write romances for the ‘ marvelously mature ’. I tried to think of the worst dilemma that a middleaged , long-married woman could have .
Ka ’ Lu Carter Underwood : And that would be it !
Edwina Putney : That stunned me .
Evelyn Palfrey : I figured your husband of many years bringing home a baby would be it .
NK : No joke . My heart stopped and it hurt so bad for her .
Evelyn Palfrey : Actually it was going to be a courtroom drama . A beautiful heroine , defense lawyer , gets Vivian off a murder charge . Temp insanity defense . But you remember , she just wouldn ’ t kill Walter . I talked to that chick all night long , trying to get her to stab him with that piece of glass She just wouldn ’ t do it . So , I just gave up and went with what the heck that silly chick was doing =:)
NK : What was the reception from women who read this book , and this subject matter ?
Evelyn Palfrey : I was shocked to learn that this was not a rare situation . Many women told me about something like this happening in their family .
NK : I ’ m cracking up at the answer . I was just about to ask the question about why you changed it . You answered it .
Evelyn Palfrey : I even got a letter from a young woman who said that she had been that baby . In a small town . Daddy doctor . The whole town knew he had two families . I bawled like a baby feeling all the pain that girl relayed in the latter . Just wish I had got the letter before the book ! Could have made it juicier :) Back to the courtroom drama . You can ’ t wait ‘ til in the morning to kill ‘ em , if you ’ re gonna plead temp insanity .
NK : It ’ s been done to death , and played out in the media . Why do you think that infidelity is STILL such a painful thing for women in this day and age ?
Evelyn Palfrey : We as women are wired to nest . Make a home , etc . Men are wired to hunt . They pretend they want to nest , but many don ’ t . So we are misled , many times . Then comes the heartripping part .