WICKED WEDNESDAY
Please welcome Dee back to Discover... Can you answer her question: When is a villain not really a villain?
When it’s someone who actually loves you but doesn’t show it. For
example—and maybe you can relate—I had a girlfriend growing up who was almost
totally ignored in favor of her brother. I’ll call her Sally Jean. Where the
sun rose and set on Sally Jean’s brother, who was younger by three years and a
real dork to our minds, their dad treated Sally Jean like she was post sunset.
The dark hours between twilight and dawn. Hours you can ignore because you’re
zoning out in front of the TV or sound asleep in bed. Get my drift?
Her brother, who I’ll call Billy Joe, wasn’t anything to write home
about, but he carried the family name. He was the “and Son” on the sign above
the door of their company office. They didn’t own a company or have an
office, but in her dad’s heart there was a door and such a sign. Billy Joe was
just a normal kid. He didn’t do anything special to capture their dad’s love
and attention. He didn’t try to disparage Sally Jean, but she felt disparaged
anyway.
Was her father wicked in the traditional sense of the word? No. If
you’d asked him, he would have did question that he loved her, and that made him a greater villain than
Simon Legree. At least we can hiss and boo at Legree. We know he’s the
bad guy. But Sally Jean couldn’t hate her dad. Sadly, he died never knowing why
he and Sally Jean weren’t close as adults.
I drew on my friend and her relationship with her father for characters
in my soon to be released book One Woman Only. It’s Book 2 in the Good
Man series. In the book, Kelly Shepherd’s father has given everything to her
brother Robbie. They do have a company, and Robbie has always been the
golden child who was trained to take over. Suddenly, Robbie has run off to
“find himself,” and their father expects Kelly to take over the reins. There’s
a big surprise in that proposition, and Kelly needs her friend (and lover)
Jonah Goodman’s help. One Woman Only will be out around October 1.
Meanwhile, meet the first Goodman triplet, Daniel, in Only a Good Man Will
Do.
Only a Good Man Will Do
Daniel Goodman is a man on a mission. He
aims to become headmaster of Westover Academy. For that he needs a particular,
special woman to help him set high standards. Into his cut and dried life of
moral and upright behavior, comes Eve Star, formerly one of Europe's foremost
exotic dancers. Her life is anything but cut and dried, black and white. Daniel
is drawn to her like a kid to chocolate. Nothing good can come of this
attraction. Or can it? He is after all, a good man.
Buy links:
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/898008
Bio:
A
few years ago, Dee S. Knight began writing, making getting up in the morning
fun. During the day, her characters killed people, fell in love, became drunk
with power, or sober with responsibility. And they had sex, lots of sex.
Writing was so much fun Dee decided to keep at it. That's how she spends her
days. Her nights? Well, she's lucky that her dream man, childhood sweetheart,
and long-time hubby are all the same guy, and nights are their secret. For
romance ranging from sweet to historical, contemporary to paranormal and more
join Dee on Nomad Authors. Contact Dee at dsknight@deesknight.com.
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Great post, Dee! And you're so right.. some of the worst villains don't even know they're villains. I look forward to the new book!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Alice! I hope you like it.
DeleteMet Daniel in book one and adored him. Looking forward to meeting Jonah.
ReplyDeleteThat's so nice, Suzanne--thank you!
DeleteBrenda, thank you for hosting me today!
ReplyDeleteDee, you are always a welcomed guest!
DeleteDee,
ReplyDeleteOne Woman Only sounds intriguing. I'll have to order it. I've got so many books to read, I may have to stop writing to get caught up on reading.... Nah Great interview!
I'm glad you enjoyed, Carol. Let the books pile up!
DeleteDee,
ReplyDeleteNice back story on, One Woman Only. I'm sure many adults can relate to that same situation with their parent.
As always, Only a Good Man Will Do, is a spicy, good read.
Callie
Callie, thank for coming by!
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