tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38836389.post5486754496567444319..comments2023-03-26T02:06:31.449-06:00Comments on At Home with Pamela Clare: I-Team Reading Challenge — Unlawful Contact chatPamela Clarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09308504469372100650noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38836389.post-18198979159954928622011-03-05T02:50:20.400-07:002011-03-05T02:50:20.400-07:00So I'm reading 'Extreme Exposure' (I k...So I'm reading 'Extreme Exposure' (I know, completely out of order!) on my way to uni and back home on the train... it's a bit difficult trying to keep the pages hidden from adjacent passengers who try and read your novel, especially when it gets steamy! Anyway, back to my point, do you think Kara looks like Jennifer Connelly? Black hair, green eyes, elfin-looking...? Random question, but Marc will understand.Reghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16283206784684493267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38836389.post-30540274208487013622011-03-04T21:33:05.977-07:002011-03-04T21:33:05.977-07:00Hi, Heather — Thanks so much for saying that! That...Hi, Heather — Thanks so much for saying that! That makes me feel good. <br /><br />I'm so glad you're coming out of the re-read feeling that way and not the opposite. :-)<br /><br />Are there any specific things that struck you this time through?<br /><br />As far as a MacKinnon's Rangers reread goes — absolutely! It's been longer for most folks since they've read those books than these.<br /><br />I need to do a reread myself, but I haven't had time. I'm kind of reading SURRENDER while writing DEFIANT. LOL!<br /><br />And instead of trivia, or in addition to trivia, we can have a "Match the Word to the Definition" Contest.<br /><br />1. Collishangie <br />a. a fecht<br />b. an argie-bargie that gets physical<br />c. a dance with fiddle music<br />d. a special kind of Scottish herding dog<br /><br />Wow, I'm really a geek because I find that hilarious!<br /><br />OK, back to Connor. He just saw Sarah for the first time. Been working on the same section all day.Pamela Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308504469372100650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38836389.post-9187559945812921062011-03-04T21:23:19.455-07:002011-03-04T21:23:19.455-07:00I'm anxiously awaiting "Breaking Point&qu...I'm anxiously awaiting "Breaking Point", but I don't know if anything can ever top "Unlawful Contact" for me. There's just something so special about this book, as I read, it's like I stop breathing, it grips me so powerfully...and it's not just Marc...everything about that book moves me. Megan's story and Sophie's story were so very powerful also, and Marc's story was the icing on the cake. I remember, when I was reading it, I cried in a few spots, and it was the first time, in a LONG time, that a book had made me so emotional. A book that can do that, is not one you easily forget. Also, I am usually not surprised in a book...I can generally figure out what's going to happen...but this one...well, let's just say, I didn't see it coming (don't want to spoil it for those who haven't read it).<br /><br />I did do the I-Team Reading Challenge, and I'm amazed at how re-reading these books, have seriously shown me what a truly gifted artist you are. Re-reading them make me look more closely at the nuances that I missed the first time around (because I was flipping the pages so fast to find out what was going to happen, during my first reading). I was able to savor the stories this time, and really appreciate the writing and the weaving of the tale.<br /><br />I say we definitely do this again, with MacKinnon's Rangers when Connor's book is about to come out, because I definitely want to re-read those as well.<br /><br />HeatherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38836389.post-20012604196504660932011-03-04T19:16:52.754-07:002011-03-04T19:16:52.754-07:00Hi, Ronlyn — I remember talking about that, too. I...Hi, Ronlyn — I remember talking about that, too. It was a cop who told me the dowel is only good for hitting people if they break in. Not very reassuring, is it?<br /><br />Sorry about the sushi. <br /><br />Hi, Mary — What a sweet thing to say! Thank you!<br /><br />Hi, Oklannie — Thanks for the birthday wishes. Since I didn't really have a birthday, I can't see that they could possibly be belated. LOL!<br /><br />So your devotion to Julian is at least in part a fidelity thing. I see... :-)<br /><br />That's okay. Don't go making yourself feel guilty. Be careful around Zach, though.