As many of you know I am a huge Becky Wade fan!! I am so thrilled to be a part of the blog tour for Turn To Me! In my post we have some Q& A with Becky Wade.
Q&A with Becky Wade about Turn to Me
Please provide a brief summary of your new novel, Turn to Me.
In the final moments before his death, Finley Sutherland's father
tells Luke Dempsey that he left the first in a series of treasure hunt clues in
his will for his daughter. He asks Luke
to protect her until the treasure hunt is complete. Luke, an ex-con, agrees. However, soon after he goes to work at
Finley's animal rescue charity, he starts to fall for the idealistic,
dark-haired beauty. He begins to wonder. Is he tough enough to protect her from
danger? And if so, who's going to protect him from losing his heart?
Turn to Me is
a contemporary romance novel, but it also has a mystery thread. What challenge
did you experience when incorporating both of these elements into your story?
Balance was a challenge! I consider myself a romance writer first and foremost. So, on one hand, I didn't want the mystery to overshadow the love story. On the other hand, I thoroughly enjoy driving the plot of my stories forward with a big story question. In Turn to Me the story question is, "What's waiting at the end of the treasure hunt?" I ended up using that question as the tie that binds Finley and Luke together long enough for them to fall in love.
In your opinion, what are the essential elements that all great love
stories must have?
1) Romantic conflict. The reason why the couple can't be together is the linchpin that forces them to
face obstacles, to overcome, to sacrifice for their relationship.
2) A hero and heroine who are ideally suited to each other. They can be complete opposites and still complement one another in wonderful ways.
3) Honesty. The more "real" the characters are -- the more they have strengths and weaknesses and true emotions -- the more readers will sympathize
with them.
4) Believability. In order for readers to believe in a romance novel's happy ending, they need to know that the characters have had enough time together for genuine love to develop and they want to see their love proven through actions and not just words.
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