When Plans Fall Through
by Rebecca Brooks In my new release Wrong Bed, Right Brother, my hero Noah Miller is a Type A, pen-in-hand, map-the-course, Total Planaholic. Raise your hand if you can relate. (Me. It’s my hand that’s waving wildly in the air.) Noah is a running coach full of discipline and drive. He’s completely focused on accomplishing… Read More
What’s Up With Rose?
I saw the tweet sometime in between books two and three in my Accidental Love series. A reader wanted to know: “What’s up with Rose?” It was a good question. In the first book in the series, Wrong Bed, Right Roommate, Rose talks a big talk like she’s happy with her boyfriend, Jason. But her… Read More
Behind The Scenes with My Characters
I don’t know exactly what prompted me to write about a ballet dancer, only that once I had the idea, I couldn’t get it out of my head. It just felt…right! Talia came to me fully formed as a character, with her energy, her bendy yoga in the living room, and her total inability to… Read More
What’s Your Life in Romance Tropes?
by Rebecca Brooks There are so many different kinds of romance I LOVE reading about but would never want anything to do with in real life. Alpha billionaires. Motorcycle bad boys. Anything paranormal— unless they can fly and take me with them, that would be cool! I’ve never had an opposites attract or enemies-to-lovers situation… Read More
The Secret to a Great Sex Scene
by Rebecca Brooks I. love. writing. about. sex. I sometimes hear authors say they find sex scenes awkward to write. I get it. It’s hard to know what to get the characters to do. It can feel silly. And what if people I KNOW are going to read this?!? (True story: my dad reads everything… Read More
10 Fun Facts about MAKE ME BEG – plus a contest!
by Rebecca Brooks I love sunflowers just as much as Mack does! They’re so cheerful, I can’t help but smile. I’m not from Oregon, my parents are both alive and well, and staying up late and talking to strangers are two of my least favorite things, which means I’d hate working at bar. But even… Read More
Why I Love Writing About the Outdoors
by Rebecca Brooks Mountains. Skiing. Hiking. Travel. I love to explore new places, whether it’s trekking in the Himalayas, the Andes, and the Alps or finding woodsy trails and small towns closer to home in New York. Is it any wonder the characters in my new Men of Gold Mountain series are always up for… Read More
Getting To Happily Ever After
by Rebecca Brooks I love taking characters out of their elements and throwing them into unfamiliar situations. It gives them the chance to experience something new and discover aspects of themselves they never knew existed. But then I inevitably wind up with a problem. If the hero and heroine have stepped out of their lives… Read More