I LOVE featuring cameos (guest appearances) of characters from past series in my current stories. New-to-me readers view the returning character as a new minor character. He/she plays a small role in the story and that’s it.
Regular reading buddies will get all of the inside jokes associated with the character’s appearance.
You’ll know why there’s an unlit cigar on Nicolas’s desk in Sinful Rewards 8 (releasing tomorrow). Blaine, the billionaire hero from The Seen Trilogy (He Watches Me, He Touches Me, He Claims Me), makes a cameo in this installment of Sinful Rewards. He gave up smoking cigars when Anna, the love of his life, became pregnant.
You’ll also know the significance of Blaine knowing Nicolas. Blaine only works with people he trusts. That Blaine is vouching for Nicolas says a lot about Nicolas’s character (despite his asshole claims).
Cameos have rules. The most important one is that the characters are usually from books published by the same publisher. Why? Because if the new story does well, the previous publisher might wish a piece of the profits. A cameo isn’t worth an ugly lawsuit. We’re erotic romance writers. We like to keep everything lovey dovey.
This rule is one of the issues I’m having with my SciFi erotic romances (and why it is taking time for me to write my next story). I have 16 stories, four different series, published with my previous publisher. With these stories, I’ve created intricate worlds, dozens of alien species, several languages.
When I write my next SciFi erotic romance for a new publisher, however, I’ll be starting from zero. If I need five different aliens for a café scene, I can’t use my existing aliens. I have to craft new ones. They need different biology, different home worlds, different languages. Yes, SciFi erotic romance isn’t easy but that’s one of the many reasons I love writing it!
Do you enjoy seeing cameos of characters from previously published stories?
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Bee Carter is no longer torn between her handsome billionaire and her tattooed bad-boy biker. After enjoying mind-melting, world-tilting sex and experiencing the pleasure of waking in her man’s arms, she has finally made her choice.
Or has she?
A violent early morning confrontation pits biker against billionaire and results in a shocking proposal: the discarded man is willing to overlook Bee’s wild night with his rival in order to win her love. He will sacrifice his pride, his heart, and everything he holds dear to have her.
Bee is unmoved by the offer … until the man she’s chosen encourages her to accept.
Now Bee is yet again faced with an impossible decision: Does she pursue the man she craves, who has rejected her love, or does she settle for the man who will do anything for her?
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