Becky was the last character of Tamed Hearts to take shape. But she's arguably the strongest, both as a narrative character, and in terms of what she can do. The simplest shorthand term to describe her is probably 'action heroine'. ('Ice queen' also has some applicability.) Becky works with Cassie, and they've recently begun an … Continue reading Let’s Talk Characters, Part Four: Becky

Cassie is perhaps the central character of Tamed Hearts, Wild Souls. It is her actions which bring the werewolf power struggle over Graycliff to a head. Other than being a tall, pretty, curvy, busty redhead, she's utterly normal. She's not a witch, she has no special abilities, she's not the scion of some ancient bloodline. Cassie … Continue reading Let’s Talk Characters, Part Three: Cassie

Aaron is the last point-of-view character to make an appearance in Tamed Hearts, Wild Souls--but he was actually the first to take shape. After listening to Florence + The Machine's song "Howl"--which isn't about a werewolf, but it uses lots of werewolf imagery--the idea popped into my head that I wanted to write a werewolf … Continue reading Let’s Talk Characters, Part Two: Aaron

Tamed Hearts, Wild Souls has four point-of-view characters, and the first the reader meets is Karla Ramsey. Karla is a Hunter werewolf. After suffering a humiliating social setback in the Chicago pack where she was turned, Karla has sought the freedom of her own Pack, bringing her mate Drake along for the ride. Karla knows … Continue reading Let’s Talk Characters, Part One: Karla

First things, you'll notice the site change as I mess around with it--hopefully all these changes will be improvements. Beyond that, it's getting to the point where I ought to get a head start on talking up the book. As I've said before, I don't think I'm writing the next Great American Novel--Tamed Hearts is … Continue reading Let’s Talk Werewolves