Guest Author, HelenKay Dimon & GIVEAWAY!
by sue on Mar.22, 2010, under Book Chat
Setting: Montgomery County, Maryland, right outside of Washington, D.C. I lived and practiced law there for years. I set a book in the same courthouse I stepped into every day, but the characters are, of course, fictional.
Subgenre: Contemporary romance with suspense elements
Hero: Ben Walker
Heroine: Callie Robbins
One sentence summary: A hottie judge in trouble meets his match in the down-on-her-luck former FBI agent sent to protect him.
Scene you like most and would never cut: The opening scene where Ben and Callie meet. Ben is a bit, well, thick. He doesn’t think he needs protection and certainly doesn’t think the willowy blonde in front of him will make a great bodyguard. And Callie is…unimpressed. Oh, she likes the way Ben looks just fine. It’s his words that leave her thinking he needs a lesson or two in interpersonal communication.
Thing your heroine would never be caught dead doing/saying: Admitting she can’t do something. Callie is the take-charge type. If she didn’t know how to do something she’d bluster her way through it.
What celebrity is your hero like: He reminds me of David Boreanaz’s character, Seeley Booth, on the television show BONES. He’s tough, loyal, sexy and smart yet he sometimes acts in a way that makes you wonder what he’s thinking. At heart, he’s decent and would do anything for the woman he loves unless he drives her crazy first.
What celebrity is your heroine like: In my head, she looks like the Olivia Dunham character from the television show FRINGE. Combine that with the quick wit of any of the characters from the show HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER and you have Callie.
What is your heroine’s occupation, or if unemployed, what should she be doing: Callie was an FBI agent but had what we’ll politely call an incident (to the extent shooting one’s boss can be called that). Now she’s a former FBI agent and doing some contract security work. She possesses a heap of attitude and no other employment options when she starts guarding Ben.
What is your hero’s occupation, or if unemployed, what should he be doing: Ben is former military and a former prosecutor. Now he’s the youngest judge on the bench and considered quite the legal superstar.
What you think readers will like best about this book: I’m hoping they like everything, but most people comment on the dialog. Callie is sharp and hands Ben’s attitude right back to him. The friction leads to some pretty electric banter.
There’s also a secondary romance in LEAVE ME BREATHLESS between Ben’s brother Mark and childhood friend Emma. Ben and Mark are pretty wounded guys. Ben thinks he has it together. Mark is moody and difficult. In reality, Ben and Mark both have much to overcome on the road to happiness. Frankly, it was pure joy making them suffer.
The person that readers want you to write about but you haven’t yet: I have a series of five connected books set in Hawaii. They all stand alone but there are characters that show up in several of the books. The first book was YOUR MOUTH DRIVES ME CRAZY (Brava, July ‘07). Up until very recently everyone asked for Josh’s story, so I gave him one. He finally got his happy ending in HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO (Brava, October ‘09). Now people ask for Derek’s story, the hero’s nephew in YOUR MOUTH DRIVES ME CRAZY who makes a brief appearance in HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO. In my mind, Derek still is in his early twenties and not quite ready to find his forever love, but I do have another Hawaii-based romance coming out later this year, IMPULSIVE (Brava, November ‘10). I hope everyone will enjoy Eric’s story.
What’s next: March is also the release month for my debut Harlequin Intrigue, UNDER THE GUN (Intrigue, March ‘10). After that I have a short story called A PROPER SEDUCTION (Samhain, May ‘10), a novella in Lori Foster’s upcoming charity anthology, THE GIFT OF LOVE (Berkley, June ‘10), and my second Intrigue, NIGHT MOVES (Intrigue, June ‘10). So, in addition to IMPULSIVE (Brava, November ‘10), I have a very full year.
Is there any contemporary hero profession that turns you off or any hero/heroine profession you’re sick of seeing? These are the ones you read about in a back cover blurb and think Oh No..!. For example, I’m not big on musician heroes. Up until the point where Susan Elizabeth Phillips started writing them I wasn’t too fond of sports heroes either, even though I love watching sports in real life. Let me know what you think. Two people randomly chosen from those commenting will receive a copy of their choice of LEAVE ME BREATHLESS or HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO.
