I'm so happy to have Patty Devlin here today. I had the honor of begin able to post one of her stories for a Fantasy Friday, over at my other site New Beginnings. I'm happy to read here in her answers that she remembers that fondly too.
I hadn't realized how many books Patty has written. I've read many of them and I loved them. Her writing are very much to my taste. Patty is well know already, but I hope you will enjoy getting to know her a little better.
I give you...
Patty Devlin
Give
us your basic bio, what ever you’re willing to let us know.
I have always loved to daydream and write. It just comes naturally
to me. I love to read so I devour books. Sadly, for the longest time I had a
hard time finding the good books, the ones that had sexy dominant men in them.
The books where the men weren't afraid to spank a girl if she deserves a few
well earned swats. The books that had those scenes were very few and far
between.
So, what is a girl to do? I had to add the often-needed
spankings to the stories... in my daydreams…
I love to write anyway, so I spent a lot of time writing real books
that I had to edit the spankings (in my mind) out of because they weren't
socially acceptable.
So, when I found Blushing Books, I fell in love. I
found books that I could read. Yeah, spankings! And I found a place to send my
spanking books!
When
did you first realize that you were interested in the idea of spanking?
Young. I was a child and daydreamed about the cute neighbor boy and
an uncle who really wasn't. (an uncle, that is)
Are
you in a relationship that includes spanking? How would you describe it?
My husband and I have played around with Domestic Discipline for
years. Now he spanks me for fun and for punishment.
Were
you spanked as a child? Whether yes or no, do you think this affected your
interest?
I was spanked as a child, but I'm not sure it affected me like
that. I really disliked my father. He drank and so was very mean. The spankings
he gave me were often cruel and even uncalled for. I don't know if that somehow
plays a part as I desire my man to be very loving and kind, but firm.
Did
you, do you, or might you use spanking with your own children?
We do spank our children. Not often, and obviously nothing like I
am spanked. Most often we use crueler punishments like taking away technology
draws. A spanking would only be used if the crime was dangerous and warned
previously. I seriously can't remember the last time one of them was spanked.
Do
you remember the first spanking story or spanking book you ever read? Tell us
about it.
Yes, of course. It was Whitney My Love by Judith McNaught. The Duke
of Claymore spanks Whitney for a dangerous and selfish incident and them
lovingly comforts her afterward.
7.
When did you first begin writing spanking stories?
My first was almost fifteen years ago. But it was deleted by
accident and I never went back to it. It's been like five or so years this
jaunt.
8.
How comfortable are you with people in your real life knowing that you write
spanking fiction? Does everyone know, a select few, or do you try to keep it
private?
I am very afraid of the public (small town) knowing and
speculating, forming rumors as they will, but all of my closest friends and
sister or cousins know.
Some
people don’t like to be labeled in only one area, but do you feel your writing
is in a particular category?
I like to keep my books clean, simply spankings, some spice but no
actual sex scenes.
Do
you think you might someday like to branch out and write something totally
different (or do you), either within the spanking fiction world or something
else completely?
I do write under other names, but I like to try to keep it
separated.
How
attached do you get to your characters? Do you know what happens after the book
ends?
A book ending can be very traumatic for me. Sometimes I actually go
through a funk of blues while I try to think of my next love. When I go back
and read an old book I often get emotional all over again.
12.
Describe your ‘perfect’ writing day.
Ha. These days it's any day that I get to write for about 2 hours
uninterrupted (and my muse actually visits during the time).
13.
When did you first begin publishing? What caused you to jump in at that moment
in time?
Well, I'd have to say that it was after my story on your Fantasy
Fridays had such positive feedback.
14.
With so many wonderful writers here I can get confused as to who writes what.
Would you list all the books you’ve published so far. I’m assuming your books
can be purchased through Amazon and Barnes and Noble, but let us know where
else they are available.
Books by Patty Devlin
Choose one of the two men, or take the
return ticket and head home. It wasn’t much of a choice. Celia had worked and
studied so hard to have a school of her own. And she had known that they might
be a little upset. She knew exactly what they had wanted. It was stated very
clearly in the advertisement and she could probably read and write better than
anyone one of them.
Jackson sure never planned to marry, and how could
he when his name would be a disgrace to his bride? So why had he fought so hard
to keep her from marrying the other man? He could have shrugged it off and
gotten out of there, but he just couldn’t do it. The new schoolteacher needed
someone who would stay on her tail and teach her a lesson or else she’d run
right into danger.
But, he’d have to be honest with her and
tell her about that no good scoundrel who had sired him. She at least had a
right to know he was a bas—illegitimate, that the man who fathered him had left
his mother alone to fend for herself. Then if Celia could handle
that, well, they could work the rest out. Besides, there weren’t any other good
choices and she simply couldn’t be without a husband.
Caroline couldn't follow through with
the mail order marriage she had agreed to, so she switched places
with the woman next to her on the train. Anxious to get home, she had more
reason to hurry when she received a wire relaying a family emergency.
