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M.J. Fields | Searching for the Real Brock (Or, Why I Write)
You could say I started out in this business as a book thief. I used to steal my
motherβs romance novels and read them in my room, under the covers with a
flashlight. There were five of us kids, so she really couldnβt have known for
sure who was doing itβbut trust me, if she did, she would have flipped out.
All the stories I read back then were about the hero saving the heroine. It was
a beautiful picture they painted. So real in fact, that as a teen, I thought it
was real.
Well, guess what? Not all men are pirates named Brock that will help you get
back what was stolen from you, fall in love with you, sweep you off your feet
and then finallyβ¦βtake you, under the moonlight.β Shocker.
As I grew up, I started to wonder what happens to a girl who is desperately
seeking that in a world where men donβt actually think like charming Brock the
Pirate? Actually, if Iβm being honest, I didnβt really have to wonder, because I
was too busy learning the answer to that question firsthand: Our heads spin, our
hearts get broken, and each time we try even harder to make someone love usβbut
most of the time, no matter how hard we try, it just doesnβt happen.
Why doesnβt it happen?
Because in real life, Brock the Pirate is a darn human being.
Heβs the boy that always hung out with the βbadβ crowd, and made catcall noises
at neighborhood girls, and literally had the bed post with the notches on
itβbecause he was a product of his environment: the Real World. (Hey, it ainβt
always pretty, but itβs ours, right?)
My Real World Hero is the boy that was left alone a few too many hours after
school, because his Mom had to pull shifts as a waitress at the local diner. His
father was neither dispossessed lord nor modern day billionaire, and so he
worked his ass off at a factory, where it just so happened Rosie the Riveter was
also working overtime, to put food on the table for her three kids whose father
was a meth head, who basically used her as a revolving door when he was between
bouts of sobriety.
So, even while Brock was making the aforementioned young girlβs head spin by
telling her everything she needed to hear to shed her panties, he didnβt worry
much about her, because he knew sheβd be going home to a loving family. Unlike him.
In my world, Brock the Pirate went home to a seedy apartment down by the docks
that smelled like corn chips and self-loathing. But every now and then, he would
run into Rosieβs daughter while doing laundry in the basement of said seedy
apartment complexβlaundry, of course being their responsibility because their
parents were always working or too tired after work. As nature would have it,
the two kids started developing feelings and thenβwell, letβs just say one thing
led to another and they rocked the spin cycle ending with an Oβan awkward,
clumsy moment that ended with a secret not to be shared and a βSee you next
week, same time, same place?β
But, you might ask, what is the moral to my kind of story?
The moral isnβt so much based in morality as it is in reality. Human
beings are flawed. The end. Like it or not, that is reality.
Of course, there is right and wrong, but there is also that gray area in between
that allows for things like misunderstandings and βif I only knew then what I
know now.β
In my opinion, the black and the white and the gray all have to come together to
create a love I so deeply believe in.
I am MJ Fields, author
of over twenty books, and no two stories are the same. Each book is unique and
flawed and infuriatingly imperfect in its very own way. Thatβs why I am
extending an invitation for readers who are seeking, authentic, raw, and gritty
storiesβwhich also happen to be page-scorching hotβbut always have a heart
hidden beneath the flames. A battered, bruised and sometimes broken heart, like
Brockβs, but a lovable one. Because, as they say, broken hearts love the hardest.
Come, break into my world.
#foreversteel
About DOMINIC: THE PRINCE
The Italian, seductive, quiet alpha Dominic Segretti is leaving Livorno, Italy
and headed for the Jersey Shore.
His family's business is in danger of crumbling under the management of a man
who tormented and grossly underestimated his investment in a business he grew up
loving, and the hatred of a man who made his life hell for thirteen years.
He has been quietly waiting for the right moment to bring Benito Deluca to his
knees. He comes to the US, armed with enough evidence to prove his case to
Josephine Steel, his aunt, and his cousins Cyrus, Jase, Zandor, and Xavier.
The night before he plans to tell them of the corruption that could cause the
demise of DeLuca INC, he decides to take a night to de-stress. He plans a night
of relaxation and enjoyment for himself at the Hilton Casino on the shore.
Delaney Johnson is starting over after a break-up and graduating college. She
has landed the job of her dreams in NYC. Arrangements had been made to stay with
her best friend, Nikki Bassett, and her fiancΓ©', Abe O'Donnell.
Feeling that her luck has suddenly changed, she stops to play a few slots, just
for fun. She finds herself winning big, and gains an admirer.
One hot night of uninhibited sex with a stranger takes her places she never knew
she could go.
Dominic sees something in her, something familiar, something undeniable. Will
this one hot night turn into many, or will the Beast's plans crush any hope of
them exploring their future?
Giveaway
Readers, are you searching for a hero? Leave a comment below to be entered to
win paperback copies of ABE and DOMINIC, books 1 and 2 in the Ties of Steel series.
And ABE is currently on sale through the 20th for only .99, so
you can start the series today.
