Today the Three Crazy Chicks are smiling from ear to ear. Stephanie Beck is here and giving us her view on things warm and fuzzy. And no, we’re not talking about that robe you wrap around yourself as you stumble to the coffeepot in the morning. Stephanie is a full time mom, and author. Writing since she was fifteen, Stephanie loves romance and all things romantic, heart warming and usually funny, though a more serious piece will find its way in occasionally. With books in several genres like erotic, suspense, and paranormal romance, Stephanie balances a life between writing and family.So take a few minutes, and get to know Stephanie and her thoughts today.

Something furry (and I don’t mean my legs)
By Stephanie Beck

Why is body hair a turn off in romance? Anything beyond light stubble on a hero’s dashing face seems to be off taste at the moment, but seriously, I don’t see it!

Maybe I’m partial to the fuzzy guys because I married a man with a perma-sweater and the kind of really great beard that has people asking if he’s Amish. He had to shave it nearly off once for work and I missed his beard. Without it, his face looked…naked…and not the good kind.

The real irony I see in this is the werewolf trend. By definition werewolves are furry! (All those movies with the smooth chested, smooth faced werewolf males are WRONG). I think women with a thing for furry guys started making werewolves sexy. Howling at the moon? Oh no, it’s the luxurious hair and fur a woman wants to sink her fingers in.

I don’t think werewolves need to be comically hairy. Having a werewolf shave six times a day would be ridiculous, but what’s wrong with a hairy chest or a little back fuzz? There is a reason the ‘treasure trail’ on a man is called the ‘treasure trail’…it must lead to good things and if it’s left off in favor of glossy rock hard abs, well, it’s the leading lady’s loss. On the other side of that argument, I find bald or shaved-headed werewolves to be tickle my irony funny bone, (Scott, in Unraveling Midnight, has a shaved head—it goes along with the badass).

Attention to body hair says a lot about a character, werewolf or not. If an adult man doesn’t have a fair amount of hair, or is baby’s butt smooth…well, he most likely had to have focused time, attention and possibly money on that vanity. What does that say about a character? I’ll say it, when a big, strong, badass alpha male has baby smooth anything it makes me picture him painstakingly shaving and then lotioning (you know, like a woman) or I get a mental image of him sitting at a salon waiting for his waxing appointment.

Long story short: I need more fuzzy guys in my romance. They need to be clean and neat and sweet and strong…and furry.

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Blurb for Unraveling Midnight: Book 2 in the Creating Home Series

An entanglement with a werewolf brings unexpected turns.

Scott, a lone werewolf expelled from his pack, bends over backward to give his kids everything he can - including knitting lessons for his daughter. Learning to knit becomes much more appealing with Lucy Jamieson as the teacher. His heightened senses tell him the compassionate and beautiful human might be what he and his little band need, yet getting involved with Lucy means exposing her to his paranormal reality.

Although Lucy's childhood skewed her expectations of family, she recognizes and respects Scott's desire to protect and provide for his kids. When Scott is hit by a truck, Lucy offers to help with the kids--and gets more than she bargained for after learning Scott's true nature...

Stephanie Beck....Even before she understood what all the thrusting meant, Stephanie Beck loved reading romance. When the stories didn’t end the way she wanted, writing her own was the perfect solution. From ridiculous humor to erotica, Stephanie loves being transported within a story. When she’s not elbow deep in words, her husband and two daughters command her attention. After they are sleeping she knits or bakes cookies...or squeezes in more writing.


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