Saturday 25 July 2015

✯✯ SPOTLIGHT SAMANTHA FONTIEN ✯✯

 
 
British Author Samantha Fontien has two series' out. Butterflies, a duet series about a pair of London girls on an international journey of love. The Dragonflies Trilogy, a saga based around the Peters family.
 
Here we look at both series' and interview Author Samantha Fontien herself.
 
 
 
 
 
 How to Catch Butterflies (Book 1)
 
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17448311-how-to-catch-butterflies
 
 
For 7 years Career girl Rebecca Keane had been stuck in an abusive relationship with David Rosenberg. Until one night, fate intervenes enforcing the strong minded Lucy Watters her long lost best friend, back into her life.
 
Will David Rosenberg let her go?
 
Together the two friends will embark on a journey of self discovery. Can they learn to trust or love again? Or will career’s and life get in the way.
 
Can Rebecca and Lucy learn how to spread their wings and fly? Or will they fall into one of the men’s nets, and be caught forever?
 
Join these two London girls on their international journey of love in the first part of a series of Butterflies books, because ‘ ‘A Girl should be pretty to see but hard to catch ‘should be pretty to see but hard to catch’

HTCB Teaser 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
It all happened so quickly. . . As the blood slowly dripped into her mouth she crawled, reaching for the phone, thankfully it wasn’t too far out of her reach. She could hear him upstairs in their bedroom, ranting and smashing as he went from room to room. He was like a tornado on its destructive path which was their flat. She shook her head slightly, trying to focus her swollen eyes and pressed the redial button. Thank God she had been speaking to Lucy earlier that evening.
 

Please Pick up…. Please pick up…. Please pick up Rebecca willed….Quick… as the noise came closer, getting louder and nearer. “Lucy, help me please,” she cried out, and then suddenly the call broke off into screams.
 

The line went dead…

HTCB Teaser 2 
 
 
 

 
How to Catch Butterflies (Book 2)
 
 
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18243671-how-to-catch-butterflies-book-2
 
 
 

Did fate intervene again for Rebecca Keane and save her from being caught in a net forever? Will Jackson Harvey or Jason Hallow win the stubborn blonde back?
 

Since Lucy Watters life has changed too, will fate also have a hand in hers? Can Christopher Harper keep his Butterfly, or will George De Vere have his net ready to catch her when she falls?… Together the two friends embark on the concluding part of their journey of self discovery. Have they learned to love or trust again? Or will life get in their way? Can Rebecca and Lucy learn how to spread their wings and fly? Will they be pretty to see but hard to catch? Or will they fall into one of the men nets, and be caught forever?

 
Join these two Butterflies on the concluding part to their story. Follow them on their international journey of love, in the second part in a series of Butterflies books, because ‘Girls should be pretty to see but hard to catch’…

 HTCB2 Teaser 1
 
 
 
 

He walked in, dodging the pottery object that was hurtling towards his head, having left Lucy’s hand seconds earlier. “Hey, Lucy, come on?” He made a beeline for her, as she made off in the opposite direction heading towards the dressing table.

She was scanning it for more missiles to throw at him. Chris grabbed her arms, as she fought him off like a wildcat…

He was surprised, and instantly let her go; he hadn’t even grabbed her hard. He stood there stunned. For once in his life, he didn’t know what to do…
 
HTCB2 Teaser 3
 
 
 
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The Duncan Peters Files (Dragonflies Book 1)
 
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24063633-dragonflies---the-duncan-peters-files
 
 
From the Author of ‘How to catch Butterflies’ books 1 & 2 comes the first book in the Dragonflies Trilogy.

Be prepared to read a story that will stay with you for the rest of your life.

Duncan Peters is not your typical Alpha CEO, Playboy - He is a good man with a painful past. - Ex Military (SAS) now a Senior Partner at ‘Blackcard’.

He is a natural born tactician with a license to kill….

We also met his naughty best friend, Rubin Miller, who he meets one night at a rowdy University weekend bender.

That night a friendship was made, that would last a lifetime…

Rubin Miller is a ladies’ man, through and through, with an immense appetite for life. But most of all he is a man of honor. He too joins the military serving by his friends’ side, through thick and thin.
 
There is nothing these two men have not shared, women included.

Can these wild men ever be tamed?

