My Writing Corner : Fighting the Winter Blues

Unless we're into winter sports, aren't we almost tired of the cold, harsh days of the winter season? Isn't it time to warm up with something spicy and exciting? I'm not talking hot chocolate or tea here, but a spicy romance that gets the blood to the boiling point.

My guest today in My Writing Corner is Chloe Holiday, who has appeared on my blog previously, and now brings us a new novel perfect for a cold wintery night.

Chloe is a military physician-turned-novelist who says she writes the things she loves to read. We're talking steamy, fun stories about ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. She says they include smart women, and men who aren’t jerks. She likes to write about friendships, whether it’s close women or a good bromance. She tells us she wants readers to feel the thrill of a smoldering gaze or the barest brush of fingertips, and hear the shocked gasp at the underhanded villain, as well as feel the angst of heartbreak, the joy of reunion, and of course, then she likes to conclude with a perfect happily ever after!

Chloe likes delivering a sneak peek into intriguing scenarios, drawing from her background of military personnel, medicine, as well as drawing from other worlds like the Greek culture. She also enjoying bringing a bit of danger into her writing.

As you might guess, she says she hates to read the same old type of stories, with only the names and places changed. Her goal is to bring readers a fresh, fun, new story, with NO CLIFFHANGERS!

More than anything, she wants to craft a rollicking, great story that readers can’t put down, one where love prevails in the end, one that will whisk people away from their own tribulations.

Her newest release, Desire in Deutschland, a part of the Passport to Pleasure series from Wild Rose Press sounds as if it fills that bill. Let's get a blurb:

Never again. University student Birgitte Schumacher swore off men, after an American GI seduced her, then left Germany for good. But when she runs into a sexy military policeman on the streets of Kaiserslautern, he just might be her ruin.

Just one beer was Lee Klein's plan. Yet when he sees the woman outside the pub, she’s all he wants. Birgitte’s irresistible pull leads him into a steamy rendezvous. He hopes for more until a conflict of interest ignites a culture clash of simmering attraction versus duty, which threatens their affair.

Now, let's get an excerpt:

What Lee needed was more time around this woman, with her sexy accent and cheerfulness. “I’m glad you were available. I was tempted to just stay in today.”

Birgitte laughed, a warm chuckle. “Sometimes you have to ignore your innerer schweinehund and make yourself do something.”

Lee frowned, picking apart the words. “My inner… pig dog?”

“Yes, your inner pig dog. You don’t say this? It’s the thing that makes you want what you want, even if it’s a bad idea.”

Lee laughed. “I’ll remember that one. German is more fun than I thought, with all those words strung together.” He watched the road curves ahead, instead of staring at her legs the way his pig dog wanted.

Down, boy.

Lee smiled. My innerer schweinehund is strong. Very strong.

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