<br /><br />Hi, Doreen — We'll be talking about Gabe next week, so get revved up. It sounds like you already are. :-)<br /><br />Thanks, everyone, for the fun chat!Pamela Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308504469372100650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38836389.post-11259656011639651662011-03-03T16:57:58.121-07:002011-03-03T16:57:58.121-07:00I can't help it...Naked Edge is my favorite an...I can't help it...Naked Edge is my favorite and on so many levels. Sigh! I can wait for Gabe...maybe I'll reread it again for the hundreth time just to get me through til his book comes up! <br />Marc and Julian are great too..somehow Gabe just struck a chord.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863670578476950142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38836389.post-7774099243729118272011-03-03T16:28:00.651-07:002011-03-03T16:28:00.651-07:00So sorry I missed the party on the first day of Ma...So sorry I missed the party on the first day of March. I've been inundated with extra hours at work. I would never ever ignore Marc on purpose. I've read the I-Team series several times (always in order!!) and just recently reread Unlawful Contact again. It is a beautiful love story between Marc and Sophie. I could probably fall in love with Marc myself BUT I have never ever like a cheater and my heart b elongs to Julian (at least until I meet Zach!). After each new hero is introduced, I tend to do a reassessment. Gabe gave me heart palpitations and I had guilty feelings for weeks. But each and every one of these guys is a steal-your-heart kinda guy. I love their friendships, their banter and loyalty and determination to right the wrongs. Of course, they have the best of strong women supporting them and guiding them and loving them! The I-Team won me over from the very beginning and it's not hard to take "reread challenges"!! Bring it on anytime! <br /><br />P.S. and most important: BELATED BIRTHDAY WISHES PAMELA!!!! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed your special day and received special gifts! Wishing you many, many more!!!oklananniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04619399949613870109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38836389.post-92196340304847759702011-03-03T12:54:25.978-07:002011-03-03T12:54:25.978-07:00Hi Pamela!
Just wanted to tell you how I love Unla...Hi Pamela!<br />Just wanted to tell you how I love Unlawful Contact (and every other book that you've ever written). It was one of my first Romantic Suspense books and it sucked me right in (yeah, Marc popped my RS-cherry and he was really good lol)! I really really appreciate the research and effort you put into every book. With every new book you point out another dreadful issue I hadn't really been aware of. They are always real eye-opener to me. Oh, and you write some of the best heroes out there! They are such tough and strong guys but they still need their heroine's love. So adorable! Ok, I think I'm done with praising you, even though I could go on. :) Keep up your marvelous work! Can't wait for Breaking Point!ClaudiaGChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626304738737635844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38836389.post-6613759305207661402011-03-03T12:18:46.325-07:002011-03-03T12:18:46.325-07:00Pamela
You're my hero.Pamela<br />You're my hero.Mary Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09470057739043473942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38836389.post-65560629113971149962011-03-03T12:17:28.893-07:002011-03-03T12:17:28.893-07:00Hi Pamela!
Just wanted to tell you how I love Unla...Hi Pamela!<br />Just wanted to tell you how I love Unlawful Contact (and every other book you've ever written)! It was one of my first Romantic Suspense books and I got sucked right in (yeah, so Marc popped my RS-cherry and he was very good lol)! I really really appreciate how much research and effort you put in every book. And with every new book you point out a new dreadful issue of which I hadn't really been aware of. Oh, and you do some of the best heroes out there. They are so tough and strong but still need their heroine's love. Absolutely adorable! Thank you so much for all that! Ok, I think I'm finished now with praising you (even though I could go on)! :)<br />So, keep up the great work!ClaudiaGChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626304738737635844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38836389.post-55482301220196174182011-03-03T10:01:26.926-07:002011-03-03T10:01:26.926-07:00YAY for seeing Ben's film in NYC!! SO COOL!!
