A treat for you today, Roses and Readers. I'm taking my usual day off and Sheri Fredricks has provided us with a character interview. Enjoy!
Hi – Monica Beggs here. Heard you were
curious about my top five, all-time favorite locations where I’ve shot my adult
film movies. I’ve been in some great places, and a few where I refused to walk
past the door.
So here’s my list, each site starting with
the movie title!
#5: Star
Whores
– We filmed most of the outdoor scenes in Seattle, Washington. Between the
backdrops of the Space Needle and beautiful pine forests, there was also a
metropolis of city life.
#4:
The Princess and the Flogger – OMG! Loved Hever Castle at Edenbridge,
Scotland. The history behind each and every stone…the moats! Do you know they
even have WiFi?
#3:
Epic Proportions
– Everything is BIG in Texas. Where else would that movie be shot? We started
off at a B&B ranch, then ended with a bang at The Alamo.
#2: Horny Blowers, High Seas Hijinks – The
production company rented a replica, turn of the century galleon and anchored
the ship off the coast of Vieques, Puerto Rico. The costumes were
gorgeous; hooped skirts and corsets, thigh-high boots and warm Caribbean
waters.
#1:
Spring Break on Horny Island – Blue-green seas, terra-cotta roofs. Food
like I’ve never tasted and sugary-soft white sand beaches. Baru Island in
Colombia was a dream come true. That is, until a man who headed the Cartel
decided he’d rather have me nearby. *sigh*
Anymore, I’ve decided my favorite location
to be is wherever Finn Daniels, the love of my life, is shredding waves.
Where’s your special place to visit?
Blurb:
Monica Beggs is more than the hottest
porn star out on DVD—she's Finn Daniel's next assignment.
Lights.
Camera. Lube?
Famous porn star Monica Beggs wrapped up another grueling on-location movie
shoot when the Colombian cartel attempted to kidnap her. Their guns are as
real as the price on her pretty head.
Former Special Ops and present day
surfer, Finn Daniels
recognizes a lady in distress when he sees one—especially if it’s his adult
film crush being hustled out the door. He’s no longer in the business of
busting up the underworld, but that doesn’t deflect his moral compass.
In a fast-paced adventure—over land, sea, and
air—playing it hot and heavy will lead them straight into action!
Excerpt
Scene Setup: **Finn
confronts the Cartel soldier**
Mariano sighed as if the weight of the world
rested upon his shoulders. “You make a big mistake with Monica Beggs, señor. It is not good for your health to
be involved in my business.”
From the corner of his eye, Finn saw her clutch
the front of her yellow dress. She turned her terrified eyes up to Riley.
“Don’t worry.” Riley flicked her a distracted
glance. Team members while in the service and team members now, his partner
kept watch on Finn’s six. “He knows what he’s doing.”
“Why
Monica?” Finn asked the Colombian.
Mariano shrugged and backed away. His gaze slid
past and landed on Monica. “We don’t ask questions.”
“Why do
you want to kill me?” She cried out. “What have I done?”
Mariano switched his attention back to Finn, his
lips lifted in a ghost of a smile. “She is preciosa,
no?”
“More than beautiful,” he answered without
glancing her way. No way in hell would he take his eyes off the guy.
Finn didn’t need to see Monica Beggs to remind himself how beautiful she looked. Every
inch of her smooth olive skin had been seared into his brain after watching her
movie Sin City: A Dildo to Die For—twice.
Okay, three times.
Through his adrenaline rush, memory of the twin teardrop
shapes flushed hot through his jacked-up system and settled low between the
hips. Helping the porn star was the right thing to do. He’d been sure of it
back at Femenino Island and felt positive about it now. Confidence injected
steel into his blood and he reveled in the sense of calm the knowledge brought.
“You win today, señor.” Mariano’s expression soured. A grim line thinned his lips
and his brows lowered.
Finn shrugged and replied in matter-of-fact
arrogance. “I win them all.”
Off in the distance, above the barrage of harbor
noise and cry of sea birds, came the high-pitched wail of sirens. The small
crowd of onlookers drew closer. Their speculative murmurs of drug dealers and
DEA agent were passed around like a Sunday morning collection plate.
“The business of drugs are one thing. This
buying and selling of women… it is not good. And the things I hear about the
man who bought her, well…” Mariano took a deep breath and shook his head.
“Leave me alone,” she pleaded, limping closer to
Finn. “Forget you ever saw me.”
Mariano stepped back, then hesitated. “I have
never failed my contracts, amigo. Not
once.”
Finn’s response held a clear lethal message.
“Neither have I.”
As the first downed man showing signs of
stirring, Mariano checked the other unconscious man with a shove of his shoe.
Riley nudged Finn. “Let’s evac before the cops
show up.”
Finn gave Monica a quick once-over. She seemed
otherwise physically uninjured, except where she’d smacked her hip on the
ground. Right now, she’d no doubt try to process why someone would take her
against her will. The reality of what happened would refuse to lodge in her
shocked brain.
He felt sorry for her. He really did. Hell, the
most danger she’d probably faced in the last five years was rush-hour traffic
on the 405.
“Roger
that.” Finn nodded her direction. “I got Monica.”
“Good. You can’t drive worth a shit.” His friend
took off, dodging gawking pedestrians as he jogged to the Hummer.
The police sirens screamed closer and thoughts
of hashing it out in a small beige room til dark-o-thirty didn’t hold much
appeal. “Look, sweetheart, you got someone coming? ‘Cause I gotta jam.”
“You’re leaving?” Her expression was aghast.
“You won’t stay?”
As much as he wanted to verify her uninjured condition,
he needed to split the scene more. Finn shook his head. “Want to help you, but
I ain’t sticking around.”
© Sheri Fredricks 2015 Monica Beggs
About Sheri:
Always on the hunt for the uncommon things
in life, award-winning author Sheri Fredricks thrives on creating romantic
adventures.
A former engineering secretary, she lives
on California’s beautiful central coast. "I wanted to move away from a
profession of inflexible right angles and create an unboxed world with no
boundaries." A voracious reader since her early years, Sheri found her
brain crowded with stories of her own. "Ultimately," she says,
"my husband encouraged me to write them all down."
Winner of the
Paranormal Romance Guild Reviewer’s Choice Award, and a Finalist multiple times
for InD’Tale eMagazine’s Reward Of Novel Excellence award (RONE), she has
numerous five-star reviews everywhere eBooks are sold.
Sheri loves to spend time at home and
connecting with readers. A computer hutch keeps her focused on creating
stories, but the panoramic view of life on a ranch will call her outside to
play in the sun.
