Slip Between the Sheets with…
Jon ‘Bix’Bixler and Carinian ‘Carin’ Derrickson
from Vampire Council of Ethics series by TJ Michaels
Available now from Samhain Publishing!
She’s his target…and his mate. Aw hell!
Beautiful genius, Carinian Derrickson, wants to live long enough to date a man from the future generations of spacemen, complete with ray guns and starships. She’s not crazy, she’s just afraid of dying young of some dreaded disease, like all the rest of her family. Her research into gene therapy has shown her the way to extend her life is by emulating traits only before seen in fiction. Vampire fiction. Only the beings that shouldn’t exist are very real indeed.
Unknown to her, there’s a bad boy vampire in the lab next door with a goal quite the opposite of hers. If he has his way, he’ll bring the Vampire Council of Ethics (V.C.O.E.) to its knees.
Jon Bixler is a Seeker for the Council - an assassin and undercover operative in a world of humans. Bix must get close enough to this rogue to find out exactly how he plans to dismantle the Council. And Carinian is just the ticket. But when he meets her, all his vampire common sense flies out the window as his libido leaps off the charts. What’s he going to do now that the woman is in danger and secretly trying to do the impossible?
Bix and Carin can’t deny the combustion of love and lust between them. They accept their mating. But can they stay alive long enough to enjoy it?
Welcome to a special edition of Slip Between the Sheets!
With my BIL’s accident last month, I was forced to skip a couple authors. But thankfully, TJ Michaels (who’ so understanding and such a dear!) was still able to spare Bix and Carin today, so we wouldn’t miss out on digging a little deeper in their psyches!
TJ is an awesome author. I’ve known her all the way back to my beginning days at LSB, and if there’s one thing you can count on from TJ, it’s strong characters and plots!
Bix and Carin hail from TJ’s Vampire Council of Ethics series, which includes the titles Carinian’s Seeker, Serati’s Flame, and Hatsept Heat.
So welcome Carin and Bix! I must warn you—usually the men come alone to my interviews, or vice versa. So forgive me if my questions are a bit…er…bold! All in good humor, I swear. For example, if I were to ask the Bix the question, boxers or briefs? See, funny, right?
Bix: “LOL!!! When I’m working I wear silk boxers. Allows the package room to breathe. When I’m playing, it’s commando. It’s really Carin’s fault. She’s always jumping my cock so I have to make it convenient for her.”
“Bix! I can’t believe you told her that!”
“What, Carin? Are you saying it’s not true?”
“Well, no, uh, I’m not saying that at all. But that’s not the point.”
“I’ll give you a point. A good, hard one as soon as we’re all done here.”
“Oh. Well…uh… Damn it. If you weren’t a vampire cop I’d shoot you, Bix.”
Alyssa: LOL. How romantic. But seriously, from the bickering beginning of this interview, I’d say you two are in love. How ‘bout it Bix? Have you found that someone special yet? <slides Carin a glance and winks) And just what attracts you to a woman?
Bix: “Definitely. And she’s sitting right here. In all my long years of chasing bad guys I never expected to settle down. But I came across Carin. Turned out she had a rogue I was hunting in the lab next door to hers. I was undercover, tailed her all the way from Colorado to San Diego. God, it was something about the way she smelled. Damn woman just got to me. All under my skin. Down inside my blood.” Bix leans toward Carin, inhales at her neck and moans.
“Stop it, Bix. You’re making me blush…and other stuff.”
Alyssa: Don’t get shy now, Carin. I’ve hardly gotten started. Inquiring minds want to know—what's your favorite sex position?
Bix: Man, that’s a hard one. I think the night of our bonding ceremony. God, makes me hard just thinking about it. Carin in a pair of sexy-assed high hells draped over the back of the couch. Ass up, head down. Mmmm…I think this interview is over. Say, is anybody using that conference room over there?”
Alyssa: Completely empty, but you’re not off the hook yet. I want—no, need—to know more about Jon ‘Bix’Bixler, Seeker for the Vampire Council of Ethics. Why did you make this career choice?
