A warm welcome to author Amelai Bishop joining us today here @ Love Bytes on her Uncharted Hearts Blog Tour.

Amelia kindle answered some questions for us , shares an excerpt and there is a giveaway to participate in!

Welcome Amelia 🙂

Author Name: Amelia Bishop

Book Name: Uncharted Hearts

Release Date: August 14, 2015

Goodreads Link

Publisher: Amelia Bishop

Cover Artist: Amelia Bishop with photo by Dan Skinner

Pages or Words: 240 pages

Blurb:

Clayton Taylor is smart and skilled, and born into privilege. His expertise with navigation lands him a job on The Irish Lady, a ship which promises a world of new experiences. Half in love with Peter, The Lady’s roguish captain, Clayton signs on for adventure and a chance to test his skill against the sea. Once aboard he meets Jorge, a pillar of quiet strength.

Clayton’s life among the sailors and thieves is happy, wild, and free. He learns to sail, to fit in with the crew, and to cheat at cards. There isn’t a course he can’t chart, or a job he can’t design.

But Clayton can’t navigate love, nor can he plan for the whims of his heart. Bold and direct and often stubborn, Clayton’s uncharted heart will plot its own course, bound for a union with two men who need him as much as he does them.

Together Clayton, Peter, and Jorge will discover the heart has no need of map and compass.

Categories: Fiction, Historical, M/M Romance, Menage/Poly, Romance

Sales Link:

Amazon

Today I’m very happy to be interviewing Amelia Bishop, author of Uncharted Hearts.

Hi Amelia, thank you for agreeing to this interview. Tell us a little about yourself, your background, and your current book.

Thanks! I’m glad to be here.

My current book is an m/m/m Romance, set in 1795. There is a lot of ship-board action and a deserted island, so you know it is a lot of fun 🙂

 Why do you write?

As a lifelong reader, writing gives me a chance to create the kinds of stories I love best.

I guess I started writing because I wanted to read stories that I couldn’t find. I love Romance, but I was frustrated with the overly-dramatic plots, bigger-than-life heroes, and crazy circumstances I kept reading. I craved a quieter story. Where the heroes were more like everyday men (and women) and the stories more believable. It’s not a popular style, though, and hard to find. So I started writing it.

Which of your books was the most difficult to write?

This one, probably. Just due to the historical accuracy. When I write paranormal, I can make up any rules and facts I want. But with the historic stuff I needed to be as accurate as possible. The worst part was just in the language. I didn’t want to write it like people actually spoke, because jeez who wants to read that! But still there were a lot of phrases and common terms that I had to replace because they were only recently coined.

Give us an insight into your main character. What does he/she do that is so special?

My main character is Clayton, he is the pov bearer for this story. His best asset is probably his sharp mind. Planning, organizing, and map reading, are great skills of his.

On a romantic level, he really becomes the glue that holds their little group together. He was the only one among them who grew up in a loving, functional family. So he brings that to their relationship, accepting the other men’s faults as parts of them, and forgiving their small mistakes with the ease of a family member. He is idealistic and, maybe due to his pampered childhood, believes in the possibility of a happy ending for them all. So he is the one who refuses to let go of their union, and fights for the survival of their small unconventional “family.”

How much research do you do for your books?

A good amount. This one I had to do a lot more than was comfortable! I did learn a lot in the process. Some of it was cool, like the clothing and the personal hygiene habits (which were impressive, despite what people often say about the 18^th century.) While other stuff was just sad, like the slave trade, the typical life of a child born into poverty, and the criminal justice system.

But even books that are not historical in nature require a lot of research. Simple things that might not seem important – like what time does the sun set in that part of the world at that time of the year? Or what are the typical educational requirements for a particular job? Or how many officers are employed by the police department for a town of that particular size? I don’t know how people wrote anything before google, honestly.

Who designs your covers?

The cover for Uncharted Hearts began with a photo from Dan Skinner, and I just added some elements to make it fit the tone of the book.

I do! Except for the one with Dreamspinner, of course. But my self-pub stuff I do myself. It’s basically just a photo with a title, so it’s not all that difficult. I have a degree in graphic design as well, so if I couldn’t do my covers that would be pretty sad. Although, cover art is a very different thing than other types of design, very specific requirements. I think I manage it okay, but my covers are fairly simple.

Thanks so much for having me here today!

The Irish Lady’s gangway was up, and I had a flash of panic. Was I too late? I caught a glimpse of Peter on deck, and called out to him. “Sir! Peter Simpson!”

He turned and strode back to the rail, a light in his eyes and a smile on his face. My trunk seemed suddenly much easier to haul.

A large black man lowered the gangway, and looked me over as I struggled up it, raising an eyebrow at my large case. He wore his hair in long twisted locks, and his shirt, open at the chest, revealed heavy glistening muscles. I swallowed hard. Was this a ship full of temptation? Would I spend my entire time here aroused and useless?

“You came!” Peter rushed to me, not hiding his excitement.

I nodded, smiling.

“I’m so glad.” He brushed his fingers over my cheek in a move much too affectionate for public display. I glanced at the large man, but he’d turned away.

“Come, I’ll get you settled in and explain your position.” Peter hoisted one end of my trunk, and led us toward the hatch.

I felt as if I had to ask him, before I went below, exactly what kind of situation I was signing on to here. “Just what sort of a ship is this, precisely? I’m sure you aren’t an entirely reputable merchant?”

He dropped his side of the trunk, and I feared I’d erred. Perhaps that was too forward a thing to ask. But his crooked grin told me he was not offended. “Is that a problem?”

Good lord, he was sexy. His chin was shadowed with a fine dark stubble, and his hair was gathered at the top of his head in some sort of ridiculous knot, which only accentuated his chocolate brown eyes and thick brows. “No…” I smiled. “But you’ll have to teach me.”

His mouth opened on a gasp. Finally, I’d unbalanced him.

“Gladly,” he rasped, and picked up the trunk again.

I am a reader and writer of romantic erotic fiction of all varieties. Sometimes, the little stories in my head just need to be shared (and sometimes they are just for me).

I enjoy red wine, black rum, shell-hunting walks along the seashore, and solo late-night drunken dance parties.

 

Where to find the author:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amelia.bishop.507

Facebook Author Page: https://www.facebook.com/ameliabishopauthor

Twitter: https://twitter.com/anotheramelia

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/ameliabishop507/

Blog: www.ameliabishop.wordpress.com

Tour Dates & Stops:

14-Aug

Prism Book Alliance, Two Chicks Obsessed With Books and Eye Candy, Inked Rainbow Reads

17-Aug

BFD Book Blog, Amanda C. Stone

18-Aug

Scattered Thoughts & Rogue Words, Just Love Romance

19-Aug

MM Good Book Reviews, Love Bytes

20-Aug

Bayou Book Junkie, EE Montgomery

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