1–What is the title of your latest release? COMPROMISED INTO A SCANDALOUS MARRIAGE 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Based on a true story. When Paulina Despradel is driven out of her house in a thunderstorm and seeks refuge with her neighbor Sebastian Linares, the last thing she expects is to fall in love with him—or that they would be forced to wed by her unscrupulous brother. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? For a while now, I’ve been eager to write a book set in the town of San Pedro de Macorís. It’s on the southern coast of the Dominican Republic, around two hours from where I live, and I visit every once in a while, to gawk at all the lovely early 20th century architecture and have seafood in one of the restaurants at the river’s edge. Travel inland and you’ll find sprawling cane fields and sugar mills dating back to the 19th century. 4—Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? I would definitely join her in a shopping expedition around town. Especially if Sebastian’s paying! 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Protective, stubborn, dependable….