Featured Interview With Sylvia Day
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in Inglewood, California. We lived there for a bit before making our way down to Redondo Beach and eventually to Anaheim. After high school, I moved to St. George, Utah. I joined the Army and was subsequently stationed in Monterey, California. After I separated from the military, I settled in Oceanside and met my husband in Carlsbad. We moved to Murrieta to start our family, finally leaving California for good in 2013 when we transplanted to Las Vegas. We’re still here in Sin City now. Our household includes four dogs (a German Shepherd, a Shiba Inu, a Chihuahua mix, and a Maltipoo) and one cat (an American Shorthair).
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I’ve been a reader for as long as I can remember. I asked my mother to buy me a book every time we went to the store. I was twelve when I decided to be a novelist. I still have boxes of my early stories and poems in storage. After my youngest child was born, I began pursuing publication. I sat down to write my first book at the tail end of 2003, and I made my first sale to a publisher in 2004. I’ve been writing for a living ever since.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I love to read Nalini Singh, J.D. Robb, Patricia Briggs, Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Shelby Reed, Linda Howard, and Julie Garwood. My favorite genre is romance, and my favorite stories are long-term series featuring the same couple. Those stories have established relationships, and the mystery becomes the primary focus. I’m inspired by alternatives; by that, I mean what I would do differently if I were telling a story or how I would write a character to respond differently to an event.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
In SO CLOSE, Kane Black has been grieving his late wife, Lily, for many years. One day, on the drive to work, he spots a woman identical to her and takes her home to his hostile and suspicious family. The story is told from the perspectives of the women and the majordomo, who is an objective observer. Lily’s point of view has shades of Rebecca, with a dissonance between the new and former Mrs. Blacks. Amy, Kane’s sister-in-law, has struggled to survive within the cutthroat family and doesn’t appreciate how easily Lily settles in. And Aliyah, Kane’s mother, has been the de facto queen since Kane was a widower. Now that Lily is back, Aliyah will not cede her place on the throne without a fight. These three women have been shaped by the events of their pasts and life within a family that is more dangerous than any external hazard they encounter. If Lily has truly returned, where has she been? If the woman Kane brought home isn’t Lily, who is she really and what does she want?
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