WriteWed | Caridad Pineiro® Romance Author

June 11, 2014March 2, 2021

#WriteWed Inspiration for Nickie from Just One Night

Just One Night New Adult Erotic Romance by Caridad Pineiro When I decided to write a story about twentysomethings who had to make tough choices, it was difficult to find the kinds of professions where the hero and heroine might have to choose between love and their careers.

When it came to the hero, I had been inspired to make him a Marine from my days at Villanova with their ROTC program.

The inspiration for Nickie, the medical school student, likewise came from my days at college. I was a science major who intended to go to med school. Went the whole route of taking the MCATs and applying. Interviewed and was wait-listed at Columbia.

In the meantime I started working at a law firm to earn some money to pay for food, school, and stuff. That’s where I discovered my love of Intellectual Property law and decided to go to law school. Being a lawyer gave me reasons to truly embrace a path to a writing career and publishing my first book.

So even though God closed the door to med school, he gave me a path to take me to where I am today.

Anyway, back to Nickie. Being in med school was going to be tough for her and also tough for any relationship with someone who wasn’t going to be around. I knew that this would be perfect for the story in Just One Night, especially since it points out some of the things Jase and Nickie have in common. They both are strong and protective and they both want to help others. Perfect.

I hoped you liked this little #WriteWed behind the scenes from Just One Night.

Just one other thing! Today’s my anniversary, so I’m sharing with you this photo from our wedding day which was so so many years ago. Wow. I can’t believe it’s been that long since I met my hubby during our Villanova days.

May 28, 2014May 10, 2017

#WriteWed #OneNightOnly Playlist Teenaged Dream by Katy Perry

I love Katy Perry! Okay, now that I got that out of my system. . .

One of the things that Nickie and Jase banter about in JUST ONE NIGHT, my contribution to the ONE NIGHT ONLY erotic romance anthology is how Nickie reads romance novels during her summers on the beach.

Actually, Nickie also spends a lot of time fantasizing about Jase as he’s up in the lifeguard stand and pictures him as the hero in one of her novels. She finally confesses that to Jase during their one night together.

Somehow TEENAGED DREAM by Katy Perry came to mind when I asked myself what song might be right for the playlist for Nickie and Jase’s story. I could imagine Nickie listening to this on her Ipod while she kind of reads her romances and wishes she had the courage to finally take a chance with Jase.

If you can’t see the Katy Perry video below, please click here.

May 7, 2014

#WriteWed ONE NIGHT ONLY Inspiration

One of the things I like doing is changing up expectations in my romances and one of the inspirations for my story in the ONE NIGHT ONLY Erotic Romance Anthology was making the heroine be the older of the two. Not by much, mind you, but she is twenty-four and heading into her third year of medical school.

The hero is fresh out of college and heading off to Afghanistan as a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps.

They’re obviously at different stages in their lives and making it work, especially in JUST ONE NIGHT, will be tough. But you know I love challenges and I hope you’ll love this sexy novella (and the others in the anthology) when it releases on May 12.

Here’s my hero inspiration. I hope you like him!

April 30, 2014March 2, 2021

#WriteWed The Calling is Reborn Vampire Novels Inspiration – Bryant Park

Vampire Reborn Those of you who read THE CALLING IS REBORN vampire romance series know that for the most part the series is set in New York. The only departure from that was KISSED BY A VAMPIRE which was set in South Beach and only because I knew that the right man for vampiress Stacia was in Miami, namely sexy DEA Agent Alex Garcia.

Why New York City? Well, I love the place and I have the ability to actually visit some of the locations and get that extra something that you can bring into the story. In FIGHT FOR LOVE, which will be out in mid-summer, you’ll get to see scenes set in Grand Central Terminal.

I’ve also been toying with the idea of setting a scene – maybe a big climactic one – in another of my fav places: Bryant Park.

I haven’t had a scene there yet, maybe because it is such a fav place. I walk through the park almost every morning and love seeing how it changes through the different seasons.

Spring was definitely in the park this week as they were prepping to put out all the spring flowers. I’m sharing those photos with you today!

April 23, 2014

#WriteWed Jersey Shore Inspiration

I grew up on Long Island and there wasn’t a spring/summer/fall we didn’t spend time at the beach. Whether it was fishing at Captree or swimming at Jones Beach, there was always a connection to the beach.

