Calen Virtual Tour- Rie McGaha

Morning, everyone!

Please join me in giving a warm welcome to Rie McGaha, author of Calen, the first book in the My Soul To Keep trilogy.

Today, Rie is going to talk about how she incorporates different elements of Fantasy into her writing. Make sure to check out details at the bottom of the post regarding her giveaway!

It's All Just A Fantasy by Rie McGaha

Although I write romance, I also write in numerous sub-genres and often joke that I sometimes write all the genres in the same story. So it goes with the My Soul To Keep Trilogy. While this story is fantasy romance, it's also a time travel, paranormal, adventure with castles, unicorns, hunky Highlanders, witches, and an evil antagonist who is really, really evil. There are a lot of lighthearted moments, and the love scenes are sizzling hot.

I love writing a book like this because it allows me to create my own world that isn't subject to the natural laws of this world. I can create what I want, the way I want, and my characters can be the perfect hero and heroine, or the dastardly villain. Magic is possible, love is instant and lasting, and everyone lives happily ever after – or not. Whatever happens or doesn't happen is only limited by my imagination and ability to transfer those things from my mind to a document.

No matter what I write, whether a book is filled with suspense, or adventure, murder, or nightmares, it's all fantasy because it comes from a place in my mind that constantly hears the voices of characters I've yet to meet, plots I haven't written, and places I haven't visited. They eventually all come together to create the next fantasy world I'll visit and you have an invitation to come along.

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Rie McGaha is an author, editor, and reviewer. She has more than a dozen books to her credit, with the other two books of the My Soul To Keep Trilogy being released later this year. You can join Rie, GA Hauser, & Stormy Glenn at Blog Talk Radio, May 14, 2011 at 7 pm CST, followed by a group chat at Erotic Promo. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/eroticpromo/

GA Hauser – http://authorgahauser.com/

Stormy Glenn - http://stormyglenn.com/

Rie McGaha - http://www.riemcgaha.com/

About the author:

Rie McGaha was born and raised in northern California along the shores of Humboldt County where her grandmother often took her to dig for clams and watch the whales migrate. Being raised with the mountains on one side and the ocean on the other, gave Rie a deep love for nature. She has resided in the Kiamichi Mountains of SE Oklahoma where she rescues animals. She is the mother of 12 and Nana of 33 (and counting).

Back cover blurb:

When Calen MacLeod begins having dreams of an ethereal beauty who beckons to him, he passes it off as just having an itch he hasn't scratched in a long time. But when he leaves on a journey to find her, following the directions she's given him in his dreams, he begins to doubt his sanity. And when he finds himself high in the Mackinaw Mountains in a secret fortress with unicorns and a pink and white castle, surrounded by women, each one more beautiful than the next, it's a fantasy no man would want to wake up from. But Arianna is the only woman for Calen.

The women of the Fortress have lived in peace, hidden away from the humans who tried to annihilate them all. But now a 500-year-old demon is out to destroy the women's matriarch, Ariella, and he'll stop at nothing to complete his mission. When Calen MacLeod shows up, he throws a wrench into Damon's plans. Never let it be said Damon isn't ready for anything, but when he kidnaps Arianna and takes her to modern day San Francisco, is he ready to meet Calen, who will stop at nothing to save his ladylove?

Excerpt:

Calen dipped under the water to rinse and came up with a splash, and almost choked when he saw her standing at the water's edge, staring at him. Afraid to move a muscle, he feared she'd disappear if went toward her. He watched, mesmerized as she raised her hands and slipped the thin gown off her shoulders, letting it pool on the ground at her feet. He made a strangled sound as he drank in the sight of her nude body. Never had he seen anyone so beautiful. She took one slow, careful step at a time until she stood less than arm's length from him. Silent and still, he held his breath.

She reached out to him, placed her hand on his bare chest, and let her fingers slide beneath the water over his stomach. He placed his hand over hers and stepped into her. Reaching for her, he touched her silky hair, and let his fingers fall to her shoulders. She was so small, he thought as he looked down at her, the water that barely reached his ribcage rose to her chest, causing her breasts to float and making hard peaks of her nipples.

He grasped her around the waist and lifted her to him. Her hands laced around his neck, weaving through his hair as his mouth met hers and he drank. She opened to him with a sigh and wrapped her legs around his waist. His hands fisted in her hair, pulling her head back as he took the kiss deeper. The air sizzled and popped, the earth tilted, and the wind whipped the branches of the trees. Desire ripped through him, and he pressed her, demanded more from her, and she gave willingly.

His mouth bruised hers as their tongues mated, and his hands slid down her back, over her bottom, and he lifted her. The tip of his hardness pressed against her; with one movement he could be buried deep inside of her. A growl rose from his chest as he fought the urge to slam into her. He would not take her like this, not the first time. So he forced himself to break the kiss, to pull back, and sucked in a lung-full of air. She tilted her head as he looked into her eyes.

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Details about the giveaway:

One randomly drawn commenter will win their choice of one book from Rie's backlist. Make sure to comment often to up your chances of winning! You can find information about other tour stops here.

You can find more info about Rie and her books at:

Rie McGaha.com