Why steamy thrillers?
When I graduated from college and got my first job
as an engineer, my cube mate and I became good buddies, and we’d talk about
almost anything. My first clearance was granted in two weeks, which was
apparently some record time, while my cube mate’s took almost a year. When the
feds interviewed me about his teenage rap sheet, I told them I would not quote
it from memory since they obviously had a copy of it. They then asked me what I
thought about it. I told the fed that my cube mate was unlucky, and he asked me
what I meant by that. My cube mate was unfortunately caught at what most kids
do. I won’t go into the details because I grew up in another time and went to
high school in a small wealthy town where the cops always asked who your daddy
was. My daddy was a nobody in town, so I got points for making cops laugh
whenever I was pulled over and told them that. Needless to say I acquired many
life experiences at an early age and quite a few hair-raising moments.
Back to my cube mate. Raiders of the Lost Ark came out a few years before I graduated
from college. Yes, I’m that old. The movie was awesome, romance, adventure,
action, history, and a thrill ride. But what would have made it better? My cube
mate and I agreed that having an X-rated scene between Harrison Ford, oh yeah,
and Karen Allen would’ve made it perfect. Yes, I was young once and went
through my chandelier-hanging days, though they didn’t start until college, not
that I didn’t have fun in high school.
The romance books I have most enjoyed usually have
a strong plot with plenty of conflict, action, and not just sexual tension, but
really I love thrillers with a strong romance element. Sadly, I haven’t read
any that have smoking hot sex. The beauty of being an indie author is that I
don’t have to listen to some editor tell me what I have to write, and I can
continue being the risk taker that I am. It’s not that I don’t want to please
the reader. I read most of my reviews and other authors’ reviews I enjoy for
any way I can improve my writing. It’s just that I want to write books I would
love to read, even though I have a thriller series that currently has no
romance or explicit sex and is due out within the next few months. I hope I
make my goal.
So what’s next? My Cinderella stories (duet) are
steamy thrillers—the first is set in Alaska and the second in Austin, Texas. I
love Alaska during the summer when it isn’t pouring down rain. My Cinderella
does not have a wicked stepmother or stepsisters but is based on the fact that
Disney princesses have duped us into believing Prince Charming exists. Men are
human and like us are not perfect. Sometimes, Mr. Wrong is Mr. Right.
I have a few series going on at a time but the
next in the Lost Girls Series are White Squall and Red Lies. The second title
may change. White Squall is based on my seventeen years of sailboat racing
experience, part of where my nail-biting action scenes and jaded humor come
from, and the other has to do with some of the creepers I’ve had to work with.
I hope and pray that my readers will enjoy these
steamy thrillers. Give me a shout if you have questions or comments and thanks
for reading!
Chris