* This book contains Drama, Heartache and Mature content, intended for readers 18+ *
 
 
 
 
 
~ The Duncan Peters Files Playlist  ~

1.      Gimme Shelter & Street Fighting Man – Rolling Stones.
2.     Sympathy for the devil & Paint it Black– Rolling Stones.
3.     Connected – Stereo MC’s.
4.     Suck My Kiss & Give It Away Now - Red Hot Chili Peppers.
5.     Butterfly – Crazytown.
6.     Bohemian like you – The Dandy Warholes.
7.     Bring me to life – Evanescence.
8.     Amoureuse – Kiki Dee.
9.     The Reason – Hoobashank.
10. The air that I breathe – The Hollies.
11.Vicious – Lou Reed.
12. Dear Darlin – Olly Murs & Dry Your Eyes – The Streets.
13.Pass Out – Tinie Tempah.
14.All of my heart – ABC.
15.Not fade away – Rolling Stones.
16. Gasoline Ally – Rod Stewart.
17.Shoplifters of the world – The Smiths.
18. Back Door Man – The Doors.
19.Mama – Genesis.
20.Glory & Gore – Lorde.
21.Nothing left to say– Imagine Dragons & He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother – the Hollies
22.Still Sane & Buzzcut Season – Lorde
23.Story of my Life – One Direction & Red Light Spells Danger – Billy Ocean.
24.Somewhere only we know – Keane.
 
 
 
 The Rizzo Protocol (Dragonflies Book 2)
 
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24063648-dragonflies---the-rizzo-protocol
 
 
From the Author of ‘How to catch Butterflies’ books 1 & 2 comes the second book in the DRAGONFLIES Trilogy.

Feisty Rizzo is an elite ex hacker who loves to play games.

Now she is a senior executive for ‘Blackcard’ and Duncan Peters ‘eyes in the sky’.

With the world at her finger tips, she had what she would call an ‘uncomplicated love life’.
But all of that is set to change...

. Will an old flame or a new love, make her rethink her decision of choosing a career, before matters of the heart?

Rizzo will have to make choices... Will she make the right ones?
* This book contains Drama, Heartache and Mature content, intended for readers 18+ *
 
 
 
 
 

~ The Rizzo Protocol Playlist ~
 

1.     Come With Me Now – Kongos
2.      I Feel You – Depeche mode.
3.     Weapon Of Choice – Fatboy Slim.
4.     Female of the Species. – Space.
5.     Fire – Kasabian.
6.     What Do You Want From Me. - Monaco
7.     Angel – Massive Attack.
8.     I’m Only Joking – Kongos.
9.     Protection – Massive Attack.
10.Diamond – Klint.
11.I’m a Lady – Santogold.
12. Ooh la la - Goldfrapp.
13. Tainted Love – Marilyn Manson.
14.Just keep Breathing – We the kings.
15. Learn My Lesson – Rizzle Kicks.
16.My Own Worst Enemy - Lit.
17.Rolling in the Deep. – Adele.
18.One and only. – Adele.
19. The Man who sold the world – Nirvana.
20.Heads will Roll – Yeah, yeah, Yeahs. (A-Trac remix).
21.Nights in White Satin – Moody Blues.
22.Habits (Stay High) – Tove Lo
23.Set fire to the Rain – Adele.
24.God only Knows – The Beach Boys.
 

 
Cousins - The Next Generation
 (DRAGONFLIES Book 3)
 
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24063614-dragonflies---cousins---the-next-generation
 
 
From the Author of ‘How to catch Butterflies’ books 1 & 2 comes the final book in the Dragonflies Trilogy.

Prepare for the end to the saga that is the ‘Peters family’…

Duncan Peters is not your typical Alpha CEO, Playboy.- He is a good man. - Ex Military (SAS) now a Senior Partner at ‘Blackcard’.

He is a natural born tactician with a license to kill….

Life has transformed quite considerably for Duncan Peters.

And change is very much in the cards for our hero...

We now find him out of his comfort zone, mentoring his two boys into men.

What will life have in store for the man who believes in taking Love, Friendship, Honour and Loyalty ‘above and beyond’...?

Can he deal with it all in his normal smooth fashion... or will life again deal him blows that he will never recover from?

This... IS the conclusion of
DRAGONFLIES Trilogy.

* This book contains Drama, Heartache and Mature content, intended for readers 18+ *

This is NOT a standalone book and it is strongly recommended to read books 1&2 of the trilogy.
 
