Interview and Giveaway With Lilli Feisty
January 27, 2010 
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I’m very excited to be talking with Lilli Feisty, author of two of my favorite erotic romance novels, Bound To Please and Dare To Surrender.
In both Bound To Please and Dare To Surrender Lilli Feisty delivers moving romances that give the reader a glimpse into the world of loving BDSM relationships. She offers insight on the psychological reasons couples might engage in Dom/sub relationships, while keeping it sexy and romantic with characters that are well rounded and authentic.
FV: Lilli Feisty is a fabulous name for an erotic romance writer. Is that your given name? Or a name you gave yourself?
LF: Ha, no it’s not my real name. I think I was drinking wine one night and picked a name when I signed up on Romance Divas. I really didn’t plan on using it for publication, but by the time I got published everyone was calling me Feisty and refused to let me change it. At conference, I actually answer to Feisty and think it’s strange when someone calls me Lilli. (FV: My book blogging friends and I call you Feisty as well *g*)
FV: Tell me about your writing process. Are you painfully organized and linear, free spirited and wild, or somewhere in between?
LF: Um, well, I’m painfully something, and I guess that would have to be free and wild! I basically just start writing. Usually I have a black moment in mind, and write up to that. I sell on proposal, but my final version usually goes off track a bit. But overall, no. I’m not organized at all! In any aspect of my life, ha. I’m kind of like Joy that way.
FV: The gentlemen in your novels, are they based on the gentlemen in your life?
LF: Can I take the fifth? I will say Mark (from Bound to Please) is based on a five-minute encounter I had with a fairly well-known musician. I was talking to him and the story just unfolded in my mind. And no, it wasn’t that kind of encounter! If it were, I would hope it would be more than five minutes… Sadly, there aren’t a lot of gentlemen in my life so I have to make them up. 
(FV: Exhibit A: The evidence says otherwise Ms. Feisty)
FV: In Bound To Please and Dare to Surrender you have minor characters that are gay. Have you, or will be writing an erotic romance where the main characters are involved in a gay relationship?
LF: I would love to. I’ve written bisexual men, like in my Spice Brief, Taken. I almost always include a bit of same-sex encounters in my books. And I’m writing about a bunch of bisexual pirates for a novel for Samhain. Personally, I’m not a big fan of m/m but I love lesbian erotica and I’d love to write a lesbian erotic romance. Unfortunately, that’s a slow market, so I don’t know if I’ll be writing it anytime soon. However, at some point I’m going to write a short story for Yvette and put it up as a free read on my website. I adore Yvette! A bit of trivia: she gets it on with the cute waitress from Savor during the party. But that’s not in the book.
FV: In Bound To Please, Mark steals Ruby’s jasmine scented soap and later uses it to masturbate with. In erotic romance, that’s hot. In real life maybe a little creepy? What do you think?
LF: LOL. Well, I’m very much a scent person. I’m the kind of person who will smell someone’s t-shirt when they’re not around. If someone stole my soap, I don’t think I’d be creeped out, but I suppose it would depend on the person. Honestly, I think it’s just hot to think about Mark masturbating. Ha ha. <— (FV: I wholeheartedly agree)
FV: Who is your favorite character from your novels?
LF: Honestly, probably Lacy from I love Lacy. It’s a short romantic comedy, but I loved the heroine. She’s very much like a character from a 30’s screwball comedy, and I had a blast writing her. Incidentally, that’s the book with my infamous line, “she made him hornier than a breadbox.” (FV: I have no idea what that means but I’m putting this on my to-read list NOW)
FV: If you were going to spend a month on an island alone with Lacey from, I Love Lacy, and you could only take 3 things with you, what would you take?
LF: Lacy? Ha ha. I’d have to say my iPod, my vibrator, and lots of books.
FV: What is your favorite line (from your novels of course)?
LF: “She made him hornier than a bread-box.” I also like the line from the book I’m currently writing: “Out of all the women in all the world, he had to go and spread chocolate sauce on this one.”
