I am well into writing the first draft of Tempted by a Rogue Prince, which is the third book in the Eternal Mates romance series, and I’ve just passed the 70,000 word barrier, and one HOT love scene! I’m on schedule, which is awesome, and I’m hoping to wrap up the first draft of the novel by the end of next week.

As many of you probably already know, Tempted by a Rogue Prince is Vail and Rosalind’s story, and it’s set in the Fifth Realm of the demons in Hell. This book is everything I expected it to be from knowing the characters. It’s filled with angst, and a balance of light and dark, but as the story progresses, it’s getting lighter, and I have to admit that it’s wonderful seeing Vail slowly beginning to heal and learning how to accept the presence of magic in his mate.

Of course, he still has his little moments, but I have faith that Rosalind is going to be able to get him to step back from the brink and start on the path to healing.

I’ve had requests for another teaser from the book, and since so many of you asked nicely, I’ll post a shorter one today.

Oh… and now you’ll know Vail’s nickname for Rosalind!

Remember… it’s all unedited first draft… be nice and do leave a comment to let me know what you think so far!

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I kicked off writing the first draft of Tempted by a Rogue Prince this week, which is the third book in the Eternal Mates romance series.

As many of you probably already know, Tempted by a Rogue Prince is Vail and Rosalind’s story, and it’s set in the Fifth Realm of the demons in Hell. I’m loving writing the book so far. It’s filled with angst, but there have been lighter moments, mostly when we’ve been in Rosalind’s point of view, because we all know that Vail is hardly “light” material. The guy is as dark and troubled as they get. Oh, and a tad mad too.

I’m already up to 22700 words in the book. That’s good progress for three days writing and I’m bang on target and schedule with it. The book is slated for a possible July or August release. I can’t be any more specific than that as I don’t know how much editing this book will need for it to find the right balance between Vail’s darker side and lighter one. I don’t want it to end up all angsty and depressing. I need to write Vail as he is, and he’s got serious problems, and all of them for a good reason, and I can’t just gloss over what he’s been through because it has made him who he is, but I also need to balance it with lighter stuff, with romance and happier moments, and hopeful ones too. I’m sure you get what I mean. As I would say to my husband, I used all my good words writing and left my confused, not so great ones for the rest of the day.

So, how about a special teaser from the book? This is where I finished today… and boy do I want to continue!

Remember… it’s all unedited first draft… be nice and do leave a comment to let me know what you think so far! Oh, and a little scene setting. Both Vail and Rosalind are captives of the demons of the Fifth Realm, and Rosalind has been sent to Vail’s cell to heal him after a particularly cruel round of torture…

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