The Mogul and the Muscle: A Bluewater Billionaires Romantic Comedy(93)

The situation worked for me, and whether or not he’d ever acknowledge it, I knew it worked for Mr. Calloway too.

I winked at Steve, and grabbed my phone. I had work to do.



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Afterword





Dear reader,

I hope you enjoyed this little romp through Miami with Cameron and Jude. This book was a ton of fun to write. I love writing banter and these two had some great back-and-forth exchanges.

The concept for the Bluewater Billionaires came from a conversation between myself, Lucy Score, Kathryn Nolan, and Pippa Grant. We wondered whether readers would be into a twist on the billionaire trope. What if it’s not the hero who has all the zeroes in his bank account, but the heroine? And what kind of badass man would it take to be the perfect hero for her?

That was something all four of us REALLY wanted to write. So the Bluewater Billionaires were born.

One of the things I loved about writing this book alongside three other authors was how we each took a broad concept (a lady billionaire romance) and made it our own. The four books touch on some similar themes, but they’re also distinct and different. We had plenty of space to make the books our own, with our own interpretations, characters, and voices.

When it came to The Mogul and the Muscle, I kicked around a few ideas before I landed on a bodyguard romance. It’s a theme I hadn’t written before and it fit perfectly with our Bluewater concept.

Cameron is accustomed to handling things for herself and doesn’t particularly like to rely on others. That would require letting them get close. She shies away from allowing anyone “in,” largely because she knows the pain of losing people close to her. She’s used to going it alone, so she doesn’t think a bodyguard is necessary.

Jude wants to live an ordinary life, whatever that means (he isn’t really sure, to be honest). He’s a former intelligence operative trying to retire in sunny Miami, but he keeps getting roped into security jobs. He doesn’t want to take on another client, but he’s a softie at heart, and can’t say no to a favor for his friend.

These two begin their relationship with some skepticism toward each other. They circle around the feelings that develop for quite a while in the name of “keeping it professional.” If you read between the lines, it’s clear they’re both doing it for deeper reasons. They both have a hard time trusting others, particularly when it comes to being intensely vulnerable.

As much as I loved writing their banter, it was watching them open up to each other that was especially gratifying. The rescue scene at the end, where they both word-vomit details of their lives despite the fact that it’s really not the time, had been in my head for a long time before I wrote it. I loved the idea that in the midst of this slightly wacky external conflict, they both decide to lay it all out there and make themselves vulnerable to each other.

I hope you loved Cameron and Jude’s story as much as I did. And if you haven’t, check out the other Bluewater Billionaires romantic comedies. Cameron’s BFFs Emily, Luna, and Daisy have fantastic stories and fabulous HEAs.

And if you enjoyed The Mogul and the Muscle, it would be awesome if you’d leave a review on Amazon and Goodreads.

xoxo,

CK





Acknowledgments


Thank you so much to all my readers for coming on this journey with me. I love your beautiful faces!

Thanks to everyone on my team who was a part of making this book a reality. Kari for the beautiful design work and graphics. Nikki for suggestions, encouragement, critiques, and for helping me keep my head above water. Elayne for your editing work so my books are always polished and professional.

Thank you to David for your never-wavering belief in me, and to my family for supporting me in this crazy job.

And thank you to Lucy, Kathryn, and Pippa. Not only for sharing this quirky Bluewater world with me, but for being my people. I love your guts.