1–What is the title of your latest release? THE LONG GAME 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov get their hard-earned happily ever after! 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? Because this is a sequel, the locations were already decided (mostly Ottawa and Montreal), but I chose these cities in the first place because I like writing stories set in Canada and I have some familiarity with those places. 4–Would you hang out with Shane in real life? Oh man. I don’t think we’d have much to say to each other. 5–What are three words that describe Ilya? Charming. Perceptive. Sad. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? That writing a sequel is really hard! 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I edit as I draft quite a bit, especially for the first half of the book. I am trying to not do that as much so I can complete my first drafts faster, but it’s a hard habit to break. 8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? I love food so much, this is tough. I can’t resist anything homemade, especially…

Two of my favorite tropes are friends to lovers and enemies lovers. I always find it funny because they’re pretty much on the opposite sides of the spectrum, but I think the dynamics of both are super fun. I figured today I’d talk about my top favorite parts of enemies to lovers books, along with the allure of opposites attract, since my new book, The Wedding Deal, has both. Here’s a short synopsis of the book: After a former quarterback inherits the NFL’s most losing team and fires the majority of the staff, he has to work with the feisty, rule-following HR manager to put a new coaching team together before draft day–all while attending his brother’s destination wedding. Charlotte, the human resources manager, is all about the rules. She likes her I’s dotted and her T’s crossed. So when her brash new boss fires half the staff without doing all the due diligence first, she’s furious. Especially since it means she now has to work tirelessly to help him build a new team. But angry sparks can turn into hot ones, which brings me to what’s so fun about that dynamic. The fights. Having characters start out as so-called…