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Jove Belle
Jove Belle was born and
raised against a backdrop of orchards and potato fields. The youngest
of four children, she was raised in a conservative, Christian home and
began asking why at a very young age, much to the consternation of her
mother and grandmother. At the customary age of eighteen, she fled
southern Idaho in pursuit of broader minds and fewer traffic jams
involving the local livestock. The road didn’t end in Portland, Oregon,
but there were many confusing freeway interchanges that a girl from the
sticks was ill-prepared to deal with. As a result, she has lived in the
Portland metro area for over fifteen years and still can’t figure out
how she manages to spend so much time in traffic when there’s not a
stray sheep or cow in sight.
She lives with her partner of
twelve years. Between them they share three children, two dogs, two
cats, two mortgage payments, one sedan, and one requisite dyke pickup
truck. One day she hopes to live in a house that doesn’t generate a
never ending honey-do list.
Incidentally, she never stopped
asking why, but did expand her arsenal of questions to include who,
what, when, where and, most important of all, how. In those questions,
a story is born.
Interviews
Edge of Darkness
(May 2008)
Diana Collins charges at life with an
irreverent comment and a right hook, but even her hard-headed attitude may
not be enough to protect her heart…or her life.
As a senior investigator for a high-end
insurance company, Diana needs to find the person responsible for the theft
of a rare sword. While Diana struggles to protect her burgeoning
relationship with kindergarten teacher, Cami Michaelson, the investigation
leads her into a bitter world of rage and revenge. Diana uncovers one
damning piece of evidence after another that challenges everything she knows
about right and wrong. She finds her hard-driving work ethic, which demands
the thief be held accountable, at odds with the desire to protect her new
friend, Ali Sandoval, who is caught in the center of the conflict. As she
draws Diana deeper into a dark subculture of sex, power, and death, Ali must
choose between vengeance and peace if she hopes to escape with her sanity
intact.
Split the Aces
(October 2008)
Two women ride a wave of passion that
threatens to consume them in a world of fast money and fast times
in the neon glare of
Sin City.
It’s lust at first sight for blackjack
dealer Rae Sutherland and conventioneer Cori Romero. Rae wants more
from life than the constant shuffling of cards in a smoke-filled
casino, but for now, she revels in the excesses of life and
appreciates the never-ending parade of women at the tables. Cori is
looking for something besides her day-to-day grind and aching for a
new adventure, but doesn’t expect to find it on the Vegas strip.
Fueled by the encouragement of friends and Captain Morgan, she
auditions for a singing gig and her path inevitably crosses Rae’s.
In spite of themselves, their relationship develops into something
deeper than the initial intoxication of attraction, but both wonder
if it's worth the gamble.
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