Behind the Story: Touch Me by Beverly Rae

Behind the Story: Touch Me by Beverly Rae

“Oh, my. Now she’s not only reading those weird kinds of books, but writing them, too.”

Yep, that was the first thing my mother said when I told her my first book was under contract. My mother, bless her eighty-one year old soul, has never understood my obsession with the paranormal and supernatural. As soon as I could, I began watching shows like The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits. Then came the movies I craved like Planet of the Apes, The Exorcist, The Omen, Dracula and Ghost. Whenever I couldn’t get to the movies, I scoured the library for Stephen King books like The Stand and Misery. Yet even all the movies and books weren’t enough. I needed more. I needed a missing ingredient in these stories. I needed romance and the paranormal all rolled up into one great tale.

Then one day my daughter gave me an idea. As we sat on the sofa watching a romantic movie, my daughter turned to me and asked, “How do you know when you’re in love? How do you know he’s the one? Is it like magic?” I paused, considering my response. After explaining that love can indeed be magical, I had to tell her there was no sure way of knowing. She frowned at me and answered, “Too bad you can’t just touch them and know.”

Just touch them? I smiled. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if someone could simply touch a person and name that person’s true soul mate? Would love be easier to find? Would lovers stay together forever knowing they’d found their one true love? But would there be a price to pay for such a gift? While my daughter watched the rest of the movie, my mind began wondering, formulating the plotline.

Four months later, I’d written my first book. Combining the supernatural with the romantic, I’d penned a tale of magic, love, loss and happiness entitled Touch Me.

Beverly Rae
Giggle, Gasp & Sigh with a Beverly Rae Romance

TOUCH ME – eBook
In print 03/25/08 (Amazon.com)

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Behind the Story: Boomerang Love by Melissa Lopez

Boomerang Love’s is a contemporary romance set in Australia with an erotic/red hot heat level. Inspiration behind Boomerang Love was a combination of things.

More than a year ago Samhain Publishing put out a call for sun, sand, and sex anthology stories. I’d grinned in delight as I read the theme. Beaches! Exotic locations! Authors love the travel channel, especially me. I starting thinking of all the beaches I’d yet to visit, including those in Australia.

Ever since watching “Crocodile Dundee” an Australian comedy set in the Australian Outback I’ve been fascinated by the country. Yes, my fascination goes back that far. The country has such an allure for me, its beauty, the men, and the accents. I didn’t have to give it a second thought. I knew I wanted to try for a story slot. And so did my muse. Through the weaving of a story I knew where my muse was taking me.

The actual concept inspiration for Boomerang Love sprang from the relationship of my youngest son’s favorite hero and his wife. Steve and Terri Irwin.

Some mothers watch hours on end of cartoons with their little boys, not me. Mine still wants to grow up to be a crocodile hunter. And then one day I listened as the couple shared their “love at first sight” tale. The couple married within a few short months of meeting one another.

Almost immediately my muse asked me…what if a heroine left, instead of staying? Would she return? Did she dare? What about the hero? Would he be able to work her out of his system? The plot to Boomerang Love fell into place as I drafted a short premise up.

In those minutes the Thorn brothers were born.

I invite you to…Take a walkabout on the wild side.

To read an excerpt, follow the link and click on Boomerang Love’s cover.

Thanks so much for having me Mandy!

Melissa Lopez

http://melissa-lopez.com/

JOURNEYS OF LOVE every woman needs to take.

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News of the day.

Michelle and I did an interview and I think its one of the funniest ones to date. If you get a chance, check it out.

Magnetic Attraction has hit the best sellers list at Samhain! Whoohoo! Big thanks to everyone who has picked it up!

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