LAWYER
UP is the second anthology in my
Meeting
Men series about real-world women meeting handsome professional men as
they go about their everyday livesโand the fun they have behind closed doors.
While I've enjoyed millionaire plotlines as much as the next fan, I also
craved stories that could, on a lucky day, possibly happen to me or to the
average Joeโฆsephine, if you will. Each book in the series includes three
quick, steamy reads set in different cities and towns and featuring heroines
of different ages, from their 20โs through their 40โs. Because each of my
characters, settings, and plots are so different, there was a lot to learn
(and research) while writing
LAWYER UP.
In
ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGES I researched the jail system in Los
Angeles and also the booking process for women arrested for solicitation. I
found a blog written by a prostitute from L.A. that offered advice for women
in the profession. Of course it was just one womanโs experience, but she said
to check the log of your possessions when you are being booked because the
police had robbed her in the past. She also advised taking whatever food was
offered to you in the holding cell, because others there would be angry if you
refused itโif youโre not hungry youโre supposed to share the meager rations
with others. My first drafts included Bethi-Ann having her money stolen by the
police, but in the end the story was too dark (and too long) and those harsh
aspects were cut. Nevertheless, I think the information I gained from the
blog, helped add authenticity to the heroineโs experience in jail.
OF UNSOUND MIND AND BODY didnโt require as much research, because I
pretty much drew from my experiences in Nebraska and on my tribeโs
reservation. But I did find a lovely Omaha proverb for my hero, Lucky Hawk, to
speak. Heโs proud of his heritage (his mother is Omaha) and when he uses Omaha
proverbs he feels closer to his roots. At the end of the story, the heroine
Liza comes to understand what he meant by oneโโAsk questions from your heart,
and you will be answered from the heart.โ She is then reassured and excited
about their future together.
For
OF WRITS AND WRITHING I needed to research the law more than the
other stories because there are several court scenes and dialogue. Itโs set in
Louisiana and I was surprised to learn that their legal system is different
from the rest of the United States. They are the ONLY state in the nation that
uses Civil Law, a radically different European method. I had to do a lot of
research to learn what this meant and how it is used in the courtroom, but on
the plus side there were some unusual aspects of Louisiana Civil Law that I
was able to use in the story. There are many ways it varies from common law,
but one of the biggest is that judges in Louisiana are not bound by stare
decisis and precedent, but instead rule based on their interpretation of the
law. For this reason, knowing the views of a judge who presides over a case
can be really important, and my heroine, Pat, becomes very concerned when a
kind, elderly judge is replaced by the Playboy Judge of Orleans. And things
only get worse, when it appears that the Playboy Judge is showing favoritism
to the blond bombshell who is the opposing counsel.
Iโve had such great fun researching different locations and imagining unique
scenarios, and since theyโre all quick fun reads, you donโt have to wait too
long to get to the good stuff! LOL
Kate Allure writes erotic romance and is the author of the Meeting Men
anthology series about real women meeting handsome professional men as they go
about their everyday livesโand the fun they have with them behind closed
doors! Her second series, Club Exotica, is set in a posh, ultra-private London
club where a womanโs every naughty fantasy can come true, coming from
Sourcebooks in late 2015.
Kate has been a storyteller her entire life, writing plays, short stories, and
dance librettos throughout her childhood and later for semi-professional
theater and dance companies. Her non-fiction writing included working for
American Ballet Theatre and New York City Ballet and authoring a weekly arts
column for local papers. She is a graduate of Interlochen Arts Academy and
George Washington University. Beyond writing, Kateโs passions include
traveling and exploring all things sensual with her loving husband.
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All rise... Three sizzling-hot, deliciously taboo erotic romances to
stoke your mood.
Wrongly accused in ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGES, sexy but innocent Beth
has nowhere to turn but straight into the arms of hotshot L.A. lawyer, Jon.
Can this attorney manage to get her off in time?
Liza reaches a meeting of the minds-and more-when she unleashes her
inhibitions and gives herself over to the primal allure of Main Street lawyer
Hawk in OF UNSOUND MIND AND BODY.
In OF WRITS AND WRITHING, fearless defense attorney Pat gets more than
she bargained for when she goes toe-to-toe with New Orleans' infamous Playboy
Judge. When things get heated both in and out of the courtroom, more than
temperatures rise.
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