Cutie Meet

When I develop my hero and heroine, I always do so as a pair, so that I can mirror, balance and create conflict in their personalities and backstories. For Jen and Marcus in particular, I really wanted to explore the ideas of fate vs. freewill and the inaccuracy of first impressions. A powerful seer, Jen met Marcus years ago in her visions, but never in person. In her mind’s eye, she sees him as a monster in a parody of Carrie, wearing the blood of his slaughtered witches and warlocks with trembling glee. But the cutie pie who stops to help her change a flat tire is the opposite of what she expects. Their false preconceptions of one another allowed me to really light fire to their “enemies to lovers” romance, and I enjoyed every minute of bringing their fated romance to life.