I was recently interviewed in the historic mining town of Jacksonville, Oregon. In the series of interviews I was asked about the mature woman/younger man relationship in The House on Black Lake and my own experiences. Here is an excerpt from the interview.
Scene from "The House on Black Lake" trailer
Please Note:Â The House on Black Lake has been adapted to screenplay. Go to Home Page to view cinematic trailer.
[amazon_link id="0982500203" target="_blank" container="" container_class="" ]The House on Black Lake[/amazon_link] has three bad boys who push the boundaries of "good girl" Alexandra Brighton. Preternaturally good looking Ramey Sandeley was  born to wealth and power, rides a horse like a native, shoots wild game like a professional, and seduces every creature that crosses his path. He has never heard the word "No". Georgie La Pointe, Ramey's cousin, is a tanned and  muscle bound Canadian rock star who has never dated the same woman more than once and grooms his hair in the eyes of his admirers. Andra Labat is a seductive French Canadian artist who woos conservative Alexandra Brighton to his bed within hours of meeting her, and remains charming and seductive as he lures her into a web of deadly intensions.
Most women have loved a bad boy at least once in their lives. My personal favorite bad boy boyfriend was a 6'7" New Zealander with wavy dark hair to his shoulders. The perfect man to date after a messy divorce. Â He was utterly primitive, an outlaw, and untamable. One day I plan to hunt him back down and write a non fiction account of our reunion. But until then... here is my list.
I have chosen the top twenty best bad boys in romance novels based in input from fans and forums (thanks to Amazon community).
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In The House on Black Lake Alexandra Brighton meets Ramey Sandeley months after they each have wed another. They both fall in love at first sight, but it is too late. Ramey's wife is pregnant with their first child, and Alexandra is impregnated that night by her husband. Years later, a world weary, Alexandra journeys to Black Lake to find resolution to the obsession that has kept her captive for years. She is now single, but he is still married and the father of five children. In addition to the lure of infidelity, the taboo of incest, racial and age differences, and marital bisexuality are also explored.
Below are listed thirty favorite forbidden love romances. Thanks to Amazon romance community for their input.
1. Forbidden by Tabith Suzanna - Soon to be released. The novel deals with brother/sister incest in a sensitive manner that is both illuminating and heart breaking
2. The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullogh - a young priest's faith is tested when he falls in love with a and beautiful woman
3.The Scarlet Letter  by Nathaniel Hawthorne - A Puritan woman has an affair and illegitamate child with priest that leads to her being tagged with the scarlet letter
4. The Object of Love by Sharon Cullars -  a woman's son dies and when his friend returns (now a handsome young man) she finds herself falling for him.
5. By possession by Madeline Hunter - a master and his serf
6. Indigo Love Spectrumby different authors - publisher specializes in romance stories with African American women with white men.
7. Through a Dark Mist by Marsha Canham -Medieval tale - a young woman is set to be wed in an arranged marriage but falls in love with an outlaw en route
8. Surrender by Pamela Clare (Mackinnon Rangers Series) - Western -Â Â Religious difference - protestant/catholic. Everyone warns them to stay away from each other, but to no avail
9. Untamed (Mackinnon Rangers Series) by Pamela Clare - H is a prisoner of war
10. Sweet Release by Pamela Clare - H is a criminal and h purchases him, trusts and believes in him
11. Stranger by Elizabeth Lane - h a widowed mother and H a drifter. She isn't aware that he was with the group of men who killed her husband and tortured her years before
12. Lakota Love Song - and others, by Madeline Baker. Her novels focus on Native American men and white women
13. Fever by Katherine Sutcliffe - h is a young heiress of a plantation and HÂ poor overseer.
14. Star series by Patricia Potter - entire series features forbidden love
15. The Bounty by Beth Williamson -Â H is hired to capture h, then falls in love
16. Diablo by Georgina Gentry - Western - h is a lady and H is a drifter/ gun for hire. H kidnaps h for revenge on her fiance, then  falls in love with her
17. Relentless by Patricia Potter - she's his captive, the daughter of the man he desires to revenge
18. The Heat[ by Heather Killough Walden - h falls for her best friend's brother despite friend's insistence she keep away
19. Shelter Mountain by Robyn Carr -Â H loves h but won't persue her because she's married
20. Star Bright by Catherine Anderson h is married to an abusive man and H isn't sure if it's reasonable to act on his feelings
21. Heartless by Diane Palmer - h and H are step-siblings
22. Perfect by Judith McNaught - H is a criminal on the run from jail, wanted for murder and h falls for him
23. No Chance by Christy Reece- h is very wealthy and H is very poor. Her father forbids them to marry, then when they do he destroys marriage. Eight years later they have a second chance at love.
24. Second Chance by Christy Reece - H is responsible for her husband's death and knows he should tell her, but gets involved nonetheless
25. Run to me by Christy Reece - h has amnesia and H knows he should walk away because they have a terrible past, but his love for her is too power to resist
26. Unlawful Contact by Pamela Clare - H escapes from prison and is wanted by the law and h helps him
27. Stealing Midnight by Tracy MacNish - h is a strange, abused, and sheltered young woman who has an insane father. h saves H from her father. His feelings for her are marred by fact that she is so strange his family will likely never accept her
28. Worth Any Price by Lisa Kleypas - H is hired to bring h home to her fiance but instead marries her himself
29. The Last Highwayman by Katherine O'Neal - H is an outlaw bandit and h is a duchess. Their love is fierce, although circumstances conspire to keep them apart
30. Stealing Heave by Jaclyn Reding - h's family will not allow her to be with H and attempt to marry her off to someone else
31. Wife by Contract, Mistress by Demand by Carole Mortimer - H is much older than the h and she's loved him since she was in her teens
32.Texas Destiny - h falls for brother of her fiance
33. Passion (Fallen) by Lauren Kate - paranormal - YA - star crossed lovers over the centuries
34.Heart of the West series by Maggie Brendan - h falls for husband's brother
35. November of the Heart by LaVryle Spencer - H is rich, H poor
36.The Secret Pearl by Mary Balogh - Regency - H is married, after night of paid love he asks h to work in home
37. One Summer by Karen Robarbs - teacher and student - five years age difference - H paroled prison for murder of girlfriend, h believes him innocent
38. Grave Sight - paranormal that gradually unveils step sibling romance
Forbidden Love is so Sweet:
