tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post3683331393144703491..comments2024-03-26T06:47:57.605-04:00Comments on Get Lost in a Story: Molly O'KeefeJacqui Nelsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12793508141294935459noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-28376335619481328232011-02-16T14:02:22.909-05:002011-02-16T14:02:22.909-05:00Just had to pop in and wave to everyone at GLIAS -...Just had to pop in and wave to everyone at GLIAS -- really loved the Q&A, Molly and Maureen! I want to go out with you to that burger place in Toronto. ;)<br /><br />As for hooks, I like the disguised hero or heroine -- they're secretly doing cool undercover things but pretending to be a normal, everyday person -- but, eventually, they have to reveal themselves...Marilyn Branthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303846770348840645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-56093523347275704032011-02-15T18:29:17.270-05:002011-02-15T18:29:17.270-05:00Hi Molly! My favorite romance hook is the Starcros...Hi Molly! My favorite romance hook is the Starcross Lovers, especially if it involves a lot of repentance. I love a good tortured hero!Ms. Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17165441261642070531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-7483844271149086642011-02-15T15:35:58.320-05:002011-02-15T15:35:58.320-05:00Hey Mary and Ann! Thanks for coming by! And thanks...Hey Mary and Ann! Thanks for coming by! And thanks for your help with this book. Mary Sullivan and Ann Lethbridge are in our critique group. I steal stuff from them all the time.Molly O'Keefehttp://www.molly-okeefe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-75502249534175899542011-02-15T15:34:15.707-05:002011-02-15T15:34:15.707-05:00Simone - I agree friends to lovers is so hard, bec...Simone - I agree friends to lovers is so hard, because you ahve to write the moment where one of them sees the other as a sexual being rather than just a friend. I cheated in HIs WIfe For One Night and had them both have sexy sex feelings for the other but unable to act on them becasue they were always split up. Cheating. Totally cheating.Molly O'Keefehttp://www.molly-okeefe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-85109598363385211992011-02-15T15:32:09.700-05:002011-02-15T15:32:09.700-05:00Hey GJillian - I agree author magic can make me li...Hey GJillian - I agree author magic can make me like most hooks. There's nothing I will say no to off the bat - except oddly, Shieks. I really don't get the appeal.Molly O'Keefehttp://www.molly-okeefe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-32044774272605681602011-02-15T15:30:36.938-05:002011-02-15T15:30:36.938-05:00Maureen! (Sorry I didnt' get back here last ev...Maureen! (Sorry I didnt' get back here last evening - we were at Great Wolf Lodge with spotty WiFi) John Mayer was looking into the prompter because HE DIDN'T KNOW THE WORDS TO JOLENE?? Honestly. <br /><br />And I tried the over my head technique this year, but it only worked with the kids...who all started to cry.Molly O'Keefehttp://www.molly-okeefe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-32300923190673409212011-02-15T08:09:11.433-05:002011-02-15T08:09:11.433-05:00Great interview Molly and Maureen! I just finished...Great interview Molly and Maureen! I just finished reading Susan Elizabeth Phillip's What I did for Love, a marriage of convenience story. Great tension when a married couple try to live a platonic life. His Wife for One Night sounds like a great read, Molly, and wow . . . New Zealand!!!Sharon Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04217273228819776912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-16858082860765204422011-02-14T20:34:04.918-05:002011-02-14T20:34:04.918-05:00So late today, but I finished a book recently, Mau...So late today, but I finished a book recently, Maureen, will you buy me a drink? ;) Molly, it's a pleasure to read all about you. I love the sound of a child's infectious laugh. There's nothing better. Nothing better than a smile. Good Will Hunting is an awesome movie! And Super Romances make me stay up all night reading.<br /><br />Hmmm, since I love suspense, I'll have to stay with the woman in jeopardy, doesn't fit Supers I'm afraid, but there you have it. Thank you for sharing your success with Get Lost in a Story.Donnell Ann Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07943037206984648849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-59469917752889382202011-02-14T18:32:32.146-05:002011-02-14T18:32:32.146-05:00Hi Molly, Does the longer book sticker mean we get...Hi Molly, Does the longer book sticker mean we get more fabulous writing? Yippee! Having just finished writing a secret baby/secret mother story, I'd have to go with that. Though I do love a good friends-to-lovers story.Joan Leacotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13931469692532851398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-74915881611604390232011-02-14T17:26:26.413-05:002011-02-14T17:26:26.413-05:00Marriage of Convenience for me too! And Pirates. L...Marriage of Convenience for me too! And Pirates. Lots of sexy pirates. Great post and a great book with a cool cover.<br />AnnAnn Lethbridgehttp://www.annlethbridge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-41693065784251905222011-02-14T13:48:32.568-05:002011-02-14T13:48:32.568-05:00Great post, Molly!
