Interview: Paranormal Romance Author Beverly Ovalle + giveaway

Can you, for those who don't know you already, tell something about yourself and how you became an author?
I’ve been writing my whole life. I didn’t realize that, but my mom gave me some truly awful poetry I’d written when I was in grade school. LOL. I’d written and been in the Creative Writing Club in high school and never really stopped. Usually, I’d toss whatever I wrote out so there is no evidence. I thought! Then my BFF challenged me to enter a writing contest. I actually had a completed story, so I thought, why not? Neither of us won the contest, but the publisher, Boroughs Publishing Group, wanted our stories and we got contracts. I still have two books with them, Dragons’ Mate and Touched by the Sandman.

What is something unique/quirky about you?
I’m a serial hobbyist. I don’t ever drop them unless it’s a painful hobby (glass blowing) but I usually do one at a time.

What are some of your pet peeves?
My worst one, is having someone talk to me on the phone and chewing. Bubble gum or food. I have been known to hang up without warning as everyone in the family knows this.

Where were you born/grew up at?
I was born in Oak Park IL. I grew up moving around. We lived in Illinois, Indiana and Florida growing up. Once I was an adult. I lived in California and Wisconsin.

If you knew you'd die tomorrow, how would you spend your last day?
I would spend it with my family. Do a quick cruise to Illinois to see my parents, brother, SIL and niece and nephew. Dragging my husband of course. Then I’d finish the rest of the day with my children and granddaughter. I would want them to know I loved them (they do know!) and not to grieve. I’ve had a good life.

What kind of world ruler would you be?
I’d be the worst kind of despot. My way or off with your head! People annoy me.

What are you passionate about these days?
Prepping and preserving food. I love to can and dehydrate food.

What do you do to unwind and relax?
I love to cook, unfortunately that means I have to clean also and am not fond of that part. I love to travel in my RV. Sew, and play board games. My kids and I get together every few weeks and play games all evening.

When did you first consider yourself a writer?
I’ve always been a writer, but considered myself an author when my first book was published. Then I bragged, lol.

Do you have a favorite movie?
The Day After Tomorrow.

Which of your novels can you imagine made into a movie?
I’d love to see Stealing Hope made into a movie, but I always say it would probably end up in a sticky floored theater!

As a writer, what would you choose as your mascot/avatar/spirit animal?
A dragon, could be a book worm too!

The apocalypse has been and gone.
Generations have passed.
The old world wakes up to a future they never imagined.

Waking Tamara (A Dragon’s Fated Heart Book 4)
by Beverly Ovalle
May 4, 2024
Genre: Paranormal Romance
The apocalypse has been and gone.

Generations have passed.

The old world wakes up to a future they never imagined.
Indra answers a mating call and is plunged into his future. He’s drawn to a beauty frozen in the
past. He wants more than a kiss when he wakes her. But he has to have patience.

Gazing into Indra’s eyes, Mara is instantly smitten. One surprise after another has her believing
in fairy tales. But there are no princes in her story, only dragons.

Believing in dragons isn’t the hard part. Even becoming a dragon brings her more pleasure than
she’d ever dreamed. But being told she’s becoming a parent without her consent.

Nope.

Indra has some groveling to do.

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Beverly Ovalle dabbled with writing on and off for years when her best friend finally dared her to submit a story to a writing contest. Beverly decided she had nothing to lose and since she'd always wanted to be an author sent it in and agonized for months waiting to hear back. Contract in hand she has never looked back.

Beverly Ovalle has been obsessed with dragons and romance since she was a young girl, collecting dragon books and reading everything she could find on them even down to the care of real-life dragons. She's always been slightly panicked that the world as we know it will end, so has prepped for it, haunting survivalist pages and prepper projects she felt she needed in the event SHTF (shit hit the fan).

An avid fan of all romance, Beverly's goal is to share her love of the written word and write the spicy romances that she enjoys. She writes what she loves to read and it was only a matter of time before her obsessions crept into her writing for her to share. She hopes you enjoy her tales as much as she loves writing them.

A United States Navy Veteran, Beverly has traveled around the world and the United States enabling her to bring her settings to life. Reading romances since the fourth grade she's followed as the genre changed and spread into the vast cornucopia of romance offered today.

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COVER REVEAL: Finding Faith (A Dragon's Fated Heart Book #2) by Beverly Ovalle

Finding Faith (A Dragon's Fated Heart Book #2)

by Beverly Ovalle
May 7, 2019

The apocalypse had been and gone.

Those left banded together for survival, creating safety from the chaos.

They succeeded.

Faith wanted more, she wanted to live, to love, fly free. More than survival, Faith craved adventure. Leaving home, seeking a new life, all that ceased when she witnessed her sister being abducted-by dragons, creatures shrouded in myth. Determined to rescue her, Faith begins an adventure she never wants to end.

