Wild about series?

In the past, I’ve always written one book at a time, one story at a time. Sometimes after I finished a book, a natural sequel would present itself. After I wrote Sugar and Spice, I knew I wanted to write the story of Ginny’s sister, Allie, and voila! Everything Nice was born. However, until I wrote the first book, I hadn’t really considered the second.

Last summer, I decided I wanted to try my hand at a series. I mean, I LOVE to read them. I’m a huge fan of the Harry Potter and Twilight books. I’ve devoured Gabaldon’s Outlander series and JD Robb’s In Death stories. So I proposed the Wild Irish series to my editor at Ellora’s Cave and she accepted it.

While the stories can be read independently, I have had to do some serious pre-planning to make sure things gel. I’ve drawn timelines, character sketches, and written seven synopses. Pretty organized for a girl who usually writes by the seat of her pants! I used the nursery rhyme, Monday’s Child as the seed around which these stories are sprouting. Each book tells about the life and romance of one of the Collins family—seven siblings who live and work together in their father’s pub in Baltimore.

The first two books, Come Monday and Ruby Tuesday, are available now. Book three, Waiting for Wednesday will hit the virtual shelves of Ellora’s Cave on St. Patrick’s Day. How cool is that? Sweet Thursday was just accepted. I’ve created a book trailer to showcase each book and it can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlEXd_F03rc

Waiting for Wednesday
Wild Irish, Book Three

Tristan Collins knows Lane Bryce is strictly hands-off. She’s smart, funny, kind…and married. But he still looks forward to her once-a-week visits to the family pub where he tends bar. When she fails to arrive one Wednesday, Tris is concerned. When he learns she’s in the hospital, brutally beaten after attempting to leave her unhappy marriage, he’s enraged. Tris vows to protect her, but doesn’t get the chance—Lane checks out of the hospital and disappears without a trace.

A year later, newly divorced Lane is back, and enjoying her independence too much to embark on a relationship. Tris intends to prove she can have freedom and love, and he’s not above using seduction to do it. The more she resists, the more he sets her body ablaze with pleasure the likes of which she’s never known.

After a lifetime of disappointment, trust doesn’t come easily for Lane. But when her ex-husband reenters her life, threatening her independence, her happiness, she could discover too late that Tristan is the one man worthy of not only her trust, but also her love.

Read an excerpt here.

Wild Irish books are available at Ellora's Cave.