New from Callie Carmen: Joshua!

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What Inspires Me

As a writer, I’m often asked to tell what inspires me. The first novel I wrote was Patrick. My soul mate and husband inspired that novel. I’ve dedicated my latest book, Joshua, to my husband for showing me it’s worth waiting for the right person. Bella, the protagonist from Joshua, had to learn that lesson the hard way.

For me, it is easier to write about things I know. Things I feel and understand. That doesn’t mean that I don’t have to do research for parts of my story. I find romance works for me because I was lucky enough to feel the difference between loving someone and being in love with someone. To laugh with them and talk about what’s important with the other. To never stop learning and taking an interest in each other’s day.

Often when children come along in the relationship, couples get lost in the child’s life. The spark between the duo diminishes. When the children move out the pair finds they have almost nothing in common. While my husband and I love our children and were involved with most of their activities, we never allowed ourselves to become less important to each other. After thirty years, we are still each other’s favorite person.

While writing Joshua, I pulled from the emotions my husband and I shared over the years. It allowed me to make my characters Joshua and Bella’s interaction with each other feel real.

Dedication
I felt most comfortable writing romance novels because I had firsthand knowledge of how it felt when I found my soul mate. We fell in love the night we met and have been happily married for over thirty years.

My husband is also my best friend and biggest supporter in my writing endeavor. He never complains about the countless hours I spend writing, editing, marketing, and training other authors how to set up and use social media. He often rolls over during the night and finds me with my computer on my lap working.

I sometimes work in bed late into the night. He just gives me a kiss pats my thigh and says, ‘I love you. Goodnight.’

During the morning of 9/11 I thought I had lost him. He’d been on a plane right at the time all the craziness was happening. They’d redirected the plane to a Canadian airport, and it wasn’t until eleven that night that they allowed him a thirty second call home. He’d had no idea what had happened here in America as they had kept the passengers on the plane that entire time except for the one man that they had taken off the flight in handcuffs. I had spent that day fearing that I’d lost my favorite person in the world.

If you’re a chicken like me on a ride like the Tower of Terror in Disney World, you understand the dread felt during the straight up climb to the top. That was how I felt all day on 9/11. When I finally heard his voice, it was like the ride dropped, and a rush of electricity stormed through me from relief and joy that he was still mine. I have a sound foundation how to develop a hardworking, intelligent, loyal, loving, and sexy male character because I’m married to my idea of the perfect role model.

Blurb JOSHUA (Book Five Risking Love)
Bella spent the last year with a man that barely touched her. It was high time that she got some hot, passionate sex. The only problem was it couldn’t be with just anybody. It had to be with someone special.

Should she choose the gorgeous club owner? Or the mysterious, sexy businessman? Which of them would let her explore a secret desire for a little non-vanilla passion in and out of the bedroom?
Joshua is the fifth novel in the Risking Love series. The stories chart a group of friends through life and love. These steamy stories will have you laughing, crying, and your heart racing.

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