Clare~ All good points! Especially the moths in the hair and the whalebone for corsets (although not an issue in medieval days) But still, there are times when I dream.... ;) Thanks so much for saying hi!
Lenna~ We really need that respite from reality sometimes. Sometimes people talk about that as a 'lesser' thing, but I disagree. Because sometimes we get a little spark of hope in those repsites, or something uplifting when we've been dragged down by the world. That's pretty priceless. Better than Rx medicines! I do hope your current situation improves, and until it does, I'm wishing you lots of great reads that help you recharge, Lenna.
Joanne~ YOU are the person I'm writing for! :) I'm the same way: take me away! As a reader, I want to be thrust into the story, I want it big and exciting and sexy. I hope DECEPTION checks all your boxes, so to speak. :)
Gladys~ So true! In my mind's eye, my heroine's have curves. :)
Lisa~ I feel the same way. I don't know why, but there's something about the idea of a con man hero redeemed that's pretty alluring. I'm so glad it sounds like a book you want to read! :)
Peggy~ LOL--do you mean the ability to be described by non-descript adjectives? Forgettable Me. :) I hope you love Deception!
Ladies! Kris here. So glad you all stopped in to say hi, and I'm so sorry for my delay in replying. Summertime means lots of kid activities, and work gets smushed in around them. LOL
Diane~ Hahaha. My husband makes 7 & 7's for our friends during the holidays, and he uses a jiggerful of Seagrams. We save the rich peaty whisky for sipping. ;-)
I love that line of Senna's too! Poor girl, being introduced to Irish whisky while on the run from an enraged baron, beyond the Pale, and in the company of one very dangerous, very charming Irish warrior. Yes. Poor, poor girl. :-)
Rose~ Ahh, you picked a goodie. "'Sometimes I think the spaces between the stars are filled with your silence.'" Very nice. :-)
Lisa~ I'm glad you thought those descriptions apt! It's just how I see myself. :-) Reader First.
Kathleen~ Well, yes, then, the 'passion thrown in' should suit. ;-) IRISH WARRIOR is a bit racier than THE CONQUEROR, so it's not quite, well, 'thrown in.' ;-)
MOLLY! Yay!! I can't tell you the little chills I got knowing just what lines you were reading, and how they moved you. That part was tough, to make Griffyn feel powerless against this wanting (aside: My original, not-yet-pubbed, an idiot-about-marketing title for that story was The Kinds Of Wanting. But to me, it spoke to what they had to learn--wanting what's right for you, not what you think will break what you think is broken.)
Cynthia~ LOL! I really love that line. Bahaha. "Antiestablishment." Ha! For a man to find a word like that sexy as long as it's on his woman's lips, um...yeah!
Pamela~ LOL. You're so great, checking out the excerpt of IRISH WARRIOR and using one of the lines from that. I'm glad you liked!
Vicki~ Aw, see, now you've made my day. :-) I'm so glad you've read both the books and loved them. Hope you love DEFIANT just as much (that'll be coming this April, late in the month)
Sue~ Oh, yes, I see just what you mean, in the excerpt from TWO LETHAL LIES. What a great example of some attention-getting lines (and what a great title.) Thanks!
Micheline~ And there you have it--the whole reason I wanted to do a blog on this topic. I really liked that excerpt from THE JOURNAL OF DORA DAMAGE! Now I have a new book to pick up, one that would never have crossed my radar otherwise. Thanks so much for the gift! :-)
Brenda~ Hel-LO, that's a fabulous example from GONE WITH THE WIND!! Well-done. And extra points for picking up on something that is so obvious, it feel below my radar.
Helen~ You sweetie! No,thank-YOU for saying that about my books! I can't tell you how wonderful that was to hear. What a wonderful present. :-)
Shirley~ I'm so glad you liked that line about the 'fiesty sun'! As an author, it can be challenging to come up with gripping ways of describing settings, so I'm particularly glad you chose that one. You want to immerse the reader in the scene, but you also don't want to bore her (or myself! LOL)
Cathy~ Ah, I've heard about LORD STONEVILLE, but it keeps falling off my radar. Bad Kris. It's back on it now, thanks to you. So--thank-you! ;-)
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