Bix: “Hunting down rogues, those who have been excommunicated from our society for crimes against vampires and humans alike, is something I take great pride in. Not to mentioned I’m damned good at it.”
Alyssa: Admirable. I’m still curious what made the man. Tell me something about your childhood. What's your favorite memory?
Bix: “Playing in the South with all my cousins. We had a contest once to see who could ride the fastest down to the bottom of a steep hill on our bicycles without falling off…with our eyes closed. I ended up with stitches behind that one. Luckily vampires heal quickly – what should have left a terrible scar and taken weeks to heal was all good to go in a few days.”
Alyssa: Wow, well I’m glad for that. You’re too gorgeous for scars! In fact, the both of you look great. Hard-earned, or just another benefit of being a vamp?
Bix: “Actually, we both work out a lot. Being vamp law enforcement means I have to stay in tip top shape. I specialize in hand-to-hand knife fighting, katana or Japanese sword, and I can shoot the wings off a fly at twenty feet. Carin was a bodybuilder when we met, sexy as hell, not to big or bulky. And that ass…my God. And all those myths about vampires being undead is a bunch of bullshit. I’m not dead. My DNA is just different. Carin can explain the science better than I can, that’s her forte. Anyway, I have to eat a lot of protein to keep my muscles nourished. I don’t do a lot of junk food but my one weakness is watermelon Jolly Ranchers. Ssshh. I’ve got a stash hidden in my closet. Don’t tell Carin or she’ll eat ‘em all.”
Alyssa: LOL, judging from that look, I think she might’ve heard, Bix. Speaking of food, here’s a question for Carin. Chocolate or cheese or chocolate cheesecake? What's your weakness?
Carin: “Girlfriend, it’s chili relleno with loads of cheese since I can eat cheese now. You know, there are all kinds of advantages to mating a vampire. I’m human, through and through, but sex with Bix, among other things has altered my DNA a bit. Perfected it. So I can eat all the cheese I want! Woohooo! Oh wait, now that I’ve thought about it, you were asking for dessert type things, weren’t you? Let’s see… I think lemon petit fours, they’re little square cheesecake type things. Or chocolate covered fresh strawberries. Oh wow. That sounds really good.”
Alyssa: That it does—I think I’m drooling (as if I weren’t already, hearing about all you and Bix’s escapades!) Quick distract me! What's the most romantic thing a man could do for you?
Carin: “Hmmm, given the way things have turned out for me and my hunky vampire vampire law enforcement guy? I think the most romantic thing he’s ever done was SAVE MY LIFE! Oh, sorry. Didn’t mean to yell.”
Alyssa: Well between cheese and your life, it’s no wonder you fell in love with the guy! Tell me, any hopes for marriage? Kids?
Carin: “Not until I met the big guy here. In fact, I’d spent just about all my life in school and furthering my career in biogenetics. I was too busy trying to figure out the genetics of vampirism to worry about love. What good was love if I wouldn’t stay alive long enough to enjoy it, damn it? My mom died young. My gran-gran died young. Hell, my whole family had some dreaded health issue or another. Idiots. Eating all that fried food probably did it…”
“Uh, Carin (Bix interrupts), I think she gets the point.”
“Did he just interrupt me?”
“Yes, woman, I interrupted you. Problem with that?”
“Damn that’s a sexy grin. Sigh. You’re too damned sexy for your own good, Bix. I swear. So anyway, we had our second child at the beginning of Vampire Council of Ethics Book 2.”
Alyssa: Well, congratulations! And even with kids, it’s obvious the heats still on, so double congratulations!
Bix and Carin, thanks so much for interviewing with me. I wish you all the best of luck! The conference room is all yours now! <wink, wink>
Ladies (and gents, if any are out there reading), be sure to read the awesome excerpts from this series, as posted on TJ’s website—www. tjmichaels.com.
Thanks for joining us for this special edition of Slip Between the Sheets—come enjoy again this Tuesday, when I interview author Tilly Greene.
Until then,
Alyssa