When I got my very first phone call that I'd hit the 'New York Times' list, I had a small rush of 'I've made it!' But the next morning, it occurred to me I didn't know what it was, so I called my agent and asked what being a 'New York Times' bestselling author really meant. He informed me that I was now a thousand pound gorilla.

You can be the hunter, or you can be the hunted.

Life may not be perfect, at least it offered moments that were perfect enough.

When you're on book tours, you definitely need chocolate. At all times.

Once, I was my mother's daughter. Now I am my daughter's mother.

I still read romance, and I read suspense. I read them both. And part of it is, I like stories with strong characters, and I like stories where there's closure at the end. And I like stories where there's hope. That's a kind of empowerment. I think romance novels are very empowering, and I think suspense novels are, too.

Post-apocalyptic novels tell you that in the future there is some great war. I would tell you that most cops say that it's going on right now.