I've always read suspense, so raising the stakes to life and death situations in my romance plots seemed natural.

If you don't have a burning passion for writing, how can you expect anyone else to be moved by what you write?

Reporters ... most were carrion who fed on human tragedy.

I've always loved books. My mother told me that before I could talk, I'd babble in my crib as I turned the pages of my little cloth books, apparently telling stories to go along with the pictures.

Nothing about my life or my career has been linear.

I've always read suspense, so raising the stakes to life and death situations in my romance plots seemed natural.

Life consists of two sides ... light and dark. Joy and sorrow. Without a balance, one cannot fully experience a full and well-rounded life.