Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
Even as a young child I was always conjuring up stories and poems, filling them with colorful characters, sometimes sharing them with any friends or family who would listen. Since then, I’ve progressed quite a bit to formulating longer and more complex stories and sharing them with much larger audiences. As a storyteller, I’m adept at using my imaginative thinking and creative flair to bring my stories to life in engaging and entertaining ways. I was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and raised by a single mom who taught be to be a strong woman. I have one children’s book, My Rainbow Family, it is about multiracial family. I have written thirteen adult romance books, mostly paranormal/diverse/erotica romance, ten have been published with two more coming out this year. “Tell Me You Love Me” is set for August 15, 2019 on Amazon.
I blend multicultural characters into my stories.
I was inspired to write interracial romance due to my own interracial marriage to my husband, Brian, who is Dutch and Italian. Every so often, I reinvent myself. I never stop learning, growing or changing, all to be a better me. My husband and I have six children, three granddaughters and one grandson due on August 31st. I currently live with my husband and the younger two of our six children, including the family’s pets of three sassy cats, one of which is our grand fur baby, and one silly, but lovable German Shepard in Central Georgia.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
“Tell Me You Love Me” is the title of my latest book coming out in August. It was inspired by my dad, who is a retired police officer who was on a joint task force with the DEA. I have a mild background with law enforcement being a former peace officer in my twenties and I drew from that, but added a supernatural element to it. My three main characters work for the GBI, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which is a real law enforcement agency here in Georgia. However, I added Paranormal Crime Investigation Unit to it for the story. A supernatural killer has been summoned by someone who wants revenge and my character, Kenya Clark is a voodoo priestess who has a gift of vision, just by touching an object, she can see the crime through the eyes of the victim. She is partnered with Darrin Selinsky, who was on desk duty at GISAC, Georgia Information Sharing Analysis Center, for messing up one too many times in the field. He also hates the supernatural, but discovers some things about himself and the supernatural after he meets and is forced to work with Kenya. This is book one to the Kenya Clark series.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
I am not sure my writing habits are unusual. I have older children at home so it’s pretty quiet unless the dog and the cats decide to go after each other. For some reason, I get more writing done when everyone is asleep and it’s just me and my thoughts. I used to write in my office, but my husband took it over after he bought me a laptop. I can sit and write anywhere, but mostly I write from my bed. It is easier on my spine since I have had two major surgeries on it.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Rae Lori’s The Ashen Twilight Series, D. Renee Bagby/Zenobia Renquist, Charlaine Harris Sookie Stackhouse books, Laurell K. Hamilton Anita Blake Series, and Kathleen Woodwiss, her book, “Shanna”, was the first romance book I read. It was recommended by my creative writing teacher in high school, Ms. Cinda McCabe.
What are you working on now?
I am working on two series now, my first novel, The Blood Rose, is being republished by a traditional publisher and with a different name. It will have two follow up books as it is a trilogy. I am also working on the Kenya Clark Novella Series, not sure how many books just yet, but we’ll see what happens.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Facebook and instagram have worked wonders for me and I am glad that I have also found Awesome gang!
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Don’t quit, don’t be discouraged by bad reviews, keep writing, keep learning and remember why you started.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
With God, nothing is impossible, trust and believe in Him. Don’t quit even when it seems impossible to go on.
What are you reading now?
The Taming of LaRue, (Predators MC Book 2) by L. Loren. I am a member of a Facebook group called I Love Diverse Romance, she is one of several wonderful authors I have met who also writes in the genre that I do.
What’s next for you as a writer?
Writing a book about my life, the things I have been through, overcome to help women, and maybe even some men, who have struggled with the same issues. I am not sure if I want to write is as nonfiction, I think it would be better as a book character based on my life. Not to protect the guilty, but to protect the innocent.
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?
The Bible, Kim by Ruyard Kipling, Narcissus in Chains By Laurell K. Hamilton, and Baby Be Mine by Victoria Smith.
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