EJ Button Why I owe my erotic fiction career to my grandmother . . .

Yes, you read that right.  I owe it all to a woman named Stella.

A little history to set the stage . . .

 

Dallas Cast

 

Let’s go back to 1981 when Ella Jade was only eight years old. What was she doing on a typical Friday night? She was camped out on her grandparent’s family room floor watching Dallas and Falcon Crest. Her parents worked in the restaurant industry, and so she and her brother spent the weekends with her grandparents. They didn’t have multiple TV’s in every room, no Nickelodeon or Disney Channel and definitely not a DVR to be found. They didn’t have VCR‘s yet! And, let’s not even talk about the lack of internet access or Xbox.  So, while her brother played legos, she watched soap operas.

 

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Falcon Crest

 

It became our Friday night ritual for many years. I couldn’t wait for the weekend. I was always so consumed with what J.R. Ewing was going to do next. How was he going to outsmart poor Cliff Barnes? Oh, and I’ll NEVER forget that sexy and conniving Richard Channing. Is it any wonder why I have an obsession with older men? And, my son’s name is Cole (a character from Falcon Crest). Now, of course it took me many years to “mature” with the shows adult themes. In the beginning, I had no idea what was going on. I just knew it was something I shared with my grandmother. It’s a time in my life I always look back on with such warm and happy feelings. That was our Friday night line-up until I graduated high school in 1991 and both shows ended their run.

It wasn’t just a weekend thing either. As I got older, I would watch Dynasty on Wednesdays and we’d discuss it when I got to her house. I spent entire summers with her and we’d indulge in Young and the Restless and General Hospital. Even though I don’t watch them anymore, Sonny Corrinthos will always hold a special place in my heart. We’d spend rainy or snowy Saturday afternoons watching American Movie Classics…Greta Garbo, Cary Grant, Rock Hudson and Grace Kelly fueled the romantic in me.  Put that together with all the soaps I was watching and a writer was born. I learned how to spot the drama and the angst and figured out how to balance that with the right amount of love and the HEA. And, the cliffhanger! My favorite story element. Throw in the sex and you’ve got Ella Jade . . . Erotic Fiction Author.

COL BCToday, Stella is 82. She now sits in my family room and watches her soaps (or “stories” as she likes to call them) while I feverishly type in the dining room or kitchen. Occasionally, in between her naps, she’ll call to me, “Are you writing another one of those dirty books?”

Yes, Gran, I am and I owe it all to you.

 

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Ella

 

 

Synopsis:

Can an arranged marriage lead to love?

Recent college graduate Gabriella has finally married the man of her dreams, the older, charismatic attorney Lorenzo Martinez. She’s had a crush on him for as long as she can remember and always imagined they’d one day find their happily ever after. Unfortunately, they enter into a union arranged by their fathers.

Lorenzo is charming, protective, and loyal to his crime lord father Carlo. When Carlo asks Lorenzo to marry Gabriella he jumps at the opportunity. He’s been drawn to her for many years and knows by marrying her he’s helping to protect her father.

Gabby is resentful and won’t be Lorenzo’s charity case. But sparks fly and the couple soon gives into their desire, realizing they were meant to be together.

What happens when Carlo’s enemies threaten their future? Will someone get caught in the crossfire?

 

 

About The Author:

Ella Jade has been writing for as long as she can remember. As a child, she often had a notebook and pen with her and now as an adult, the laptop is never far. The plots and dialogue have always played out in her head, but she never knew what to do with them. That all changed when she discovered the eBooks industry. She started penning novels at a rapid pace and now she can’t be stopped.

Ella resides in New Jersey with her husband and two young boys. When she’s not chasing after her kids, she’s busy writing, attending PTO meetings, kickboxing and scrapbooking. She hope’s you’ll get lost in her words.

 

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