On this week’s Romance Thursdays I have the amazing K E Osborn. You can also check out last weeks interview with Felicia Grossman as we talked writing historical romance, her Truitt’s series and more. 

Romance Thursdays is a feature that spotlights romance authors to highlight how amazing the romance writing community is. Each week I’m will be interviewing a different romance author from across subgenres as well as both traditionally and self-published. I want to share their experience writing romance and why they love it so much. While also focusing on their writing and books. 

K E Osborn has a big backlist of titles including her MC series; Chicago Defiance MC, Satan’s Savages MC and Royal Bastards MC: Tampa, FL. As well as her other series including the Recoil Rock Series, The Next Generation Series and The Trust Me Trilogy. Her most current series is back in the MC world with the Houston Defiance MC. So let’s get to know K E Osborn a little more. 

Hi K E, and welcome to Angel Reads. For those that haven’t read anything by you yet. Tell us a little about yourself and your books?

Thank you for having me. I’m an indie author who has been writing since 2012. Predominantly in the MC genre, but I also venture out from time to time into other genres as well. I write Rock Stars, Billionaires, Secret Agents, Sports Romance, Rom-coms, and others. I do love writing a little of everything, but I have had the most success with my Chicago and Houston Defiance MC series. Plus, I have the most fun writing them. Gotta love an alpha male, a sassy heroine, and a hell of a lot of action! 

Why did you start writing romance novels? Is there anything in particular that drew you to it over other genres?

 I think I started writing romance because that’s what I read. It’s what I knew. I was a big fan of Stephanie Meyer and EL James, and coming right of the back of their successes, I stepped into the Indie arena and dipped my pen in the ink. Because of Twilight and FSOG, I found my love for the written word, and I suppose, like many other authors out there, found my voice through those stories. Though, my actual starting point came from a vivid dream one night. I got up the next morning and started typing, and the next thing I knew, it was a four-book series. That was in 2012, now here we are eight years later with over forty books written, and I wouldn’t want to be doing anything else.

 You write a range of romances, but you also write multiple series that link together, either through familiar characters or generations. What is your favourite thing about doing this? 

The best part about leaving funnels in stories is for the readers to find them. I love getting messages from a reader who is so excited that their favourite side character has shown up in another story. I’m currently doing this with the Houston Defiance. Funnelling side characters into other stories for my readers to find these little surprises. I can’t wait for you to read about them all.

As for the series that link together, I do this in various ways. With my rockers, it is the generations or the backing bands. With MC, it’s the brother chapters, and we get to see glimpses of the other chapters in books with various issues and troubles they come across. I love the different Defiance chapters I’ve created, and there are so many I can go on with. This ride is nowhere near done! 

What is your favourite thing about romance as a genre? Why do you like reading and writing it?

I adore writing it. The ebbs and flows, the angst, the build-up and suspense of will they-wont they. My favourite thing about writing romance is when the flawed character grows, finds their inner strength, and builds on themselves, not just because they have found their one, but because of that love, they can love themselves. The growth of a character is so important in each novel. Without it, the story doesn’t have the depth it should.

Why do I like reading romance, for all the reasons I have just mentioned.

What are some of your favourite tropes that you like reading and writing in the romance genre?

I like all tropes. I don’t have a favourite, but if I had to pick, I suppose enemies to lovers is the most fun to write. Because having that undeniable hatred, but with that underlying chemistry, it is SO much fun!

You have published multiple MC series. What is your favourite thing about writing books that include MC’s characters that keep pulling you back in?

I’m going to sound a little dark here, but I adore the drama and chaos of an MC book. Yeah, love and romance are great. But I love getting down into the grit of the MC club. When the bad guys almost win. When everything looks lost. And when all the blood and anarchy takes hold. I love the mayhem. I thrive when writing that. It excites me to my very core.

What are some of the ways that you think we can start overcoming the stigma of romance novels? 

I guess not all life is sunshine and rainbows, and this is probably why I write more gritty romance. I think writing about flawed characters is something readers can relate to, rather than everything being happy and fluffy. However, in saying that, there is nothing wrong with a great story if it has a happy ever after and is not full of problems. Readers read to get away from everyday life, and therefore escape is real. If they can escape even for a few hours within a romance novel, even if there is a stigma attached to reading them, then I say go for it. I guess what I am trying to say is that there will always be a stigma regarding romance novels no matter what you write.  It’s just a matter of writing what makes you happy as an author and hoping that the readers love it as much as I do writing them.

Have I found the stigma associated with me as a romance author? The answer is always going to be yes. However, mostly I find people congratulate me, even if they don’t want to read my books.  It’s always going to be a happy medium, I am afraid.

Do you currently have any books in the works? Is there anything that you are looking forward to writing, but haven’t started yet?

I constantly have books in the works. I have books lined up for months. But my next project is book four of the Houston Defiance Series. I’m really looking forward to writing that book. I also have book three of the Royal Bastards coming up. There is a collaboration project – The Diamond Dozen – and included in that is my book Stripped by Silence, which is about a burlesque dancer, so that’s taking a little left turn for me, but I am super excited to write something different from my MC genre. I can’t wait to get into that one.

Thank you so much for coming by Angel Reads. It was lovely having you here. And I can’t wait to read more of your books!

 Thank you so much for having me! It’s been an absolute pleasure. xoxo

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If you love reading MC series, K E  Osborn writes some intense, fast and addicting books that you need to get your hands on. I hope that you liked this weeks interview. 

If there is an author that you would like to see featured here, please do let me know and I will try my best. If you are a romance author and would like to be apart of Romance Thursdays, don’t hesitate to message me. 

Have you read any books from K E Osborn before? Are you excited for more Romance Thursday posts? Let’s Chat! 

About the Author 

With a flair for all things creative, International Bestselling Author K E Osborn, is drawn to the written word. Exciting worlds and characters flow through her veins, coming to life on the page as she laughs, cries, and becomes enveloped in the storyline right along with you. She’s entirely at home when writing sassy heroines and alpha males that rise from the ashes of their pasts.