FV: How did you get started writing in the Erotic Romance genre?
LF: When I started writing romance, the erotic genre was booming. It was natural for me to start writing really hot books, and so I just did. I also really love the psychological aspects of sex, and enjoy exploring that in my writing.
FV: What do you do when you’re not writing?
LF: Procrastinate. Listen to music. Watch YouTube videos. Play with my son. Hang out with friends. I also love to cook and I try to find time to read.
FV: Who is your favorite author?
LF: Um, wow. Hard question. I like a lot of classics authors, such as Steinbeck, Jane Austen, and Dorothy Parker. I also LOVE Chuck Palahniuk. And of course, that’s not even covering my favorite romance authors. I love all my talented Smutketeers, and I’m not just saying that because they’re also my best friends. I also am a huge fan of Kresley Cole, J.R. Ward and Larissa Ione. I love paranormals, reading them is a real treat for me.
FV: What was the last book you read?
LF: I’m currently reading the latest J.R. Ward book and loving it! Next up I have a book of Larissa’s; I’m saving it like a piece of delicious chocolate.
FV: I noticed from your photo on your blog that you have tattoos. Do you have favorite and if so is there a story behind it?
LF: I would have to say my sugar skull on my arm is my favorite tattoo. I’m a bit fascinated by life after death (one of my favorite TV shows was Dead Like Me), and I love the idea of celebrating deceased loved ones. So the work on my arm is kind of a Dia de los Muertos commemorative piece for my deceased mother. Her birthday happens to fall on Dia de los Muertos, and so my artist included November 2nd in the piece. It’s not complete yet, but you can see a picture of it here.
FV: What’s next for you?
LF: I’m writing a book about a bad-boy chef from LA who is forced to take a job in the middle of nowhere, Northern California. It is really a fun book to write! Lots of food sex, and, as I think you may have noticed, I like writing about food.
And finally, real quick without thinking:
Tom or Jerry? Tom?
Red or Black? Black.
Vampire or Werewolf? Vampire!
Christmas or Halloween? Halloween!
Danielle Steel or Nicholas Sparks? Um…
Fantasy or Reality? Fantasy.
Call or Text? Text
N*sync or Backstreet Boys? Beastie Boys.
Elmo or Ernie? Elmo
Roses or Lillies? Roses
Mark or Ash? Both. At once. (FV: Me too!)
Thank you so much for being here today Lilli, it’s been fun getting to know a bit about you.
GIVEAWAY:
Lilli Feisty has kindly offered one copy of her latest release Dare To Surrender to one lucky www.FictionVixen.com reader. To enter, all you need to do is leave a comment here and say hello to Lilli, (Ms. Feisty if you’re nasty.) Oh geez, I just dated myself. Contest is open until February 1, 9:00 pm PST. I’ll announce the winner the next day. Contest open to US residents. Good luck!
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I am so signing up for this one! This was an outrageous interview!! I loved every second of it!! Great job. It is a pleasure to get to know you Ms. Feisty! I am loving the covers of the books!!!
Please drop my name in the hat, please please please!!! Have a great day!
Cecile–Something tells me you and Ms. Feisty would get along fabulously.
Great, great interview! Thanks Lilli and FV!
Now gimme the book LOL
Oh never mind, have it on pre-order…and come to think of it I have I LOVE LACEY somewhere on my computer too…will dig it up to read soon!
Hugs.
Pearl
Hi Ms. Feisty! I LOVED Bound to Please so much and I absolutely can not WAIT to read Dare to Surrender! I'm intrigued by Ash and loved your interview!
Hi Ms. Feisty!!!
(holding my hand up way high and jumping up and down!)
I have been dying to read your books, just been short on cash this month. They will be a definite pick up when the money gods shine down on me again!
Thank you so much for stopping by and giving a wonderful interview!
Please enter me in the contest!
