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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Native New Yorker, Gracie C. McKeever has been writing since the ripe old age of seven when two younger brothers were among her earliest, captive audience. She has since gone on to author several decidedly grown-up novels, novellas and series, most of which can be found at Siren Publishing under multiple sub-genres beneath the erotic romance umbrella. Her short stories have appeared in the anthologies Sensuality: Caramel Flava II and Bold Strokes Books’ In Our Words. Find her on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Learn more about her and her books at her website.

Tell us a little bit about yourself, your hobbies and interests.

My name is Gracie C. McKeever and I'm a romance and erotic romance author. I haven't gotten up the nerve to leave my day job and do the writing gig full-time, so I still work a 9 to 5, but I get in the writing and promotion whenever I can, carving out time between work and leisure. I love to travel but I haven't been to nearly as many states and countries as I would like, though I have knocked several places off my bucket list. My favorite places to visit so far have been Greece (specifically Mykonos and Santorini) and Hawaii (Maui). New Orleans is running a close third as, like Hawaii, I traveled to both locales solo and enjoyed the solitude and the challenge of getting out of my comfort zone to travel alone.

When and why did you start writing books?

I started writing when I was a child, in second grade. I've always written. I've always loved to write and to read and been fascinated by the written word. Reading and enjoying books made me want to write my own book, not necessarily a classic, but something that was enjoyable and memorable to several people in addition to my family and friends. I've always written "long" so novels were always on my radar. I think I finished my first book in my early twenties, and it's been long- cannibalized for parts and used in more than a few of my current published book and short stories.

What made you decide to tackle writing as a career?

It really wasn't a choice or conscious decision. I love writing, and I always wanted to be read. Tackling writing as a career was the only way to fulfill that passion.

Which one of your books or characters is your favourite?

I always balk at this question and you've probably heard this response before: asking an author which of their books or characters is their favorite is like asking a mother which one of her children is her favorite. I love all my books and characters for different reasons. I love New Life Incognita for being the first book I ever published. I love the characters as reflections of so much of myself and my background despite the supernatural themes. New Life Incognita taught me the value of research and I delved deep into the wiccan belief system to make sure I portrayed it accurately and that my wiccan characters were true-to-life. Beneath the Surface was my first published erotic romance and I have a lot of fond memories creating it and shopping it around before it finally found a home at Siren Publishing.

Which one of your books was the hardest to write and stretched you the most as a writer?

I would have to say Eternal Designs was my hardest to write. It definitely took the longest to finish (so far) and I had to figure out a way to write myself out of a corner early on. I think it helped me to recognize how not to write myself into a corner in my following books and for that, I'm grateful.

Who is your favourite author and book?

That's difficult to nail down. I have so many favorites--past and present. I love and have read all of Octavia E. Butler's books so I would have to put her at the top of my list and I would have to say her Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents are two of my favorite books. I love the Vampire Queen series by Joey W. Hill and the realistic and provocative way she portrays the BDSM sub-culture and its practitioners. I love Shannon McKenna's romantic suspense thrillers and her intense and erotic sex scenes. I really enjoy the inventiveness of Larissa Ione's Demonica series. Tina Wainscott's On the Way to Heaven (aka Until I Die Again) inspired my paranormal romance New Life Incognita so I can't forget to mention her or her romance book(s) about second chances (one of my favorite tropes).

What book are you reading right now?

I'm reading a couple on my phone and one on my Kindle: Random Acts of Crazy by Julia Kent, The Duchess Effect by Tracey Livesay and Educating Peter by Arabella Maghri.

Where do you get your inspiration for your books?

I get my inspiration from just about anything. A name I hear at the clinic, a great metaphor or quote (all of which I collect on my phone in notes and in little notebooks). A snappy piece of dialogue. Anything and everything inspires and is fodder for my writing and my books.

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?

I love playing handball, kickboxing, spending time with my family and bingeing on my favorite TV shows.

Do you have any new books in the works?

I just released the 2nd book in my Muses Trilogy, Picture Perfect: Drake & Thora, and will be releasing the 3rd and final book, Deadly Interlude: Griffin & Sela, in April. I'll be releasing two anthologies in the next few months--one of erotic romance stories and the other a collection of fantasy and paranormal stories. I'm also currently working on Savage Beauty, the fifth book in my erotic romance Play On series.

Intimate Affairs

Intimate Affairs

Luke Gamble trusts Tally with much more than his life… Internal Affairs Detective Luke Gamble has been known to take risks in both his personal and professional lives, but none more dangerous than bedding a colleague and subject of an ongoing investigation who carries a gun and handcuffs and is all too willing to use the latter on him. Detective Tally Cavaleri is into bondage and domination and finds the perfect subject to work out her demons in the willing Luke Gamble. But will the detective be so willing to accommodate Tally’s fetishes when he discovers their past link or exactly how long Tally has had her eye on him?
Desert Dreams

Desert Dreams

Old World Evil vs New Age Passion... A centuries old djinni betrayed...A modern career woman and wife bereft...Can this thoroughly mismatched couple find comfort and vindication in each other's arms? More importantly, can their love survive the ancient vendetta of one unforgiving and powerful demon djinni? Find out that anything is possible when a devout mystical being from the old world joins forces with an urban-reared spitfire from the new. Kane is a decided study in contrasts in any place and time, but being set free in a world where a woman's place is not necessarily in the kitchen barefoot and pregnant, throws this thoroughly quaint and devout Muslim for a loop. Longing motherhood and pursuing a burgeoning curatorship at a niche art museum in Brooklyn after suffering a miscarriage three years previously, Therese Hunter is an ambitious thirty-something wife at an emotional crossroad. Not usually one to wallow in self-pity, the loss of their child left a huge rift between Therese and her husband, Jury, that has yet to be repaired. Enter a special anniversary and a gift that proves to be, not only the vehicle that releases Kane from his captivity and the key to opening a brand new destiny for Therese, but ultimately the instrument that will end Jury's life.
New Life Incognita

New Life Incognita

[Interracial, Urban, Paranormal, Romance] A young black man is shot down in the streets in a drive-by. But a mistake has been made. Kelly shouldn't have died. So he's returned to Earth in the body of a young comatose white woman married to a hot looking Latino narc cop. Can Kelly resolve the questions surrounding his death? What will happen to Amire, the woman he loved in his previous life? And, most important, can he resolve his marriage to another man now that he's a woman named Dagny?
Artistic Freedom: Brielle & Rand

Artistic Freedom: Brielle & Rand

Artistic Freedom: Brielle & Rand (Muses 1) – New Adult Erotic Romance (Interracial Romance, BDSM, Bondage) It takes a strong woman to bring a man to heel… After a years’-long dry-spell comprising desultory, vanilla sex, divorcee and artist’s model Brielle Rice rediscovers the joys of domination and power exchange when she meets cheeky wannabe sub, Rand Cabot. Despite Rand’s lack of experience with the Life, Brielle finds the younger man’s advances irresistible and agrees to a “private” sitting for the aspiring artist. Before the mismatched pair can get down to the business of painting, however, Brielle puts Rand through his paces in the bedroom, testing his resolve to take orders from a woman. It takes a strong man to submit to a woman… Over-privileged college student and painter Rand has never met a woman as alluring and assertive as Brielle. He believes his attraction to her is more than her age and experience and is determined to get past the racial and class barriers between them to the woman he knows can fulfill his passion far beyond paint and canvas. Small Age Gap, FemDom