...YAY for seeing Ben's film in NYC!! SO COOL!!<br />And, sadly, no. No sushi for me yesterday. I'll have to drag my honey out this weekend to satisfy that UC induced craving. LOL. He likes when I satisfy my PC induced cravings.<br /><br />I remember talking about the scene where Marc broke into Sophie's apartment because I remember once again calling you and saying, "Is it REALLY that easy to do?!" and you confirmed having been told that the only thing that stick in the door is good for is to smack the intruder...much like Marc told Sophie. I'm still faintly horrified by that thought each time I lock my slider.Ronlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16937414991346429988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38836389.post-32487083675607195462011-03-03T09:33:08.384-07:002011-03-03T09:33:08.384-07:00Hi, Wendy — Thanks so much for joining in the disc...Hi, Wendy — Thanks so much for joining in the discussion.<br /><br />Interesting that several people mentioned the scene where Marc broke in to Sophie's apartment. I'll need to go back and look at that and figure out what's so fun about it. LOL!<br /><br />Personally, I like the fact that you can't decide whom to love more. <br /><br />It is a TERRIBLE CHALLENGE for an author to follow up a beloved book and an favorite hero. I remember wondering how I could possibly top Julian. The answer is not in topping him (unless we're talking about sex, um...) it's about creating heroes who are unique, dynamic and sexy as hell in their own right who can be EQUAL to Julian (or Nicholas and Iain in the historicals). <br /><br />It's a nice problem to have, I guess, but it's VERY intimidating for an author.<br /><br />Re: Shackling of pregnant and laboring inmates... Yes, no tub, no shower, no walking the hall. In one case when a woman needed to walk, the guard made her do it with the shackles on her ankles so that she ended up with blistered, raw ankles in addition to labor pain -- that's absolutely medieval!<br /><br />In another case a woman started to hemorrhage and her heartbeat slowed almost fatally, but she was chained to the bed and the guard was taking a leak... The doctor got on the bed with a hacksaw to try to save her life. (The guard returned in time to unshackle her, but she and the baby almost died.)<br /><br />In another case (this in the 8th circuit and the cause of a huge lawsuit that the inmate won), a female guard chained an inmate to the bed by both ankles (spread eagle) and one wrist. She forced the inmate to labor chained spread-eagle on her back like that despite pleas from the medical staff to unlock her. The guard refused and wouldn't even unshackle her to let her use the toilet. The woman suffered damage to her pelvis as a result and sued and won.<br /><br />Having given birth with no drugs, not even an IV, I cannot imagine the pain of being chained onto your back.<br /><br />So I got into work this morning to find a letter from an inmate telling me that the guard used a belly belt and full restraints on her when they took her to a prenatal visit. But that's illegal. The guard insisted it wasn't illegal, but he is wrong. How do I know?<br /><br />I wrote the law.<br /><br />So I called DOC and I'm working on that today. Sigh.Pamela Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308504469372100650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38836389.post-71686990789755554472011-03-02T22:04:17.066-07:002011-03-02T22:04:17.066-07:00Checking in to report I will begin to re-read UC t...Checking in to report I will begin to re-read UC this week, probably. But it hasn't been long since I last re-read it. I'm a pages-falling-out fan LOL.<br /><br />It was SO WONDERFUL to go ahead and pick up UC for the first time back over a year ago, thinking, "Well, this guy can't be any Julian, but whatever." <br /><br />...And then discover that, Damn, he is just as sexy, just as funny, just as warm, just as romantic, just as everything as Julian. I absolutely love them both equally. And it's fun to let my mind wander and try to decide who's my favorite. I'll never get there.<br /><br />Favorite scene? Actually I love Marc breaking into Sophie's house. I loved that he knew he shouldn't but did anyway, and how he looked her over, already back in love with her from high school, and I loved the anger flare-up that suddenly became passionate on the floor. Nice!<br /><br />This book also got me thinking about inmates and their rights. Something I never considered before. Another true crime case captured my attention around the same time as UC, and between the two I did an awful lot of study and research and I have what I think are really interesting and enlightened opinions on the matter. My husband and I talked about it together quite a bit.