Title: Taming Talia: Loving The Lawman
Author: Marie-Nicole Ryan
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Synopsis:
Author: Marie-Nicole Ryan
Publisher:
Synopsis:
She'll take her pleasure hot...until it burns its way to the cold truth.
Over her not-so-dearly-departed husband’s grave, newly widowed Natalia Montrose vows to shake off the memories of her abusive marriage by bedding the first suitable man she meets. Enter handsome, flirtatious Jared Fields, who offers to help her manage her assets.
Over her not-so-dearly-departed husband’s grave, newly widowed Natalia Montrose vows to shake off the memories of her abusive marriage by bedding the first suitable man she meets. Enter handsome, flirtatious Jared Fields, who offers to help her manage her assets.
Natalia
has no intention of giving up control of the ranch her father traded
away—along with her hand—for gold. But she intends to enjoy this
stranger’s advances until all her desires are sated.
Jared is a
rarity among Pinkerton agents. Well educated, the disowned black sheep
of a wealthy New York City family, he enjoys the freedom afforded by his
various assignments. But discovering whether the fiery Widow Montrose
had her husband killed is a challenge with an unexpected twist. All he
can think about is what he’ll do when he gets her in bed.
Natalia
and Jared circle each other warily, feeling the pull of sensual heat.
But when the Blizzard of 1889 hits, the sexual sparks may not be enough
to keep them warm...or alive.
Warning: Contains a sex-starved widow and a saddled-hardened Pinkerton agent who set the sheets afire.
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SEDUCING THE SHERIFF.
Getting to Know My Characters Before
I Write
There’s always a lot of chatter
about whether or not a writer is a plotter or a pantser. Plotters have the
entire story worked out, probably outlined to the T. Pantsers dive into the
story with only a vague idea about where or how they’re going to get there,
except for the required HEA (happily ever after).
I admit I started writing my
first book as a pantser. That’s how in eighteen months I ended up with a 142
thousand word completed manuscript. Granted, it was a multi-genred book more in
the style of Barbara Bradford than a strict romance. With the help of a
critique group, I was able to edit out fourteen thousand words before I started
submitting it to agents.
When I started my next book, I
did first person character journals and actually did some plotting. No elaborate outlines, but I did enough plotting
that I had to set the ms aside for a while, because it felt like the story was
done and there weren’t any more surprises. After a couple of weeks, I forced
myself to start writing again. This one ended up as a 72 thousand word novel
and was my first published novel, LOVE ON THE RUN.
One thing writing a first person
journal will do is eliminate the urge to dump all that back story into the
first few pages of the book. Since then, I’ve continued with first person
journals for my hero, heroine, as well as the villain if I’m writing a romantic
suspense story. In addition to the journals, I’ve also done several character
interviews. These give me the chance to ask my main characters all sorts of
nitpicky questions. I may not need to use all of their answers, but I can
choose what to reveal throughout the story naturally.
First person journals give me
more in-depth information about back story, which includes the necessary
baggage which every hero or heroine worthy of the name carries. It also gives
me a chance to “hear” the character’s particular voice, and that’s something I
need to make the dialogue natural to each ones education and situation. Writing
the first person journals gives me the opportunity to discover whether the
character is generally optimistic or a trifle pessimistic. This pre-writing,
which only takes a session, or maybe two, helps me to dive into their
individual goals, motivations and conflicts which are the building blocks which
drive the story. GMC has already been covered by the fabulous Debra Dixon, and
I highly recommend it for developing that aspect of your story. http://www.debradixon.com/books/gmc.html/
I bought this book early in my writing career, and it remains on my reference
keeper shelf.
What do I do after the first
person journals? I do a tiny bit of plotting. I just sit at the computer and
let my fingers flit over the keyboard. Ideas come to mind for possible scenes.
Then, I write the first few pages and then a few more. If the story is working
for me, then I keep going until the first draft is done. I must add that the
first draft can take me anywhere from two and a half months (my personal best)
to three years.
Many times an idea will come to
me and I’m in the middle of another story. When that happens, I’ll open up a
new document and sketch out what comes to me at that time, title it, and file
it in my future stories folder. While I could always multi-task on my old day
job, I can’t in writing. I have to finish one before working on another. I
truly admire those who can work on multiple stories at once, but sadly I’m not
one of them.
For me, one of the best things
that happens in writing is when the
characters begin to come alive and live out their romance.
Thanks so much for letting me tell your readers about TAMING TALIA.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the release. This book sounds fantastic. Do you do anything with the first person journals, like get rid of them or keep them to go back over things?
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I save them in my folder for each book. And sometimes I do reread them while I'm working on the book.
DeleteWonderful interview. Wonderful writer. Wonderful book!!!
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