Sorry. This blog post is not about Star Wars!
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Did you know that 4 May 1979 was the day Margaret Thatcher
became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
No?
Well, it was. And, love her or loathe her, women like
Thatcher are the women I like to write. Strong, complex women – lawyers and doctors
and bankers and stockbrokers and entrepreneurs – who are navigating work and
life and love in big cities.
So, of course, when I sat down to write this blog, I thought,
who better to write about on May the Fourth than four of my favourite fictional
women who have the Force (and the men who love them).
Yeah, yeah, sue me. I told you this blog wasn’t about Star
Wars!
Meet Chloe Mills
Chloe Mills is the heroine of Christina Lauren’s first book:
Beautiful Bastard.
Chloe has stuck with me a long time… probably since this book
started as a fanfic (I still have the original… shhh!). She’s focused on completing an MBA but is also completely consumed by her Bastard - and he's completely consumed by her. She's the one who stands up to him, sticks to her guns and makes him think. She's courageous. And that's kinda hot.
Also, I do love a man who has good taste in lingerie (for his lady, of course!).
Meet Alice Lawrence
Alice Lawrence is my latest favourite heroine, who comes
alive in Kylie Scott’s recent release The Rich Boy (hoo boy – have you seen the
cover for this one. Hot!)
As Alice is navigating her relationship with the
swoon-worthy Beck, she has to deal with a whole host of mess from his VERY
WEALTHY family and she does it with style, grace, and wit. There are a couple
of scenes where she takes on his Grandmother which are 5-star scenes. Alice is
awesome.
Now, if only I could find my very own Beck…
Meet Laurel McBane
Laurel McBane is the baker extraordinaire in Nora Roberts’
Bride Quartet series. Laurel's book is book three in the series.
Now, I partly love Laurel because she bakes… and I love to
bake. But she’s also feisty and forges her way through culinary school (with a little assistance from the indomitable Mrs G who's also a fave!) into a successful bakery/events business and a relationship with Delaney Brown - lawyer, brother of one of her BFFs and her long time friend.
Meet Miranda Gray
Last but not least, let's talk Miranda Gray.
We first meet Miranda when she's been sleeping on a park bench, trying to get a better understanding of what should be included in housing for the homeless, and we pretty quickly learn that Miranda goes ALL IN - whether it's for work or play!
But Miranda's not a push over. And when her Knight (tee hee hee - Lucas Knight, see what I did there) doesn't give her what she needs - she walks away.
Thankfully, Lucas finally gets his head on straight!
Tell me about your favourite female with the Force (whether
factual or fictional) in the comments below.
As a final note, did you know that, on receiving a school
prize, aged nine, Thatcher said:
I wasn’t lucky. I deserved it. I just love her moxie… and I do deserve the things I work for, darn it!
Kristine Charles writes sexy tales where coffee (and red
wine) is abundant, designer shoes and handbags are cheap, chocolate has no
calories and men always put the toilet seat down. Find her at www.wordsbykristinecharles.com
or on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
I love to love… my healthy and happy family and friends
#stayathome
I love to laugh… at the ridiculous Zoom backgrounds
everyone’s finding to make online meetings more entertaining!
I love to learn… online! How many great classes can you find
online at the moment – ballet, yoga, dance, cooking… try something new this month!
