What’s the story behind the story? What inspired you to write My Brother’s Enemy?
I know someone who went through what Rain experiences in the book. She had no idea at the time, but once she learned the truth, it was eye-opening for her. The moment Rain discovers the term for how she grew up mirrors exactly what this person went through. Around the same time, I went to my first NHL game last year and was completely blown away—I fell in love instantly. Over the year, as I kept going to games and soaking in the energy and excitement, I also had a front-row seat to this person learning what the “lost child” role meant and realizing she wasn’t alone. Those two experiences stuck with me, and together they inspired Rain and Tyler’s story.
If you had to pick theme songs for the main characters of My Brother’s Enemy, what would they be?
Wake Up by Llunr, Labour by Paris Paloma, and They Called Me Murder by Crush Toast.
What’s your favorite genre to read? Is it the same as your favorite genre to write?
Currently, I’m obsessed with reading M/M romance. I bounce between mystery M/M and hockey M/M.
What books are on your TBR pile right now?
Sweet Obsession by Riley Hart, and the latest from Willow Dixon.
What scene in your book was your favorite to write?
There were a lot of them for this book! The drunk couch scene was fun. When Rain and Tyler met Eric for the first time was another. And then all of the chapters when Rain was with her brothers — they were hard to write, but I enjoyed them at the same time. And any time Tyler had to converse with Dane was hilarious to write.
Do you have any quirky writing habits? (lucky mugs, cats on laps, etc.)
No. My only goal is to get the words written and edited. I’m getting older, and I’m starting to want to not work, so if I get the words written, then I’m just happy with myself. Maybe I should reward myself with a fun coffee mug after each book!
Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?
Keep going.
If you could choose one thing for readers to remember after reading your book, what would it be?
Of course, I’d love for them to be so wowed by my book that they have to tell their friends! But in all honesty, I think I mostly just wanted readers to have some clarity about a new type of pain that they might not have known was happening.
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