I wanted to talk about inspiration. No, not inspiration for stories. The kind of inspiration I’d like to talk about is character inspiration. Why my characters look how they do, physically.

Like most authors, I have a picture in my head when I develop a character. Sometimes it’s complete fantasy, sometimes, they’re based on real life people, usually celebrities. I absolutely will not create a character based off of someone I know in real life, then put them in sex scenes. Yuk! Posing a friend or coworker “en flagrante delicto” with another person is not something I’m too keen to try.

For my newest release, Match Point, a M/M beach volleyball romance, I used two actual teammates on the pro tour, Sean Rosenthal and Jake Gibb, as Finn and Dex, respectively. Yes, I swapped the heights and made Finn taller than Dex, but otherwise, their personalities seem to fit. 

Sean Rosenthal aka Finn Callahan

Jake Gibb aka Dexter Savage

Dex and Finn cozying up

Kissing on the court?

Dex finally gets his win.
To read more about these awesome players, click here.