I tend to be a creature of habit, which makes me a writer of
habit. I’m drawn to writing certain kinds of characters in certain
kinds of situations. Uptight strong and silent (and a little grumpy) types, or
laid back, easy-going types, usually hiding their scars with a joke.
After writing my tenth published book, I’d gotten to the
point where I wanted to try something new. Something I’d never done
before.
In my May release, Bride by Mistake, from Tule Publishing, part
of the Montana Born Brides series, I decided to try my hand at a bad boy.
Of course, he’s not really bad. He made some
bad choices as a teen, and in a small town, he can’t live them down
even as he grows into a man who’s made some good choices. And it sometimes
means he gets blamed for bad choices he didn’t even make, and to
guard hurt feelings he sometimes accepts that blame.
This, of course, meant I knew his perfect match would be a good
girl. The kind of girl who did what everyone wanted her to do, who followed the
life plan that would make everyone else happy, only to find it had served her
no purpose, and the bad boy might just. But more than that, I knew Beckett
needed someone who would see through the bad boy facade he’s
adopted to protect his heart. Kaitlin has known Beckett since she was a kid,
since he’s her brother’s best friend, and she’s
always been the one to see right through him—and call him out on
his crap.
I love writing banter, and the banter between Bad Seed Beckett
and Goody-Goody Kaitlin was no exception. I think more often than not banter is
hiding a powerful attraction just waiting to be unleashed. And when that
happens between Beckett and Kaitlin, their lives will never be the same.
Which do you prefer? Bad boys who are bad to the bone or ones
hiding a secret heart of gold?
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