Amy J
Hi
Thank you for the interview with Feisty & thanks to Ms. Feisty for sharing here. It was a lot of fun to read & interesting too!
All the best,
RKCharron
bisexual pirates —> Count me in on that book tee-hee. FV loaned me Bound to Please and Mark was one of the hottest heros I've encountered in erotic romance. Nipple rings, glasses, musician, yes please. I think why I connected with him so much is that he did remind me of a musician I once met back when I was cool and used to go to Gutter Mouth concerts.
I must meet Ash.
Great Interview FV!!!
Hello Ms. Feisty
what a fun interesting interview.
please count me in for the giveaway it sound like a great book.
Cecile, consider your name dropped! And yeah, I, too have a feeling we'd get along!
Pearl, let me know what you think of Lacy. It's a very silly little story. But I like it!
Thanks, Jennifer!!
Amy, I totally understand the cash flow problem! You're entered!
Thanks, RK!!
Smokinhot, I'm sure you're still very cool. Come on, you like a man with nipple rings!
Thanks, Elaing8!!
>> “she made him hornier than a breadbox.”
LOL I Love that. I think it's one of those lines you don't think too hard about but just have to enjoy for what it is–full of win.
By the way, don't enter me. I already have and am reading BTP!
Amie
Thanks, Amie! I always write my corniest lines when I am forcing myself to write ANYTHING just to fill up the page. And sometimes it's so bad, it's good! Or, I like to think so!
Fantastic interview, Lilli! Might have to fangirl you, too…grins. Everything you said, struck a chord somewhere!
Lissa
I've always been a fangirl. I love The Feisty! Great Interview!!
@lissa–Fangirl her! Do it! Lilli charmed me and she doesn't know it yet but I plan to stalk her to the ends of the earth. shhhhh it's a secret though.
I can't believe no one has commented on the hot-sexy-man/hot-sexy-Lilli photo. Seriously I'm going to warm up Photoshop and put myself in that photo! Then send it out as a Christmas card!
That's my new Mark by the way.
He he. I don't think I've reached fangirl status… lol
My friend photoshopped David Beckham into my hospital picture after I broke my leg. Mmmm.
She is a friend indeed! Nice way to cheer you up huh? The mind boggles.
Ha, right?
Feist-how about writing something with Mark and Ash together, just for me? Not sure how that would work since they're both so toppy, but it'd be a lovely power struggle…:)
BTW all-I've read the first 20 or so pages of the bisexual pirates and it's going to be HOT!!!
And FV, our Feisty loves a good stalker, so your attentions will be most welcome, I'm sure.
Awesome interview!
Eden–omg. The visual. I can't breath. Mark+Ash, someone help me up off the floor, I just fainted.
Good gawd I'll think about this all day! (Smexy is going to die when she reads this hehe)
Feisty!!!
I have FV to thank for sending my Bound to Please awhile ago and I fell in love with your book (and have had many dirty thoughts about Mark)
I bought several copies of Bound to Please and sent them to my girlfriends for Christmas..a lot of them have never read a romance book BUT they all have LOVED your book. My SIL who swore she would never read one of "my type of books" has been begging me for Dare to Surrender
Really looking forward to reading it – I love your voice. (and awesome tatts)
I can't wait for Dare To Surrender! Bound To Please was my first foray into this type of book and I loved it. I don't think I'll ever look at strawberries the same way.
Calila1988–That strawberry scene affected me as well *g*
Hi Lili – thx for the chance to win
Love the black and white photos. Very elegant, gothie…Stacy
samnstacyATmeDOTcom
Mandi! I love you!!! Thank you SO much!!
Calilia… Yeah. The strawberry scene. He he. I like food.
Hi, Amber! Thanks for reading the interview!
Stacy, thanks! We had fun taking those pictures!
