Interview with Michelle Stevens, Author of You, Me and Three

What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write You, Me and Three?

You, Me and Three is the third in my Half Moon Yoga series. I’m a yoga teacher who likes to write so I combined both interests to create my fictional yoga world love stories. Isaac was a constant character in my first two books. and I knew he needed his own story. He’s charming, sexy and funny but needed to grow up a bit. Anna (who was also in both previous books) was driven and introverted- not Isaac’s usual type. But I thought they worked well together When he and Anna meet up at his dad’s wedding sparks fly and the story flows from there. The first two books had an element of pregnancies and babies and I thought why not go all in with this third story. Anna’s surprise pregnancy drives the story and forces both of them to grow in unexpected ways.

If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of You, Me and Three, what would they be?

I always write to playlists! All three of my books have playlists.They motivate me to go deeper into a characters feelings. Anna’s song- Before I Knew You by Ben Platt played well into the unique connection these two have. Not to give away any secrets but these two met when they were kids. Isaac rescued Anna, but that’s all I’m revealing. Isaac’s song- All the Ways by The Secret Sisters and Ray Lamontagne I felt like this song was Isaac all the way. Sexy, playful, soulful and warm. A true cinnamon roll character.

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

I’m team romance. I read all kinds of romances from big authors to indie authors like me. Steamy to sweet -bring it on! I just love the creativity it takes to make a everyday story pop. My second favorite genre is historical stories of real life women heroes- especially from World War 2. My mom lived through it and was always telling us stories about the sacrifices they had to make. Women who stepped out of their traditional roles and became spies or otherwise contributed to the cause. Not sure I’d be that brave.

What books are on your TBR pile right now?

Any Abby Jimenez or Ali Hazelwood books. I just finished the The Enlightenment of Bees by Rachel Linden and hope to read more of hers.The romance readers just had a stuff your Kindle day, so I did fill my Kindle…so many books to read!

What scene in your book was your favorite to write?

That’s tough one. But probably one of my favorites was when Isaac comes back from volunteering on a rescue crew after a hurricane devastated Asheville ( I live in North Carolina and saw the destruction hurricane Helene brought to the area). The way Anna takes care of him and he allows himself to be taken care of really shows the way their relationship had grown. My other favorite scene was when Isaac revealed to his siblings about the unexpected pregnancy. I love the way they all kid around and pick on Isaac but show their support for him. The siblings are all unique (they are also in the previous two books) and they are a wild and diverse group. They remind me of my own adult kids.

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

Not really. I do have four sparkly pens with fake gems from Dollar Tree that I use to write down ideas. I’m a messy writer and a messy person. I have four different notebooks that I scribble plots and ideas, email lists and promotions and notes from any writing seminars I take . It sounds organized but it’s not- each notebook has a bit of everything in it, so I spent a lot of time trying to remember where I put the notes. If you saw my desks you’d just shake your head. Although, one quirky thing I do is I write on my laptop but edit and format on my larger screen desktop.

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

Find what you love and spend as much time as you can doing it. I lost both my sister and mother in the last two years and it’s been eye opening. Life as you know it can change in an instant so you’d better enjoy what you have before it disappears.

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

That love comes in many forms and at any age.

Michelle Stevens is the author of the new book You, Me and Three

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