UNQUIETLY ME

 

Interview with Julie Lynn Hayes:

Today I’m very lucky to be interviewing Julie Lynn Hayes, author of Bad Dogs and Drag Queens. Hi Julie, thank you for agreeing to this interview.

1) What is the biggest thing people think they know about your subject/genre that isn’t so?

That just because an author’s name looks masculine doesn’t mean it is. In fact, most of the writers in the m/m genre are women, some of whom pose as men.

2) What are some references you used while writing this book?

I did research on the Internet, especially when it came to drag queens and drag etiquette, and I watched a video on how to tuck, too, which is important if you don’t want certain male parts to show lol

3) Do you recall how your interest in writing originated?

When I was about nine, I remember our teaching would read us books, and the stories fired my imagination. One in particular was about a group of kids and their adventures, and I started my own story about kids having their own adventures.

4) What do your plans for future projects include?

I plan to write a lot of stories about Vinnie and Ethan, and I also have other WIPS, such as my first PI novel and the next book in my Crescent Bay Chronicles, and my first foray into BDSM.

5) Do you have anything specific that you want to say to your readers?

I appreciate hearing from my readers, and I appreciate any and all feedback. I know what it’s like to be a reader, and wishing I could communicate with the authors I enjoy reading. I hope you like what you read, and I hope you keep coming back for more. I plan to keep writing until I can’t.

6) If you could bring back one TV show, what would it be and why?

Forever. I fell in love with that TV show, and I miss it. It had a unique premise, about Dr. Henry Morgan, who hasn’t aged in two hundred years and can’t die. I loved everything about the show, but I especially loved the relationship between Henry and Abe, his son, who looked older than his father.

Thanks again & Congrats on your new release!

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Author Name: Julie Lynn Hayes

Book Name: Bad Dogs and Drag Queens

Series: Rose and Thorne

Book: One

Release Date: May 25, 2016

 

Blurb:

Vinnie Delarosa and Ethan Thorne are partners—on and off the clock. Federal undercover detectives, they’re part of a covert task force designed to promote goodwill between the feds and local authorities. They lend an unobtrusive helping hand wherever it’s needed. No credit required.

Vinnie and Ethan work primarily in the Southeast region of the United States and live together in Richmond, Virginia. A mugger problem brings them to Roanoke, where Vinnie is thrown out as bait to catch the man who’s been snatching purses in a city park, but they end up with more than they bargained for. Why is Vinnie always the one who has to wear the dress? Ethan says it’s because Vinnie looks much prettier in a skirt. How can he argue with that?

Expecting to return to Richmond afterward, Vinnie and Ethan find themselves assigned a new case instead. They are to go undercover at The Stroll, one of the biggest gay nightclubs in Roanoke. Someone is terrorizing both the customers and the performers. Could they be dealing with a hate crime? Someone has to protect the drag queens of Roanoke, so it’s Vinnie and Ethan to the rescue!

The author is donating 10% of the royalties from this book to No Kid Hungry. Visit nokidhungry.org for more information about this organization.

 

Pages or Words: 50,000 words

Categories: Crime Fiction, Fiction, Gay Fiction, Humor, Romance

 

Excerpt:

“Remind me again whose stupid idea this lipstick was,” I huffed under my breath. Without thinking, I licked my lips. They felt greasy, and tasted even worse. I forced myself not to grimace, afraid it might crack the foundation I’d slathered on my face.

“Mine, you sexy beast,” came the smart-ass reply in my ear. “I think you got purty lips, mmhmmm.”

“Fuck you,” I growled. “You should be doing this, not me, and you know it. I did it last time.”

And the time before that. And the time before that. Wait, did I detect a pattern here?

“What I know is you look better in a skirt than I do. And you look damn good out of it too.”

My cheeks filled with heat at Ethan’s words. Luckily the darkness hid a multitude of sins, my embarrassment being the least of them. Hopefully, no one else was listening—I knew I’d never hear the end of it. Just what I needed—to be the object of ridicule of the Roanoke PD.

 

Buy the book:

DSP: https://www.dreamspinnerpress.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=7762

ARe: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-baddogsanddragqueens-2035486-145.html

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Dogs-Drag-Queens-Rose-Thorne-ebook/dp/B01F84XH5C/ref=sr_1_1

 

Meet the author:

Julie Lynn Hayes first began publishing short stories and poetry in the 1990’s, when it was a different ballgame altogether, and Ebooks hadn’t been dreamed of yet. That changed in 2010 with the acceptance of her first romance novel. She’s come a long way since that first book appeared, and is finding the journey a very educational one.

She lives in St. Louis with her daughter Sarah and her cat Ramesses. She often writes of two men finding true love and happiness in one another’s arms, and is a great believer in the happily ever after. She likes to write in different genres, to stretch herself in order to see what is possible. Her great challenge is to be told something can’t be done—she feels compelled to do it.

When she isn’t writing, she enjoys crafts, such as crocheting and cross stitch, needlepoint and knitting, and she loves to cook, spending time watching the Food Network. Her favorite chef is Geoffrey Zakarian. Her family thinks she’s a bit off, but she doesn’t mind. Marching to the beat of one’s own drummer is a good thing, after all. Her published works can be found at Dreamspinner Press, eXtasy Books, and Wayward Ink Press.

 

Where to find the author:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/julie.l.hayes.7

Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/authorjulielhayes

Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/ShelleyRunyon

Blog: http://julielynnhayes.blogspot.com

 

Goodreads Link: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3442231.Julie_Lynn_Hayes

Publisher: Dreamspinner Press

Cover Artist: Paul Richmond

 

 

Tour Dates & Stops:

23-May: Open Skye Book Reviews, My Fiction Nook, Multitasking Mommas

24-May: Velvet Panic, Nephy Hart, Louise Lyons

25-May: Happily Ever Chapter, Books A to Z, The Novel Approach

26-May: Man2ManTastic, Scattered Thoughts & Rogue Words, Parker Williams

27-May: Divine Magazine, A.M. Leibowitz

30-May: Jessie G. Books, Inked Rainbow Reads, Wake Up Your Wild Side

31-May: Outrageous Heroes, Bayou Book Junkie

1-Jun: Hearts on Fire, Nautical Star Books, Prism Book Alliance

2-Jun: Rednecks and Romance, MM Book Escape

3-Jun: Emotion In Motion, Bonkers About Books

6-Jun: Anna Butler Fiction

7-Jun: MM Good Book Reviews

8-Jun: The Fuzzy, Fluffy World of Chris T. Kat

9-Jun: Unquietly Me

10-Jun: BFD Book Blog

13-Jun: Wicked Faerie’s Tales and Reviews

14-Jun: Molly Lolly

15-Jun: Love Bytes

16-Jun: Havan Fellows

17-Jun: Alpha Book Club, Elisa - My Reviews and Ramblings

 

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