Losing Faith will
be released in August and the girls and I are extremely excited. This novel, my
first erotic romance, has been in the works for at least four years if not
five. I’d begin working on it and would then become sidetracked with another
project. Then, of course, there was always Life that would crop up and need to
be dealt with, taking me away from my writing desk.
In 2011, the girls convinced me to make the move to writing
full time, to at least alleviate the 9 to 5 obstacle. It took several months
before I finally surrendered and shed myself of the distraction of a normal
job. It also shed us of a normal paycheck, but no one seemed concerned, except
me.
At the time, my fantasy novella, Reaping the Harvest, was the project closest to completion, so I
threw my energy into that piece. I continued working on Losing Faith but it was a back burner project at best for when I
needed a break from Reaping. It
progressed, but not nearly as fast as I wanted it to.
The problem with not working a manuscript straight through is
that you tend to forget things in the interim. Or you tend to add things or
change directions from where you originally planned on winding up. Losing Faith had become a hodge podge of
story ideas. When I was finally able to publish Reaping the Harvest in 2012, I devoted myself to Losing Faith and fleshing out the
jumbled and mangled manuscript. The story itself was still a strong, powerful
idea. It was the subplots that required more attention. So, I started from the
beginning and rewrote the entire manuscript. Several scenes were cut and twice
as many were added, but in the end I think it made for a very strong story.
Losing Faith is
also the first in the Rutherford Series and will set the tone for the entire
series. It could not be wishy washy. While writing the book, several characters
stood out as great possibilities for their own stories, like Morgan Brewer, one
of the side character in Losing Faith.
While not having a major role in the first novel, he does play a key part and
we are left wanting to know more about this man and what makes him tick. His
adventures will be next in the novel, Roll
the Dice. We’ll also be returning to the main characters, Faith and Selby
Greer, and seeing how they are faring in their new adventures. So far there are
four novels in the series, but that’s only the beginning.
So, why call it the Rutherford Series? I haven’t named
anyone Rutherford yet. However, a major portion of the story takes place at
Rutherford Construction, Inc. and all the main characters of each novel are connected
to the construction company. We even meet the founder, Neal Rutherford, in a
future book. The thread seemed an obvious tie and I like it when things are
simple.
The theme behind the Rutherford Series is change, the
ability to break free of traditional thought and embrace your passions. The
characters open themselves up to things that they would never have considered
before and therefore stretch beyond what would be classified as normal
relationships. That is really what I wanted to explore in this first series. I
wanted to look at the variety of relationships that are out there and see how
people handle them. How do they overcome jealousy or self-doubt? How do they
survive in their journey of self-discovery? Furthermore, I wanted to explore
both the emotional and physical side of relationships, which meant I wanted to
write about the sex these people had within their relationships and how they
felt about it afterwards. The Rutherford Series opens the door for me to be
able to explore those boundaries with my characters that perhaps people dabble
with in real life, but are leery of crossing. So far, it’s been an exciting
journey. I look forward to seeing what you think of it in August.
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