Ask M. Leighton - Wednesday, October 9th! discussion

Welcome to the group! M. Leighton will be answering questions throughout the day on Wednesday, October 9th in this thread only. In the meantime if you have a question for her, or just want to introduce yourself, feel free to do so in this thread.

I loved this series. Loved the characters. My question is will there
be a book about Ginger and Gavin. Maybe they would hook up? Love both characters
Thank
Joyce

I love all the books. I was wondering what type of books you might think about writing next. Have you thought about paranormal romance at all?

I LOVED the Nash twist in the second book and cannot wait to read Everything For Us - curious to see any plot twists in this one! Will there be any more books in The Bad Boys series? If not, what else are you working on that we can look forward to? Thank you so much for your writing, I'm a big fan - I really LOVED reading "Until I Break" as well!!!

Have you started working on the fourth Madly book yet? If so then do you have any idea when it will come out? Also, I love your writing! Keep up the awesomeness! :)

I absolutely love this series. I thought it was all about Cash until "Nash" came and kicked ass. He is my my favorite now. Sorry Cash

Although I haven't read book two or three yet, I still love the book. My question for the first book, what made you think of the idea to have Nash and Cash be one and the same?

Currently I am half way done with Everything For Us and let me start off by saying, I love your style of writing! I enjoy getting everyone's POV. Now to my question, was it something that was planned to write in different POV or did it start out as one and then in hit you?

Loved your writing, Really found the twist with the Nash & Cash quite interesting, very eye-catching, as well as the covers for all 3 books. I also love how the characters all have very distinct personality traits, although the girls are cousins, and the twin brothers, and I feel like I am rambling. Haha

So, basically, I think your series was just great, awesome, and many other positive adjectives.

Is this the end of the series or will the series continue a bit more? And when it does end, whenever the time comes, will there be any spin-offs or will you just start up a whole new series?

Well, I had a blast reading these books, and look foward to starting your new release Everything For Us, keep up the good work!

I love your work and I am truly a fan of all of your books! I need to know if you are working on the next Wiccan book? I am dying to know what happens next!

I loved the bad boys. Each one was better than the last one. I have read everything you have written but an unable to find Until I Break anywhere. I have a Kindle and usually read only on that but I would read paper if I could find it. Will it be released soon to kindle or resume in paperback?

I can't say as I have any questions but I did want to say that I'm a huge fan! I have loved everything about Cash/Nash and can't wait to read more of your work! Thank you for being so fan friendly!

I love your work and I am truly a fan of all of your books! I don’t even know where to start. I don't think I really have to say how much I freakin LOOOOOOVED this book...
OMG... AH-MAZ-ING!!!! Some of their inner dialog was killing me though but it was good that both of them went through the process to where they came out. Is this the end of the series or will the series continue a bit more?

I really loved and enjoyed your work. By the way, I have to admit that bad boys stories are my favorites. I have a crush with them. I don't give up on this series and I am seek, hopefully, a comeback of Cash/Nash ... I hope that you're not done with them or this will be the end for them?

By whom you were inspire to develop this stories? This macho alpha delicious characters? ....

I am a #naughtyGirlTeam #CashTeamAlways #NashTeam I can't get enough from them.

I totally agree! I Loved the Bad Boy Series! I
Need more!!! I'm sure Gavin & Ginger have a
Great story! And I would love to read it!!
While still touching on the lives of the other
Characters I fell in love with! I will miss them!
The last book blew me away! I Love your style
Of writing! It felt like I was in their head while
reading which made the characters feel
Real and much closer to me! I felt a multitude of
Emotions, at one point! I found myself saying out loud
To Nash! You idiot please don't go! And the playlist
Was killer too! Loved the songs you chose! some
I listened to actually had me tearing up!
I downloaded the ones that most remind
Me of Nash & Marissa! <3
Poison & Wine! And The Broken Ones!

I seriously adore your writing, I've bought so many of your books and you're one of my idols! I was just wondering if there will be a sequel to 'Wiccan'? And also, what do you do when you have writers block? Thanks for inspiring me!
Kaytee ♥

Like everyone else I am a HUGE fan and love your writing style! I love the Bad Boy Series and you have hinted at Gavin's story. Is there any other projects that you may be working on??

I am making a comment- I LOVE ur adult books and I NEED Blood Like Poison adult version. The last book touched on some sexy ass scenes and now I have an itch. I know u do to.

Yes I am obviously one of many that LOVE all your books and the Bad Boys series has got to be my favorite! So just one question..is Gavin going to get a book because I have to say that I would love to read his story!! :)

I am new to your books and read the Cash/Nash story and was set back.. And I would like to know..where do you see your story lines heading in 5-10 years? I enjoy that books by the way.. It keep me reading up late. Not many books do that.

