trueromance

Setting: Scotland,1515
Subgenre: Time Travel
Hero: Alysandir Mackinnon
Heroine: Isobella Douglas

One sentence summary: When Isobella Douglas said she would have to go back in time to find the perfect man, she and her twin find themselves in ancient Scotland, in the company of a meddlesome ghost.

Scene you like most and would never cut: When the twins suddenly appear in Scotland, in the midst of a clan battle, and meet the ghost of Black Douglas for the first time.

Thing your heroine would never be caught dead doing/saying: “I don’t believe in ghosts.”

What celebrity is your hero like: A cross between Mr. Darcy and actor Clive Owen in “Arthur”.

What celebrity is your heroine like: The headstrong Anna, played by Deborah Kerr in the King and I.

What is your heroine’s occupation, or if unemployed, what should she be doing: Isobella is an archaeologist with a minor in Celtic Studies, who envisioned going on a dig in Scotland.

What is your hero’s occupation, or if unemployed, what should he be doing: Alysandir is the chief of the ancient Clan Mackinnon, on the Isle of Mull- a man who never wanted to be the clan leader or to take the title from his dead brother.

What you think readers will like best about this book: The wonderful possibilities that exist in a time travel orchestrated by an unforgettable ghost.

The person that readers want you to write about but you haven’t yet: Actually, this book is the result of two requests that I’ve received the most over the years. One, was to do another series on the ancestors of the characters in my seven book Mackinnon series. The other is, to bring back the ghost of Black Douglas, who first appeared in THE BRIDE OF BLACK DOUGLAS. Careful what you ask for!

What’s next: Right now, I’m writing THE LORD OF THE BLACK ISLE, a book on Isobella’s twin sister, Elisabeth, who was about to start her last year of residency at Johns Hopkins when she was yanked back in time.

Who doesn’t love a romantic fantasy or a meddlesome ghost? The Ghost and Mrs. Muir has always been a favorite movie of mine, and the idea of time-travel held so much appeal, that I could not resist writing my own ghost stories. I’m delighted that my wonderful editor, Deb Werksman, is giving the ghost of Black Douglas the opportunity to work his magic in the other books planned for this new Ancestors of the Mackinnon’s series—although I firmly believe Black Douglas had a hand in persuading her.

Have you ever been attracted to the wrong person? A guy you’re sure will ultimately disappoint, but you still can’t resist? I’ll shamelessly admit having wandered down that road a time or two. And boy oh boy, it was fun while it lasted! Whether it is a genuine bad boy, or just a bad-for-you boy, there are men out there who lure us in despite common sense urging us to run the other way. What causes that pull, that attraction? Good looks? Prestige? Money? Charisma? In the classic musical Guys & Dolls, it’s attributed to chemistry. Heck, they devote an entire song to the theory.

So when I decided to write a romance that peeks behind the curtain at love in a theatre, I knew the chemistry between my hero and heroine had to be irresistible. And it had to center around Guys & Dolls, as a musical many people would recognize. Having spent years performing (yes, even in Guys & Dolls), I’ll admit we actors tend to be rather dramatic both on and off stage. Put that amount of passion in a romance, and you don’t get sparks – you get a blazing wildfire. In Act Like We’re In Love, Linnea and Luke have chemistry galore. But when two people make beautiful music together onstage, can their love survive once the curtain falls?

Linnea Larson is willing to do anything to keep her family’s Minneapolis dinner theatre from going under. Anything, that is, besides accepting a date from the Hollywood hunk her father hired to inject a dose of star power into their production of Guys & Dolls. It’s a toss up whether his greatest claim to fame is playing a superhero on screen, or a super stud off screen. Neither fact convinces her he’s got what it takes to share her stage. And thanks to a life long pact with her best friend, she never dates actors.

Luke Powell has fame, fortune, and an endless string of women, but also a lingering dissatisfaction with his picture perfect life. Looking for a change, he escapes to his theatrical roots. What he finds are wary cast mates, a nervous best friend convinced the show will ruin Luke’s career, and an adorable costar who stubbornly refuses to go out with him. Suddenly singing and dancing aren’t the only challenges he’ll tackle over the summer. Far from the spotlights of Hollywood, can he find happiness in the footlights of a tiny theatre?

Despite Luke dragging her into his daily paparazzi nightmare, Linnea can’t deny her mounting attraction to his irresistible charm. And even if she’s crazy enough to chance getting involved, their fling would have a guaranteed expiration date. He’s leaving at the end of the run, and she’s tied to her family’s theatre. Why risk the inevitable heartbreak? Their job is to act like they’re in love, but will they decide it’s worth the leap to fall in love for real?

