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Title:
Torrent (Condemned #1)
Author: Gemma
James
Publication
date: July 22nd 2014
Genres: Erotica, Romance
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She sent an innocent man to prison. Now, eight years later, he's
returning the favor...
I’ve
been obsessed with Rafe Mason since I was thirteen. The twisted part of this
story is that I still want him, even now.
Now
that he's holding me captive on an island.
Rafe
has his reasons for doing what he's doing, and if I'm honest, I can't blame
him. I’m the girl who sent him to prison for a heinous crime he didn't commit.
But
now he's free and the tables have turned...now he's the one driven by
obsession.
TORRENT
is a new adult dark romance with disturbing themes and explicit content,
including sexual scenes and violence that may offend some. Intended for mature
audiences. Part one of the CONDEMNED series. This is not a stand-alone read.
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1. I began writing Torrent last summer. Back then it was a barebones
beginning about a young, reckless girl and her dead brother's best friend who
couldn't fight his darkness any longer. The island has been in the story all
along.
2. I really have Skye Warren to thank for how Torrent turned out.
Last year around Christmas time, she called for submissions for a short story
anthology about criminals. Well, I had an idea…and that idea was too good to
confine to a short story. I decided to combine my earlier efforts with the
premise of a girl sending a man to prison for a crime he didn't commit, and him
coming back for what he felt he deserved.
3. Once I had the island in
mind (small, privately own, with a single cabin on it), I turned to Google to
find out if I could find any real islands of a similar nature to use as a
reference. There just happens to be one about three hours from where I live,
situated on the Oregon side of the Columbia River. It even has a cabin on it.
I've driven there twice and have seen it from the highway. I call it "my
island." The setting in the novel, though based on real places, is purely
fictional, with the exception of the Columbia River and Portland, Oregon.
4. I rewrote the beginning about three, maybe four times.
5. Zach and Alex were originally full-blooded siblings. I gave into
censoring myself out of fear of being banned from retailers, even though I had
no intention at first of writing sexual scenes between the two. Once I changed
their relation to step-siblings, the brief taboo scene in the beginning formed,
and in my opinion, strengthened the setup of the novel. It also opened wicked
avenues for book two. ;)
6. I didn't immediately know why Alex sent Rafe to prison. She was a
stubborn character who kept me in the dark for a while!
7. Torrent is the first book in which I wrote from the hero's POV.
It was interesting getting inside Rafe's head.
8. One of the twists about Rafe's past (something he learns after
he's out of prison) basically wrote itself into the story part way through.
Same with Jax, Rafe's buddy. These characters and subplots just popped in of
their own accord!
9. If you're looking for an easy read with hearts, flowers, and
mainstream topics—this isn't the book for you. This story will make you squirm,
possibly make you sick at times, and push you into the darkest corners of your
mind. But I'm a romantic at heart and believe in happy endings. Getting there
is hell though.
10. I do not feel guilty about the cliffhanger ending. Have you
watched any TV season finales lately? AHHHHHHHH! I understand the frustration,
and I'm evil enough to rub my hands together in glee. Don't lynch me. I'm
working on the second book. :D
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Gemma
James (a pseudonym for Christina Jean Michaels) loves to explore the
darker side of sex in her fiction. She's morbidly curious
about anything dark and edgy and enjoys exploring the deviant side of
human nature. Her stories have been described as being "not for the
faint of heart."
She lives
with her husband and their four children—three
rambunctious UFC/wrestling-loving boys and one girl who steals everyone’s
attention.
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