
And where I live, the biker population has increased dramatically over the past year or two, so seems like I headed in the right direction on that totally by accident. I guess there's just something that feels rugged about a guy on a bike.

And now that I think about it, I had Mick Brody on a motorcycle even two books before that in One Reckless Summer! Duke was a character readers were clamoring for more of, so it's just convenient that he was already a biker.

) I had already created certain concepts about who Lucky was in earlier books, so making him a biker seemed natural. Toni: Thanks so much for having me! As for the popularity of bikers, the first biker I wrote about was Lucky Romo in Whisper Falls, a couple of years ago, so I'm hoping I was ahead of the curve on that. What is it that's so appealing about bikers these days in romance novels? Joyce: Welcome to HEA, Toni! Half Moon Hill hero Duke is an ex-biker gang member. She joins us now to talk about biker heroes (she was ahead of that curve!), the TV show Justified, awesome readers and what we can expect from her next. Her latest release, Half Moon Hill, is out now, book six in her popular Destiny series. I haven't even met Toni Blake, or had an actual conversation with her, but I feel as though I know her well just from this interview.

One of the many things I love about my fellow romance authors (LOVE!) is how no matter when and how you meet, the potential is massive that you'll become instant friends.