I’m giving away a copy of Act Like We’re In Love, but you’ve got to share your story to win. What made you throw common sense to the wind and date the wrong person? And did he end up, to your surprise, being Mr. Right?

Where is your series set?
Serendipity Falls is a fictional coastal town. It seems like an average small town but it’s really a hotbed of paranormal activity. I have set a few of my adult romance short stories in the same town as well.

Tell us about your hero:
Haden Black is breathtakingly handsome, of course. And he’s a little whimsical and a lot dangerous. He’s in town for a dark purpose and everyone he lets in his life is in danger.

Tell us about your heroine:
Theia Alderson is hard to define. On the surface, she’s almost paralyzingly shy and quiet. Beneath that, she’s actually a free spirit trapped in a careful mind. She’s been raised with very little freedom, but inside her is a reckless heart. As a result, she is very conflicted almost all of the time—trying to please her father and learning to be true to herself are two things very at odds with each other. And then she meets this devastatingly handsome boy….

Can you give readers a one sentence summary?
A dark, twisted fairy tale of romance, danger, and cupcakes.

What is the scene you like most and would never cut?
Theia’s first kiss was a joy to write. I’m glad it went so well for her.

What would your heroine never be caught dead doing?
Theia would never be caught dead doing a lot of things—until she ends up doing them. She wants to please her father so badly that she quashes a lot of her natural instincts to be daring and have fun. Even wearing jeans is a power struggle.

What celebrity is your hero like?
Haden isn’t like anyone out there—he’s a hunky, goth mashup of Jack Skellington, Willy Wonka, and Mr. Darcy. Throw in a little teen Christian Slater, too.

What celebrity is your heroine like?
Theia resembles Rebecca Herbst from General Hospital when she was a teenager in the 90s. I don’t usually picture celebrities as my characters, so this is hard.

What is your heroine’s occupation?
Right now, Theia is a high school student and a very talented violinist. I’m not sure that’s the career path she wants though, it’s more her dad’s wish for her. We’ll have to see (if she lives through this) what direction her path will take.

What is your hero’s occupation?
Haden is a high school student, too. He’s very charismatic and well loved by the people where he’s from. I think he’ll be a good leader if he doesn’t let the darkness eat his soul first.

What you think readers will like best about this book?
Probably Haden. He’s fairly irresistible.

Falling Under is about a lot of emotion, longing, and angst. I hope it catches something in people’s hearts. Growing up is so hard—learning who you are, who you love, how to love. I think the story will resonate with adults as much as teens.

Also, by the ARC reviews, readers seem to be enjoying the fact that there are no vampires, werewolves, or fey in this paranormal book.

Who is the person that readers want you to write about but you haven’t yet?
That would easily be Madame Varnie.

What’s next?
My keyboard is currently smoking from the sequel writing. I’ve tentatively named it After the Fall, but we’ll see if the title sticks. It’s the continuing story of Haden and Theia and will be released in 2012.

After that, I’d like to work on another YA series set in Serendipity Falls. You can keep up with any further shenanigans by visiting my website www.gwenhayes.com .

In FALLING UNDER, Theia really struggles with finding a balance between pleasing everyone and being true to herself, which I think is a struggle for a lot of women. I know for me, it wasn’t until I was almost thirty before I decided it was okay to put my own needs first once in awhile. What advice would you give the teenage version of yourself about growing up? And if you’re still a teen or still struggling with your inner-teen—what’s one thing you can do today to be a stronger person?

Two lucky commenters will win a copy of FALLING UNDER!

Setting:
In ancient pre-Roman England

Subgenre:
Paranormal/Erotica/Romance
The Wolf and The Druidess is my Celtic take on a Halloween werewolf tale. Mystical and magical the story’s set at Samhain rather than Halloween and instead of a werewolf the hero is the Celtic god Gwydion, a wolf is one of his shape shifting forms.

Hero:
Gwydion, the Celtic wizard god, he’s tall, muscular, has long blonde wavy hair, and blue eyes. He wears a gold torc around his neck, and is often garbed in an open white, gold-speckled druid robe revealing the bronze skin of his muscular chest.

Heroine:
Seren, a druidess, with long flame red hair, usually garbed in a white, gold-speckled robe and she often plays with the hood, pulling it over her head or pushing it back.

