What the Heart Holds Safe
War and the conflicts I write about are never pretty. It is one of the decisions I must make as a conscientious writer: how much to show?
I write romance genre novels and short stories, so the answer is—not much.
In telling this Delta Force romance, I decided to get a little down and a little dirty. I lifted the curtain a bit to see what lies beneath.
Much to my own surprise what I discovered was a depth and power of emotion that is often hard to capture.
Deek and Cindy’s love story is one of a hard past and a worse present. It is about recognizing love even when it feels impossible.
Perhaps that’s what I was writing about, finding hope even when it feels as if there isn’t any—because there always is. Even if sometimes it feels like it’s taking a while to g
