Often I’ve been asked about sequels to books I’ve written. I have to admit that other than the books that are obviously a series, I don’t think beyond the book I’m writing. I might leave the door open for another book, just in case I have some inspiration, but generally I just write the one story and figure that’s it. However, when a character really grabs me, I do consider a companion book.



In the case of Sinister which I co-wrote with Nancy Bush and Rosalind Noonan, we thought a second story set in the same town with a few of the same characters would be fun and so Ominous (which will be in stores in August of 2017) was born. Also, when I wrote The Night Before, the Morning After was a natural. I loved the character of Nikki Gillette and I actually was coming up with the idea for The Morning After as I was writing The Night Before. Much later, my editor and I discussed Tell Me, the third book in the series. Once again, I wanted to catch up with the characters of Nikki Gillette and Pierce Reed. I didn’t think their story was finished. I’m still not certain it is. Maybe because I love the city of Savannah so much I can’t let go. The same thing happened with Deep Freeze and Fatal Burn. Those stories were written one after the other, but After She’s Gone came years later as I wanted to know what happened to Jenna Hughes’ daughters. People have asked about a sequel to Without Mercy. Though I left the door open and Shay had a cameo appearance in After She’s Gone, I haven’t come up with another story for her. Will it happen?

Maybe someday.