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

What I loved about romances was the character, and I think I still bring that to my novels. What romance taught me was that the 'who' will always matter more than the 'what.' It's fun to come up with plots, but I want to make sure the reader cares about who it's happening to.

You know what the difference between a cardiac surgeon and God is? God doesn't think he's a cardiac surgeon.

Whomever speaks first gives up some power.

I loved ghost stories, creaky staircases, stormy nights. If it guaranteed nightmares I read it by flashlight, after midnight.

If you choose to do something, do it with your utmost. And remember, expect nothing and life will be velvet.

It's kind of the yin and yang that fascinate me. That for all the evil men do, there are also people who work obnoxiously long hours and sacrifice their personal lives because it is a calling - if they don't keep our streets safe, if they aren't there to advocate for and save beaten women and children and murder victims, who will?