

Oooh, wouldn’t that be awesome! I would cast Jennifer Lawrence as Cali, because Jennifer has a fun, outspoken personality like my heroine, but she’s also down-to-earth and funny. If Deep Blue was turned into a movie, who would you cast? For some reason, Don’t You Worry Child (Radio Edit) by Swedish House Mafia was one of them.Ĥ. No specific section in Deep Blue is inspired by a song, but there are a couple of songs in my Deep Blue playlist that really got the creative juices flowing. I need every neuron focused during editing! When I edit the manuscript, I have to turn off the music, because editing is much harder for me than drafting. I create the playlist before I begin writing and choose songs that make me feel strong emotion to get me in the mood for the story I have in my head. Yes! I write the drafts of each novel to a playlist that I listen to over and over. Do you write to music? Are any parts of your novel inspired by songs? A loving, brooding, pain-in-the-ass secondary character that walks along with Cali as she falls for her first true love and makes daring choices that pull her life in new directions.ģ. Deep Blue is a New Adult romance about Cali and Jaeger’s journey together, but Cali’s job at Blue Casino is like a secondary character. Though the characters in Deep Blue are more interesting than I was, and okay-not at all like me-I used nuggets from that summer in Tahoe to build Cali and Jaeger’s story. I worked in Lake Tahoe as a cocktail waitress one summer during college.

Where did you get the inspiration for Deep Blue? How would you explain your novel in six words?įun, friendship, heat, drama, tents, naughty-fishing-scene.Ģ. On my stop of the tour, I was lucky to have an interview stop and feature Jules Barnard!ġ. The question is, has her friend already fallen for him? In the midst of doubts about her future, one thing is very clear: she wants Jaeger for her own. In spite of the changes, Jaeger becomes a top pick for her friend-if Cali can keep her hands off him.īut when Cali’s boyfriend dumps her and her carefully laid plans begin to unravel, she finds herself questioning what it is she truly desires. There’s something about him that’s deep and a little scarred. Jaeger has changed, and it’s not just the added height and muscle.

What Cali doesn’t count on is running into Jaeger Lang, one of her older brother’s high school friends, or the sparks that fly when she’s around him. When Cali Morgan kicks off her perfect post-college summer in Lake Tahoe, she has everything she ever wanted: acceptance into a top law program, a gorgeous boyfriend, and an incredible summer planned with her best friend.Ĭonfident about her place in the world, Cali makes it her mission to be her friend’s wingwoman and help her meet guys.
