Sourcebooks Casablanca Romance Authors

I’m sure every author visualizes at some point an actor or actress that would be perfect as the hero or heroine in their book, so I’m excited to share with you who I would choose if my stories from LAWYER UP were brought to life in the movies. But first a word from our sponsor. (Well, actually, no, but I do need to mention that each book in my Meeting Men series is made up of a trio of short, sexy stories, so I get to cast six roles today.) First up, in the role of heroine for “Attorney-Client Privileges” I would cast in the role of Bethi-Ann Sikes the actress from iZombie, Rose McIver. Her quirky inner strength with just a touch of comedic sass would be perfect for the role of a woman who comes from a dirt-poor background and finds it only goes downhill from there. Her savior, Jon Bateman, is a mix of divorced chip-on-your-shoulder angst and genuine hard-working earnestness, and for that role Patrick J. Adams, who plays Mike Ross in Suits, would be perfect, although he’d need to to...

First, a big thanks to the Casablanca Authors for inviting me to visit today! I’m thrilled that Playing Doctor —first in the Meeting Men series—debuted earlier this week. I feel so blessed that I was acquired by Deb Werksman at my first RT Booklovers Convention in 2013. But, as a newbie, I was shocked to learn how long it actually takes to get to print. I was dumbfounded when my agent Louise Fury of The Bent Agency told me that this turn around was actually pretty fast. Now, I’ve seen firsthand all the hard work that goes into each book. I hope you don’t mind my taking a moment to offer a very heartfelt THANK YOU to the expert staff at Sourcebooks. I’m so very pleased with everything, especially the gorgeous covers. So jump ahead a year, and I’m now at RT 2014. No book yet, but one was coming. Attending Sourcebooks’ booksellers party, I felt proud to be one of their authors. I was also a little wistful that my cover wouldn’t be on the posters placed about, since it wasn’t...