Dragon shifter Crag follows his heart, hunting for his fated mate. Once he finds her, Crag is determined to keep her safe, from all threats. Admitting he is a dragon shifter and involved in her sister’s kidnapping may be the end of them.

Until the interference of a race of dragons desperate for survival grasps their only chance, stealing Faith and drawing Crag along to save her.

Stealing Hope (a Dragon's Fated Heart Book 1)

by Beverly Ovalle

February 11, 2017

252 pages

The apocalypse has come and gone. 

Those who survived learned to adapt. 

Dragons awaken to once again reign over the skies. 

Upon eruption of a volcano, Ari awakens to a changed world, and a knowing that his dragon's mate is near. He saves her twice—once as a dragon, and again as a man—and wins her confidence. 

Hope cried out, moaning, “just change me with pleasure?” 

Hope is restless and unfulfilled until she meets Ari, the man of her fantasies. The sensual tension between them heightens with every touch. When their passion explodes, Hope gets pulled into the dragon's mating ritual...and into a world of erotic sensation she never dreamed existed but now cannot live without. The dragon binds his mate to him with a ritual that shows Hope her true nature in this humorous erotic romance.

About the Author:
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Beverly Ovalle dabbled with writing on and off for years when her best friend finally dared her to submit a story to a writing contest. Beverly decided she had nothing to lose and since she'd always wanted to be an author sent it in and agonized for months waiting to hear back. Contract in hand she has never looked back.

Arts and Crafts With Authors: Blue jean purse with Beverly Ovalle + giveaway

It surprises me how many people can’t sew. I’ve been doing it for *ehem* years. I own three sewing machines. Perhaps two too many but I can’t help it. It’s an addiction! I’d kill to get one of those fancy embroidery machines! One of my machines is a serger, one is my trusty machine that I bought from Monkey Wards (Montgomery Wards). Both are pink, LOL. I like pink. The third is heavy duty so I can sew denim and heavy canvas. Unfortunately it only came in white.

I find a pattern I like and follow the directions. Or I find what I want and figure out a way to do it.

One of my favorites, and one I’ve taught to the kids at church is making a purse out of old blue jeans. I never found a pattern. It’s easy to do and fun for all ages. I even put pockets inside it to fit my kindle in. The front part, I’ve used to put in my laptop and its cords.

If you look at the picture it has one main compartment, two back pockets, three front pockets, and two inside pockets, Kindle sized! Or tablet sized. I can fit my kindle fire in sideways in the interior pockets.

First cut off a pair of blue jeans at the crotch, so that it is one big whole. :D Don’t leave it joined as it’s harder to sew through the multiple layers.

Turn the jeans so they are inside out. Smooth out and pin the front pockets so that they will lay flat and be sewn into the bottom of the purse. Line up the pockets and the front and back of the jeans. Pin them together.

Sew the bottom seam. A purse takes A LOT of punishment so I recommend sewing at least three times across the bottom. Make sure you go over the beginning and end of each stitch a couple of times so it doesn’t unravel. I did two straight seams and one zig zag seam. Three straight seams for a beginner is fine.

Decide on the strap length you want. There are two ways to do the strap. If you want one long one so it looks more like a messenger bag, measure where you want the strap to go across your body and how thick you want it. I wanted it about 1 ½ inches thick. Cut the length from one of the legs. I was lazy (it was easier!) and cut it 3 inches wide. I folded the strap so that the edges met in the inside center. Iron it or pin it to get it to lay flat.

Run a zigzag or satin stitch over the center where the edges meet. When it is done, place the strap (or straps) where you want them. For one strap, place them on the sides of the purse. For two, sew them to the front and back, each end about 2 inches from the edges. (Like my picture) Sew each strap twice to make sure they hold.

Turn it so the jeans are right side and you’re done! You can embellish it with any decoration you want. Bedazzle to your hearts content!

When I’m not sewing I’m writing! My newest is book is a Dragon Shifter novel. Stealing Hope is the first in a series and just released at Thanksgiving. http://amzn.to/1R9k7GJ

Stealing Hope
by Beverly Ovalle
November 24, 2015

165 pages
Ardent Books, an imprint of Assent Publishing

Amazon Bestseller in Erotica Paranormal AND Erotica Science Fiction 

The apocalypse has come and gone.
Those who survived learned to adapt.
Dragons awaken to once again reign over the skies.

Upon eruption of a volcano, Ari awakens to a changed world, and a knowing that his dragon's mate is near. He saves her twice—once as a dragon, and again as a man—and wins her confidence.

Hope cried out, moaning, “just change me with pleasure?”

