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and spends a hot night with the sexy security specialist. But when her fiancé is found dead, Greer becomes the main suspect of a crime she can’t remember.
Raphael is stunned and suspicious when Greer shows up on his doorstep claiming she’s carrying his baby. Worse, she’s the target of a stalker bent on making her pay for a murder she doesn’t recall. As Raphael begins to trust Greer, they must race against the clock to uncover a killer.
Because Greer’s memory is returning...
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So when writing a book there are certain pre-requisites I need to have at my elbow…or on my head. If I I'm going to be like Hulk-Hogan-meets-Rowdy-Roddy-Piper-flying-off-the-ropes knocking words out then these certain items are a must! Yes, I just went old school with the wrestling analogy... On a stack of Bi—uh,Webster dictionaries, if I these things weren’t on hand, I wouldn’t have finished Secrets and Sins: Raphael, my newest release from Entangled Publishing’s Ignite line. Which would’ve been a shame because then no one would’ve had the chance to read about a tatted and pierced bad boy with the mind of Bill Gates, a vulnerable but brave debutante, a hot one-night stand, an unexpected pregnancy, and murder. Wouldn’t that have been a shame?
1. I’d already written five books when I found out I was supposed to have a hat! Sheesh! Why didn't anyone tell me? I know this disrupted my writing karma! But now I have my Knock-a-Book-Out chapeau! Not only does it invoke thoughts of me tapping furiously away in a dim, smokey Irish pub while a light rain falls outside, misting the uneven cobblestones , but it also lets Thing 1 and Thing 2 know that when the cap is on I can't be distracted with run-downs of the latest iCarly episode or hear why Daniel Bryan can take out that Cena guy.
2. Coffee! What undertaking of such a monumental magnitude like writing a book can be attempted without coffee?? And thanks to my sweet hubby I have a single cup coffee maker to supply all my caffeine related needs and cravings! I love you, sweetie! Mwah! Mwah!
3. Symphony bars. Turtle Chex Mix. Cherry Coke. Ranch flavored Pringles. The snacks of champions! With these four major food groups in my pantry and 'frig I fully expect to reach 50k...and ten pounds. But we must suffer for our art!
4. I must have my soundtrack! Music sets the mood for not just writing, but the story. I can lose myself in my compilation of 80s hits, Kenny G, Annie Lennox, The Police... And if I stop writing in the middle of a scene, I can go back to the song that was playing at the time and dive right back into the mood of the scene. Plus...I have some really cool, mega-size headphones with the funkiest design! And nooo they are not to drown out my son playing the trumpet! How dare you suggest such a thing! He absolutely kills "A Whole New World"! Kill in a good way, I mean...
5. The WriteorDie program! I've been trying this out in the last week and it rocks! Talk about keeps you writing! Let me put it this way. You have the piercing sound of evil violins blare in Books-a-Million or Starbucks just one time and see if you don't keep writing! Trust me when I say it's a tad bit embarrassing to have people peep at you over the top of their computer screens and roll their eyes. Hee-hee!
6. An outline! Lawd yes! I need a road map of where I'm headed and it helps plough through the saggy middle! Of course there is plenty of room for different turns that my characters may decide to take...but with my outline, I know where we will eventually end up...and not the delete folder…
Can I write a book without these items? Sure. Is it half as fun? Heck nah! LOL! A huge thank you to Toot’s Book Reviews for allowing me to steal blog space today!
I was born the daughter of a sharecropper…okay, maybe not. But, I am the daughter of a pastor from whom I inherited my love of romance. The man can preach a mean Song of Solomon! (There’s that plug, Daddy! You can pay me later!)
Although my first book starred a cucumber named Fred, my first romance came several years later in the seventh grade when I wrote myself as a heroine opposite Ralph Tresvant from New Edition. Through the power of my pen and imagination, Ralph took one look across a crowded stadium, met my dark, mysterious gaze, fell passionately in love and serenaded me in front of millions of fans. Out of all the girls in the world, he chose me! And, of course we lived happily ever after—once we had the inevitable fight, aka black moment, and made up with a passionate declaration of love and fidelity. This same story reincarnated itself many times over the years: with Donnie Wahlberg from New Kids on the Block, Brad Pitt, Denzel Washington, and as recently as last night, Vin Diesel.
Though the characters have changed, my love of love has endured. Shaping the lives of the unique men and women who experience the first, hungry bites of lust, the dizzying heights of passion and the tender, healing heat of love— nothing compares to it. Except maybe discovering new material for love scenes with my husband, the head of Research & Development!
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3. Symphony bars. Turtle Chex Mix. Cherry Coke. Ranch flavored Pringles. The snacks of champions! With these four major food groups in my pantry and 'frig I fully expect to reach 50k...and ten pounds. But we must suffer for our art!
5. The WriteorDie program! I've been trying this out in the last week and it rocks! Talk about keeps you writing! Let me put it this way. You have the piercing sound of evil violins blare in Books-a-Million or Starbucks just one time and see if you don't keep writing! Trust me when I say it's a tad bit embarrassing to have people peep at you over the top of their computer screens and roll their eyes. Hee-hee!
6. An outline! Lawd yes! I need a road map of where I'm headed and it helps plough through the saggy middle! Of course there is plenty of room for different turns that my characters may decide to take...but with my outline, I know where we will eventually end up...and not the delete folder…
Can I write a book without these items? Sure. Is it half as fun? Heck nah! LOL! A huge thank you to Toot’s Book Reviews for allowing me to steal blog space today!
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Although my first book starred a cucumber named Fred, my first romance came several years later in the seventh grade when I wrote myself as a heroine opposite Ralph Tresvant from New Edition. Through the power of my pen and imagination, Ralph took one look across a crowded stadium, met my dark, mysterious gaze, fell passionately in love and serenaded me in front of millions of fans. Out of all the girls in the world, he chose me! And, of course we lived happily ever after—once we had the inevitable fight, aka black moment, and made up with a passionate declaration of love and fidelity. This same story reincarnated itself many times over the years: with Donnie Wahlberg from New Kids on the Block, Brad Pitt, Denzel Washington, and as recently as last night, Vin Diesel.
Though the characters have changed, my love of love has endured. Shaping the lives of the unique men and women who experience the first, hungry bites of lust, the dizzying heights of passion and the tender, healing heat of love— nothing compares to it. Except maybe discovering new material for love scenes with my husband, the head of Research & Development!
I'm amazed an awesome Notre Dame hoodie didn't make the list. Talk about being comfortable and in a writing zone.
ReplyDeleteOooh! Yes! But now that summer is coming, I have to give that up. But in winter, heck yeah! LOL!
DeleteThank you, Toots Book Reviews, for having me here at your blog today! I enjoyed myself, and I appreciate you featuring my new release and exposing it to your readers! Thanks again!!
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