Read everyone book in the bad boy series and loved them all. The very mysterious Gavin sometimes made an appears in the books just wondering if he will get his own series of books so that we can get to no him better?

I love your books! The "Bad Boys" series was incredible!! I guess the only question I would have, is do you another sequel coming out in the series?
I see that "The Wild Ones" will be having a sequel coming out soon,other than that are you working on anything new?

Thanks

Love your books!!!!
I've noticed that most authors stick to a style with POV, either they almost always write from multiple POV, one POV, or 3rd person POV. What made you want to write multiple POV?

Read Everything For Us in about a day. Recommend it to my friends. Thanks for writing such a great series!

I absolutley devoured this series! Where is the sign up for Cash and Nash....because I will camp out for a week to get to these maginificent twins!

My questions would be:

-Ms. Leighton, did you know from the beginning that you were actually going to bring back Nash and make him a character? Or did that come to you later on?

-This might be common knowledge to the fans, but I would like to know if this is the last of the Bad Boys series or will there be more bad boys I need to keep my eyes peeled for?

Thanks for all your books...I can't wait for the Wild Ones series to continue!

Hi Michelle,

LOVE your books!!! I’ve read all 3 of the Bad Boys books & just loved Cash & Nash! I also enjoyed your Blood Like Poison series.

My questions are:
**Were you an Indie author, before you were published… Or did you get published right away?

**Where do you get inspiration for your books?

(One of my favorite funny parts of Down To You, was when Cash pretended to be a stripper and had Olivia undress him. That was just a really great scene in the book! Very funny and memorable!)

-Meredith

PS – I also hope Gavin gets his own book. I would be interested in reading that story too!

First, I wanted to say I am a huge fan of the bad boy series. Second, I wanted to thank you for adding me to the group. My question is if the bad boy series were developed into a movie/television show, who would you want cast as Cash/Nash, Olivia, Marissa, Ginger and Gavin?

Big fan of yours! I'm very curious about the writing process you follow. Do you have a group of beta readers and if so do you give them snippets of your book in development or do you give them an entire rough draft? If you have them how did you find beta readers you could trust?

Joyce wrote: "I loved this series. Loved the characters. My question is will there
be a book about Ginger and Gavin. Maybe they would hook up? Love both characters
Thank
Joyce"

Hi, Joyce!

I'm so glad you loved the series! Thank you so much for reading:) I do plan to write a book about Gavin in the very near future. All the gang will make an appearance in it, which makes me very happy. LOL I was sad to see it end. Luckily, it doesn't have to:)

Thank you for stopping by!

Fran wrote: "I love all the books. I was wondering what type of books you might think about writing next. Have you thought about paranormal romance at all?"

Hi, Fran!

Thank you for stopping by! As for the types of books I've thought about writing, I've written numerous paranormal books already, and I would love to one day write at least one historical romance. I grew up reading those and I'd love to test the waters in the old world:) LOL

Alisha wrote: "Will There ever be a book based on any characters getting together"

Hi, Alisha!

I'm planning a Gavin book. Does that count? LOL I'm very anxious to get inside his head!

Julia wrote: "I LOVED the Nash twist in the second book and cannot wait to read Everything For Us - curious to see any plot twists in this one! Will there be any more books in The Bad Boys series? If not, what e..."

Hi, Julia!

I'm so glad you enjoyed the books and the twists! I love, love, love throwing a little something unexpected into my books:D I hope the one in EFU gives you a good gasp. LOL

As for more books in the Bad Boys series, I plan to write a Gavin one. And maybe more after that. Who knows? LOL And my next couple of releases are WILD CHILD, which is the story of Rusty and Jenna (from The Wild Ones series if you've read it). That comes out October 22. Then my novel ALL THE PRETTY LIES comes out on Nov 12. The cover and blurb will release Oct 30, so until then my lips are sealed. *wink*

Thank you for reading and for coming by for today's Q&A!

Jalyn wrote: "Have you started working on the fourth Madly book yet? If so then do you have any idea when it will come out? Also, I love your writing! Keep up the awesomeness! :)"

Hi, Jalyn!

Thank you so much!! I'm so glad you enjoy the Madly books! I adore writing about Madly and Jackson. *swoon* I'm planning for an early 2014 release of Madly 4, but I don't have a solid date yet. I'll know more after I write it later this year. I'll be sure to post a release date once I get it, though, so stay tuned:)

Judy wrote: "I absolutely love this series. I thought it was all about Cash until "Nash" came and kicked ass. He is my my favorite now. Sorry Cash"

Judy, I love it! LOL I won't tell Cash. I'm just thrilled you enjoyed Nash! I had an absolute ball getting inside his head! Truly:) Thank you so much for reading! I'm forever grateful.

Emily wrote: "Although I haven't read book two or three yet, I still love the book. My question for the first book, what made you think of the idea to have Nash and Cash be one and the same?"

