{Book Blitz + Author Interview + Giveaway} Confessions of a Virgin Sex Columnist! by Kay Marie, Kaitlyn Davis @daviskaitlyn

Confessions of a Virgin Sex Columnist!

by Kay Marie, Kaitlyn Davis

Release Date: 05/18/15

Summary from Goodreads:

From bestselling author Kaitlyn Davis, writing as Kay Marie, comes a new adult romantic comedy about a girl who'll soon discover that some secrets can't be kept forever, especially those of the heart.

My name is Skylar Quinn, I just moved to New York with my best friend Bridget, and I have a confession. Well, more than one. Okay, quite a few really. Fine, here goes!

Confession #1: I'm a sex columnist. Hold on, that's not really the confession. You see, I'm sort of a virgin...sex columnist.

Confession #2: I'm in love with Bridget's older brother, Oliver. No—I was. No—I am. Wait, was? Am? Crap.

Confession #3: I've been avoiding Oliver for four years. Or I was until today, because he just moved in. Yes, you read that correctly. He's my new roommate. So that night we've both been pretending never happened, well, we might not be able to keep it a secret any longer.

And trust me, this is only the beginning. 

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Author Interview!

1. Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?

Hi everyone! I’m Kay Marie, Kaitlyn Davis, and just Kaitlyn to my friends :) Confessions of a Virgin Sex Columnist! is my first contemporary romance and it’s the first book written by my alter-ego pseudonym Kay Marie! I have three young adult fantasy/paranormal series written under the name Kaitlyn Davis—Midnight Fire, A Dance of Dragons, and Once Upon A Curse!

I’ve always been one for a great romantic comedy—anything by Sophie Kinsella or Meg Cabot, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, You’ve Got Mail, Pretty Woman, Ever After, Failure to Launch, and many many more! I love a great happily ever after, and love it even more if the journey to get there makes me laugh out loud!

2. In five words or less, please describe your romance writing style.

Sweet, Steamy, Funny, Real, and HEA :) I cheated a little on the last one, but we all love a happy ending, right?!

3. Where do you get your ideas?

Anywhere and everywhere! I have a running list of crazy ideas in the notes section of my cell phone, and I’m constantly updating it! For my young adult fantasies, a lot of my ideas come from dreams or quotes or artwork I’ve found online. But for my contemporary romance, many more of the ideas were inspired by real life! My friends will definitely be able to call me out on a few scenes that I might have exaggerated just a bit :)

4. So some of your ideas are based on real life experiences? Can you tell us which ones?

Well, I don’t want to give too much away, but if you read Confessions of a Virgin Sex Columnist! there’s a scene that takes place on a yacht cruising the Hudson River that was inspired by a real Halloween party I went to! Let’s just say a friend of mine has great connections, and it was still one of the most surreal nights of my life—once in a lifetime for sure!

There’s also a little comment about a girl being asked out via post-it note, and that really happened to one of my best friends :) Left on the laundry machine in our apartment building!

5. What was your favorite chapter (or part) to write and why?

Well, the last few chapters were definitely the most fun, but I don’t want to give anything away so I’ll go with a close second!

Before I started working on Confessions of a Virgin Sex Columnist!, I had just finished the second book in my YA epic fantasy series. I’d spent weeks writing some end of the world, dark and dire situations, so I had the best time writing the funny parts of my contemporary romance! Light and full of laughter—my favorite! And if you read it, one scene that stands out is the one where Skylar tests out some dating apps for first time :) Let’s just say it doesn’t quite go as planned…

6. Do you ever struggle against the label of romance novels being fluff, i.e. not “real” literature?

Why bother?! Everything I write is considered “fluff” by the literary elite—young adult and romance—but that’s what I love! And that’s what my fans love and what millions of other readers love, too. And that’s “real” enough for me!

Besides, just because something is action packed or full of romance, doesn’t mean there aren’t deeper issues at hand. Every one of my main characters is struggling inside in one way or another, that’s what makes them human and what makes them real. Skye for example, is battling her self-confidence, an unrequited love, and struggles with a father who was never present in her life. The fact that she does it in a funny way doesn’t diminish the struggle, at least I don’t think so :)

7. What kind of heroes do you like?

Okay, I’ll admit it, I’m a sucker for the good guy! I know, I know—that’s not the normal response. Obviously, I love indulging in a bad boy or two (or three or four…). They’re so different from any man I would date in real life, and vicariously experiencing the dangers without any of the consequences is sort of awesome—unless there’s no happily ever after, and then my heart just feels ripped out for no reason! 

