Since I’ve started writing romance, one of the criticisms I get from publishers and other industry names is that my characters are too complicated, too moody, too difficult, too imperfect. To me, though, I wear that criticism as a badge of honor. Because part of the reason I started writing romance stories was that I was tired of seeing the overly glossy, perfect smile kind of characters and love stories.
I wanted to read about women who felt REAL. Women who were complicated and didn’t have it all figured out. Women who made mistakes, who changed their mind, who struggled sometimes. Women who got pissed when they spilled their iced coffee or didn’t always say the right thing. Women who weren’t wearing ten carat diamonds, who weren’t getting whisked away to private islands, and who still had to sort out what to eat for dinner. I wanted to write about women like me, like my friends, and about the problems we all face but don’t always talk about. Tillie Ashby in my next romance “The Summer Song” isn’t a glossy, perfect character. She’s struggling with some big letdowns. She’s a little bit down in the dumps at the beginning of the book. She’s sarcastic sometimes. She wears her pajamas to run errands some days, and she doesn’t have it all figured out. Not by a long shot. But in “The Summer Song,” we get to watch her rediscover who she is–a dreamer who doesn’t give up. We see her find her groove again. We see her connect with those around her and remember what community is all about. We see her blossom again, like so many of us are craving to blossom. LIfe isn’t perfect, and neither are we. “The Summer Song” is about how no matter who you are in life or what people think you have going for you, we all struggle. I hope this book inspires readers that even when you are at rock bottom, life can always surprise you–and there’s always hope. Grab your copy of “The Summer Song” and find out how a run-in with a popstar complicates Tillie’s life even more–but might just be the reminder she needs that life and love can be magical.
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