Guest Post & Giveaway: Game Play by Lynda Aircher
Game
PlayPower
Play # 1
By:
Lynda Aicher
Releasing
February 16th,
2015
Carina
Press
Blurb
One
night, one time, nothing more.
That’s all it was supposed to be. They’d agreed their first night
together would be their only night together—and Minnesota Glaciers
defenseman Dylan Rylie was fine with that. Giant hickeys and claw
marks on his ass had never been his style, even if the very memory of
Samantha Yates’s merciless sexual energy gets him hard within
seconds. He needs to focus on getting a better contract, not
mind-blowing orgasms.
One
night, one time, nothing more.
Fresh off representing the US at the Games and with nowhere else to
play, Samantha gave in to one night of frantic passion with the
Glaciers’ brawny hotshot. She couldn’t get hurt—not if she
controlled the outcome. And she planned to leave Minnesota soon,
anyway. She didn’t expect to be recruited to coach Dylan after
they’d gotten down and dirty.
When
brutal on-ice workouts lead to kinky locker room sessions and “one
night” falls by the wayside, Samantha insists on keeping things
casual, despite Dylan’s quiet hope for more. But when Dylan goes
down—hard—and his career is in jeopardy, Samantha is the first
one by his side. What will it take to keep her there after he’s
healed?
Romancing the Readers welcomes Lynda Aircher for stopping by! Make sure to show her some love!
Spin-off Series: The Good, Bad and Ugly
As most of you probably know, the Power
Play series is a spin-off from my Wicked Play series. The characters
in Power Play first appeared in Bonds of Courage, book six of
Wicked Play. The Glaciers professional hockey team was first
mentioned in Bonds of Need, book two of Wicked Play along with
Holden Hauke, the hockey star and hero in book six. Scott Walters,
the upcoming hero in Back in Play, book two of Power Play, was
also mentioned in Bonds of Denial, book 5 of Wicked Play.
Are you confused yet? Keeping the
stories and characters straight is just one of the ugly parts of
creating a spin-off series. I started planning the Power Play series
two years ago when I first referenced the Glaciers. Building up the
team and characters was always a subset of the current Wicked Play
stories I was writing, but I was always careful to never let it
overtake the current story.
Spin-off series
can have a benefit of bringing current readers into your new series,
but it can also turn off new readers who haven’t read the other
series. It’s a delicate balance to carry over characters and keep
them consistent without losing or annoying any of your readers—old
or new. Some people love spin-off series and other hate them. It’s
pretty much guaranteed that you’ll never make everyone happy no
matter what you do.
For me, writing a spin-off series was
really about writing books about hockey players. I saw an opportunity
to weave the team into the series I was currently writing and made
sure to leave the option open. At the time, I honestly had no clue if
I’d get to write my sports romances or if anyone would want to
publish them. Luck was with me though, and I did get to write my
hockey stories.
Do you like to read spin-off series?
What about them do you like or dislike? I personally like them if
it’s from a series I really enjoyed. I love seeing the world
continue in a new way. Maybe that’s why I decided to write one.
It’s been fun keeping parts of the Wicked Play series alive while
creating a tangent world next to it.
Author
Info
Lynda
Aicher has always loved to read. After years of weekly travel
implementing computer software into global companies, she ended her
nomadic lifestyle to raise her two children. Now her imagination is
her only limitation on where she can go and her writing lets her
escape from the daily duties as a mom, wife, chauffeur, scheduler,
cook, teacher, volunteer, cleaner and mediator. Find her at:
http://lyndaaicher.com
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I love sports romances. Sounds good!
ReplyDeleteMe too! There's just something about them!
DeleteThanks for hosting me!
ReplyDeleteWe are happy you stopped by!
DeleteI'm a huge hockey fan, I'm going to like this.
ReplyDeleteI am too! Enjoy!
DeleteThank you for hosting today! Lynda...excited for the New Series!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
Delete"... daily duties as a mom, wife, chauffeur, scheduler, cook, teacher, volunteer, cleaner and mediator." Yup. I can relate. I have a typing business at home, which I began when my eldest was born. Sleep is highly over-rated during those years, LOL!
ReplyDeleteWhat, Sleep? What is that? :)
DeleteYup. You got me confused explaining how this new series spins off of you other one.... Still, the blurb makes it look very interesting!
ReplyDeleteLOL. Sorry. Sometimes I get confused keeping track of the world and characters. I have a big chart that references everything so I don't mess up. I hope you try the book. It's really not that confusing. :)
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