What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Theirs to Hunt (Girls Like Us Book 1)?
I wanted a main character who wasn’t an idiot. She’s smart, she’s relatable, and she doesn’t toss her best friend in the trash the second a man growls at her. I was tired of the same formula books where the woman melts into nothing and the plot runs on autopilot. I wanted tension, twists, and heat that actually does something. Every spicy scene had to push the story forward, not sit there like filler. And the guys? I wanted them possessive in the way readers love, but also the kind who believe in the woman they’re obsessed with. They back her, they respect her strength, and they don’t clip her wings. That mix is what got me writing.
If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of Theirs to Hunt (Girls Like Us Book 1), what would they be?
Reagan: River by Bishop Briggs
Bobbie: Boss Bitch by Doja Cat or Grayson Way Down We Go by Kaleo
Brooks: I’ll follow you by Shinedown
What’s your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?
Romantic suspense is my favorite. Any book with that underlying theme is what I write. No matter the genre, spicy or closed-door, everything is romantic suspense at its core.
What books are on your TBR pile right now?
Anne Bishop’s new book, Turns of Fate.
Stolen by Jennifer Hayden
Her Tortured Beasts by E.P. Bali
What scene in your book was your favorite to write?
The club scene. What happened to Bobbie was very similar to something that happened to me, and it was cathartic to rewrite the outcome.
Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)
My dog Boone is on my lap when I write at home; otherwise, when I write, it is at a standing desk, and I walk in place while I write.
Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?
Love loud, stay loyal, protect your peace, and never beg for the bare minimum.
If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?
My women are smart, my stakes are real, and the emotions have depth. You’re not getting a surface-level story. You’re getting characters who feel alive, friendships that matter, and tension that sticks with you long after the last page. If a reader walks away thinking “damn, that felt real,” then I did my job.
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