Please help me welcome author Christine Glover to the blog today to talk about her new contemporary romance The Maverick’s Red Hot Reunion.

And she comes bearing a giveaway! To enter to win, just give a comment on the blog – any comment at all will work, and we’ll draw the winner on Tuesday, July 8^th.

Can he satisfy his craving without losing his heart?

Corporate Maverick Zach Tanner returns to North Carolina to rebuild his dying friend’s resort. He’s got the money, the power, and the will to transform Sweetbriar Springs into a premier spa for the glamorous, but he doesn’t count on the woman he once loved…and lost…to handle the construction contract. Zach thought he’d buried his desire for Kennedy five years ago. He was wrong, and now he’s determined to satisfy his craving…

Construction company owner Kennedy Gibson is eager to restore Sweetbriar Springs, but when she realizes Zach is her new boss she’s terrified he’ll learn the truth about their breakup so long ago. She vowed never to hurt him again, but she can’t deny the passion he reignites in her. She wants to believe she has a chance for a different future with him, but will her secret threaten to destroy their red-hot reunion?

 

Tell us a little about yourself — who you are and what you write.

First, I’d like to thank you for inviting me to visit today. Currently, I live in Alabama with my husband AKA The Physicist. And like every wife/mom/cat-owned person, I am very active with my family. I write contemporary romances about strong women who fall in love with Alpha heroes with big hearts. 

 

Seems like it’s usually the man with the dark secret, but according to the blurb for The Maverick’s Red Hot Reunion, our heroine, Kennedy, seems to be the one holding out on us in this story! Tell us about how this idea came about for you.

This idea was born out of another four book series I was contemplating to write in 2011. I had a very different plan in mind, but then I learned a dear friend’s mother—my surrogate mom in so many ways—had been diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS—also known as Lou Gehrigs). ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. I was devastated, heartbroken and had to do something so I went online and researched this diagnosis. I learned that many people and families who struggle with this disease want something good to come out of it, too. So that’s how the reunion idea popped in my brain. My main characters are reunited by their mutual best friend, a former gold medal Olympian, who also wants to see something good come out of his diagnosis, too. He knows these two are made for each other, and he knows why Kennedy pushed Zach away. If people read the book, I hope they’ll root for Kennedy and Zach to find their way back to each other. 

 

Tell us three things we might find in Kennedy’s purse.

A picture of her parents, pretzels just in case she gets hungry, and coral lipstick because even though she wears a construction hat by day, she’s all woman at heart.

 

What is Zach’s worst habit?

Zach loves to ride his V-rod Harley Davidson, fast. Sometimes too fast and too aggressively.

 

Who are some of your favorite authors and what are you currently reading?

I read across all the romance genres. I love Nora Roberts, Jill Shalvis, Lynn Raye Harris, Melanie Milburn, Suzanne Brockman, Julia Quinn, Katharine Ashe, Kristan Higgins, Meg Cabot, the list goes on forever. I love an author who can make me cry and laugh out loud. Currently, I’m reading Hot Pursuit by Lynn Raye Harris. It’s hot!

 

What’s the heat level in The Maverick’s Red Hot Reunion?

Steamy, sizzling heat level.

 

What is your favorite part of the writing process – first draft, read-through, editing, etc.?

I love discovering the characters and planning the story, but I need to get through the first draft before I really know what’s going on. My favorite part is revising, hands down.

 

Give us celebrity look-a-likes for Kennedy and Zach.

Kennedy is a lot like Emma Thompson, but she has green eyes. I have a lot of Ryan Reynolds pictures for Zach.

 

What is your drink of choice while writing?

I write in the mornings so it’s coffee, tea or water. Once I sign off and 5PM hits, I’m ready for my first glass of wine.

 

Plotter or pantser?

A bit of both. I like to loosely plot the emotional turning points, but I’m really a pantser-fixer-upper. Doesn’t matter how much I prepare, the characters take over and drive the story.

 

What’s your current work in progress?

I’m working on the sequel to The Maverick’s Red Hot Reunion—Hannah and Caleb’s love story. It’s a bad boy tamed by the hometown good girl. Hannah used to have a crush on him when she was younger. Caleb rejected her advances before he shipped out with the Marines. Now he’s home and working as a corporate troubleshooter for Tanner Enterprises. And Hannah’s one of his temporary employees at Sweetbriar Springs Resort. Caleb doesn’t plan to stay, but sparks are flying and this time Hannah won’t take no for an answer. But acting on his desire might lead to dangerous consequences to their hearts.

 

Is there anything else you’d like us to know about The Maverick’s Red Hot Reunion?

I’m donating a percentage of my royalties to the ALS Association. You can find out more about how to make a difference in your corner of the world by going to www.als.org.

Thanks again for having me! And I’d love to give one lucky commenter an e-copy of The Maverick’s Red Hot Reunion.

 

The Maverick’s Red Hot Reunion is available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble

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Born in the Netherlands, Christine moved to Canada where she spent her formative years. Then she married her Texan Alpha Physicist, moved to the United States and she has lived both south and north of the Mason Dixon line. Now Christine resides in Alabama with her husband, two insane cats and her wonderful daughter. She enjoys finding the silly in the serious, making wine out of sour grapes, and giving people giggle fits along with heartfelt hugs. When she’s not writing, you can find her traveling the world, cooking gourmet food, and desperately seeking a corkscrew.