<br /><br />Also, shackling during labor? I spent almost all 10 hours of my labor in the shower. I can't imagine someone telling me, "No. That's not an option for you. Stay in bed." Those poor women!Wendynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38836389.post-69473331258280002792011-03-02T20:25:23.924-07:002011-03-02T20:25:23.924-07:00Hi, Doreen — There’s no doubt that the children of...Hi, Doreen — There’s no doubt that the children of women in prison suffer, even if they’re already born when their mothers are incarcerated. Kids whose mothers are in prison have a much higher chance of landing in prison themselves one day. It’s an extremely complex issue, with women facing an entirely different set of obstacles to rehabilitation than men face, and a system that doesn’t do enough for these kids. It’s heartbreaking.<br /><br />Gabe will be next Wednesday. So hopefully you can join us then. And congrats on making it through all of the books. Is NAKED EDGE your favorite?<br /><br />Ronlyn, dear, you and Kara crack me up! Did you take care of your UC-induced sushi craving? :-)<br /><br />Hi, P2 — Thanks so much for posting. And thanks for sharing your point of view about that. I'm glad you feel that way. Like I said, I'm not writing political books at all but taking objective journalism on a subject and fleshing it into fiction.<br /><br />It’s therapeutic for me because seeing some of these things is very, very hard. <br /><br />I'm so glad to know you've enjoyed the stories!<br /><br />So a teeny bit of news from here: I just bought tickets to go see Benjy’s senior thesis film on 5/13. So 10 days after BP comes out, I’ll be in NY seeing my son’s film. That’s kind of exciting!Pamela Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308504469372100650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38836389.post-69816155606248468942011-03-02T20:18:54.023-07:002011-03-02T20:18:54.023-07:00Hi, Alison — Congrats on finishing the re-read, bu...Hi, Alison — Congrats on finishing the re-read, but, yes, perhaps you needed to budget them out a bit. Only 61 days and a few odd hours till BREAKING POINT is out.<br /><br />It's actually two months from tomorrow. Woohoo!<br /><br />I'm glad you enjoyed those aspects of the story. Was UC the first I-Team book you read?<br /><br />Hi, Kara — So the Captain of Team Marc finally decides to show up. LOL!<br /><br />Sorry to hear your son lost his manuscript. I hope everything is okay now. That is a traumatic experience for any writer.<br /><br />I laughed out loud reading your post, Kara. So you think the character's name is Marc? LOL!<br /><br /><br />I forgot about the “Pistol Pants” bit. How like a man to turn every discussion into a penis reference. LOL! <br /><br />I can see how as a teacher you could feel a connection with the kids that Marc and Sophie are -- or Hunt and Sophie at that time. And stories like Marc and Megan's are all too common. You know much more about that than I do, GF. <br /><br />Sophie's arrest was so fun to write, because I got to use all my juicy (and brief) time behind bars to flesh it out. (I used more of it for the scenes where Marc is behind bars, including the guy who screaming and kicking his cell door. IRRITATING!)<br /><br />As for Sophie's hatred of loathsome spiders, are you implying somehow that it's related to MY hatred of loathsome spiders? Each one is a tiny bit of Satan let run loose upon the earth. EW! Clearly, Sophie has a very sensible approach to arachnids.<br /><br />Hope swimming lessons went well, Kara, and thanks for taking time to hang with us.Pamela Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308504469372100650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38836389.post-31620425705571685942011-03-02T19:17:24.664-07:002011-03-02T19:17:24.664-07:00What i like about these books is that they make yo...What i like about these books is that they make you really think about these issues. Especially Unlawful Contact.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15545667257818027091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38836389.post-40961337987143264642011-03-02T17:15:05.032-07:002011-03-02T17:15:05.032-07:00~snicker~
