Katee Robert | The Lure of the Forbidden

We all have those types of books that are insta-buy. For me, I’m a huge fan of any and all books that fall under the forbidden love umbrella. Enemies to lovers? Sign me up! Any combination of best friend’s older brother/little sister? So in! And, my personal favorite, the bodyguard.

With my newest release, PROTECTING FATE, I couldn’t help combining a few of these. The hero, Z, is tasked with getting the heroine, Sara, out of town and keeping her safe until things cool down and the danger passes. That’s enough to add a dash of the forbidden because it’s pretty hard to guard someone if you’re naked and all sorts of distracted.

As an added bonus, she’s also his best friend’s little sister. There’s such a delicious angst that comes with that type of story line. He wants her like he hasn’t wanted another woman in ages, and she’s the one woman he can’t lay a finger on without all sorts of trouble falling down on his head. Add in the fact that he’s got a boatload of baggage and is sure that he’ll never be the kind of man she deserves and you have a forbidden love sundae of epic proportions.

It’s difficult to pin down exactly why this particular type of storyline just flat out does it for me. It could be that I’m just contrary. The more you tell me that I can’t do a thing or that this thing should most definitely not happen, the more I’m like let’s do the thing. Apparently I never got past the toddler mentality in that area.

Plus, in some ways, it makes the romance so much hotter. Both characters are saying, “We should not do this thing… But come here, sugar.” They literally cannot keep their hands off each other, even though both suspect it’s a mistake. That’s hot. Really, really hot.

What about you? What are some of your favorite types of storylines?

About PROTECTING FATE

Fixer Sara Reaver is furious when she discovers that she's not only been exiled to the country for her own safety, but she's been assigned a bodyguard. Zebadiah "Z" Loreto may be her brother's best friend, but he's also one big, bad, and very sexy wolf of a man...and Sara's determined to make him come out and play.

And oh, Z wants to play. But Sara Reaver is definitely off-limits and Z promised himself never to unleash his dark desires ever again. Still, he can see that she craves the harsh and sensual hand of control.

It will mean crossing professional and personal boundaries. Breaking their own rules. And they'll both discover just what happens—for good or bad—when they relinquish complete control...

About Katee Robert

Katee Robert learned to tell stories at her grandpa’s knee. Her favorites then were the rather epic adventures of The Three Bears, but at age twelve she discovered romance novels and never looked back.

Though she dabbled in writing, life got in the way—as it often does—and she spent a few years traveling, living in both Philadelphia and Germany. In between traveling and raising her two wee ones, she had the crazy idea that she’d like to write a book and try to get published.

Her first novel was an epic fantasy that, God willing, will never see the light of day. From there, she dabbled in YA and horror, before finally finding speculative romance. Because, really, who wouldn’t want to write entire books about the smoking-hot relationships between two people?

She now spends her time—when not lost in Far Reach worlds—playing imaginary games with her wee ones, writing, ogling men, and planning for the inevitable zombie apocalypse.