I like the marriage of conveni...Great post, Molly!<br /><br />I like the marriage of convenience plot in a really good historical. Surprisingly, over the years I've come to also enjoy the secret baby theme. I once swore I'd never read one--and now I write them. Who knew?<br /><br />His Wife For One Night is a great contemporary twist on the historical M of C. You really pulled it off!mary sullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06769283159178695510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-86570614922470204662011-02-14T12:38:32.872-05:002011-02-14T12:38:32.872-05:00Hi Molly!
Your Thanksgiving stories are always s...Hi Molly! <br /><br />Your Thanksgiving stories are always so awesome. You need to write a Thanksgiving book.<br /><br />I love the friends to lovers story. I actually tried it with one of my unfinished manuscripts and can testify first hand that it is insanely hard to do. I have such respect for authors who get it right.Simone St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11644672414225842277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-15847993973500632362011-02-14T12:11:59.065-05:002011-02-14T12:11:59.065-05:00I forgot to answer the question... I like marriage...I forgot to answer the question... I like marriage of convenience, but most I've read in a contemporary setting seem so contrived to me. "You have to marry or you're cut out of the will." Like that ever happens.<br /><br />BUT, the way Molly did it in His Wife for One Night I completely believed. And it was so heartbreaking. LOVE this book. :)Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-79946821150843586792011-02-14T12:03:22.544-05:002011-02-14T12:03:22.544-05:00Any situation where the hero and heroine are throw...Any situation where the hero and heroine are thrown into a difficult situation will do. It helps if they also dislike each other intensely, at least for the first half of the novel! <br /><br />The rest is author magic!G. Jillian Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606257875353431854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-37199109717889563822011-02-14T11:44:36.354-05:002011-02-14T11:44:36.354-05:00LOL about John Mayer last night. That nailed it. A...LOL about John Mayer last night. That nailed it. And where was he looking when he turned out during that trio? Bizarre.<br /><br />Yes, blood has been shed in the McGowan clan over spoons. We haven't played for years, though. I think we're all too old or out of shape to sit on the floor, not to mention dive across the room. I have a cousin who used to grab them all, hold them above his head (he's the tallest), then toss them out one by one (sometimes down flights of stairs) and the rest of us would fight over each one. Good times. ;)<br />Seriously. Some of the best times of my life.Maureen McGowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00494408580378817045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-54030447341053193492011-02-14T11:42:08.045-05:002011-02-14T11:42:08.045-05:00June! Thanks for stopping by - the beginning of El...June! Thanks for stopping by - the beginning of Elizabeth Hoyt's latest has a GREAT twist on that compromising situation - and I understand she'll be here tomorrow!!! Nice, roll out the red carpet because I love her books!!!Molly O'Keefehttp://www.molly-okeefe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-15554586370085877782011-02-14T11:40:41.738-05:002011-02-14T11:40:41.738-05:00Desere - thanks for coming by and I agree the cove...Desere - thanks for coming by and I agree the cover is totally gorgous, largely because the hero looks the Mentalist who is super hot. Thanks - for those who don't know the hero of this book is based on my wild adventuring cousin Caleb who spent a summer drilling wells in the Darfur region of Sudan. It was dangerous and he's totally crazy - AND he always wins at spoons.....Molly O'Keefehttp://www.molly-okeefe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-80739678679653379052011-02-14T11:38:22.147-05:002011-02-14T11:38:22.147-05:00Angi - Spoons with cousins is