REVIEW & EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW ~~ Hart Broken BY ANNIE ARCANE

by Louisa · September 5, 2016

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Hart Broken (Hart #1)

by Annie Arcane

Mickey Hart doesn’t do one-night stands. Until she wakes up in a luxury penthouse. With nothing but a t-shirt. And no idea who it belongs to.

Enter Cale Windermere. Driven. Ambitious. Successful. And so gorgeous he could’ve walked straight out of a romance novel…

Except I can’t walk.

Not that it ever stops me from getting what I want.

And I want her.

Even if she’s keeping secrets.

That could tear me to f*cking shreds.

Warning: Adult language and (mild) content. Cale has a bit of a potty mouth. Just saying.

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH Annie Arcane!!

Have you always wanted to be a writer or did this just sneak up on you?

Neither. I was totally forced into it.

Serious answer: I’ve ALWAYS loved writing but…

I never planned to publish anything. Never even thought about it. I was just serializing chapters online for fun as I wrote them. When I finished the story, my readers asked me to whip up an ebook for them. And I adore those buggers something fierce. Sooo…

You can blame them. They’re responsible. I’m the victim here. Please send help.

I absolutely adore my readers. Did I mention that?

Why a paraplegic character? What inspired you to write your character as disabled?

I wasn’t really “inspired”, although that sounds a heck of a lot better ROFLMAO!! I’ve always had a soft spot for wounded heroes. I remember writing mildly disabled characters-scars, a limp, etc.- at a ridiculously young age. We’re talking 9 or 10 years old.

As for a paraplegic specifically? I never made a conscious decision about that either. I literally sat down one day and started word vomiting at random. Didn’t have a plan or any direction. Merely typed up whatever came to mind. And the dude just happened to be a paraplegic. Umm, I’m terrible at interviews haha!

Hmm. I will admit, however, that I’ve developed a deeper purpose for writing disabled characters in general. “Tragic” storylines where SCIs (spinal cord injuries) die at the end are far too common and drive me completely insane! So I’m kinda sorta rebelling against that stereotype. Okay, I’m definitely rebelling. Rawr.

Did you have a friend who is paraplegic who you called to ask all the “intimate” questions to? Was the research from books or “real” people?

Well, I actually have [insert awkward laugh] 4 paraplegics on “standby” at all times to answer my intimate a.k.a. highly inappropriate questions.

Every little thing Cale did that was affected by his disability – transfers, assembling his chair, pressure releases, etc. – I had at least one legitimate paraplegic either “beta read” or send me a video for reference.

Yeah, I’m obsessed with accuracy, eh?

When will we be getting more of Cale and Mickey?

October 31st.

Because I’m weird enough to release a romance novel on Halloween. Oh, yes. Yes, I am.

What book is on your kindle that you can’t believe you haven’t read yet?

Fighting Shadows by Aly Martinez. I’m a huge fan of her writing. And this book has a paraplegic hero. I need to get on that. Yesterday. What’s the one book on your kindle you have read so many times you can’t even count? The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch. No word of a lie. My favorite (sub)genres: wounded heroes, scarily dark erotica, and children’s books. I have no kids. Don’t judge me.

As a new author what has been the most surprising part of this process?

Everything. The whole process completely blows my mind. I’m just a fitness freak with a Biology degree. How is it possible that people around the world are reading a book I made all by myself? And the readers have been amazeballs. Amaze-freakin’-balls. The crazy amount of support and encouragement I’ve received… Gosh! I have no words to describe it. I feel lucky. And thankful. And humbled beyond belief. Like I said, I adore my readers. I owe them everything. And now I’m rambling. Gonna stop. Yep.

Lightening round

Boxer or Briefs

Boxer briefs. Black.

Peanut or Plain M&M’s

Penis. I mean, peanut.

Weight Training or Cardio

Lift first, HIIT after.

Boots or sneakers

Boots. Sexy boots.

Country or Pop

Eww. Metal or jazz, please!

Night Owl or Early Riser

Both. I just don’t sleep. For reals.

Christian Grey or Kellan Kyle

Kellan Kyle. Grey is such a pansy.

NetFlix or DVR

Errr, I don’t watch TV. I suck at this game haha!

KINDLE or PB

Kindle FTW

Stephanie’s 5 Emotional, Gut Wrenching Star Review

This book is amazing and has literally left me speechless. The writing is so beautiful and eloquent. Annie Arcane has written an amazing love story about two people, each broken in their own way that come together. I felt so many emotions while reading this book. Happy, sad, disappointed, devastated, warmth, and love. It was a roller coaster ride of feelings.

We get to know Cale and Mickey and discover how unique they are. Cale is a paraplegic who refuses to let life stop him. He is stubborn, he is alpha male, he is hot, and he is a paraplegic!

Mickey is fun and curious but emotionally unavailable.

Cale realizes this but still falls hard.
“This girl…..
It had never bothered me with other women. Even after my impressively muscular legs had withered away to nothing but skin and bone, if it never bothered me before. Not with any other woman. But for some odd reason, it bothered me now.

It bothered me with her.

I didn’t want her to look at me differently than she would any other man. I couldn’t even stand the thought that she might…..

“This man….
She was inexplicably drawn to him. It wasn’t normal. It couldn’t be explained. It didn’t make a lick of sense. The pull went far beyond attraction. It went far beyond lost. Every fiber of her being screamed to reach out and touch him. Anywhere. Everywhere.

What is it about this man?

Things eventually come to a head and Mickey turns inward, unwilling to share her painful past with Cale.

I was devastated when Mickey’s story was revealed. Totally gutted.

I must highly recommend this book! As I said earlier it is an amazing read. The writing is just so beautiful and flows from chapter to chapter.