Kara blames ME for her not showing up e...~snicker~<br /><br />Kara blames ME for her not showing up earlier. I have the email to prove it.Ronlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16937414991346429988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38836389.post-80961356227011916112011-03-02T17:13:24.895-07:002011-03-02T17:13:24.895-07:00Well Pamela...I have finished the I-Team reading c...Well Pamela...I have finished the I-Team reading challenge. Revisiting these books on a regular basis is a must for me. Unlawful Contact was one of those books that makes you think hard about the abuse and perfidities heaped on our most vulnerable of all citizens...our babies. Every baby who is born in prison already has a tough start in life. The mothers have already been dealt their sentences and unfortuately, the children are sentenced too. In my mind, they're the injured party in all of this. <br />I really loved Marc and Sophie as a couple. Setting the story from the beginning of their romance makes it so much more satisfying and of course getting a peek into their future lives is the best. You are a master of your craft Pamela! (Now...when do we get to talk about Gabe??)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863670578476950142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38836389.post-41238693898347238192011-03-02T17:08:54.689-07:002011-03-02T17:08:54.689-07:00I am so sorry that I am late. I will blame it on t...I am so sorry that I am late. I will blame it on teens (well, mine), the fact that my own in-house author accidentally deleted his newest book (major trauma) a few days ago, and work, work, work. <br />PC, I'm not sure if you are aware of this, but I rather enjoyed UC. I've read it a time or twelve, including just last week. There is one character in particular that gets my attention every time. I think his name is Marc, or something like that.<br /> "And then it hit her -a terrible possibility. Marc and Julian facing one another. Both armed." LOVE that.<br /> "But when you say "Pistol Pants" were your referring to my firearm - or my gun." LOL!<br /> Lots of great moments to make you smile, but the reason this book is such a winner is that it stays with you long, LONG after you've read it. My heart races everytime I read the book, as if maybe this time the outcome will not be as happy. ;) Marc's childhood is so similar to some of the kids I work with, I can't help but feel an attachment.<br />"And then it hit her. This was goodbye." Oh, someone hand me a tissue!! I ALWAYS get scared when Sophie is arrested, as if I'm going with her. (And, yes, Julian is SO wonderful with her throughout.) <br />This is most definitely one of my very favorite books of all time. LOVE it. I could go on (and on and on and on), but duty calls. Must go to swim lessons. I do have one question - "The word phobia impies there's something abnormal about my reaction to spiders - horrid little monsters!" Does that sound like someone very, VERY close to you?<br /><br />Sincerely,<br /> Capt, Team MarcKara Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12056143467787741990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38836389.post-62583728979188395152011-03-02T15:47:28.428-07:002011-03-02T15:47:28.428-07:00I'm Team Marc all the way! I've loved him...I'm Team Marc all the way! I've loved him since the prologue, when he protected Sophie and was so sweet with her. <br /><br />I was so happy at the end when I saw he and Julian were BFFs! He deserves all the good things in life after all he did to protect his baby sister! When he got his car back...that was perfect! <br /><br />I loved Sophie too! The love she showed Marc when he told her his experiences in prison. She was a tough little cookie too...helping Marc investigate what happened to his sister. <br /><br />I'm a little sad...I shouldn't have re-read these books so fast! Now I'm stuck waiting...for Breaking Point.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04880217776003138559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38836389.post-88802714133143839712011-03-02T13:38:17.067-07:002011-03-02T13:38:17.067-07:00Hi, Beanbag Love — Terrific to see you here!
I kn...Hi, Beanbag Love — Terrific to see you here!<br /><br />I know the I-Team has been hit-and-miss for you, but I'm so glad you enjoyed this one enough to reread it even.<br /><br />And you're 100 percent right on about the prison jokes. There is nothing funny at all. One man whose plight I almost reported on was beaten so badly that his heel bone was entirely crushed along with his rib cage. He was in the hospital for <i>months.</i><br /><br />People shouldn't be sentences to rape or sodomy or physical abuse or the loss of a baby. The loss of freedom by itself is enough. Good for you for helping people to remember that.<br /><br />That climax scene at the end -- just the violent part of it, not the teary "death" scene -- took three three-day weekends to write. No joke. Getting the action right and the emotions layered in there... <br /><br />Thanks so much for stopping by! :-)<br /><br />Hi, AHZ1 — A weird life is more like it. LOL! It works as fodder for fiction, though. <br /><br />Congrats on finishing three books in the challenge. Enjoy NAKED EDGE!Pamela Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308504469372100650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38836389.post-20778436872564806632011-03-02T13:30:38.312-07:002011-03-02T13:30:38.312-07:00Hi, Tori — Thanks for the birthday wishes!
