I am addicted to romance.
It’s cool, I can admit it. Sweet romance, sassy romance, steamy romance, I love it all. Movies, books, and in real life, I’m just a sucker for a good love story. I love getting lost in it, experiencing two people finding that person that is perfect for them, overcoming whatever odds are in their way and growing stronger together as they face them. I love the flirtatious fun that a new romance brings, and the warm fuzzies it leaves me with in the end. I tell ya, I’m addicted.
It would naturally follow that there will always be a romance in the books I write. It’s what I enjoy, and it’s what I want to see. Sometimes the plot dictates that romance be not as central to the story, and that’s okay…as long as it is in there somewhere, I’m a happy girl. But when I can take a whole book and dedicate it to exploring a romance, I’m a very happy girl 🙂
That’s what I got to do with my first adult novella, UNWRAP ME, written under my adult pseudonym Carolina Jordan with my bestie/critique partner Shannon Duffy (writing under Samantha Spencer). This book was a whirlwind of fun. Our agent approached us with the opportunity, we began writing that weekend, and ten days later it was finished. That boggles my mind. Then it went to the awesome peeps at Swoon Romance who made it all pretty–and gave us this delicious cover–and a few weeks later it is available for all you beautiful people.
Publishing can be so fun!
So here it is, our baby. I’m currently writing a full length adult novel, but this is my first foray into the adult romance writing world and it will always hold a special place in my heart. Not only because it gave me the chance to write with my bestie (which rocked) or because it gave us the opportunity to jump into the adult romance waters (which it did), but because I fell in love with these characters.
Peyton and Brody deserve their happily ever after more so than any other couple I’ve written. Their romance is sweet and spicy and in the delicious novella package that lets you experience it in one quick (and hopefully enjoyable) read. Every time I read their story–and yes, I’ve read it many times because they make me happy–I cheer for them.
I hope you will, too.
Sometimes double trouble is anything but…Out of sight is truly out of mind. At least that’s what Peyton Wagner hoped when she accepted a teaching assistant job out of town, and away from her abusive ex, Blake Hunter. But as Peyton soon discovers, her new job comes with unexpected and deliciously tempting surprises. When her past and present collide in a shocking yuletide twist, Peyton has to choose between playing it safe, or risking it all for the chance at a new future with Blake’s brother Brody, and the gift of true love.
