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After serving her country, Georgia Trulane craves adventure—and sex. She's set her sights on her brother's best friend—now her boss, since she took a temporary job as his nephew's live-in nanny. Only problem? Eric refuses to touch her. That doesn't stop Georgia from seducing him. But an earth-shattering encounter leaves her fully exposed, body and soul.
Eric has a long list of reasons to steer clear of the woman he has wanted for as long as he can remember. For one, he refuses to be her next thrill ride. When he claims her, it will be for good. But the attraction is undeniable, and the more they fight it, the stronger it pulls. But will it be enough to conquer their obstacles?
GUEST POST
Soldiers, Cowboys, and . . . Loggers? A Different Kind of Alpha Hero
There
was a day about twelve months ago when I stared at the cursor on the blank page
wondering if I should post a plea for help on Facebook. Wanted: one good-guy, Alpha hero for Georgia
Trulane, a strong heroine who served her country and now craves adventure—and
sex.
Instead
of begging my Facebook friends and fans for help, I began typing.
Georgia Trulane walked into the
kitchen wearing a purple bikini, hoping and praying for a reaction from the man
she’d known practically forever. Seated at the kitchen table . . .
Who was
seated at the table? A soldier? No, my heroine was a twenty-something veteran
who was struggling to readjust to life after her time at war. A cowboy?
I love the mental image of a man in a Stetson mounted on a big horse as
much as the next girl, but it didn’t feel right. And then it clicked. I’d found my hero.
Seated
at the kitchen table, Eric Moore, her brother’s best friend, now her boss since
she’d taken over the care of his adopted nephew until he found another live-in
nanny, studied his laptop as if it held the keys to the world’s greatest
mysteries. Unless the answers were listed between items b and c on a
spreadsheet about Oregon timber harvesting, the screen was not of
earth-shattering importance. It certainly did not merit his full attention when
she was wearing an itsy-bitsy string bikini.
Yes, Eric Moore was a
logger. These days he spent more time in
the office wearing suits. But when a forest
fire threatens, he is out there with his crew wielding a chainsaw. And he is a good man. A hero who would think twice about getting
involved with his friend’s little sister, especially knowing that she was
struggling with PTSD.
Once I
had written the first paragraph—and found my hero—the rest of the story
flowed. Eric Moore’s world shaped much
of the external plot, adding the fire and a potentially disastrous
investigation into the flames’ origin into the mix. And Georgia’s struggle with her memories from
war, her nightmares, and the fears that she wished she could ship back to Afghanistan,
drove their internal conflicts.
By the
time I typed the final words of the book, I had fallen in love with my good-guy
logger hero, who turned out to have some emotional hang ups of his own. (Don’t they all:) But after a few twists and
turns—and some very steamy interludes—Eric and Georgia found they’re happy ever
after. Still, I wondered if readers
would raise an eyebrow at logger hero.
Or maybe it is time for Alpha-logger heroes to take their place
alongside the soldiers, cowboys, and yes, even the billionaire tycoons.
What is your favorite type of
Alpha hero?
After
several years on the other side of the publishing industry, Sara Jane Stone bid
goodbye to her sales career to pursue her dream—writing romance novels. Sara
Jane currently resides in Brooklyn, New York with her very supportive real-life
hero, two lively young children and a lazy Burmese cat. Visit her online at
www.sarajanestone.com or find her on Facebook at Sara Jane Stone.
