Action (A Murmur INC novel) by Quinn Anderson Virtual tour | Guest Post, Excerpt & #giveaway @RiptideBooks

Hello, everyone! This is Quinn Anderson, author of the Murmur Inc. series, and I’m here to share some inside information about Action, coming out June 5th. Stay tuned to get an inside look at what filming porn is really like, hear fun facts about this novel, and find out what’s next for the Murmur Inc. series. Leave comments on the tour posts for a chance to win a $10 Riptide Publishing gift card!

Pete Griflow is the last person anyone would suspect of being a porn star. He’s quiet, gawky, and can’t even talk to guys without turning red. But on camera, he’s a different person. In the porn world, he’s Jaden Prime, a coquettish power bottom who’s been tantalizing fans for over a year now.

Pete is in a rut, though, and he knows it. And what’s worse, his boss knows it. If he can’t reignite his passion for the biz, he’s going to have trouble paying his none-too-cheap college tuition.

When Pete is given the opportunity to star in a huge summer production, sparks fly between him and his costar, Kyle Darko. Kyle is Pete’s opposite: he’s daring, achingly sexy, and in love with the sex industry. Their chemistry is palpable on and off screen, but dating on a porn set is tricky. Even pros struggle to separate fantasy from reality, especially with a script dictating their seduction. But what’s building between them can’t be ignored, and it’s so much more than getting some “action.”

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Guest post from Author Quinn Anderson...

The Leading Males of the Murmur Inc. Series

As I talk about Action and prepare to write the third book in the Murmur Inc. series, I can’t help but look at my leading males—past, present, and future—and compare them to each other.

I won’t talk too much about the lead of the third book, since it isn’t written yet, but I will talk about an interesting creative decision I made: each book in the series is about a minor character from the book that came before it. So Pete, the protagonist of Action, makes an appearance in the very first chapter of Hotline! You can go find him if you like. And then the next book will be about a character from Action, and so on. It’s sort of like my characters are making little cameos in the rest of the series.

Trying to make my three leading males distinct from each other has been a struggle in some ways. They have a lot of things in common: they’re all early-twenties, white, attractive, struggling financially, and they live in Los Angeles. But just looking at the first two books, their personalities are distinct. Zack, the star of Hotline, is outgoing, snarky, and emotional, whereas Pete, the lead in Action, is quiet, introverted, and reserved. And the star of the next book is none of those things. He’s going to be a handful.

The decision to make Pete an introvert was a tough one, considering he’s a porn star. You would think that would involve a desire to be seen and heard, at the very least. I balanced this by making Pete first try his hand at phone sex, only to discover he was no good at it, and then he creates a porn personality to hide behind: Jaden Prime. I think in the long run, Pete had to reconcile the things he was doing with his sense of self, and the conclusion he arrives at in the novel may surprise you.

I loved my time with these characters, and I’m sincerely looking forward to spending the next few months with the third book’s leading male!

Thanks for reading, and good luck in the giveaway! 

Excerpt...

That was the problem, he decided. There weren’t any cameras on them out here. Kyle didn’t need to put on airs, and the false intimacy of it was jarring. They were porn stars. If they ended up having sex, it would be because someone paid them to. There was no reason to make this feel so . . . right.

Kyle rolled with it. “I can help you make up your mind, if you like.” He put his free hand on the railing at Pete’s side. “I love a challenge.”

Fuck. Kyle was good.

He should return the favor, Pete thought. Flirt back. Whether Kyle meant what he was saying or not, Pete still wanted this role, and it needed to seem like attraction between them was mutual. It wasn’t just on Kyle to make this work.

Unfortunately, Pete couldn’t seem to do more than stand upright and sputter. He couldn’t tell if he was hot or freezing, and his thoughts were muddled with a mixture of arousal and bewilderment. Despite what he’d just thought, Kyle’s flirting still seemed real, and his body thought it was real too.

“You’re shaking,” Kyle said.

Pete willed himself to hold still but couldn’t control the tremble working through him. “Sorry.” He couldn’t think of what else to say.

“Is it from the cold?” Kyle asked, his voice deepening. “Or something else?”

Pete couldn’t begin to answer that question, but Kyle didn’t seem to want him to. He lifted a hand slowly, almost lazily, and brushed his fingers over Pete’s cheek.

“You’re plenty warm,” he whispered. “Must be something else, then. Am I coming on too strong? I can back off.”

“No,” Pete answered immediately.

“Then what is it?” The dare in his tone was unmistakable.

If either one of them leaned forward, it would bring their faces together. And for one magnetic moment, it seemed Kyle was going to do precisely that. His eyes floated from Pete’s eyes to his mouth. Then, with enough deliberation to make Pete ache, he licked his lips.

Please kiss me, Pete thought dizzily. Please, please kiss me.

And just like that, it was over.

Kyle stepped away.

Pete almost followed him. He stared uncomprehendingly at Kyle’s back as he headed toward the door. “Um, wait. Where are you going?”

“Back in,” Kyle said without turning around. “It’s freezing out here. You should head home before you catch a cold.”

“But, I— Um. What about—” Pete raised a hand only to drop it again. “What about my audition?”

Kyle stopped just as he reached the door. “That was your audition.”

Without another word, he disappeared inside.

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Quinn Anderson is an alumna of the University of Dublin in Ireland and has a master’s degree in psychology. She wrote her dissertation on sexuality in popular literature and continues to explore evolving themes in erotica in her professional life.

A nerd extraordinaire, she was raised on an unhealthy diet of video games, anime, pop culture, and comics from infancy. She stays true to her nerd roots in writing and in life and frequently draws inspiration from her many fandoms, which include Sherlock, Harry Potter, Supernatural, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Buffy, Marvel, and more. You will often find her interacting with fellow fans online and offline via conventions and tumblr, and she is happy to talk about anything from nerd life to writing tips. She has attended conventions on three separate continents and now considers herself a career geek. She advises anyone who attends pop culture events in the UK to watch out for Weeping Angels, as they are everywhere.

Her favorite television show is Avatar: the Last Airbender, her favorite film is Tangled, and her favorite book is Ella Enchanted. She can often be spotted at conventions, comic shops, and midnight book releases. If you're at an event, and you see a 6'2'' redhead wandering around with a vague look on her face, that's probably her. Her favorite authors include J.K. Rowling, Gail Carson Levine, Libba Bray, and Tamora Pierce. When she's not writing, she enjoys traveling, cooking, spending too much time on the internet, screwing the rules, finding the Master Sword, guided falling, consulting for the NYPD, guarding the galaxy, boldly going, and catching 'em all.

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