Guest Post: Tara Lain

Please join me in welcoming Tara Lain to Friskbiskit!

Creating Contemporary Worlds

Hi everyone. I’m delighted to be here with Jessica today to celebrate the release of Snow Balls, my newest MM romance in the Balls to the Wall Series. Recently, a reader of mine who lives in Laguna Beach, CA, told me that he walks down the streets and expects to see my characters walking toward him (a great compliment, BTW). He wonders where is that gorgeous house I described in Beach Balls? Which firehouse does Hunter Fallon from Fire Balls work in? And which restaurant was the setting where David from Volley Balls gets kissed by the sexy Australian?

We often think of writers weaving worlds in science fiction and fantasy like Jessica does. Certainly that’s a special challenge. If on page 15, the scifi hero can change into a fish, he better still have gills on page 150. But we contemporary writers weave worlds too. Even though I set my Balls to the Wall Series in a real place, I’m imagining the particular world I need for my romance. In Beach Balls, my hero goes to very private parties at a beautiful home on the beach where closeted gay men of means can hook up. I had to create a special house with doors to the beach from a kitchen as well as the great room so that my hero can enter undetected. The patio has to be close enough to the water that the guests can see someone walking out of the surf. These kinds of details are manipulated by the writer to create a world that works for the story. In Fire Balls, Rodney and Jerry have a conversation in a men’s room at a restaurant. The restaurant is a real place in Laguna, but the men’s room is tiny in the real restaurant -- a single-holer. For my story, I needed a greater space, so Nick’s would be surprised at how capacious their bathroom became. These seem like small details, but they are essential to the story world the writer creates.

My friend/reader loves to ask me “where is that gallery in Volley Balls and Snow Balls where David and JJ work?” And I love that he feels my places and people are so real to him that he could go to that gallery and meet David, the owner. I hope you will also enjoy my created contemporary worlds.

Would you like to win a Balls book? Leave me a comment WITH YOUR EMAIL and you may win your choice of Volley Balls (Aussie sandwich), Fire Balls (the feisty artist and the firefighter), or Beach Balls (enemies to lovers--underwater). Three people this week will win books. And someone who comments on one of my blog stops this week will win a $10 GC as well. I’ll be choosing winners as I go so if you want to comment on more than one blog come on over to Beautiful Boys Books and check out the schedule.

Now here’s a steamy excerpt from Snow Balls to melt the ice! Enjoy!

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Excerpt Adult: SNOW BALLS by Tara Lain; MM romance-- The Cop and the Creampuff

Available December 7^th from Amazon ARe

Big, handsome and hunky, JJ LaRousse looks like an alpha male but acts like an interior decorator. And he’s trying to be happy about it -- until a robbery at the famous Laguna Winter Fantasy brings JJ face-to-face with tough cop, Ryan Star. JJ hears Ryan likes guys who are manly men, so he drops his voice an octave, colors over his pink hair, and tries to pass as a football fan. Ryan Star may be tough but he hides in the closet at work since he learned in New York that being a gay cop can cost you your life. His attraction to that big, handsome kid threatens his anonymity, but he can’t seem to resist. JJ is just his type. But then JJ goes skiing and comes face to face with his greatest nemesis-- and all the secrets come out of the closet. Can Ryan love JJ for who he really is? More important, can JJ?

They were traveling at a good speed when Ryan pulled over to the second to the right lane. Odd for the speed demon. Ryan looked at JJ and then brought his hand across the console, found JJ’s zipper and, in one pull, had the whole thing down. Holy…before JJ could catch his breath, Ryan had dug into his fly, loosed the beast from its underwear cage, and was pumping JJ’s cock like he was giving it CPR. And he was, baby, because that hand could save a man’s life.

“Holy crap!” JJ threw his head back against the seat and tried to breathe. Hard and steady, the pumping action shot juice into his balls and straight up JJ’s spine.

Ryan chuckled and whispered in his growly voice, “You like that, big guy? Sometimes you just have to be creative to get what you want.”

That tricky devil. Choosing the lane where they could go slow and not have to deal with so much traffic. Of course, trucks would get an eyeful, but what the hell? Oh God, it felt so good. But no way was he getting all the goodies. JJ reached over an arm and unzipped Ryan.

The cop looked down with wide eyes. “You figure I have driving control of steel?”

“I trust you.” He stuck a hand inside and, holy moly… “You’re commando!”

“Yeah. I don’t like underwear much.”

“I’m not complaining.” JJ grabbed a nice, thick penis. “You’re packin’ there, detective.”

“Always prepared—holy shit!”

JJ grinned. He had big, strong hands and one was wrapped tight around Ryan’s rod. Stroke and stroke. The guy’s eyes widened, but he kept staring at the road. JJ watched his own hand pumping Ryan’s thick cock, then looked down into his lap where Ryan was starting a bonfire with JJ’s wood. This had to be the sexiest thing he’d ever seen. Probably the dumbest too, but right now he could care less. Driving down the freeway doing a double jerk-off. The smell of sex filled the car and went straight to JJ’s head. His hips danced under Ryan’s hand like they had their own mind.

Ryan made funny little noises. “Hunh, hunh.” But he kept his eyes glued to the freeway like it was his path in life. “Hunh, hunh.” His breath came faster and his hand in JJ’s lap pumped harder.

A big semi whizzed past in the right hand lane and JJ looked up at the driver. But the guy didn’t turn his head. Might have been fun if he had. Ryan’s hips pumped up just as much as his foot on the gas would allow. JJ didn’t have any such restriction and he was bobbing and weaving while lightning bolts of pleasure flashed through his cock with every stroke of Ryan’s hand.

Ryan took his hand off JJ’s cock and grabbed JJ’s pumping hand. “Hold on. Go slow or I’ll come and that could be very bad for my driving record.”

“OK.” JJ barely got the words out because Ryan’s hand was back on his cock.

“Just let me take care of you, big guy. It’s fun for me.”

“I think it’s way more fun for me.”

Tara Lain’s first erotic romance novel was published in January of 2011. She’s now on book 16. Her novels have garnered awards for Best Series of 2011, Best Contemporary Romance, and Tara has been named Best Writer of the Year in the LRC Awards. In her other job, Tara owns an advertising and public relations firm, and she carries her promotional instincts into her writing career as well. She lives with her soul-mate husband in Laguna Beach, California, a pretty seaside town where she sets a lot of her books. Passionate about diversity, justice, and new experiences , Tara says on her tombstone it will say “Yes”!

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13 Comments

Your characters are always people I wish I could meet in real life--they're always good company!

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Posted by: Trix | December 12, 2012 at 11:51 AM

This would truly be a wonderful read for the holidays! Fully of warm sweet gooeyness!

ajkelton1 @ gmail . com

Posted by: AJ Kelton | December 12, 2012 at 01:35 PM

Hi AJ and Trix! Thank you so much. Yes, i was thrilled when my friend started asking me where things in my books are. LOL. I love how involved he got with the characters and the setting. ; )

Posted by: Tara Lain | December 12, 2012 at 02:25 PM

Thanks for a chance to win one of the Balls books!

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Posted by: Jess1 | December 12, 2012 at 04:01 PM

Hi AJ and Trix-- I tried to reply earlier but i don'r see it so i'll try again. Thank you so much for coming by. I love it that people would like to know my characters in real life. : )

Posted by: Tara Lain | December 12, 2012 at 05:12 PM