We went back and forth about that for a while. I refused, she refused to accept my refusal. I almost lost the contract, and that's her perogative, so that was fine and all, though confusing.

Lesson 1: They don't always read your book when they acquire you. Sometimes they are just happy for the acquisition and have other ideas.

After a back and forth, I finally won, but I had to make him a LITTLE more masculine, then smut up my romance scenes (keep in mind this was a YA book).

Part Two