Blacklisted in the photography business when one of her shots causes a scandal, but desperate to somehow continue in the profession, Avery Tate answered an ad for a crime scene photographer. She fully expected to be laughed at, but crime scene analyst Parker Mitchell hired her outright–taking time to teach her the trade. Now she’s half in love with the man, half terrified to even acknowledge her feelings, and completely hooked on the job–until the next crime hits too close to home.

Avery attends the gallery opening of a new photography exhibit to support her best friend who modeled for the show. The only image of her, though, is a chilling photo of her posing dead. Only the photographer insists he didn’t take the shot, and Avery’s friend can’t be found.

As Avery and Parker, along with Parker’s brilliant friends, begin to dig into the mystery, they find themselves face-to-face with a dangerous, relentless, and deadly threat which could endanger them all.

I’m not a plotter so I start with a really basic premise, which for Still Life was focused on the photography element and show. With that in mind, I sat down and started writing, and thankfully God let the story flow. It really was simply a ‘what if?’ idea that bloomed.

Oooh. Fun question. I suppose I’d want to warn readers about Parker. He’s been hurt and has walls in place, but there’s a well full of depth, charm, and intelligence just beneath the surface. Careful or you’ll fall in love ;)

Unfortunately, no. I did actually offer to be present for all the cover model photo shoots for the Chesapeake Valor series, but my publisher hasn’t taken me up on my offer. The fun fact is that Ken (the model) was a contestant on the most recent season of Survivor.

I picture Jennifer Morrison who is most known for her role of Emma Swan on Once Upon a Time. Super-secret share: I pictured Colin O’Donoghue as Parker.

I also live in the area and thought it would be really fun to share my neck of the woods with readers. The Chesapeake region is such a unique and vibrant area. I’ve loved getting to research places I thought I knew well, and discovered I had so much more to learn.

Blind Spot will be Declan and Tanner’s story and will be out this coming October. Yay! I hope ya’ll will really getting to know the quiet and elusive Declan Grey a lot more.