I was so excited to be asked to be part of the LOVING DAY BLOG HOP hosted by the Swirl Awards. Writing multicultural fiction was a natural fit for me. My family is a blend of two very different cultures. My mother hails from a tiny corner of the USA where you can cross a couple of bridges and drive in a circle to travel through three different states--Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia. My father is a first generation American. His parents immigrated from Mexico to the itty bitty dusty West Texas town where I was born and raised. Growing up, I learned to appreciate both cultures and celebrate the differences. It wasn't always easy. Not everyone in the world is as accepting of such things, but I just shrugged off the negativity and focused on what mattered--my family. We're one big, loud crazy ball of happiness and love. When the idea for the Her Russian Protector series came to me, it was Vivian and Nikolai who appeared first. Their friends quickly followed--Erin, Ivan, Dimitri, Benny, Yuri, Lena, Kostya, Sergei, Bianca, Danny, Boy, Ten, Kir, Artyom, etc. Russians, Latinas, Caucasians, African Americans, interracial--it never occurred to me that I should confine this cast of characters to one ethnic group or race. I wanted to write a real story about the real world, not one that's easily shelved or categorized by bookstore standards. That last bit right there is one of the reasons why I am so very happy to be an indie author. I don't have to worry about what slot my book will fit on a bookstore shelf. Considering I write multicultural fiction, it would probably be that tiny shelf along the bottom in the dustiest, rarely visited corner of the romance section. Because I'm indie, I can write whatever I like, tag it with appropriate keywords and help the readers who *want* these types of books find them. Readers like me who want to read romances featuring interracial or multicultural couples. Because love is love, y'all. As part of the Loving Day Blog Hop, I'm giving away three (3) signed sets of print copies for SERGEI, SERGEI II and In Jack's Arms.
***You can enter my giveaway by simply leaving a comment (with your email address in the email address field of the comment box field, please) here on this post. I'll choose 3 winners at random and contact you.*** Enter the Blog Hop $25 Gift Card Giveaway using the Rafflecopter box below. Go back to Loving Day Hop Master List Finish the Loving Day Hop by visiting Romance Novels in Color. Comments are closed.
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