1–What is the title of your latest release? BARELY EVEN FRIENDS 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A grumpy, rich recluse meets his match in this steamy Beauty and the Beast retelling—with a Succession twist. Featuring a plus-size historical home restorer and a grump of a recluse, who are forced to work together. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I feel like so many books take place in NYC, I wanted to showcase that there are other parts of New York as well. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Definitely. Bellamy is a fellow Swiftie, with great taste in movies (lol). We’re different in a lot of ways, but in my very unbiased opinion, I think she would be a lot of fun to hang out with. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Stubborn, ambitious, compassionate 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? How truly difficult it is to put aspects of yourself in a character. Bellamy is the first plus-size character I’d ever written and didn’t fully consider the impact that would have on me in writing in my own experiences with fatphobia and…