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Navy Lieutenant Noah Landry and Reagan may be divorced but the passion they feel is far from over. Their young kids present the perfect reason for Noah to temporarily move in after an extended tour in Korea. Things heat up when the rain falls one night and they get wet in more ways than one.

That's the dreaded "blurb." I hate that description almost as much as writing them! The bulk of the story really is about their passionate night, however you’ll learn about their failed relationship and what their intentions are/were. I didn’t junk things up with long, weepy or angry dialog but I built empathy and understanding for the emotional connection the characters share. The story is only 14,000 words long yet I think you get a very good sense of what kind of people Noah and Reagan are. Since their kids brought them together, 3-year-old Gregory brings some comic relief for parents who have been “busted” by their kids the morning after.

Wet is the hottest piece I’ve written so far. Is it porn? No. The difference between a romance and porn is porn is sex for the sake of sex. In a romance, the leading characters have a relationship beyond swapping spit. What they do between the sheets (or other places) is their business and that’s really where erotica thrives. Pushing the kink envelope is the rigor du jour and Wet is tame compared with much of what is available on the market AND the story is between a man and a woman. The hottest genres include M/M and ménage. I need to understand more about what those kinds of relationships are like before I test the waters, so to speak, and write one of my own.

An author makes many personal decisions about the words on the page. Some of us never go beyond hinting what is going on between buttoned-up collars and closed doors. Others explore scenarios some readers have never imagined. I really find those opportunities to express myself as an author very exciting. I don’t know if I’d ever feel confident writing about a hot Dom and his submissive male partner but there are those who can and do. There’s a market for their work and like it or not, I think it’s great.

There’s a built-in stigma with a last name like mine. That’s a good reason to remember what I do is not who I am.

Until the next time.
Margie