An
Immovable Object, An Irresistible Force
by Jassy de Jong
When
I think about the inspiration for my erotic romance Drowning, I can’t
help comparing the storyline to the saying “What happens when an
immovable object meets an irresistible force?”
Let’s
imagine you’re a young, attractive woman traveling in the South
African bushveld when a flash flood washes your car off a bridge and
you almost drown. You awaken to find yourself stranded on a luxury
estate belonging to a handsome, charming billionaire who also happens
to be the man who saved your life. The attraction between you is
immediate, and it isn’t long before he offers you an indecent
proposal – to enter into a hot, passionate sexual relationship,
playing by your rules in bed and out of it, until the bridge is
rebuilt and you are able to leave. That proposal is the irresistible
force.
Now
for the immovable object – you’re newly married, wedded to a
high-profile celebrity photographer after a whirlwind courtship.
You’re faithful by nature and determined to stick to your vows, no
matter what temptation comes your way.
So
far, it’s looking easy, right? Just keep saying no for a few days
until you’re out of there. Not difficult at all… until you
consider the complicating factor.
Your
husband is turning out to be a jealous, abusive egotist. He’s been
crushing you emotionally and you already carry scars and bruises from
the physical hurt he’s inflicted. While you were with him every day
it was difficult to gain perspective on the situation… you were too
busy trying to placate him. But thanks to your enforced separation
due to the flooding, you’re beginning to realize the extent of his
vile behavior, and how it’s been affecting you. And, worse still,
because you can’t get back to him, he’s already accusing you of
cheating on him, even though you haven’t… yet.
How
would you cope with this dilemma? What emotional and moral decisions
would you end up making? Where would you turn in this pressure-cooker
of a romantic conflict, as you try desperately to contain your
feelings and keep control of the situation until, inevitably, the top
blows off?
Those
are the questions I asked my heroine, and that’s the situation she
was faced with in Drowning. Would I have made the same choices as
her? I don’t know. Would you?
Jassy
de Jong
was inspired to write
her first novel, Random
Violence, after getting
hijacked at gunpoint in her own driveway. She has written
several other thrillers including Stolen
Lives and The
Place for Fallen Horses.
De Jong also edits a hair and beauty magazine. She lives in the
northern suburbs of Johannesburg with her partner Dion, two horses
and two cats.
Erotic. Exotic. Wild. Drowning sizzles in the African heat as one woman is stretched to the breaking point by the strength of her vows and the intensity of her seething primal desires.
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