Joan Swan – RUSH Blog Tour, Interview & Giveaway
Last week, Joan Swan released her 3rd book in her Phoenix Rising series, RUSH. Our review of Rush is the post below this. We welcome Joan back to The Reading Cafe to discuss Rush, and anything else she has upcoming in 2013/2014. Let’s Catch Up with Joan.
TRC: Hi, Joan. Thank you for taking the time to visit us at The Reading Cafe, to discuss your new release “Rush”, as well as to give us an update as to what you have upcoming in 2014.
Joan: Great to be here, ladies!
TRC: You have just released the 3rd book in your Phoenix Rising. For those who many not have read this series, would you please give us a brief description of the premise?
Joan: Phoenix Rising is a David vs. Goliath series. It’s all about exposing dark government secrets and repairing broken lives and hearts along the way.
A mysterious explosion at a military warehouse injures a team of hazmat firefighters, killing one. The contents of the building—classified chemicals used by the Department of Defense—have inflicted the team with various paranormal abilities. Abilities the government wants to study; abilities the team wants to understand and expose.
Each book in the series focuses on different members of the team and their struggle with the aftermath of the explosion. As the group delves deeper into the incident and uncovers pieces of the puzzle, their personal issues are complicated by a powerful enemy trying to keep its secrets.
TRC: Rush was released last week, would you please tell us about the book?
Joan: Rush is a rollercoaster of emotion and action. The book begins by going back in time and allowing the reader to experience the actual event that started the conspiracy—the warehouse fire.
Jessica and Quaid have, undeniably, been the two members of the team damaged most by the incident and all that ensues. Quaid, Jessica’s newlywed husband, is presumably killed in the warehouse fire, an event from which Jessica never fully recovers.
When the team uncovers evidence in BLAZE that Quaid could be alive, Jessica’s life changes yet again. But she’s in for a new struggle because while Quaid still has intense feelings for Jessica, he has no memory of her or their life together.
And while Jessica and Quaid are trying to piece their relationship together, the team works to stop the man whose greed was responsible for the fire and the teams’ suffering, fighting powerful forces.
TRC: How many books are you planning for Phoenix Rising?
Joan: Four. The original series ends with Mitch’s book, Shatter, releasing New Years Eve of this year.
I plan on picking up a thread left open in Shatter to write a spin off series, because all my incredible guys need happy endings.
TRC: Intimate Enemies was a wonderful first book, in your Covert Affairs series. Can you give us a brief description of this series for our members?
Joan: Thank you! I love this book and this series!
The Covert Affairs series follows the brave men and women working for the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement as they fight the drug, weapon and human trafficking wars across various foreign borders.
Intimate Enemies is the first book in the series. First Temptation, a Covert Affairs novella, is book 1.5 and recently released as part of the Wicked Firsts anthology.
TRC: When can we expect the 2nd book in this series, and how many books do you anticipate?
Joan: I’m working on book two as we speak. This is Tomas’s story, one I hint at in the beginning of Intimate Enemies. The plot is not fully developed yet, but will involve the sex tourism trade in Belize and the reunion between Tomas and his heroine…with a few surprises along the way. This book will be available early 2014.
One of the things I love about this series is that because each book has its own individual plot, the number of books in the series is unlimited. I’ll continue to add to this series as long as readers are loving them.
TRC: You write Romance Suspense/Thrillers. Do you have any desire to write in another genre?
Joan: Yes. I’ve always been in love with small town contemporary romance, and I’d like to write that genre under my real name, Joan Swan.
I’m also currently writing a super hot line of contemporary romance under a pseudonym. The first book in this series will release this month.
I’ve chosen not to link my name with the pseudonym for both professional and personal reasons. I like my readers to know what they’re going to get when they pick up a Joan Swan book—in both voice, content and heat level. Separating my pseudonym and my real name keeps the genres independent. I’ve also decided not to link the names because since I do write under my real name, my personal life is open to more eyes. Unfortunately, there is still a lot of judgment in the world, which I don’t want to expose my family to.
TRC: Would you like to share with us what you are currently working on, and what you have in store for us in 2013/2014?
Joan: As I mentioned, Shatter will release on New Year’s Eve. I absolutely love this book! Love Mitch and his heroine. And feel very satisfied to tie up all the threads throughout the series.
Also in 2014, I plan to release at least two books from the Covert Affairs series and two books from my super hot contemporary series under my pseudonym. I’m also planning another novella or two for anthologies with The Alpha Six, the authors I’ve released First Temptation with in Wicked Firsts.
TRC: Would you like to add anything else?
Joan: Yes! I’d like to thank my readers. Without readers there would be no reason to write. I don’t know if readers realize just how their enthusiasm fuels authors through the long, sometimes frustrating hours of getting a character’s story just right.
TRC: Thank you, Joan for giving us an update on Rush, as well as what we can look forward to in the future. It was a pleasure talking with you again. We wish you good luck with Rush, and hope to catch up with you again in 2014.
Joan: Thank you so much for having me!
Joan Swan writes sexy romantic suspense for Kensington (Phoenix Rising Series) and independently (Covert Affairs Series). She also works as a sonographer at a top medical facility in San Francisco and lives in magnificent wine country on the central coast of California with her husband and two daughters.
Website: http://joanswan.com/
Facebook profile: https://www.facebook.com/JoanSwanAuthor
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Joan-Swan/120027341414640
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/JoanSwan
Twitter giveaways: http://www.twitter.com/JoanSwan
Rush
by Joan Swan
Genre: Romantic Suspense (with paranormal elements)
Heat Level: 3.5/5
Publisher: Kensington
Publishing Date: 8/27/13
Series: Phoenix Rising, 3
Format: Print and Ebook
Words: 110k
Back Cover:
Jessica Fury, Washington lobbyist, has money, connections, and her own firm. But five years ago she had something better: happiness. Her firefighter husband, Quaid, was handsome, courageous, and crazy about her. Then one day he walked into a chemical inferno—and never walked out. Jessica has been through hell to get back on her feet. And then a rumor surfaces that could bring a miracle or shatter her world – again.
Q has been a prisoner forever. He’s honed his mind and body into weapons. He’s developed abilities no one else understands. But he’s still at the mercy of a cabal of ruthless men, who blank his memory, test him like a lab rat, and tell him lies. Although his past has been erased and his future looks grim, instinct tells him he has a woman to live for. What his mind can’t remember, his body can’t forget…
The heat is on.
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16057050-rush
Buy Links:
Amazon: http://amzn.to/196cgTp
Barnes & Noble: http://bit.ly/15fWPTR
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Book Depository: http://bit.ly/196crye
eCampus: http://bit.ly/16xHWPw
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Joan is having two giveaways: One is Tour Wide and the other per stop.
Giveaway Details:
Tour Wide Giveaway found on Joan Swan’s FB Page:
- (3) Designer purses filled with lots of goodies.
Per Stop Giveaway:
- (1) print copy of either FEVER (#1) or BLAZE (#2) per the number of tour stops (15 Total) – US/Ca Only.
- (1) digital copy of FIRST TEMPTATION by Joan Swan per the number of tour stops (15 Total)
- (1) digital copy of RECKLESS by Skye Jordan per the number of tour stops (15 Total)
Please follow the Rafflecopter widget to enter to win at each stop. Then visit Joan Swan’s FB page to enter to win one of three designer purses filled with a variety of goodies! (Full Terms & Conditions located on the widgets.)
Tour Stops:
http://events.litconnect.com/rush-by-joan-swan/
or
http://joanswan.com/
