1–What is the title of your latest release? DARK CLASS 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A librarian wakes up on a secret moon base, far from Earth, and finds herself caught up in a long-running conflict between two alien races. Luckily, she has a few powerful friends on her side. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? This is the fifth book in my Class 5 series, and the setting was a natural extension of what had come before in the series – the logical next step in the story arc. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Absolutely! 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Fierce, loyal, empathetic 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? That once something is in movement in space, it doesn’t stop until it hits a barrier. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I edit as I go, especially when I’m stuck on what to write next. Going back to the beginning always helps. 8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? Right now, croissants. 9–Describe your writing space/office! I have a perfectly good study, but I prefer…

The best feeling in the world for me is when I am reading a book and fall so completely into the story that I feel like I’m there. That feeling of being transported is why I wanted to be an author from a young age. I loved that sensation and want to create it for others. I work hard to suck my readers in, and some of the best compliments I receive about my books is readers telling me they didn’t want to leave the world I’ve created, or that the book can’t be long enough for their liking. Or that they read through the night and ended up going to work in zombie mode. Winning! 🙂 I started out writing historical fiction, and while the times and places I wrote about really existed, as we don’t (yet) have the ability to travel back in time, it is still a foreign landscape. The world-building was just as intricate and challenging for my historicals as the worlds I create for my fantasy and science fiction romance novels. I think that’s why I was able to move from historicals into fantasy and science fiction so easily. The world-building skill-set was the same….