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Romance Novels

Unridden Excerpt 3

UNRIDDEN eBOOK AVAILABLE MAY 26th from Linden Bay and MBaM Excerpt PG17 “You wanna go over the notes we made in your book some more?” “No,” she answered Mustang simply, noticing Slade’s eyes rarely left her. Mustang ran a hand down her arm. “Why not? Because of what I said? I told you I don’t know what the hell I’m talking about when it comes to romance novels. Don’t listen to me.” She scowled. “No, you’re right. It stinks.” “It doesn’t stink. It just…” Jenna interrupted Mustang. “It doesn’t matter because even if I can come up with a better story idea and get it written before the deadline, you still said the sex sucks.” “You said the sex sucks?” Slade accused Mustang. Looking uncomfortable, Mustang turned to Slade. “I didn’t say that.” “But it’s what you meant.” Jenna pouted. “No, it wasn’t.” He shook his head. “It’s okay, Mustang, it’s true.” Jenna sighed again. “My sex scenes are boring.” “I wouldn’t say boring…” Mustang began. “No, it’s fine. That is exactly what one reviewer wrote. Boring.” Jenna snorted out a bitter laugh. Mustang ran a finger up and down her arm until she looked at him again. “Not boring. […]

Life, Romance Novels

HOW DOES A NY ROMANCE WRITER DO RODEO RESEARCH?

As I gear up for release of my next cowboy book, UNRIDDEN, on May 26th, I can’t help remininscing. Below is a blog I posted on the Linden Bay MySpace back in December when Rough Stock was released. The Work in Progress I talk about is UNRIDDEN, back when it was in it’s infancy. Enjoy. Cat   Research…every writer has to do it occasionally, some more often than others depending on the genre being written. I know I have to do quite a bit for my military romances or risk committing factual faux pas which will cost me the respect of readers. There is research where you get a book or find a website to get your facts, and that is important and helpful, but it’s not enough. It’s not enough to immerse both the writer, and consequently the reader, in the world of the characters in the story. It is not just laziness that has me, more often than not, seeking information and factual details from my “muses” rather than another resource. Picture this… I am on the phone with one of my military consultants when I hear a bugle being played in the background. After spending all of his […]