Last Saturday I created my hero, Brandon Reynolds. He has undergone a few a revisions and is now a Major in the USAF - they don't have US Army bases in the NW US. I guess they don't expect the Canadians to attack us. I also noticed the closed the US Navy Base in Idaho where my cousin was stationed. I guess they don't expect them to float down from Canada any more either.
Every hero needs a heroine. As this is a Medical Romance novella for Highland Press Brandon gets a heroine who works in medicine.
Màiri Grant is more than enough for him and proves you can't judge a book by its cover. Insulated by allegations that she isn't his type when he didn't know he had a type Brandon finds Màiri to be a puzzle. He isn't particulary attracted to her but there are those sparks.
Màiri is a Labor & Delivery Nurse/Certified Nurse Midwife/Critical Care flight trained nurse. He mistakes her mousy demeanor for a mousy attitude but he couldn't be more wrong. On a flight to pick up a pregnant woman in distress the husband becomes belligerent. Of course our hero steps in to defend his crew member but whose going to protect him from her?
Our intrepid heroine is wary of men, particularly big men like Brandon, who confuse her as much as they scare her. Her ex-hsuband thought he could beat into submission but it didn't work. He only succeeded in making her learn to defend herself and to doubt her worth. To compensate for the lack of love in her life Màiri has devoted years to developing her expertise as a nurse. Inwardly depressed over the lack of a family Màiri lavishes her love on the babies she helps deliver.
Màiri is content with her life until she meets Brandon who refuses to let her wallow in her self-pity and shows her another side of love. When her ex-husband returns to make her life miserable, Brandon decides she brightens his life and through her love and he won't let her retreat.
The true Màiri emerges and presses Brandon to live life to its fullest.
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4 comments:
Billie,
Sounds like a great story.
CC
Hi Billie!
A labor and delivery nurse--love it! Your story sounds exciting and fun.
And I read your previous post about the reader/writer event. Shy, you say? Next time look for me, I can't shut myself up to save my life!
:)
Renee
And you get extra bonus points for using the accents over the a in her name over and over again in a novel, that would have me pulling my hair out. Sounds like a fun story.
gj
Yep, there's army in the NW: Ft. Lewis. My cousin and 7 others trained Huey pilots for Vietnam from that army base. Today, there are rangers based out of Ft. Lewis and they get quite a bit of press.
http://www.lewis.army.mil/
Don't known about a navy base in Idaho. Mountain Home Air Force Base is there.
I love hearing about how you form your characters, and this hero will be just as yummy as your others!
Jacquie
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