Captivate Me is multi-POV. There are four POV characters: Cassie, Noelle, Beau, and Theo. The couples are Cassie and Theo, and Noelle and Beau.

I watched the first season of Freeform’s Cruel Summer and wanted to write a book that was just as twisty, but taboo and spicy.

Captivate Me is very spicy. There are explicit sexual situations throughout, some of which include particular kinks like bondage and orgasm as punishment.

Always with You has six on-the-page spicy scenes. There are also several steamy scenes throughout. The spice level probably depends on your tastes as a reader. If you typically read YA, AWY is very spicy. If you read a lot of erotic romance, you may find AWY more on the mild side. I think fans of Punk 57 and Verity will enjoy.

I chose to independently publish my books because I wanted full control over the entire process. Now, as a hybrid author, I get to enjoy the advantages of both indie and traditional publishing.

Currently, my ebooks and paperbacks are independently published. The Sweet Obsession series is traditionally published in audio by Simon Maverick, while my other audiobooks are independently published. There are also foreign language editions of some of my books available from traditional publishers abroad. I love being a hybrid author, and I couldn’t imagine a better path for me and my books.

The initial kernel of inspiration came from my own life. When I was a kid, I spent some time in a duplex, and a cute boy lived in the other half of the house. He’d come through my room to hang out with us (my father scolded him for that lol), and when I was reflecting on that experience years later, I thought that’d be a fun setting for a romance. Then Madalyn and Miles popped into my head.

That was in 2018. Two years later, I was watching a lot of true crime and devouring thrillers. I went down a research rabbit hole and listened to stalking survivors’ stories. At the same time, I started rewatching Gilmore Girls (for the thousandth time) and while I love the Jess/Rory/Dean dynamic, I wanted to make it ten times darker. That’s when all the pieces clicked into place, and I started writing Always with You in November 2020.

Always with You is single POV, told from Madalyn’s perspective.

I started writing Always with You in November 2020, rewrote it three times from 2021 to early 2022, queried 50 agents from June to October 2022, and got a few requests but no offers. I queried another manuscript in January 2023, signed with an agent in February, and ultimately decided to publish Always with You independently.

I’m currently working on the final book in the Sweet Obsession series!

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