Unlike most writers I know, many of whom turned to writing well into their adulthood, I was quite young when I became a writer. As an eighth-grader I wrote a short story, showed it to my mother, and told her what I wanted to do with my life. Soon after that, she bought me a typewriter. My first published piece—a poem in my junior high school literary magazine when I was in ninth grade—was followed by contributions to my high…
BESIEGED A Special Forces soldier rescues the ambassador’s daughter who holds his heart hostage When I found out Delilah was pulling together the High Octane Heroes anthology, I knew exactly what I wanted to write. A tough military guy in a situation that was current and resonant for our nation. With the Bengazhi embassy attack fresh on my mind I wanted to depict a soldier sworn to protect the embassy staff during just such a raid. Surrounded by the enemy,…
Action and romance. It’s what I was looking for when I read through the submissions for High Octane Heroes. Alice Janell’s story fit the bill perfectly. The two soldiers in this piece aren’t sexy SEALs or high-ranking officers. They are both soldiers, no great rank, just trying to survive deployment while they quietly fall in love. Both of them everyday heroes, saving each other. Be sure to comment for a chance to win the Amazon.com gift card I’m giving away…
I put a lot of thought into the type of hero that I wanted when I started to research The Star. He had to have lightening sharp reflexes, a command of steel and a presence so sure that you were instantly comforted or terrified. Luckily in this case, it’s the former. So if I knew this guy could take care of a billion dollar jet, I knew that Estella was going to be in good hands. I shiver as the…
Psst! Don’t forget! We’ll choose one winner on Sunday who will receive an Amazon.com gift card. All you have to do to enter is comment! *~*~*~*~*~*~* The SEALS in my Destiny I started out being a paranormal reader after I discovered romance later in life. How I wish I was raised by a mother who loved to read these wonderful love stories. But I grew up on the classics. Paranormal heroes did it for me in all the right departments,…
I love military heroes, both real and fictional. I guess that’s not surprising, considering most of the men in my family served in the military during war time. My dad was a Marine, my husband served on a battleship in the Navy, and my son plans to join the military next year. All of my uncles and most of my brothers-in-law served in the Navy, and claim those years were among the best of their lives. A few say they wished…
September 3rd is the official release date for High Octane Heroes (although Amazon is already offering it on their website!). For the next 17 days, the authors of the collection will be sharing snippets from our stories and giving you a chance to get to know us. To keep you coming back, we’ll also be offering little incentives along the way… For posting a comment from now until this coming Sunday, you’ll be entered to win a $25.00 Amazon gift card. So be sure to subscribe…
I enjoy writing about heroes, but sometimes it can be difficult writing about the world in which they evolve as heroes. Many times our hero’s occupation is can be difficult to write if we don’t do our research. In the past year, I’ve written a smoke jumper. That’s an entirely foreign world to me. Sure they jump out of airplanes to fight fires. But what do they take with them, who’s the boss, how do they work the fire? The…
Erotic romance? Me? I’ve been writing erotic fiction ever since “City Desk,” my first erotic mystery, appeared in the January 1983 issue of Gentleman’s Companion. Beginning with that story and continuing through much of my career, my erotic fiction has been written from a male viewpoint for a male readership. These are masculine fantasies of big-busted babes who serve more as bedroom decorations than romantic interests while macho protagonists spew testosterone across the pages. But other writing opportunities allowed me…
Not to brag or anything, but I live in the best city on earth—San Francisco. It’s a beautiful place, and the landscape inspires my creativity. So does the culture. There is a sexual openness and tolerance deeply woven into the city’s history and it enchants and excites me. When I moved here as a twenty-one year old, I was incredibly naïve and the city blew my mind. What is sexier than living among people being themselves, loving whom they love…