Looking for some new biography and memoir books for your library? There are so many new releases this week that you’re bound to find a new favorite. You can pick up new books from Sharon Stone, Dr Disrespect, Melissa Febos, Andrew Morton, and many more. Enjoy your new biography and memoir books. Happy reading!
The month of March was a great time for readers with a host of exciting releases from bestselling authors. There were so many page-turning novels that captivated us from cover to cover this month. If you want to catch up on the books everyone was talking about, here are our choices for the buzziest books of March. Happy reading!
Release Date: March 16, 2021
Over twenty years ago, the heiress Patricia Lockwood was abducted during a robbery of her family's estate, then locked inside an isolated cabin for months. Patricia escaped, but so did her captors — and the items stolen from her family were never recovered. Until now. On the Upper West Side, a recluse is found murdered in his penthouse apartment, alongside two objects of note: a stolen Vermeer painting and a leather suitcase bearing the initials WHL3. For the first time in years, the authorities have a lead.
Release Date: March 9, 2021
1940. As England prepares to fight the Nazis, three very different women answer the call to mysterious country estate Bletchley Park, where the best minds in Britain train to break German military codes. Vivacious debutante Osla is the girl who has everything—beauty, wealth, and the dashing Prince Philip of Greece sending her roses—but she burns to prove herself as more than a society girl, and puts her fluent German to use as a translator of decoded enemy secrets.
Release Date: March 9, 2021
When Jennifer Doudna was in sixth grade, she came home one day to find that her dad had left a paperback titled The Double Helix on her bed. She put it aside, thinking it was one of those detective tales she loved. When she read it on a rainy Saturday, she discovered she was right, in a way. As she sped through the pages, she became enthralled by the intense drama behind the competition to discover the code of life. Even though her high school counselor told her girls didn’t become scientists, she decided she would.
Release Date: March 2, 2021
After a late night of partying, NYU student Matt Pine returns to his dorm room to devastating news: nearly his entire family—his mom, his dad, his little brother and sister—have been found dead from an apparent gas leak while vacationing in Mexico. The local police claim it was an accident, but the FBI and State Department seem far less certain—and they won’t tell Matt why.
Release Date: March 2, 2021
A community in the Piedmont of North Carolina rises in outrage as a county initiative draws students from the largely Black east side of town into predominantly white high schools on the west. For two students, Gee and Noelle, the integration sets off a chain of events that will tie their two families together in unexpected ways over the next twenty years.
Release Date: March 1, 2021
Luna Rossi is a veritable crafting genius—she can bedazzle and bead so hard her Etsy site is one of the hottest in the world. So it’s only natural that Luna would convince her brother and his husband-to-be to compete on The Wedding Game, a “do-it-yourself” TV show, for the title of Top DIY Wedding Expert.
Release Date: March 2, 2021
The son of a struggling single mother, Jamie Conklin just wants an ordinary childhood. But Jamie is no ordinary child. Born with an unnatural ability his mom urges him to keep secret, Jamie can see what no one else can see and learn what no one else can learn. But the cost of using this ability is higher than Jamie can imagine – as he discovers when an NYPD detective draws him into the pursuit of a killer who has threatened to strike from beyond the grave.
Release Date: March 2, 2021
Required to have a college education, speak two languages, and possess the political savvy of a Foreign Service officer, a jet-age stewardess serving on iconic Pan Am between 1966 and 1975 also had to be between 5′3" and 5′9", between 105 and 140 pounds, and under 26 years of age at the time of hire. Cooke’s intimate storytelling weaves together the real-life stories of a memorable cast of characters.
Take a look at this month’s selection of bestsellers now in paperback! March had a great selection of bestselling books to check out from thrilling mysteries to enthralling literary reads, and insightful biographies. Pick up these latest paperback books by bestselling authors Dean Koontz, James Patterson, Nora Roberts, Celia Owens, and many more!
Have you made it to the end of your romantic suspense reading list? On the lookout for some new book recommendations? You're in luck because we've made a list of some of our favorite new romantic suspense reads from bestselling authors Aria R. Blue, Rina Kent, Willow Winters, L. Wilder, Janie Crouch, and Penelope Sky. Enjoy your new books!
