If you guys have followed me for long at all, you know I write romance. No suspense. No mystery. Just straight-up romance. Which means no bad guys, usually. That being said, for some reason, "bad guys" keep creeping into my writing lately. Last year, when I was writing my fairy tale retelling, of course I had to have a villain. ;) And it was really fun having someone to blame a lot of the heroine's problems on. But my latest book, For Better or For Granted, is not a fairy tale. It's about as opposite as you can think of because it's about a happily ever after that's falling apart. So, why would it need someone to make it worse? I honestly didn't start out with the idea of writing a bad guy. He sort of evolved the farther into the story I got. You see, Genevieve and Scott's marriage isn't doing so well. But they work in the same building. So you'd think they could find time to spend together and work things out. Instead, Genevieve starts receiving attention from Coach Drake. Harmon Drake is the man who replaced Scott as the head basketball coach. He's a bit cocky. He's a flirt. And he loves to compliment and say sweet nothings, even to women who are married to his boss. A bit of flirting might not be an issue in a strong marriage. But when that attention just makes her miss receiving attention from her husband more, it's not a great issue to add to the others. I won't spoil anything further for you, but let's just say that none of the people who have read my story so far have liked Harmon Drake. I can't wait to hear what you think about him. My bad guy. Do you like it when a genre that doesn't normally have something like a bad guy includes one? What do you think? Could you find something good in a guy who gives attention to other people's wives? ![]() Divorce was never in the plans for Genevieve Stewart. Only four years into marriage, and everything has gone wrong. Why stay where she’s never going to be happy? If only she could find her way back to the way things were before Scott’s job took all his time and energy, leaving nothing for her. Scott Stewart achieved his goal of becoming a high school principal younger than most in the state. Everything in life seems to be going exactly as planned until Genevieve threatens to leave. Suddenly, his dreams aren’t as clear as they once were. He desperately wants to stay married, but he can’t let down his school, either. Their friends and family remind them of their lifetime promises and urge them not to give up. But the way back to love isn’t easy when you’ve grown used to taking each other for granted.
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