Molly Haven

Here's how "The Signatures" came about: A close friend of mine is a big fan of "50 Shades of Grey." In fact, I noticed that she would read the trilogy over and over. I asked her, "Are the sex scenes that good?" and she said, "It's not so much the sex as it is the characters. I like them so much I want to go back and be with them again." I began to wonder if I could write a book like that, sexy but with likable characters to which readers would want to return and spend time with. Also, I knew I wanted to write a sexy comic novel, and the situation that I felt would have the most comic possibilities was that of the innocent, young heroine who considered sex an unnecessary distraction, but then found herself in one sexy situation after another. The challenge I gave to myself was to create fascinating characters in every situation, with Stacee Pockett being the most fascinating.

I've loved writing humor for years and have always wanted my novel-writing efforts to lean toward the comic. As for erotica, two reasons: One, because erotica is popular right now. Two, because I find erotica in a humorous vein to be erotic in and of itself. Yes, I enjoy the steamy, serious side of the genre, but when you have similar scenes in a funny, crazy setting, that's even more of a turn-on. I'm hoping there's an audience out there who agrees with me.