Host: Tarah Scott
Who reads romance and doesn’t know Kat Martin? I began reading Kat’s work…well let’s just say she was one of my first. Heh heh. I read—devoured—ALL her Historicals and loved each one. She still reigns as one of the top romance writers of today, and will always remian one of my favorite writers. Her latest book sounds like another winner. No surprise there!
How hot is Too Hot?
by Kat Martin
In the years I’ve been writing, I’ve been asked a lot of questions about sex. Is it hard to write a sex scene? Where did you LEARN that stuff? (To which my husband just grins). Unlike some authors, I like writing sex scenes. I like the challenge of making each one different and using the scene to move the story forward, or at least the romantic element of the story.
Which means each scene needs to be in the right place in the book, and the tone of the scene must fit where the couple is in their relationship. Some scenes, I’ve discovered, need to be softer than others. For some I need to ratchet up the heat. For example, hot tempers make for a hot sex scene. Passion and anger get interchanged and the characters get carried away.
If it looks as if they are going to lose each other, if something is tearing them apart, the word choices would be more poignant, the setting might include a storm, or a violent sea, something external that gives the reader a sense of what is happening inside them.
And the characters in some books are just hotter than others. Their sex drive is stronger. Which may sound crazy but makes a certain odd sense. A school teacher desperate to find her lost child would not be thinking of sex morning, noon, and night. She has other more important priorities.
In HOT RAIN, the characters, Jake Dawson and Allie Parker are extremely sexual people. Since Jake is an undercover agent but Allie believes he is one of the murdering drug dealers holding her prisoner, the tension between them runs high. Being onboard a yacht headed for Mexico, they’re thrown into close quarters, making the sexual heat also run high.
I loved writing HOT RAIN because is has a great deal of humor. Jake has had nothing but bad luck with blondes and now he is hot for another one. He’s sure Allie Parker is a scatterbrain, but eventually discovers she’s a whole lot smarter than he thought. It’s high action adventure and the heat is cranked high, too.
If you haven’t read HOT RAIN, it’s available with a gorgeous new cover and also out in e-book format. I hope you’ll watch for it and that you enjoy. Warmest wishes, Kat
Merry Christmas! I love your historicals.
Oh yes, a well written sex scene is always the highlight of a book in my opionion!;-)
Can't wait to read more about Jake and Allie. Put this book on my wishlist.
e.balinski(at)att(dot)net
Read this book when it first came out. Loved it then and have reread it many times. Definitely
a keeper. Love Kat's books.
Love your books and have read them for years! Putting this one on my Kindle wish list. Looks like another great story!
I definitely need some bang for my buck so hot scenes are a must. I've read Kat's historicals but not her contemporaries. I'll have to remedy that.
joderjo402 AT gmail DOT com
Awesome–Kat's books are always a treat!
f dot chen at comcast dot net
Kat,
It looks like you have another winner with Hot Rain. Your historicals are great. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!.
Teresa K.
tcwgrlup41(at) yahoodotcom
The book looks and sounds great, don’t have any newer Kat Martin books.
laineslite @ gmail dot com
Kat Martin! yes, yes and yes!! *smiles*
Can't say that I have not liked one of her books. I have loved everything of hers ever written. Especially loved the Raines Brothers, Necklace, and Brides series. I want to read this book Hot Rain, very sexy cover. I like it a lot.
Same here, Chris.
I bought "Hot Rain" when it first came out. Congrats to Kat on the reissue.
janie1215 AT excite DOT com
Hot Rain certainly sounds like a story to warm us on these oh so cold winter nights. Thank you for taking the time to share with us while we wait for Santa 🙂 Merry Christmas and joy and laughter sent to you:)
dz59001[at]gmail[dot]com
Hot Rain sounds fantastic. I love humor in romance novels. The reminder that characters are just as human as we are makes me that much closer to the novel. The characters become real. I'm a bit clumsy myself so many romantic nights turn quite comedic.
Merry Christmas
Enjoy reading your books. Have a great holiday
Love that cover!! A good book just wouldn't be the same without a hot sex scene or 10!
This just sounds yummy!!! Thanks for the giveaway!!
viajeradelmar@aol.com
That is a lovely cover, and the story sounds really good.
manning_j2004 at yahoo dot com
Oh, i love the cover! Your book sounds so good! Ive read a few of your books and ive loved everyone of them. Thanks for the chance to read more. 😉 Merry Christmas!
shadowluvs2read(at)gmail(dot)com
Hi Kat, I am a big fan of your books. That book cover is hot and the story sounds like its going to be a great read. I will have to check it out! christina_92 at yahoo.com