Whenever I went I felt energized, maybe because I’m a Pisces and water is my natural environment.

It’s no wonder that when we moved to Jersey, I eventually came to fall in love with the Jersey Shore. It’s not just the ocean to which I connected. It was all the small towns with their very different personalities and the sense of community in each of the unique towns.

It’s why I chose the Jersey Shore for quite a number of my latest books, from SINS OF THE FLESH to my upcoming release, JUST ONE NIGHT in the ONE NIGHT ONLY Erotic Romance anthology.

In JUST ONE NIGHT, the heroine’s family is wealthy and owns a large mansion along the Jersey Shore. The hero literally is from the wrong side of the tracks. I’ve found that the socioeconomic line drawn by the North Jersey Coast Line as it works its way along the Shore is quite pronounced in some towns.

In JUST ONE NIGHT, the hero has overcome those differences by attending college on a ROTC scholarship, but now it’s time for him to serve as a Marine to pay back that opportunity. The hero, Jason Hart, has just one night to prove to the woman of his dreams, his best friend’s slightly older sister, Nicole de Silva, that anything is possible.

So today, I’m sharing with you some pictures from my little neck of the woods along the Jersey Shore. I hope you’ll enjoy the photos!

April 16, 2014

#WriteWed JUST ONE NIGHT New Adult Erotic Romance Inspiration

On May 12, I’ll be in the release of an erotic romance novella boxed set titled ONE NIGHT ONLY with my friends Stephanie Julian, Judi Fennell and Sara Humphreys.

My story in the boxed set, JUST ONE NIGHT, is a new adult erotic romance. As you can guess from the title, the story happens all in just one night when twenty-four year old Nicole de Silva decides to finally take a chance with her younger brother’s best friend, Jason Hart.

Jason, Jase to his friends, and Nicole have basically grown up together and for years, the sparks have been flying between them, but neither of them has done anything about it.

Jase is a newly commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Marines and he only has one night with Nickie before he heads home and then to his deployment.

The inspiration for Jase came from my time at Villanova which had a very large and active ROTC program. I even had the honor of going to a ROTC formal event my freshman year and it was amazing to see all the young men and women in their dress uniforms.

At the start of JUST ONE NIGHT, Jase and Nickie’s brother have just graduated and Jase is in his dress blues and looking way too handsome.

It’s going to be up to Jase and Nickie to decide whether to take a chance and explore the heat that’s been building inside of them for way too long. Trust me, it’s going to be a sizzling hot story as they finally give in to that attraction all night long.

Can’t you just picture Nickie helping Jase out of dress blues just like these?

April 9, 2014March 2, 2021

#WriteWed The Inspiration Behind the Books

Wow, the inspiration behind the books. Where do I start? It’s such a tough thing to pinpoint because the inspiration can be so varied.

Vampire Reborn novella from The Calling Reborn series For The Calling-Reborn series, the inspiration for the series and FBI Agent Diana Reyes was very much the emotion I was feeling during a dark time in my life. Her character totally epitomized someone mired in darkness who needed to find herself again and be reborn (namely me!). I shared more of that inspiration in the blog titled Into the Abyss with Vampires.

In the 10 years since that first book, Diana has definitely grown and learned so much and I am so very happy to see where she is in Vampire Reborn. She’s a very different person now and a much stronger one, but opening herself up to love makes her vulnerable in so many ways.

I’m really looking forward to exploring that in future stories.

To Catch Her Man, on the other hand, was inspired by location, location, location and also mother/daughter relationships. That’s kind of been a recurring thread in the Charity Pineiro books set in South Beach – friends, family, mothers and daughters.

Why location? Well, South Beach is all glittering and glamorous, filled with celebrities, but amidst all that hype is the dark side of what goes on in all those party places. I thought South Beach would be the perfect place to have a romance with suspense elements, namely, an investigation into whether an undercover cop is dirty and responsible for the murder of one of his fellow officers.

To Catch Her Man is available alone or as part of the Dangerous Dozen Romantic Suspense Boxed Set. The boxed set is specially priced at .99 cents for a limited time.

Thank you for making it an Amazon and B&N bestseller!

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