I Write What I Know

First off, I want to say a quick thank you to FranJessca for the invite to come back and hang out with Book Lovin’ Mamas!  Xo

I write what I know: which happens to be erotic romance populated with hot cops, knights in shining armor, sinful lycan, wicked vamps, and the sexy ladies who fight with them, for them and right beside them.  I guess that makes me a kick ass, sex pot who fears nothing and has the hottest guys on the planet panting after her. Whoo hoo it’s great to be me! 

Hah, in my dreams.

But there are some parallels… ^_~

Am I sex pot? Hey, I’m not a nun. I write erotic romance for a living.

I am married to a retired cop. 

I may not have stolen top secret information from foreign arms dealers or karate chopped my way out of an ambush but I have kicked a few asses in my time when the circumstances required such action. 

I have the hero department nailed. I write the kind of heroes I have intimate knowledge of: the enigmatic alpha. i.e the hubster. For those of you who have read my work, you know my heroes are alpha to the max.  They are intelligent, decisive, passionate, protective, loyal, possessive, and they can always make my heroine laugh.  There are no gray areas with my men.  They are born with an inherent command presence and while the world sees them as serious and moody, they have a soft mushy center when it comes to the people they love, most especially their lady.

I’d be lying if I said there isn’t a part of me in every one of my heroines.  Some more than others, but at the end of the day, they are as alpha as their men, but all woman.  I like being a woman.  I like all that being a female entails, especially the part of me that connects with my hero. Same goes for my heroines.  They love loving their men. It’s good to be us.  ;)

When I wrote Falon’s character in the Blood Moon Rising series, she came to me in slow enigmatic wisps.  In BLOOD LAW, she was innocent and unsure, yet her strength grew with the power of Rafael’s love.  In BLOODRIGHT, stripped of Rafa’s love and protection Falon had to stand alone and face the choice of standing beside a man she despised and who was forced on her or walk away from him and in so doing let an entire nation down.  Not only did she dig deep, she redefined herself and the two men she loved.  In BLOOD VOW, Falon comes fully into her own and is a force of nature to be reckoned with. Yet for all her power, she is also vulnerable. She loves and hates with equal fierceness.  And the two men who love her more than their own lives will stop at nothing to have her as their own. 

In many ways, Falon’s evolution of discovering her own power as a woman mirrored mine. And there is power in simply knowing you possess it.   Not power over others but of yourself. Once Falon realized who she was to herself, the two men she loved and to her people, there was no stopping her.  Not even when she was abandoned.  She was going to get the job done regardless.  It’s women like Falon who I aspire to be. 

Now I know we all love our heroes, but tell me, who is your all-time favorite heroine?

^_~ Ok, I have one more question:  For those of you who have read BLOOD LAW and BLOODRIGHT: Team Rafa or Team Luca?

I have a signed copy of any one of my back list titles to a randomly selected commenter who answers either one of the questions in the comment section.

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Blood Vow
(Blood Moon Rising #1)
by: Karin Tabke
Publishing Date: 5/3/11
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Genre: Paranormal Erotic Romance
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Description:
For all eternity, only one thing shall separate them—until the Blood Law is avenged… The coming of the Blood Moon will lead two Lycan packs into war, spur two rival brothers into conflict, and spark an act of vengeance so evil that its effects will be felt for generations. One woman stands at the center of it all. As undisputed Alpha, Rafael must choose a life mate to preserve the dominance of his Lycan pack. He never suspected, his mate would be a human, the same wounded, girl-woman he seduces from the brink of death. Falon is a dangerous combination of Lycan and Slayer—beings bred to destroy his kind. Even more, she’s a mesmerizing beauty whose sensuality tempts the seasoned warrior to take unnecessary risks. The primal heat between them is irresistible, yet surrendering to it could destroy them both…for a vengeful foe stands ready in the shadows to fulfill what is rightfully his by Blood Law.
Bloodright
(Blood Moon Rising #2)
by: Karin Tabke
Publishing Date: 4/3/12
Publisher: Berkley Trade
Genre: Paranormal Erotic Romance
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