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.

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

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

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

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

Before I became a suspense novelist, I wrote romantic suspense as Alicia Scott.

I'm unique for a suspense author in that I don't have a specialty background. A lot of suspense writers used to be lawyers or crime beat reporters. I didn't even know a cop when I started out. I finally figured out that I could visit prisons - I just had to be willing to make the phone calls.