In Imprinted, a young woman battles the psychological trauma of losing her boyfriend in an accidental shooting. Where did the idea for this novel come from?

When I was a teen, our home was burglarized on a Friday afternoon and then again on the following Monday. The burglar went through my personal items and stole some of my jewelry. A year later, I received threatening phone calls from a man my parents and I believed was the burglar (this was before Caller ID and *69). Those experiences stayed with me for many decades and became the jumping-off point for Imprinted.

What experience in your life has had the biggest impact on your writing?

Certainly, the events described above, as well as my own experiences with OCD and related disorders, impacted my writing of Imprinted. But I also write romances and cozy mysteries under my real name. These works are much more lighthearted than Imprinted and don’t stem from any particular experience other than my own recognition of how reading can be a pleasurable distraction from the harsh realities of life.

What is one thing you hope readers are able to take away from Tessa’s experiences?

It was important for me that Tessa have a happy, if bittersweet, ending. At the end of the book, she still struggles with OCD, but she feels more in control than she ever has before. She’s stronger for what she’s been through, and she is optimistic about her future.

Can we look forward to seeing more work from you soon? What are you currently working on?

​I don’t know yet if I will be publishing more books under my pen name. I’m currently working on the second book in my most recent cozy mystery series under my real name.

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