So here, in no order except for how they occurred to me, are the top 10 things I
learned while writing
THIS
YEAR'S BLACK.
7. Pineapples grow in the ground while coconuts grown on trees. Yes, Iโm from
Nebraska and my stepfather is a farmer, but there werenโt any pineapples growing
out in our corn fields. :)
6. I am not made to be a fighter. Yes, I know youโre shocked. Doing my MMA
research not just on fighting techniques but on the way fighters who are
starting out train was a real eye opener and confirmed I am a wimp.
5. Embezzlers are like car salesman. That was one of my favorite bits. Talking
to a white collar crime investigator he explained that a bank robber was a thief
who took everything at once. An embezzler is like a car salesman who wants to
sell you a new car every year - or in their case steal a little bit off the top
every year. It was such a great line I had to use it in This Yearโs Black.
4. I want my own private plane. Weโll add this to the someday list. *eye roll
from the Fab Mr. Flynn* Thereโs nothing quite like window shopping jets to
really put you in a luxury mood.
3. There are advantages to being a member of the itty bitty titty committee.
Even though Iโm a lifelong member, Iโd never written a heroine who is a fellow
member. But for Ryder itโs perfect because she is a serious kickass fighter and
trains so hard every day. I kind of picture her like the heroine in Resident
Evil or Aeon Flux - long, limber and deadly.
2. I want to go to Chile. Okay, there are only a few places in the world that I
wouldnโt want to visit - maybe none - but after dreaming up The Andol Republic
and plopping it in the ocean off the coast of Chile, my research - especially
when it came to food - convinced me that I need to go someday.
1. Men with tattoos equal hot. Men in a custom-fitted suits equal hot. A
tattooed man in a custom-fitted suit equals Devin Harris equals blisteringly
hot, or as Ryder puts it โtwo shots of tequila past the danger zone.โ
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"Incredible writing with witty humor and scorching sex scenes. This Year's
Black belongs at the top of everyone's TBR list."-- New York Times
bestselling author, Gina L. Maxwell
A fighter since birth, Allegra "Ryder" Falcon would rather trade in her
all-black wardrobe for head-to-toe hot pink than let anyone ever see the cracks
in her tough exterior. But one night with a stranger changes everything.
Devin Harris may have given up his MMA fighting dreams for high fashion, but
that doesn't mean he isn't always in control. So when someone embezzles millions
under his watch, he isn't going to let the private investigator working the case
go it alone--even if she is the woman who blew him away in bed and then blew him
off.
Just when it seems like it couldn't get any hotter between Ryder and Devin, the
case takes them to a tropical paradise where the danger increases. From the
catwalk to the pineapple fields, they have to work together to track down the
missing millions before the thief finds--and kills--them.
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