Once in a while you read a book that stays with you, and if
you’re lucky enough, you write one. The
premise for Love Story for a Snow Princess went through many revisions and
several different drafts before settling on the plot it turned out to be.
The hero and heroine of the story are Paden Winters and
Panthea Snow. Initially, Thea was going
to be an infamous socialite (think Paris Hilton), who was at fault
for the accidental death of her best friend.
To straighten herself out, and to get away from her vices, she was going
to be a mail order bride to a man in Alaska . But something was missing in the story,
especially when I introduced Paden and his problem…which was cutting himself
for sexual gratification.
I had always wanted to write such a complicated hero but
hadn’t found the right voice for him, until I revised Thea. I asked myself, what would the love drama be
for someone who cut himself…and I came up with a girl who suffered from
hemophobia, or a fear of blood. Suddenly
Thea’s story fell into place and so I went through some major editing and
revising.
A few months ago I had written a blog on masochism and this
is what I had put on cutters:
Self-harmers
are not suicidal, or even attention seekers. Quite the opposite, actually.
People who self-harm tend to use this means as a coping method for something in
their past, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, or a multitude of other
disorders. Sexual masochism is slightly more prevalent in males and it is
interesting to note that more people consider themselves masochistic rather
than sadistic. Using this bit of research, I created Paden’s
back story. Some may say I did a
cop-out, having him be a victim of sexual deviancy, but I would argue that this
is a story of PTSD of a sexual nature.
To read how Thea and Paden overcome their traumas and find love, make sure to pick up a copy of Love Story for
a Snow Princess, which will be released on June 21st. Please check back here on that day for a contest
to win a free copy.
BLURB:
When Panthea Snow loses her family in a horrific car crash,
she needs something to keep her going.
She decides to replace one family with another and signs up as a mail
order bride to a man living in the far north in Alaska . When she arrives, however, she realizes she
can’t go through with it but is stuck in River Ice, Alaska
until the snow melts in a few weeks.
She meets Paden Winters and is drawn to him despite his
moodiness and ill temper. As she gets to
know him, she realizes they are both dealing with issues of healing and
concealing pain. Only Paden deals with
it by cutting himself for sexual satisfaction.
Can a woman who has an abnormal fear of blood and a man who
cuts himself ever find happiness? Or are
some pains too deep to overcome?
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