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
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NatashaBlackthorne
13 years agoMerry Christmas! I love your historicals.
Michelle
13 years agoOh yes, a well written sex scene is always the highlight of a book in my opionion!;-)
Joanne B
13 years agoCan't wait to read more about Jake and Allie. Put this book on my wishlist.
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Elaine
13 years agoRead this book when it first came out. Loved it then and have reread it many times. Definitely
a keeper. Love Kat's books.
Jery
13 years agoLove your books and have read them for years! Putting this one on my Kindle wish list. Looks like another great story!
Joder
13 years agoI 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.
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Fedora
13 years agoAwesome–Kat's books are always a treat!
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Teresa Kleeman
13 years agoKat,
It looks like you have another winner with Hot Rain. Your historicals are great. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!.
Teresa K.
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Elaine Breault
13 years agoThe book looks and sounds great, don’t have any newer Kat Martin books.
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Theresa Newbury
13 years agoKat Martin! yes, yes and yes!! *smiles*
Chris Bails
13 years agoCan'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.
Tarah Scott
13 years ago AUTHORSame here, Chris.
Jane
13 years agoI bought "Hot Rain" when it first came out. Congrats to Kat on the reissue.
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Denise Z
13 years agoHot 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:)
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Zee
13 years agoHot 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.
Patricia
13 years agoMerry Christmas
Patricia
13 years agoEnjoy reading your books. Have a great holiday
Missy
13 years agoLove that cover!! A good book just wouldn't be the same without a hot sex scene or 10!
Nikki
13 years agoThis just sounds yummy!!! Thanks for the giveaway!!
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June M.
13 years agoThat is a lovely cover, and the story sounds really good.
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Shadow
13 years agoOh, 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!
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Christy
13 years agoHi 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