Sophia Destino is supposed to die. All seventeen-year-old Sophia wants is to coast through her junior year. But with her parents obsessed with her Olympic-swimming-hopeful brother, a psychic best friend with a penchant for reading tarot cards, and prophetic dreams that predict her death—that won’t be easy.
As her nightmares begin to come true, Sophia finds herself dodging death and longing for the time when getting over her ex-boyfriend was her biggest problem. Until she meets Leo Knight.
The mysterious stranger seems determined to keep her alive—and steal her heart. But Leo has a secret that is about to change everything and Sophia is about to learn that sometimes…your number is up.
1. Cotton or Silk?
Cotton. Silk seems so fancy!
- Champagne/beer/wine?
Alcohol? Ew, no. I’m very against underage drinking and if you don’t know why just ask my ex-boyfriend, Aiden. I’m sure he’ll be more than happy to tell you about the HUGE mistake he made when he was drunk off cheap vodka. He might have ruined me for drinking at all in my life!
- Sports fan or just tolerate it?
Well, it’s kind of a requirement in my family to be a fan of competitive swimming. My little brother, Graham is so close to making it to the Olympics. It is a fun sport to watch though because the races are always so close…unless Graham is swimming. Then he always wins.
- Favorite food –
My mom’s homemade mac-n-cheese. She’s out of town a lot for my brother’s swimming but when she is home she makes huge batches and freeze it for me.
If money were no object, where would you like to live?
I don’t think I’ve been enough places yet to have a preference but I do love the idea of living in a house in the woods like Leo does. His place is impossible to get to so if I had all the money in the world I’d make a road lead all the way from town to my secluded little place. And of course Leo would be there with me.
What’s next for you?
It’s really hard for me to say. I just started my junior year of high school so I should be thinking about college and my future but with everything going on I can’t really think beyond my day to day activities. Almost dying twice really outs thing into perspective and I want to start focusing on what makes me happy. Now that Leo’s in my life I feel like anything is possible and a whole new world is open to me.
lungs were screaming at me to breathe. This was it. Time was almost up and I was waiting for my life to flash before my eyes when movement out of the water caught my attention. Leo was standing on the edge of the pool. He was shirtless and surrounded by the light, making me question if I’d died and gone to heaven.
the surface of the water in no time flat.
out of the water as if we had the help of a cannon, not just Leo’s legs.
as if it were being funneled down my throat.
what happened that made my dreams start coming true.
unexplainable happening except the occasional perfect hair day and the beauty of an aquamarine crystal.
arms around his bare torso but his skin felt so hot to the touch. Between the freezing cold of my body and the warm temperature of his I felt overwhelmed. Everywhere our bodies came in contact with each other little puffs of visible steam arose.
armchair and wrapped it around me because I was suddenly shaking.
just knew he was reading me all wrong. I felt like I could read him already too.
have any idea how close you were to dying? Even closer than you were last night. If I was just one second later I would’ve been too late.”
palms. “Leo.” I reached forward and placed my hand on his arm. He was still so hot to the touch. “Why’s your skin so hot again?”
gesture.
Top ten things you don’t know about me:
1. Cotton or Silk?
Both. Cotton in the hotter months but silk in the cold ones.
- Champagne/beer/wine?
Yes. Just kidding. If I had to pick one it would be champagne.
- Plotter/pantser
I am 100% a pantser and I can’t imagine writing any other way. Though I completely admire plotters and maybe one day I will be organized enough to be one.
- Describe your workspace
It varies. I write all over the place, usually with my laptop but I’ve been known to use my phone in a pinch. I probably enjoy writing in my bed though. I have massive amounts of throw pillows on my bed so I prop them all up and even use one as a makeshift desk on my lap. I think I write best when I’m all cozy.
- Sports fan or just tolerate it?
Sports fan. I love going to hockey, baseball, and football games. I might not know all the rules or understand completely what’s going on but I think sports are fun.
- Who is your biggest influence on writing?
I’m always influenced just by my daily life. I like to incorporate every day experiences into every scene I write. Even though Always Kiss Me Goodnight is a paranormal story I think using little quirks and details I’ve taken from my friends and family help make it seem more real.
- Favorite food –
Enchiladas. All kinds. Really any Mexican food.
When did you start writing?
When I was younger I liked to tell stories. I loved making things up to entertain my family. It took me much longer to start writing those stories down. I didn’t seriously start putting words onto paper until I was an older teen.
- If money were no object, where would you like to live?
Well, I’ve never been there, but I would love to travel to Norway. I can’t say for sure I’d like to live there but have you seen pictures of that place? It looks amazing and I think I could be very happy there.
What’s next for you?
There are two more books that follow Leo and Sophia so I’m working on editing them and hopefully getting them published. I’m also working on a new adult manuscript that I’m loving and I hope to be able to publish that one as well.
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Good interview! Thanks for the giveaway