CTR: Welcome to author BethAnn Buehler who’s sharing our themed book party today! First, tell us a little bit about the book you’re featuring today. Things like publisher, release date, ISBN and a buy link at least please! Also a blurb would be nice 🙂
BB: Thanks so much to the coffee crew for hosting me today! For this month’s theme, I’d like to introduce readers to an upcoming release I’m proud to be a part of that features four men in uniform that suffer more injuries in their private lives than they’ve ever had to face on the job. Force Recon, Beacon Bayou, is book one in the Force Recon series. Here’s a bit more…
Looking for a splendid place to visit? Welcome to Beacon Bayou! Come wander Big Thicket National Preserve… For one four man Marine Force Recon team, a vacation was just what the doctor ordered. Or in their case, the team corpsman.
Fresh off a mission in the jungle of South America, rest and relaxation are Recon’s number one priorities. But for Gunnery Sergeant Brogan Baker, Sergeant Aaron Wolf, Corporal Regan Maxwell, and Chief Gabriel Sanchez, this vacation will test their strength unlike any mission ever has.
After a string of failed relationships, Brogan Baker is questioning his sexuality. Surely Regan Maxwell can’t be the answer to Brogan’s problems, can he? Besides, Regan’s a former Hollywood pretty boy just trying to prove he has what it takes while keeping one foot firmly planted in the closet. Then Lily comes along. Can the two men foster their growing relationship and survive the presence of one tiny female?
Aaron Wolf, the unit lost sheep, agreed to the Texas get away thinking he could finally overcome the short comings his father points out every chance he gets. Meeting Scarlet might be the way out Aaron’s been looking for, but it’s the beauty Gabe’s got his eye on that shows Aaron there’s hope where he thought none existed. After losing his first wife over fifteen years ago, Gabriel Sanchez has sworn off women. But somehow Roslyn Romero manages to capture his heart. The only problem is she’s got a host of her own issues that will push Gabe to the brink.
If that which doesn’t kill us only makes us stronger, then the Force Recon team will either leave Texas in body bags or they’ll have a new found resolve to live life to the fullest. Beacon Bayou beware. Recon never backs down.
CTR: What made you decide to write this particular book? Did you have a special uniformed person in mind or just admire them all? Can you give us some story behind the story?
BB: Force Recon is the child of a collaboration between myself and several of my partners in crime over at our shared blog site, Wicked Muses. The four of us talk almost every day and during one particular conversation, we started brainstorming the perfect spring break read. By the time the conversation ended, we had created the Force Recon team and sent the boys on their first mission–vacation.
CTR: How about the spouses and SOs of our uniformed protectors—do you know one and sympathize with the special stresses they have to endure?
BB: One of my wicked writing partners is a military wife and I’m so proud of her family. Their sacrifice to ensure our way of life blows me away. My husband travels quite a bit and is gone for several weeks at a time flying to all sorts of foreign locales so I think I can sympathize to some degree. While his job isn’t dangerous, air travel these days always makes me nervous and many of the places my hubby visits are impoverished third world countries where words like “rebels,” “kidnapping,” and “hostages” come to mind. However, to say that I know what my wicked sister goes through would be a lie. She’s incredible. I’m not sure I could do it.
CTR: What do you think is the special appeal of men and women in uniform, be it military, law enforcement, fire fighters or others? Do they make good romance characters because of this?
BB: I think men and women in uniform scream “hero” which gives them a natural advantage as romance characters. I mean seriously, risking your life everyday for total strangers should give you an edge. I think the other thought that crosses people’s minds when they think about people in uniform is strength. That’s certainly another advantage.
CTR: Let’s switch subjects a little bit now. Here we are at the start of a brand new year. Are you one of those folks who makes a big list of resolutions and struggles to keep at least some of them or do you take a pass on this custom?
BB: I like clean slates and January 1st is such an obvious time to start fresh. Now then, that being said, I always make a list. I never end up honoring it, of course. But I always make one…
CTR: Do you have a goal, plan or dream for something to do this year?
BB: The wicked muses are getting together in May for a long weekend and I’m determined to make sure that the group not only stays together, but meets a couple of times a year. Hopefully the writers behind Force Recon will fare better than the Recon boys themselves…
CTR: Where do you see yourself and your writing career on Jan 1, 2012? 2020? Even farther into the future?
BB: I see myself launching a brand new series in 2012. As for the future, as long as I I’m writing and finding an audience who enjoys my work, I’ll be happy.
CTR: Anything else you’d like to share with our readers today?
BB: I’d love to share a snippet of my Force Recon character, Brogan’s, story…
(CTR Note: Excerpt follows in a separate post!!)
CTR: Thanks so much for joining us today and please come again when you have a book that meets our theme.
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