CJ: Tell us a little bit
about your newest book, RANDOM MEETING.
MM: Random
Meeting is based in South Australia where I live. I wanted to write a
story about two people who fall in love, but one is hiding a big
secret that could destroy everything. I certainly make Beth and Greg
suffer for their happy ending.
CJ: What is the book you could read over and over again?
MM: Pride and Prejudice.
CJ: What is your passion in life?
MM: My family
CJ: What genre do you like to write in?
MM: It
used to be paranormal romance but now I really like Contemporary
fiction
CJ: What else are you
working on?
MM: I
am working on book two in the series called Fantasize. It's about
paparazzi, a blackmailer, and Gemma, one of the actresses on the Dark
Storm show.
Want to know more about Maggie's newest book?
Beth is a widow and Greg is an ex-con. They are two lost souls who have a
random night of sex together. Nine months
later they meet again. This time, swear
words roll off her tongue as she gives birth to their son. Everything changes
when Greg holds Josh, but this isn’t real, they are not married, or a happy
family. Plus there are ghosts on the scene who plan on taking possession of
people for their own ends. Greg can offer money, but can’t offer love. Their
relationship should be doomed, but
sometimes the most unlikely of partners bring out the best in each other if they can only stay alive.
Excerpt from RANDOM MEETING:
Greg’s lips were so close,
and Beth wanted them on hers. No,
she didn’t, but yes she did––okay, seriously confused here. His eyes gazed into hers, and she
sensed he was waiting for her. It was just a kiss, but it had been so long.
More than that, she needed him to stay and make her feel alive, if he left her
alone, she might do the unthinkable. She moved forward and lips touched, just a
feather-light touch. She trembled, he trembled, and from that moment, she was
lost.
He moved back and smiled at her. They were
like a couple of naughty kids doing something they shouldn’t. His strong hands
held her face as if she were delicate porcelain as he ran his right thumb
slowly along her bottom lip, then he leaned forward. His lips brushed against
hers, caressing them from one end to the other. Alarm bells were ringing and
saying this was much more than a kiss, but she decided to ignore them just for
one moment, then she would ask him to go.
That was a lie, and she knew it.
His lips parted, and Beth tasted the
sweetness of his coffee as she explored his mouth. She had forgotten how
sensual a kiss could be as his lips pressed firmly against hers, and his tongue
swirled and discovered every corner of her mouth. His arms encircled her waist,
pulling her close as his body pressed into her. It was too long since she had
felt a man against her, a man hard for her, wanting her. Her arms hung at her
side. She didn’t trust herself to touch him. She didn’t trust herself to do
anything. He pulled away, and she found herself leaning forward, her breathing rapid, as her mouth and body ached and yearned
for more.
“I’d like to stay, Beth. You don’t know me,
but I won’t hurt you, I promise. I just want to be with you.”
She could tell him to leave, but he made
her hot in places that had been cold for so long. Her need was frightening in
its intensity. He stood still. She needed to be wanted by him tonight, even if
he walked out the door in the morning. In fact, she wanted him to walk out the
door in the morning. No one would know. Didn’t she deserve to have a night of
passion with a stranger, to make up for all the pain?
“Yes.” Was that her voice? It sounded
breathy. He smiled at her and then bent his head,
so his lips touched her neck. His tongue swirled on her skin, causing her to
melt inside. Her body was hot, and yet she shivered. The yearning she sensed
deep inside was almost painful, but it was a good pain. She was still alive.
He stopped and stood back.
“You’re sure about this? I can still go. I
don’t want to make you do anything you don’t want to.”
BIO of Maggie Mundy:
I live in Adelaide, Australia with my husband, one cat, two dogs and a
snake. I have a motorbike that I would like to ride more than I do and I love
walking at the beach and listening to the waves. I've always loved
reading all forms of fiction from high fantasy and paranormal to contemporary
and decided the stories in my head needed to be written down. It was either
that or start on medication. Unlike many, I didn’t know I wanted to be a writer
until a few years back. I started off doing a degree in drama but soon
realized my love was in writing, though there is a play lurking somewhere on my
computer. My day job is as a nurse in the operating room. I believe romance can
be fun to read and write, but it’s
exciting to spice it up with the uncertainty that comes with suspense where the
rules can be broken.
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Thanks for having me on your blog.
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