Guest Post with Author Samanthe Beck and Giveaway

Today I would like to welcome author Samanthe Beck to RFTC. Samanthe is currently on tour celebrating the release of her book, Private Practice and has stopped by to chat about Bad Boys. Please give Samanthe a warm welcome.

Sam was transfixed from an early age with any tale featuring a handsome prince, a great dress, and, of course, the all-important kiss, and eventually aspired to write her own happily-ever-afters. Naturally, she became a lawyer. The legal world heaved a sigh of relief a few years ago when Samanthe retired from law to take the plunge as a writer.

When not living the glamorous life of a romance author (i.e., chained to her computer), Samanthe keeps busy with the care and feeding of her extremely patient prince-charming of a husband, a not-so-patient ball of energy known as their son, a furry ninja named Kitty, and Bebe, the trash talkin’ Chihuahua. Their love, support, and willingness to eat Pizza Hut three or more times a week enables Samanthe to pursue her literary dreams.

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Bad Boys and Why We Love Them

Thanks to RFTC for having me today to talk about one of my favorite topics of all time—men! I love them all…alphas, betas, tortured heroes, playboys, and especially, the bad-boy hero.

One of the best parts about writing “Private Practice” was the opportunity to get up-close-and-personal with my bad-boy hero, Tyler Longfoot. He’s six-foot, two inches of Harley-riding, hard-playing naughtiness, and just the right man to show my straitlaced heroine, Dr. Ellie Swann, how to unleash her inner wild woman.

But writing a good bad-boy means walking a fine, sometimes non-intuitive line. Why? Because he can be criminal, but not sleazy. Dangerous, but not unredeemable. I can forgive a hero for, say, having the kind of bourbon-fueled night of bad judgment that lands him on the skinny end of his best friend Junior’s small game rifle, (which Tyler does), yet I can never forgive him for swindling a little old lady out of her fortune, (which he would never do in a million years). I wanted a hero who could rip off Ellie’s panties and hijack her heart, but not, like, rip off her credit card and hijack her FICO score.

Getting Tyler right meant understanding what draws women to the rebellious bad-ass type in the first place. Sure, looks play a part, but Tyler’s more than just a pretty face. So, what attracts us to those untamed heartbreakers?

Here’s my top five:

1. He offers the chance to let a little bad-boy mojo rub off on you. This is what initially attracts Ellie to Tyler. He’s a walking, talking wealth of sexual experience and she’s in the market for a man to help her shed her school-nerd image and teach her how to drive a man to his knees. He’s just what the doctor ordered!

2. He doesn’t care what your mother thinks of him. Or you father. Or your best friend. He lives life by his own code, and as long as he can face the man in the mirror without flinching, he’s content. I’ll admit, in real life, this might make for a tense Thanksgiving, but in fiction, there’s something downright panty-melting about a man who doesn’t kiss anybody’s ass. Tyler doesn’t like the way Ellie’s father treats her, and, although Ellie wishes he’d let her dad’s bad behavior slide, Tyler refuses. I loved him all the more for having the balls to step in and take charge.

3. If he thinks you look hot, you’ll know it, even if he never says a word. The bad-boy won’t shower you with flowery compliments. He’s a man of action. Ellie stresses about her ability to pull off the sexy before her first “date” with Tyler, right up until he snags her foot under the restaurant table, slips her sandal off, and shows her exactly what effect she has on him. Message received, loud and clear. No words necessary.

4. He’s not intimidated by you. Maybe you’re a driven overachiever like Ellie? Maybe most men you meet find your single-minded determination a little imposing? Not the bad-boy. He likes that you have a brain, and goals, and plans, even if he won’t always defer to them. Ellie’s smarts and skills are what initially lure Tyler to her doorstep, but as much as he appreciates her type-A meticulousness, he also enjoys messing with her carefully laid plans.

5. He knows a good thing when he finds it, and he’s not afraid to go after what he wants. The bad-boy doesn’t shy away from danger. Not even when the risk involves his heart. Once Tyler realizes Ellie is the one for him, he sets out to show her they were meant to be together. And when a bad-boy sets his mind to something, what chance does a girl have? =)

Did I capture the key qualities of the quintessential bad-boy? What do you think?

He’ll teach her how to bring a man to his knees…

Dr. Ellie Swan has a plan: open her practice in tiny Bluelick, Kentucky, so she can keep an eye on her diabetic father, and make hometown golden-boy Roger Reynolds fall in love with her. But Ellie has a problem. Roger seeks a skilled, sexually adventurous partner, and bookish Ellie doesn’t qualify.

Tyler Longfoot only cares about three things: shaking his bad boy image, qualifying for the loan his company needs to rehab a piece of Bluelick’s history, and convincing Ellie to keep quiet about the “incident” that lands him on her doorstep at two a.m. with a bullet in his behind.

The adorable Dr. Swan drives a mean bargain, though. If sex-on-a-stick Tyler will teach Ellie how to bring a man to his knees, she’ll forget about the bullet. Armed with The Wild Woman’s Guide to Sex and Tyler’s lessons, Ellie is confident she can become what Roger needs…if she doesn’t fall for Tyler first.

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