 
 
 
 

~ Cousins – The Next Generation Playlist ~

 
1.     Winter Song – Natalie Taylor and General Ghost.
2.     This Woman’s Work – Kate Bush & Pitterpat – Erin McCarley.
3.     Chandelier - Sia.
4.     Gold – Spandau Ballet.
5.     Stairway to Heaven – Led Zeppelin &. I Can See For Miles – The Who.
6.     Kashmir – Led Zeppelin
7.     Rich Kid Blues – Lykke Li
8.     My Head is a Jungle – Wanklemut & Emma Louise.
9.     Young Blood – Birdy.
10.  Fucking in the Bushes – Oasis.
11.  Wild Boys – Duran Duran.
12. Long Road to Hell – Avicii.
13. Ordinary World – Duran Duran.
14. Open your borders – Jack Lukeman.
15. Georgie Boy – Jack Lukeman.
16. Don’t let me be misunderstood – Joe Cocker or The Animals.
17. Scream My Name – Tove Lo.
18.The one that I want – Lo Fang.
19.It’s No Good – Depeche Mode.
20. In My Life – The Beatles.

 
 
Wee Bookie of Nookie' - A Dip in the Fontien
(DRAGONFLIES Shorts Book 1)
 
WARNING !! This work contains EXPLICIT SEX SCENES and is recommended for readers 18+

We take a look at Rubin Miller's infamous 'Wee Bookie of Nookie'
1995 was the year that Rubin Miller (DRAGONFLIES - The Duncan Peters Files.) meets Samantha Fontien, Author of the DRAGONFLIES Series and 'How to catch Butterflies'.

That night, Rubin left a lasting impression on Ms. Fontien... One she would write about... Well four dirty chapters at least...
(Approximately 40 pages)

WARNING !! This work contains EXPLICIT SEX SCENES and is recommended for readers 18+
 
 
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23200319-wee-bookie-of-nookie---a-dip-in-the-fontien---dragonflies-shorts?from_search=true&search_version=service_impr
 
 
From A to B (Wee Bookie of Nookie, #2)

The year is 1982, Rubin Miller (Dragonflies Trilogy) is attending Cambridge University with his Best Friend Duncan Peters (DF Trilogy).

Here we find our lovable Scottish rogue with his eyes on two friends…

‘Alegria and Beatrice’.

Rubin like any eighteen year old, thinks he knows everything – thinking he is a man of the world and tries his luck bedding these two vixens in his normal Miller fashion…

He charms more than the panties off Alegria and Beatrice, leaving Rubin with an insatiable appetite for ménage à trios along with other things…
(Approximately 54 pages)

*This book contains Mature Content and is intended for readers 18+*
 
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25653990-from-a-to-b

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I’m a Happily Married, MUM of 2. I LOVE Music…I should as I am the daughter Of Musicians and was reared with a guitar in one hand and a pen in the other.
 
I'm originally from London and am now living somewhere, in the Irish countryside.

* My books contain Drama, Heartache and Mature content, intended for readers 18+ *
 
 



Author Name: Samantha Fontien
Genre: Romance/erotic
Series if applicable: How to Catch Butterflies Book’s 1 & 2, The Dragonflies Trilogy and Wee Bookie of Nookie Series

 

What inspired you to write your first novel?
Believe it or not, my life... I’ve lead a very interesting life indeed.

Is anything in your books based on true life?
Yes lol, I draw a lot from personnel experience.

What books/authors have influenced you personally?
Author wise, has to me the Grandmaster of Action and Adventure  Clive Cussler and also Ian Fleming.

What author/s would you fangirl over?
Clive Cussler, when he actually friended me, I swear I nearly wet my pants, I actually woke my husband up to tell him, he is also his favourite author too, so he totally understood where I was coming from.

Any new authors interested you lately?
Yes, there are some lovely new people to add to the reading shelves. Unfortunately I don’t get a chance to read much now, when I did, it was more reference books or Bio’s or something historical.

On the occasions you get to read yourself, who do you read?
Clive Cussler, or I am actually reading Nick Mason’s wordage on his days with Pink Floyd, which is my travel read and yes it’s in paperback lol.

Outside family, who do you feel has supported you on your journey as a writer?
I am very blessed to have the inner circle I do, my FB family <3

Given the chance would you go back and change anything in one of your books?
Hahahaha I just did actually with my first two books, the How to Catch Butterflies. I am very happy with what I have only just re-released.

