5 Things I've Been Told As A Romance Author

 When you're out in the wild, as it were, you never know what you'll be asked when someone finds out you're a romance author. Especially, if they don't read romance. Here are a few things I've been told or ask over the years.

 

1) I have this amazing idea for a story you could write. 

As flattering as this is, I don't need any more story ideas. I have plenty of my own. In fact, I have more story ideas than I have time to write them.

2) Oh, so you write mommy porn.

Sometimes this is said dismissively and sometimes it's said with a wink and a giggle. Either way, it dismisses the amount of work that goes into a well written story. Sexy romances aren't erotica even if they have erotic elements.

3) Are your characters based on real people?

On occasion I will get inspiration for a minor character or a villain on a real person I've met, but that's about it. I tend to base my main characters personalities around the backgrounds they came from.

4) Your husband must be one lucky man.

Yes, he is, but that has nothing to do with my books. LOL. As I mentioned above, my characters aren't based on real life.What does, or does not happen in my bedroom is no ones business and has nothing to do with what my characters do in the stories as they aren't based on me or my husband.

5) You look too innocent to be writing these types of stories.

I've never understood what this means, exactly. Does someone have to dress like a prostitute in order to write sexy books?

Have you encountered any of these? Let me know in the comments.

Teaser Tuesday - Don't you have to leave?

 

 

Are you looking for an alpha hero? Follow two law enforcement officers as they find love in the most unexpected places.

Crossing the Line

A widower who’s still mourning the loss of his wife, Paul Daniels isn’t looking for love. He’s a single dad, and he’s content to raise his little girl on his own. What he didn’t expect was the change that would occur when Megan moved in to help him take care of his daughter. Thirteen years his junior, she’s full of life. She’s brought joy back into his home and has him craving things he thought had died long ago. Can he open himself up and find love again, or will the past continue to haunt him?

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Seducing Janey

Kyle Reed left the Army to take care of his younger sister after the death of their parents. He gave up his carefree life as a bachelor and settled into a new career as a sheriff’s deputy in their small town of Liberty, Indiana. When his boss asks him to show a city detective around, he wasn’t expecting a blonde bombshell. He knew the moment he saw Janey there would be more to their story than solving a murder.


These two sexy Law Enforcement romances will have you wanting to curl up with these Boys in Blue.

 

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COVER REVEAL - Falling for the Boss's Son

 I'm excited to share with you the cover for my upcoming novel, Falling for the Boss's Son.

 

What do you think?

 

Blurb and release date coming soon.

She's Off Limits #TeaserTuesday

 

She’s the one woman he can’t have.

Kim Langley is beautiful, sexy, and confident. She makes Justin’s heart skip a beat every time he sees her. There’s only one problem. She’s his best friend’s little sister. Off limits. Then, she shows up on his doorstep, offering herself to him.

Justin McKay has been starring in Kim’s fantasies since she was a teenager. When she finds out he’s an experienced Dominant, she knows he’s the one she wants to explore her sexuality with. One night with no strings.

But what if one night isn’t enough for either of them? Is he willing to risk betraying his friendship to be with her?

His Forbidden Kiss is the smoking hot third book in the Serpent’s Kiss BDSM Club series. If you like brother’s best friend romances, steamy love scenes, and happily ever afters, then you’ll love Sherri Hayes’s sexy forbidden romance.

Buy His Forbidden Kiss to get your kink on today!

 

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Tangled In His Embrace Is On Sale

 The countdown to Christmas is on, which means its time to search out those HOT holiday stories that will not only have you feeling the festive season, but will also turn up the heat.

To celebrate the upcoming holidays, I've lowered the price of Tangled in His Embrace to 99 cents. 

Jax Brooks has made a lot of mistakes in his life, but the only one he regrets is when he walked away from Gabby and their newborn daughter. Now he's back in St. Louis and he's determined to make things right. No matter what it takes. 

Having Jax in her life again is both a blessing and a curse for Gabby Lewis. He's gone out of his way to spend time with their daughter, but it's also meant facing some hard truths—like the fact that she's never gotten over him.

Can Jax convince Gabby to give him another chance? Or has he left a hole in her heart too deep to repair?

Tangled in His Embrace is a standalone erotic holiday romance. If you like second chance romances full of heat, then you'll love Tangled in His Embrace.

Click HERE to get your copy for only 99¢ before December 31, 2023.

Ohio Authors Kickback Event Tomorrow

 

Tomorrow's the big day. My books are already in my vehicle ready to go. Now, all I have to do is hope the rain misses us.

It's been raining on and off today, and they're calling for scattered showers tomorrow. Cross  your fingers it waits until after the event is over and I'm back home before the sky decides to open up.

The event tomorrow is supposed to be pretty laid back and it sounds like the food vendors are going to be really good. It's taking place at the Ohio Selfie Museum. I've never been there, but it should be interesting. We've been told they have all sorts of different selfie booths.

There will be over 20 authors there in a variety of genres. Over 200 people attended last year's event and we're hoping for more this year.

For more information, or for tickets (free for readers),  CLICK HERE.

Book Signing Mania

 

On Sunday I participated in the Fall Festival in Marysville, Ohio at the Union County Fairgrounds. As an author, you never know how these types of events are going to go. They’re not book focused, in fact, I’m often the only author there.

I brought what I thought was a good amount of books with me. Then, I brought a few extras to keep in the car just in case I needed them.

I needed them.

An hour into the event, I’d sold out of Strictly Professional. A half hour after that, I sold out of Seducing Janey. So I went to my vehicle and got the reserves I’d brought with me.

I should have brought more.

Another thirty minutes, and I'd sold out of Strictly Professional again. Cali and Matthew were really HOT!

One reader who visited my table said she’d found Red Zone on TikTok. She read it. Loved it. And was there to buy more of the series. She ended up leaving with signed copies of Behind Closed Doors and What Might Have Been.

Another woman walked by my table with her family, then came back a while later by herself. She’s a huge reader of my kind of books, but she was trying to be discreet around her kids. Her husband, however, hadn’t missed my books either and told her he’d occupy the kids while she went back to my table to get some books. She ended up getting my entire Serpent’s Kiss series.

By the end of the day, I’d sold out of What Might Have Been, Burning for Her Kiss, Longing for His Kiss, Strictly Professional, Seducing Janey, and Slave.

It was a great day!

Good thing I have three weeks until my next book signing. I need to order more books!