Thursday, October 1, 2015

Kiki Howell Interviews Lashell Collins

Today I’m interviewing fellow author in the Alpha Shifter Seductions Boxed Set, Lashell Collins. I’m excited to find out more about her and her story in the set. So, let’s get started.

Kiki: Hey Lashell. Can you tell us what got you started writing?
Lashell:  Actually, I've always felt like a writer, even back when I was very young. But you know how we get busy with life and we forget the things we used to love to do because we're so busy doing the things we have to do? Well, that happened. And then, about six years ago I lost someone very special to me, and I just started writing in my grief. I haven't stopped since.

Kiki: What was your first published story, title, genre, and how did you publish it?
Lashell:  All of my books are self-published. My first story was book one of a trilogy. It was called Pierced by Danger, and it was romantic suspense. And I was so new to the whole writing scene at that time that I had no clue what I had written was romantic suspense until beta readers started responding and saying things like, “Oh, my gosh, it's so suspenseful!”

Kiki: When you were asked to be in this paranormal romance boxed set, what made you go with a werewolf?
Lashell:  Because werewolves are my thing. I actually write in three different genres – romantic suspense, rockstar romance, and paranormal (shifter) romance. Cops, rockstars and werewolves are my go-to heroes every time, and I actively looks for ways to combine the three. My Lunar Falls trilogy features a small town Sheriff who just happens to be the reigning GrandAlpha over the five werewolf packs in the state of Ohio. And in my current WIP, my hero is a sexy as sin rockstar who also just happens to be a werewolf.

Kiki: What inspired the plot of The Claiming, your story in the Alpha Shifter Seductions Box Set? Was it in direct relation to the type of shifter, or something else?
Lashell:  Well, yes and no. Like I said, werewolves are my thing. But also, I was simply intrigued by the idea of a woman being bitten by what she assumed was a normal wolf, only to suddenly find herself stalked by a handsome stranger. Who is he, and why is he watching her? What does he want? And why are these strange things happening to her body? There was just something mysterious and sexy about that concept to me, so I went with it.

Kiki: What type of shifters do you like to read about?
Lashell:  Werewolves, obviously. But I also enjoy reading about big cat shifters and dragon shifters. I love them all!



About the Author
Lashell Collins is an Amazon Bestselling author of romantic suspense, paranormal romance and rockstar romance. She walks to the beat of her own drum, but that’s okay ’cause she’s got a pretty good sense of rhythm. Basically, she’s a geeky, quirky, laid-back, rocker-loving kinda girl who’s married to a retired cop, motorcycle-riding, bad-boy alpha all her own, and she likes to write about sexy police officers, werewolves and rockstars, or some inventive combination of the three! When she’s not busy tapping away on her laptop and living vicariously through her characters, she can usually be found watching Grimm, rocking out to Slash ft. Myles Kennedy & the Conspirators, stuffing her face full of Chinese food, or riding on the back of her husband’s Harley-Davidson. Between her book characters and the ones she knows in real life, her plate stays pretty full. But she loves to hear from readers, so give her a shout sometime!


About Lashell's story, The Claiming 
Xander Salvador knows that he is destined to be the Alpha of the Woods Canyon Pack. He’s felt it in his soul his entire life, even through all the taunting and ridicule he’s suffered over the disgrace of how his parents died. But The Claiming is drawing near. The ancient, and some say barbaric practice, where the strong and worthy males battle for the right to be Big Dog often ends in death. But in order to join the battle and step into his destiny, Xander must first claim the heart of his chosen mate, Antonia Montgomery.

Toni doesn’t have time for love. She’s driven to take the reins of her ailing father’s company and prove that she can keep it at the top of its game. Her eccentric aunt’s tales of werewolves and bizarre mating rituals have no bearing on her life. Until she’s bitten by a wolf one night and her safe, structured world begins to spiral out of control. Now, strange things are happening to her body and her mind, and the mysterious sexy man who always seems to be watching has her wondering if her aunt’s wild tales could be true.

 About Alpha Shifter Seductions Box Set
****WARNING: HIGH HEAT LEVEL**** 

Alpha Shifter Seductions features your favorite NYT, USA Today, International Bestselling and Award Winning Authors bringing you a scorching ***ALL NEW*** book collection of never-before-seen page turners filled to bursting with seductive shifters.
These hot Alphas will seduce you as you follow dragons, wolves, big cats, and other shifters behind closed doors and between the sheets toward that happily ever after every romantic at heart secretly craves.
Find out what pleasures these Alphas can offer when the temperatures shift!

Amazon: 
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013TJQW82

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