Today we give a warm Love Bytes welcome to author Laura Kaye visting our blog to talk about her new release

“HARD TO BE GOOD” a novella in Laura’s Hard Ink Series, published by Avon Romance! It was released on April 14, 2015.

Laura kindly answered some questions for us and she brings a lovely giveaway with her !

Welcome Laura 🙂

It looks like Hard to Be Good is part of a series. Can you tell us about the books?

Yes! And thanks for having me here today! Hard to Be Good is the fifth book in my Hard Ink romantic suspense series which follows the surviving members of an Army Special Forces team as they investigate the conspiracy that got them discharged from the military and seek to clear their names. Hard to Be Good is a friends-to-lovers and opposites-attract story about the siblings of the first romantic leads in the series (from the book Hard As It Gets)—a sexy, outgoing, playful tattoo shop owner and a shy computer consultant who was recently rescued from a kidnapping. Hard to Be Good is also a gay romance, and the first that I’ve written.

Most in the series are m/f, what drew you to m/m for this one?

Tattoo artist Jeremy Rixey and computer consultant Charlie Merritt meet in book one, and their friendship grew over the first four books. As the two non-military men in the group, they often work together on operational tasks that don’t take them out in the field, and they share both a frustration that they can’t do more and concerns for their siblings (Jeremy’s brother is the co-owner of the tattoo shop and the hero from Hard As It Gets, and Charlie’s sister is the heroine from the same). I knew Jeremy was bi-sexual before I wrote the first word of the series. Charlie was a murkier character for me at first. But once I realized he was gay – and that one of his conflicts was that his Army Colonel father – also the SF team’s commander – didn’t accept his homosexuality, I knew Jeremy and Charlie would end up together. So their relationship was just what was right for their characters and came as a natural outgrowth of the deep friendship that develops between them. Sometimes secondary characters become a lot bigger and more awesome than you think and demand their own story, and that was definitely the case for Jeremy and Charlie!

Do you have any tattoos? Care to share what if you have some?

Yes, I have five! A star filled with roses on my right shoulder, a watercolor heart under my right collarbone, the word Imagine on my right wrist, the word Courage on my right foot, and my daughters’ initials on the back of my neck. I’m already planning my sixth!

Are you a summer or winter girl?

Ooh! While I adore boots and scarves, I love the warmth of summertime. My favorite place in the world is the beach, so that makes me a summer girl!

What are you working on next?

I am working on Fighting Desire the first book in my Warrior Fight Club series that will release late this year. And then right after that, I’ll be starting on Ride Hard, the Raven Riders motorcycle club spin-off series from the Hard Ink world!

About Hard to Be Good:

Hard Ink Tattoo owner Jeremy Rixey has taken on his brother’s stateside fight against the forces that nearly killed Nick and his Special Forces team a year before. Now, Jeremy’s whole world has been turned upside down–not the least of which by a brilliant, quiet blond man who tempts Jeremy to settle down for the first time ever. Recent kidnapping victim Charlie Merritt has always been better with computers than people, so when he’s drawn into the SF team’s investigation of his army colonel father’s corruption, he’s surprised to find acceptance and friendship–especially since his father never accepted who Charlie was. Even more surprising is the heated tension Charlie feels with sexy, tattooed Jeremy, Charlie’s opposite in almost every way. With tragedy and chaos all around them, temptation flashes hot, and Jeremy and Charlie can’t help but wonder why they’re trying so hard to be good…

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About Laura Kaye:

Laura is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over twenty books in contemporary and paranormal romance and romantic suspense. Growing up, Laura’s large extended family believed in the supernatural, and family lore involving angels, ghosts, and evil-eye curses cemented in Laura a life-long fascination with storytelling and all things paranormal. She lives in Maryland with her husband, two daughters, and cute-but-bad dog, and appreciates her view of the Chesapeake Bay every day.

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