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An excerpt from No Fool: An Undercover Mission
About Ann Raina Ann lives in Germany and writing is one of her favorite hobbies. By now she has published Freedom in Chains, Spice for Your Life and Living for the Act with eXtasy Books. Here is her fourth book, a romantic love story paired with sex and adventure.
Ann's email: annraina@yahoo.com
Also by Ann Raina
Freedom in Chains
Copyright 2008 Ann Raina
ISBN 978-1-55487-009-7
Cover art by Martine Jardin
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Spice for Your Life
Copyright 2009 Ann Raina
ISBN 978-1-55487-216-9
Cover art by Martine Jardin
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Living for the Act 1
Copyright (c) 2009 Ann Raina
ISBN: 978-1-55487-362-3
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Living for the Act 2
Copyright (c) 2009 Ann Raina
ISBN: 978-1-55487-395-1
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Living for the Act 3
Copyright (c) 2010 Ann Raina
ISBN: 978-1-5587-462-0
Cover art by Martine Jardin
An Interview with Ann Raina
By Holly Hewson for The Romance Studio
HH: Ann, thank you for talking with us at TRS! Please tell us about your featured book, No Fool. AR: Up to now, Michael Tessler has just been the CIA's best known charmer. He's the ladies' men, who naturally deals with women like others deal with newspapers - you can have dozens if you want to. Now his boss thinks he's the right man for a much more difficult job: He shall work as a callboy to find out about strange deals at a wellness farm, owned by a very rich lady. He doesn't know how to reach the expected goal and what it will be in the end. It turns out very different from what he expected in the first meeting.
HH: Your hero is a charming CIA agent who thinks he knows what he's gotten himself into. Where did you get the idea for this intriguing story? AR: I'm very lucky to say that some ideas just jump at me, under the shower or close to bedtime. For "No Fool" it started with the scene I displayed as excerpt on my website. The young woman who comes to him wants to know about the toys to use. It's fun in the beginning and goes on very erotically.
HH: What do you like best about Michael and how do you relate to him? AR: Michael is a big boy. He doesn't even know about his sex appeal or that the women turn their heads when he enters. It just happens to him. When he falls in love, however, he's strong and focused, out to do everything to protect. That's a character treat I admire. Additionally, he's very open-minded. A guy with a strict plan for life wouldn't master the situations Michael gets in. <big smile here>
HH: What sort of research did you do to bring this story so convincingly to life? AR: I wrote books dealing with CIA agents and their work before, and I don't state that I'm closer to reality than other spy novels or movies! I love to develop characters and their interaction. The strong lady who owns the estate; her brother, who is in love with a man; the lady's girlfriend, who loves to live and shows it every minute; the young woman, who comes from a bad background and struggles to make the best out of her situation. All these characters were great to create. To see them interact and develop their sympathies (or not) was even better.
HH: What else do you have in store for lucky readers? AR: Currently, I work on a German fantasy novel, but when this will be finished, I'll concentrate on another erotic novel. I do have some ideas in mind, but no plot yet.
HH: With the growing popularity of ebooks readers like Nook and Kindle, what do you see in the future for ebooks? AR: Isn't it great to have many books available on one small computer? I hope that many book lovers more will turn to read their books in electronic format. Consequently, ebooks will reach more readers. I expect a higher popularity and easier handling of ebook readers within two years.
HH: As an author, has ebook piracy had an impact on you?? AR: Not as far as I know, but I'm no expert of all the internet sites which copy and sell ebooks illegally. It is discouraging to realize that so many works get stolen and that the ebook pirates hardly get caught.
HH: What made you want to become an author in the first place? AR: I've been writing stories since I was a kid so there was no special event behind the decision. It just happened. I've always considered it much easier to write down plots than to tell them to my friends. I wrote the first long stories at the age of twelve. I read a lot and try to figure out what makes some famous novels special or what angers me in others. That way, I try to improve my own writing style.
HH: What is your happiest moment as an author to this point? AR: I was very, very happy when I got three wonderful reviews for my trilogy Living for the Act. Yet there are more happy moments - when a new idea comes up or when I spend time brainstorming with my girlfriend.
HH: Any big plans for the fall? AR: I will promote my German book. So cross your fingers that readers enjoy that story as much as they enjoy the English novels I write. I think, I'm very lucky to have the possibility to have my stories read by so many people.
HH: Thank you!
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