In For a Penny, In For 110 Pounds
My next book, actually, my third, In For a Penny, In For 110 Pounds, is a romantic comedy, and I must say, I’ve had more fun writing this book!
The story begins with Elena Lamar, an interior designer who is a divorcee. She and her best friend start their own interior design company, and for now, Elena only wants to do the best job possible – creating dream homes that her clients will love. That is, until…
…Until she meets her newest client, Tyler Manning, who, I might add, is a hunk. This sexy veterinarian wants a home renovation to please his overbearing, high-handed, and high-maintenance fiancée, who is, yep, an attorney…
Need I say more? Throughout the three-month renovation process, Elena and Tyler attempt to maintain a platonic relationship while simultaneously struggling with their growing attraction to each other. Of course – it’s a romance!
But, don’t you just love that word – it signifies things aren’t smooth or there’s an about-face, a change in direction. And, as their attraction grows, Tyler discovers that his fiancée definitely has flaws, and possibly a nature that cannot coexist with his own ideas and philosophies.
Elena’s misuse of idioms is dispersed throughout the story, and everyone is constantly correcting her. Tyler, however, finds her misuse of these metaphors endearing. That, and well, her tendency to have minor incidents happen to her. Some might actually call this… accident-prone. Honestly, things seem to happen to Elena without any provocation on her part whatsoever! It’s all in a day’s work.
As work progresses, Elena finds herself becoming ingrained in ranch living. Life becomes complicated, though, as she finds herself in straits when her ex puts her in harm’s way. And when the jealous fiancée gets wind, she uses her connections to have Elena arrested based on hearsay evidence.
What happens next? I’m still looking for an agent to represent me and my 67,000-word manuscript that would fit nicely on the shelf next to Lucy Score’s “Pretend You’re Mine” as Luke and Harper fight their growing attraction. Or, Susan May Warren’s “Still the One,” as Megan faces catastrophes, and Cole comes to the rescue. Think “Fixer to Fabulous” with a home reno meets a contemporary “The Bridgertons,” where Anthony is engaged to the wrong girl.
