Meet
the Character Day: Chatting with Prince Dalton from A Most Intriguing Temptation
By Kelli A.
Wilkins
This “Meet the
Character Day” blog is part of a series examining my romance novels. In each
“Behind the Scenes” blog, I talk about why I wrote the book, share my thoughts
on the plot and/or characters, and reveal what I loved most (or least) about
writing the book. The “Meet the Character Day” blogs are fun chats with the heroes
and heroines from my romances. Warning: blogs may contain spoilers.
Hello
romance lovers! Today we’re chatting with Prince Dalton, the hero from A Most Intriguing Temptation by
Kelli A. Wilkins.
Q: Greetings, Prince
Dalton. A Most Intriguing Temptation is
the second book in Kelli’s Royal Desires
series of historical/fantasy novels. Can you tell us about the trilogy?
A: Certainly. As
readers may already know, A Most Intriguing Temptation is the
second story in a trilogy that began with A Most Unusual Princess and concludes
with A
Most Unfortunate Prince. Although the books are related, each stands
alone as an individual read.
A
Most Unusual Princess introduced readers to Princess Elara and myself. The book
brought us together through unusual circumstances. (Elara discussed our
interesting first-meet in a previous blog.)
In
A
Most Intriguing Temptation, I’ve been called away to attend a business
meeting with Emperor Salizar. Elara got jealous of the fact I’d be away and
surrounded by Salizar’s sultry “kharim” women, so she decided to follow me and
her brother, Prince Allan, to the palace. Needless to say, she got into a lot
of trouble.
A
Most Unfortunate Prince (the last book in the series) is all about Allan’s
banishment from the kingdom and his journey as he finds true love. Elara and I
are also in the story, and we play a central role in the ending.
Q: Tell us about
yourself. What got you in the crosshairs for your author?
A: I was charged
with guarding Elara while she received suitors. Of course, one thing led to
another and we ended up falling in love. I’m a very patient and understanding
person and it takes a lot to push me to the edge. However, in A
Most Intriguing Temptation, Kelli (my author), tested me at every turn.
In
this novel, Kelli explored the themes of fidelity and trust. I was sent to a
palace full of women whose only function is to satisfy the male visitors’ every
wanton need. When Elara learned where I was going, she followed me, and to my
surprise, impersonated a “kharim” woman to test me and my loyalty to her. I
admit, I was tempted, but when I learned of her deception, I turned the tables
on her to teach her a lesson.
Q: What drew you
to Elara?
A: Elara is
headstrong and intelligent, and she has a sweet and vulnerable side she only
shows to me. Of all the people in her life, I’m the one who understands her
best and can “manage” her moods and unpredictability. I love her dearly, and
yet, at times, she is vexing. As we spent time together, I realized she was
putting on a brave front most of the time and I learned not to be swayed by her
tantrums or tricks. Elara needs to be treated like an equal, both in and out of
the bedroom.
Q: A little
naughty fun, where was the wildest place you seduced your partner? Or where she
seduced you?
A: A
Most Intriguing Temptation is definitely naughtier than A
Most Unusual Princess. We’re not shy about our lovemaking at home, or
anywhere. Elara (disguised as Oonish) tried to seduce me everywhere—in the
bathtub, in bed, in a hallway… In the book, we made very naughty use of a settee,
and later we got frisky on a pile of satin cushions (and we were not alone!).
After the story ended, we wanted to recreate the wanton atmosphere of the
palace, so Elara and I set up a tent outside to engage in a few wild fantasies.
She likes fooling around outside in the dark, and it’s something I look forward
too, as well.
Q: Do you
sometimes want to strangle your author because of the situations she puts you
in?
A: Yes! Kelli put me through several physical
and emotional trials in this book. She says it was “for the good of the story”
but I would have been content not being tormented, teased, and driven mad with
lust on every other page. Kelli thought it was fun and has admitted that
creating those scenes was one of the highlights of writing the book.
Q: Tell us more. What
was one of the most embarrassing things Kelli did to you in A Most Intriguing Temptation?
A: Throughout most of
the book, I’m in a state of sexual frustration. Oonish is at my side every
minute of every day, and she’s practically naked. She goes out of her way to
tease me, arouse me, and test my loyalty to Elara. And since Oonish is Elara, she knows just what to do to
get me hot and bothered. At one point in the story, I get very, very excited and want Oonish so bad… I
have a naughty dream about her and… Well, let’s say, my body reacted in a
physical way to an extremely erotic dream. It was highly embarrassing to be
discovered like that, and I’m not thrilled with Kelli for putting me in that
awkward situation. Naturally, Oonish/Elara thought it was funny!
Q: Kelli has
written romances in all genres in all heat levels. Does she find the love
scenes difficult to write?
A: Not at all. A
Most Unusual Princess was a mild book (I believe you’d call it a heat
level of 1) and A Most Intriguing Temptation is much hotter (a 2 or 3,
depending on your taste) and contains a lot of graphic sexual activities taking
place at the palace.
