Today, we're pleased to have Kat Martin back to visit with us. Kat's newest romantic suspense adventure, AGAINST THE EDGE releases tomorrow, April 30th. I know fans are anxious to get their hands on this latest installment in her Raines of Wind Canyon series. Please welcome Kat as she turns her focus today on those strong heroines we love to meet in the pages of her books!
WRITING STRONG
HEROINES
I love
strong women. I like meeting them. I like knowing them. I like writing about them. What I particularly like are strong women who
maintain their femininity.
These
are the women I like to write about. In
AGAINST THE EDGE, Claire Chastain is a social worker. She moved to California
It
isn’t until Claire meets wildly attractive ladies’ man, former Navy SEAL, Ben Slocum, that her
independent nature is tested, along with her courage and strength.
Ben is
a detective at Atlas Security in Houston
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Cantrell, and Alex Justice.
I had
already written Trace, Jake, and Alex’s stories: AGAINST THE STORM, AGAINST THE SUN, and AGAINST
THE ODDS. It was Ben’s turn to find the
right woman. Since he’s one of the
strongest characters I’ve written, I had to come up with a woman who could
handle him. One tough enough to stand up
to him, but who is loving enough to break through the barriers Ben has erected
around his heart.
Claire
was a fun heroine to write because even she didn’t realize how strong she was
until she was tested, first by Ben, then by the adventure they shared as they
tracked down the son Ben didn’t know he had.
I’m
not sure what the trick is to writing a soft, yet strong woman. Perhaps just looking inside ourselves. Life is full of challenges, tough problems
women face every day with courage and determination. As a writer, we learn to use the feelings
that carried us through those challenges.
And of
course, Claire had the help of a very strong male--the perfect man for
her. If only Ben is smart enough to
figure that out!
Claire
was one of my favorite heroines. I’d love
to hear who some of your favorites are?
I hope
you’ll watch for Ben and Claire in AGAINST THE EDGE, and at the end of August
you’ll look for Ty Brodie and Haley Warren in AGAINST THE MARK. Till then, all best wishes and happy
reading.
~Kat
Oh, and who are some of your favorite
heroines?
Kat is giving a signed copy of AGAINST THE EDGE to one randomly chosen person who leaves a comment!
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Kat is giving a signed copy of AGAINST THE EDGE to one randomly chosen person who leaves a comment!
Title: Against the Edge
Author: Kat Martin
Publisher: MIRA
ISBN-10: 077831443X
ISBN-13: 978-0778314431
A child he’s never met.
A danger he’s never known.
That he’s a father is news former navy SEAL Ben Slocum was not expecting. But once the initial shock wears off for the confirmed bachelor, he takes in the rest of what social worker Claire Chastain tells him: that his son Sam is in the custody of an abusive criminal, that they’ve disappeared . . . and that Ben is now the child’s only hope.
As Ben and Claire band together to track the two down, their concern for the boy draws them closer, each fighting feelings there’s no time to explore. Ben’s got one chance to take back what’s his, and in one gunshot he could lose it all . . .
