The truth is, I struggle to take my characters out of the world I have created for them, and I don't really want to. He's my character and I'm a little possessive! :) If you could introduce Phoenix to any character from another book, who would it be and why? I know it sounds kind of strange, but I admire her and I feel for her, for all the things that she must deal with. Sometimes I'll be writing a scene and her character will simply surprise me. How much she has taken on a life of her own.

What was one of the most surprising things you learned in creating Violet? And at the heart of it all she is torn between the two men in her life Lincoln – her long time crush and the one person she thought she could trust until she discovers he has been lying to her for the past two years, and Phoenix – the exiled angel who is supposed to be her enemy but somehow always seems to be there when she needs someone and stirs feelings that she doesn’t fully understand. It is a story of free will, choice and consequence. Violet’s destiny is entwined in this eternal battle and she must make her choice – to follow the path that has been set for her, or turn her back on her destiny. I think I signed my first three book deal about a month after signing on with her.įor those who are unfamiliar with your novel Embrace, how would you introduce it?ĮMBRACE is the story of seventeen-year-old, Violet Eden, who discovers that she is caught up in this ancient battle between exiled angels on earth and angel-human warriors that fight against them called the Grigori.

I was introduced to my now agent and from there the process was very fast indeed. I loved reading a few select series but otherwise didn't discover my real passion for books until I was in my twenties.ĭid it take a long time to get your first book published? Possibly that I wasn't an avid reader in my teenage years. What’s one thing that readers would be surprised to find out about you?

How would you describe yourself in three words? On top of that, I just found out I'll be in the US in September for a book tour so I am mega excited about that too! My most exciting and immediate news is that EMBRACE is being released across the US and Canada on March 6!

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