Okay…back to the topic! But really, I have a soft spot for the good guys! Why can’t the knight in shining armor actually be a knight in shining armor? Sometimes, the nice guy who treats the girl right is sexy as hell—in real life for sure, but in literature too! But maybe I’m just biased because I’m about to get married to one :)

8. If your sweetheart wanted to sweep you off your feet, what would they need to do?

Well, my fiancé right now does a pretty good job at that :) I’m all about European vacations and lavish gifts, but really, the little things count the most to me. Saying ‘I love you’ all the time and without hesitation. Buying me flowers for no reason. Cooking dinner and supplying some nice wine on a random Tuesday night. Folding my laundry because I fell asleep while they were drying and he didn’t want to wake me up. Small gestures add up to a lot more than one grand gesture could ever mean, at least to me!

9. What project are you working on now?

Too many! At least, if the many emails from fans demanding to know when the next book in one of my series comes out is anything to go by :) Over the summer, I’m working to finish my young adult epic fantasy series, A Dance of Dragons—one novel and two novellas to go! And then for NaNoWriMo, I’m going to tackle either the sequel in the Confessions Series—Confessions of an Undercover Girlfriend!—or the sequel in my series of dystopian fairy tale retellings, Once Upon A Curse. There’s not enough time in the day to get all my ideas out as quickly as I’d like!

10. Last but not least, top ten snacks while writing!

Ooh, only ten? But snacking is one of my writer’s block reliefs… :) Okay, here goes!

Coffee

Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Kisses

Diet Coke

Frozen Pineapple Slices

Frozen Mango Slices

Popcorn

Fudgsicles

Starbursts

Apples

And, okay, coffee again! I’m a bit of an addict!

Thanks for stopping by.

About the Author

Bestselling author Kaitlyn Davis writes young adult fantasy novels under the name Kaitlyn Davis and contemporary romance novels under the name Kay Marie.

Always blessed with an overactive imagination, Kaitlyn has been writing ever since she picked up her first crayon and is overjoyed to share her work with the world. When she's not daydreaming, typing stories, or getting lost in fictional worlds, Kaitlyn can be found indulging in some puppy videos, watching a little too much television, or spending time with her family. If you have any questions for her--about her books, about scheduling an event, or just in general--you may contact her at: KaitlynDavisBooks@gmail.com

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{Book Blitz + Excerpt + Giveaway} The Spirit Heir (A Dance of Dragons #2) by Kaitlyn Davis @DavisKaitlyn

The Spirit Heir (A Dance of Dragons #2)

by Kaitlyn Davis 

Release Date: 10/30/14

Summary from Goodreads:

From bestselling author Kaitlyn Davis comes the second book in the thrilling A Dance of Dragons series--perfect for fans of Throne of Glass, Graceling, and Game of Thrones!

Drenched in darkness and surrounded by the echo of screams, Jinji waits deep in the dungeons of Rayfort, haunted by the memory of the knife stabbing Rhen, plagued by a foreign voice whispering through her mind. A few floors above, Rhen rests trapped in a coma, about to wake to a changed world—a world where his best friend is a woman, his nephew is the king, and an enemy army surrounds him on all sides.

But human wars are insignificant compared to the darkness gathering unseen. Memories of lives she never lived flash through Jinji's thoughts, hinting at a past that cannot be repeated. A mysterious phantom visits Rhen, carrying cryptic messages of the future. And somewhere out there, the shadow continues to lurk in silence.

Uncertain of their relationship and tempted by new feelings, Rhen and Jinji must find a way to work together. The fate of humanity rests on their shoulders and the real battle has only just begun…

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The Shadow Soul (A Dance of Dragons, #1)

by Kaitlyn Davis

Release Date: 02/20/14

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GAME OF THRONES meets GRACELING in a new fantasy series by bestselling author Kaitlyn Davis.

Jinji has been haunted by the death of her twin brother for ten years. Now, on the dawn of her joining, the nightmare that claimed him has returned for her.

Prince Whylrhen is determined to prevent the past from repeating itself. His kingdom is expecting a new heir, and he will stop at nothing to keep the child safe.

Though they've never met, the two share a deep secret—magic. Jinji can weave the elements to create master illusions and Whylrhen can pull burning flames into his flesh. But neither of them knows what they are truly capable of until a chance encounter brings them together. For their story has played out before, in a long forgotten time—an age of myth that is about to be reborn…

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{Excerpt}

The Spirit Heir – Chapter Two à The same moment but this time from Rhen's perspective! He has just awakened from a three week coma caused by a knife wound to the gut, and immediately ordered Jinji be released from the dungeons. Now he tries to gather his strength as he sees her for the first time as a woman, and not as the boy she was pretending to be in The Shadow Soul.

