May 5, 2025
Which of your characters do you have the biggest crush on?
I fall in love with most of my characters.
Even several of the villains. (Or maybe they never crossed the line from being a bad guy to a true villain.) But a few stand out.
If you’ve followed me for long, you know about how much I love Harmony Duprie, my ex-librarian turned internet researcher, turned female sleuth. I’ve mentioned more than once how I’d love to spend a quiet summer’s day with her, sitting on her steps, drinking ice tea, and swapping stories. But while she’d be a good friend, she’s not my crush. Even Eli, her good-looking retired Army Ranger boyfriend, now tech company owner, doesn’t qualify as my main crush. (In fact, I often worried about not giving him the attention he deserved.)
Neither Dot nor Gavin from Wolves’ Pawn qualifies either. As they were the main characters in the first book I released, you’d think they’d have a special place in my heart, and they do. But not as crushes. They were made for each other, and I was an outsider from day one.
But a very secondary character stuck with me.
Lori Grenville only appeared in two or three chapters of Wolves’ Pawn. She was sassy and unafraid of authorities in any form. She was also averse to recognition, preferring to work behind the scenes. But she wormed her way into my brain.
It wasn’t until four years later that Lori demanded her own book. Of course, the story went a different direction than I’d planned. And as I wrote it, I developed a crush on her. She may have been the runt of the litter, but had developed the skills and attitude to stand up to the biggest opponents. (And allies.) She was a master of manipulation, but used the tactic sparingly. I’ve always loved the underdog, and if you looked up underdog in the dictionary, you’d find her picture next to the definition. And I absolutely love her. But …
You know he’s going to make an appearance.
Jake Hennessey, He always shows up. Jake is my gentleman, sometimes down-on-his-luck, jewel thief. He’s very much the bad boy with a heart of gold and an interesting set of ethics who I kept trying to write out of the Harmony Duprie stories, unsuccessfully.
But what makes him my top crush is how much he loved Harmony. He loved her enough to let her go, right into the arms of his cousin, who would be better able to take care of her. This, despite the fact that he’d sacrificed his own future to protect hers. She’d never known. No one, beside me and him, knew. (Well, and maybe any of you that read all the Harmony and Jake books.) How could I not have a crush on him?
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May 5, 2025
Which of your characters do you have the biggest crush on?
It’s funny how a figment of your imagination can worm its way into your life. Before I was a writer, I wouldn’t have believed it could. Yet now, I can’t get some of them out of my head.
Yes. They become dear friends if not more.
Jake is such a sweetheart. You can tell he holds the top spot, from your other posts.
He was supposed to be a throwaway character, Mentioned in book one and never appear again. Instead, I had to fight to keep him from taking over the series.