Her Stranded Billionaire Mix-Up
Her Billionaire Romance, #5
Continuing with Good Grief, Bree is the fifth book in the billionaire series. This book was the springboard for the Wolf family. Zachary, Noah, Julian, and Britney have their own stories.
Some complaints about Her Stranded Billionaire Mix-Up were that the characters were too childish, which struck me as funny. They were stuck on a deserted island with limited options. If I were in that stressful situation, I’d be looking for a distraction, too.
When I was writing it, I was thinking about Cast Away. The guy talked to a volleyball he named Wilson. He named the volleyball Wilson, and talking to it helped him cope with being stranded alone. That movie was more serious than Stranded, but I wanted to keep my story light. I try to do that with all my books because I feel like people get enough of the real world and my books are a way to escape for a second.
I loved Zach and Harley’s banter and the way their relationship grew. Harley’s humor and teasing is me. Many times, I have to explain to new people that my humor is dry and sarcastic. Unless I say I’m being serious, I’m joking around. Zach’s feelings of loneliness and being used are feelings I’ve had. Maybe not as much anymore, but I remember feeling that way when I was a kid. There was a girl in my elementary school, and she was friends with me one day a week—when she needed a ride to an after-school activity. I was a lot of things, but I wasn’t dumb. I knew what she was doing, but once a week, I had a friend for the day.
Now, I didn’t tell that story to garner sympathy or pity. It’s just what happened. I think writing is my therapy, especially when I started five years ago. I didn’t realize it, but then again, I didn’t realize a lot about myself until later. I suspect I’m not the only one who does that either.
Some complaints about Her Stranded Billionaire Mix-Up were that the characters were too childish, which struck me as funny. They were stuck on a deserted island with limited options. If I were in that stressful situation, I’d be looking for a distraction, too.
When I was writing it, I was thinking about Cast Away. The guy talked to a volleyball he named Wilson. He named the volleyball Wilson, and talking to it helped him cope with being stranded alone. That movie was more serious than Stranded, but I wanted to keep my story light. I try to do that with all my books because I feel like people get enough of the real world and my books are a way to escape for a second.
I loved Zach and Harley’s banter and the way their relationship grew. Harley’s humor and teasing is me. Many times, I have to explain to new people that my humor is dry and sarcastic. Unless I say I’m being serious, I’m joking around. Zach’s feelings of loneliness and being used are feelings I’ve had. Maybe not as much anymore, but I remember feeling that way when I was a kid. There was a girl in my elementary school, and she was friends with me one day a week—when she needed a ride to an after-school activity. I was a lot of things, but I wasn’t dumb. I knew what she was doing, but once a week, I had a friend for the day.
Now, I didn’t tell that story to garner sympathy or pity. It’s just what happened. I think writing is my therapy, especially when I started five years ago. I didn’t realize it, but then again, I didn’t realize a lot about myself until later. I suspect I’m not the only one who does that either.
