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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Blog Tour: "Dangerous Love" by Lilou Dupont (Guest Post/Giveaway)
Welcome to our Blog Tour stop with Lilou DuPont and her book
"Dangerous Love" brought to you by LIT Connect Events. We let Lilou DuPont take over our blog today on Book Lovin' Mamas. =)
Thank you for
inviting me to be a guest blogger on Book Lovin' Mamas! Dangerous Love, my debut novel, was released on 8.6.12 by Crimson
Romance, a division of F+W Media. It is available on Amazon.
My idea was to set a novel in Prague. When I began writing,
I found my characters – the lovers, Laura and Byron – meeting in Prague, but
taking off for Bratislava, Slovakia. En route, they are arrested for “lewd
conduct in a public place” and thrown off the train (and into jail, briefly) in
Vienna. From Bratislava, they fly to Berlin, where a woman from Byron's past –
the darkly exotic Zsa Zsa – comes between them.
Prague, Vienna, Bratislava, Berlin... We are only halfway
through the narrative! (Whose wanderlust was this? Theirs or mine?) Did I
mention a kidnapping in Ljubljana, Slovenia or bicycling through Budapest?
Yes. That is a lot of settings and I visited them all, for
research and fun.
All of these cities are sexy, yet in different ways.
Prague – The Charles Bridge, illuminated at night and
reflected on the shimmering Vltava River, is an iconic image of Prague. Laura
and Byron find a secluded grassy patch beneath the bridge and stay there until
the sun comes up the following day.
Vienna – I took photos of blonde strait waifs. They reminded
me of younger, less fortunate versions of myself. One is a wide-eyed girl,
sitting cross-legged at the feet of street musicians. Another girl seemingly
sleepwalks aside an oncoming red tram. A composite blonde street waif made it
into my book.
Bratislava – City under Construction. Or is it destruction?
I came upon a building punctured with bullet holes. Plastic sheets that rippled
in the breeze stood in for glass window panes. A passerby told me that the
location was being used for a movie about the end of the world. Very inspiring!
This is where Laura and Byron verge on a threesome and declare their love.
Berlin – A seductive, edgy place. One with a history, not
unlike Zsa Zsa, the Romanian-American tigress, who is also Byron's ex. Laura
and Byron run into her in a Berlin art gallery, with devastating consequences.
Ljubjlana – Pronounced Loo-blee-anya. It means “love” in
Slovene. Need I say more?
Budapest – In Budapest, I had a romantic encounter with an
English-speaking man. I rode on the back of his bicycle – my arms wrapped
around his waist – as he gave me a tour of the flat, Pest side of they city.
When I told him that I wanted a salad for lunch, he took me to the underground
restaurant, Marquis de Salade. It
even had a dungeon. We were the only ones there.
Do you have a favorite setting for romance? Comment below
and enter to win a Dangerous Love
eBook or $5 eGift Card. There will be one randomly drawn winner of each prize
at this blog stop.
For more tour info, please go to http://www.liloudupont.com/p/events.html. Thank
you!
Dangerous Love
by: Lilou DuPont
Publishing Date: 8/6/12
Publisher: Crimson Romance
Format: eBook
Words: 61,000
Book Blurb:
In Prague, Laura feels that she
has met her soulmate. Yet how can her soul merge with the son of a Nazi?
After being passed over for a
promotion at a Chicago advertising agency, Laura cashes in her stock options,
quits her job, and moves to Prague. There, she begins an erotic romance with
Byron, only to discover that he is German and his father was in the Hitler
Youth. As an observant Jew, Laura has deep misgivings about becoming involved
with the son of a Nazi, but the attraction between them is so strong that she
cannot resist.
When a woman from Byron’s past
– the darkly exotic Zsa Zsa – comes between them, can the true love of Laura
and Byron survive
Early Review Testimonials:
"Have you read Fifty Shades of Grey? Looking for more
well written erotic romance novels? Well look no further! Lilou DuPont’s new
book, Dangerous Love, is just that! It is the story of two unlikely lovers, a
Jewish woman and the son of a Nazi. DuPont’s adept description of the
characters, the setting, and the erotic sex scenes will make this a book you
won’t want to put down. This reader actually liked it better than Fifty Shades!
The sex scenes were more varied, the story line more developed, and it included
some mystery, a kidnapping, and, most especially, a happy ending. I assure you,
it will not disappoint!" - Pamela Smart
"A real page turner! Take this book with you to your
favorite café and drink some steamy latte. Who knows where it may take
you!" - Rachel B.
"Enticing, exciting writing at its best! Dangerous Love
is not to be missed!" - Tsaurah Litzky, author of The Motion of the Ocean
Lilou DuPont graduated
from Bryn Mawr College with a degree in Philosophy and studied Erotic Writing
at The New School in New York City. She lives in Washington, DC where she
enjoys a successful advertising career and a large circle of friends. Dangerous
Love
is her first novel. She is at work on her second book, a spy romance set in
Bucharest, Romania. Vampires? No. Gypsies? Yes.
Make sure to stop by the other Tour Stops also.
Giveaway Information:
(The more tour stops you comment on...the greater chance of you winning) =)
- One randomly drawn commenter from each tour stop will win a Dangerous Love eBook gifted via Amazon.com or All Romance eBooks. (Winner will need an account to one of the e-tailers.)
- One
randomly drawn commenter from each tour stop will win a $5 eGC to
Amazon, B&N, or All Romance eBooks. (Winner will need an account to
one of the e-tailers.)
- At the end of the tour, the blog hostess with the highest number of unique commenters will win a $25 eGC for Chocolate, Coffee, Sex Toys, or Books. Her choice!
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10 comments:
Thank you for hosting Lilou today! :)
Thank you for the opportunity to blog on Book Lovin' Mamas! Happy to be here. :)
thank you for a great giveaway and interview. I am looking forward to reading this book it sounds awesome. Gale
pgan427@yahoo.com
Thank you, Gale! Good luck in the drawing!
That would be a very interesting tour around Europe. lol It sounds like a wonderful book. Laura sounds like a smart woman who will make the right decision. I really enjoy romance set on ranches but that is the country in me. lol
kaylyndavis1986@yahoo.com
Thank you for commenting, Kaylyn. My publisher, Crimson Romance, has several new romances set in the country! Check them out: http://crimsonromance.com
Thank you for stopping by and entering the drawing.
I just love when books are set in exotic locals/countries. It just seems to add a whole new kind of flavor/intrigue, so different from the norm. Best wishes and continued success
cms72023(at)gmail(dot)com
Thank you for your kind wishes, Christina! Good luck to you in the drawings!
I am giving away prizes at all 15 stops. A complete list can be found here: http://www.liloudupont.com/p/events.html
Thank you!
Thanks for giveaway! Love finding new authors!
imajicasnow@inbox.com
Thank you! Good luck in the drawing!