1–What is the title of your latest release? SERPENT’S CLAIM 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? The Serpent’s Touch duet is a Paranormal Fantasy Romance with a human heroine and a gorgonian hero, a character based on Medusa. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? The story is set in my world of The River of Mists. At first, I planned for it to take place entirely in our contemporary world, like the trilogy Madame Tan’s Menagerie, also set in the River of Mists. But I really wanted to “see” Nerifir, the magical kingdom where all my heroes came from. So, the main couple of the Serpent’s Touch cross the River of Mists into Nerifir in this duet. It was so much fun to create an all-new magical world for these books! 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Absolutely. There is so much of myself in Amira, more than in many of my other heroines, I believe. She is quiet, contemplative, and introverted. But she opens up with the people she loves and trusts. Life isn’t fair to Amira. She has to work very hard for her Happily Ever…