Joshua & Jordan: A secondary Romance
I admit I was a little intimidated by the thought of
writing two love stories in one book and I knew that Beau and Sierra's relationship would take up
most of the page count so when I brainstormed
the back story for Jordan and Joshua I decided to make their romance a
"second-chance-at-love" story.
Jordan Peterson
Age 58
Born and raised in Roundup
Went steady with Joshua all through high school
Went away to college and earned a performing arts degree
Became a theatrical dance
Met her husband in California—an officer in the military.
Traveled the world with her husband
In her early thirties she was diagnosed with the same eye
disease
as Sierra Went blind in her early fifties
Her husband died of a heart attack two years ago
Owns a condo in Florida
She arrives in Roundup in July after hearing from friends
that Sierra is acting strangely
Jordan has a yellow lab seeing-eye dog named Molly
Joshua Adams
Age 58
Older brother to
Sarah Hart, matriarch of Thunder Ranch
Lives in a
smaller house on Thunder Ranch
He's responsible
for taking care of the cattle and bull-breeding operation
He moved to
Thunder Ranch after his sons' mother died in a car accident when the twins were
2 He's been in
love with Jordan since high school and has never gotten over her
In order to add
a little tension between the older couples' romance and the younger couples' I
made sure Sierra and Beau had different reactions to the older couple's
relationship.
Sierra is thrilled
her aunt and Joshua are getting along and hopes Joshua can convince her aunt to
move to Roundup and live there permanently. Sierra desperately wants her aunt close by to help her
navigate the rough waters ahead when she loses her eyesight.
Beau feels a bit differently. Ever since Jordan arrived in town his
father has been passing off his ranch duties to beau and duke in order to spend
time with Jordan. And if that isn’t
bad enough, Joshua warns Beau to keep his distance from Sierra because he
doesn’t want anything to ruin his second chance with Jordan. Beau is angry that his own father would
put himself first and not his own son.
With a setup
like that you can imagine that Beau and his father have a few confrontations,
but in the end, it's a romance and everyone must get their over
happy-ever-after.
As a reader….do you like secondary romances in your books?
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ReplyDeleteYes, I do love secondary romances. As long as they do not take the spotlight from the primary romances lol
ReplyDeleteYes, I do. As long they have happy ending. :)
ReplyDeleteYes, I do. I find it's more of an interesting read, when you have several storylines running in the same book. Thank you for the giveaway! :D
ReplyDeleteSecondary romances enhance the story.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning ladies--thanks for stopping by and reading my blog at Harlequin Junkie! I can tell you when I got the plot for my book in the Harts of the Rodeo series I was a little nervous--I'd never written a secondary romance in one of my previous books and I, too worried it would take away from the primary romance between the hero and the heroine. The readers will have to be the judges on how well I did :-) Have a great week everyone!
ReplyDeleteYes I very much like secondary romances in the books which I read.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway.
There are secondary characters that demands to have their own story told. I love the introduction of them as secondary characters. I want to know more about them and their stories.
ReplyDeleteI like secondary romances in my books because I always know another book will follow!
ReplyDeleteYes, as long as he take his own part :D
ReplyDeleteHappy Tuesday, everyone! It's looking like most of you enjoy secondary romances in your books as long as they don't over shadow the main hero and heroine. I've received reader e-mails in the past asking for secondary characters in some of my books to get their own story but usually in that case I haven't shown them with a love interest yet...food for thought with my future books :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for all your comments!
I do like secondary romances as long as that story doesn't overpower the main romance. I like how many authors (including you Marin) have written additional books based on earlier characters and romances.
ReplyDeleteLove second chance romances. We all deserve a second chance sometime.
ReplyDeleteI usually do like secondary romances. It can add another interesting spin on the story. Thanks for the post!
ReplyDeleteWhen done well, I really enjoy reading a secondary romance! Sequels featuring earlier books' secondary characters are nice too, but if a sweet secondary romance can be wrapped up in the same book as the main one, it's even better--instant(ish) gratification :)
ReplyDeleteIm enjoy reading a secondary romance, sometimes we have to give the chance, to look "before and after"
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway.
Secondary romances can make the story even more full of joy - love all the trials & tribulations too.
ReplyDeleteHappy Wednesday, Ladies--Thank you to all the new posters who dropped by since I last checked in! I do love using secondary characters in my books that could "possibly" have their own story down the road--The Cash Brothers--my new series for American Romance kicks off July 2013 and the six brothers all make an appearance in A Cowboy's Duty as the heroine's brothers. I received a lot of positive feedback about these guys and that encouraged me to approach my editor with a proposal for their stories...so it's true that sometimes readers' comments can influence what authors write next :-)
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Have a great day everyone!
I don't mind secondary romances in a story as long as they don't overshadow the main one.
ReplyDeleteYes i do. I like it when theres the secondary characters, you can feel the tension and passion between them. Its like reading two books in one. Love it!
ReplyDeleteGood morning everyone! Hope you all made it through hump day yesterday :-) With all the positive responses to including a secondary romance in a book I'm thinking we authors should be doing more of this....I can tell you that series like The Harts of the Rodeo--Born to Ride and The Codys: First Family of Rodeo have books that introduce other characters and hint about their romances in future books--one of the reasons I like not only writing a book for a series like this but reading them also.
ReplyDeleteHave a great day everyone...the weekend is coming!
Well, I enjoyed reading secondary romance, as long as it didn't take too much part and drawn the leading role instead.
ReplyDeleteThank u for this giveaway :)
Hi AmelArmeliana--welcome and thanks for dropping by the blog! I think you're like most readers--you like a secondary romance but you don't want thatcouple to upstage the main hero and heroine--I hope I accomplished that in Beau: Cowboy Protector.
ReplyDeleteI love, love secondary romance in a book. Thanks for the chance.
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