something Maureen an...Angi - Spoons with cousins is something Maureen and I share - that both our family's play full contact bloody spoons is just hilarious. I love it because it's a game all the kids can play too. Those are really good memories... and frankly, who doesn't love a pirate? Though did you guys see John Mayer on the Grammy's last night? He looked like a very bloated sick pirate. Not a sexy pirate look.Molly O'Keefehttp://www.molly-okeefe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-5571700878793543372011-02-14T11:36:18.120-05:002011-02-14T11:36:18.120-05:00Heather! Thanks - I still can't believe we'...Heather! Thanks - I still can't believe we're doing it. I actually REALLY can't believe I'm doing it with a five year old a three year old and a camper van for six weeks. Am I insane??? Fingers crossed we all survive!!Molly O'Keefehttp://www.molly-okeefe.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-4505082604555115362011-02-14T11:24:16.144-05:002011-02-14T11:24:16.144-05:00Hi Molly! Welcome to GLIAS. What a fun interview...Hi Molly! Welcome to GLIAS. What a fun interview :)<br /><br />Okay, so I'm totally jealous over New Zealand! Have a wonderful, wonderful trip.Heather Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00711640649711338968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-91861844127931047022011-02-14T11:18:25.255-05:002011-02-14T11:18:25.255-05:00Forgot to answer your quetion. My favorite is a go...Forgot to answer your quetion. My favorite is a good old damsel in distress rescued by the hero. But my secret favorites are also PC incorrect Pirate stories. I was in love with pirates/privateers (I know there's no logic) before Johnny Depp made them popular. LOL<br /><br />~~AngiAngi Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568009648101184027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-39093035253250877252011-02-14T11:17:17.597-05:002011-02-14T11:17:17.597-05:00I know I mentioned it on the SuperRomance Authors ...I know I mentioned it on the SuperRomance Authors blog but I HAVE TO JUST HAVE SAY IT AGAIN His Wife for one night sounds wonderfull and the cover is beautifull and the inspiration for the book still is the best one I ever heard !<br /><br />All of the very best to everyone and a very happy valentines day <br /><br />Deseredesere_steenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18108693180466406034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-43080498363837055122011-02-14T11:09:04.599-05:002011-02-14T11:09:04.599-05:00Spoons! I love it. I haven't played since hig...Spoons! I love it. I haven't played since high school and I'm going to have to teach my grandkids. Yikes...that statement hurt.<br /><br />Thank you for the reminder of those fun game nights with friends, Molly. What an amazing story and interview. Welcome to GLIAS and I hope you continue to come back many times.<br /><br />~~AngiAngi Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568009648101184027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-68901210530055143722011-02-14T10:49:09.530-05:002011-02-14T10:49:09.530-05:00I generally read historical romances and love read...I generally read historical romances and love reading the books where the H/h get caught in a compromising position and are forced to marry. They generally have alot of funny parts in them, which I loveJune M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14929817630779731177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417651694294092310.post-86933168873899432982011-02-14T09:58:54.810-05:002011-02-14T09:58:54.810-05:00Thanks Stacie - I love Marriage of Convenience too...Thanks Stacie - I love Marriage of Convenience too. I especially loved them in historicals - they make so much sense considering the time and how marriage was used as a way to gain land and favor... so when I started to write His Wife For One Night I wanted to figure out a way that I could have that same kind of conflict but in a contemporary setting. It was a lot of fun to try and figure out!Molly O'Keefehttp://www.molly-okeefe.comnoreply@blogger.com