1–What is the title of your latest release? THE ENGAGEMENT PARTY 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? An engagement party on an isolated island in Maine brings together a group of former college friends who survived the murder of one of their own on graduation weekend twelve years ago. Trapped with a storm on the way, lies and long buried secrets unravel as the death toll rises, forcing the group to rethink what happened years ago and find the killer before they become prey. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? The book takes place on a private island. That meant I needed a coastal state and Maine in the fall had the perfect moody vibe. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Yes! Her name is Sierra Prescott and she’s down-to-earth and not afraid to speak her mind. She also hates being stuck on an island and tries to get off before she gets killed, which seems smart to me. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Practical, relatable, and loyal. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? To never forget that all of those true crime…

Another family dinner. This one on a random Thursday evening in mid-September. Same kitchen. Same table with the wobbly leg. Same people. One husband. One seven-year-old boy who hated anything that wasn’t a chicken nugget. One brother-in-law who might be a killer. Not a that was a horrible accident type of killer either. No. A person who killed over and over, targeting and wiping out the women closest to him. Elisa Wright looked across the table, over the pile of mashed potatoes and stack of homemade dinner rolls, at Josh. She couldn’t shake the now familiar anxious churning. With every forkful of food, every joke, every smile he gifted them, the word murderer flashed in her mind. She closed her eyes but the bright kitchen lights wouldn’t blink out. The truth gnawed and pricked at her. Exploded in her head and shot through her while she assessed and dissected every word he said, looking for clues. The big problem? She was the only one who questioned him. Everyone loved Josh. He was attractive, but not too much. Successful, but not too much. With brown eyes and brown hair that curled at the ends, he looked like an older version of…