Cora Brent

Cora Brent was born in a cold climate and escaped as soon as it was legally possible. Now, she lives in the desert with her husband, two kids and a prickly pear cactus she has affectionately named ‘Spot’. Cora’s closet is filled with boxes of unfinished stories that date back her 1980’s childhood and all her life she has dreamed of being an author. Amazingly, she is now a New York Times and USA Today bestselling writer of contemporary romance and begs not to be awakened from this dream.

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What makes you happy?
That was the question Emery Reed asked me the day we met, and I couldn’t give him a single answer. I could have said my dog, or my books, or yoga — but I just stared.
And then, I got in his car.
It was crazy to take a road trip with a stranger, but after years of standing still, he was my one-way ticket to a new life, and I wasn’t going to miss it.
We shared the same space, the same car, the same hotel room — and still, we were strangers.
One day we’d be laughing, the next, we wouldn’t speak. Emery was surrounded by impenetrable walls, but I wanted in.
Discovering his journal changed everything.
I read his thoughts, words not meant for anyone’s eyes, and the more I learned about him, the harder I fell. It turned out nothing made Emery Reed happy, and I wanted to change that.
I earned his trust by violating his privacy, and as wrong as it was, it worked — until one entry revealed a darkness I never knew existed, a timer I never knew was ticking.
Suddenly, what made me happy was saving Emery from himself. I just didn’t know if I could.

Derek is a retired Emergency Medical Professional and has been a lover of telling stories his entire life, having made the transition from “filthy liar” to “sexy author” about the same time silver hairs started showing up in his face (and other places.)

In the early days, he attempted to write science fiction and high fantasy, but discovered it was more fun to write about people touching other people’s tingle-places (smut is cool.) while mixing in action, explosions, and plenty of WTF moments.

He’s also a gamer, gym rat, snow hater (despite living in Michigan), life liver, stunt double for Hulk, and he considers himself to be aggressively unfancy.

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Where did you grow up? 

In a Northwest suburb of Chicago. 

Are you a morning person, or a night person? 

Night.

Why did you choose to write for the genre that you do? 

I find that writing supernatural / paranormal gives you a wide range of places to go. There are no boundaries. 

What is your favorite season or holiday? 

Halloween. 

If you could go anywhere in the universe, where would you go, and why? 

If there is an edge to the universe, I’d go there. To see what is on the other side. 

What is the wallpaper on your cellphone? 

Mystery Science Theater 3000

What is one thing that most people do not know about you? 

I’m a big SpongeBob fan. Of the first three seasons. 

What is the most attractive, and the first thing you notice, about the opposite sex? 

Hair. 

What kind of drunk person do you turn into when you drink? 

Funny.

If you could be any color in the big box of crayons, which one would you be? 

Black.

What do you put on your pizza? 

Bacon. Sausage.

What is your favorite ice cream flavor? 

Chocolate.

Who would win in a fight: Batman or Spiderman? 

Batman. 

Do you believe in Ghosts? Aliens? Big Foot? 

Yes, yes, and yes. 

So, the Moon Landing, did it actually happen? 

LOL. Of course it did. 

If only one of your books could be turned into a movie, which one would you choose and why? 

Morium. I wrote the script and it is now in the hands of a producer. As far as why, because it has a strong moral basis to the story and would be different then other teen angst movies recently out in theaters. I am also in the process with another scriptwriter to turn another one of my books into a series. 

Who is your favorite author, and/or what is your favorite book? 

Stephen Kind. World War Z.

Do you ever google yourself? 

Yes. 

What is one food, or drink, that you could NEVER give up? 

Chocolate Milk. 

What was the hardest scene, or book, for you to write? 

Love scene. 

What is your most favorite quote or lyric? 

Is a dream a lie if it don’t come true. Springsteen, The River. 

Do you sing in the shower? 

If you want to call it singing. 

Do any of the scenes in your books come from personal experience, or actually events, and are you willing to tell us about one? 

Some of the main characters in my books are me in one form or another. Morium has one instance where a character has gum thrown into his hair during class in High School. That happened to me during my Freshman year. 

If you were on death row, what would your last meal be? 

Lobster. 

Are you a Clutter King or a Neat Freak? 

Clutter King.