Veronica Forand | He’s The Perfect Hero, But Not For This Book

You have a choice to make…Ryan Reynolds or Jason Statham. This will be a
commitment for at least three months of fulltime writing. Chosen yet? Some of
you latched right on to the bedroom eyes, and the guy who could smile his way
straight under your sheets. Others, and you know who you are, chose the tough
guy. The guy who could call you by the wrong name on your first date, and it
would take three orgasms and few shared showers before you feel the need to
correct him.

This was my decision when writing UNTRUE COLORS. It was difficult, and I almost invited both of them into the heroine’s love life, but I restrained myself…barely.

Women have been known to love two men at the same time, but when a writer falls
for two men in the story she is writing, chaos ensues.

The story UNTRUE COLORS started out as a modern day My Fair Lady. Henry, a fictional version of Ryan, is the professor who falls for the heroine. And Henry is amazing. He’s smart, sexy, and has a past that makes him every bit as Alpha as a Navy SEAL. In fact, he’s a retired sniper for the Secret Boat Service in the Royal Navy, the British equivalent of a SEAL.

He is not, however, a take-no-prisoners kind of guy. Alex, the heroine, requires
a hero who can fall in love with a woman who survived rape and abuse and help
her learn to trust again.

His brother Simon, my Jason stand-in, wouldn’t stop bugging me until I let him
into the story as well. At first, a mere background character, Simon’s
personality burst out of the story and sent the story into directions that truly
pissed off Henry. After all, this is Henry’s book.

Not only does Simon demand a bigger and bigger role, he steals entire scenes,
using his own POV. He’s not exactly warm and fuzzy, more cold and manipulative.
Yet, his role in the book is crucial.

The romance and action surrounding Henry and Alex more than dominate the book,
but Simon leaves his mark and is the focal point of one of the most crucial
parts of the story. I promised him his own book eventually, so he let me write
the book with him playing second fiddle. Three more months with Jason? Yep. I
can live with that.

Who is the hero you’d be willing to spend a few months with?

About UNTRUE COLORS

She’s on the run…

Brilliant art appraiser Alex Northrop’s ex used stolen art to fund his nefarious
activities. Now he wants her dead. But it isn’t just herself she’s worried about
– if he discovers who she really is, he’ll kill her family.

Professor Henry Chilton is shocked to find a beautiful stranger passed out in
his bed, and even more so when the she reveals a priceless painting is a forgery
– the painting he’d planned to use to fund a woman’s shelter. She’s mysterious
and frightened, and he is determined to discover why.

Alex's knowledge of art is undeniable—just as Henry’s attraction to her is
irresistible. But in order to help him recover the real painting, Alex isn't
just risking exposure...she's risking her life.

About Veronica Forand

A Bostonian by birth, Veronica Forand regrettably lost her Boston accent while
moving from state to state and country to country. Cleveland probably had the
most profound effect on her ability to pronounce the "r" in the word "park."

She does try to return now and then to visit family and eat long neck clams and
lobster. Summers on Cape Cod are also high on the priority list.

Her experience in crime involves time as a court appointed attorney. Eventually,
she switched fields to where bigger crimes take place, corporate tax. The allure
of spending mornings in her pajamas homeschooling her children and writing
fascinating fiction caused her to change careers again. Now that the kids are
out of the house (in school), she writes romantic thrillers by day and is the
perfect wife and mother at night.

Her experience in romance is limited to one man. Luckily, he's still finding
ways to charm her by taking her on vacations to the south of France, Fiji, and
the Green Mountains when time is short. Avid travelers, they love to roam with
their kids across continents in pursuit of skiing, scuba diving, and the perfect
piece of chocolate.

She's lived in London, Paris, Geneva, Washington D.C., and the accent destroying
city of Cleveland. She currently resides near Philadelphia.