Interview with Lexxi James, Author of Sealed

What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write Sealed?

This book came from a place I think a lot of people quietly live in—that space where love has already left a hole in your heart, and you’re not sure you’re brave enough to believe in happily-ever-afters again. I wanted to write a deeply moving second-chance romance.

For Harrison, love isn’t about replacing what was lost. It’s about learning how to love again after grief has rewired him. I’ve been a single mom, and my hat’s off to parents everywhere. We live for our children. Harrison’s no different. He shows up every day, even when his own heart feels hollow.

That kind of love is relentless and heroic in ways we don’t talk about enough. And this story asks a simple, powerful question: if you’re given even a sliver of a shot at happily ever after, do you take it?

If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of Sealed, what would they be?

“Gone, Gone, Gone” by David Guetta, Teddy Swims, and Tones and I.

What’s your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?

I devour books. Romance. Suspense. Thrillers. All. Of. It!

What books are on your TBR pile right now?

Oh my gosh, so many. Because I do a weekly newsletter, I’ve become a reading machine. Next are The Exception by Vi Keeland, Pretty in Pink by L.J. Shen, Wicked Altar by Jane Henry, and Not Mine to Love by Rosa Lucas.

What scene in your book was your favorite to write?

I love when the Boys of Bishop Mountain come together in every book—when the men in Harrison’s life band together and completely ambush him. They circle around him, give him endless crap, and decide, for his own good, that he’s finally going to have fun. They even line up a babysitter for his kids—one of their moms—so he has zero excuses.

What I love about it is that it’s pure found family. These men tease each other relentlessly because they love each other. That’s how men show up. There’s something really magical about watching “the boys” look out for each other. Always.

Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)

I always think I don’t have quirks, and then I realize I can’t write spicy scenes in public places. If I’m going to burn a hole in my MacBook, I need privacy and zero witnesses.

Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?

If forcing my man to read romance is wrong, I don’t want to be right.

If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?

Love wins. Period.

Lexxi James is the author of the new book Sealed

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