SPOT and your GOODY BAG at the Reader Girls Dinner After Party - Space at dinner will be limited!
1) Book Launch Event: https://rideroughlaunchparty.eventbri... - me and special guest Jennifer L. Armentrout!
2) Reader Girls Dinner After Party: https://rideroughreadergirlsdinner.ev...
Order a RIDE ROUGH/READ HARD or RAVEN RIDERS/HARD ROUGH WILD T-shirt! AND if you wear it to the event, you'll be entered to win a SPECIAL prize!
READ HARD T-Shirt: https://teespring.com/ride-rough-read...
HARD ROUGH WILD T-Shirt: https://teespring.com/raven-riders-ha...
NOTE: You do not have to attend the event to order a T-shirt. Also, the shirts are a perpetual campaign - the countdown clock is just until the next batch prints/ships - so no rush to order!
All Information is in the printable document linked above, including addresses and hotel recommendations. Please note that you may SHARE the Book Launch Event and T-Shirt information, but please do NOT share the Dinner After Party information outside the group, because that event is for Reader Girls only! :) As I receive new information, I will update the printable document.
This is my first time organizing something quite this big so bear with me if I've forgotten something! LOL Thanks guys! I'm so excited!!! Now, who's coming???
Read Hard members! If you read and loved America's First Daughter please make sure you vote for it in the GoodReads Choice Awards for Historical Fiction. It's in the finals and according to LK's newsletter this is the first book she's had nominated. Congrats to Laura and her co-author Stephanie Dray!!!
Sorry to admit but this one really didn't work for me and I may have to skip the Blasphemy series. Now you're probably thinking that I'm not a fan of this genre of romance or that the subject matter isn't for me and you'd be wrong. I've read Kallypso Masters, Nicole Edwards and Cherise Sinclair's series and loved them.Basically I think the poor editing (Kindle edition), lack of character development, rushed feel of the novella length (approx 150 pages), lack of an intertwining story line in the series besides club membership and the academic approach to a specific kink in each book rather than being story or character driven minimizes the passion and romance for me.
I may re-read it in a week or two to see if I feel differently and clearly my opinion is in the minority because the reviews are very good and none mention the editing or brevity.
I'm still a Laura Kaye fan, I've met her several times and she's awesome, she came to my book club for America's First Daughter with Steph Dray and always has time for her fans when she does signings and Q&As.
Please feel free to disagree and tell me how wrong I am! We need to get discussion started on this board for it to continue and thrive!
Sylvie wrote: "Wow, where has everybody been? I just finished 
and loved it! So glad to see Griffin and Kenna get their happy ending!"It's been Boat Show for the last two weeks in Annapolis (home of a certain college psychologist character) so I've been working non-stop but today I've started reading Bound to Submit!
Would love to see some opinions on this one from others in this group! You can post links to your reviews for the book or comments by chapter or in general. Whatever you like! Since the author is a member of this group you never know when she might answer a question or throw one out herself!
Hard to Serve Re-Read Event on LK's facebook fan group on October 10th starting at noon with prizes and giveaways! A nice way to prep for the release of Bound to Submit! I'll be working the US Sailboat Show so make sure y'all post any good insider information or comments you have about Hard to Serve here for those of us that can't make it!
Laura has a couple of great events coming up in the next few weeks! If you're near Denver or Baltimore check them:September 17, Mile High Author Event, Denver, CO
September 23-25, Baltimore Book Festival
Welcome Sylvie from Cali, we're super glad you've joined us!!!
Here's your chance Read Hard! Laura Kaye, herself, started a discussion and wants to know what you want to see in the Blasphemy series! So I'll throw in my suggestions:
*Some surprising people that live the lifestyle, like a professional athlete or local celebrity or minister that could lose their career if discovered.
*Some romance along with the kink b/c really to form a loving, lasting relationship there has to be some wooing going on outside the club as well. Even a Sub has freewill and can tell a Dom they aren't interested, right?
*A common denominator besides lifestyle like the suspense aspect in Hard Ink which was awesome!
*A look into how they live the lifestyle outside of the club and its impact on their relationships with family, friends and even if they have kids how they deal with that. Maybe its used against someone in a custody fight or maybe a 2nd generation to the lifestyle character...
*A Domme to represent the ladies even if it's a secondary character someone needs to show that not all women are submissive.
Aline wrote: "Hi, I'm Aline from Michigan"Welcome Aline!
We need some participation to keep this page going ladies! Please feel free to start a conversation or make comments about your favorite book or any of the other topics in this group.
Hi Brittany! Welcome to Read Hard!
Anyone else going to re-read or read for the first time Hard As Steel (Ike and Jessica) and Ride Hard (Dare and Haven) before Ride Rough comes out on Sept. 13th?
During Laura's FB Q&A I posted a question that Laura answered after the live event that might interest y'all...Q: Are there any characters/couples that you'd like to do a follow-up story about? On ReadHard the LK fan group on GoodReads there was a discussion about wanting more on Easy & Jenna...
Laura Kaye: They could totally use a follow-up couldn't they? :)
Woot!
Here are my notes from Laura's live FB Q&A on 7/28/16 and you can still watch it on her FB page.*for the giveaway you had to use #readhard…awesome! Giveaway is now closed
BLASPHEMY SERIES
#1 Bound To Submit – first of the Blasphemy series will be out on 9.13
There will be a lot of books in the series!
