It’s been a whirlwind week, well, year really, but Whiskey Storm is finally out in the world. Griff is special to me, so I wanted his book to be special, which is why I planned it as the final book in the Whiskey Falls series. But patience is not Griff’s strong suit and he wanted his story told now. Who am I to argue with Griff, LOL? Since the day he hijacked the Whiskey Dream epilogue, I’ve poured everything I have into giving him the best happily ever after I possibly could. I think I delivered, but it was one hell of a ride.

I get inspiration for my characters from all sorts of places, but Mercy came to me fully formed, in a dream. It both excited me and broke my heart at the same time, because I knew her back story was a doozy, and to get her and Griff to their HEA, the journey was going to be rocky.

It didn’t help that every time I expected the story to go one way, Mercy and Griff took me in a totally different direction. I spent a lot of writing time looking up at the ceiling and arguing with myself… I mean my characters. I expected Griff to be difficult, but Mercy had her own plans, too. I should have known any woman who was such a perfect partner for Griff would not be quiet about what she wanted.

Whiskey Storm broke my heart and I shed a few tears while writing some of the scenes. I had to remind myself that good stories are never easy. The path to the epilogue was a wild, emotional, action packed ride, but Griff had me cracking up while I wrote that last scene, and I was still smiling when I wrote “The End.”

My next book will still be in the Whiskey Falls world, but I’ve got something really good brewing. After that, it’s Finn, Sadie, and the Forsaken Aces.

I can’t wait to see how their stories unfold.

xoxo

TR