What can I say about my own most recent novel? I loved writing it and the hero, Mike Argent, is now my favorite grumpy construction worker.
I first entertained the idea of writing a novel set during the Fringe when I was part of a small group of Welsh theater folk performing a Jeeves and Wooster comedy. Several of my colleagues from my work with community dance had taken their work to the Festival in years past and one of my close friends attended as often as she could so I was well-prepared for the two week event.
My role with most performing arts is front of house, though I have been caught on stage as a dancer in many cases and not so long ago as one of the Trojan Women – you’ll notice these are non-speaking roles!
I have always loved the theater but had no ambitions to perform as an actor after college. My final on stage role was as the Page in Shaw’s Joan of Arc. Once you have stage fever, hanging around the stage in any capacity is good fun. For my one and only Fringe production, I was as Usher/Tickets/Bouncer which played to all my fantasies of a life in greasepaint (much the same role as two characters in This Can’t Be Love).
A bit about the book: Falling in love with the quirky actress, Jakki Hunter, is all Mike Argent needs to deal with the incessant drone of the pipers along Princes Street, but does little to dull his pain. Jakki Hunter’s quirks have protected her from some of the men who won’t take no for an answer but they don’t deter Mike’s rescuer instincts when she falls at his feet. With only two weeks to convince Jakki he’s not like those other guys, Mike digs deep to unlock his own heart to open hers.
This novel is written from Mike’s point of view and that was a challenge, but a great experience. As you can see from the tags below, some difficult social problems are part of this novel.
This Can’t Be Love is now available on Amazon, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, All Romance ebooks, iBookstore, Smashwords and also as a paperback on Barnes & Noble and Amazon; in paperback on Amazon and Barnes & Noble.