1. Please
tell us a little about your new release (The
Scarlet Dove) without giving too much of a spoiler away.
First of all, it’s a historical ménage romance set in 1888. It’s about a woman trying to find her place in a male-dominated world that has set parameters for how “proper” women should be.
2.
Did you found any cool tidbits in your historical
research for this book?
So a lot of this story is about my heroine, Liza, and her desire to find her place in the wild west. She has a wild dream of becoming a doctor. I did a lot of research on if that was a possibility. I always try to use historical characters in my stories, if possible, and I was able to incorporate some of that into The Scarlet Dove.
3. Was
it difficult getting the heroes to a point where they could let their guard
down and be open to the possibilities of love?
My two heroes, Blue and Apollo, are cousins. They’re tracking a dangerous killer and abductor of women. When they come across Liza, they’re unprepared for their attraction to her. I think it confuses the hell out of them and their jealous of each other. A ménage relationship isn’t in their radar at all, so love takes them by surprise. It wasn't easy getting them to that point, however, and it took a good 'ole fight to make them see the light.
4. How
did you find that great balance between conflict and romance?
Conflict can intensify emotions. I like using it to develop a bond between the characters.
Can Liza find her place in a lawless world?
When Liza Trent decided to become a mail order bride out west, she
never imagined her fiancé would die before she arrived. His death places her in
debt, and the only way to pay off the money is by auctioning off her virginity
against her will. When she’s rescued by two handsome men, she mistakenly thinks
they’re assassins. Despite her reservations, she accepts their protection.
Only the two men, Apollo Beck and Blue Hawke, aren’t assassins.
They’re Texas Rangers sent after a man who preys on women, and their dangerous
hunt has just brought Liza into the line of fire.
Confused with the attraction she feels for two men, Liza has a
difficult decision before her: commit to loving Apollo and Blue or commit to
her burning desire to become a doctor…unless she’s found and taken for revenge
first.
Content Warning: contains violence, strong language, and explicit
sex scenes, including anal sex
Genre(s): Historical Romance / Menage
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Liza grabbed one of the candelabras resting in front of a
mirror and flung it onto the bed. Apollo jumped back as the sheer drapes
erupted in a ball of fire. Mrs. Violet screamed, but he could no longer see the
mezzanine because the fire on the bed blazed out of control, spreading up the
paneled wall and moving fast. Smoke filled the room, and Liza coughed as she
rattled the doorknob.
He grabbed her arm, but she struggled to break his hold.
“Stop it!” he growled. “We have to get out of here quickly
or the smoke will overwhelm us.”
Apollo lifted his booted foot, and with a mighty kick, he knocked
the handle loose. The door opened easily, and he raced out with Liza on his
heels.
Thick smoke followed after them, hovering near the ceiling.
The sudden fuel of fresh air caught the fire and flamed it out of control.
Their audience was nowhere around, and he assumed they had already found their
way out.
He grabbed Liza’s hand and raced down the stairs to the foyer.
The possibility of the roof collapsing flashed through his mind. He hurried to
the front door and saw it bolted shut. He tried busting it with his shoulder,
but all he got was a bruised arm.
“Shit!” he yelled, grabbing it. He tried again with his
foot, but the thick door wouldn’t budge.
“There’s a side entrance,” Liza said. “It’s locked too, but
it’s not as heavy as that one.”
She spun and ran, and he followed after her, rubbing the
tender spot on his shoulder. They made their way around the side of the stairs
and through an empty kitchen. Blue waited for them in the open door.
“Good timing,” Apollo muttered as the three ran from the
building, down the side alley, and onto the wooden sidewalk of the main street.
People had gathered, staring at the massive, three-story building, the second
and third floors now ablaze in the dark night.
“What the hell did you do?” Blue yelled.
The house was burning fast.
“She set the bed on fire,” Apollo huffed, coughing from the
little bit of smoke he had inhaled.
Blue raised his eyebrows as he swung around to look at her.
At that moment the men from the auction burst from the side
of the house, coughing and stumbling as bystanders ran to help them. Others
went to help put the flames out, which were now spreading to the next building.
For a moment, chaos ensued as animals shied away from the heat and people raced
to contain the fire before it spread.
“You!” An angry voice bellowed from somewhere in the mess of
everything. Reynolds came charging at them, a single-shot derringer clutched in
one hand. Apollo and Blue stumbled back, dragging Liza with them.
“It’s him,” she whispered in a hate-filled tone. “The man
who tricked me.”
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