In preparation for our interview, I polled some readers to gather a few questions for Eric, but I quickly realized that I wasn’t going to be able to ask most of them.  (I even prepped you guys by telling you that, under no circumstances, would I ask what his favorite sexual position was, so don’t even think about it!) And still...you sent the outrageous questions!

As we were wrapping up the interview--Eric is so down-to-earth and easy to talk with, and has such a fabulous, fun sense of humor--I bit the bullet and pulled out my (very abbreviated) list. I explained that some of my readers couldn’t see him as anything but either Ian Nottingham or Jericho Barrons and the questions had gotten a little out of hand. I knew from the dangerous sparkle in his eyes that he was game to slip into character!

KAREN: "So, Boxers, Briefs, or Commando?"

(I get a totally JZB-worthy look.)

ERIC: "All of the above." He winks. "And sometimes, not always mine."

KAREN: Oh, the images that evokes. "Do you have any tattoos?"

ERIC: "Nothing on this body but skin."

KAREN: He doesn’t add "perfect" anywhere in that sentence, but he certainly could.  "One of my fans wants to hear you say the following quotation from Darkfever: "You, Ms. Lane, are a menace to others. A walking, talking, catastrophe in pink!"

ERIC: Growls something in a low, sexy voice.

KAREN: I have no idea what it was. But it was good for me. :)

I make sure he knows I’m reading this next question, word for word, because there’s no way I’m asking it. (By the way, he’s six feet, two inches.)

"One of my fans said, I know you won’t ask this question, but Jayzee will kill me when she finds out I had the opportunity to ask and didn’t at least try. Ever since Dreamfever, with those killer sex scenes, whenever there’s a Barrons’ discussion, all Jayzee has to say is: "He is LARGE!" So, knowing her as I do, she’ll be reading this whole interview thinking "Is he LARGE?" That’s the question. I would totally settle for his height...LOL."

ERIC: Laughs, looking utterly unruffled by the question, the portrait of masculine confidence. "Large and in charge, baby!"

KAREN: I change the subject quickly and move on to a safer question. "Were you wearing a wig on Witchblade or was it your real hair? The fans thought it was very sexy!"

ERIC: "It was my real hair. They tried to get me to wear a wig. I don’t think so. I looked so funny and everyone around the set was dying laughing.  Instead, I talked them into letting me wear a beanie hat for the pilot the whole time to hide my hair and give it time to grow. Then, I grew it out between shooting the pilot and season one. I let it grow for two years without cutting it. I have a natural blond streak in front, like a birthmark, you can see it waving in the wind in some scenes from Witchblade. I miss it. It was fun having it pulled!"

KAREN: Fans self. "How do you feel knowing there’s a bunch of female fans fawning over you and envisioning you as Barrons?" (I ask this hoping he hasn’t gotten to the sex scenes yet.)

ERIC: "I’m thrilled, and flattered! I just finished the first book, Darkfever. Loved it!"

(I breathe easier.)

"Then I skipped ahead to Dreamfever and read the sex scenes."

(I stop breathing easier and feel like blushing. I refuse.)

"Oh, yeah, and very turned on," he adds.

(I blush.)

KAREN: (Dear readers, you owe me big, big time for this one.)

"Uh, and one more thing, Eric."

I sigh. I’m not sure you fans really wanted to know this, as much as you wanted to see if I had the balls to ask. I’m a writer. It’s my job to ask the hard questions.

"What’s your favorite sexual position?"

ERIC: "As many as I can think up. And I’m a very creative guy." He winks again. "Bow wow!"

KAREN: Whuh. The things you guys make me do for you...