Kelli’s books have different heat levels because she matches the intensity
and situations with the characters and plot. She says makes the love scenes as
natural and as real for the characters as possible, given the story, the
characters’ personalities, motivations, and backgrounds, and what level of
intimacy they share.
She admits that sometimes she’ll be writing a scene and the characters
“take over” and decide the scene should go a different way, or something she
planned on happening changes. (This can happen during regular scenes or love
scenes.) Characters can jump off the page and take the story in a different
direction. (“Of course we can,” I told her. “This is our story!”)
Kelli confided in me although she thought knew all about her
characters before writing A Most Unfortunate Prince, she was
surprised to discover a different side to Prince Allan. (I have no idea what
that means exactly, but Allan will be here in a few weeks to address his book,
so you can ask him.)
Q: Anything else
you would like to add?
A: Although A
Most Unusual Princess, A Most Intriguing Temptation, and A Most Unfortunate Prince make up the Royal Desires series, each of our stories stand alone as
individual reads. You can start with book 2 and then go back to book 1 to see
how everything started, or start with book 3 and go in reverse order. However
you read them, I encourage romance lovers to catch up on all of our adventures.
I’m content with the way the trilogy ends—but I don’t want to give away the
ending. I can say Kelli left all of us in very good places.
I’d
like to add that Kelli has written several fantastic books in all genres, not
just historical romances. She has contemporary, paranormal, and gay romances
that bring incredibly interesting characters to life.
This
visit was fun. Thank you for having me. Elara has arranged for Prince Allan to answer
a few questions in another chat. Brace yourself, because he’s a wiseass.
Thank
you, Prince
Dalton, for joining us today. Readers can learn more about all of Kelli’s books on her site: www.KelliWilkins.com
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a blog? Catch up on Kelli’s blog series here: https://www.kelliwilkins.com/blog
Here’s the book summary:
A Most Intriguing Temptation
After
only four months of marriage to Princess Elara, Prince Dalton is sent to
Emperor Salizar’s pleasure palace on business. Not wanting to be left behind,
Elara risks her personal safety and sneaks along on the trip.
Aided
by her mischievous brother, Prince Allan, she disguises herself as one of
Salizar’s sultry “kharim” women and decides to test Dalton’s loyalty.
Masquerading as Oonish, Elara goes out of her way to tempt Dalton at every
turn. Despite Dalton’s resolve to resist the indulgent girls, he finds himself
falling under the spell of the mysterious Oonish.
After
nearly giving in to temptation, Dalton discovers Elara’s trickery and turns the
tables on her, making her into his submissive playmate. Their fun and games are
quickly shattered when Emperor Salizar learns about Elara’s deception. He holds
the royals prisoner and condemns Elara to a fate worse than death.
Can
Dalton save Elara before it’s too late, or will her prank bring about the end
of their love?
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The Royal Desires Series is
available on Amazon & other platforms. Catch this hot historical/fantasy
trilogy from the start:
Book 1: A Most Unusual Princess:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CBX43D8
All other platforms: https://books2read.com/u/me00L9
Read reviews here: https://www.kelliwilkins.com/a-most-unusual-princess
Book 2: A Most Intriguing Temptation:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01D8P8604
All other platforms: https://books2read.com/u/47kkvj
Read reviews here: https://www.kelliwilkins.com/a-most-intriguing-temptation
Book 3: A Most Unfortunate Prince:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Most-Unfortunate-Prince-Historical-Fantasy-ebook/dp/B01DMBYJ6E
All other platforms: https://books2read.com/u/3yPPM6
Read reviews here: https://www.kelliwilkins.com/a-most-unfortunate-prince
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kelli A. Wilkins is an award-winning
author who has published more than 100 short stories, 20 romance novels, 7
non-fiction books, and 3 horror ebooks. Her romances span many genres and
settings, and she likes to scare readers with her horror stories.
In January 2021,
Kelli released Journaling Every Week:
52 Topics to Get You Writing. This fun and innovative guide to journaling is filled with
hundreds of thought-provoking prompts designed to get you writing about your
feelings and emotions.
Her horror short, “A Witch's Wishes” was
published in the Nothing Ever Happens in Fox Hollow anthology in December 2020. In October 2020,
Kelli had horror stories published in two anthologies. “The Uninvited” was
published in Halloween Horror Vol. 2. This tale about a children’s Halloween
party gone horribly wrong is one of her favorites. Her unsettling short story,
“What the Peeper Saw” appeared in Madame Gray’s Creep Show anthology.
Earlier
in 2020 Kelli published Love, Lies & Redemption, a
western romance set in 1877 Nebraska. This novel blends a sensual love story
with mystery and danger.
Kelli posts on her Facebook author page: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorKelliWilkins and Twitter: www.Twitter.com/KWilkinsauthor.
Visit her website/blog www.KelliWilkins.com for a
full title list and to find all her social media links.
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