198. Alpha Women, Heroine Friendships, and Paranormal Romance: An Interview with Shelly Laurenston

Summary: Sarah interviews Shelly Laurenston, and tries very very hard to keep herself together through the excitement. We talk about the book that brought Shelly into writing paranormal romance, and how her mother inspired her heroines. We talk about writing badass sisterhoods in romance, exploring different paranormal romance series, and identifying the elements of alpha women. There’s also reminiscing about Kate Duffy, one of Shelly’s original editors at Kensington, and talk about some seriously scary books Shelly reads for research. She also shares news about Call of Crows book 3 - and who the hero and heroine will be!