NRR: Why did you choose paranormal
romance?
Paranormal creatures and powers have
been an interest of mine for as long as I can remember. In literature, I think
vampires especially are a wonderful metaphor for exploring topics such as
faith, addiction, abuse, ethics and prejudice, among other things. Vampires
embody the persona of anyone who has ever felt outcast, alone and unable,
unwilling or undeserving to find love. I think that is a basic element of why
we connect with them on some level. I doubt I’ll ever write in any genre that
does not include a paranormal element.
Although I always planned for my
story to include fantastic elements of the paranormal, I didn’t set out to
write in a specific genre. I had an idea for venomous vampires and began to
develop characters and follow their lives. My