What is the most challenging aspect of writing for you?
Well I have dyslexia, so that really. I have the right words, just in the wrong places, and I have been known by my poor editors to be the comma queen hahahaha.

Do you do a lot of research for your books, or is it all from your heart and mind?
Yes I research all my military stuff for what I don’t know already. But I do love researching.

Do you have a favourite time/place to write?
Yes, I am a nocturnal creature and it appears so is my creativity.

Do you have any bad writing habits?
Yes, smoking and adapting the old writers pose of cigarette unlit, hanging in mouth as I thrash at the keyboard like a possessed woman.

What are you currently working on and could you share a snippet?
I’ve just released a New Title in the ‘Wee Bookie of Nookie Series’ called...From A to B, which came out on the 6th July.


“What do you want?” asked the busty brunette that Rubin had his eye on, as she stood conveniently next to the blonde.

Rubin stopped his dancing, staring at the two seriously, his hand rubbing his chin. The girls looked between each other.

Now he knew he had their full attention.

“What do you want?” She repeated her question again, but more impatiently.

“I’m just wondering,” he pointed the neck of the lager bottle between the blonde and the brunette. “Which one of you is the ‘one’ my mother warned me about?” He winked as he beamed a cheeky, knowing smile at them.

As he anticipated, the line worked wonders, as it had done many other times. The two looked between themselves and smiled knowingly at each other.

“Alegria,” the brunette extended her hand, which Rubin took and kissed it like he was Prince Charming. He didn’t even look back and see, to know that Duncan was no doubt shaking his head at him in awe.

“Beatrice,” giggled the blonde as she too extended her hand. “But my friends call me B,” she smiled coyly.

“Rubin Miller,” he purred, thickening his Scottish accent winking again at them.

He watched as they melted when he spoke.

“You’re Scottish,” they almost squealed excitedly.

“Aye,” smiled Rubin modestly.

“Are you studying here?” The brunette asked.

“Aye,” as was his answer to the next few questions...

When you’re not writing, what do you like to do?
Listening to music and chatting to my friends.
 
What’s on your bucket list?
Ohh I have sooooo many still to do... Ooooh random one... Build another house.

 

Quickfire round:    Tea or coffee ~ At the moment Tea.

                                    Rightie or leftie ~ Rightie

                                    eBook or print ~ Print

                                    Boxers or Briefs ~ Boxers

                                    Beach or Mountains ~ Mountains with a pool hehehehe

                                    City or Country ~ I live in the country, but was born in the city

                                    Tattoo or Ink Free ~ Tattoo

                                    Beard or Clean Shaven ~ Clean Shaven

                                    Long or Short Hair ~ On Men... SHORT defo

                                    Beer or Wine ~ Red wine lol

                                    Motorcycle or Muscle Car ~ Muscle Car

                                    Cats or Dogs ~ I have both, but I am a dog person

                                    Pierced or No Piercings ~ Pierced



Favourites:         Movie ~ A Matter of Life or Death

                               TV Show ~ Ooooh too many, errrm, ~ Game of Thrones at the moment.

                               Male Actor ~ Michael Fassbender (Nom nom)

                               Female Actor ~ Jennifer Lawrence

                               Book ~ Raise the Titanic by Clive Cussler

                              Band/Group ~ Pink Floyd, then the Rolling stones, Fleetwood Mac, Eagles, Doors, etc, etc, etc, etc...

                              Singer ~ Oooh errrmm, David Gilmore singing ‘wish you were here’

                              Song ~ Oooh I really have toooooooo many to name, even a top ten his hard.

                              Drink ~ Dirty Martini, extra dirty or a Morgan’s and fully leaded coke.

                              Food ~ Salad and a fillet steak medium rare (I’m a carnivore)

                              Colour ~ Blue, electric or colbolt

                              Celebrity Crush ~ Totally Michael Fassbender. (Mr F will not give me a ‘hall pass’ for him, Stomps foot.)

                              Vacation Spot ~ Italy, I go at least twice a year to a small village up in the Tuscan Mountains.



Where can we find you?
Well I live in Ireland, in the countryside to be more precise, with cows in a field next to my house. (No, not my cows). Bar Italy, I do pop over to London lots to my Sorrella, I Love to shop so you can find me running up and down Kensington High Street like a mad one while I’m there.


 

 
 Thank You For talking to us Samantha
 
 
 

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