Is there a better way to kick off the weekend than with SEVEN DIRTY WORDS? I don’t know about you but I’m all about giving it a shot! Let’s get to know our guest, Charlotte Howard, and her debut release, shall we?

Welcome, Charlotte! I absolutely have to ask about your intriguing cover. Are those unhappy tears, or is there something more behind her expression?

A bit of both.   Paige is overcoming a traumatic experience, and finds herself torn between two men who are completely different, and yet strangely similar.  She is also an active person and finds herself in lots of scrapes!  So the tears represent her pain physically, emotionally, and mentally.

And just like that … I’m hooked. Which one or two themes most accurately captures your story? 

I’m not sure.  At the end of the day, it is a love story.  But it’s also about a young…

The writing world is full of factions.

Each of these factions, have their own heroes (or leaders), their own book clubs, their own book dealers, their own sites, their own rules, their own readers, etc.

Sometimes I like to imagine them as armies, each with their own distinct style and strengths and weaponry.

• The romance army is nothing more than a collection of men with long flowing hair and amazing abs. There is a good chance that their swords might be a phallic thing though, consider yourself warned.
• The paranormal army is made up of brooding men who may be vampires… or werewolves… or zombies… or ghosts. Whatever the case, they are dreamy.
• In the YA ranks you will find confused teenagers with an overwhelming sense of destiny. They will be looking for something and once they find it, watch out.
• Yes, the scifi army is full of little green…