One sentence summary:
A god leaves the Otherworld and even risks his life … for love.

Scene you like most and would never cut:
I’ve always loved to read about cattle raids so my favorite scene is a cattle raid scene:
“No, he is in danger,” Seren snapped.
“It is our only chance. If we lose milk and beef, the entire tribe could starve during the winter.” Hywell shook his head.
“What harm could possibly befall me? The Silures cannot hurt me if I turn them to ice, first,” Gwydion said.
“My mother would not warn me unless the threat was real,” Seren said. “I myself sense danger, but it may not be from the Silures. You must be careful.”
“Seren, he is a god,” Hywell said.
“Yes, what could happen to me?” Gwydion said.
Rather than answer, she peered into Gwydion’s eyes. “Swear to me, you will take heed.”
“Yes, I will return to you unharmed.” Gwydion pulled his wand from the pouch tied to his side and brandished it high. “I am ready.” He swirled the ash stick, decorated with Celtic spirals, through the air in a sweeping motion.
“Foes of the Ordovices
Your raid is condemned.
I forbid your flight.
Winter’s embrace,
Shall halt your escape,
Frozen like ice.
For the tribe to find.”
A blue light with the power of a lightning bold shot from the wand. Gwydion knew everyone in the village could feel the surge, and he noticed Seren and Hywell had clung to each other during the mighty blast.
“It is done,” he said to them.
“Now you must shift into wolf form,” Seren said to Gwydion as she released her hold on Hywell.
After Gwydion eased off his horse, his body blurred from one form to the next as his limbs shortened and his flesh shifted into a pelt of white fur. The wolf stood before Seren once more.
Hywell gasped. “Gwydion, do not get too near the cattle, you will spook them.”
The wolf nodded, and as he darted off, Seren goaded her horse into a hard gallop. Hywell followed.

Thing your heroine would never be caught dead doing/saying:
“The tribe can take care of themselves.” or “The dead are gone. They don’t matter anymore.”
She would never make either statement as her duty as a tribe druidess always comes first above her own wishes and needs. She serves the tribe, it’s more than her job it’s part of who she is. Also she believes the ancestors must always be honored. The first thing you do when you wake up in the morning is greet the ancestors. And the book is set at Samhain, the Celtic New Year, and the main purpose of the Samhain feast is to visit with and honor the departed ancestors.

What celebrity is your hero like:
The closest I can think of is Brad Pitt in that he’s divinely handsome. Gwydion looks most like Brad Pitt in the movie Troy.

What celebrity is your heroine like: I feel the closest is Emma Stone but Seren’s hair is a brighter red where Emma Stone’s is auburn.
What is your heroines occupation, or if unemployed, what should she be doing?
Seren’s professional level is the same as a chief or king. She’s the tribes’ druidess, so she’s well educated and trained in everything from doctor, judge, teacher, religious leader, bard, and even advisor to the chief.

What is your heroes occupation, or if unemployed, what should he be doing?
Gwydion is a god, and in Celtic mythology the deities all had jobs or duties, and he actually is a druid for the gods as Seren is a druidess for her tribe so they share the same profession.

What you think readers will like best about this book:
Readers who like Celtic/Romances will love it as the story springs from ancient Celtic/mythology. Paranormal/Romance readers who like werewolf or shape shifter stories will love the unique Celtic twist to this one. Those readers who like a good romance will love the intense connection and the red hot love scenes between Seren and Gwydion.

The person that readers want you to write about but you haven’t yet:
I’ve been asked at Celtic festivals if I’ve written anything about the ancient Irish hero Finn McCool, so I probably need to write something about him.

What’s next:
Since today is St. Patrick’s Day and I write Celtic/Romances, I felt it was the perfect day for me to guest blog. You probably do know that on St. Patrick’s Day, at least in the United States, anyone who doesn’t wear green gets pinched. But you may not have known that it was King Tighernmas (Teernmas) of Tara, who brought the color green to the emerald Isle. Through trade with the Phoenicians, he obtained dyes to create green, yellow, and blue and introduced those colors to Ireland between 900 – 1534 BC, as his reign fell somewhere in that timeline. He also enacted sumptuary laws on the numbers of colors worn by the different classes. Six colors to the highest of society, kings, queens, druids, five for the chieftains, four for land owners who offered hospitality, three for warriors, two for peasants and one for slaves. By using plaid the Irish and other Celts wore multi-colors, three to six, at one time. So under Tighernmas’s law slaves or servants wore solid colors, peasants wore checkered patterns, and plaid for higher classes.

