I'm happy to welcome F.M. (Marilyn Meredith) to Sweet Not Spicy, where she tells us about romance in her mystery series. Morgan Mandel
F. M. Meredith aka Marilyn Meredith is the author of over 35 published books. She enjoys writing about police officers and their families and how what happens on the job affects the family and vice versa. Having several members of her own family involved in law enforcement, as well as many friends, she’s witnessed some of this first-hand.
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Romance in the Rocky Bluff P.D.
In an earlier blog post I wrote about
Officer Gordon Butler’s travails in the romance department. But Gordon isn’t
the only one who has romance in his life.
Early in the series Ryan Strickland had
a romance that caused a serious problem, then much to everyone’s surprise, he
romanced the widow, Barbara Bertalone, and proposed. Their marriage has worked
out far better than anyone ever expected, including Ryan.
Sergeant Abel Navarro has been happily
married to Maria since his first appearance in a book. Oh, they are a normal
couple with ups and downs, but probably the fact that Maria almost lost Abel
once and they both have demanding jobs has helped them cherish what time they
do have together.
African American Officer Felix Navarro’s
marriage to Wendy has had its ups and downs partially because both sets of parents’
dissatisfaction with their children marrying outside of their race.
One of the biggest romances in the
series began in Smell of Death when Detective Milligan had Officer Stacey
Milligan help him with two gruesome murders. The romance continues through
following books and a wedding is scheduled in Angel Lost though
Stacey’s preoccupation with her plans nearly ends in tragedy.
As to what kind of romance might occur
in future books, perhaps someone will come along for Vaughn Aragon, maybe not
from within the department since all the females are taken, but perhaps he’ll
meet someone from the community. Who knows, certainly not me.
Though this is a police procedural
series, of course there are always going to be crimes and murders, but what
happens to my characters has always been most important. Because they are real
to me, of course they are going to have the same needs and experiences as
people do in the real world—and being loved by someone is important to us all.
And Now, Something about the latest RBPD mystery, Murder
in the Worst Degree:
The body that washes up on the beach leads
Detectives Milligan and Zachary on a murder investigation that includes the
victim’s family members, his housekeeper, three long-time friends, and a
mystery woman.
Thank you, Marilyn
Webpage: http://fictionforyou.com/
Contest:
Once again I am offering the
opportunity to have your name used for a character in a book if you comment on
the most blogs during this tour for Murder in the Worst Degree.
Welcome to Sweet Not Spicy, Marilyn. I'm in awe at how you can sustain a series for so long!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Morgan, for hosting me today. I really have enjoyed writing this series--I guess I keep going because I want to know what happens to these people next. And the only way is to write the next book.
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