You can go home again. The home I’m talking about is the fictional home in a book. As some of you know, my current release – the one that just hit the shelves – is HARD AS NAILS. It’s an anthology of three related stories.
The plot follows Cole Carruthers and Adam Thomas, two of the secondary characters from the very first novella I ever wrote, Hardhats and Silk Stockings in the WHEN GOOD THINGS HAPPEN TO BAD BOYS antho. The third hero, Ray Hammond, is new and remains one of my favorites.
No vampires. No demons. No creatures of any sort. Just a fun, flirty contemporary stories.
And this is not the first time I’ve come back to characters I created in the past. Sometimes these folks just don’t let go. Readers ask for their stories. You think about them and then create their happy endings. Right now I’m finishing up another one of those stories. This one is a follow-up to YOUR MOUTH DRIVES ME CRAZY. Like YMDMC, this new book takes place in Kauai, Hawaii. It’s Josh’s story (he was the DEA agent in YMDMC)…and I love it. Really. I’m almost at the end and kind of don’t want to be done.
This book will be out in Fall ’09 (not sure if it’s September or October, but I think it’s one of those). Before that, you’ll get two other Hawaii-based books. The first is the mass market re-release of YOUR MOUTH DRIVES ME CRAZY (March ’09). The second is called IT’S HOTTER IN HAWAII (April ’09).
And for a little fun, here are the two versions of the YOUR MOUTH DRIVES ME CRAZY cover. The original trade from August ’07 is on the left. The new mass market version that comes out in March ’09 is on the right.
What do you think of the change?
I love Josh and I can’t wait to read his story. And the new cover: Yummy!
I really like the original YMDMC cover and the second one is very sexy too! I can’t wait for all the Hawaii books to come out. I loved YMDMC!!
I’ve pre-ordered HARD AS NAILS from Amazon and I’m just waiting for my package to arrive. I enjoy revisiting characters because it really is like coming home again.
Darlene – I love him too! He’s in IT’S HOTTER IN HAWAII (April ’09) but the book after that is all his…
Carolyn – Thank you!! Your package should be arriving from Amazon soon since HARD AS NAILS is shipping. I hope you enjoy it.
I really like the new cover. It’s very vibrant. Congrats on mass market paperback!
I like the new cover, but I prefer the original one.
I like the new cover—so colorful.
I have to admit–I haven’t read your books–but that will change once my Amazon shipments arrive. (The delivery guy must think I’m starting some sort of library in here!) I like the idea of revisiting past characters–I’m definitely one of those readers who longs for the ‘scoop’ on the ‘support cast.’
I prefer the older cover much better.
Hi there! I saw the link on your blog and figured I would stop by and say hi.
I’m looking forward to Josh’s story, so I’m glad you gave him one.
Both covers are nice, but I like the first one. I’m glad you went back to secondary characters. It’s fun to revisit! *G*
Zoe – Thank you!
Jane – I go back and forth. The first was soooo pretty. I’m looking forward to seeing this new one in person to compare.
Estella – I think so too. I really like that her hair is red.
Amanda – I love when those Amazon boxes arrive.
Pat – The ratio seems to be about 50/50 on the old versus the new. I do think the brighter colors will look great on a mass market (ie, smaller) size book.{ figners crossed}
Karin – I’m so excited about Josh’s story. I hope you love it.
Brandy – I love when other authors revisit secondary characters. Nora Roberts and Lori Foster do it so well. I thought I’d give it a try.
I like the original cover better. The new one looks nice too, but it has too much purple.
Well, I like the first one a bit more, but I like the second because it’s in color. . . so, ah, I guess that’s not much of an answer, huh? LOL
Lois
I love purple! I think K does the best covers.
Karen
I think I prefer the original–I like the more black-and-white look, but the new cover is very eye catching. And yay, a follow-up!!
Omg I love Josh’s title! IT’S HOTTER IN HAWAII! YESS!
Hope there’s a cover soon.