MUSE MONDAY
I'm so pleased to welcome back Lexi Post. She always has a fun post.
As an author, I always put a lot of thought into the naming
of my characters, whether they are cowboys (Cole) or aliens (Davos). Sometimes
the names come to me before their story. Sometimes they don’t tell me their
names until I’m in the middle of writing the story, but the name always ends up
fitting the character perfectly…at least in my mind. But what about their
occupations?
Some are a given, cowboy, rancher, firefighter, Coast Guard rescue
swimmer, but others are more difficult. And what about the women that love them
flaws and all? Should they have a brainer career? A military career? A sexy
career? Should they have a college education, master’s degree, or simply high
school, if that? The only time the occupation is absolutely easy is when it influences
the plot; otherwise, it really is about the character’s personality. In my new Last Chance Ranch boxed set, I have a
cowboy/firefighter and a bookkeeper for a nudist resort, a cowboy/rancher and
an off-the-grid animal whisperer, and a firefighter/cowboy and an animal
rescuer. So where do you stand on character occupations and education? Any
preferences?
Always, Lexi
Last Chance Ranch
blurb:
Welcome to Last Chance Ranch, created for rescued horses,
home of rescued hearts.
Cole Hatcher, the cowboy firefighter who has already had a
second chance with Lacey, has once again let his mother come between them. It’s
not until Lacey spends Christmas with Angel that Cole realizes
it’s his last chance at forever with the woman he loves.
Soon to be divorced Trace Williams doesn’t usually find
himself attracted to women who point a shotgun at him, but when he meets
Whisper Adams, the squatter who has no social skills but a unique ability to
communicate with animals, he’s intrigued. Unfortunately, there’s a reason she’s
living off the grid, and she soon becomes Trace’s Trouble. With
his heart in tatters once again, he has to decide if he’s going take one last
chance on love.
Firefighter Bo Fletcher knows better than to get involved
with a woman he rescued from a burning building. Unfortunately, when animal
rescuer Dana Wilson shows up at the fire station to give him a piece of her
mind, sparks fly that he can’t put out, and she is soon dubbed Fletcher’s
Flame. Now as fires seem to follow in her footsteps, he’s got one last
chance to gain her trust or lose her forever.
But Lexi's first love is romance novels so she married her two first loves, romance and the classics. From hot paranormals to sizzling cowboys to hunks from out of this world, Lexi provides a sensuous experience with a “whole lotta story.”
Lexi is living her own happily ever after with her husband and her cat in Florida. She makes her own ice cream every weekend, loves bright colors, and you will never see her without a hat.
Thank you for having me, Brenda :-)
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DeleteLexi, great occupations! Your books sound great and the covers... Yum!
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