Let’s Get Ready to Ride
If I said it once, I’ve said it a million times. Being an author involves far more than writing a story. As a craft and a profession, writing has several moving parts. During the process, many of those parts seemed to spin in their own universe at different speeds with no connecting path. Well, today, I’m happy to yank one of those moving parts out of orbit and connect it to a piece I have stationary.
I have been wanting to talk about this for months but couldn’t. I couldn’t even give hints of any real substance. But I can today. I can’t spill all the tea, but I have a couple of cups that are steaming hot. However, let me cool my jet to do this properly. It’s been a while since I’ve introduced myself. I’m Genevive Chamblee, and I’m the creator of the blog, Creole Bayou. I’m also a novelist—specifically, I write sports romance. I didn’t always write in that subgenre. Well, I guess in a way I did, but I just didn’t know it. I frequently had athletes or sports elements, but these components were shadowed in the background. It wasn’t until I wrote Out of the Penalty Box that I brought it to the heart of my stories. And I guess, it’s fair to say that I’m best known for my hockey romances. Before then, much of my writing was contemporary romance with adventure and sometimes the occult.
But what does any of that have to do with anything? Well… A couple years ago, I wrote a short story. There’s a whole story behind the story, but I won’t get into it here. The important thing is that the short story sat in a folder for a couple of years. I visited it several times over the years, and it came to nothing—until last year. I decided to pull it out for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo or NaNo) and give it an honest go at repair/transformation/overhaul or whatever one wants to call it. It needed serious work, and I was determined to put in the time and effort. I didn’t complete it for NaNo, but I got it together by the end of the year. It became a blend of all of my writing loves. The results are…well… not your typical romance. Let me put it this way. If Brokeback Mountain, 8 Seconds, Poltergeist, and Supernatural all had an orgy, this would be the love child.
DEMON RODEO
Coming September 5, 2024
Hang on to your bootstraps, because things are about to start bucking. And that’s no bull.
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Out of the Penalty Box (book #1) One minute in the box or a lifetime out. Defending the Net (book #2) Crossing the line could cost the game. Ice Gladiators (book #3) When the gloves come off, the games begin. Penalty Kill (book #4) Let the pucker begin. Future Goals (book #5) The future lies between a puck and a net.About the Author:
Hi, I’m Genevive, a blogger and contemporary sports romance author. My home is in South Louisiana. If you like snark and giggles with a touch of steamy Cajun and Creole on the side, I may have your poison in my stash of books. Drop by the bayou and have a look around. The pirogues are always waiting for new visitors.
