Olivia
Dare, executive director of the Miami Thunder, and team travel director
Dylan Rhodes share more than just a passion for football. Their
chemistry is explosive -- their feelings for each other intense. Yet
Olivia has ended things for reasons he still can’t fathom and she won’t
explain.
Unwilling
to let something special go so easily, Dylan has been pursuing Olivia
ever since. When the Pro-Bowl takes them to the tropical paradise of
Hawaii, Dylan is determined to make sure their time together isn’t all
business. What happens in paradise is life altering but once Olivia
admits her deepest secret and fear, will Dylan still want the forever
he’s been pushing for?
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2014 via Berkley as planned. Carly lives in Purchase, NY with her
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“Happy
birthday, Olivia,” a familiar masculine voice drawled in her ear. She
shivered at the sound, all her senses prickling with awareness as Dylan
Rhodes’s warm breath heated her skin.
She
turned to find him close. Too close, and her pulse picked up speed.
Sexy chocolate-brown eyes gazed at her. And his close-cut goatee teased
her with its nearness. In her dreams, that sexy goatee felt delicious
against her bared flesh.
Jesus, Olivia, get a grip.
“Thanks
for coming to the party.” Her voice came out too husky for her liking,
but Dylan always had this kind of effect on her. He was the travel
director with the Miami Thunder, her co-worker, and the man she’d lusted
after from the day they’d met.
“I’m glad your sister invited me.”
She
wished Avery hadn’t insisted on throwing her a party, but now that it
was nearly over, Olivia had had a wonderful time and was grateful her
mom and her siblings, half and full, cared enough to attend the event.
Friends and co-workers too.
Especially Dylan.
He
studied her beneath his hooded gaze. “I wouldn’t miss your
celebration.” He tucked a wayward strand of hair behind her ear, his
fingers trailing a path over her cheek in what was a deliberate,
lingering touch.
She
shivered; her traitorous nipples puckered at his light caress. This was
more than the flirting dance they normally did. There was intent in his
coffee-colored stare.
Q/A We
have read about Olivia from other Dare stories, and have loved her
character. What was the best part for you in bringing readers Olivia's
story?
I
love giving readers something unexpected in a story. In Olivia’s case,
that was her vulnerability and her past. I liked creating a hero who had
to have patience and understand that the men before him hurt her in
ways he would have to work to overcome.
Can you describe your writing process in writing the Dare series?
Aaah,
the writing process. Over the years, I’ve developed a very ugly writing
process. Just ask my critique partner. For the most part it’s organic,
which makes it ugly. I like the characters to write their story but that
means it’s not always fluid or easy. That said I’m also a very linear
writer. The story follows a pattern of the character’s life … with
twists thrown in. I end up writing, rewriting, writing and so on. In the
case of the Dare series I’ve been careful not to tie myself to things
about future siblings/hero/heroines that I might have to change when I
get to their story. That’s something I’ve learned from painful
experience!
Do you have a favorite Dare family member you have written?
I
always fall in love with the characters I’m writing now. So the book I
put to bed most recently has the characters I love. So currently that’s
Olivia and Dylan. But you never forget your first … so there’s
something special about Ian. (DARE TO LOVE) Shhh! Don’t tell the others.
How disciplined are you when it comes to writing? Nine to five? And was it always like that?
I’m disciplined once I know my deadline. If I write every morning in the beginning of a story, I’m good. I need a lot of breaks an
thinking in the early days. Once I hit middle it’s a struggle, so I
force it more … and once I’m at the end, it’s always a rush through the
end – and that can be all day! It’s always been that way actually! *Now
that you have self-published a few books, how does it compare to
working with a publisher? Do you enjoy having 'the ultimate control', or
does it cause sleepless nights?
Although I’ve had amazing publishers who’ve been very good to me, I’ve never been happier than I am self publishing.
I love the control, the ability to work with a book after it’s been
published, to tweak pricing, covers, offer readers fun different things.
It’s been the absolute best experience.
*How often do you actually still get to read for pleasure, and can you lose yourself in a story? Or does the professional in you continually whisper in your ear as you work through a book?
*How often do you actually still get to read for pleasure, and can you lose yourself in a story? Or does the professional in you continually whisper in your ear as you work through a book?
When I
was just published, I found it difficult to read for pleasure. Now I
can’t stop. I find the time because it fuels the creative well. I used
to think that was BS but it’s
true. When something doesn’t work in a story, my professional whispers
in my ear … but when a story works, there is nothing better than getting
lost in a good book!
Where did the idea for the Dare brothers come from? (ex, Do you know a family this happened to (1 dad two families?), out of the blue, etc?)
I
knew I wanted a series with a lot of characters … and when I said that
to my plotting partners, one of my brilliant friends came up with the
father with another family, giving me siblings, half-siblings, betrayal,
jealousy, bonding … everything I could want. Add in some sports (which I
love writing
about) and family dynamics along with making the series edgier than
anything I’ve written before (sexually) and I couldn’t wait to dive in.
Tell us a little about yourself.
I
have to say I’m a pretty open book. My readers know a lot about me from
social media. I’m always sharing information and knowledge with other
writers. So there are just the basics – I’m a wife, a mom, a daughter, a
sister and a crazy dog lover and voracious reader! I love carbs, hate
the gym but am going twice a week now since September and finally seeing
results. And if you want to know all these crazy things about me,
follow me on social media or on my blog.
Tell us a little about DARE TO TOUCH and why readers should check it out.
First,
DARE TO TOUCH, as with all the DARE books, stands alone if you are
coming to the series for the first time. You can read Olivia and Dylan
easily and then go back and check out the other stories in the series.
Because I am moving around from sibling to sibling, you can definitely
find a loose connection, a revisit with siblings and favorites, along
with its own story.
That
said, DARE TO TOUCH, like all the books, examines how a father’s
betrayal (in this case a second family no one knew about) impacts each
child’s life … Olivia comes to romance reluctantly and with a lot of
trepidation. Dylan knows what he wants – and he’s determined to wait her
out … it’s a seductive dance set in the background of the Pro Bowl in
Arizona along with life in Miami. It’s hot, it’s sexy and it’s
emotional.
What inspired you to write the DARE TO LOVE series?
I knew I
wanted a series with a lot of characters … and when I said that to my
plotting partners, one of my brilliant friends came up with the father
with another family, giving me siblings, half-siblings, betrayal,
jealousy, bonding … everything I could want. Add in some sports (which I
love writing
about) and family dynamics along with making the series edgier than
anything I’ve written before (sexually) and I couldn’t wait to dive in.
Do you have a favorite book or author you like to recommend?
I
read so much, so fast, I couldn’t possibly name them all. If I start,
I’ll leave someone out … but … here are SOME and apologies to the ones I
don’t mention but do love – Kit Rocha, Shayla Black, Lexi Blake/Sophie
Oak, Kelly Jamieson, Nalini Singh’s Psy series, Juliana Stone, Claudia Connor’s newest … clearly I’m a mostly erotic romance reader!
What is your guilty pleasure?
Besides reading? Chocolate!
Favorite meal?
Pizza
If you weren’t a writer, what would you be?
There’s something else besides writing? [Symbol]
If you could travel through time, what time period would you visit?
I’d
go to … ack. I wouldn’t. Because much as I love historical romance, I
need showers and air conditioning. I was going to say Middle Ages
because I loved reading those romances when I first started writing …
but yeah. I think I’d have a real issue with the bathing thing.
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