More information about HelenKay and her books can be found at www.helenkaydimon.com.
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April 20th, 2010 on 12:07 am
Amazingly… what ya have said about realli got me excited! (ok i know u must think im a retard haha!) You deserve to spend some time relaxing with some decent
March 28th, 2010 on 7:34 am
Hi HelenKay
thanks for your interesting post - I don’t like plots about cooking anymore…
wish you all the best, Ina
March 27th, 2010 on 4:23 pm
I have been looking forward to Leave Me Breathless. I love HKD’s books - especially love the Hawaiian setting as that is where we went on our honeymoon.
Natalie’s Mama
March 27th, 2010 on 3:22 pm
I’d have to say sports heroes just don’t do it for me
March 27th, 2010 on 9:01 am
HelenKay, I always look forward to your new releases.
I like all different types or heroes or heroines, tho not particulary found of artists or musicians like someone else mentioned.
Writers, chefs, attorneys, cops, architects/builders are all good.
Rosie G.
March 26th, 2010 on 8:26 pm
Good luck with your new release. Your books are great.
I like the rancher, cop, business owner (construction) restaurant owner or chef, bodyguard, athletes I esp. love.
Pat L.
March 25th, 2010 on 10:33 pm
Aloha, HelenKay! RWA’s Aloha Chapter is still talking about you (HelenKay was the guest speaker at our monthly meeting in early March at Hickam AFB).
No profession bothers me in particular. But I am bothered when the cover does not accurately depict the profession - especially the military. Last year, Harlequin published a story about an Air Force doctor … but used the Navy White Uniform on the cover!
Come visit us again!
March 24th, 2010 on 1:32 pm
I really don’t like to read about “celebrities” though I have enjoyed many books about them. I just prefer people I can relate to I guess.
I guess I haven’t given much thought to the Professions of the heroes, now my brain will be churning up a witty well thought response for later, after I have posted.
March 24th, 2010 on 9:19 am
No profession is off limits for me. Some have been over-worked and I just stay away from them for awhile. Also, some have been so badly written that it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Not yours Helen Kay, but there are authors out there who write about a profession and haven’t got a clue what the job is all about. I will now get off my soapbox.
March 24th, 2010 on 2:02 am
love all kinds
atheles, chef and men in unforms
whooo
congrats on your books
March 23rd, 2010 on 9:58 pm
Great interview! Congrats on your new release. I can’t wait to read it. Best of luck to you.
March 23rd, 2010 on 8:35 am
You book sounds wonderful. I have to agree to not be a sports hero fan either. Maybe it’s because I don’t go for watching sports and lose my hubby to them. Who knows.
March 23rd, 2010 on 12:51 am
Hi! Your book sounds awesome thanks for a great interview! n nope its all fair game as long as its a great story!
March 23rd, 2010 on 12:43 am
I pretty much love all of them. There’s none I’m particularly sick of, at least not yet.
I read a great review of Leave me Breathless so I’ve put it on my wishlist.
Good luck with your very busy year!
March 22nd, 2010 on 11:40 pm
Hi Helen I’ve been hearing good things about your new release. I’ve only read your novellas so far. I’m not real crazy about medical reads, doctor heroes. I’ve read a few books with rock star heroes and they aren’t a fav of mine either. I also am new to sports reads but I’m really enjoying them. Thanks, Sue
March 22nd, 2010 on 8:13 pm
I’m not real crazy about doctors, sports or musicians as heroes.. But, heck I’ll pretty much read anything if I like the author!!
March 22nd, 2010 on 7:41 pm
Hi Helen…I read so much and across so many genre’s that I can’t say I’m bored with any hero/heroine profession. If the story is good with outstanding dialog, a high heat factor, strong characters - especially the heroine, and humor, then I really don’t care what they do for a living.
