Stacey Espino has a new release!

Angelina knows all about survival. She can handle the tough city streets where crime and chaos are the norm. When she finally flees to the protected community of West Caper, she meets her match with the handsome small town cop.

Brandon is everything Angelina is not. He’s only known safety, security, and the love of his family. When he tries to bring Angelina into his world, she resists, unable to settle down and trust after living a life on the run.

The walls around the town are unable to protect the couple forever. Will Angelina’s past threaten the new happiness she’s found with Brandon? Can the secret she carries help a world set on destroying itself?

Buy link: http://www.evernightpublishing.com/beyond-the-wall.html

To Plot or Not to Plot

Beyond The Wall is quite different from my usual books, although I do write in many genres. The type of book I write next depends on my mood—paranormal? western? menage? M/F? I went on a futuristic kick, writing Beyond The Wall and Womankind around the same time. This book started out with a character and a single scene in my head. I wanted to create a strong heroine that didn’t need anyone to help her, including a man. She could survive under the harshest circumstances and believed emotions were a weakness. So—Angelina was born. Add her complete opposite, Brandon, and a complex love story was created.

I never plot, never. Although, I may write notes. Hey, I have to keep track of names in a menage like the rest of them. But, seriously, I need notes on names, towns, character traits, etc., but I don’t plot out my stories. Each book springs from a single idea and I develop a world and characters around it. The characters lead the story and it often comes out much different than I expected.

What’s your style? Do you research, and/or plot out your story before writing? Or do you let your muse take control and follow it obediently?

Thanks for having me, Julia!!!

No, Stacey - my treat! Loved the book! This story is different, dark, intriguing, and very, very sexy. The heroine is tough and scarred, a real survivor, while the hero has a kind heart and good intentions. Kept me up all night!