Nikki Wild hit the top of Kindle Amazon chart with her book Arrogant Brit. The novel was released few days before Christmas, and already picks up a nice amount of positive feedback.

It’s a great pleasure to welcome at Land of Books Nikki Wild.

– Nikki, what is your newest book Arrogant Brit about?
– I think at the heart of it, Arrogant Brit is a love story. Dalton knows where his life is heading. He’s waiting to inherit a fortune and nothing is going to derail that train…. Until he meets Clara.
He’s a bad boy, yes, but the book goes so much further than that. I tried to incorporate hopes and dreams, and an attraction that goes beyond how big his muscles are.
I tried to write the book I wanted to read… I enjoy romance stories with more than just lust as a driving factor. Bringing in emotion grounds the characters and makes their story arch feel more authentic. I hope that came across in the story…

– How did you decide to write the story?
– I went to a recent author conference in London, and I can’t even begin to describe how amazing it was. On the flight back to the states, I couldn’t help myself. I opened up my laptop and stared at a blank page until two words jumped out at me…
British Bastard.
Those words had deeper meaning. I knew I wanted to write a book about someone from England, and I thought it would be fun to incorporate the “bastard son” angle. So, Bastard was a play on words…
I outlined the whole book on the transatlantic flight.
I wrote the novel over the course of the next month, and by the time I was done, “British Bastard” had become Arrogant Brit. The rest, as they say, is history!
– What was the biggest challenge during the write up process?
– I think the greatest challenge is always going to be time.
I’m a full-time author, but I’m also a mother of two. Finding a handful of uninterrupted hours to write on any given day is difficult. I often have to wake up early or stay up late writing, and I pour a lot of energy into these books. It’s a challenge to juggle that work/life balance, but I do everything I can!
– Tell us something more about your main characters Clara and Dalton? Are they close to someone from your real life?
– I would say the characters are a mix of traits from people I surround myself in life… I always strive to make a unique character who has a life of their own rather than borrowing too heavily from any one person that I know. I made the mistake of modeling a character after my husband once, and he still comes at me with cheesy one-liners from the book years later. Live and learn!
– How much time did you need to finish the story and to publish it?
– The book was written over the course of a month, and editing, cover design, and overall publishing happened over a two week period.
– Royal Prick received very nice feedback by the readers. Will you unveil something about the novel for all the fans of erotica genre?
– I’ll unveil something: Royal Prick was never supposed to be in the Erotica genre! It is a romance novel and was released into Romance. Some of the bookstores (Amazon included) like to clean up the virtual shelves around Christmastime, and I suspect the word “Prick” was a bit too flashy for Romance, so those vendors moved Royal Prick into Erotica. I considered changing the title and moving it back, but it is a steamy romance and fit the genre well enough that I decided to let it be.
Also, the marketing campaign for the book was in full swing, and I couldn’t just pull it down right in the middle of my release parties!
– In the last three months you are like publishing machine with a new book every two weeks. How you managed to work in such a high pace and to produce quality stuff?
– In the book industry, Christmas time is the season you will earn a substantial amount of your overall book sales. Over the course of the year, I try to plan out my releases so I will have more books to release in the month or two before Christmas. You’ve seen the fruits of my labor!
Of course, I also like to think that I am a publishing machine. I have a hard time focusing on any one single thing, so I always have three or four different novels in various stages of completion at any given time. Friends tell me I might have ADD. I tell them if I do have ADD, then ADD is my superpower!
– Who are you?
– I’m a mother, a friend, a lover of life, and a full-time author. I’m the kind of person who has always sought out a way to express herself artistically, and to be able to support myself and my family purely off my artistic pursuits is an incredible feeling.
– What are your writing habits?
– I write five days every week, no exceptions. That’s probably my biggest habit, and it’s where most authors fall short.
I do have one more fun habit… I never end a writing day with a period. I always leave the last sentence I’m writing unfinished. Next time I sit down to write, I have an unfinished sentence to complete, and the words just keep flowing from there. It’s a fantastic way to avoid the “what do I do now?” writers block that likes to creep up whenever you start thinking about writing!
– Are you satisfied by the sales of your book?
– Absolutely! Arrogant Brit became the #10 bestselling book on all of Amazon and has sold countless copies. I’ve been trying to write a top 10 book for years now, and it feels amazing to have finally hit that high pedestal!
– What are you doing to promote your book by the best possible way?
– I have my website, my facebook page and I’m growing a mailing list of interested and amazing readers every single day. My goal isn’t to spend my time promoting… My goal is to write the best book I possibly can, and to let my fans know it has arrived! The readers do the rest.
I really can’t thank my fans enough for being such a big part of every book launch.
– When we will see your next novel and would you unveil something more about it?
– I have three more books in the work right now, including two more bad boys from Britian. I don’t want to reveal any details until I’ve had a chance to do cover reveals for my fans, but I should have a brand new release in the next few weeks!
– How can fans of your books meet you? Would you share your book signings schedule for 2016?
– I’ll be at RWA 2016 signing books and also participating in one of the author workshops. Interested authors and readers should check out the RWA website!

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Take a look at Nikki Wild’s books:
ARROGANT BRIT (A BRITISH BAD BOY ROMANCE)
RICHARD: A Bad Boy Romance
ROYAL PRICK: A BRITISH STEPBROTHER ROMANCE
Illicit Behavior: A Bad Boy Rockstar Romance