Release Date: December 27, 2020
The first book in the Kingdoms Series by Aria R. Blue... They call him the beast. Shadows danced under his cold eyes, but all I saw was his fire. He pressed me up against the walls of his castle, and growled against my neck that I belonged to him. He made a dark flower bloom inside me, awakening a hunger that I didn't even know existed. I gave myself to him. I let him dominate every inch of me. I let him hold my heart and see every corner of my soul. When it was his turn to do the same, it all went dark.
Release Date: March 15, 2021
The first book in the Deception Trilogy by bestselling author Rina Kent... The most notorious man in the city offers me a job. Act as his dead wife. Adrian Volkov isn’t the type of person who takes no for an answer. He commands with an iron fist and all his orders are met. When he approaches me with the offer, I have two options. Go to prison or put myself under his wrath. I choose to have a roof over my head. What’s so hard about acting, right? Wrong. The moment I step into his wife’s shoes, everything spirals out of control.
Release Date: March 21, 2021
What I Would Do For You is a new collection from USA Today Bestselling Author Willow Winters. It includes the complete This Love Hurts trilogy... An epic tale of both betrayal and all-consuming love. Marcus, the villain. Cody Walsh, the FBI agent who knows too much. And Delilah, the lawyer caught in between.
Release Date: March 21, 2021
The fourth book in the Ruthless Sinners MC Series by New York Times Bestselling Author L. Wilder... Frankie Sullivan was everything I wasn’t. She hadn’t let her past break her. She was loving, beautiful and strong. She’d held on to the hope for a better tomorrow—not only for herself but for her two boys. Frankie was a woman who deserved more. My past had broken me. It had left me cold, callous and full of rage. Hope no longer existed for me. I wasn’t a man who could be more.
Release Date: March 9, 2021
The new release from USA Today Bestselling Author Janie Crouch... Linear Tactical’s Wyatt Highfield is running for his life with intel that will break up a human trafficking ring. The last thing he wants is to bring danger to Nadine Macfarlane’s door. The gentle beauty has been through enough, and has the scars—physical and emotional—to prove it. But she’s his only option.
Release Date: March 23, 2021
The third book in the Chateau Series by New York Times Bestselling Author Penelope Sky... It's complicated. Am I allowed to say that? Am I allowed to use that as an excuse to feel something toward the man that runs this place, is the reason I'm here in the first place, as well as my sister Raven? They call him The Boss. I call him Fender. And he calls me Beautiful. I can tell myself I'm just using him to get what I want. But we both know that's not true.
Spring is here and what better time to stock up on some new fantasy books for your reading list! To help get you started on your next adventure we've made a list of some of our favorite new reads from bestselling authors Ivy Keating, James C. Duncan, Lindsay Buroker, Shannon Mayer, Elizabeth Hunter, and more. We hope you enjoy your new books!
Release Date: March 22, 2021
"Keating does an incredible job ... creating a dynamic and interesting plot that will keep readers hooked from page one to the final chapter. Any fan of fantasy will revel in this story and root for Sarana on the adventure of a lifetime." The time for hiding is over. The Dark King of Bounten ravages his kingdom in search of a rare metal known as tarilium. With a mystical wolf-like creature known as a Valomere by his side he is fearsome. Only one thing can stop his reign of terror—a commoner with a secret past and a powerful Valomere of her own.
Release Date: March 1, 2021
The first book in The Light of the North Saga by James C. Duncan... Alternate history - 1116 AD. Three hundred years of cruel Viking raids have finally united Christian Europe against the pagan Northlands. A great crusade has been called to pacify the wild Norse kingdoms. The banner of the cross has been raised against the north, and all the power and fury of the west rides under it. Ordulf, a talented young German swordsmith, is ripped from his comfortable life and cast into the bloody chaos of the crusade. As fate deals him a cruel blow in the lands of his enemies, he will have to forge a new path through the chaos, or be consumed by it.
Release Date: March 10, 2021
This new collection from bestselling author Lindsay Buroker includes the first three books in the Death Before Dragons Series... I’m Val Thorvald, and I kill bad guys for a living. My half-elven blood, magical sword, and telepathic tiger give me an edge, at least against most villains. But when dragons show up in Seattle, the city is in serious trouble—and so am I. Dragons are bigger, stronger, and more powerful than anything I’ve battled, and they don’t appreciate it when you sass them.
