fun with Creed & Maya
Thanks to a busy weekend of writing, I'm deep into chapter one of FORTUNE'S FORBIDDEN WOMAN. I would probably be farther along, but this story has a bit of a slower opening and more complicated set-up than I normally do.See, the book opens with the heroine (Maya Blackstone) making out with another guy. A guy not the hero (Creed Fortune). :-) Now, before you get upset, there really is a good reason for this, & it will all make sense once you read the book.
But for me, it's been interesting. Those of you who are familiar with my backlist will know that I tend to get my heroes & heroines together as quickly as possible from page one. Sometimes on page one. (And by "together," I mean, get them to meet & start shooting off sparks, not the HEA together that comes at the very end. :-)) Having the heroine be with another guy in the beginning is definitely new to me. It's kind of fun, but also challenging.
And the thing is, I really like this guy. His name is Brad McKenzie, & he's not anti-hero material in any way. He could totally be a hero, he just isn't the right man for Maya. Which is why I'm bugging my editor to let me do his story, too. I've already got a couple of really nifty ideas in mind for him. And my editor said I could, we just haven't figure out when...or whether the story will be a full-length Desire or maybe a much shorter online read for eHarlequin.
We'll have to wait & see, since I have plenty of other projects to keep me busy at the moment. But don't be surprised if you see an extra "Dakota Fortunes" book somewhere down the road...or a follow-up to the series on eHarlequin.com. :-)
Of course, now I'm to the part in FFW where the hero does come into play & sparks are about to fly between Creed & Maya like nobody's business. I can already sort of see how chapter one will end, drifting directly into the first love scene for chapter two. Fun, fun. :-D
Time to get back to it!
