I never planned on becoming a writer. Not even when a high school English
teacher told me to โbe sure to send [her] a copy of my first bookโ in my
yearbook at the end of junior year. But, at the point, I thought that writing
stories was something I just did for fun. She had no idea that I had odds and
ends of a bunch novels on my Macintosh SE.
I didnโt plan on becoming a writer when I was ten years old and spending the
summer at my grandparentsโ house on Lake Mille Lacs in Minnesota. My grandmother
was a voracious reader, and her shelves were always stocked with mysteries,
biographies, literary fiction, and romance novels. Until that summer, Iโd gorged
myself on all of the genres but the final one. But one day, after Iโd run
through all the new mystery arrivals, I stumbled on a grocery sack filled with
Harlequin Romances. I distinctly remember being mesmerized by the colors and the
story descriptions.
Unlike the mysteries or the classics Iโd read, these books were set in far
flung, glamorous locales. There was *kissing* in these books. And the endings
were all happy. Romance novels became my refuge from the stresses of sports,
academics, and first jobs. After I took a particularly onerous final in law
school, I spent the weekend doing nothing but reading romance novels, racy ones.
I didnโt plan on becoming a writer during my first years as a lawyer, or the
second. Or the third. I didnโt even plan on becoming a writer or publishing a
book when I took a class called โThe Extreme Novelistโ in early 2014. I just
wanted to see if I could actually finish a book.
I did. And then I finished another one. And another one. Little know that the
genre that had been โlove at first readโ would become โlove at first write.โ And
I hope, with each happy ending, to give my readers a little bit of what romance
novels have given me.
USA Today Bestselling author Andie J. Christopher writes edgy, funny, sexy
contemporary romance. She grew up in a family of voracious readers, and picked
up her first Harlequin Romance novel at age twelve when sheโd finished reading
everything else in her grandmotherโs house. It was love at first read. It wasnโt
too long before she started writing her own stories โ her first heroine drank
Campari and wore a lot of Esprit.
Although, she set aside writing fiction
for a while, her love of romance novels stayed with her through college, law
school, and multiple cross-country moves. During one long East Coast winter, she
decided writing a book would be a good excuse to avoid braving the elements. It
was love at first write. Her heroes are dirty-talking alphas, and her heroines
traded Esprit for Free People. (None of them would turn down a Campari, though.)
Heaven's
Sinners
Skylar Clarke has sworn off bikers. But Abner Travis, leader of the local
motorcycle club, is the one thing she canโt resist.
Skyler Clark knows she'll have to face her past when returns to the Russian
River Valley to make pinot noir. People in the small town where she grew up
haven't forgotten her father โ a country doctor turned outlaw motorcycle club
president โ and his fall from grace. But as long as she keeps her own business
squeaky clean and stays away from bikers, she'll be fine.
Abner Travis sold his family's vineyard and winery to build up his business.
And he's the president of a clean motorcycle club that does things the
overburdened sheriff's department can't. He's too busy making sculptures for
Hollywood directors and quietly sabotaging meth labs to chase a woman. But now
that Skyler's all grown up, he wants her for his own. He just has to convince
her that their dark, shared history shouldn't get in the way.
Travis is the one thing Skyler can't resist, but she doesnโt believe they can
last. When her father's old club puts Skyler's business and safety at risk, she
has to decide whether to place her trust in Travis or to walk away. And Travis
has to decide how much he'll give up to keep the woman he loves.
Warning: Contains a dead sexy biker who will pull on your pigtails, but only
if you beg.
Romance Contemporary
[On Sale: July 11, 2017, e-Book, ISBN:
2940154336489 / eISBN: 9781386131908]
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