Naleighna Kai's Literary Cafe Magazine Father's Day Tributes | Page 67

Love the marvelously mature .
Evelyn Palfrey : plots . Boy meets girl , boy gets girl , they live happily ever after . But when you ’ re 40 , your life is more full than that . You have career , in-laws , ex-spouses , current spouses , half grown kids . Did I leave out graduations , proms , grandchildren , weddings ? :)
NK : YES !!!!!!
Evelyn Palfrey : So that was more interesting to me . I kept waiting for a ‘ real ’ writer , like Donna , or Francis or Rochelle to write a romance novel that had issues and conflicts that I was interested in . So I started writing a little story to pass the time until then . That became Three Perfect Men .
Edwina Putney : Three Perfect Men is an amazing book ! I love it .
Evelyn Palfrey : That one will always be my favorite . I just LOVE me some Ike .
Lareeta Payne Robinson : First time I read Three Perfect Men was through a library loan from Colorado . Then I was able to get a copy from you and get it signed .
Edwina Putney : When Vivian considered aborting her and Marc ’ s baby , it was understandable . Why did you decide to let Marc ’ s reasoning prevail ?
Evelyn Palfrey : As I said , I just let that chick do her , and I reported it to the readers . In addition , Abortion is such a sticky topic . I just wanted to raise the issue . Another woman would have handled it differently . But that would have taken the story in a different trajectory . I think , since
Marc wanted the baby and willing to take care of it , he would have resented her for years .
Evelyn Palfrey : So The Price of Passion is the 2nd book in the series--which has no name . Dangerous Dilemmas is the third and has was quite the suspense and action-filled romance .
NK : Marital rape is such a hot topic . How was it treated then in the legal community when you first wrote the book versus now ?
Evelyn Palfrey : Well , the bill passed the Legislature years ago . And everybody has calmed down . I probably wouldn ’ t bring it up now twenty years later . We have a LOT more pressing issues .
NK : What issue would be something that would interest you to write at this time ?
Evelyn Palfrey : Good question . I would LOVE to write a sci-fi story , but . . .
NK : you ’ ve mastered contemporary fiction , and there are several CF authors who have gotten their feet wet in Sci-Fi , what ’ s keeping you from diving in ?
Evelyn Palfrey : Not smart enough :) Edwina Putney ** rolling my eyes ** NK : *** rolling my eyes too ****
Evelyn Palfrey : I spent the last twenty years in criminal law , so would probably be along those lines . Cops killing our sons is current , but it ’ s been done masterfully by a couple of seasoned writers . Plus , since I have a son and a grandson ,