Thanks for hosting me on your blog, Tami, and especially for turning the spotlight on villains. They always complain that they never get enough credit for setting a book’s action in motion, so on their behalf, many thanks. The inspiration for the antagonist in The Body Business came from a work experience I had, where the undertone... Continue Reading →
Interview With An Antagonist
More Than Words is the second book in the Madison Falls series. Ben and Tracy, best friends of Reed and Sophie, get their turn for romance. Tracy King, the cupcake queen, has given up on getting her prince charming to notice her. After over a year of coming to her bakery, Ben Carrington, tall, dark,... Continue Reading →
Antagonists in Romance: The Unrepentant Mean Girl with Annette Mardis
Thanks so much, Tami, for hosting me. I’m very happy to introduce you to Monica Sims, who is an unrepentant mean girl for the majority of The Shore Thing, the debut book in my Gulf Shore contemporary romance series. Most of the action takes place at Gulf Shore Aquarium, where Monica is a marine biologist.... Continue Reading →
Antagonists – A Necessary Component To All Good Romance
It's still Mad May on my blog, and today, I welcome Anneka Ever, a fantastic contemporary romance author, who explains why antagonists are so vital to any good story. Thank you, Anneka, for this enriching addition to Mad May! ~~~~ Antagonists. They are the anti-heroes. They entertain us because they bring conflict, a vital component... Continue Reading →
Who’s the Bad Guy with Victoria Pinder
It's Mad May, and today I'm featuring a book written by Victoria Pinder. I'll let you in on a secret: I love, love, love books with a twist. Especially the kind of twist where the reader thinks someone else is the bad guy, when really... Boom! Surprise antagonist. The kind that keeps you reading well... Continue Reading →
How to Write an Evil Character with Becky Lower
It's Mad May, ladies and gentlemen, and that means this blog is all about the antagonists. Those evil characters that are often necessary to the plot of our books. Today, I welcome Becky Lower to my blog, and she's talking about how one comes up with the idea to use unpleasant characters, and then how one... Continue Reading →
Virtue’s – er – Lady?
It's Mad May, folks, and that means it's all about antagonists, all month long. Today, we're going back in time, to Restoration London, where highwaymen and harlots reigned supreme. Okay, maybe they didn't *technically* reign supreme, but for purposes of this blog, let's assume. Because today, the author of this supreme series, Jessica Cale, has... Continue Reading →
Welcome to May Madness
My name is Miguel Santiago, and I’m a Lightbearer. I’m in books 2 and 3 of the series – Dawning of Light and Light Beyond the Darkness. I guess I wasn't good enough to warrant a role in the first book, Into the Light. Whatever. Anyway, my claim to fame is that I’m the most faithful... Continue Reading →