by Jake Richter
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Author Notes
Many of my friends have asked so what’s up with you and harem books? They know my passion is Marvel Universe comic books and having a sexy action packed story about three women from the underworld who team up with a young bartender to save the universe from a dark lord hell-bent on death and destruction isn’t necessarily in my wheel house, but when I was approached about the opportunity, I thought to myself, that’s actually very familiar territory because comic books, especially in the Marvel world growing up, were about ordinary guys doing some pretty extraordinary things with a lot of gusto, a lot of style and a lot of sexy action.
And that’s what I tried to put into Book 1. Take your average guy, busting his butt to make it day by day who still hasn’t found his purpose in life, and see what happens when he is given an amazing opportunity to get out of his world and into a brand new world. What type of person is he really, and how will the events that unfold shape his moral character and mature him as a man? How will his relationships old and new change, and at the end of the day what will our average, everyday hero learn about himself? These are classic questions fan boys like myself find in the comic books and I believe in Book 1, our reader will get to follow Alex as he answers these questions for himself.
I made sure I added in some fun when I developed his best friend Spence, because I grew up with guys just like him. On the surface they may be hard to take but they are good-hearted folks who at the end of the day provide the necessary devil-may-care attitude that spurs our hero Alex along. Plus when dealing with the tough, ultra-violent sequences in the book, readers need some moments to decompress.
Of course, comedy isn’t the only way to decompress and that’s where the lovely ladies including Ash, the main gal in Book 1, come into play. She is the queen of sex and saucy attitude and while she serves as the catalyst to get the story rolling and getting Alex involved, she is also what Alex will become in terms of his mental and physical toughness. Ash sets the stage for Alex’s transformation by showing him how to be a no-holds-barred kind of hero who has some really great one-liners and follows it up with guns blazing. Alex comes into his own and eventually becomes the leader with the help of Ash so having her be all the things Alex wasn’t in the beginning was crucial.
In Book 2, you will see that a lot can happen in twenty-four hours. It doesn’t sound like a lot of time, but an action-packed day and night can provide a slew of turning points. So when I started outlining Book 2, I wanted to make sure that I kept my foot pressed to the metal, continuously raising the stakes for Alex and the others to succeed, while maintaining the integrity of the story.
And with Book 2 set mostly in the Underworld, it seemed appropriate to create an adventure where our hero was quite literally plucked out of the frying pan and tossed into the fire of what’s, essentially, another world.
Of course, since Alex had less time—naturally—the adventure had to have more depth and he had to overcome additional obstacles. Therefore, as I started thinking about the Underworld and what type of environment I would create, I naturally crafted more ominous villains and rougher situations that were organic to the new setting. Simply stated, the Underworld is not for sissies and Alex’s time on the planet as he faces these challenges separates him (the man!) from the boys. Truly, in Book 2 Alex will come into his own.
Lastly, I’ve long thought that the idea of developing character under fire is an interesting one, and with Alex, I conceived him as a fish out of water in the opening of Book 1, a bartender who matures into a world save by the end of the journey. In Book 2, Alex is going to have to reach down deep inside, and continue to grow as he battles Grimwood and a new, more terrifying villain for possession of the sickle and control of the Underworld and Otherworld. I hope everyone enjoyed Book 1, and be on the lookout for Book 2, which will be out in a few months.
About the Author
When Jake Richter's fifteen minutes were up working with the hottest international actresses to don a pair of Jimmy Choo’s, he retreated from the studio back lots to his first love ... sexy pulp sci fi with a healthy dose of fetish and fun. Because let's face it. Hollywood sticks and stones may break our author's bones, but his harem books excite us all!
But we do not weep for Jake because he was made to churn out exotic, succubus infused, adrenaline-fueled stories that feature the hottest heroes who love to kick ass and save the universe---one mutha fluckin' world at a time!
Jake's creative journey started with a crush on Marvel's fierce femmes Rogue and Storm. Inspired, Jake began creating his own heroes that included naughty vixens, wicked warriors and fantastical beasts. Now our author has traded in the comic book universe for the harem universe, where he continues to spin tantalizing stories that keep readers wanting more.
So, if you share Jake's passion for harem, saddle up and take a wild ride! Will there be more? Hells yes, there will be! Stay tuned!
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