Thanks for having me as your guest today, Helen. I
enjoyed writing about my inspiration for Little Red Riding Wolf and I’ll be
looking forward to responding to comments. Leave a comment today on Helen’s
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Twisted Fairy Tales
have hit the spotlight with shows like Grimm
and Once Upon a Time, and it
couldn’t have come at a better time for me. I love twisted fairy tales, but
these aren’t your child’s fairy tales. I twist them for adults. I didn’t start
writing them in response to the new wave of movies and TV shows. I started
because I’ve always loved fairy tales. Where else can you find shape-changing
princes or evil witches or tales with happy-ever-afters? Why, paranormal
romance!
Paranormal romance
for adults, that is. While I love children’s tales, my twists are full of adult
entertainment mixed with a dose of the paranormal and laced with just a hint of
a traditional tale. How do I make it work? Move the traditional tale out of the
past and into a modern Colorado Rocky Mountain setting. Change the little girl
into a full grown woman who is also the wolf. And add in a hunky forest ranger
for her to devour instead of the woodsman.
Keep some of the
traditional elements and spice them up. Red’s cape becomes a hoodie and Red’s
fear changes into an exciting adventure where she calls the shots by deciding
that a one-night stand might just be what a good girl needs. But what happens
when her lover discovers he’s falling in love with a werewolf, and that the
real big bad wolf is her brother?
That’s how I twist
a child’s tale into an adult adventure that will have you looking forward to
the second book, nearly ready and waiting in the wings. If you thought Red was
an adventure, look out for what Snow White’s foray into the world of the adult.
Evil stepmothers watch out!
You can
discover Little Red Riding Wolf at Passion In Print Press HERE, or
Amazon HERE
or Barnes and Noble HERE.
Fraternizing with humans is taboo, but when feisty werewolf Red runs into hunky new forest ranger Evan Brewster, she jumps on the opportunity to let loose her desires. Evan is stoked when he meets the petite red haired hottie, and combined with his new discovery of wolves in Colorado, thinks his career and life are made. Then Red pushes him away, her hostile brother threatens his life, and things begin to spiral out of control. Caught between her sexy lover and her pack can Red trust Evan with her secrets, or must she sacrifice her human lover and her heart?
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Bio: Jessica Aspen writes paranormal
romance near the foothills of the Colorado Rockies. Her books are full of
elves, were-wolves and sexy men who walk on the dark side of the knife. She
loves dark chocolate, walking the dog, hiking, and is obsessed with her new
lap-top. Jessica is also obsessed with writing and learning about writing. She
is a member of RWA, CRW, FF&P and PRO.
You can find Jessica the first Friday of the month at http://ParanormalFreebies.com and during the
week at http://jessicaaspen.com. Follow
Jessica on Twitter @jessicaaspen
and on Facebook.com/Jessica.Aspen
Fraternizing with humans is taboo, but when feisty werewolf Red runs into hunky new forest ranger Evan Brewster, she jumps on the opportunity to let loose her desires. Evan is stoked when he meets the petite red haired hottie, and combined with his new discovery of wolves in Colorado, thinks his career and life are made. Then Red pushes him away, her hostile brother threatens his life, and things begin to spiral out of control. Caught between her sexy lover and her pack can Red trust Evan with her secrets, or must she sacrifice her human lover and her heart?
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Bio: Jessica Aspen writes paranormal
romance near the foothills of the Colorado Rockies. Her books are full of
elves, were-wolves and sexy men who walk on the dark side of the knife. She
loves dark chocolate, walking the dog, hiking, and is obsessed with her new
lap-top. Jessica is also obsessed with writing and learning about writing. She
is a member of RWA, CRW, FF&P and PRO.
You can find Jessica the first Friday of the month at http://ParanormalFreebies.com and during the
week at http://jessicaaspen.com. Follow
Jessica on Twitter @jessicaaspen
and on Facebook.com/Jessica.Aspen
Once Upon a Time has become one of my favorite shows. Love Grimm too. Great post, Jessica! I love the sound of your book, and I'm off to purchase. :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Lia! I love those shows, I wasn't sure about Grimm at first, but it's developing nicely. Last night was the final episode of Once Upon a Time, I hope the continue it next season. Hope you enjoy the book!
DeleteThere are werewolves in Colorado?
ReplyDeleteO_O
Absolutely! But they are incognito. That's why Red has a mission in Little Red Riding Wolf. Keeping werewolves a secret is of vital importance!
ReplyDeleteAwesome post. I am already intrigued. I love the Colorado Rockies, Once Upon a Time, and the original fairy tales, too.
