Welcome Kimberly, Please share a little about yourself, your genres,
any other pen names you use.
I’m Kimberly Dean, an author of romance and erotica. I write in the genres of paranormal romance
and contemporary romance.
Tell us a little about your latest or upcoming
release.
Dream Walker is a story about a Dream Weaver who falls in love with a
beautiful scientist plagued by sleepwalking.
It’s the second book in my Dream Weavers series, which is based on the
Greek legend of the Oneiroi. The Oneiroi
are deamons who bestow dreams upon sleeping humans. In this particular story, the heroine is
being possessed by a Somnambulist, and it’s up to her Dream Weaver to save her. I’m so excited,
because it releases today!
Have you ever based your book or characters on
actual events or people from your own life?
Most of my stories and characters come from
my imagination, but I have used actual people or situations. They tend to be the villains or something
unfair or funny that has happened to me.
Using them taps into a core of emotion that isn’t accessible for purely
imaginary people or events. It can be
cathartic.
What would your readers be surprised to learn about
you?
I took
over a year-and-a-half of rock vocal lessons.
But don’t ask me to sing in public.
Never ever gonna happen.
When you’re not writing what do you do? Do you have
any hobbies or guilty pleasures?
I enjoy movies, sports, traveling, music, and sunshine.
For something different, several friends and I recently went to an escape
chamber. It’s a new entertainment venue where you get locked in a room with
others and need to team up to work your way out. It was a blast! It also exposed my secret love for computer
adventure games where you need to solve puzzles to work your way through to the
end. Let’s just say I was very
instrumental in helping my group escape.
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Is there a genre(s) that you’d like to write that
you haven’t tackled yet?
I’d like to try action thrillers outside of the romance
genre. I think that could be fun.
Of all the characters you’ve ever written, who is
your favorite and why?
I really liked Jason Sloan from Courting Trouble. He’s a
former hockey player turned businessman, yet he still approaches life with the
same aggressiveness that got him thrown in the penalty box more than
often. Roxie from my Triple X series is
my favorite heroine. She grew up in the
foster care system and is wild and independent.
For both characters, I like their layers. They say and do what they want to do, not
caring what others think, yet they have such good hearts. I’d love to take the leaps that they do, but
I’m too cautious.
If this book is part of a series…what is the next
book? Any details you can share?
The next book in the Dream Weavers series is titled Riveting Dreams, and it’s about a woman
who suffers from the frightening sleep disorder of sleep paralysis. Have you ever woken up and, for a brief
moment in time, been unable to move? For
some people that happens to a greater extent.
It’s thought that they get caught between REM sleep, where muscles are
paralyzed, and the waking world. It can
be very disturbing, and it’s great material for this series. I’m in the middle of a first draft, and I’m
loving it.
What is next for you? Do you have any scheduled
upcoming releases or works in progress?
I’m also working on my Courting series, which is
contemporary erotic romance. The series is about Luxxor Limited, a high-end
escort service that specializes in love matches. The next book is Courting Danger. It’s a
thriller, and it releases next month, just in time for Halloween.
What book are you reading now?
I’m currently
listening to the audio book of The Girl
On The Train.
What is in your to read pile?
I’m behind on
everything, but I really want to get back to Karen Robards’ Dr. Charlotte Stone
series. Her Last Whisper is next for me.
I’m also a fan of Nalini Singh’s Psy-Changeling series. Shards
of Hope is in my to-be-read pile.
Dream Walker
Dream Weavers
Book 2
Kimberly Dean
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Tiger Eye Productions, LLC
Date of Publication: 9-29-15
ISBN: 978-0-9846511-8-4
ASIN: B01507U570
Word Count: 67,000 words
Cover Artist: Kim Killion
Book Description:
Research scientist Shea Caldwell has always had a thing for security consultant, Derek Oneiros. He’s smart, handsome, and built like a Greek god. As attracted as she is to him, though, she’s afraid to let him into her bed – because she’s dangerous when she sleeps.
Derek is known among his brothers as “The Machine,” yet his carefully cultivated control is put to the test whenever he’s around Shea. The woman is as beautiful as she is intelligent, but they’ve always kept things professional – until Derek learns why. Shea is sleepwalking again, but what she doesn’t know is that he may be the only one who can help her. For he is a Greek daemon, and he’s charged with protecting her dreams.
With Shea threatened, Derek makes things personal, and their nights together turn steamy and intimate. He’s ready to battle against the Somnambulist that’s been controlling his lover in her sleep, yet is the night creature really causing all the harm? When Shea’s groundbreaking research notes are stolen, it’s clear that other evil forces may be at work.
Excerpt:
He’d let her
fall asleep.
It was the first
clear thought that ran through Shea’s mind when she opened her eyes. That and
the fact that Derek was still with her. His heat pressed against her back, and
his arm draped heavily across her waist. They were lying side by side on her
bed, her body tucked up close against his.
Yet even as she
responded in pleasure, she tensed.
Darkness was
falling. They’d spent the day making love, and now the sun was setting. Night
was creeping in. She stared at the oil painting that hung on the wall until her
nerves began to crawl. Even the littlest thing could set her Somnambulist
off—and today had been anything but normal—yet she’d let herself be lulled into
sleep.
What had she
been thinking?
“There you are,”
a deep voice rumbled. The hand against her stomach flexed, and she was pulled
more tightly against the big male form behind her.
A muscled thigh
slipped between her legs, and Shea arched as a soft kiss was placed on the side
of her neck. The intimate embrace had her groaning. Obviously, she hadn’t been
thinking. Her brain had been shorted out, disconnected, and thrown right into
the bathwater.
How could she
have let her guard down like that? The freedom had been fantastic, arousing and
intoxicating as fine wine, but how could she have forgotten what had been
happening to her? What had happened just this morning?
Had she… Oh,
God. Had she done anything in her sleep? With Derek here?
“How long have I
been out?” she asked in a rush.
“Not long.”
That rumbling
voice was too disconcerting, too sexy. She had to look into his eyes. Tucking
the sheet up high under her arms, she rolled over to face him. When she did,
her breath caught in her chest. His short hair was mussed, and dark shadows
lined his jaw. The bad boy look didn’t fit his character, but it was so
incredibly hot she had to press her legs together.
Unable to help
herself, she let her gaze drop. She took in the well-drawn lines of his body,
his muscled chest and rippling abs, but the sheet sitting low on his hips
wasn’t what made her look up again. It was the relaxed look on his face. She’d
never seen him so calm, so relaxed, so at ease in the moment. It made her belly
warm.
Relaxed had to
be good, right? If she’d gotten up and danced zombie pirouettes around the
bedroom, he wouldn’t be relaxed.
Or so obviously
ready to make love to her again.
About the Author:
When taking the Myers-Briggs personality test in high school, Kimberly was rated as an INFJ (Introverted-Intuitive-Feeling-Judging). This result sent her into a panic, because there were no career paths recommended for the type. Fortunately, it turned out to be well-suited to a writing career. Since receiving that dismal outlook, Kimberly has become an award-winning author of romance and erotica. She has written for seven publishing houses, both domestic and international, and has recently focused her efforts on the exciting world of self-publishing. When not writing, she enjoys movies, sports, traveling, music, and sunshine. In her mind, a beach, some rock ‘n’ roll, and a good book make for a perfect day.
Website/Blog: http://kimberlydean.com
Twitter: @KDean_writer
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