I was tired of timid damsels who had to be saved. So I wrote a bold, cunning, smart-mouthed heroine to face off with a ruthless anti-hero.

Strange men break into the apartment of a young woman in the middle of the night. Instead of having her cower, scream for help, or beg, I made her go out the window practically in her underwear. Captured and blindfolded, she's taken to a man with startling blue eyes. There's a mutual attraction. There's a deadbeat father sighting. And then there's a gun pressed to her head.

Once again, Danica was faced with a choice. Cry, cower, or beg. She chose neither. A decision is made. Lives are in danger. The chase is on and through it all, Danica and Easton think they can resist each other.

I wanted suspense, mystery, and romance all in one chapter. That's all this was supposed to be—a single chapter story to get the rebellion out of my system. All I wanted was to write something quick that was true to me. Flawed but real and relatable characters. A sort of, "what would you do" type of situation then twisted it by having my heroine do the opposite.

Danica's inability to submit and the mystery of Easton gained more traction than I ever anticipated. It also encouraged me to follow my heart. From Easton, I wanted to go dark so I created Antonio and Intensity. From Antonio, there are many, growing increasingly darker with heroines who're time enough for them.

The full first chapter is posted free on my website so you can experience what my first readers experienced when I initially posted Daddy's Debt as a one-shot in 2013. Going forward, the opening chapter of all my upcoming books will be available on my website and the second chapter will be sent to my mailing list subscribers shortly after the first chapter is posted.

Daddy's Debt, the full-length novel is now available for pre-order on Amazon and due for release June 22, 2021. Until then, you should absolutely dig into that first chapter. It's free!