Tawdra Kandle's Blog - Posts Tagged "grumpy-sunshine"
Why I love writing grumpy guys . . .
A reader friend mentioned the other day that her favorite romance trope is grumpy heroes, and I am SO THERE FOR THIS.
I love writing grumpy guys who, through the Power of Love, become adorable teddy bears with the person for whom they've fallen hard.
I think the first time I wrote a grumpy/sunshine romance was THE PLAN (Crystal Cove Romances). Cooper had good reason to be a grouch; he'd been married twice, and neither had ended well. He was a single part-time dad, and he was most definitely NOT looking to change his relationship status when he decided to indulge in a one-night stand with Emmy, a hardworking single mama.
It was so much fun to watch Cooper melt for Emmy.
In my latest release, THE WANTED ONE, Wyatt is also a single daddy. He's a farmer, too, and struggling to keep custody of his feisty three-year-old while holding onto the family farm is what leads him to the idea of a fake marriage with Lucie.
I think what makes grumps so intriguing is that they're never bad dudes. They're actually noble good guys who've been dealt a rotten hand in life--so they've learned to protect their hearts by putting up barbed wire fences--AKA grumpiness.
My favorite moment with Wyatt is when Lucie, trying to make up for a simple misunderstanding that's morphed into something huge, cooks dinner and makes a total mess. She expects Wyatt to lose his cool, but instead, it turns into a pivotal point for the two of them. They begin to understand each other in ways neither had expected.
Yeah, I've got it bad for the grumps with marshmallow hearts. <3
I love writing grumpy guys who, through the Power of Love, become adorable teddy bears with the person for whom they've fallen hard.
I think the first time I wrote a grumpy/sunshine romance was THE PLAN (Crystal Cove Romances). Cooper had good reason to be a grouch; he'd been married twice, and neither had ended well. He was a single part-time dad, and he was most definitely NOT looking to change his relationship status when he decided to indulge in a one-night stand with Emmy, a hardworking single mama.
It was so much fun to watch Cooper melt for Emmy.
In my latest release, THE WANTED ONE, Wyatt is also a single daddy. He's a farmer, too, and struggling to keep custody of his feisty three-year-old while holding onto the family farm is what leads him to the idea of a fake marriage with Lucie.
I think what makes grumps so intriguing is that they're never bad dudes. They're actually noble good guys who've been dealt a rotten hand in life--so they've learned to protect their hearts by putting up barbed wire fences--AKA grumpiness.
My favorite moment with Wyatt is when Lucie, trying to make up for a simple misunderstanding that's morphed into something huge, cooks dinner and makes a total mess. She expects Wyatt to lose his cool, but instead, it turns into a pivotal point for the two of them. They begin to understand each other in ways neither had expected.
Yeah, I've got it bad for the grumps with marshmallow hearts. <3