Please post comments on my question which is, other than wearing green, what are you planning to do today to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? Another great reason to comment is I am having a blog contest to giveaway an autographed paperback copy of Queen of Kings (set in bronze age Ireland, the legend of Macha Mon Ruad the only woman listed as a High King of Ireland) and The Wolf and The Druidess. I’ll draw the winner from the comments, so please include an email address in case you win. Also please visit me at http://CelticRomanceQueen.com

PALE ROSE OF ENGLAND by SANDRA WORTH

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Setting: Early Tudor England, 1495 – 1537

Subgenre: Historical Romance

Hero: Richard, Duke of York, known in England as “Perkin Warbeck” (the younger of the two princes the Tudors said were murdered in the Tower of London)

Heroine: Lady Catherine Gordon, princess of Scotland

One sentence summary: Based on history, PALE ROSE OF ENGLAND relates the heroic journey of a young prince who comes to England to reclaim his father’s crown, and his love affair with the “unforgettable” (RT Book Reviews) Scottish princess, Lady Catherine Gordon.

Scene you like most and would never cut:

King Henry VII is Prince Richard’s rival in both love and war, and is besotted with Richard’s wife, Lady Catherine Gordon. The king holds both Catherine and Richard captive at court, but he has hidden their small child away in an unknown place. For the sake of her husband and little son, Catherine must tread warily in Henry Tudor’s glittering, but deadly court. As the story progresses, King Henry proposes to Catherine and she is faced with the terrible choice of wedding the man who tortured her husband and abducted her child, or refusing him, and placing the life of her lost boy at risk. The way she handles the king and his proposal is the scene I like most.

Thing your heroine would never be caught dead doing/saying:

Catherine is a spirited and high-principled woman, utterly loyal to the man she loves. He is a pauper and the king’s captive. When offered a choice between the king and the pauper, she chooses the pauper, though the king would lay the world at her feet. No matter how great her temptation to do so, Catherine could not be bought and would never say the words King Henry yearned to hear: “I love you, Henry.”

What celebrity is your hero like:

He looks like the handsome actor in my PALE ROSE OF ENGLAND video who reminds me of Brad Pitt in the movie, TROY. In a clip of the video, the sketch of the real Pretender turns into this actor’s face. The similarities between the historical figure and this Brad Pitt-look alike are uncanny.

What celebrity is your heroine like:

My heroine is like Catherine Zeta-Jones with the young Elizabeth Taylor’s famous “azure” eyes.

What is your heroine’s occupation, or if unemployed, what should she be doing:

Catherine is a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth of York, but staying alive in Henry Tudor’s court is her real full time job.

What is your hero’s occupation, or if unemployed, what should he be doing:

He’s a prince and should be king, but he’s taken prisoner by Henry VII, so I guess you could consider him “unemployed.”

What you think readers will like best about this book:

Readers have told me the book is like a thriller that keeps them reading on the edge of their seat. Maybe that’s because there’s never a dull moment in a Tudor court!

The person that readers want you to write about but you haven’t yet:

I have a personal ancestor who led a dramatic and colorful life. This is the book I have been urged to write. I should probably consider applying for “Who do U Think U R?”!

What’s next:

I’m superstitious and think it’s bad luck to talk about a work in progress but I can say this - like Pale Rose of England, this story is set in a colorful time of high drama and is driven by love, valor, passion and destiny.

For more about my books, and to read an excerpt, please visit my website: www.sandraworth.com

In PALE ROSE OF ENGLAND a woman believes a prophecy that says she will be queen and allows it to determine her destiny. Do you believe in prophecy?

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Setting: Ebbany and the space between the Three Worlds
Subgenre: Paranormal/Fantasy/SciFi Romance
Hero: Bronse Chapel
Heroine: Ravenna, Head Priestess of The Chosen Ones

One sentence summary: Bronse is a super elite soldier for the Interplanetary Militia (IM) who begins to dream about a woman with abilities that have the potential to save his life, if only he heeds her warnings!

Scene you like most and would never cut: When Ravenna exposes to Bronse that there is much more to her abilities than he realizes.

Thing your heroine would never be caught dead doing/saying: Turning her back on the other Chosen Ones.

Tell us one quirky thing about your hero? He doesn’t have anything quirky! He’s very straight-laced. Heroine: Ravenna’s key quirk might be the way she deals with her sometimes-obnoxious brother, Kith.