Hi, Emily!

I'm so happy to hear that you enjoyed the book and the twist:) As for what made me make them the same guy, it's hard to say. I was just writing the story when it hit me. That happens a lot. It's one of the many, many reasons I love my job. I get as surprised as often as y'all do! LOL

Thank you for reading!

Michelle wrote: "Currently I am half way done with Everything For Us and let me start off by saying, I love your style of writing! I enjoy getting everyone's POV. Now to my question, was it something that was pla..."

Hi, Michelle!

I love your name:) hehe

As for the dual POVs, that is something that I began when I jumped into contemporary romances. It began with Trick and Cami in The Wild Ones. I wanted to get inside Trick's head, so I decided to alternate chapters and give us all a glimpse into his thoughts. I enjoyed that so much, I've since done all my books that way. There are some series that I wrote in a single POV and I wonder how I'll do when I go back to them. I guess I'll just have to cross that bridge when I get to it. LOL

Thank you for coming by!!

Adelita wrote: "Loved your writing, Really found the twist with the Nash & Cash quite interesting, very eye-catching, as well as the covers for all 3 books. I also love how the characters all have very distinct pe..."

Hi, Adelita!

I'm so happy you enjoyed the Cash and Nash twist! That brings me a big smile:) As for the continuation of the series, I plan to write a Gavin book. After that, who knows? If there is an interesting bad boy introduced in his book, I might go on to write HIS book. I don't have a definite end in sight. I am not only focusing on that series, though. I have another series I'm in the middle of called the Wild Ones. The second installment, WILD CHILD, comes out Oct 22. Also, I have a new book with all new characters coming out on Nov 12 called ALL THE PRETTY LIES. I've got many irons in many fires so to speak, so I'll be putting out all sorts of books in and around the Bad Boys series stories. I hope that, if you try them, you enjoy all of them as well:)

Thank you for reading and for stopping by!

Lashonda wrote: "I love your work and I am truly a fan of all of your books! I need to know if you are working on the next Wiccan book? I am dying to know what happens next!"

Hi, Lashonda!

First of all, THANK YOU SO MUCH! I'm happy and honored to have you as a reader:) As for Wiccan book 2, I haven't yet written it. For me, writing is very emotional and I write what speaks to me. I went through a period where I strayed away from paranormal, but here lately, I find that I am thinking more and more about returning to it. So, I can tell you that I hope to be writing the second and final book sometime in the first half of 2014. I am sorry that it's taken so long, but I assure you that you will enjoy it much more if my heart is 100% in it:)

Thank you so, so much for reading! I feel like we've been together from the very beginning, what with you being a Wiccan fan. That warms my heart and I can't tell you how grateful I am!!

Ok so . . .. where to start?!

The first book I read of yours was The Wild Ones which I really enjoyed. I mean his name is Trick and when he whispered "Please pick Trick" in her ear. . . melt. Then came the Bad Boys . . . seriously? Hot damn, those twins kill me. Imagining Cash leaning against a bar and whistling, yum. I will never look at a beer bottle the same. . .
And Until I Break was beautiful. Truly. It's a shame others won't be able to experience it.

Ok . . . so that's that. Now my question :)

Do you outline your ideas first or do you write as you go?

Pat wrote: "I loved the bad boys. Each one was better than the last one. I have read everything you have written but an unable to find Until I Break anywhere. I have a Kindle and usually read only on that b..."

Hi, Pat!

Let me first thank you for reading. I could never adequately express how profoundly grateful I am! It's people like you who changed my life completely and I am FOREVER thankful.

As for Until I Break, for personal reasons, I pulled that book from publication, so the only copies remaining are possibly used print books that might be floating around. It won't be making another Kindle appearance. I'm sorry!

Thank you so much for your interest, though, and for stopping by today:)

Kim wrote: "I can't say as I have any questions but I did want to say that I'm a huge fan! I have loved everything about Cash/Nash and can't wait to read more of your work! Thank you for being so fan friendly!"

Kim! OMG Thank you so, so much! If this were an office, I'd find your cubicle and squeeze you until you got lightheaded:)

Elica wrote: "I love your work and I am truly a fan of all of your books! I don’t even know where to start. I don't think I really have to say how much I freakin LOOOOOOVED this book...
OMG... AH-MAZ-ING!!!! Som..."

Elica, I ADORE this message! Seriously!

I'm so happy that you enjoyed the book! YAY! I can't tell you how much I loved writing it! Getting inside their heads was fascinating! As for the continuation of the series, I am planning to write a Gavin book. After that, who knows? I guess as long as there are bad boys floating around in my head, there might never be a true end. LOL

Thank you so much for dropping by and bringing me a smile:)

Eva Luna wrote: "I really loved and enjoyed your work. By the way, I have to admit that bad boys stories are my favorites. I have a crush with them. I don't give up on this series and I am seek, hopefully, a comeba..."

