Thanks so much to
Melissa and the ladies here for inviting me to hang out today! I absolutely
LOVE the title and concept of this blog.
I’m a huge fan of
military romance and while none of my books take place when the hero or heroine
is actually serving, the majority of my guys have military backgrounds. Okay,
I’m wracking my brain trying to think if there’s even one hero of mine who
never served in any branch and I can’t think of one. Because even my paranormal
guys have military backgrounds. It might be 100 years ago, but all of them wore
a uniform at one time or another. So, not just the majority, but all of them!
Even a few of my ladies have military backgrounds.
I get asked a lot
of the same questions (hence my new faq page on my website!) and one of them is
‘Why do you write so many former military heroes?’ The answer is pretty simple.
I met and married
my husband while he was in the Marines and I’ve seen firsthand how heroic men
and women in uniform truly are. Not only that but I’ve seen the sacrifices
their spouses and children make and I
have the utmost respect for them. A military life, whether you’re the one
wearing the uniform or attached to someone who is, can be difficult. Totally
worth it, but still, it’s hard.
When I first
started writing, it wasn’t even a conscious decision to write heroes with a
military background. I wrote about the men and women I had respect for and it
just developed that way and stuck. And I’ve got to say, there is something
incredibly honorable and yes, sexy about a man in uniform.
In my most recent
release, Breaking Her Rules, both the heroine and hero have Marine backgrounds.
They both have such strong, disciplined personalities so writing about them was
a lot of fun. As a thank you to the ladies here for hosting me I’d love to give
away a copy of Breaking Her Rules to one random commenter. I’ll leave it open
until tomorrow, 4/13/2013 at noon Central and announce the winner in the
comments section so please check back.
If you don’t win a copy, Breaking
Her Rules is available now for 99 CENTS for a limited time from: Amazon,
Amazon
UK, Barnes
& Noble, iTunes
Bookstore, Kobo
Books and All
Romance eBooks
Thanks again for having me!
A little about Katie: Katie has been reading romance
since a young age—ever since she discovered her mom’s hidden stash. Luckily the
addiction stayed with her into adulthood. She writes dark paranormal romance
and sexy romantic suspense for Carina Press, Harlequin Nocturne, and NAL/Signet
Eclipse. To learn more about her please visit her website, blog, facebook or find her
on twitter @katiereus.
