The
Queen’s Dance
The
Emerging Queens Series,
Book
Three
Jamie
K. Schmidt
Genre:
Paranormal Romance
Publisher:
Entangled
Date
of Publication: 5/23/16
Number
of pages: 267
Word
Count: 63,000
Cover
Artist: Fiona Jayde
Book
Description:
After
newly shifted dragon Queen, Margery Cooper, is rescued from smugglers
she has a choice to continue to hunt down the story that nearly
killed her when she was an investigative reporter or embrace her
royalty and build a court of protectors and studs. Remy “Champ”
Champlain is first on the scene and assigned her protector while she
sorts out her affairs. He wants nothing more to get back to his
solitude and his small town, but as an unclaimed dragon he doesn’t
get a choice.
The
Queen is his responsibility until her court is formalized. He wants
to settle her down right away, but she has this wild hair up her
Queenly butt to find out who is smuggling dangerous drugs into the
country.
Sparks
fly between them, but as she's a sky dragon and he's a water dragon,
well she can't swim and he can't fly and those aren't the only
differences they're faci
Excerpt
Margery was lying
out in the sun again. She felt the heat press into her bones from the
hard deck under her and the rays beating into her skin.
Bliss.
Listening,
she could hear the creak of the deck chair and the splash of the
waves. Where was Remy?
She
wanted to open her eyes and sit up, but she didn’t know where they
were. Would she be flashing all of Lake Champlain? Her hands inched
around on the deck hoping to find her bikini. No luck. But she did
feel a sheet balled up at the very edge of her reach. Snatching it,
she wrapped it around herself and sat up and wobbled—she’d had
tequila hangovers that didn’t feel like this. When her eyes
adjusted to the sunlight, she realized she was alone.
“Remy?”
she called. She didn’t feel up to standing, so she sat there on
deck and wondered why she’d passed out. It had just been starting
to get good, too. Margery touched her lips where Remy’s kisses had
left their brand then smiled and hoped he didn’t think he’d
frightened her.
While
she’d gotten really cold, and the dark did remind her briefly of
being a prisoner below deck with the pirates, that’s where the
similarities ended. Margery knew Remy would never hurt her. She
wasn’t sure why she’d passed out, but it had nothing to do with
him. Concentrating, she tried to emerge into a dragon so she could
fly around the lake, but pain jackhammered into her skull until she
was retching bile over the side of the deck.
“S***,”
she gurgled.
She
thumped back to the deck and closed her eyes until the pain went
away, which took longer than she expected. Luckily, the sun’s
warmth bored into her every pore, and the headache eased to a mild
throb. Margery stretched and rolled over so she wouldn’t get
sunburned.
Too
bad she’d passed out. She didn’t quite get the politics of the
consort thing, but if it was a choice between Remy, Casimiro, and a
total stranger, her best bet was Remy. It didn’t have to be love,
after all. Not yet, anyway. It would have been nice to have a night
of mind-blowing sex and fall asleep cuddled up in a man’s arms.
Ever since Casimiro did a number on her heart, Margery wasn’t too
keen on letting that organ decide her bed partners. Her libido had
good taste, and right now Remy would fit the bill. If she could stay
conscious for it.
A
big wave lifted the boat, and she clutched at the deck as the vessel
swayed nearly to tipping. Then Remy launched onto the deck. He was
fully dressed and not even dripping.
She
squinted up at him. “How do you do that?”
“Did
you have a nice night?” he asked, turning his back on her to go to
the helm and raise the anchor.
About
the Author:
USA
Today bestselling author, Jamie K. Schmidt, writes erotic
contemporary love stories and paranormal romances. Her Club Inferno
series from Random House’s Loveswept line has hit both the Amazon
and Barnes & Noble top one hundred lists. She has two other
series with Loveswept: Hawaii Heat, in which the first book Life’s
A Beach is the perfect staycation to Maui, and The Sentinels of
Babylon, about members of vigilante Motorcycle Club and their old
ladies. Her dragon paranormal romance series from Entangled
Publishing, has been called “fun and quirky” and “endearing.”
Partnered with New York Times bestselling author and former porn
actress, Jenna Jameson, Jamie’s hardcover debut, SPICE, continues
Jenna’s FATE trilogy.
An
avid knitter and jewelry maker, Jamie is never bored. She can often
be found with a mug of tea on the computer flanked by her little dogs
& fluffy white cat. You can follow her on twitter at
@Jamiekswriter or on her author page on Facebook. When she's not
writing or crafting, Jamie loves playing games, everything from board
games to strategy card games, console and online MMORPGs.
Interview
Where are you from?
Connecticut
Tell us your latest news?
Today, the third novel in my Emerging Queen’s series
is out. The Queen’s Dance is about a
newly shifted dragon Queen who is a sky dragon.
Her protector is a lake dragon and it’s a case of opposites
attract. Unfortunately, Margery is in
danger from other dragons who are trying to quash her story and from an evil
cult that wants to sacrifice her.
When and why did you begin writing?
I began writing in grade school because I had a lot
of stories to tell.
When did you first consider yourself a writer?
I always thought I was a writer, but there have been
important milestones. Like when I got a
job as a technical writer and my business cards proclaimed me as a professional
writer. When I got my agent. When I signed a contract with Random
House. When I made the USA Today
bestseller list. When I won an Ippy
award. All of that helps me convince
myself that I’m a writer.
What inspired you to write your first book?
My grandfather instilled in me a love of
storytelling. I wrote my first book when
I was sixteen. It was pretty awful.
Do you have a specific writing style?
I’ve been told I write sexy and funny very
well. My characters never take
themselves too seriously and usually have a good sense of humor.
How did you come up with the title?
The Queen’s Dance is the third book in the
series. The first book, The Queen’s
Wings was all about Carolyn trying to become a dragon and get her wings. The second book, The Queen’s Flight was about
Viola’s transformation into a dragon Queen and learning to fly. The Queen’s Dance is how Queen Margery gets
her groove back. She’s lost the ability
to fly and she’s told that a sky dragon needs to sky dance in order to be
complete.
Is there a message in your novel that you want
readers to grasp?
No. I find
messages a little preachy in books.
There are over arcing themes in the novel, though, like believe in
yourself and stay true to who you are.
How much of the book is realistic?
It’s about dragons, so all of it. Every last line. :D
Are experiences based on someone you know, or events
in your own life?
Nope. But I
did visit Vermont and the beautiful Lake Champlain area for research.
What books have most influenced your life most?
All of them.
If you had to choose, which writer would you
consider a mentor?
I devoured Stephen King’s Danse Macabre and later On
Writing, and I learn a lot from the members of the Connecticut Romance
Writers of America (CTRWA) group that I belong to. I’ve had the pleasure of attending workshops
with Bella Andre, Cherry Adair, Lauren Dane, and many others who have helped me
in my writing.
What book are you reading now?
Live and Let Drood by Simon R. Green.
Are there any new authors that have grasped your
interest?
Yes. I like
Grace Draven and Sparrow Beckett.
What are your current projects?
I’m working on the second book in my Sentinels of
Babylon series, Sentinel’s Kiss, which will be released on January 17th
2017. Book One, Necessary Evil will be
out November 1st of this year.
What would you like my readers to know?
Website
http://jamiekschmidt.weebly.com/
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