ReplyDeleteAnother twisted fan! One of the things that I love about the fairy tales is how many ways there are to change them up, and how you still keep the essence of the story. It's a great lesson in that there are no new stories, just new storytellers. Glad you dropped by. :)
DeleteJessica Aspen
Welcome, Jessica! And hi to Lia, Holley, and Tanya! Thanks for stopping in :).
ReplyDeleteHappy to be here, Helen. And thrilled to be the first person in the CRW bloghop. Thanks for having me as your guest.
ReplyDeleteoh wow. that sounds awesome! i love a good fairytale, and when someone takes them and twists them into something new and different, i just get all excited. so thanks very much jessica.
ReplyDeletei have to admit that i have on tape all of once upon a time episodes, but haven't watch a single one yet. i was kinda waiting to know if they were going to renew it or not. i got into unforgettable and was behind about 5 episodes but learned today it's not being renewed, nor is the finder. which sucks b/c i liked those two shows. lol. oh well.
hope you have fantastic success.
Sounds like my author friend Hillary Seidl, she is upset about Finder too. I didn't get started on that one. It's tough when they don't renew, I still miss the Dresden Files and there were so many books left to cover. Love that series! Thanks for the well wishes!
DeleteWhat a wonderful sounding book. I love twisted fairy tales as well. Cannot wait to read this one.
ReplyDeleteNikki
So many twisted fairy tale fans, gotta love it! I hope you enjoy the book, I had fun writing it and I'm loving working on the sequel. No limits to what you can do with a fairy tale. :)
Deleteoh wow! that cover is amazing! I want to read! :)
ReplyDeleteJase
vslavetopassionv@aol.com
Glad you like the cover, Passion in Print did a wonderful job. It catches the eye and the imagination!
DeleteWelcome L.C.D., Nikki, and Jason!
ReplyDeleteTwisted fairy tales are awesome -- I'm working on one myself!
ReplyDeleteBest of luck with your fairy tale, which one are you twisting?
DeleteI love twisted fairy tales and love the cover. MG
ReplyDeleteAnother cover fan! Well, after seeing your covers, I hope mine competes. I'm looking forward to seeing what the next cover has on it, I better start thinking seriously about my cover requests!
DeleteI was blown away the first time I read the real fairy tales, not the sanitized versions by Little Golden Books and Disney. The originals were very scary stories with memorable consequences meant to keep people in line. They didn't have the sexiness of your stories, which I am really looking forward to reading, but they did have animals snacking on humans. lol
ReplyDeleteDonna
donnafisk@bellsouth.net
The original Grimm fairy tales are very grim. I really should see if that's where the word derived from because it is so apropos. It is pretty shocking to read stories where people die from shoes and the happy every after always comes at a price. This series is a little lighter than that, hope you like it just as much!
DeleteI just love those twisted fairy tales! They give you a sense of the familiar combined with a totally new flavor! Let's hope they give vampire stories a run for their money.
ReplyDeleteLori
That's the next trend Lori, Twisted Fairy tales are here! The question is will they remain mainstream longer than this year? I sure hope so as I am now heavily invested in Once Upon a Time. And that guy in Grimm is very cute!
DeleteI day late to the party, Jessica. Mea culpas all over the dang place. Now, where is my sword? Oh, right. It's at the shop. It needed repairs b/c I've had to throw myself on it so many times over the last few months.
ReplyDeleteWONDERFUL post. No spoilers from me on LRRW. I can not wait until the next one hits the press.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! You can be a day late any time Gloria, with such sweet words in your comments. :) And do you have an extra sword, I need one too!
DeleteLove the idea of your story, Jessica. I'll have to get it for my Nook! Also, your cover is scary but great!
ReplyDeleteClare Austin
That cover is a little on the dark side, but my story is a little lighter than that. I wouldn't call it one of my darker stories, that's for sure. Even though it does have the werewolves. Thanks for dropping by Clare!
ReplyDeleteOkay, I've read this novella and I love it! I agree the cover is scary but when you read the story, you're delighted and left wanting more. Can't wait to hear about Snow White!
ReplyDeleteThanks Elizabeth! I do write some dark horror, but it's mostly in my flash fiction. For some reason writing really short brings out my dark side. Little Red Riding Wolf is fun, and I'm determined to finish my Snow and the Seventh Wolf ASAP!
ReplyDeleteTime to choose a winner, let me get the drawing going over here. Ok, pulling out a slip of paper with the name on it, drum roll please! And the winner is...Donna! Congratulations! I'll be contacting you today. And thanks to everyone for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, Donna!
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