I am often asked how I get the inspiration for my books.
I love being asked this question as it makes me really think about just how I get fired up to write a new book, to create new characters, new plot lines, and tap into an intense romance that is just begging to be told.
Being a visual person, I often find that making a Pinterest Board for the story taking shape in my mind helps spark my imagination. Putting a face to a character, a theme to a book, as well as visualizing the setting, and/or location, is very much at the essence of each new story I start to tell.
Such was the case with the hero in Platinum Pleasures, Marcus Roarke. Several themes co-mingle here: The “Platinum theme,” with the hero, Marcus, a drop-dead hunky young billionaire whose company is aptly titled Platinum Enterprises. But there’s more to Marcus than just his looks and robust checking account. Under the jet set dashing man is something more raw and tender. Marcus is a widower and Valentine’s Day is his wedding anniversary, making the day a potent reminder of love lost.
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Platinum Pleasures is an erotic romance novella with some billionaire and cougar action – albeit accidental! This tells the story of Ainsley Simmons, a woman in her forties who’s feeling humiliated by a rough breakup, especially since the man in question is also trying to take away her only asset – her lovely penthouse apartment.