What is your heroine’s occupation, or if unemployed, what should she be doing: She is the Head Priestess of The Chosen Ones

What is your hero’s occupation, or if unemployed, what should he be doing: He is the Commander of the First Active Extreme Tactics Force for the Interplanetary Militia.

What you think readers will like best about this book: The super hot soldiers and their dogged loyalty to one another. The troubled and powerful Chosen Ones are also very compelling.

The person that readers want you to write about but you haven’t yet: (answer only if applicable) Jasmine from my Nightwalkers series. But actually, I just finished book six in the Nightwalkers series, entitled Adam, and she’s the lead heroine. It’s due out in November 2011.

What’s next: Seduce Me in Flames. Due out July 26th! The adventures of the IM soldiers continue as we learn more about the Three Worlds!

If you could create your own world, what would be the most peculiar thing about it? Anyone who comments becomes eligible to win a signed copy of Seduce Me in Dreams!

About Me:

1. What’s your favorite movie of all time?
Avatar. I just love the imagination and all the boundaries it stretched.
2. What’s your favorite kind of story to get lost in?
Strangely enough, I am a sucker for fictionalized stories about Queen Elizabeth I or anything about the Tudor dynasty. I try to imagine what it must have been like, how hard it must have been to be a powerful woman back then.
3. What’s the first book you remember reading?
Go Dog Go!
4. What’s your favorite fairy tale?
Beauty and the Beast of course.
5. What’s your favorite cartoon character? Calvin and Hobbes.
6. What’s something you’d like to tell your readers? To read the FAQ on an author’s website BEFORE writing to them. It’s kind of annoying to be asked questions over and over that are clearly answered already.
7. What would your occupation be if you were no longer a writer?
I’d probably work in an animal shelter.
8. What do you do to unwind and relax?
Watch HGTV. I’m addicted to Mike Holmes, a knight in shining overalls!
9. Tea or Coffee? And how do you take it? Neither. Hot Cocoa, made with milk not water!
10. What does love mean to you?
It means someone understands exactly who I am and wants to be in my life anyway.
11. Which era would you least like to have lived in, fashion-wise and why? The Wild West perhaps. It all depends on the ‘class’ of clothing you are talking about. Most? Elizabethan. All the jewels and wealth spent to adorn clothing…it makes up for the corsets and panniers.
12. What name have you been dying to use as a lead character, but haven’t found the right fit yet? LOGAN. I love that name. But ever since Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine…it’s going to be hard to work it out.
13. Dog person or cat person?
Umm. Cat. Like…nine cats worth of a cat person. Possibly eleven soon. I never make it through kitten season unscathed it seems. And if you get one kitten, well, it needs another to play with you know…

Primal Bonds
By Jennifer Ashley

Setting: Austin, TX
Subgenre: Paranormal Romance
Hero: Sean Morrissey (Feline Shifter and the Guardian for his Shiftertown)
Heroine: Andrea Gray (half Fae, half Lupine Shifter)

One sentence summary:
When Feline Shifter Sean Morrissey agrees to mate-claim the half Fae half Shifter Andrea Gray, sight unseen, he gets more than he bargained for.

Scene you like most and would never cut:
The Shifter ladies badgering Sean in his front yard to tell them what kind of underwear he’s wearing. Sean settles the bet in a fun way.

Thing your heroine would never be caught dead doing/saying:
“I know my place and keep to it.” Yep, she’d die first.

Tell us one quirky thing about your hero?
He’s a biker who can make computers do anything he wants.

Heroine
She likes buying the hero underwear.

What is your heroine’s occupation, or if unemployed, what should she be doing:
Andrea is a waitress at Sean’s brother’s bar.

What is your hero’s occupation, or if unemployed, what should he be doing:
Sean is the Guardian of his clan and his Shiftertown—his sword sends the souls of deceased or dying Shifters into the afterlife.

What you think readers will like best about this book:
Sexy biker Shifters in a warm, close-knit family.

The person that readers want you to write about but you haven’t yet:
Dylan Morrissey (Sean and Liam’s father).

