1–What is the title of your latest release? A LIKEABLE WOMAN 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Kira, a 30-something woman who fled her small, East Texas hometown decades earlier in the wake of her provocative mother’s mysterious death returns to attend her frenemy’s vow renewal party and as she investigates her mother’s death, danger starts to lurk all around her. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? All my thrillers (so far) are set in the lush, eerie Piney Woods of Deep East Texas, a place at once both haunting and beautiful. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? I would totally hang out with Kira and we would have so much in common! 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Artistic, Shrewd, Frozen by grief 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I challenged myself to write a closed-circle mystery—something I’d never done!—and had great fun doing it! 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I do edit as I draft and I work with a developmental editor during the drafting process. 8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? Dark chocolate, all…