Great interview ladies and enjoyed myself every moment of it. And Ms. Feisty, you must have very good times with a bad-boy chef demanding your attention right now ;D
Lilli: IMHO – Mark stealing Ruby's jasmine scented soap and using it to later?
Just hot, plain scorching hot!
Feisty!! I want to read your book so badly it's not funny! I actually have a Hachette giveaway of your book on my blog, but since I can't enter in my own contest, I can't get a copy. THANKFULLY, I found this contest!! I sooo want to read your book. I love romances and eroticas rock, can't wait to read it!
Thanks, Soul!!!
He he.
Kayla, you do? Very cool!
Hey FV and Feisty!! Followed Feisty here from her blog, and what a great interview.
After BOUND TO PLEASE, I am so wanting this one.
And I love that phrase…"she made him hornier than a bread basket". Its my fav, too!!
armiefox at yahoo dot com
FV, trust me. You're not the first person to say, Ms Feisty if you're nasty!
No need to enter me, just stopping by to say hi…Fun interview! Just finished Bound to Please and loved it – I gave it 5/5 stars. Can't wait to read this one!
"FV, trust me. You're not the first person to say, Ms Feisty if you're nasty!
"
Really? Damn! I was trying to impress you. LMBO!!
Thanks, Patti!!!
FV, don't worry. That's a line that will always impress me.
I totally picture Janet Jackson in that big jacket… Ha.
Hello Ms. Feisty!!! And man oh man are you just right on track with my dirty mind… please enter me so that I may revamp my gutter mind with wonderful naughty scenarios.
Miranda @ Sweet Vernal Zephyr .blogspot
mdwartistry at yahoo dot com
HI Lilli,
i simply loved Bound to Please and i can't wait for more books.
I can't wait for Dare To Surrender to arrive on my doorstep from my fave bookstore.
Cherylnne
Of course, Sweet Vernal!!
Cherylnne,
Thank you!!
Awesome interview. I am looking forward to reading these! Thanks for sharing!
Loved the interview! From everything I've been hearing about your books I'm really looking forward to settling down with them. Soon to.
Thanks, Robin and Incident!!
hott! Please sign this crazy book slut up for this giveaway!
Great interview.. shout out to Ms. Feisty
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Thanks for the interview! Can't wait to read more about "of all the women in the world, he had to spread chocolate sauce on this one" (if it's getting bad, might as well have chocolate sausce!).
Hello Lilli,
Enjoyed your interview and look forward to reading your book. Please enter me. Thanks
Amy
Hi Feisty! I just started reading Bound to Please & sent one to my PIC @sparklybearsy for Xmas. hel-LO Mark! *fans self* great interview FV.
btw, bear wants one of those David Beckham pics with her sprawled out underneath. I cannot vouch for her state of dress though =P
I just heard about Lilli and wanted to check out her work, and here she is! Your books sound great.
Hi Lilli
Please enter me in the giveaway
I love Bound to Please, it is one of my "keepers" that I pull out and re-read often, so I am definitely looking forward to Dare to Surrender. I just read Sting of Desire last week, and of course enjoyed that one too. Thank you!
Thanks, everyone!!!
Great interview – loved the spreading chocolate sauce line!
msboatgal at aol.com
Hey Feisty and FV! Loved the interview! I must get to know this Mark!
Hello there! Enjoyed the interview!
mannasweeps (at)))) gmaildotcom
Great interview, now I really want to read this one!
Hello Lilli!
I'd love to be entered in the contest.
sounds good! I want to try it, add me please!
Hi Lilli
Your books sound hot!
Thanks for the giveaway >^..^<
bloggyig at gmail dot com
Count me in! Ms. Feisty sounds naughty and I want me a piece of that action
I'm a Feisty virgin and I think Dare To Surrender would be a great way to pop my cherry *g*
Hi Lilli!!! Your books sound and look fabulous! Thanks for the giveaway!
Loved your interview and would love to get my hands on your book. New visitor to your site but will definitely be back.
alterlisa AT yahoo DOT com