Interview with Samantha Kane

1. If you had to change genres what would you write?

I'm already writing in historical romance, contemporary romance and science fiction romance! But if I wanted to add another genre it would be paranormal. I love to read paranormal but can't write it. I don't have any original ideas in paranormal. My muse simply won't go there. So I don't push it. It's my favorite genre to read, though.

2. If you could travel anywhere to do research, where would it be and what kind of book would come from it?

I'd like to do research in the South Pacific for a WWII romance. I love that historical period and I wish there were more WWII romances. It was such a volatile and yet romantic time. I've written one WWII m/m romance, Islands, but haven't gone back for another, though I've always planned to and still hope to at some time in the future.

3. If your bf/husband/brother was looking for a romance to read to see what the genre is all about, what book would you recommend and why?

Well, my husband already reads romance, lol. He likes to read books I recommend or books that are selling well so he can keep up with what's going on in my career. That being said, if I had to recommend a book to a guy friend I'd recommend romantic suspense or paranormal. Maybe I'm stereotyping, but I think guys would enjoy those more as a first romance read than an historical. I wouldn't recommend a specific book so much as authors. I think the book choice needs to be up the reader. In romantic suspense I'd recommend Cherry Adair or Suzanne Brockman, and in paranormal I'd recommend Nalini Singh or J.R. Ward.

4. Tell us about The Devil's Thief, your new book coming out November 12, and the new series, The Saint's Devils.

The Devil's Thief is the first book in a new Regency historical romance series called The Saint's Devils. The series is about a group of rakes who've been friends since their school days. Their unofficial leader is Sir Hilary St. John, a sort of brilliant, hedonistic Sherlock Holmes character. In The Devil's Thief Alasdair Sharp is a well to–do rake whose famous family heirloom The Stewart Pearl is stolen by Miss Julianna Harte, who needs the money from the pearl to save the foundling home she sponsors. When Alasdair catches Julianna stealing the pearl she lies about her identity and he thinks she's an experienced thief, a product of the underworld. So he offers her a bargain––one night in his bed for the pearl. He never means to keep the bargain, however. He plans to pay her off with something else in the morning and make her his mistress. But when morning comes Julianna has disappeared with his pearl and Alasdair has to enlist the aid of his friends to find her and his family heirloom.

5. If your hero from The Devil's Thief, Alasdair Sharp, met up with a modern female, what would he think of her?

He'd probably think the same of a modern female as he does of Julianna. Julianna is a little bit of an anachronistic character as I've given her more freedom than young ladies in the Regency period usually had. Due to her circumstances Julianna is able to move about more freely and get into more mischief, which drives Alasdair crazy, lol. But he's intrigued by her combination of innocence and experience, which is a dichotomy I think we often see in modern young women. In The Devil's Thief he wants Julianna to be herself instead of pretending to be the quiet wallflower she disguises herself as. So I think he'd appreciate that women are encouraged to do just that in the modern world. But he wouldn't care for the notion of not protecting them when he felt they needed protection. Again, that's a major point at issue between he and Julianna.

6. In The Devil's Thief your heroine Julianna makes a rather bold move that gets her in trouble when she agrees to a bargain with Alasdair. Have you ever done something that bold?

I plead the fifth. lol I don't recall ever being in that sort of situation, where I had to sacrifice something of personal value in order to achieve a greater goal, even if the sacrifice was willing and enjoyable, as Julianna's is. :) But if a situation of that sort did arise, I'd like to think I'd make the bold choice and sacrifice for the greater good.