Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Ju Ephraime began writing professionally at age 19; at that time, she wrote short stories for the local radio station in her home town. She gave up writing to pursue her education and has since earned several degrees, including two Masters and a Doctorate in Higher Education Administration from Northeastern University in Boston. During the course of her schooling, she wrote and published a working curriculum for a career school, a business manual and its answer key, as well as other literary work. In 2010 she revisited her first love, writing for fun and enjoyment. She writes high heat, steamy, romance novels. The first was, State of Ecstasy in the LaCasse series, which was soon followed by, Temptation to Sin, Loving Therèse, #2 in the LaCasse series. Ju has gone on to write several more books, including, The Odor of Violet, on tour this month, Complete Surrender, #3 in the LaCasse series; as well as, a Christmas Novella, Footsteps in the Sand and her award winning paranormal, White Magic Woman, Quarterfinalist in Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest, 2013, out of over 10,000 entrants.
Ju lives in Connecticut, where she is very active in her community. She is the administrator of a business school and the president of a non-profit organization that dresses individuals for job interviews.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Complete Surrender. It was inspired by an incident I witnessed at work. When too people ended up with each other’s coat.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Yes, I formulate almost the entire thing in my mind before I begin to type.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Lisa Kleypas, Christine Feehan and Elizabeth Lowell, to name a few.
What are you working on now?
My fourth installment in my LaCasse series.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Advertising on blogs and Facebook
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Write good books, hired a professional editor and develop a thick skin.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Not everyone will like your books.
What are you reading now?
Solange St. Brice’s, Only You for Me
What’s next for you as a writer?
Writing a mystery novel.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Again the Magic
Temptation to Sin
State of Ecstasy
Only You For Me
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