So you...Hi, Tori — Thanks for the birthday wishes!<br /><br />So you lost your I-Team virginity to Marc. Nice! I take it it was good for you. LOL!<br /><br />Some readers do find it hard to choose between Julian and Marc. <br /><br />As for prologues and epilogues... A prologue completely depends on the needs of the story. NAKED EDGE has a prologue; BREAKING POINT doesn't. <br /><br />But epilogues are a necessity. As a reader, I want to SEE the h/H living their HEA. I want to have as many threads as possible resolved. As a writer, I want to FEEL that HEA along with them, after having been through hell with them for 400 pages. I need it as much as readers do. :-)<br /><br />Congrats on finishing the challenge! I really wish BREAKING POINT were coming out sooner. <br /><br />And thanks for your kind words about the bill. Knowing that the situation is different because of something I did — I can't tell you how that makes me feel.<br /><br />Hi, Mary G — Interesting! Some people were turned off by the description of him as a convicted murderer. I'm so glad you went past that.<br /><br />Too cool that you connected with Kristie J! I love that woman! She has done so much to support my books for so long. Please tell her hi for me next time you talk to her. :-)<br /><br />Hi, Bethany — Congrats on finishing the challenge! I'm glad you've enjoyed the books, and I'm glad UNLAWFUL touched you. <br /><br />Sometimes stories that push us out of our comfort zones — if handled well — become the books we enjoy the most because they take us someplace new. I'm not sure why you connected with UC the way you did, but I'm glad that you did. :-)<br /><br />I understand what you mean about the ending. But, yes, for me to get Marc into law enforcement and have him connect with Julian the way they did, he couldn't be on parole (which can have nightmarish limitations, including not being able to see Megan). Still, I totally understand how sentencing him to another six months or a couple of years of parole might have felt a bit more realistic.<br /><br />I think, too, by the end, I was so engaged in them, I just wanted them to be together. <br /><br />I appreciate your honesty! :-)<br /><br />And thanks so much for posting!Pamela Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308504469372100650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38836389.post-91114651483782588882011-03-02T13:12:31.946-07:002011-03-02T13:12:31.946-07:00Hi, Crystal — Sorry to hear your books are falling...Hi, Crystal — Sorry to hear your books are falling apart. I remember loving Kathleen Woodiwiss's SHANNA to death as a teenager. When the pages from the love scenes start falling out, you know you have a problem.<br /><br />I'm sorry to hear about your brother. I think when someone has a family member in prison, the entire family "does time" with them. I can completely see how that would influence your emotions toward Marc. ((((Hugs))))<br /><br />After the book came out, I got an e-mail from a reader, who told me that her brother was serving time in Colorado and had been subject to some of the violence described in UNLAWFUL CONTACT. I was about to look into it for her as a journalist and ride DOC hard about it, when they moved him to a different facility. So these issues do affect real people.<br /><br />And thanks so much for your sweet words. I'm so glad the story moved you so deeply.<br /><br />RONLYN! Your pretty roses have been a comfort for me today. Thank you! I hugged them and buried my nose in them. <br /><br />So, about the Jag shag, er... the book.<br /><br />Those prison escape scenes were so hard to write! OMG! To make it feel immediate and terrifying, while at the same time having that conflict inside Marc about what he's doing to er... Not easy. I think I spent two or three months on the first five chapters of this book. Seriously!<br /><br />I remember that phone call. Can I come out of hiding now? LOL!<br /><br />Hi, Chele — Another reader who loved the prologue. I'm so glad! I didn't want it to come across as corny, and yet it needed to have that innocence and sense of nostalgia to it. <br /><br />And, yay! You liked the "hotdog" mention. LOL!<br /><br />Their first post-reunion sex scene was a tough one to write. I wanted so much from it emotionally. I wanted to drive it to a place my love scenes hadn't gone before. And it finally came to me -- the touch that I felt pushed it at least close to where I wanted it to be. And that was when he said, "Help, Sophie! Help me!" He doesn't even know why he's saying it or what he needs from her.