I think you better start writing them if you wanna keep it up.” And he was annoyingly right, of course, as per usual.

Until one day my husband told me “You one-click 12 books a week.

I was a personal trainer, and I’d come back home and devour like six books a week. I was a music journalist for five years before I’d decided to “retire” and started a career in the fitness industry. How did you decide you wanted to be a writer? I find inspiration in absolutely everything and that’s why I make sure I always go and watch a lot of movies, follow three thousand TV shows, read 3-4 books a week and try to make sure my artistic side is never hungry. From listening to a couple arguing next to me when I take the subway to the way I see a boy looking at a girl from across the restaurant. My designer, Letitia, and I worked real hard to achieve this kind of look.Įverywhere. Of course, I love Blood to Dust’s gritty cover. I also love Tyed’s cover, because it’s sweet and it gives you the right idea of what you’re getting into. I was so vague and annoying (I basically told her I wanted something ‘unique’) and she came up with this cover and it still blows my mind sometimes when I look at it. It’s really difficult to choose because I love all of them, and all of them have been made by different designers who are very, very talented. The covers of all your books are gorgeous. So I always try and keep the conversation crisp and realistic.

I love it when my heroines are sassy and don’t take any bullsh*t from their love interest. Also, I love to see banter between my h and my H. I like my characters witty and intellectual, even if they’re felons and ex-cons. You have some brilliant, quick one liners – how would you describe your sense of humour?ĭry, I guess. Having said that, I am working on a rom-com, so I try to keep things interesting and fresh for both me and my readers J Putting my characters through hell and see how they walk out of there unscathed is just something I find fulfilling. I’ve only been intrigued about the human nature when you face a fight or flight situation. But then I started writing Sparrow and things got a *little* out of hand. I thought I’d be writing rom-coms for sure my whole life. Sparrow and Blood To Dust are considered dark fiction.

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