A Natural Progression
Beyond the Darkness follows a woman desperately trying to rebuild her life post-divorce, who finds herself hiring a PI to help her prove that her suitor-turned-stalker is a danger. What was the inspiration for the setup of your story?
After book 2, Axle needed his own story, and going from security guard to PI was a natural progression for him. The inspiration for Haley’s story is more personal. I knew someone who was stalked by her estranged husband, and what she went through was unbelievable at times.
What is the most challenging aspect of writing a series? The most rewarding?
The most challenging is keeping the storyline straight and making sure times and dates are consistent throughout the series. Also, keeping secondary characters straight and making sure you don’t interchange personalities.
The most rewarding part is being able to revisit the characters from previous books, which is kind of like visiting old friends.
Do you find yourself relating to your characters as you write?
Only the ones with careers in the medical field. My life isn’t all that interesting- 😆
Can fans look forward to another installment of the Darkness series? Where will it take readers?
Book 4 is in its second draft while I work out the ending. It follows Nicolas, Amber, and Gerard to Austria. Nicolas will get his five minutes of fame center stage with Megan, Vincent, Haley, Axle, and Reid putting in an appearance.
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Eight years later, Axle runs a PI firm in Asheville, chasing monsters in the shadows and burying the truth of what he’s become. Then Haley—his first love and the woman he never stopped wanting—walks back into his life. Fresh from a failed marriage, caring for her dying mother, and reeling from a hurricane, she now faces something far worse: a stalker the police can’t stop.
Axle takes the case, but their fragile reconnection fractures when he discovers her stalker is no longer human. And the secrets behind his own transformation are rising, threatening to destroy everything he’s built.
To save Haley, Axle must decide whether to hide the monster inside him… or risk everything by revealing it, hoping their bond is strong enough to survive what waits beyond the darkness.
Because in a world where monsters wear human faces, the most dangerous one may be the man she trusts with her life.
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