1–What is the title of your latest release? BLUSH 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A shy virtual assistant who’s in love with her hunky best friend joins Tinder to learn how to seduce him. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? It’s a companion to another series, so the location was already New York City. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Absolutely! 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Protective, passionate, intelligent…with a side of kink! 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I learned about a very interesting contraption for BDSM play. I won’t say any more since I don’t want to give it away! 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I wait until I’m done. If I tried to get it all perfect the first time, I’d never finish. 8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. 9–Describe your writing space/office! I have a desk and computer with two screens plus a laptop and lots of bookshelves. I light a candle for ambience. 10–Who is an author you admire? So many! But the big three…

Seconds pass like hours. Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. I wait. I wait while emotion hurricanes through me in a mass of anger, sadness, and fear. I wait for Braden to continue. To say what he has to say. To end our relationship—a relationship that perhaps should never have begun. I could be content right now. Who needs Susanne Cosmetics? I could still be working for Addison Ames. She paid me pretty well, and yeah, she’s a narcissistic bitch, but I was making contacts. And Tessa. I’d still have Tessa. My best friend forever, except that forever apparently has an end after all. Maybe I’d be dating that Peter guy. He’s not a billionaire, but he’s an architect at a major firm. He does all right. Who needs a private jet anyway? Or a private driver? I’ll settle for a guy with a decent car. Who needs to be tied up? Spanked? Choked? I never did. I was content before. Except that I wasn’t. I was never challenged. And Braden? He challenges me. Not just in everyday, run-of-the-mill ways, either. He challenges my very way of thinking. He challenges my concept of myself. He dares me to try new things. Things…