1–What is the title of your latest release?
DISHONESTLY YOURS. It’s the first novel in a new romance series from us called the Webs We Weave.
2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book?
Born into two families of con artists, Phoebe decides to follow her best friend on a new path of honesty by leaving her life of deceit behind. Only problem, her best friend’s older brother tags along to make sure they both don’t get into trouble—and their complicated history becomes even more complicated in this small coastal town.
3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place?
We love cozy coastal New England towns, and Phoebe’s best friend Hailey has a love for the film Mystic Pizza so we wanted to set it in Connecticut. A lot of our inspiration for the small-town setting comes from classic WB shows we watched growing up like Gilmore Girls, Everwood, and One Tree Hill.
4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life?
Yes! Phoebe is a loyal best friend and would do anything to protect Hailey (a true BFF), and we also have a love for horror flicks like Phoebe, so we’d be down to watch Halloween with her.
5–What are three words that describe your protagonist?
Fiery, protective, devoted.
6–What’s something you learned while writing this book?
Since the foundation of the novel is about children who grew up becoming fraudsters and imposters, we learned a lot about confidence men and women and how they’re able to dupe even the smartest of people. They prey on emotions, particularly desperation, in order to swindle marks.
7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done?
As co-writers, our writing process lends to “edit as we draft” and one of us is constantly editing as the other writes ahead. We both write everything together instead of taking a singular POV each, and by the end, our words are melded so much, we usually can’t figure out who originally wrote what!
8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence?
Oh chocolate! We both can’t live without it. Bonus points if it’s a chocolate chip cookie.
9–Describe your writing space/office!
It’s a little Zen with a lot of fake plants. We like to pretend we’re outside (even if we’re hermits). We can’t have real plants because we kill them too quickly!
10–Who is an author you admire?
Abby Jimenez and Kennedy Ryan! We both love them so much. They continuously write masterpieces that we’re in awe of.
11–Is there a book that changed your life?
For both of us, this is Split by Swati Avasthi. It spoke to us at a young age, and we constantly still talk about how that book made us want to write well-rounded, realistic characters and family relationships.
12–Tell us about when you got “the call.” (when you found out your book was going to be published)/Or, for indie authors, when you decided to self-publish.
For Dishonestly Yours, this brand-new project was attached to the book deal for the Addicted series. We were thrilled (to put it mildly—there were tears and shrieks) that we not only would see our beloved series be republished by Berkley Romance but also that they wanted a brand-new series from us, too.
13–What’s your favorite genre to read?
Anything romance! We’re usually drawn toward New Adult Romance. We also have a strong love for sci-fi/dystopian, sci-fi/fantasy, and romantasy.
14–What’s your favorite movie?
Oh this is difficult! Dead Poets Society and X2
15–What is your favorite season?
Spring and Fall
16–How do you like to celebrate your birthday?
Since we’re twins and we love food, we always celebrate together and we’ll choose either comfort food and a nostalgic movie or a nice restaurant we usually only frequent on special occasions.
17–What’s a recent tv show/movie/book/podcast you highly recommend?
We highly recommend Anne Rice’s Interview with A Vampire—the TV show! It’s phenomenal and leagues above the actual movie. We both were instantly hooked.
18–What’s your favorite type of cuisine?
Italian and sushi. We could eat both every day (not together though lol).
19–What do you do when you have free time?
We both like to spend time with family as much as we can when we’re free and step into the great outdoors! Which sometimes is just outside our front door.
20–What can readers expect from you next?
The sequel to Dishonestly Yours awaits! We’re excited for everyone to dive into book one, and we have a feeling you might want the second one right away.
DISHONESTLY YOURS by Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie
Webs We Weave
Starting fresh is the only way Phoebe can escape a life of crime, but her best friend’s older brother complicates honest dreams in this gripping new series from the authors of the Addicted series.
Phoebe Graves grew up in a family where deception and seduction are as commonplace as breathing. The Graves and her best friend Hailey’s family have been on the run their whole lives, but after a high-stakes con job goes south, Phoebe and Hailey decide to run away and start over. The small Connecticut town they settle in seems too good to be true.
The biggest flaw in their plan is Hailey’s frustratingly handsome brother, Rocky, who insists on coming with them. Living honestly isn’t in his DNA, and his past with Phoebe is downright messy. He’s everything she wants, but nothing she can have.
Phoebe worries that Rocky will tempt them back into their old ways, where lying is second nature. She doesn’t want Rocky to mess up the new life she’s begun for herself. The longer she stays in town, the more she realizes what it means to have a reputation—and what a normal life with the man she loves could look like.
Romance Contemporary [Berkley, On Sale: July 2, 2024, Trade Paperback / e-Book, ISBN: 9780593549551 / eISBN: 9780593549568]
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About Krista & Becca Ritchie
Krista & Becca Ritchie are New York Times Bestselling Authors and identical twins, one a science nerd, the other a comic book geek. With their shared passion for writing, they combined their mental powers as kids and have never stopped telling stories. Graduates from the University of Georgia in Biology and English & Journalism, the twin writing duo now lives in Atlanta.
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