Please welcome Sadira Stone
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Uncaged: Your latest book is Runaway Love Story, part of The Book Nirvana series, can you tell readers more about the book and the series? Can they be read as standalones? Runaway Love Story is the second book in the series but works well as a standalone. I dislike cliffhanger endings, so I don’t write them. Each book in the series features a couple, one of whom works at the bookshop. Why set the series in a bookshop? Ever since I was a wee lass, I dreamed of owning one. Add to that my fascination with historical erotic art and literature, and you’ve got the Book Nirvana series, set in an indie bookshop with an extensive erotica collection behind a locked red door.
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ver since her first kiss, Sadira’s been spinning steamy tales in her head. After leaving her teaching career in Germany, she finally tried her hand at writing one. Now she’s a happy citizen of Romancelandia, penning contemporary romance and cozy mysteries from her home in Washington State. When not writing, which is seldom, she explores the Pacific Northwest with her charming husband, enjoys the local music scene, belly dances, plays guitar badly, and gobbles all the books.
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I love stories in which a couple’s powerful physical attraction leads them to consider a partner outside their usual M.O.—one who just might turn out to be their perfect match. That’s how it happened for my husband and me, and I like challenging my characters’ assumptions about who and what they need to be happy—a big element in Runaway Love Story. Uncaged: Have you participated in any online parties or in person signings? Would it be something you’d like to do? So far, I’ve participated in three live author events, with another on October 18th at the Emerald City Writers Conference. As for online parties, too many to count! 3. What are you working on next that you can tell us about?
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I’m nearly finished with the first draft of Book 3 in the Book Nirvana series, as yet untitled. Let’s see if my critique partners and readers can help me find a title! The story features Margot, Clara’s spiky-haired young assistant at the bookshop, and