That being said, I do seem to be drawn to undercover/covert ops, P.I.’s, agents of any of the intelligence agencies, SEALs, cowboys, pirates, vikings, geeks (high intelligence…usually computer wizards that are flaming hot in their quiet way) and I guess I could go on and on:) Again, if the story is good, it doesn’t matter to me what they do.
As much as I read, which is about a book a day, I don’t recall any books where the hero’s profession is that of being a musician. Go figure;)
March 22nd, 2010 on 7:04 pm
I am not big on the Private eye thing or the investigative reporters. Also agree about the Rock stars, seem too self-indulgent to be heroes.
March 22nd, 2010 on 5:03 pm
In contemporary romance, I’m getting a little tired of reading about doctors &/or nurses finding their other half, no matter whether the medical person is a male of female. It’s starting to happen in paranormal too. One’s a vet and the other is a shifter. Cute occasionally, and if well written, but as a plot twist, getting a little old. Also getting a little old for me is when he is FBI, CIA, etc. Some are okay, but that seems to be on the rise again.
If you see one or two types of characters too often they can get boring and you wind up not wanting to read the ’same old, same old’ anymore. That’s one of the things I like about paranormal romance. Every author has the ability to create whole new worlds with different characters or just a new slant on things like the society/cultures of vampires, werewolves, Fae, etc. No two authers have the exact same kind of ‘people’ in their books.
March 22nd, 2010 on 4:50 pm
I love the suggestions here - gynaecologist hero, butcher, yuck!
For me, I struggle to read stories where the hero’s a fireman or Navy SEAL. My brother’s a fireman and he wanted to be a SEAL for years, so I struggle not to picture him as the hero. Really not a turn on.
March 22nd, 2010 on 4:37 pm
Hi Helen - I’m not much for the sports profession either - probably because I don’t know much about sports. I don’t particularly care for the finance or sales realm either. I do like reading about professions I don’t know much about like a chef or a cheese maker because I always learn something new.
March 22nd, 2010 on 4:21 pm
Totally agree with you on SEP and sport romances… a jock for a hero ??? Never thaught I could enjoy it but I did/do (A LOT).
Now I admit I’m not too big on private investigators… I know I know they’re sexy and all but fir some reason they don’t really appeal to me. ope on the other hand… well that must be the badge
Congrats on your release !! I really can’t wait to read it.
March 22nd, 2010 on 4:13 pm
All h/h professions are fine with me. It is the characters that make the story for me—not their professions.
March 22nd, 2010 on 4:06 pm
I tired of the Billionaire(used to be Millionaire)that was burned by a woman before he made any money and now he trusts no one.
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March 22nd, 2010 on 2:56 pm
Hi, HelenKay! I love the fact that you are writing about a world you know so well! Also, may I say, David B. is mighty fine : )
I am a little burned out on the ruthless billionaire (used to be millionaire) tycoon “sees what he wants, takes what he wants, must be shown what he really wants” scenario. However, I do admit that some of those books are very well done. I do dip my toe into that pool on occasion. Just one toe : )
March 22nd, 2010 on 2:45 pm
Hello,
I usually don’t like it when the hero is an artist or an archeologist. For some reason, I much rather them be a fireman or some kind of military hero. I really can’t get enough of those books. Your new book sounds great and I can’t wait to read it.
March 22nd, 2010 on 2:23 pm
Interesting question, HelenKay! I actually am not crazy about models/actors… Maybe because generally my impression is that they’re just too beautiful and less “real” to me than other professions. There it is–my prejudice is out!
March 22nd, 2010 on 1:45 pm
guess a really boring job
March 22nd, 2010 on 1:45 pm
I’m a little tired of art and fashion professions.
March 22nd, 2010 on 1:41 pm
The only profession I’m not too keen on is lawyer. Not sure why. And while the bodyguard story seems like its been done, I love the heroine bodyguard spin. And I’m a fan of good h/h dialogue so I can’t wait to read this book!