So Rhen stood, immediately stumbling, grasping for the chair to keep himself upright. A shooting pain ran down his side, from his wound to the very tip of the toes on his left leg. His body could barely hold his weight, weak from so many days spent still.

Gritting his teeth, he stepped forward, grunting. His body was ablaze, but he pushed on, shuffling as best he could to cross the space that had seemed small, but now felt like an ocean.

Half falling against the wall, Rhen steadied himself, taking deep breaths, gulping them in before he dared open the door.

I'm a mess. He sighed. Weak was not something Rhen's body was used to. Muscles sore from a day spent in the practice yards, yes. But this? This feeling like he reached in vain for strength, this emptiness—this was new. And he did not like it.

But it would not stop him.

So Rhen stood, biting his inner lip until it almost bled to distract his mind from the pain in his torso, and steadied himself before opening the door before him.

There she was.

Smaller than he remembered, but still strong, still defiant.

His heart clenched, tightening, the longer he took her in. Skinny legs and even skinnier arms, eaten away by lack of food, covered in dirt and dust, stained with sweat yet ridged with goose bumps. Torn clothes hung like rags. And her wrists. Rhen could not stop his eyes from widening in horror, his breath from sucking in sharply.

Ghastly cuts shredded her lower arms, caked over with blood that dried only to run fresh and dry again. Layers that looked dark, while others looked like the color of the royal family, bright and fresh. Jin looked like an unnamed Ourthuri, fresh from having her tattoos removed, skin and all, with no regard for human life.

Tearing his eyes away, Rhen's gaze traveled further. An apology tightened his thoughts, but there were no words he could even think to say.

And then he met her eyes.

Warm, like he remembered. Brown but glowing bright, golden highlights reflecting the sun.

Knowing she was a woman had shifted something. Rhen felt it stir, the sense of change, a desire sprouting to life in his veins. Strong, but new and uncertain. Even at her worst, covered in grime, she looked beautiful to him. All because of those eyes, staring at him like he was a dream, a god come to life, the spirits themselves. Eyes that had spent hours in his dreams when he thought her a princess of Ourthuro, suddenly more powerful now that they belonged to someone he knew, someone he trusted, someone he called a friend.

She bit her lip, and Rhen was pulled from his mind. That move, it was one he had seen Jin do a hundred times. Jin the boy, the unsure lad he had come to think of as a brother.

Against his will, Rhen retreated. The lies flooded his thoughts. The mistruths. The times he had opened himself up like a fool to someone who had only been playing him. Like a poison, it washed the warmth from his body, filling his blood with pain.

She took a step forward.

He could not move a muscle, not closer, not farther away. Stuck.

She halted before him, barely a hand's length away from his body, so small, but not delicate. Not fragile. Stronger than him somehow.

Her hand rose, slowly, so Rhen had time to step away if he wanted to. But he didn’t. He couldn’t.

Jin's palm came to stop on his cheek, warm and reassuring. Her eyes were hesitant, gazing at him like he might disappear, like he was not real.

On instinct, Rhen's hand followed, holding hers in place as though she too might disappear. He felt his resolve soften the longer he met her stare. He had seen his friend, this friend, in pain too many times. It had become second nature to want to ease her hurt. Boy or girl, in that moment it hardly mattered—he would do what was needed to erase the ever-present haunt in her gaze.

"You're alive?" she asked, awed.

Rhen smirked, feeling his lip rise on its own, as he spoke the truth to the one person he had always been able to speak the truth to. "Barely."

And with that, his body rebelled, giving out and slipping toward the floor.

As usual, Jin caught him, saved him.

But Rhen felt her arms wobble, her body shake. And before he knew it, they were both on the ground, a mass of arms and legs. Two pairs of pain-filled groans echoed across the sitting room, bouncing around the empty walls, until finally Rhen had no choice but to laugh.

"We make a sorry pair." Rhen sighed, using his elbow as an anchor against the ground to hold his chest up.

He looked over to find Jin smiling. Silent, but still smiling.

About the Author

I've always been a writer. I grew up duct taping my novels together, started writing complete manuscripts in high school and studied creative writing at Johns Hopkins University. Upon graduating, I decided it was finally time to actually give my dream career a chance. So, of course, I started writing a young adult paranormal romance series -- and no, I'm not jumping on the bandwagon. I've been a true paranormal supporter for my entire life! I blame my obsession almost completely on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, my all-time favorite television show. And, before you ask: Yes, I own every season... even the post WB ones! I especially challenge anyone to watch the first three seasons and not fall in love with Angel, securing a lifelong love of vampires! Other culprits of my paranormal obsession are some of my favorite authors: JK Rowling, Raymond Feist, Meg Cabot, Richelle Mead, Lynne Ewing and Tamora Pierce.

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