1–What is the title of your latest release? DECEIVER OF MINDS (SPECTR 3.5) 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A federal exorcist falls in love with the demon he must destroy. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? All the SPECTR books take place in the south. For this series, I chose New Orleans solely so I could have the vampire lead a vampire tour. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? I’d hang out with Caleb and Gray any day. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? There are three in this series, so I’ll pick Gray: direct, hungry, and sweet. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? Abandoned buildings in New Orleans, where most of the action takes place. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? It depends. I put off editing as much as possible until I’m done, so I only have to do one revision sweep, but if something radically changes as I’m writing, I’ll go back and rework the manuscript so I’m on solid footing for the third act. 8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? Does craft beer…

Your new book THE FORGOTTEN DEAD has two things I love – psychic abilities and a seemingly haunted house. What attracts you as a writer to these themes? I’ve loved spooky stories since I was a kid, even though I was deeply terrified for ghosts for most of my childhood. I still love creepy stories, whether they be something like M.R. James’s “Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad” or a contemporary action-driven series like J.L. Bryan’s “Ellie Jordan, Ghost-Trapper” books. I think the thing that draws me to ghostly stories is the concept that they tend to center some past injustice, a psychic wound that reaches through time, crying out for resolution. It’s hard to go wrong with a set-up like that!   Can you describe the dynamic between Nigel and Oscar? Do you alternate between perspectives throughout the book? Oscar is a big guy with a big heart. He’s a former college football player turned accountant, who leads a ghost-hunting team on the side. He’s the one who’s always trying to look out for other people, make sure they have what they need, that they’re comfortable. He’s also been seeing ghosts since childhood but is in…