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…
Update! Thursday’s winner is Kimberly Mayberry! Contest Note: Post a comment today and you’ll be entered to win a $5 Amazon.com gift certificate. Come back tomorrow for another chance to win! *~*~*~*~*~* If you’re familiar with my work, you know that I almost always have a pretty wide thread of jeopardy running through it. I have always written thrillers, but only in the last few years have I teamed it up with erotica and romance. Be it the aftermath of a car wreck, a…
I’m lucky enough to be promoting two stories this summer with editor Delilah Devlin, and the one thing they have in common, apart from being hot and sexy, is that they both feature a man in uniform. In the High Octane Heroes anthology, due out this year, I focus on an American Air Force pilot in my short story “The Star.” As this website so rightly says, “Heroes inspire lustful fascination.” They also garner the highest respect. To me, there…
There’s nothing like a cowboy in the UK. We don’t have anything as powerfully iconic as this historic and symbolic figure from the US. So, I guess that’s what drew me to the answer the submission call; could a Brit writer take on the all American cowboy and make it work? The storm arrives with wild abandon, twisting and turning, gray fury unleashing torrential rain that blurs the horizon. “I don’t think you should drive in this weather, Candace!” my…
Whenever I write, there is always a serious element of jeopardy running through it. I think there’s something very potent and sexy about mixing romance and thrillers together. In The Handler, you’re in the middle of the danger zone. Allegra has to deal with a threat against her life from The Hunters, who’ll happily kill her either as a wolf or as a human. So, when her regular Handler is injured, she’s thrust into the care of Olivia. And the…