March 22nd, 2010 on 1:40 pm
I’ve been thinking about this…I know there are a lot of SEALs/lawmen/military heroes out there. Those work for me, and I use them in my books, probably because the professions bring to mind words like strong, honor and loyal - all things I want a hero to be. I’m not sure what butcher brings to mind other than a quick serial killer flash, but there is something to be said for heroes who build their own businesses and work with the hands (the carpenter types, etc). Regardless of the actual occupation, I gravitate toward hard-working, down-to-Earth types, in or out of uniform.
March 22nd, 2010 on 1:33 pm
(Don’t enter me)
This isn’t a turn-off exactly, and it’s not because of the profession-but I’m leery about reading books where either of the main characters are in the medical field.
now if I know the writer has a medical background, I’m good, but if I know the writer doesn’t, or I suspect, then I’m a little leery…it’s a quirk, and it’s because of my own nursing background. There’s just been too many who…well, they kind of get some of the weirdest things wrong. Very wrong, and if it’s done enough through the story, it just pulls me out of the story and I can’t enjoy it.
So while the professions aren’t a turn off, I’m just leery about reading them.
March 22nd, 2010 on 1:31 pm
I once judged a writing contest entry in which the hero was a butcher (meat store variety, not serial killer variety!). I have to admit, it wasn’t my idea of a fantasy hero…
Abby
March 22nd, 2010 on 1:25 pm
Hey HelenKay — I just want the hero to have a profession . . . even if it is a gigolo like in Robinn Schone’s Gabriels Woman http://www.borders.com/online/store/TitleDetail?sku=1575666987
Thanks for being here — great post — really got me thinking
March 22nd, 2010 on 1:08 pm
Hi everyone! Thank you for the kind words about my books. And an extra thank you to Sue Grimshaw for letting me stop by here today.
Isn’t that book trailer great? Fellow author Alison Kent did it for me.
Good luck on the giveaway!
March 22nd, 2010 on 12:30 pm
If the premise of the book is interesting the profession of the character doesn’t mean much to me. I just want a great story that is true to the blurb of the book which will suck me in.
Love & Hugs,
Pam
March 22nd, 2010 on 12:00 pm
The profession is secondary for me. It’s the character of the protagonists that draws me in, keeps me reading, and makes the book memorable.
March 22nd, 2010 on 11:56 am
Hi Helen! Can’t really think of a profession I hate or that makes me think: not again … I actually like musicians and I also love sportsman even though I hate sports myself. I think it’s obvious why
Lawyers or cops and firefighters are good too. I think for me it’s not the profession that makes the guy. It’s how he stands in life and treats the people around him. Your book sounds great btw.
March 22nd, 2010 on 11:49 am
Well I haven’t run across a hero who was a gynecologist or a dentist, so I haven’t had to put the book back on the shelf on that basis. Other than that I can go along with anything as long as the hero comes off as intelligent.
March 22nd, 2010 on 11:38 am
I love books set in Hawaii. I will have to look for yours.
March 22nd, 2010 on 11:33 am
the book sounds/looks really good helen! i like your one sentence summary. i’m really into lawyer heroes/heroines lately since i read julie james’s practice makes perfect.
i don’t like musician heroes either and i’m getting tired of heroes who are bar owners. another are heroes or heroines who are journalists. if done well, i’ll keep reading but when i read the blurb and see these professions i’m hesitate to buy/start reading.
March 22nd, 2010 on 11:21 am
I loved “Leave me Breathless.” Ben totally could have been Seely Booth from Bones, I even thought of it while reading. I love Callie and how she has started just being herself and telling everyone exactly how it is, and I loved the fact she shot her old boss, especially why…
I too want a story for Derek!!!
Can’t wait for your next book!
March 22nd, 2010 on 11:01 am
Whoa…something weird happened with my first comment post so I’m re-posting *here’s hoping it’ll go well*
Congratulations on your latest release Helen! It looks fantabulous!!! I’m totally addicted to reading about men in uniform…regardless of whether they’re athletes, firemen, policemen, men in the army/navy/air force…cowboys (c’mon now jeans & cowboys boots and a hat are totally a uniform! lol) I think you’ve pretty much hit the nail on the head with musicians…I’m not really too fond of stories centred around musician heroes…ummm don’t really know why but it doesn’t really get me pumped up to read the story.
