Welcome to Outrageous! We have four authors here today who have written a unique series about shifters. Dish the dirt, ladies!
Do
you have plans to write any more Spliced stories?
Sarah –
I’ve started one already. Tigorilla,
about Armin, a German splicer, who meets up with Benjamin, a wolf shifter. I
won’t say any more than that for now, but the story woke me at four in the
morning, and I couldn’t stop thinking about it, so I had to get up and write
the prologue. I love it when that happens. It means the story will flow when
I’m writing, and there’ll be none of that infuriating stalling business where I
stare at the screen and try to force words out. I usually walk away at that
point, but with Sharkorilla, I was
able to keep going because I enjoyed the idea of that world so much. Plus,
working with three other authors means you’re all in it together, your work
reflects on each other, so I want to create a good book for them as well as
readers.
Lavinia -
Definitely! I’ve got a Bearorilla
story in my head that just won’t leave me alone; in fact, I’ve already started
work on it and hope to finish it as soon as I’m done with my other commitments.
Lily
-
Oh yes, there are many more of these poor spliced souls that need saving. The
plot lines are endless, and fun, and oh, so sexy. Plus we can have the
characters travel the globe in their search for acceptance and love and their
mates.
Jambrea - I
would love to. There is so much we can do with the series.
Did
you worry about reader reactions to your Spliced
Four?
Sarah –
At first, yes. I know, being a realist, that the idea of a man being part
gorilla, part something else was a stretch of the imagination. Once we started
writing and sharing our stories as we went along, though, I knew we had nothing
to worry about. Unless I’m biased lol. There will be folks who don’t like our
shifters, but as with any book, some people enjoy them, some don’t. But…there
will be many, please God, who do like them and fall in love with our boys as
much as we did. I have a really big soft spot for this series.
Lavinia - I
did. My main concern was that people wouldn’t take the stories seriously. Even
though they are the product of a few hours of fun between friends, there is
definitely a serious side to the stories. The shifters have a lot of anxiety
about how they will be perceived in the outside world. Will they fit in? Will
people ridicule them? Will they ever find love when they look the way they do
in their shifted form? So yes, readers’ reactions were a concern. There is a
little humor in the stories, but there’s also a lot of heart.
Lily -
No, I think readers of paranormal are pretty open minded when it comes to
shifters, and who is to say, if shifters exist in their suspension of disbelief
that spliced shifters can’t? The stories were fun to plot but they come with
serious eroticism and handle issues of acceptance and self-belief.
Jambrea
-
Not really. I think readers are always looking for new and interesting books to
read.
Here are the blurbs!
Spliced
Series:
When scientists mess with the most primitive elements of a man’s core,
the results are bound to be explosive.
Living a
loveless existence is hard for any shifter, but having DNA spliced with
creatures who stand out from the crowd is damn near impossible. Which is why
four experimented-on souls decide to break free from the chains that hold them,
climb the fences that circle them, and go in search of adventure, passion and
most of all, their mates.
But nothing
worth having is ever easy, and for Sharkorilla, Pugorilla, Kangorilla and
Elephorilla, this is definitely the case. They’ve come to the end of one very
long, hard and frustrating road, but now, with the help of men who have big
hearts, they must shed their fears, accept their bodies, and be true to the
desires that burn within them. The only problem is, will they get away with it?
Please note, Spliced can be enjoyed as individual stories, but reading in order enhances the pleasure as you get to see the progression of the shifter's sexy adventures.
Sharkorilla – Mason has been tasked with the job of helping his fellow
shifters escape from the compound. Two techs need his help to ensure the
breakout goes smoothly. One of those techs, Brennan, has a thing for Mason—and
Mason has a thing for Brennan too.
Once
Mason and his three friends are out of the compound, running for their lives
across the expanse of the Yorkshire Moors, Mason wonders whether they’ll manage
to be free for more than the time it takes to speed farther than a few feet.
Freedom—the feeling of it is addictive, and Mason wants more of it. He isn’t
prepared to give it up without a fight.
With
Brennan by his side, Mason knows he can accomplish anything. There is one
burning question, though. Can Mason really accept who he is? Can he learn to
love himself as half shark, half gorilla? If he doesn’t, he has a feeling life
won’t be all roses, despite being free of the compound.
So,
he’ll just have to give his new life his best shot, won’t he?
Pugorilla - After being created in a lab, his DNA spliced with both
canine and primate genes, Dex has spent his entire life locked up. He has
always longed to see the outside world and to find lasting love with that one
special person—dreams he never thought would come to fruition. Yet when he and
his friends discover a plot to kill them all, they have no choice but to plan
an escape. A life outside the walls of their compound is everything that Dex
has ever hoped for, but there’s only one problem—James, a lab technician who
Dex can’t seem to get out of his heart or head.
Kangorilla – Joey has it tough. Not only has he been spliced with a
kangaroo and a gorilla, he’s also been brought to the other side of the world.
Feeling exploited, desperate and wishing he had love, companionship and
acceptance, he takes the risk of leaving the compound in the search of
happiness. But will he find it? Or has the person he’s drawn to got other
ideas? It certainly seems that way as the temperature goes from boiling hot to
downright frosty.
Elephorilla - George hates change, but when his only two options are
death or escape, he runs away with his friends into the unknown. Will he be
able to find not only a new life, but a new love?