Release Date: February 26, 2021
The fourth book in the Shadowspell Academy Series by New York Times Bestselling Author Shannon Mayer... I’ve made it through the Culling Trials, the test that proved my mettle against every possible challenge. I assumed that meant things would settle down and I’d start truly learning. No more danger. No more death threats. No more wondering who was out to get me. Apparently, that was not to be.
Release Date: March 23, 2021
The first book in the Elemental Covenant Series by Elizabeth Hunter... Carwyn ap Bryn and Brigid Connor are two elemental vampires finding the lost, righting wrongs, and searching for meaning in the endless stretch of immortality they've been granted. And trying not to blow things up, but that might be more aspirational.
Release Date: March 9, 2021
The first book in the He Who Fights with Monsters LitRPG Adventure Series... It’s not easy making the career jump from office-supplies-store middle manager to heroic interdimensional adventurer. At least, Jason tries to be heroic, but it's hard to be good when all your powers are evil. He’ll face off against cannibals, cultists, wizards, monsters...and that’s just on the first day. He’s going to need courage, he’s going to need wit, and he’s going to need some magic powers of his own.
What can you tell us about your new release, Now & Then? Now & Then is a time-shift police procedural set in a highly fictionalized version of my own hometown. In the spring of 1981, Parker City is rocked by a series of brutal murders. Unthinkable crimes the likes of which are unheard of in the close-knit community. Under great pressure from the powers-that-be, it is made clear to newly minted Parker City Police Detectives Ben Winters and Tommy Mason that their first case could very well be their last if they can’t catch the killer. Decades later, after distinguished careers in law enforcement, Ben and Tommy find themselves on the eve of retirement. But in their final days on the job, their very first case comes back to haunt them in a heart-wrenching twist, leaving everyone to wonder – did they get it wrong all those years ago? Has the killer been on the loose for decades? The investigation unfolds simultaneously in the ‘80s and the present as the case of the Spring Strangler looms large over Parker City. What or who inspired you to become an author? It sort of happened by accident. I never intended on being a writer. For the last twenty years I’ve been a theatre producer. Back in 2005, I wrote an interactive murder mystery for my theatre’s season. It was one of the mysteries where the audience gets involved and helps solve the case. Well, it was a huge hit. Two years later, I wrote another. The interactive mysteries became so popular at the theatre, I started producing them as special events outside of the theatre. That was over fifteen years and fifty mysteries ago. A few years ago, some of the performers in the mysteries thought I should try writing a full novel. So I did. That first novel, Now & Then, is now the first book in my new Parker City Mysteries series from Level Best Books. What's on your top 5 list for the best books you've ever read? A new book has recently made it on my list of favorites. Hallie Rubenhold’s The Five is a fascinating read. Like so many others, I’ve always been intrigued by the case of Jack the Ripper – the greatest unsolved mystery in history. Rubenhold’s book looks at the lives of Jack’s victims and shows us they aren’t what we’ve always been told. Which then begs the question, if the true nature of a killer's victims is never understood, is it actually possible to solve the case? Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express definitely makes the list because it has one of my favorite detectives and the story was so original (for its time). My favorite historical mystery has always been The Alienist by Caleb Carr, which I read long before the television series. I’d also say that The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson has been a favorite since I first read it when I was in high school. It’s hard to single out just one more when I love Michael Connelly’s Bosch series, C.S. Harris’s Sebastian St. Cyr mysteries, and William Martin’s Peter Fallon novels. Say you're the host of a literary talk show. Who would be your first guest? What would you want to ask? I think since my background is in entertainment, I might take a different approach. I’d want to have British actor David Suchet on the show and ask him what it was like playing one of the greatest fictional detectives of all time and what he did to prepare for the role of Hercules Poirot. What's your favorite thing about writing? Creating characters out of nothing. A good story idea can only get you so far. But I think it’s the characters that make it real for the readers and draws them in. There have been so many times I’ve been reading a book but just could not get into it because the characters weren’t well developed or interesting – even if the situations in which they found themselves were. So, if you don’t have the right characters to bring your story to life, I don’t think the readers can enjoy it as much. What is a typical day like for you? Sadly, my typical day does not include nearly as much writing as I would like. As a theatre producer, I’m always working on a show, if not two at a time. Whether it’s rehearsals, design work, or administrative tasks, I spend most of my day doing everything that helps to make the “magic” happen on stage. But that doesn’t mean I’m not spending time thinking about the next thing I’m going to write or working through plot details and making notes. Because when I do have the time I’ve set aside to sit down and write, I’ve already thought everything through. Granted, during the pandemic shut down last year, I had six months where I was able to spend hours each day writing. Which is how I was able to finish the first draft of Vice & Virtue, the sequel to Now & Then, in such a short time. What scene from Now & Then was your favorite to write? I can’t say there’s one specific scene that was my favorite, though I did really enjoy writing the opening because it set the tone for what was to come. My favorite parts to write are the scenes where Ben and Tommy, the detectives in the series, are bantering back and forth. They’re best friends who grew up together, so they can talk to one another like no one else can. So even when tensions are running high and they find themselves struggling to make sense of the case, they’ll pick on each other or crack jokes to lighten the mood. I really like being able to show how close these two guys are and how well they work together and can still have fun while being focused on the serious job they have to do. Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by? If I did have a quote I lived by, it probably wouldn’t be suitable for print.
