Last night's dinner, a candle, flashlight, half an empty wallet, speakers, headphones, and my phone. Otherwise known as a big ol' giant mess.

I grew up in a suburban town in NW Florida where everybody knew everybody. It actually influenced my writing because I didn't have a lot of friends, so I made my own.

I first started writing when I was 10 or 11, when I got my first computer in my room. I'm sure my stories were terrible, but some of them live on in better, more mature forms today.

Razia was actually one of the last book series that I thought up. I was inspired by Angelina Jolie in the first Tomb Raider movie - how freaking badass she was, and I wanted to create an awesome character like that. Razia has since morphed into someone who wants to be a badass, but has a lot of things holding her back (mostly herself).

I wanted to publish a book, to prove to myself that I could do it, and to see what happens. I've submitted Razia before to publishers with little success, and I didn't want to go through that hassle again. Besides, I get to control when the book is published!

Right now, wrapping up the edits on Double Life, and then getting started on Book 2, which is part political thriller, part girl buddy movie.

When I'm not working, I'm either hanging out with my dogs, doing some home remodel project, or browsing the humor section of Pinterest.

I jump around a lot. Often times, especially when there's a common thread of activity from book to book, I will start writing something in one book, then jump to the second book, then jump to the fourth, back to the third, onto the fifth, back to the second, onto a vignette....and you get the picture. Most of the time I work on one book, I'm trying to fill in the blanks between the small scenes that I've written.