Witch, princess, monster, or minstrel
– Holly Sutton could speak in a million voices. A whirlwind of casual
creativity, a magnet for every kid within calling range, she made a handsome
living doing TV cartoon voice-overs. Her life in Thousand Oaks was ideal –
except for Jonathan Lockwood, her stuffy neighbor. A banker, he might have been
the model for Scrooge – if Scrooge had hazel eyes and a body designed to die
for. So why had Holly agreed to accompany him to San Francisco’s most elegant
hotel? And why was she suddenly trying to make herself over in his image? They
were worlds apart and ne’er the twain would meet … unless they could learn to
speak in the voice that understood the intimate need that bound them beyond
every difference – the very special voice of love.
I’m a big
fan of the classic cartoons. Looney Tunes/Merry Melodies are my favorites and I
still see the animated films that come out. And who can ever forget Mel Blanc,
the man of a million voices who made Bugs Bunny and so many others life?
I knew I
wanted the heroine of Love Has Many Voices to be a voiceover actress. This
petite woman could go from a chirpy woodland animal to a stiff-voiced computer
voice to a sultry female that gave every red-blooded man ideas. That she looked
more like a pixie says a lot for her talent. Even if said red-blooded man is a
by-the-banker. Did I happen to mention that not only was Holly cute as a bug
but she wore braces when Jonathan first met her? Oh no, she isn’t your typical
romance book heroine.
But that’s
what made her fun to write. That and her more than lovable dog, Ralph who was
known to moan and softly howl when a neighbor’s toy poodle was in heat. It
didn’t matter to him that he was probably ten times her size. After all, it’s
what the heart wants that matters. Ralph was also based on our dog, Mac, who
was in love with a neighbor’s toy poodle, Gigi, who rejected him at every turn.
Holly and
Jonathan were opposites in every way. That didn’t stop them from falling in love
even if Jonathon feared his deep secret could tear them apart.
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