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By Aria R. Blue They call it the tale as old as time for a reason. The beloved fairytale of ‘Beauty and the Beast’ is a beautiful reminder that love is more than skin deep. It goes beyond what’s at the surface, and touches on everything that’s inside—on everything that makes a person who they truly are. In this version of the story, you can expect to find mayhem in every corner. Except instead of village folk charging towards the castle with their pitchforks, you’ll find ruthless mafia men scheming and plotting to get ahead. Danger and passion go hand in hand. While Belle and the Beast take their sweet time figuring out the fire that burns between them, everything else in their world is imploding. Outside forces and lethal secrets threaten to rip apart their blossoming love and friendship. Nothing is at it seems, and nobody is who they say they are…including our two protagonists. You think you know the story. But I can bet you’ve never seen it done like this before. “Knocked Up by the Beast” is a contemporary mafia romance with fairytale themes. If you like your romance a little dark and a lot steamy, you might just adore this book.
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What can you tell us about your new release, A Song Of Steel? A Song Of Steel is an exploration of the question 'What if the Vikings had refused to convert to Christianity peacefully', told in the form of a Norse style saga of heroes and gods and a mythical sword. It's a book that has a bit more story and background to it than a typical Viking adventure, but there is all the raiding, shield shattering, swashbuckling and Norse mythology that everyone loves to read in their Viking tales. This is a tale of two worlds, the Christian nations of Western Europe, and the Norse nations of Northern Europe, clashing in an ultimate contest of war, culture and religion to decide who will rule the North. A true epic confrontation at every level. The center of the story, and the threat that holds it together, is the mythical sword 'The Light of the North', for which the series is named. This is a saga that takes a lot of influence from the real Norse sagas and their themes and topics, to give a more satisfying and rounded tale than just Crusaders and Vikings engaging in giant battles (much fun though Crusaders and Vikings fighting giant battles is). What or who inspired you to become an author? I always wanted to be an author, I have been reading non-stop since I was first taught how, I was reading Bernard Cornwell from about six years old and never stopped. The final straw for me was reading a story about how a young girl named Saga had found a Norse sword in a lake in Sweden. I just really wanted to know what the story of that sword was, why was it in the lake, what had it seen in its lifetime, who owned it? Of course, we will never know and that is a shame but then the idea for a fictional story of its past just hit me. The name of the girl who pulled it from the lake was Saga, It just had to be done, a Norse saga about this sword just had to be written, and I was going to do it. Within a few days I had the entire main storyline planned out, and spent several years filling in the details to give the first book you see today, with four more to come. What's on your top 5 list for the best books you've ever read? I have too many, but I'll do one for each of my 5 favorite authors. HMS Ulysses, by Alistair Maclean. This was his first book, and much less famous than his later hits 'The guns of Navarone', 'Where Eagles dare' etc. But it's my favorite. The reason is that he was writing about something he really knew about. He was a Royal Navy sailor in WW2 on an arctic Convoy and his real experience shines through. This is a common theme for me in favorite books, real experience. It's also just a great 'against the odds' story of simple heroism. Sharpe's Tiger, by Bernard Cornwell. Again, not his most famous book, but one that I loved as a kid. It took Sharpe, and me, away from the familiar world of pain and Europe, to India and all the exoticness that meant to a ten-year-old boy. It's a fascinating adventure, and the book of this great authors that sticks in my mind the most. Wolf of the Plains, by Conn Iggulden. In my opinion his best work, a wonderful fictionalized story of the origin of Ghengis Khan. Everyone knows who he became, but this book shows you where he came from. The pinnacle of his writing career to me. He does good action, but his main strength here was the depth of the character and story. Killer of Men, by Christian Cameron. Christian is the best historical fiction author of the 'military' genre, in my opinion. This is partly because he tells great stories about people we otherwise wouldn't know about, in this case Arimnestos of Platea, but also because he is a historical re-enactor, and he knows what it is to march in hoplite armor, to fight in the phalanx, to walk across the battlefields of Greece because he has done it all. Hands-on research is irreplaceable in authoring, and he is the king of it. The Blade Itself, by Joe