Hi ,

I'm an accidental writer. I never set out to be an author. My first foray into writing stories was with fan fiction. My writing sucked, but the stories themselves were okay. With time and practice, the writing improved, but I still only wrote as a hobby. 

 

Then one day, I got an email asking if I was aware that someone had taken one of my fan fiction stories, replaced the names, and was now posting it as if they wrote it. I hadn't known, but I hunted it down and reported it to the platform the story was posted on. The situation got me thinking; why steal my story out of all the stories that could be stolen?

 

To this day, that fan fic story is the one I get the most email about and it's the story that led me to think maybe I had the chops to write original fiction. 

 

Those stories were about a passionate couple that solved mysteries. Those are the sort of stories I enjoy most, especially if there is great banter and some humor. At the time I started writing, it was difficult to find a mystery series that had a continuing couple that included romantic sexy bits. Today, it's easier to find, thank goodness. 

 

I have written other things, such as straight contemporary romance with the Southern Heat series and a cozy mystery series, the Sophie Parker Coupon Mysteries, but deep down, the Valentines and the Delecoeurs are the stories I enjoy writing the most. I love passion, banter, and mysteries. 

 

I'm always on the hunt for more stories that include a sleuthing couple and have come across a few. I just read a book from Marie Force who has an entire series involving a D.C. Homicide cop and her love interest politician. I also read a book by Lashell Collins, that involves a homicide detective and his love interest, a web mistress. Then there is JD Robb's Eve Dallas, a homicide detective and Roarke, her billionaire husband. I've also enjoyed Lucy Score's Riley Thorne books, which include a homicide detective and Riley, a reluctant psychic. Score's books are lighter with more humor than the others I've mentioned. Speaking of humor, I also enjoy the O'Hare and Fox books by Janet Evanovich, which star an FBI agent teamed up with a thief. 

 

Have you noticed a theme? In all of them at least one character is a homicide detective or in law enforcement. My sleuthing couple books don't have that, at least not as a main character. In the Valentines, Tess starts out as a lawyer, but ends up owning a lingerie boutique. Jack is a business man. The Delecoeurs involve Max, a businessman and Madeleine a writer. My characters are regular people who stumble over dead bodies by day and tumble into bed at night. 

 

I'm so thankful that other people like sexy mysteries with a continuing couple just like I do, and in particular, I'm grateful that they like the Valentines and Delecoeurs (the second Delecoeur book is undergoing a rewrite at the moment and more is planned for them). I never imagined I'd be able to spend my days making up the stories I'd like to read and have other people enjoy them! Thank you for making that happen!

 

I'm a true believer in the statement that you can't have too many books! Here is another giveaway with tons of books in various romance categories and tropes! You're sure to find something of interest!

 

 

Thank you for all your support! I really do appreciate you!

 

Until next time...Peace, Love, and Happily Ever After