Love Bytes says hello to author Caitlin Ricci joining us today to talk about her new release “Fantasy for a Gentlemen”.
Welcome Caitlin 🙂
Hey out there and thanks for having me. My newest sci fi novel, Fantasy for a Gentleman, comes out on February 19th from Dreamspinner Press and I’d love to tell you a bit about the bounty hunter in this novel.
I had been wanting to write about a bounty hunter for a while. I wanted him to have morals and a strict code that he lived by. I wanted him strong, I wanted him dangerous, and I wanted him to be sexy.
And with Emmanuel he is all those things, but as I started writing him he also became this sweet person too. He’s someone who doesn’t get close to people and who thinks that someone wouldn’t accept what he does even if he ever met someone who he let into his life. He won’t stop what he does for anyone and he takes pride in ridding the universe of the people who he thinks deserve it most.
Being a bounty hunter isn’t easy and it has left him with a hard shell, one that no one has ever really been able to get through. He doesn’t trust people, and he’s made up his mind about Corbin only because of his profession. Corbin is an aspacian, which is an exclusive type of prostitute, and Emmanuel only thinks of him as a whore. It makes his job of trying to kill Corbin easier, at least at first. But Emmanuel never actually expected to like Corbin after they call a truce, and everything that Corbin does surprises him. Emmanuel had this whole idea of Corbin being some disgusting creature that the universe would be better off not having in it, but Corbin is nothing like that and it takes Emmanuel a while to figure that out and even longer to admit that he has feelings for Corbin.
Thank you for spending some time with me today.
Caitlin Ricci
Caitlin was fortunate growing up to be surrounded by family and teachers that encouraged her love of reading. She has always been a voracious reader and that love of the written word easily morphed into a passion for writing. She comes from a military family and the men and women of the armed forces are close to her heart. She also enjoys gardening and horseback riding in the Colorado Rockies where she calls home with her wonderful husband and their two dogs. Her belief that there is no one true path to happily ever after runs deeply through all of her stories.
Website
Blurb for Fantasy for a Gentleman
For two decades Corbin Leroux has worked on the planet Wish as a high-priced companion. He loves his life where physical pleasure is encouraged and has no intention of quitting it. Corbin sees his clients almost as part of his family. Not even when bounty hunter Emmanuel Leoniste comes to kill him will Corbin roll over and give up his lifestyle.
Despite being a hired killer, Emmanuel lives by a strict moral code. Killing whores is acceptable, and easy. Or it was until he met up with Corbin. Worn down by the pesky Corbin’s resolve, Emmanuel accepts Corbin’s bribe and calls off the hit. But the truce might not last. Emmanuel’s mounting desires for Corbin cause problems. He refuses to allow anyone close enough to become intimate with him, especially someone like Corbin. Yet with each smile and soft kiss, Emmanuel’s emotional shield is dismantled piece by piece.
Buy Link for Fantasy for a Gentleman