So often I am asked why I decided to become an author. The
answer is I didn’t. Being an author just sort of happened. It started off by a
deep love of reading. Like a deep love. Reading is and has been since I was a
child one of my favorite things in the world to do. From there I started
concocting my own stories in my head. Even as a kid I had a very active
imagination and made up my own stories. Some were continuations of my favorite
books, fanfiction I suppose before I even knew that it existed. Then in grade
school we were asked to write and illustrate a short story. Game over from then
on out.
I started writing my own stories then. Mostly just for myself or for
friends. This continued forever, writing stories to just give my imagination
some time to fly.
I was in my early thirties before I ever even thought about
trying to publish on of my stories. I had mentioned to a new friend that I
wrote stories and she begged to read some. I said okay and gave her a couple
paranormal romances that I had written since I knew that was what she liked to
read. She loved my stories. Loved them. She encouraged me to submit and I took
the plunge. Both were picked up by two separate publishers. I was floored.
After that I submitted a few more pieces and they got published too. Suddenly I
was a published author and was not even sure how I got there. That was about
four years ago. I am still writing every day. I have since published multiple
stories and continue to have a career as an author. All because of a love for
reading and imagination, and a good friend who gave me a gentle nudge in the
right direction.
Sheri's latest book is LUST, SEX, and TATTOOS
Karen is a woman looking to make a new beginning after
breaking away from an abusive past. Her Ben is wild, free and uninhibited, everything that she wants to be and more. Soon she is left alone with the man that embodies her dreams and sparks begin to fly. It's safe to say that she gets way more than she bargained for when she originally stepped into his shop, as Ben helps her unleash her wild child and truly begin her life again. One wild night can truly change a woman forever.
Short Excerpt:
With measured steps to try to hide her nerves, Karen
followed him through the curtains and down a hall lined with tattooing rooms.
She could hear the needles more clearly now and for a moment she thought of
running from the shop just to escape that unnerving sound. Taking a deep
breath, she continued on, knowing she could, and would do this, to prove
something to herself if nothing else. Ben's tattoo room was in the very back
and away from the others who were working. She stepped in and he closed the
door behind them. She was completely alone with the most alluring man she had
ever met. She gulped. This was definitely going to be an interesting night.
Ben motioned for her to take a seat on the tattoo chair as
he sat down on a rolling stool. "Hop on up and take your shirt off for me
and lay on your side, facing me."
ABOUT SHERI: Sheri Velarde, lives in New Mexico with her husband and
their two dogs.
Being an avid reader since an early age, she has wanted to
be a writer for as long as she can remember. She has been writing all her life,
but only recently started to actually try to pursue her dream of writing for a
living. She specializes in all things paranormal and that go bump in the night.
Her heart truly lies in exploring unknown worlds or adding the supernatural to
our world. If it goes bump in the night or has magical connotations, Sheri
writes about it.
She is constantly putting out new material with various
publishers, so it is best to keep up with her on her website
www.sherivelarde.weebly.com.
In her spare time Sheri is an artist, jewelry designer,
independent comic writer/artist and freelance non-fiction writer. Hiking in the
mountains, going to live concerts, art openings, museums, and hosting intimate
dinner parties.
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