Between You and I
by Beth D. Carter
Genre: May December Contemporary Erotica Romance
A broken engagement left Madeline Shawl feeling like a shattered woman. When she meets Hunter Calegari, he seems to be the perfect man for some friends-with-benefits action. But when the easy affair turns into something more, it threatens her comfortable grief.
The passion of the younger man nearly infects her until Hunter tries to articulate it with the three words she refuses to hear. When she pushes him away, wounding his heart, she finds her own broken all over again.
Still, Madeline struggles to leave the past and accept that when Hunter said, "I love you," he wasn't just speaking for himself.
The passion of the younger man nearly infects her until Hunter tries to articulate it with the three words she refuses to hear. When she pushes him away, wounding his heart, she finds her own broken all over again.
Still, Madeline struggles to leave the past and accept that when Hunter said, "I love you," he wasn't just speaking for himself.
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A FEW FUN FACTS:
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Thank you so much for having me here today! I’ve often had people ask why do I write
erotica romance? Do I really have to use those
words? Well, yes. Yes, I do. And I’ve had it all. The raised eyebrows, the nose in the air,
even the rolled eyes. Everything that screams disapproval. All because I say I write erotica
romance. People can’t seem to get past
the ‘erotica’ part of that statement.
But I can’t NOT write. I might explode if I’m not at my laptop
trying to find a synonym for the words ‘gazed into his eyes’. And why erotica romance? Because it’s real. The sex is graphic because
the love is intense. My stories are not
about people like the Cleavers, or the Brady Bunch. My stories are about people with
problems…about an ex-soldier fighting PTSD, women kidnapped for a human
trafficking ring, a man who was inappropriately touched as a child, a woman who
has survived alone in a wasteland for years.
These characters are raw. Their
emotions are encased in ice. These
people are helpless, hopeless…until love finds them.
In my latest book, Between
You and I, the heroine, Madeline, is scared about feeling again after the
man she loves walks away from her. She
hides behind a plethora of interesting friends, keeping herself busy so she’s
not lonely. Or at least, she tries to
convince herself she isn’t lonely. When
she meets Hunter, who is a little younger than her, she suddenly is confronted
by the prospect of the numbness she’s wound herself in melting away.
I’m not sure what other writers do, but I often use my
writing as a way of dealing with my issues.
It’s very cathartic. I’m very
proud to have written about a woman who has gone through the same emotional
turmoil I went through. I hope
Madeline’s story helps others who might be struggling with the same type of
uncertainties.
A FEW FUN FACTS:
I graduated from the same high
school my mother graduated from 25 years before me.
I never went to my own Prom.
I used to work Star Trek conventions
and got the chance to explore the Star Trek Voyager set during the episode
"Vis à Vis".
My favorite
food is seafood. Every and all kinds,
even seaweed.
The park
that the hero, Hunter, plays inline skating is based on a real park in
Henderson, NV.
I dreamed up
Madeline as I recovered from my hysterectomy surgery. I wanted a way to channel my emotions of
dealing with endometriosis in a positive way.
Madeline’s
best friend, Lacey, is based off my best friend, Lark.
The
signature song for Between You and I
is “You & I” by One Direction.
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I like writing about the very ordinary girl thrust into extraordinary circumstances, so my heroines will probably never be lawyers, doctors or corporate high rollers. I try to write characters who aren't cookie cutters and push myself to write complicated situations that I have no idea how to resolve, forcing me to think outside the box. I love writing characters who are real, complex and full of flaws, heroes and heroines who find redemption through love.
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