Romance: Trysts

The Bad Fit Guy

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One of the interesting things that we sometimes see in the beginning of some romance novels is the bad romantic partner. He’s the guy who doesn’t appreciate the heroine. He doesn’t get her, often treats her bad, and she, at some point, realizes that he’s not the one.

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Sometimes she has to meet our hero to see that the bad guy is, in fact, a bad guy. Sometimes she realizes it on her own, after she’s had enough of his poor treatment. There is some last straw event where she just says: I’m out.

These feel cliche, and maybe they are a little bit, but the truth is, the bad guy is sometimes needed. Sometimes, it takes having someone treat you in a way that you don’t want to be treated, to realize just how much that doesn’t work. While I don’t advocate hooking up with a bad dude to get that experience, I do think it can sometimes provide the clarity that’s needed to realize what you want.

It’s sort of like when you take a job, think it might be a good fit, and it goes OK. And you do it for a while and think it’s fine, but then you see the cracks–the crazy hours, the toxic boss–and realize you have to get out. That you never want to work at a place like this again. And while the experience isn’t great, you learn from it what you don’t want. You learn to see warning signs–things you missed when you signed on for this job. And when you moved forward, you find a job that is a better fit. Something that is more in the sweetspot of what you want and are a good fit with.

Certainly, I wouldn’t wish a bad relationship on anyone. If you find a good one from the getgo, or continually get good ones, kudos. But, for those who got a bad apple, don’t worry. It’s typically a good learning experience. [And bad apple is different from psycho or abusive stalker type. No one should have to go through that.]

I think some of the best heroines are those who’ve come through the fire of bad guys, and know they’re worth more. And then they find it. A lot of the heroines of my fairy tales are more relationship novices. But, I have to say that one thing I like about Nikki (from the short Nikki and Mike) –as well as Tina, from Winner Takes All–is that they’ve seen the bad guys and know they don’t want them. They start with that notion that they’re worth more than half-assed, and their confidence grows. And then they start to visualize what they want and grab it. And that’s a good thing. That’s something I want for all the folks out there.

The lovers, the dreamers … and the Trysts Connection

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The other day I was telling someone about Winner Takes All, and they asked me if I was going to do a series with it, and I said, well, it’s already loosely part of a series. Then it occurred to me, I hadn’t quite made that clear.

The Romance: Trysts series is four short stories that are seemingly disparate, but the people in each story share at least one connection with someone in another story. For example, the Mrs. Sinn character in Dr. Carter and Mrs. Sinn [FREE] is the friend who tells Blair about the painting in Tristan & Blair. The connections are pretty loose, but I’ve known they were there, and thought I’d like to do longer pieces in the same universe and better connect the dots.

Winner Takes All is the first book in that wider universe. In Winner Takes All, you see Nikki and Mike from the second Trysts story. It’s fun that we get to see more of Nikki in this book (as the short is Nikki’s story), and more of course the main character in Winner Takes All is Tina, Nikki’s best friend.

So, if you’ve read Nikki & Mike and want a tad more, definitely check out Winner Takes All. If you’ve read Winner Takes All and are curious about the other tale, definitely check out Nikki & Mike.

As for other tales in the original trysts series, my next is to delve into Tristan & Blair‘s universe, looking at Blair’s sister, and of course, we’d see Tristan and Blair as well. I don’t know when I’m going to get to this. I have another in the fairy tales series that I need to complete, and so I need to figure out where to focus my energy.

If you have any thoughts on what you’d like to see next (Red Rider, based on a Little Red Riding Hood/Robin Hood hybrid) or the Tristan/Blair universe, let me know.

Take care.

Rosetta B.

Romance: Trysts Collection Paperback Available

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I finally completed the paperback version of the Romance: Trysts compilation.

This anthology combines all four Romance: Trysts stories in a single book.  The ebook has been available for a while, but I hadn’t taken the time to get the paperback formatted. I went ahead and did that this weekend.

If you haven’t read the series yet, check out the first short story in the series for FREE. Dr. Carter & Mrs. Sinn, the first and shortest story in the series, is available free at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Google Play, Kobo and Apple.

Of the four stories in the compilation, my favorite is Tristan & Blair, which is a great little story about love at first sight. It’s probably my favorite because it reminds me of something that happened in my real life.  I remember, when my daughter was little, just about 3, she was with me in the store, sitting in the shopping cart, and this little boy, who was a tad older, maybe 5 or 6  was just staring at her, so intently, as she was the loveliest thing he’d ever seen. As if he were committing her to memory, and I thought as I walked away, wouldn’t it be interesting for someone to fall in love with a girl they just saw as a child and years later still remember.  Tristan & Blair isn’t quite as straightforward as that, as there’s a sister involved. But, I do like this notion that we can feel a connection with someone after one viewing, and we can forge ahead with this vision of who they are, of what they are, even if it’s not entirely true.

Anyway, I’ve gone off on a tangent, so to get back on track, Romance: Trysts (Volumes 1-4) is available in paperback at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

P.S. As an aside, the incident with my daughter happened while we were traveling, so it seems unlikely that the smitten six year old will find her again.

Tristan and Blair available at Multiple Retailers

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trysts3tristanblairredlipsHappy Monday to you.

