Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I have my first two upcoming releases out in March 2022. I used to write fantasy and thrillers under a pen name, but decided the romance genre was what really made me happy, so these new titles will be my romance debut.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
A Fair Warning was inspired by the film Bridesmaids where Kristin Wiig’s character keeps running into the local police officer while she’s a dumpster fire.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I create a Youtube playlist for each title and listen to it constantly when I’m not writing to help me brainstorm and imagine the moods and antics of my characters.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
May Archer, RL Matthewson, Pippa Grant, KM Neuhold. I love authors who can make you laugh out loud.
What are you working on now?
More books in my Grand Valley romcom series and a connected series called the Fairy Tale series which will feature retellings of Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, and Peter Pan as romcoms.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Instagram is a fun place to connect with booklovers.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t give up! Read, read, read – to help you improve your work by seeing writing styles and grammar rules on the page.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
I don’t know, but I always tell people this – my idea of hell is that every bad thing you said or thought about someone, you have to say it to their face after you die. I think that’s a good way of reinforcing us to think kindly of each other like how important is it for me to be a jerk today?
What are you reading now?
Oh…lots! I have been hooked on funny MM romance lately and am reading a few ARCs for other authors. Bottom line though, I only read romance.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I will complete my two MF romcom series and then probably write some more MM romance because I lovd the male mindset when it comes to love and their unique struggles. I will also strive for some MF stand alones. I avoid writing series, but sometimes it just happens!
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
Oh my goodness! This is torture!
North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell, any RL Matthewson book, The Survivors by Tom Godwin, and let’s be practical and say I’d want some kind of survival book that included how to cure scurvy and sand flea bites, which plants are edible, and how to build a wicked tree house, etc.
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