Leo
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Susan Mallery:
Just finished Built to Last and so disappointed. Marisa and Aaron are way too good characters for such a short work. So, teasing/joking aside, do they appear in other works? Will they be returning?
Susan Mallery
Hi, Leo. Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed Built to Last. That story was part of Harlequin's "More than Words" program honoring extraordinary women doing extraordinary things. Each novella was inspired by a real-life woman, and the authors who participated were asked to work that woman's charity into the story.
Built to Last was written in honor of Dena, who was then director of Motheread/Fatheread, an organization that promotes family bonding through literacy. An amazing woman!
When an author is asked to write a novella for an anthology, we're given a very specific word count, so Marissa and Aaron's story was about 50 pages long. I loved them both and would've enjoyed writing a longer love story for them, but it wasn't meant to be. :) Their story was a standalone romance.
Susan
Built to Last was written in honor of Dena, who was then director of Motheread/Fatheread, an organization that promotes family bonding through literacy. An amazing woman!
When an author is asked to write a novella for an anthology, we're given a very specific word count, so Marissa and Aaron's story was about 50 pages long. I loved them both and would've enjoyed writing a longer love story for them, but it wasn't meant to be. :) Their story was a standalone romance.
Susan
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