I just wanted to write a quick post to let you know that Romance: Trysts No. 3, Tristan & Blair is now available at multiple online retailers. Previously, it had been an Amazon exclusive. Now, it’s available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo and the iTunes store.

I redid the covers of all the shorts in the series to add just a splash of color to them. If you haven’t read No. 3, be sure to check it out individually, or you can grab the entire boxed set (Volumes 1-4).

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Nikki and Mike available at several retailers now.

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trysts2nikkiandmikeContrastJust a quick note to let you know that Romance: Tryst No. 2 Nikki & Mike has moved out of Kindle Unlimited and is now at several retailers, including Kobo, Barnes & Noble and Apple.  The book is just 99 cents, and is the second book in the Romance: Trysts series. Book one in the series, Dr. Carter & Mrs. Sinn, is free on all platforms.

The book had been exclusively at Amazon so it could be part of the Kindle Unlimited program, but the Romance: Trysts series isn’t thriving there, so I’m going to move the entire thing out, as the 90-day Select term ends. I’m also going to be creating a compilation of all 4 books in the series that will be cheaper than buying the three separately. Look for the compilation to be completed by the end of the month.

 

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Summer is Getting Away From Me

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pool-690034_1280Happy hump day to you. I have no idea why I so often write to you on hump day.  (Some psychologist or psychiatrist out there could probably offer up some decent theories, I’m sure.)

Anyway, jut wanted to write a quick check-in blog post to say, Hello, and let you know I’m sending Jack & Brenda to the editor tomorrow. I went on vacation to my family reunion for a week, and have had trouble getting back into the swing of things, so I do apologize. However, my kids are in camp this week, and it’s my hope to finish the first edit of my Cinderella re-telling, so that tale can get further on the path to publication.

In other news, I’ve changed my free perk for mailing list subscribers. If you sign up for the list, you can get a free electronic copy of The Princess, the Pea and the Night of Passion.  That’s a great intro into the Passion-Filled Fairy Tales series. It’s received great reviews on Amazon and Goodreads. If you haven’t done so already, you can sign up for the mailing list here (instructions on getting your free ebook follow the signup process).

That’s about it for me today. How about you? Is your summer going well? Are you getting things done or are all the vacations making it hard for you to tick stuff off the To Do list?

 

-RB

May your love continue to bloom.

Dr. Carter and Mrs. Sinn Free through Friday

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trysts1DrCarterSinncoupleContrastHappy hump day to you.

Appropos to the day, I’ve decided to make the first short in the Romance: Trysts series free June 24-26. It’s a great introduction to the series, even though it’s a bit shorter than the remainder stories in the series.

Romance: Trysts are all fun, flirty and sexy.  I’m putting the book trailer below and you’re welcome to pick up the book FREE from Amazon over the next couple of days. I hope you’ll go ahead and check out the remaining shorts in the series, too.

-Rosetta Bloom

Tryst No. 3 – Tristan and Blair — has arrived

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trysts3tristanblaircontrastHappy Thursday to you. Just a quick note to let you know that the third book in the Trysts series is out. I published Romance: Trysts No. 3 – Tristan and Blair today

I must say, this is probably my absolute favorite of this series so far. With any luck, you guys will love it as much as I do. I’ve written the fourth book  in the series, and I’m going to take a couple of weeks to get it into tip-top shape before publishing it. I also have to create a cover. My goal is to put No. 4 out that first week  of July. I initially called it Felicia & Jack, but I think I’m opting for Jack & Ginger, instead. The fifth book is the series is called Felicity & Oliver, and I thought the two F-heroines in a row would look odd.

Anyway, I hope you all have a fabulous weekend. I’m going to actually take a break for the weekend because my children will finally be out of school and I need some time to decompress.

Tata for now.

May your love stay in bloom,

RB

Romance: Trysts No. 2 – Nikki and Mike is available!

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The second book in the Romance: Trysts series published last night. I want to thank those who already checked it out. I published it last night on Amazon, mentioned it on a couple of Goodreads groups, and woke up this morning to several borrows and a sale. So, WooHoo! The book is an Amazon exclusive at the moment and available for FREE borrow if you’re in Amazon Prime or Kindle Unlimited. It sells for 99 cents, if you’re not able to borrow it.

trysts2nikkiandmikeContrastTrysts are short, sexy, scintillating stories that have a happy ever after or happy for now ending. Each story is individual, but characters from previous trysts appeaer in other ones. Porter is a character in Nikki & Mike, and we’ll see him again in Tryst No. 6: Felicity & Oliver. Marissa, whom we saw in Tryst No. 1, we’ll see again, briefly in Tryst No. 3. Anyway. Here’s a description of Nikki & Mike.

Nikki is a good girl who tries to follow the straight and narrow path. But, when a breakup turns her life haywire, Nikki decides it’s time not just to be good, but to be good to herself.

Enter Mike, a handsome stranger with farm boy charms and a rocking body. Can he give Nikki what she’s been missing recently?

In this hot and steamy tale, Mike and Nikki find each other and a little something else, too.

You can borrow (if in KU or Amazon Prime) or buy Romance:Trysts No. 2 – Nikki and Mike on Amazon.