Comments
28 comments posted.
Re: M.J. Fields | Searching for the Real Brock (Or, Why I Write)
Well said Ms. Fields. I love all your Books From the first
series with Lucas Links to Dominic! Keep writing!
(Jamie Sexton 6:30pm February 16, 2015)
Well said MJ. I have been a fan of yours forever! Love you and all your
books! Keep writing and I'll keep reading!
(Laurie Johnson 7:07pm February 16, 2015)
OH I love this cover!!!! I would love to read these books they sound so perfect for me. Thanks for the chance!
(Bonnie Capuano 9:44am February 17, 2015)
Thanks for the chance to get to read these.
(Nyala Edwards 10:37am February 17, 2015)
I wish that I had had a chance to read your books from the
beginning!! When I started to read your posting, it took me
back to when I was at "that age," when my oldest Sister
would go off to work, I was bored, would go to her room, and
grab one of her books to read. Wow!! Did people really do
that?? lol Since my Mom didn't teach us anything, these
books turned out to be my primer, so to speak, so I would
inhale whatever she had on her shelf at home, doing my best
until I got caught, and she put a lock on her door!! Then I
had to go to the library, and try to take out books which
were the closest to that genre as I could, without getting
"those looks" from the stoddy librarians and from getting in
trouble from being underage. I know that I'll enjoy reading
them, because I also know a few kids from my neighborhood
who fit the bill from the kids that you described, although
their parents weren't meth heads - just hard workers. The
trouble would just start in the time after school and before
dinner time. Sometimes it would start in the evening when
their folks went out somewhere. I can relate to the stories
nonetheless, and am looking forward to seeking out your
books and reading them. Thank you for coming here, and
letting newbies like me know you exist!! Congratulations on
your book as well!!
(Peggy Roberson 10:58am February 17, 2015)
I haven't read any of your books yet but now I really want to!!! This sounds great! I wasn't looking for a new hero but it turns out I need one!!!
(Trudy Spraker 11:35am February 17, 2015)
Enjoyed reading your post today... definitely have to look into your books now!
(Colleen Conklin 12:10pm February 17, 2015)
I was an avid romance reader from when I was a teen but I
never actually looked for a partner who would be like a story
hero. Mind you, the stories gave me lots of insight on
qualities I wanted in a life partner.
(G. Bisbjerg 1:39pm February 17, 2015)
Thanks for allowing me to enter your contest. GOOD LUCK
everyone!!
(Renae Kelly 7:47pm February 17, 2015)
love your writing. big fan
(Romelyn Avila 10:02pm February 17, 2015)
We all want a hero but I agree that we are all humans and reality is that everyone is flawed. But that doesn't mean they can't be a hero too.
(Pam Howell 7:44am February 18, 2015)
I hope to read this book. i kinda new to romance books
want to try everything
(Emily Stemp 10:20am February 18, 2015)
We are all looking for the hero similar to the ones in the books we read. But these books are fiction and heroes are few and far between. Alas! We can still dream.
(Linda Harrison 10:26am February 18, 2015)
Heroes are difficult to find. There are many with some of
the attributes of heroes, but most serious flaws, too.
(Irene Menge 1:21pm February 18, 2015)
I can dream can't I ? LOL I'm always in the books I read. I hope to read these very soon .
(Joan Thrasher 7:44pm February 18, 2015)
A friend recommended your books to me and I've been happily
hooked ever since! Keep up the awesome writing!
(Sarah Warren 10:58am February 19, 2015)
gave up searching for my hero. soo... anytime now I should stumble across him or at least the next best thing.
(Angela Parrish 11:05am February 19, 2015)
Enjoyed reading about why you write and like your books.
(cHARLETTE bOND 11:21am February 19, 2015)
I'm not searching for a real hero, but I would love to read about the heroes in your books.
(Anna Speed 12:01pm February 19, 2015)
I'm not looking for one, but I wouldn't boot him out if he
came. I would hope he's not perfect because I'm not.
(Anne Muller 12:36pm February 19, 2015)
I love a hero. So please bring him on!
(Denise Austin 3:19pm February 19, 2015)
Amazing cover!
(Seanna Yeager 3:22pm February 19, 2015)
Mysterious cover!
(Richard Burr 4:42pm February 19, 2015)
I'm not searching for a hero because I've found him!
(Lisa L. 9:00pm February 19, 2015)
JUST BOUGHT THE MEN OF STEEL BOXED SET. CAN'T WAIT TO GET STARTED
(Cecilia Haun 10:27pm February 19, 2015)
Would love to win a copy of your book!
(Amber Kuehn 11:00pm February 19, 2015)
I can't wait to read these books,also today is my sons
birthday, I think I deserve a birthday present. Therese
(Therese Abdali 12:03pm February 20, 2015)
Wow! Love what you said about your heros and heroines. I've
not read your books to date, but you can bet I've made a
visit to Amazon to purchase them.
(Angela Cramer 11:06am February 20, 2015)
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