Happy Reading
March 22nd, 2010 on 10:59 am
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Guest Author, Helen Kay Dimon & GIVEAWAY!
by sue on Mar.22, 2010, under Book Chat
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Setting: Montgomery County, Maryland, right outside of Washington, D.C. I lived and practiced law there for years. I set a book in the same courthouse I stepped into every day, but the characters are, of course, fictional.
Subgenre: Contemporary romance with suspense elements
Hero: Ben Walker
Heroine: Callie Robbins
helenkay Guest Author, Helen Kay Dimon & GIVEAWAY!
One sentence summary: A hottie judge in trouble meets his match in the down-on-her-luck former FBI agent sent to protect him.
Scene you like most and would never cut: The opening scene where Ben and Callie meet. Ben is a bit, well, thick. He doesn’t think he needs protection and certainly doesn’t think the willowy blonde in front of him will make a great bodyguard. And Callie is…unimpressed. Oh, she likes the way Ben looks just fine. It’s his words that leave her thinking he needs a lesson or two in interpersonal communication.
Thing your heroine would never be caught dead doing/saying: Admitting she can’t do something. Callie is the take-charge type. If she didn’t know how to do something she’d bluster her way through it.
What celebrity is your hero like: He reminds me of David Boreanaz’s character, Seeley Booth, on the television show BONES. He’s tough, loyal, sexy and smart yet he sometimes acts in a way that makes you wonder what he’s thinking. At heart, he’s decent and would do anything for the woman he loves unless he drives her crazy first.
What celebrity is your heroine like: In my head, she looks like the Olivia Dunham character from the television show FRINGE. Combine that with the quick wit of any of the characters from the show HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER and you have Callie.
What is your heroine’s occupation, or if unemployed, what should she be doing: Callie was an FBI agent but had what we’ll politely call an incident (to the extent shooting one’s boss can be called that). Now she’s a former FBI agent and doing some contract security work. She possesses a heap of attitude and no other employment options when she starts guarding Ben.
What is your hero’s occupation, or if unemployed, what should he be doing: Ben is former military and a former prosecutor. Now he’s the youngest judge on the bench and considered quite the legal superstar.
What you think readers will like best about this book: I’m hoping they like everything, but most people comment on the dialog. Callie is sharp and hands Ben’s attitude right back to him. The friction leads to some pretty electric banter.
There’s also a secondary romance in LEAVE ME BREATHLESS between Ben’s brother Mark and childhood friend Emma. Ben and Mark are pretty wounded guys. Ben thinks he has it together. Mark is moody and difficult. In reality, Ben and Mark both have much to overcome on the road to happiness. Frankly, it was pure joy making them suffer.
The person that readers want you to write about but you haven’t yet: I have a series of five connected books set in Hawaii. They all stand alone but there are characters that show up in several of the books. The first book was YOUR MOUTH DRIVES ME CRAZY (Brava, July ‘07). Up until very recently everyone asked for Josh’s story, so I gave him one. He finally got his happy ending in HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO (Brava, October ‘09). Now people ask for Derek’s story, the hero’s nephew in YOUR MOUTH DRIVES ME CRAZY who makes a brief appearance in HOLDING OUT FOR A HERO. In my mind, Derek still is in his early twenties and not quite ready to find his forever love, but I do have another Hawaii-based romance coming out later this year, IMPULSIVE (Brava, November ‘10). I hope everyone will enjoy Eric’s story.
What’s next: March is also the release month for my debut Harlequin Intrigue, UNDER THE GUN (Intrigue, March ‘10). After that I have a short story called A PROPER SEDUCTION (Samhain, May ‘10), a novella in Lori Foster’s upcoming charity anthology, THE GIFT OF LOVE (Berkley, June ‘10), and my second Intrigue, NIGHT MOVES (Intrigue, June ‘10). So, in addition to IMPULSIVE (Brava, November ‘10), I have a very full year.
