Guest post and Giveaway with author Sandrine Gasq-Dion

 

*warning these books are M/M erotica that contain adult content and lots of hot sex!*

 

Gasq-Dion has created a unique world with her Assassins/Shifters series that should appeal to any reader that likes sexy men; wether they are holding a rifle or sporting fangs these men rock!  Each story centers on a specific couple aside from Passion and Reflash, these two stories center on two sets of brothers and then on two sets of best friends.  Regardless, with every book you get to visit with all your favorite characters as they all make an appearance somewhere along the way.

 

My favorite coupling would be Preston and Wyatt.  You first meet them in book 3 when they realize they are mated.  The problem, Wyatt is only 6 years old.  He doesn't under stand the concept of mating in it's entirety he only knows that the beautiful white wolf saved him, he smells really good and he's drawn to him. Over the years and throughout the next several books you get tid bits of the pair, where they are, how they are growing up and that Preston will wait for Wyatt forever if he has to.  We finally get their story in book 9, Ignited Passion. 

 

I loved all these books, they are all well writin and engaging bringing you into this strange world of Assassins, Werewolves, the Russian Mob and some heartache along the way.  The depth and realism to the characters was a definite plus, and the sex scenes are off the charts, god almighty HOT!!

 

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Book 1 A Marked Man

Book 2 Alaska with Love

Book 3 By the light of the Moon

Book 4 Half Moon Rising

Book 5 Best laid Plans

Book 6 For the Love of Caden

Book 7 The General's Lover

Book 8 Russian Prey

Book 9 An Ignited Passion

Book 10 Reflash

Book 11 The Red Zone

Book 12 Irish Wishes

Book 13 Pleading the Fifth

 

 

Sandrine (Sandy) Was born in Inglewood, California. Raised by "Old School" French parents, she later moved to Tucson, AZ. It was there that writing became a hobby. Always told she had a great imagination, Sandy wrote short stories for her friends in High School. In college, she took more writing classes while working on her Criminal Justice degree, but it wasn't until a soap opera caught her eye that she got involved in male on male romances. On the advice of a friend, Sandy dipped her toes into the world of M/M Romance. Sandy takes the writing seriously and has had countless conversations with gay men as well as hours of research.She's been involved with the military in one way or another for over twenty years, and has a great deal of respect for our men in uniform. She's traveled the world, but is currently enjoying the South.

 

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So I wanted to ask Gasq-Dion a million questions about her series but, I settled with this..

How did you come up with the concept of the Assassins/Shifters series?  And how do you keep it fresh from one book to the next?? (giveaway details to follow)

·         The assassin part of the stories was a given from the get-go. I've spent so many years in the military lifestyle, there is nothing else I would of written about first. Delta Force, SEAL's, Ranger's and Infantryman are just SOME of the men that make up our fighting forces. Putting Branches aside, (You have to, they all think they're the best, lol) They all play an integral part of watching the U.S. of A's ass and a key role in trying to bring peace in other regions. I wanted something different, men who did a job that no one else wanted to do, a job that the Government had to look the other way and put one man in charge of the whole operation. James Pruitt (now Jacobs) became that man, with General Jacobs pulling back up. The Skull Blaster's came to be known as the army of darkness. "Death comes with a new Terror". I've been lucky enough to be in the company of many of our fighting men, and have spent countless hours listening to their stories of their battles overseas. They play a role of my "Advisers" in a lot of the books.  I was writing when I was younger, mostly love stories (The hetero kind. Oh the horror, lol) for my friends. I got into the male/male after falling in love with two characters on a soap. Thus began my writing of male/male romances.

The werewolves came later. An editor at a publishing house told me that Vamps and Werewolves were the "In" thing at the time. Well, not a big vamp fan, (Don't kill me Edward lovers) I knew I might be able to pull off the werewolf aspect though. I wanted that to be different too. So I came up with one line of werewolf that had been created by the Gods- Wayne Maccon. Dakota Cadotte (Now Waters) was the first werewolf to be introduced at the end of book two. I wanted the werewolves intertwined with the Skull Blaster assassins- so Sam, meet Dakota. With the front end of your truck. (lol)

Keeping things fresh has been interesting. I think that's why I'm so glad I self-publish. There's no time stamp for me to release a new book, so I'm free to take my time. I already had four books written out when "A Marked Man" was released, so I had that added benefit of time. I'm also lucky enough to have a very good memory and I usually jot things down after BBQ's with the military guys I hang out with. My mind works constantly and it's not odd for me to have several WORD documents open at once. As soon as I think of something for one story, I'm typing it in, then going back to my other document. As long as I have friends in the military and an active imagination, the story lines will keep coming.

The next chapter in this series begins with "The Santorno Stories" Which brings Damon Santorno's son, Stefan, into the mix with his husband Jordan Youngblood. These stories begin in the past, and move until they are caught up with the Assassin/Shifters. These stories introduce all the characters from Vince Markov's lovely band of killers. You can expect quite a few of those. ;)

I hope to bring many, many more of these stories. I have to say, having a job I love and can do from home, makes my life easier. I wouldn't have it any other way.

 

Gasq-Dion has offered up goodies for four winners! 

* * This giveaway is International * *

 

1) Signed copy of book 10 and a Hippo shirt
2) Signed copy of book 11 and a baby hippo
3) Signed copy of book 12 and a Marked Man keychain
4) Signed copy of book 13 and a hippo mug

 

 

 

 



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