CJ ROBERTS ~ Interview & SERIES GIVEAWAY

C.J.  ~   At first I didn’t intend for Captive in the Dark to be a love story at all. I simply wanted to write. I was stuck in a hotel room and I was bored. I think I was reading a romance at the time and I was annoyed by the hero because the writer and the heroine portrayed him as ‘bad’, but he wasn’t – at all. Being an asshole doesn’t make a character a ‘bad boy’. Also, I’ve always thought that the villains in most stories are very one dimensional.

I’ve always been fascinated by villains. Perhaps it has to do with my dark sense of humor, or the fact I like to analyze people, but I’ve always been drawn to characters I’m not supposed to like. I want to know WHY! Why do people do the things they do and is there any part of them I identify with?

I didn’t know what the story would become, not for several years. And to be honest, the idea of eventually casting Caleb as a sick fuck with a heart of gold was a bit scary for me. I wondered what it said about me to have the story unfold the way it did, but ultimately, I had to say I didn’t care.

Captive in the Dark is a work of fiction and as such, I felt free to explore the subject matter without flinching. It was my way of taking an innate fear that ALL WOMEN have and turning it into something I could wrap my head around. I’ve been criticized for it, but after thousands of reviews I know one thing is certain – readers were ready for someone like Caleb.

What it says about me, the fans, or the thousands that read this book in secret – I don’t know.

C.J.  ~  I sure do!

Charlie Hunnam as Caleb – He’s hot and incredibly talented. However, if I were making a silent film, it would be Paul Walker all the way!

Hannah Simone as Livvie – She’s so beautiful and I love her eyes.

Drew Van Acker as “Kid” – I want to put that kid over my knee so bad I have hand spasms just thinking about it.

Eduardo Verastegui as Felipe – This man is delicious in more than one language.

Matt Bomer OR Jensen Ackles as Agent Matthew Reed – I can’t stop thinking about a sandwich now.

Naveen Andrews as Rafiq – I don’t care what some people say, he’s hot and a great actor.

Christina Hendricks as Agent Janice Sloan – Other women don’t typically intimidate me, but she stands a good chance. I’d love to see her try. 😉

C.J. ~  I’m going to answer these two together. I’ve already answered the first bit; I wrote the story that was in me to write. However, now that The Dark Duet is over, I’m really looking forward to exploring Agent Reed.As with most of my inspiration, I didn’t see it coming. However, as I was writing Seduced in the Dark, his character really spoke to me. I could picture his eyes, his hair, and his mannerisms in my mind as I was writing. I wanted to know more about him, so much so, that I wrote him into the storyline and gave him chapters.I especially like that he seems to be the polar opposite of Caleb in many respects. He is a hero. Still, not all heroes are perfect and good all of the time. I look forward to examining Reed and what makes him tick.His book won’t be as dark, but I also don’t have it in me to write a sweet novel yet. We’ll see where we land.I haven’t started writing yet, but I’ll be hitting it hard in the New Year. I hope to debut the novel at one of the four book signings I’ll be attending in 2013.