What’s next:
For Jennifer Ashley:
The next Mackenzie novel: The Many Sins of Lord Cameron (August 2011, Berkley)
The next Shifter novel: Wild Cat (Jan 2012, Berkley)

For Allyson James
The next Stormwalker novel: Shadow Walker (June 2011, Berkley)
Plus a Stormwalker novella: “Double Hexed” in the Hexed anthology (June 2011)

About Me:

1. What’s your favorite movie of all time?
Toss up between Chocolat and Pirates of the Caribbean #1

2. What’s your favorite kind of story to get lost in?
Mystery novels

3. What’s the first book you remember reading?
On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder

4. What’s your favorite fairy tale?
Cinderella

5. What’s your favorite cartoon character?
Bugs Bunny

6. What’s something you’d like to tell your readers?
I love fan mail! Keep sending it!!!

7. What would your occupation be if you were no longer a writer?
Musician or dollhouse builder

8. What do you do to unwind and relax?
Play guitar, build dollhouses and miniature settings, read, hike, or watch a really good TV show.

9. Tea or Coffee? And how do you take it?
Tea. Iced. No sugar. Love blends.

10. What does love mean to you?
Caring deeply for someone for who they are, not what they do.

11. Which era would you least like to have lived in, fashion-wise and why? Most?
Least: About the 1770s. The panniers and big hair look so uncomfortable.
Most: the 1920s. Easy clothes, short hair, cocktails, and cool cars.

12. Dog person or cat person?
Both. But I have only cats, because my cats are cat people.

Readers: What’s your favorite kind of Shifter? And why?

One winner will receive any book from my backlist under any name (Jennifer Ashley or Allyson James). Backlist titles are here:
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Setting: Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland
Subgenre: Romantic Suspense
Hero: Max Ridgeway, successful businessman
Heroine: FBI Special Agent Samantha Kennedy

One sentence summary: FBI Special Agent Samantha Kennedy has survived hell once…but when her lover becomes the target of a sadistic killer, she knows that she will have to face death again if they are both going to live through the nightmare surrounding them.

Scene you like most and would never cut: Very early in the book, Samantha races into a fancy party, desperate to find Max. When she sees him, things between them get hot and heavy—fast. For Samantha, this scene is incredibly important. She’s falling apart on the inside and being with Max is the only thing that actually makes her feel sane.

So it’s hot, it’s a bit wild, but that scene shows readers how much Samantha is struggling in the wake of her attack.

Thing your heroine would never be caught dead doing/saying:

Samantha is a computer genius. She’s got a load of degrees and far more technical knowledge than most of the FBI agents working in the field. But…Samantha is a behind-the-scenes type of girl. She’s not the guns-blazing heroine who can take out a killer without breaking a sweat. She’s scarred inside, and she’s struggling to face her fears.

What celebrity is your hero like: Joe Manganiello(from HBO’s True Blood). Like Joe, my hero is handsome in a wild, rough way. Sexy.

What celebrity is your heroine like: Gillian Anderson (Oh, yes, let’s go back to my X-Files fan days!)

What is your heroine’s occupation, or if unemployed, what should she be doing: Samantha works in the FBI’s Serial Services Division—it’s her job to track and apprehend serials—killers, rapists, and arsonists. Sam’s a computer genius, so normally she works behind the scenes. But, this isn’t a normal case for her.

What is your hero’s occupation, or if unemployed, what should he be doing:
Max Ridgeway owns a very successful construction business. He’s a hard worker, a self-made man, and a guy willing to fight to the death for those he loves.

What you think readers will like best about this book:

DEADLY LIES is a hot, action-packed read. I hope readers really enjoy the relationship between Max and Samantha, and I also hope that readers enjoy the action scenes in which Samantha and Max hunt down the killer. I love writing scenes about tracking killers!

The person that readers want you to write about but you haven’t yet:

I tend to be asked most about two characters from my Deadly series—Keith Hyde, the man who is the Serial Services Division, and Jon Ramirez a tough, ex-sniper with a very dark side.

What’s next: In July, my next paranormal romance will be released by Kensington Brava. NEVER CRY WOLF will take readers back to my Other paranormal world. Lucas Simone is the alpha of the LA wolf pack—he’s tough, he’s dangerous, and he knows how to kick serious butt. He’s also exactly what Sarah King needs. She has a price on her head, and Lucas is the only person standing between her and death.

All of my “Deadly” books are romantic suspense novels with a dark edge. Some of the characters have very painful pasts, and their stories aren’t always easy. The books are full of death and danger, but love is also always there to balance things in the end (because we are talking romance!). I’m curious…what’s your take on dark books? Do you enjoy sliding into the darker tales? Do you have a dark side of your own?

Three commenters will be randomly selected to win copies of DEADLY LIES.