I love all genres as long as it has at least a small romantic thread to it. Although I am a bit of a mood reader, so I’ll pick up a book/genre based on the mood I’m in. Favorite authors? Way too many to list. I love finding a new-to-me author, though, and then binge-read their backlist.

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Oh, man. Picking one favorite book is entirely impossible. It would be hard to even give you my top ten. One book I am looking forward too, though, is The Secret Life of Sarah Hollenbeck by Bethany Turner, which releases in October. The cover looks so cute and the premise sounds refreshingly unique.

I’m not sure how much of a process I really have. Usually the first scene will come to me and I’ll write it and go from there. I usually have a general idea of the big picture of the story in my head, but I don’t plot out any of the scenes. I say the characters tell me their stories and all I do is write it down how they tell me. I’m often surprised by the story doing it this way, but it works well for me.

That’s a toughie. Do I have to chose? I love them all for different reasons. If I *had* to pick, though, I’d probably say Michael. I can relate to him on so many levels. Also his level of swooniness makes a great book boyfriend. =)

Well, this series all contain continuous characters since it is centered around a family, but they can also all be read as stand-alones. I think the hardest aspect would be to be consistent with each character’s voice and personality throughout the entire series.

My debut novel, The Isaac Project, was a book inspired by the Biblical story of Rebekah and Isaac. It was only ever supposed to be a stand alone as I had no plans to write any more contemporary books inspired by stories from the Bible. But then one day inspiration struck for a contemporary Esther story and the characters were speaking to me loud and clear. I really felt God drawing me to this story, so I set aside Adam Carrington’s story to write The Esther Paradigm. It’s a different type of story with elements I haven’t seen in Christian fiction before. I pray readers will be blessed by it.

I think readers will be drawn to her sweet nature, her compassion, and her zest for life. She walks a fine line between remaining true to herself while also adhering to her adoptive culture and respecting those beliefs of her neighbors that she doesn’t embrace. But while she may put on a strong front, she also has an inner battle in which she struggles with her insecurities and often finds herself lacking when she compares herself to others.

The third book in the Carrington Family series, Adam’s story, will be out next year, but in the meantime The Esther Paradigm will release November 2nd. I will also have a novella coming out in a multi-author anthology in spring 2018. But shhhh…it’s still a super secret project. 😉

Thank you so much for having me!