As a HUGE Romance reader, I’ve done this a few times: after finishing a novel I would write to a favorite author of mine and beg for her to write a story about one of the secondary characters because I liked them so much I wanted that character to get his or her own love story. Then it happened to me.
Night Maneuvers
After NIGHT MANEUVERS came out, I started getting emails from readers asking about a secondary character, Lieutenant Neil Barrow, a Navy SEAL, and the perfect guy to drive a wedge between my heroine, Captain Alex Hughes, and the man she loved, Captain Mitch McCabe.
Readers wanted poor Neil to get his own Happy Ever After. And, even though I hadn’t originally planned on writing a story for Neil, I wanted to make my readers happy. So, I started trying to plot a book for Neil the SEAL. The problem was, he was SO perfect! And perfect guys are boring! What’s not to love? Where’s the conflict?
Finally, I realized that his perfection WAS the conflict. And FEVERED NIGHTS began to take shape. Readers might recognize the woman Neil falls for, Piper, from my most recent Blaze, CABIN FEVER. If anyone needed a super NICE GUY, it’s complicated Bad Girl, Piper.
FEVERED NIGHTS
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Enjoy!
The desire to be good
The temptation to be bad…
Lingerie model Piper is a tabloid’s dream come true. She’s broken hearts, rules–even a few laws. After her last little “adventure,” however, Piper realizes her trashed rep won’t just destroy her career–it’ll destroy the one thing she really cares about. Now she’s a Reformed Bad Girl. And nothing will stop her from being good.
Navy SEAL Neil Barrow is pretty much done being The Good Guy. He’s hoping that the deliciously naughty Piper will set both his body and his reputation on fire. When they steal away for a few days, however, it becomes clear that this incendiary attraction is about more than just being bad. And Neil will have to choose between the woman he wants…and the man he really is.
Hannah Simone as Piper
South Beach, Miami
Key Largo Sunset