Congratulations on your latest release Helen! It looks fantabulous!!! I’m totally addicted to reading about men in uniform…regardless of whether they’re athletes, firemen, policemen, men in the army/navy/air force…cowboys (c’mon now jeans & cowboys boots and a hat are totally a uniform! lol) I think you’ve pretty much hit the nail on the head with musicians…I’m not really too fond of stories centred around musician heroes…ummm don’t really know why but it doesn’t really get me pumped up to read the story.
Happy Reading
March 22nd, 2010 on 10:44 am
Two heroine professions that I am tired of seeing are when she works for a popular fashion magazine or a great fashion designer.
March 22nd, 2010 on 10:37 am
Great dialogue totally makes a book for me! It’s probably the hardest to write as well. I look forward to checking it out!
March 22nd, 2010 on 10:18 am
This book sounds so good! Can’t wait to read it. Books centered around art dealers/ thefts or ancient artifacts don’t usually interest me. That said though, I have read a couple of those that I thought were really enjoyable. So, for me, I guess it’s more the quality of the story than the occupation of the characters.
Good luck with your new book. It sounds great!
March 22nd, 2010 on 9:58 am
I totally agree - no musicians for me. I thought the same about sports stars until SEP as well.
For the heroine, I’m pretty open but love that it seems we are getting much more variety these days.
March 22nd, 2010 on 9:56 am
No. I can’t think of a profession that is of limits for me to read about. I am getting tired of the indolent and rich between contemporary and historical I would say we have covered that type pretty well.
March 22nd, 2010 on 9:55 am
There isn’t a profession that I really dislike reading about…but, I do think there are getting to be a lot of special forces/SEALs/Ranger type books out there. Not that I don’t mind reading them…there just seems to be an influx of them lately.
March 22nd, 2010 on 9:33 am
Leave Me Breathless sounds good and very different.
I haven’t stumbled across a book with a profession that bothers me yet. I usually choose books where the hero is military, prior military, or something involving a uniform
The heroine typically kicks butt no matter what her day job is.
March 22nd, 2010 on 7:34 am
Honestly, I read so many different genres, that I haven’t found one yet that I dislike. Although, for some reason I tend to shy away from a mage with a wand. There is just something odd about a hero with a stick in his hand. A man with that much power shouldn’t have to use implements to put it to use.
March 22nd, 2010 on 7:33 am
Hi there–I don’t think there’s any particular occupations that should be excluded from their own HEA! I do wonder at the exaggerated number of military heroes who are/were SEALS/Rangers/Special Forces. (It would be a very small percentage in real life.) “Breathless” sounds great. Having a male judge in there is different and interesting. Thanks.
March 22nd, 2010 on 6:33 am
I read such an eclectic mix that I ‘m really not experiencing boredom yet with the heroes. :)I don’t think I’d enjoy reading about musicians too much. Loved the post.
Carol L.
March 22nd, 2010 on 4:48 am
Four occupations that don’t trill me in books are: soap opera actors, beauticians/hair salon owners, morticians and masseuses.
I’m not exactly sure why they turn me off but unfortunately they all make me say BLAH!
March 22nd, 2010 on 3:49 am
Congrats on the new releases, HelenKay. I never tire of men in uniform and sports heroes. I never thought I could like a hero who was a politician until I read Pamela Clare’s “Extreme Exposure.”
March 22nd, 2010 on 3:49 am
There is no profession that turns me off. I read so many genres with so many different professions that I don’t get sick of reading about the same profession.
March 22nd, 2010 on 3:16 am
I have never really thought about it. But then in looking at my books and what I have bought in the past I really don’t have any books where musicians are the hero. I also was never a real big sports fan until I read Bella Andre’s football books.
So allot of it depends on on the book and if it sounds good to me.
March 22nd, 2010 on 2:07 am
Hi! I love the surf guitar in the trailer for “Your Mouth Drives Me Crazy”! I’ll definitely look out for that one along with “Leave Me Breathless”.
Although I am not particular about the professions of the hero or heroine as long as the characters are interesting, I must admit that I’m not that drawn to artist or musician hero/heroines. Still, if the story is interesting, I’ll read it; it’s not a deal-breaker.