This week, on the Romance Writers Weekly blog hop, we're asked, "How do you surprise readers with unique and unpredictable plots?"
Well, that's an interesting question. Because it seems to me that one of the thing readers (including me) like best about romance novels is the lack of unpredictability.
I guess the answer is that I surprise myself first. I never know where my next bit of inspiration is going to come from. For this month's release (Fall For You) I was struggling with the story--a second chance romance tale where the woman is the one who leaves town, hoping to make it in the big city and the man is the one who stays home and cares for his/their extended family.
BUT THEN...I was enjoying an afternoon out with parents from my grandson's school when a delicious little plot twist was dropped into my lap. And no, I'm not going to tell you what it was--because it's a surprise!
Now, hop on over to Jill Haymaker's page to see what she has to say! And don't forget to check out her book, RISE UP TO LOVE.
RISE UP TO LOVE:
a story of love and redemption
What happens when just as your life is coming together, the old life you left behind forever catches up with you? Can Lori find a way to make up for her past mistakes and move forward? Sometimes the person who is hardest to forgive is yourself.
Fall For You: Texas Heat
A Heartwood, TX Story
Jocelyn Barnes couldn’t wait to leave Heartwood in her rearview mirror—even though it meant breaking two hearts in the process. Now, with her career on hiatus and her great-aunt in need of help as she recovers from concussion, Jo finds herself right back where she started, older but not much wiser, and about to make all the same mistakes all over again.
Carter Donahue doesn’t believe in looking back. As the chef/manager of his family’s new farm-to-table restaurant, he’s got his hands full. With a goal of turning his legacy into a must-see, Hill Country destination, his focus is on the future. The past? He’d rather that stayed buried. The last thing he needs (or wants) is to dig up those old feelings or fall back in love with his ex—especially when she’s already got one foot out the door. Again.
Jocelyn Barnes couldn’t wait to leave Heartwood in her rearview mirror—even though it meant breaking two hearts in the process. Now, with her career on hiatus and her great-aunt in need of help as she recovers from concussion, Jo finds herself right back where she started, older but not much wiser, and about to make all the same mistakes all over again.
Carter Donahue doesn’t believe in looking back. As the chef/manager of his family’s new farm-to-table restaurant, he’s got his hands full. With a goal of turning his legacy into a must-see, Hill Country destination, his focus is on the future. The past? He’d rather that stayed buried. The last thing he needs (or wants) is to dig up those old feelings or fall back in love with his ex—especially when she’s already got one foot out the door. Again.
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