<br /><br />We'll have to see what you think of BREAKING POINT. EGADS! Will it ever be May?!?Pamela Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308504469372100650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38836389.post-39990920893906923532011-03-02T12:32:29.215-07:002011-03-02T12:32:29.215-07:00Hi, Tonya — Goodness! I don't even know what t...Hi, Tonya — Goodness! I don't even know what to say. Favorite book ever? That's amazing.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I'm so glad you were rooting for Sophie to spit the pill out. I wanted that to be a tense moment. I did get a LOT of dings about that, and I understand people want to see women be responsible. But there's being responsible, and there's loving someone. And sometimes those two things conflict. We all know Sophie would take care of a baby by herself if she had to. And we know she's surrounded by good friends who would take care of her. So, I didn't really see it as an irresponsible action on her part.<br /><br />And thank you so much for spreading the word. It's very hard to get ahead as an author. My dream — my biggest goal in life — is to write full time. I have so many stories I want to tell and share, and I just can't get to them because of my day job. So every time you mention the books to another reader, it helps me reach that goal. THANK YOU!<br /><br />Disappearing again to edit... (Snore.)Pamela Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308504469372100650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38836389.post-37486872327312991202011-03-02T12:23:51.364-07:002011-03-02T12:23:51.364-07:00You sure do lead a fascinating life.
I just fini...You sure do lead a fascinating life. <br /><br />I just finished Unlawful Contact this week. I really enjoyed it. I loved both Sophie and Marc. It was so very touching when Marc called Sophie sprite. Marc and Julian - so cute as best buds. <br /><br />So, 3 books done on the challenge. Can't wait to read Naked Edge!ahz1https://www.blogger.com/profile/11505896406100655284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38836389.post-88460241993434259632011-03-02T12:21:26.582-07:002011-03-02T12:21:26.582-07:00Hi, Reg — I'm happy you wrote something long. ...Hi, Reg — I'm happy you wrote something long. Work has been STUPID this week, and right now I'm taking a moment to escape. And thank you for the birthday wishes! :-)<br /><br />I think I do remember those "Marc Forever!" comments. <br /><br />I loved all those moments in the story, too. As an author, I write a scene and never know how people will perceive it. I don't plot much, so the story really happens inside my imagination and heart. (I think there's actually a hidden bodily organ that combines those two.) Then I put it on the page and I just don't know if people will see everything I tried to put there.<br /><br />My fave part of the cabin scene when he first calls her sprite: their hands subtly shifting from him pinning her down by her wrists to the two of them interlocking fingers and holding hands. (I describe it better in the story. LOL!)<br /><br />That's the sort of thing I wonder: will readers see that or zip right over it.<br /><br />I'm glad you were with me on her spitting the pill out. I thought hard about what she would do, really put myself in her shoes. And there was never any doubt how she would act. If that's all the time in the world she gets with him, why would she give up that chance to have his baby and to let him be a father. He has some good arguments against it, but his sex drive and passion for her overrides his reason. LOL!<br /><br />I had fun showing Julian slowly hating Marc less (i.e., the ultrasound). <br /><br />And of course one big scene for me was Julian revealing himself and confronting Marc up at the camp in the mountains. I teased you all for endless chapters about what would happen when the two of them finally faced off. That was a fun scene to write.<br /><br />The sushi scene was fun, too, and involved some cameos of friends of mine.<br /><br />Hi, Jess — I'm so glad that UC brought you into the I-Team. And I'm thrilled that you thought about it for days after finishing it. That's always my hope — the my stories will stay in readers hearts.<br /><br />Sorry I have to keep popping out and popping in. I keep stealing moments. We're putting the paper to press.<br /><br />Be back again soon!Pamela Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308504469372100650noreply@blogger.com