When we thought up Dallas Cassidy, she had a WHOLE other story going on. Our plot for her was so different than how it all ended up. Honestly, I don’t know how Laura and I managed to go from one end of the spectrum to something so drastically different on the other end. I’d say it was because we were drunk, but we don’t drink. Lack of sleep? I don’t know, but would you like to read a little more about Viper’s Venom’s Princess and the Queen of the Lucinio Mafia? Read on and find out!

Oh My God… Josh Lucinio. He’s such an in depth character with sooo many layers. He’s dark and downright scary. His humor is as black as his soul. He’s by far, the most fun I’ve ever had with a character, but also the most heartbreaking and soul crushing. He’s had a long, torturously painful journey. To  read more about Josh and how he evolved into the Mafia King, keep reading! 

I think Sloane is one of my personal favorite characters. I love how she turned out. Sloane is a very confident woman, but has been very beaten down over the years she was with Remy Remington, Brant’s father. She’s sunk into a depression and self-blame game that she feels she deserves. Read on to see how she climbed out of her dark hole.

Brant Remington has always been the golden boy in his dad’s eyes. He never had to ask for anything. He’s always lived in a big house. The only thing he ever asked for is the truck he drives, and his dad bought it in cash. So, what happens when the glass walls begin shattering around him, and he starts learning his entire life is a lie? Keep reading to find out!

When I wrote The Running Back’s Forbidden Temptation, I focused mainly on the physical, emotional, and verbal abuse that comes with domestic violence relationship. When I started writing Skyla for Fighting My Fate, I really wanted to dive into more, and Skyla was very much on the same page. To get a little behind the scenes of Skyla’s story, please keep reading. 

There’s nothing better than a dominant man who wears a gun and a badge. Add in the fact that he works for the mafia, and I’m sold, but just to add a little bit more allure, why not make him a brother to the Mafia King himself? Yep. That sounds like the perfect combination. Read on to find out just how it all came to be.

Colton DeLise was a character I honestly never saw coming. The guy just dropped out of nowhere and became the perfect love interest for my cocky high school Quarterback. He also gave my story a plot that I hadn’t planned on and helped me write his story faster than I’ve written almost any other story I’ve written. Read on to find out just how Colton became the perfect love interest. 

Okay, so, I honestly wanted to write a dark bully romance. My intention was to have a group of friends who ruled their high school. They were all on the football team and all complete assholes. No one messed with them, not even the teachers. That was the plan. Unfortunately, my characters are complete jerks and decided totally against that. Read on to find out just what was supposed to happen with Xavier, and everything that changed.

Hey everyone! Are you excited for the Ignite My Fire Playlist? A few songs are listed below, but here’s the link for the entire playlist, which can be found on YouTube!

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGEiD5wbQmDd2AnL0gwC-8v-0fXEIuTg3

When I first thought up Lila, she was meant to be a woman on the run from her abusive ex. She moves to Piper Falls because it’s the furthest away she can get from him. She even changed her name in order to do all she could to keep him away from her. But Lila didn’t end up like that at all. Read on to find out just how Lila’s story drastically changed taking me on a ride I was not prepared for.

Blake Falcon, like many of my characters, didn’t turn out exactly as I’d imagined. But I did my best with what I had to work with. When I first thought of his story, I’d intended on him being a firefighter in Colorado who meets the love of his life during complete chaos. A forest fire is bearing down on them, but so is her psychotic ex. That changed a lot. To find out how, read on!

When I first wrote Lance, I didn’t like him. I didn’t really know what it was about him, but I didn’t like him. He was a side character who did what he needed to do, and then he just quietly stayed in the background like a good boy. So when Damon started shouting about his book, suffice to say I was quite shocked at who his love interest was. Find out how Lance became one of my favorite characters by reading on!

When I first wrote Billion Dollar Love Story, I had no intention of writing other books. My intention was that I would write the one, see how people reacted to it, and move on. I figured people would hate the book and I’d have it out of my system. That isn’t what happened at all, and Damon went through one HUGE revitalization. Want to find out what it was? Read on to find out. 

The first book I ever read on my own was Surprise, Surprise by Francine Pascal. It was the first book in the Sweet Valley Kids series, a series that revolves around Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield, their family, and their friends.

Harleigh Harlow is definitely my rebel of this series. She has some self-confidence issues, but she’s still fiercely independent and lives by her own choices. She wanted to go to college, but she made the decision to help her father with his restaurant after he got sick. She wanted Gavin, but she made the decision to leave him before he could leave her. Read on to learn more about Hareligh and how strong she really is!

Gavin Vandenberg. Rich. Complete snob. Daddy owned his own company and gave Gavin a literal golden spoon to carry around with him. A pacifier made of diamonds. That’s how Gavin was originally supposed to be in my head. Read on to find out what went wrong with that idea!

Creating Raleigh was honestly one of the funnest things I’ve done. Mainly because she was one of the first new characters I planned to use. I was sooo excited for new. A new mind to dive into. Bring to life, so to speak. And she was excited for her story. Only… we had no idea at first what her story was going to be… Read on to learn all about Raleigh and her journey!

When we first met Alex Lucinio in the Crane Family series, he was a young punk who had aspirations of his own and wanted out of the mafia more than anything in the world. He was cocky. Arrogant. And only thought of himself. But throughout the series, Alex grew up and went through an immense amount of strive that both changed him and made him the man he became. Read on to learn all about Alex!

So, I've been a part of some Beta testing of new features on Story Origin the past couple of weeks, and ya'll. I'm not even kidding when I say I LOVE THESE NEW FEATURES! Read on to find out why I love this stuff and how it makes my life so much easier!

The official playlist for the Beautiful Dream Series has arrived! These songs are the songs that not only inspired the entire book, but also inspired the entire series! A list of some of the songs are below, but here’s the link for the official YouTube Playlist!

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGEiD5wbQmDe1z4_FeeKbMLcBkOz1M4L4