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.

I'm not the most detailed writer. I have a tendency to be more action-oriented vs. descriptive.

Mental illness is a disease and organic mental illness of young kids is becoming more and more of a disease... we do need to talk about it.

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

Expect nothing and life will be velvet.

I like to believe my suspense novels marry the strong characters from my romance writing past, with the twisty, clever plots of my mystery writing present.

I still like the relationship part of any story. You don't want your character to figure everything out and then at the end of the day, go home and eat soup from a can by herself.