Book Tour for Tie Me Up by Lauren Hawkeye (Guest Post & GIVEAWAY)

Before we spend some time talking with Lauren Hawkeye and learning about her new short story Tie Me Up, I want to thank Bewitching Book Tours for letting me be a part of this tour and Lauren herself for taking time out of her busy life to be here.  Don't forget that there's also a giveaway being offered today so read this entire post to make sure you get entered.  And now I bring you Lauren........

When doing a blog tour, the question of what a writer does in their spare time comes up a lot. A lot of the time it makes me chuckle-- spare time? What spare time? I have a day job, a baby, and try to write as well (and that's not a complaint-- I love it all!) I just started taking a certification course for my day job through distance learning as well, so there goes yet another chunk of the day. Still, I do manage to find time for my one major hobby, one that edges dangerously close to addiction-- knitting. I find that, for me at least, knitting is a great activity to squeeze in as a writer. It keeps my hands busy and is productive, yet allows me to think, to plot out that next scene in my head. I find it especially therapeutic when I'm having a bad writing day-- one of those days when the muse just won't cooperate with me. Knitting is a tangible measure of something productive that I have done with my time. I can spend an hour knitting, and then look back at what I've done and see the progress that I've made. I find that this is often a great reminder for me that I am making progress in my writing career as well, even though it doesn't always feel like it. This is probably why I am so diligent at finding time for my hobby in amongst everything else in my life-- or maybe it's just that I have a major yarn habit.
 
What kinds of hobbies do you make time for, no matter what?

TIE ME UP
By Lauren Hawkeye
Pub date: October 1, 2011
ISBN: 978-1-426-88547-1

Barbara always thought of Ethan as her little brother’s annoying best friend, and she was sure he just considered her his friend’s nerdy big sister. Until the hot night after her brother’s wedding. Alone in the heat, it’s clear Ethan sees her in a way she never saw herself: as a sexy, sensual woman. And for the first time, Barbara feels ready to break free from the painful memories that have haunte her for too long—by exploring her passion for Ethan…

Book two of Lauren Hawkeye’s Erotic Me series.

Lauren Hawkeye is a writer, theatre enthusiast, knitting aficionado and animal lover who lives in the shadows of the great Rocky Mountains of Alberta, Canada.

She’s older than she looks—really—and younger than she feels—most of the time—and she loves to explore the journeys that take women through life in her stories.

http://www.laurenhawkeye.com
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**********GIVEAWAY**********

This giveaway is for an ePub copy of Lauren Hawkeye's Tie Me Up.

-This giveaway is OPEN WORLDWIDE.

-PLEASE make sure to answer Lauren's question in your comment and include your email to make it easier to contact the winner.

-Giveaway ends at 11:59 pm on 10/22.

-Winner will be chosen using random.org and will have 48 hours to respond to my winner's confirmation email or a new winner will be chosen.

Good Luck to everyone who enters!