If Loving You Was Easy is not your ordinary romance novel; it is a story about passion, love, desire and loss based on real life experiences and situations we can all relate to. Dealing with the real issues in relationships it highlights the tribulations of looking for love in today’s independent society.

My books title encapsulates the problems I have experienced personally and indirectly when being in relationships, because merging with another is never easy. Two people always bring different things to the relationship which can ultimately be a good or bad thing.

We’re intrigued. So who will it appeal to, if it’s not the typical romance book? What kind of book is it?

If you like Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man then you’ll love my book.

My book will appeal to both male and female readers who like drama, realistic situations and relationships.

Tell us about the characters in  If Loving You Was Easy.

Janet Lloyd, has been secretly in love with her best friend Marcus since they first met in college. However, returning from Luton Marcus evokes some suppressed feelings which she has been hiding since the night she kicked him out of her hotel room three years ago. Will she be able to control her real feelings or will his secret prevent her from confessing her undying love?

Keshia Maxwell, is the fun attractive woman, trying to hold on to a relationship that has already failed. But this time he will change, he promised and love should conquer all! But he hasn’t changed and she realises that she may just be number two for the rest of her life. However, she has secrets too; her past hasn’t always rendered her faithful! Will she commit to the end or will she continue to look for a plan B? But will her impatience cause her to be left with nothing?

Leyah Rogers is no longer Reese’s doormat! Although he was perfect, it was all a lie. After finding out that he was engaged to another woman, she promised never to let a man hurt her again. Regardless of their three year old daughter, she was not about to be the ‘other’ woman! There would be no playing ‘happy families’. Being vigilant worked for her, and she had built up her immunity and tarnished all men with the same brush, but she never expected that her true love was right in front of her all along.

You mentioned the relationship drama you went through in the past.  What’s your life like now?

I am now a wife and mother of two children, and I work within the Criminal Justice field. At the time of writing my novel I was a single mother, working part time and studying for my first degree in Psychology. As a child I always loved writing and dreamed of one day publishing my own book which I could relate to, because most of the books available were by American authors. So I decided to invest in myself and save my money to self publish and accomplish my dream.

Have you got a website?

www.cassandramporter.com

www.iflovingyouwaseasy.blogspot.com

What about social media?

@CassieMPorter

https://en-gb.facebook.com/cassandra.m.porter

What’s next?

I am currently working on the sequel and a few short stories which I hope to have available by January 2014.