1–What is the title of your latest release? THE FRIDAY NIGHT CLUB 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? The Friday Night Club is an illuminating historical novel that explores destiny, passion, and the threads that connect the visionary Swedish artist, Hilma af Klint and four creative women as they challenge the artistic and societal traditions of their time. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? As The Friday Night Club is a historical novel, the book had to take place in Stockholm, Sweden where the five women women’s lives unfolded. There is also a modern-day storyline that takes place in New York and that was also necessary as it parallels the exhibition of Hilma af Klint’s paintings that were exhibited at the Guggenheim Museum in 2019. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Yes. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Artist, Visionary and Mystic. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? That the path to being an artist has always been difficult, but for a female artist, the challenges are even greater. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I always edit as…

1–What is the title of your latest release? GOODNIGHT FROM PARIS 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? In Nazi-occupied France, an American film star takes on the most dangerous role of her life in a gripping novel about loyalty and resistance, inspired by a true story, from the Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestselling author of The Secret Stealers. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? It’s inspired by a true story of an American actress living in Paris, so that had to be the location. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? I think I would – she was a real person in history – a complex woman with a fascinating life story. I’d love to get to know her better. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Strong-willed, confident, brave 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? That the Germans really imprisoned American women in a zoo outside Paris after the U.S. entered the war. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? A little bit of both actually. 8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? Really fantastic gourmet cheese! 9–Describe your writing space/office! It’s in…

T is for thrilling. Set during the early years of World War 2, Viv’s life in Liverpool is fraught with danger. H is for heartbreaking. At the start of the war, Viv finds herself faced with an impossible decision: keep her daughter Maggie with her in Liverpool and risk air raids or send her to live with strangers in the safety of the English countryside. E is for estrangement. Viv is estranged from her husband Joshua, who married her after she fell pregnant. He left to pursue a career as a jazz musician in New York, but she chose to stay behind in Liverpool.   L is for Liverpool Blitz. During the war, Liverpool was heavily bombed because of its importance as a port and manufacturing center. Viv and her family spend air raids sheltering in their cellar, praying that their house won’t be hit by a falling bomb. O is for orchestra. When he meets Viv, Joshua is playing in an orchestra at one of Liverpool’s famous ballrooms, wishing for a life of fame and fortune. S is for silence. Joshua, who hasn’t heard from Viv since their wedding day, is wracked with guilt over his past choices. T…