Traveling with the Union Pacific across the mid- west was a
long, hot trip and Caroline's temper flared at the man who took responsibility
for the railroad. Her temper wasn't the only thing flaring - her bottom also
felt the heat when Royce Ashby had had enough of her bad humor. A man's
patience could only take him so far and it was quite obvious to him that
Caroline was in need of a keeper. He knew he was up for the task.
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Liz
will do anything to get away from her evil guardian, and she was prepared to
disguise herself as a boy and look for work as a ranch hand. When Caroline, a
stranger on the train next to her, sees through her "boy" disguise,
and begs her to take her place as a mail-order bride, Liz doesn't hesitate long
before saying yes. It's got to be easier than working on a ranch, and as a
married woman with a new name, she'll be out of her guardian's clutches
forever.
Wade
Malone has been looking forward to his new bride for months, but when
"Caroline" finally arrives, things don't exactly add up. For one,
"Caroline" was supposed to be twenty-five years old; the woman who
came off the train doesn't look a day above sixteen. He has a strong aversion
to liars, particularly in a wife. But he's also a man who keeps his promises
and whoever the woman is at his side, he's made a commitment.
That doesn't
mean he's not going to handle his new bride very firmly indeed. Then, against
all odds, Liz starts to fall for the no-nonsense rancher and his family. How
will she ever keep him from finding out the complete truth about the
switch?
Charlie
gives the cop who pulls her over for speeding and reckless driving the
performance of a lifetime, telling him that her mother is in the hospital on
the edge of death.
Trooper Vin Loveanu wants nothing more than to pull her out
of the vehicle and comfort her, but has to settle for sending flowers to the
hospital, only to find out that the mother is not a patient. Further
investigation turns up an obituary for Charlene's mother from four years
before!
Charlie’s lies, abominable driving and strong family ties continue to
bring the two together. She can’t run away far enough or fast enough and
maybe—just maybe she should be running to Vin—not away, even if it meant a
trip over his knee.
(Included
in the With Hearts Aflame Book Set.)
Joy
hitches a ride headed to the Double R ranch looking for work. She is desperate
to find a place to stay before the snow flies; however, she isn't prepared
for feelings the large, sexy and entirely dominant man, who finds
her, stirs up deep inside her. Living on the road has been hard and with her past,
she should stay and beg for the job. But running is easier than dealing with
her fears and these new feelings, isn't it?
Nick is used to being in charge,
after all he has been the one taking care of his brothers for years. He knows
just what Joy needs - and he's more than willing to put her over his knee and
give it to her. Nick is also used to people leaving. He is not used to having a
chance to change it. Can he find her, convince her to trust him, and bring her
back? Will Nick be able to bring Joy into his home and his heart, and keep her
there - for good, not just for Christmas?
This
title is also contained in the "Naughty List" box-set
collection.
Tyler
and Darcy's relationship is a complicated mess, even by modern day
standards.
Sifting through Darcy's emotional baggage, on a regular basis,
coupled with the responsibility to a son who isn't his own, can
weaken even the strongest of men.
Drawing on his innermost strengths, Tyler
resolves to put an end to the endless destructive patterns in their
relationship and make Darcy an offer that will not be refused.
A resolution
that lasts to death do us part...
He was
rushing her! Everything was happening too fast. He wanted her to move. He
wanted her to go to his fight in Las Vegas. He wanted her to fit into his life,
but who was she anyway? She was a nobody from nowhere, and he was handsome, successful,
he was going places! One day, he was going to wake up and realize that she
didn't belong in his world. And that was going to break her heart.
Tyler
didn't understand her. He knew she loved him. He knew they belonged together,
but her self-destructive behavior was going to tear them apart. He knew only
one way to deal with that, and it involved a strong arm, a naked bottom, and a
good, solid paddle. But what would it take to get her to believe in them?
Choices
Book Trailer
It
hadn’t taken Jessie long to figure out that Gabe was the one for her. After
all, she'd practically begged him to marry her. Now that they were married,
though, Gabe had started laying down rules and asking Jessie to start making
some tough choices. What's a girl to do when she has to choose between her
credit cards and a spanking?
But really, Jessie soon wonders, who lives like
that nowadays? She loves Gabe, but is it worth it? When Gabe asks Jessie to
stick with it for a year and see if it doesn’t make their marriage stronger,
she knows that she has to make some hard decisions. What will she choose, and
what will her choices cost her?
In Harder Choices,
(Choices Book 2) Jessie is settling into her DD marriage. Things should
be easier but Jessie is still struggling with making the right
choices. It seems she has harder choices now such as when to use her free
spanking pass, or if she rather him use the belt or the dreaded bath
brush.
For those customers who have been asking for more "pure" DD
stories, this series is for you.
From
Patty Devlin comes the third installment of her domestic discipline trilogy,
"Choices." In "No Choice Left," Jessie loves Gabe with all
her heart. She has come to realize that she loves the rules and guidelines her
firm husband has put in place in their old-fashioned marriage. But still things
can get pretty confusing. Sometimes a girl just needs time to think before
making choices. Jessie makes a bad choice and runs away. So she has no choice
left but to submit to a spanking from Gabe to prove how much she loves him.
Patty
Devlin~ Author
