Here’s why I ask. The new series I’m writing I started because I like writing thrillers/mysteries but I wanted to be a tad naughtier than I can be in my cozy mysteries. Wanted to make things a little more sexy, more dangerous —everything a tad edgier — but as I’m wrapping up this first book I find myself wondering about sex. My hero and heroine don’t have time to get married in this book. I don’t want to pull an Outlander and trick them into it. I just want them to get their groove on! But I also don’t want to alienate even my most broadminded cozy readers… Or forever be unable to look my mother in the eye.
I know some of you are good if my characters have a foursome with a randy otter and an alien an hour after they meet. Other readers won’t want anyone getting naked until rings are on fingers and somebody has a case of baby-fever. I’m afraid I can’t make either of those extremes happy. But for all you people in the middle somewhere – I have two polls!
What do you think is the appropriate level of heat for Kilty as Charged? To help you decide, here’s the cover so you can compare what you expect upon seeing that and what you get.
First, Heat Level:
Sex Poll: Heat Level
- Give me sexy sex! Body parts! Moisture levels! You name it!
- It can be HOT, but don't use really grossly graphic words.
- Sex to completion but sweet as possible.
- Sex more implied than described and always fade to black.
- Everyone should wear turtlenecks at all times.
View Results
Then, Relationship Status:
Sex Poll: Relationship Level
- Get these hotties naked ASAP!
- Doesn't have to take long, but I need to believe they really like each other.
- They should be pretty darn smitten and months have passed.
- Let's wait for book two or three so they've been dating for a year or more.
- Find a way to take the curse off pre-marital sex no matter how flimsy the excuse.
- Married. Period.
View Results
Finally – what do you think of the cover? PLEASE feel free to comment in the comments below about the cover or sex or sex with alien otters or anything! Your opinions matter to me!
What do you think of my Kilty cover?
- Awesome! Looks good! Can't wait to read it!
- Pretty cool.
- Like the idea of this novel, not so much the cover.
- Can't say - Not my kind of book!
View Results
In other news… Dianne Harman has another new book out! The woman is a machine.
Antiques, polo, and relationships. What do they have in common? Murder!
Why was the Palm Springs polo club owner’s fiancée, Pia, murdered? Things like old relationships, Mafia vendettas, and fighting over inheritances play a part in this cozy mystery. Jack Rutledge, the owner of a world class polo club in Palm Springs hires Marty Combs, an antique appraiser, to evaluate Jack’s collection of art pottery and Pia’s recently inherited collection of art glass. When Marty and her husband Jeff, a Palm Springs Police Detective, attend a cocktail party at the Rutledge Polo Club, they find themselves in the middle of a murder mystery…Get it on Amazon!
And my friend Jackie Weger is having some sweet romance sales, too!
99c now through Dec 31!
Three romances with a touch of intrigue for only 99 cents!! Three men, seductive as sin and living single meet three strong women passionate about life, love, and family who will change their lives forever.
Get it on Amazon!Also the VERY funny ladies at Reductress.com have a new book out that would make a great holiday gift! (if you’re on twitter, follow reductress – awesome tweets!)
Feminism is all about demanding equality and learning to love yourself. But not too much – men hate that! From the writers of Reductress, the subversive, satirical women’s magazine read by over 2.5 million visitors a month
This ultimate guide to winning feminism
- How to Do More with 33 Cents Less
- How to Love Your Body Even Though Hers Is Better
- The 9 Circles of Hell for Women Who Don’t Help Other Women
- Designer Handbags to Hold All Your Feminism
- How to Get Catcalled For Your Personality
Get it on Amazon
And as always, there’s a giveaway contest this week – HUMOR!