Hope is restless and unfulfilled until she meets Ari, the man of her fantasies. The sensual tension between them heightens with every touch. When their passion explodes, Hope gets pulled into the dragon's mating ritual...and into a world of erotic sensation she never dreamed existed but now cannot live without. The dragon binds his mate to him with a ritual that shows Hope her true nature in this humorous erotic romance.

About the Author:

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World traveler thanks to the US Navy, Beverly Ovalle has found inspiration for her tales in the world around her though she is now landlocked in southern Wisconsin. Her obsession with dragons started as she collected stories and figurines from around the world. She began delving into prepping and survival in reaction to the world around her. Beverly’s experiences and wicked imagination have come together in her erotic short stories, contemporary romance novellas and now her first full length erotic paranormal romance. Beverly Ovalle is member of RWA and a proud member of ROMVETS, a group of women veterans that write romance and have proudly and honorably served their countries.

Dragons' Mate - Boroughs Publishing Group
Touched by the Sandman - Boroughs Publishing Group
Lightning Strike
Triple D Dude Ranch
Love Me Forever

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Spotlight: Touched by the Sandman by Beverly Ovalle

Touched by the Sandman came to me as a dream. When I was waking up I grabbed my computer and started typing. I hope you all enjoy my naughty dream as much as I did!

Touched by the Sandman
by Beverly Ovalle
Genre – Erotic Paranormal
Publication Date – March 20, 2014
Length (Pages/# Words) – 34
Publisher – Boroughs Publishing Group
Cover Artist – Boroughs Publishing Group
A lonely woman's torrid sexual dreams and fantasy partner await her as a dominant reality in another dimension.

The sandman visits those that need him, assisting them to sleep. Until one night he meets a woman that he cannot help but return to time after time.

She is lonely. He comes to her as she drifts off to sleep, the man of her dreams. Awake or asleep, which is her reality?

He knows she is the one meant for him. He will find a way to make both of their dreams come true.

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Excerpt - 

The darkness blurred and shimmered, bringing to life a man of moonlight and darkness: Aryne.

Before him Aryne could see her, lying in bed, tears of loneliness staining her pillow. She made his heart ache. He softly stepped to her side. His hand touched her face and gently pushed back her hair. He leaned over and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead, turning her dreams from sadness to joy. Her body arched toward his touch as the skim of his hand, the heat of his skin traced the edges of her curves. He stepped back…and then within the shimmer of dreams disappeared.

Night after night her loneliness cried to him. Unable to resist, he came to her. Subtly he inserted himself into her dreams, into her arms. Aryne knew it was wrong. As a guide, his job was to bring sweet, peaceful dreams. But no one affected him like she had. He was unable to resist comforting her, drawing her into his arms, covering her body with his…but only in her dreams. There Aryne stole the passion from her lips, igniting an ache in his body that would not go away.

Touching her shattered him. He knew instinctively that her touch would be his downfall. Her touch could keep him here in this splinter of his world, isolated as all of the Outcasts were. Generations had gone by; those exiled had died long ago, their children mixing amongst the races of the universe.

He had tried to stay away, fearing this. He was adrift, swept away, drowning in her passion, breaths away from losing himself. Giving in, acknowledging the power she unknowingly had over him would condemn him, keep him here if she was unable to travel to his world. Very few could navigate between worlds. And this world would drain his power rather than enhance it. Even the short time he spent there took its toll on him, the drain only in abeyance when he was in her arms. Try as he might, he could not resist her siren call. Only by controlling her and the passion between them could he make sure that he would not become lost. Lost in her. Trapped forever in her world.

He had done his best, gentling her to his hand, to his control. She knew the unspoken rules, knew the consequences. He played them out in her dreams, a dark symphony of passion and restraint. Perhaps unforgivable for a guide, but he could not resist. And just her body was no longer enough. Eventually he would capture her heart and soul.

A man of shadows, it would be during the midnight hours of her slumber.

Book Trailer: http://youtu.be/CCjRWmIfiHk

About the Author:

Beverly Ovalle lives in Wisconsin with her husband Edmond of 24 years and two Chinese Water Dragons. Having her own Dragons is expected as she is dragon crazy and anyone that walks in her house can tell. Her son Nicholas visits when he is on leave from the Marines. Her daughter Susannah visits from time to time to make sure us ‘old’ folks are alive and kicking.

Beverly has traveled around the world thanks to five years in the US Navy and has worked for the government in one capacity or another for the past 30 years. Beverly and her brothers have travelled most of the continental United States as children due to the station wagon from Hell. Still active with veterans, she is adjutant for her local AMVETS.

Beverly has been reading romances since her Aunt introduced her to the gothic romance in the fourth grade and is still reading every chance she gets.

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