Today Libby Campbell has dropped by to discuss her new romance novel "Simon Says." But before we get to her book, I asked her a couple of questions she answered that I'd like to add here first.
You are in a Domestic
Discipline relationship? How much of your book comes from real incidences?
I am and it gives me a fair bit of insight into how the
dynamic works, both the physical and psychological aspects.
Is
there a message in your novel that you want readers to grasp? The best DD is based on mutual respect
and, if not love, great affection.
What do you like to do when you’re
not writing?
I like to hike and spend time at
the beach – all year round. The ocean fascinates me.
Sadie will
be the perfect woman for Simon, if only she can learn to obey his rules.
Excerpt:
Almost is an ambiguous stretch of
time, depending on how a person spends it. Sitting on that hard wooden chair
with a tender bottom made the seconds stretch to hours. I watched Simon’s face
and admired his concentration as he typed. That attempt to divert my attention
soon grew boring. The seat on the roller coaster grew more uncomfortable.
Eventually all my thoughts were about the terrifying descents ahead. I wished
we could just push off from the station and get the scary part over with.
He stopped typing and reread what
he’d written. Satisfied at last, he closed the clamshell and tucked it into his
bag. I was sure that the time passed only seemed like minutes to him. My butt
ached sitting on that chair but I didn’t shift even a fraction of an inch, not
while he was staring at me. He crouched in front of me.
“First of all, I want you to know
that I care about you very much. In fact I’m falling in love with you.” He
kissed the back of my hands. “This—this ritual of discipline—is proof of that
love. If I didn’t care about you, about making you and me together a stronger
unit, I wouldn’t bother.”
He rubbed my hands with his thumbs.
“Secondly, you owe a huge debt to my sister.”
I opened my mouth to speak, to ask
why. He placed a finger on my lips. “It’s not the time for the condemned woman
to plead her case.”
Blurb:
When feisty Sadie Donohue meets
Simon Jacobson at a New Year’s Eve party, she thinks it’s a chance encounter,
but not all is as it seems. Simon is a busy executive who prefers to be the
master of his own destiny.
Over dinner the next night his
authoritative personality starts to emerge. Always one to question authority,
Sadie rebuffs his gentle suggestions for more polite behavior with a lively,
sharp wit. Simon is amused but unmoved.
If Sadie wants to continue seeing
him she must accept his rules. Rules that will be reinforced by spankings when
she fails to comply.
A strong, independent woman,
Sadie struggles with his demands. A tragedy from Simon’s past makes him more
determined than ever to make her obey. Their worlds collide.
This romantic comedy, set in cold
climes of Canada, is warmed with frequent spankings.
About the Author:
Libby Campbell lives on the West Coast with her husband of
over twenty-five years. She reads a lot and loves books that feature
strong, independent women engaged in hand-to-butt combat with funny, sexy men.
Her favorite pastimes are dancing, baking, and hiking with
her husband.
Libby reads and writes for pure escapism. If you like her
books, she hopes you will leave a review – it will help her write the next one.
Social links:
Twitter: @LibbyC26
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Thank you so much for hosting me! I honoured to be in such exalted company.
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