Abercrombie. Joe's books and worldbuilding are great, but what sets him apart is his creation of characters. His first series has more great characters in than most authors make in a career. He is so good at giving them color and conviction and making us care about them and understand their motivations. He could write a book about Logen Nine Fingers playing a chess tournament and I would read it. Great characters are so important, and he is the king. Say you're the host of a literary talk show. Who would be your first guest? What would you want to ask? I would want to invite GRR Martin on and ask him what HE thought of season 8. That would get people watching the show. What's your favorite thing about writing? The first draft. Editing and re-writing is a chore, but when you are in the flow and churning the story out in its basic form sometimes its glorious. I have sat down to a good session before for ten hours without really getting up, and it can feel like nothing as the story just pours out of you. Truly it's a unique experience of creativity. What is a typical day like for you? People imagine authors just sit and write. Writing is about 10% of authoring. The rest is admin, marketing, answering emails, editing, working on graphics and additional materials etc. Then, I am not a full-time author, so my day goes like most other peoples. I get up, am grumpy through a normal work day at my real job, and then I do my authoring in the evenings and on weekends. It's something I enjoy more than my real job, most of the time. If I'm not working or writing, I like films and strategy/building games with my friends. I have a little online geek brigade I game with. Am I supposed to admit to that? Probably not, but hey, it's 2021, there is no shame. What scene from A Song Of Steel was your favorite to write? My favorite scene in the book is right at the end, where the culmination of everything is coming together, and it's heart-pounding and exciting and people are dying and it was just exciting to write. I got it all out in one session and I barely touched it since. Some scenes do that, especially action. you see them in your head, in order, and you get them onto the page and fiddling with it later doesn't help, because it's all there from the first run through, as If I was there on that riverbank with them. Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by? Don't think about doing stuff, just go and do stuff. Don't spend your life wishing you had done something. You want to write a book? go write a book. You want to learn to fight in Roman armor? Go do that. You want to become an expert basket weaver? Go do it. No one gets to 80 and thinks 'Damn, I'm glad I spent all that time doing nothing.'
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What can you tell us about your new release, Sarana and The Dark King? Sarana and the Dark King was inspired by the image of the Great Lakes–– the five connected bodies of water that run into the Atlantic Ocean. When I look at them on a map, I can visualize how, in an ancient fantasy world, empires could settle around them. I have a passion for a "man versus nature" theme and I came up with magical creatures, which I named Valomeres. Valomeres connect with one person and give him or her power. And, finally, I created my protagonist Sarana. She is a strong female character cast aside in the most egregious way by her father, a ruthless king. Sarana’s journey will inspire readers to believe that inner strength and just morals are fierce competitors when challenged by greed and discrimination. What or who inspired you to become an author? Nature inspires me to write. My first novel, Camouflage, was inspired by the New England landscape. I’d look into the dense forests and imagine what’s out there and what we haven’t discovered. A story came to me: what would happen if a deadly prehistoric creature was discovered in a local park? The beauty of our natural resources ignites my imagination and makes me wonder. What's on your top 5 list for the best books you've ever read? Rather than just give you a list, let me tell you why I gravitate to two books. My favorite novel is Bram Stoker’s Dracula. It transcends writing. It’s my go to image of a terrifying character from a fantasy world. I also love Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. I marvel at her extraordinary imagination that enabled her to create a hideous monster imbued with human needs and emotions we can relate to. Both stories are almost plausible in a twisted sense. I am fascinated and terrified by the tales these authors created. Say you're the host of a literary talk show. Who would be your first guest? What would you want to ask? Using the two last examples, I would love to hear Bram Stoker talk about how he put together the quintessential vampire story. It would be a privilege to hear Mary Shelley tell us in her own words how she came to write Frankenstein. What a great opportunity it would be to let them both know the impact their books have had on our culture. What's your favorite thing about writing? My favorite thing about writing is creating