Hi, Eva!

I'm so thrilled that you love Cash and Nash! They've been some of my favorite characters to write about! I don't plan to say goodbye to them just yet, so I'll be writing a Gavin book that includes the Davenport boys. They might even get another book of their own one day. I can't say for sure either way. Inspiration is a funny thing. It strikes in the most unexpected ways:)

As for who or what actually inspired the characters, it's hard to say. There was never one thing I could put my finger on. Like all my characters, they just appeared in my head one day and I fell in love straight away:) That's one of the reasons I love my job. LOL

Charlotte wrote: "I totally agree! I Loved the Bad Boy Series! I
Need more!!! I'm sure Gavin & Ginger have a
Great story! And I would love to read it!!
While still touching on the lives of the other
Characters I f..."

Charlotte, I'm so glad you could feel the emotional ties to the music! Music is a huge inspiration to me! HUGE! I love making playlists because the songs not only transport me to a certain place or scene in the story, but they bring along all the emotions of those spots, too. It makes me so happy to know that you feel the same way and that you "get it" when you listen to them. Thank you so much for mentioning this!

Tegan wrote: "Are you going to continue with "The Eclipse" series? I read Gravity and really enjoyed it but I cannot see that there is a sequel, has it been discontinued?"

Hi, Tegan!

I had a character named Tegan in one of my very first books, so it goes without saying that I LOVE your name:) LOL

Gravity will one day have a sequel. I'm so sorry it's been suspended for a while. I'm a very emotional writer and I have to write what I'm really feeling at the moment. I've been on a contemporary kick, but I find my inspiration returning to the paranormal, so I hope you'll have a second and final book to the Eclipse series in 2014. I'll be sure to announce it everywhere I can when I set a release date.

Thank you so much for reading my work. It makes it seem like we've been together forever, and I love the way that feels:)

Kaytee wrote: "I seriously adore your writing, I've bought so many of your books and you're one of my idols! I was just wondering if there will be a sequel to 'Wiccan'? And also, what do you do when you have writ..."

Hi, Kaytee!

Let me start by saying a huge THANK YOU and giving you an enormous virtual hug. LOL I can't tell you what it means to me to read your words:)

As for Wiccan, I do plan to finish the series with one more book, but I don't have a release date yet. I hope to have more information in 2014. I feel that I'll be returning to finish some paranormal projects next year:)

Writer's block. Hmmmm. Well, when I get to a place that I feel stuck, I usually find that taking the time to mull my plot and my characters, for hours if need be, will eventually show me where they want to/need to go. I think with writer's block, the only thing you can really do is wait it out. I've read about authors who have a plan of attacking it (eg, killing off a character or giving their characters 5 problems, etc, but I don't really have a method like that. I just ruminate on them until they work out their issues. LOL

Good question! Hard to answer. :)

M. wrote: "Kim wrote: "I can't say as I have any questions but I did want to say that I'm a huge fan! I have loved everything about Cash/Nash and can't wait to read more of your work! Thank you for being so..."

Kim! OMG Thank you so, so much! If this were an office, I'd find your cubicle and squeeze you until you got lightheaded:)

Consider me squeezed cause I got lightheaded when the FaceBook group was created! I love it! It's always fun to have a place where likereading people can hang, discuss, share hot guy pictures and whatever else comes to mind but add into the mix the participation of the author that brought us all together in the first place and it just doesn't get any better! :)

Jennifer wrote: "Like everyone else I am a HUGE fan and love your writing style! I love the Bad Boy Series and you have hinted at Gavin's story. Is there any other projects that you may be working on??"

YAY Jennifer! Thank you so, so much! I DO have plans to write a Gavin story. Eeeeeeeeeeeeep In the meantime, I have WILD CHILD, which is a Wild Ones book, coming out Oct 22. After that, I have ALL THE PRETTY LIES coming out Nov 12. The cover and blurb won't be revealed for it until Oct 30. I'm a pretty fast writer, so I usually put out several books each year:) It's easy to be a workaholic when you love what you do. LOL

Ellie wrote: "I am making a comment- I LOVE ur adult books and I NEED Blood Like Poison adult version. The last book touched on some sexy ass scenes and now I have an itch. I know u do to."

Ellie, I actually do! LOL I would like to write a 4th book, focusing on them after they've been involved for a while. *wink wink* Maybe next year??

Jessie wrote: "Yes I am obviously one of many that LOVE all your books and the Bad Boys series has got to be my favorite! So just one question..is Gavin going to get a book because I have to say that I would love..."

Thank you so much, Jessie! Yes, I do plan to write a Gavin story. I, too, am dying to get inside his head:) LOL