#2 Mastering Her Senses – sensory deprivation is the kink, the heroine will be the sister of one of the Raven Riders
RAVEN RIDERS SERIES
#3 Slider’s story (the widower with kids) and Cora (Haven’s friend) Ride Wild is the title
Forced proximity/nanny situation
Q: Have you figured out what you’re wearing to JR Ward’s house? (She's on her way to Louisville for the JR Ward event and got invited to her home too!)
A: No. 1. Her friends are wearing something similar to what she’d been planning to wear 2. JR Ward suggested they wear yoga pants!
Q: How many books in the new series?
A: Blasphemy 10 – 12 b/c there will be a menage story with two Doms and the Dom that is already married may get a novella. Raven Riders 3 titles sold but she has 5 plotted out.
Q: Which of her books would she suggest for a new reader?
A: Hard As It Gets the first in the Hard Ink series or Hearts in Darkness
Q: Have you done research at a BDSM club?
A: No but it would be fun!
Q: Sequel to Forever Freed?
A: Probably not but she’s does know the story and title.
Q: Who was her favorite hero that she’s written?
A: Marco (Her Forbidden Hero) b/c he had her head injury so she identified with him
Caden (Hearts in Darkness) b/c he stole her heart and that book turned into more than she expected
Nick Rixey (Hard As It Gets) b/c there’s a lot of her in Nick and he’s got a chip on his shoulder but a heart of gold.
*America’s First Daughter, historical fiction she appreciates when her romance fans give it a try!
*Marz (Hard To Come By) inspired by Alex Minsky (model, Vet, amputee, heart of gold kind of guy) and also inspired by a story about a below the knee amputee that went back to serve
*Contemporary stuff seems to be popular right now but she’d like to go back to paranormal and she’d like to try writing Scottish Highlanders.
Q: In Hard to Serve, Master Leo’s eyes are two different colors was that a nod to Qhuinn from the BDB?
A: No. She’s long been interested in characters w/ 2 different eye colors! In other books characters with 2 different eye colors are Owen North of Need, Heroine in one of her Vampire books.
Funny Excerpt from Ride Rough
• Look forward to Llama and Hedgehog stuffed animal giveaways…Llamaswag!
April’s Fool FB post about adopting a mini-donkey…lots of people believed her and ask about it! There’s no Henry the mini donkey!
Join her reader group on Facebook!
Q: Was Easy’s story hard to write?
A: Yes. You can’t write a military story and not address the reality of suicide among vets and active duty military. Challenging head space to get into while writing. Within a romance you can’t have the love and romantic affair cure the person and figure you have to figure out how far you can get them emotionally while being believable and also be sensitive to people going through it in real life. Love in the Light had some of the same challenges.
Q: Do you still teach?
A: No as of 2013 she left teaching at the United States Naval Academy
Q: What other authors do you enjoy reading?
A: A Lot! Tessa Bailey best dirty talking heroes
Rebecca Yarros Flight and Glory – is so amazing, blew her mind!
Jennifer Probst
JR Ward she read the Bourbon Kings two weeks ago adored it and read The Beast (reward for finishing Ride Rough) just finished yesterday.
Q: Do you outline?
A: No, she usually writes the back cover first. She sees the big things but not the connective tissue until she’s right up on it. Will jot down scenes she knows are coming up.
Q: E books or hard copy?
A: Combination, she was reading on her phone but her eyesight has changed in the last three months. She’ll need to switch to an iPad or hard copy of books now.
Q: What are her most precious signed books?
A: JR Ward signed a copy of “Hard as it Gets” which says “To Laura, I’m a Big Fan. Love Jess PS You are the shit!”
Sexy Excerpt from Ride Rough
*Night Rod Special sexiest motorcycle ever
*Includes sex on the motorcycle
*Alexa gets her pants cut off her
*Laura’s only ride on a motorcycle was when she was 10. Her uncle was 18 and purposely tried to scare her and succeeded.
Q: Favorite writing snack?
A: She doesn’t snack much anymore. Crackers, cheese its, wheat thins. She got out of the habit. In 2014 she lost 55 pounds. Tries to continue with the healthy lifestyle.
Q: Do you listen to music while writing?
A: Yes. She picks one song for each book and listens to it on repeat throughout the entire writing and editing. The song represents the Tone or feel of the book of something about the characters backstory. Didn’t start doing it until Her Forbidden Hero. Now when she listens to one song on repeat it becomes white noise and helps her focus.
*She had braces for 6 years and has arthritis/TMJ so she’s not a gum chewer.
*Sound of Silence by Disturbed is the song for Slider’s book Ride Wild, represents how he feels in her head to her. It’s a ballad and a remake of a classic.
In two hours Laura will be answering your questions Live!! It's going to be fun! BTW, have you noticed that LK pops in on this group from time to time and comments on posts? Make sure you're commenting on topics b/c you never know when she might add some cool info to the conversation...
Amelia wrote: "Ok, I didn't think so. Thank you! It was one of those small questions running through my head."Laura said something about wrapping up the Hard Ink story line for the Raven Riders in the next book of the RRs series. My guess would be that referred to the gangs in Baltimore but who knows?! Seneka could resurface in the future but my feeling was (view spoiler)
Amelia wrote: "So I re-read this one last night and something was still plaguing me about an incident.....What happened t..."So I looked it up in this book and the following ones and (view spoiler) No mentions in Hard Ever After or Hard As Steel of him so that's a great question!
Welcome to Read Hard Ashley!
ErinMc wrote: "So dang perfect. I can't wait for Griffin's story.Can we just talk about the top thingy Kenna is wearing? HOT!"
He was definitely intriguing in Hard to Serve! Any guesses as to what Griffin and Kenna's kink may be?
