What happens when you uncover years of secrets and find out everything you thought to be true was a lie?
Drew Stevens finds her world
turned upside down when her parents are brutally murdered. Soon after, she
learns she inherited a property in Bar Harbor, Maine, from recently deceased
grandparents that she believed had died when she was a baby.
Drew travels north to settle
her grandparents’ estate, but finds more questions than answers as the truth
starts unraveling. What she didn’t expect to find was Saint, whose reputation
is as tumultuous as his past. But the very thing that brings them together is
the same thing that keeps them emotionally caged.
With Saint's scars so deep
and Drew's so fresh, can the pair heal from their painful wounds or will they
be pulled beneath the darkness of their pasts?
First off, can you tell us a little bit about
yourself?
I’m a New
Englander at heart, though I now live in Florida. My husband and I have two
dogs that absolutely run our lives. One sleeps on my head…the dog, not the
husband. I love traveling, flip-flops, manicures, sexy words, chocolate and
reading. My writing tends to be dark, emotional, and often extremely gritty. I
enjoy tapping into topics that are difficult to discuss, but that people can
relate to on some level.
Can you tell us something that not a lot
of people know about you?
I eat a whole
pineapple almost every day. It’s a strange addiction, I know.
Where did the idea for Pulled Beneath
come from?
I’ve always been
fascinated with the decisions people make when they’ve been affected by
tragedy. Whether they reach for substances, communicate their feelings, or they
bury into the deepest, darkest hole. When I decided to explore all three,
Pulled Beneath was born.
How is Saint similar and/or different
compared to other heroes in romance books?
Saint’s past is
extremely harrowing and shadowy. His darkness is layered and within those
layers he’s learned some valuable lessons, he just doesn’t realize their
importance. He doesn’t set out to be the hero. He doesn’t even think someone
like him could ever be a hero. But when he meets someone who is as emotionally
damaged as him, he finds out those lessons can make a difference.
Tell us a little about your writing process. Any pre-writing rituals or routines?
Once an idea comes
to me, things tend to move pretty quickly. I create a brief outline, which I
share with my editor to make sure my points and loops all mesh, and then I
start writing. It usually takes me about six weeks to finish the first draft.
Music is always playing and the beats change for each book. Water, iced tea or
Diet Coke is within reach.
When you create your characters do you
ever put bits of either your personality or bits of personalities from people
close to you?
Always. It happens
naturally and I often don’t realize it until I finish the first draft. There’s
a part of me in every heroine and I find myself revealing a bit more of my
personality, my past and experiences with each book. I don’t write about people
I know, I write about people I want to meet.
What are some good books you've read
lately?
I’m obsessed with
the Songs of Submission Series by C.D. Reiss. I also recently read Veiled
Innocence by Ella Frank and I loved it. Actually, I love anything Ella Frank
writes.
If you could collaborate with another
author in writing a book, who would it be?
Tarryn Fisher. She
has a brilliant mind and she’s an epic storyteller.
I’m a New Englander at heart
and now a Floridian, inspired by the sandy beaches and hot pink sunsets of
Sarasota. As a writer of erotic romance, new adult and literary fiction, I tap
a mainstream appeal and shake worldwide taboos, taking my readers on a dark,
harrowing, and breathtaking journey. When I’m not nose deep in my laptop, I’m
scouring for chocolate, traveling, reading, or walking my four-legged children.
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