I’m hard at work finishing up my new Christmas
novella. This one is a little different. I went back to my best-selling western
series, The Burnett Brides that I had written years ago. The series, set in the
old west, is about a mother who has three very stubborn sons who have not gotten
married. She wants grandchildren, and they’re not even married. So she pulls
some tricks and by the time the third son is married, the children wanted to
return the favor of finding her true love. I never wrote that book until now.
Eugenia Burnett (be careful what names you choose in
books because they stay around a long time) has sworn never to remarry. She
doesn’t need a husband or want one. She’s a free spirit doing what she pleases
and doesn’t need a man to boss her around. Yet she’s not given up her
matchmaking ways either. Now she’s moved on to the people she knows, and she’s
putting widows and widowers together. Until one widower, Wyatt Jones (think
John Wayne meets Maureen O’Hara) lets her know in front of a crowded restaurant
that he’s not interested in any of the women she keeps sending him except her.
He wants to marry her.
I’ve had a lot of fun with this book. The story just
seemed to write itself with me hanging on for the ride. I love it when books
are this easy to write. But this book is special because it’s about an “Older”
heroine.
As a writer, I get tired of writing virgins and also
very young women. There’s nothing wrong with writing young heroines, but as a
writer I want to explore other times in life. We’re not young forever and what
happens when people find love at a different age. As a reader I long for older
heroines who find love a second time.
Our population is aging. The baby boomers are
retiring more and more each year. Don’t you think they’ll want to read older
heroines? No, they probably can’t be kick-ass, though that would be a fun
challenge to write, but why can’t they fall in love again? Middle-aged heroines
who give love a second chance.
So this year, I’m putting out a Christmas novella
that has Eugenia’s story. It could be a flop, but I’m hoping that enough baby
boomers will enjoy reading her story and ask for more older heroines who find
love. I’m also hoping that readers who
loved this series, will enjoy seeing Eugenia find love and her sons get their
revenge. Look for the preorders to start sometime this month. The title is The
Christmas Bride.
Would you read a book about a middle-aged heroine
finding love again? I hope so. Leave a comment for a chance to win a free copy of the new book when it's released November 1.
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13 comments:
Hi Sylvia! I would read about an older woman finding love. Love isn't just for the young. It's good to know you enjoyed writing this one. Can't wait to read. Ox
Thanks Vicki! I hope readers want to read about an older woman finding love.
I'm not a baby boomer, but I think your stories sound wonderful!
But someday you will be late fifties and would you want to find love again? Thanks Barb!
Yes, I definitely want an older heroine. I love grower older and I do not want to relive being young again. Andy Rooney did a piece on women over 40 and why they are better. It's an eye opener and very true.
I love the thought of an older heroine. Who says love is only for the young. I've got friends who didn't find their true loves into well later in life, and they're happy.
Love that you're doing a story about the three boys' mother. I can't wait to read it, it sounds terrific.
And personally, as an "older heroine" I say it's never too late to find love. :-)
Sylvia,
I would love any heroine you wrote, no matter what age. But I emphatically agree with you that an older heroine, with some time and experience under her belt could be a whole lot of fun to write, AND read about!
Can't wait for this one!
Cheers, EE
She thank you for stopping by and I would have loved to have seen the piece on older women by Andy Rooney. He was such a funny guy.
Kathy,
I agree so much with what you said. I didn't know myself or what I wanted in life when I was younger. Hence one bad marriage. The second time around I knew exactly what I was looking for and though I really wasn't ready when I found it, we've been married almost nineteen years. Love later in life is very good.
Liz,
I have had so much fun writing this book. I really didn't get started on it until August 1 and I'm one chapter away from the end. Now comes the editing and rewrites. Then on the LV book.
I CAN NOT WAIT for this story! I love the Burnett's!
Thanks Kim!
Not only do I read book with older heroines, I write them. All of my heroines are at least in their 30s, with many in their 40s. I'm writing one now with hero/heroine in their 50s.
Actually I avoid stories with virgins, be they female or male. I'm not interested in anyone's "first time". I didn't "lose" my own virginity...I gave it away as soon as I found a volunteer because I was bored with it.
I want to read about people who have a past, who may have been wounded, and who still persevere to find true love.
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