characters with enough depth that, at a certain point, they can tell me what they would do. I love weaving a complex plot, following a main storyline with several subplots, and having it all come together in the end. Writing is like a wonderful crossword puzzle. I get to generate all the questions, and then I have to make certain all the answers connect under the common theme. If I can get my eyes to well or feel a lump in my throat, that’s a huge plus. What is a typical day like for you? On an average day, I take care of the things I must do first - such as any needs my family has. Or, I may be called into work—I’m an on-call therapist for two residential facilities. Next are the flexible chores. I work out if marketing is necessary, bill paying, any errands… After the day is mapped out, that’s when I see where my free time is to work on my next novel, promote my new release, or write a new blog post. I’m pretty good at organizing my time. I’m fascinated at the number of hours I can spend writing. I am not a patient person, and if someone told me I’d have to sit at a desk and work on a computer all day I’d say '"forget it." Somehow, when it comes to writing, my attention is limitless. What scene from Sarana and The Dark King was your favorite to write? I have three, but I’ll pick one to elaborate a little on and just mention the other two.There are twin sisters, Alani and Lahna. Alani is a powerful psychic who wants to see the evil king fall. Lahna is the king’s mistress. As the story develops, the king begins to mistreat Lahna, and she is desperate to escape his clutches and return to her kingdom. My favorite scene is what happens when Alani tries to save Lahna. Another favorite is the moment Sarana meets Cabe. I won’t elaborate because this could be a spoiler when reading the book. Of course, if the end wasn’t up there on my list of favorites, I think I’d have to go back and rewrite it. Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by? “Find a way” is one of my mottos. I believe we are all capable of reaching our goals. Sometimes we have to learn new skills, or network, or ask for help, but often there’s a path to reach our dreams. When I say, “find a way,” especially after something I’m working on doesn’t go as planned, it’s my way of saying, "You can do this. Think harder. Work harder. But, don’t stop…there’s an answer to what’s blocking you."
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What can you tell us about your new release, Never Girl? Never Girl is a crime novel that takes place in Los Angeles, California. It’s set in the present day and the main character is Claire Jacobson, a woman in her late twenties. Claire’s older brother has been murdered and she needs to find out what happened. However, the police don’t have solid leads. She decides to launch her own investigation and she does so by enlisting the help of a hitman. What or who inspired you to become an author? My greatest inspiration has always been other books. Whenever I read a story, I often take the themes and use them to create my own version of the tale. This habit dates back to my childhood. The only difference is that when I got older, I decided to put these creations down on paper. That started seven years ago and I haven’t stopped since. What's on your top 5 list for the best books you've ever read? Gone Girl (Gillian Flynn), Dark Places (Gillian Flynn), Sharp Objects (Gillian Flynn), The Alice Network (Kate Quinn), and Guns of the Dawn (Adrian Tchaikovsky). FYI, I really like Gillian Flynn. Dark undertones, female leads, devious plots—that’s the stuff. Say you're the host of a literary talk show. Who would be your first guest? What would you want to ask? My first guest would be K.M. Weiland. I’ve read all of her books and I listen to her podcast religiously. I love her work because it goes far beyond discussions on writing craft. It delves into the psychology and philosophy of writing. In other words, she doesn’t simply discuss topics such as plot structure and sentence structure. She describes how storytelling has shaped the human condition. I find that topic immensely interesting. What's your favorite thing about writing? The ability to control the story. I love being able to develop my own characters, place them in situations of my choosing, and dictate their story arcs. I suppose that’s why I enjoy being independent. You can do whatever you want! What is a typical day like for you? Wake up early, go to work, and try not to let my boss catch me writing. On the weekends, I write all day, and without fear of my boss. What scene from Never Girl was your favorite to write? I can’t say too much, but my favorite scene is about two-thirds of the way in. I loved that scene because it constitutes a substantial reveal. However, I wrote it in a way that the reader hopefully didn’t see coming on a conscious level. In other words, I tried to hide the build-up to this scene in plain sight. That was a lot of fun. Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by? Do what you love, and try not to let your boss catch you.
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