Music is an integral part of my writing process! Usually before I’ve even started drafting, I’ve built the beginning of a playlist. Though my official playlist for THE EX VOWS has dozens of songs, these are the songs that most accurately capture the spirit of Georgia, the main character, Eli, her love interest, and the book as a whole.   “Forever” by Noah Kahan When I listen to this song, I think of it being told from Eli’s POV. There’s so much nostalgia attached to it, which aligns perfectly with Eli and Georgia’s past. They met at fifteen and were best friends for years before they got into a relationship, so I always think of Eli looking back on all of that with the same kind of wistfulness and fondness that we see throughout Georgia’s narration. Eli and Georgia both have to work through a lot of loneliness in their lives, and I love the line “I won’t be alone for the rest of my life/I’ll build a boat for when the river gets high/And I’ll meet a girl in the heat of July/And I’ll tell her so she knows.” To me, it represents this idea that he’ll never give…

1–What is the title of your latest release? YOU, WITH A VIEW 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A grieving woman seeks answers about her late grandmother’s long-lost, secret ex-fiancé via TikTok, and when the video goes viral, finds herself on a road trip with the mystery man—and his grandson, who happens to be her old high school rival. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I always knew I wanted my main character Noelle’s home base to be in the Bay Area, because that’s the place I know and live in and love! But since You, with a View is also a road trip romance, I thought about some of my favorite places in the western United States, places I’ve visited often or have emotional attachments to, because those elements tend to make my writing more immersive. I knew I wanted to include Yosemite National Park, because it’s a frequent destination for my family and one of my favorite places on Earth, and also that I wanted to include a stop at Zion National Park, because I grew up going there. Once I had those two decided, I sketched out other destinations…