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One of the most common questions people love to ask authors is, “Where do you get your inspiration?” In the case of Under the Magnolia, Bree and I started off with a premise: two psychics, weathering trials and travails, and overcoming obstacles to find love.

When it came time to flesh out our hero, telekinetic Wesley Saxon, our first instinct was to make him a lawman. Small-town sheriff, probably, one of those “good ole boys” who helps little old ladies across the street and coaches Little League. The reason for this, of course, is clear: who doesn’t love a hot Southern cop?

While only one of us is actually from the South, we both appreciate a sharp, intelligent mind hiding behind a good-natured, lazy drawl. This kind of hero can be a surprise, the sort of man one might write off as uncomplicated, simple. But you know what they say about still waters.

There’s nothing loud or brash about the hot Southern cop. He’s soft-spoken until he needs not to be and, even then, he doesn’t yell. He injects steel into his voice, and people listen. They can’t help it. He doesn’t have to brandish his gun and threaten to shoot people. If he’s to that point, watch out.

But he loves his Mama, and he loves his heroine. Loyalty isn’t just a word to this kind of hero and, when he finds the love of his life, he’ll go to the mat to make sure she gets what she wants…even if that isn’t him.

But what am I saying? It always is.

So check out Under the Magnolia this Friday, and see if you love Wes as much as we do.

Here’s the blurb:

Adelaide has a secret: she can see the future. The visions are always unpleasant, until she catches a glimpse of herself engaged in the hottest sex imaginable with hunky police chief Wesley Saxon, a man she’s had a crush on for the past year.

Wes has been watching out for Addie for years, even if she did break his heart in high school. But when his attempt to rescue her from an oncoming hurricane leaves them stranded in the basement of an island resort, Wes will face a danger more terrifying than any criminal: falling in love with her again.

 My friends often ask where I get the inspiration for my stories. I’m sure every writer that reads this has heard that same question around a hundred times.

Often, for me anyway, there is no concrete answer.

My ideas can come from dreams, music, movies, watching people on the street… The list can go on and on.

However, the concept for Pay Per View, my Wicked title coming out this Friday, came to me in a rather straightforward manner. I was watching TV one evening, lazily jumping from channel to channel in search of something that could hold my interest, when I came across a sitcom I had seen a time or two in the past and stopped.

The main character of the show had to go out of town on business and, in classic sitcom fashion, ended up getting stuck in a hotel room with a guy he couldn’t stand. They were fighting over what to watch on the television.

I thought to myself, What if there was something on the TV that created some sexual tension between these men?

I found myself at the computer moments later, madly typing out a story would quickly evolve into Pay Per View.

So, I guess when my friends ask me how I came up with the idea for this particular tale, I’ll have an answer.

The Viking Savior is the story of the erotic awakening of Esme, a sheltered woman in a time long ago.

Unexpected events leave Esme far from home and at the mercy of a warrior she’d heard stories about. Accepting the Viking Valda will release her in the morning, she decided to view him as a gift she can only keep for one night, disregarding all thoughts of propriety.

After being schooled by the nuns, her core curiosity will give way to sensual and erotic desires she’d only dreamed of. Ultimately she will be the one to decide their fate.

Futures will change because of one night of exploration and passion that never should have happened.

My thanks to everyone at Cobblestone Press for their support, including my editor, Tracy and Bree for her amazing cover art. 

The Viking Savior is the story of the erotic awakening of Esme,  a sheltered woman in a time long gone.

Unexpected events leave Esme far from home and at the mercy of a warrior she’d heard stories about. Accepting the Viking Valda will release her in the morning, she decided to view him as a gift she can only keep for one night, disregarding all thoughts of propriety.

After being schooled by the nuns, her core curiosity will give way to sensual and erotic desires she’d only dreamed of. Ultimately she will be the one to decide their fate.

Futues will change because of one night of exploration and passion that never should have happened.

My thanks to everyone at Cobblestone Press for their support including my editor, Tracy and Bree for her amazing cover art.

Let me know what you think of their journey.