Ka’Lu Carter Underwood: Because no matter rape. Why did you include that (as if he wasn’t a
how many times it happens, each instance feels big enough cad)?
like your heart is being ripped out
Evelyn Palfrey: In every book, I try to address a
Edwina Putney: Because the U.S. isn’t as liberal legal issue, for readers to chew on, or learn from.
or open-minded towards accepting infidelity as At that time, there was a bill in the Legislature
France or Italy. Many women do, but too many about marital rape. MANY, MANY men do not
women feel they’ve failed if their husband cheats. believe a man can rape his wife. Evelyn Palfrey,
It is a sticky wicket. Because there is rarely a
Evelyn Palfrey: Do any of you know of such a witness to rape, it’s usually just he said/she said.
situation? Not just an outside child. That’s pretty
common. But where the hubby expects the wife Edwina Putney: And in a marital situation, there
would definitely be no witnesses unless there are
to raise the child.
older children.
Ka’Lu Carter Underwood: Yes. I have a friend
who had a long-term, live-in boyfriend that she Evelyn Palfrey: He’s having an affair. I let him
allowed to bring in an outside child twice. No, have sex with me, then call the po-po and claim
they weren’t married, but after 20 years, they rate as retribution. On the other hand, we’re
breaking up. He comes home half drunk, insists
may have been considered common law.
that I have sex with him. I say ‘you gotta be
Beverly Alexander-Tillison: Yes, a friend’s kidding.’ Then he forces me.
daughter married a man and found out the day
of the wedding (after the I do’s of course) he had NK: When so many authors were writing for the
a newborn by someone else and he wanted to 20-30 crowd, what made you decide to write for
the “marvelously mature”?
bring this one into their new marriage.
Evelyn Palfrey: The traditional romance novel
Ka’Lu Carter Underwood: Are you working on has a 18-25 year old heroine; hero can be up to
10 years older. I read a lot of those when I was
anything now?
younger. But as I aged, and had children older
Evelyn Palfrey: I always have three or four than those, I found myself uninterested in those
stories cooking. The one I’ve been working on the plots and conflicts.
longest is a sequel to Price of Passion. Cora and
Edwina Putney: And I am so happy that you
Lewis’s story.
made that decision! You know I <3 u lady!
Edwina Putney: When Walter considered
raping Vivian because she wouldn’t yield to his Lareeta Payne Robinson: The reason I love
seduction, he realized he’d sponsored marital your books. Not wanting to read about twenty
rape legislation, but figured it wouldn’t really be year olds; when I am past that and so is my child.