This week LUV's spotlighting award-winning and USA Today Bestselling author Dani Collins, who thrives on giving readers emotional, compelling, heart-soaring romance with laughter and heat thrown in. LUV: You have written a lot of Harlequin Presents. Can you tell us about the appeal of reading and writing for this series? Can you also tell us about the stories you write as a change of pace. Dani: As a reader, I was always drawn to Harlequin Presents for the fast pace, the high fantasy elements, and the drama and intense emotions. Also, they were the sexiest books at the time I began reading romance so… ~wink~! The most challenging thing to capture once I began trying to write for Harlequin Presents was that emotional roller coaster. I adore the challenge of it, though. It’s cathartic. And there are still days when I can’t believe this is my job, to write these over-the-top, exciting stories where I can dig all the way down to the basement of emotions. Having said that, I love to switch up and write something new, like small town contemporary or, in the case of my newest book, Western Historical. I find it relaxing to write a longer book. I can focus on other relationships and build out the world. I find that writing something non-Presents allows me to come back feeling fresh and eager to go into those extreme highs and lows again. It’s the perfect mix.

Posted by LUV Team at 2023-04-03 19:00:26 UTC