older brother’s best-friend

Have you read my 18^th published book, Obsession? No? Really? Why? You should. You really should. Obsession is one of those books that started out in my head as a short story but quickly evolved until it bore a full novel. It’s based on one of my favorite tropes, best-friend’s little sister.

Freddie has known Lex for over fifteen years and in all that time she never realized that he actually liked her. Imagine her shock when he confesses to it after saving her from her cheating ex-boyfriend. The confession is made when they’re drunk and what ensues is a night of… um… passion. You see where this is headed, right? Seriously, you haven’t read it? Go and READ IT. If you’ve read it, then here are a few more delicious tidbits that you didn’t know while reading the book.

1: THE PREVIOUS REINCARNATION OF BAD COP GAVE THE IDEA

Ari Latham You remember Bad Cop, right? The book I published before this one. If you were riding with me when I wrote its first reincarnation then you’ll remember that Jasmine/Brandy also had an older brother, Kevin, who Lucas was afraid of offending. When creating the new reincarnation of Bad Cop, I ditched the whole older brother and instead made Jasmine an only-child. Still the concept of having a hostile older brother was intriguing. For those who have older brothers, you likely know that they can be very unreasonable when it comes to their friends trying to get with their baby sister, and Ari is no exception. He is hilariously/annoyingly nosy when it comes to his sister and his best-friend’s relationship. I loved him. 😂 😂 😂

2: LEX SHOULD’VE BEEN QUIETER

Lex Bishop Lex is a quiet guy, a really quiet guy. He doesn’t talk if he doesn’t have to. In fact sometime he doesn’t even talk when he needs to. When I was writing this book on Wattpad, a few readers complained that if they were with a guy like him they’d be so irritated mostly because you have to guess what he is thinking most of the time. I just laughed. Why? Because I’d even toned him down.

If I had my way, Lex would be nearly mute. One word sentences? Please! I was going to make him talk with his eyebrows lol. Lex is based on one of my male friends who is also not a talker. At first when you’re with him, it’s uncomfortable because you feel like he doesn’t like you. But once you get to know him, you realize it’s just his personality. Also, often such people are excellent listeners and secret-keepers.

3: FREDDIE’S JOB IS INSIPIRED BY LANIE FROM CASTLE

Freddie Latham.jpg Who was addicted to Castle, the mystery TV series? Me too. ❤️ I can’t even describe how invested I was in that series. Of course, Beckett was my favorite character, but Lanie, the medical examiner, held a special part in my heart. I always wanted to write her story. Freddie is my way of doing that. Of course Freddie doesn’t lead her own autopsies yet, but in the future she will (in my head lol). Since Obsession is part of a series of five book, I’ll probably drops hints of what she’s doing in future books.

4: THE BISHOP FAMILY WERE TO PLAY A BIGGER PART IN THE STORY

You didn’t get to know most of Lex’s family in the book so let me tell you about them. You already know, Andrew, right? He’s the head of the family, stinking rich, blatantly adulterous and a real douche-bag. So you can see why his wife, Nancy Bishop, might turn into an alcoholic. Nancy is pushing seventy and is always drunk. She isn’t sure who she hates more, her husband or the bastard son (Lex) who he shoved into their house after he had an affair. Nancy has two daughters, Eve and Ruth.

After seeing what their mother has gone through, there is no way the two girls could possibly like their father. For Eve, it’s even worse because despite all her hard work in the family business, her father still refuses to recognize her and is constantly scheming to hand the business over to the aforementioned bastard son, who has never even worked in the company. So if you see her being a bitch to Lex don’t be too hard on her.

5: IT COULD’VE HAD MORE SUSPENSE

You know how Wesley is crazy? I was going to make him even crazier. The guy has the potential to be a real psycho, and considering his profession, it would have made it even sweeter. I even thought of making him a kind of serial killer with women disappearing whenever they get close to him. I know! I’m crazy lol.

6: ALL THE OTHER MEN WILL HAVE THEIR OWN BOOKS

Lex is the (forced) heir of The Bishop Group of Hotels. You met his four friends in the book; Ari, Michael, Jared/Red and Michael. They are all heirs to their families. Some have taken on the mantle, others don’t want the title like Lex. You’ll meet them all in the course of this year as they try to find their own happy-ever-afters. Are you ready for them? Don’t forget to sign up for my Book Club (if you haven’t already) to receive updates on the books and notifications on when they’ll be released.

7: SUGGI’S COVER OF SIREN BY SUNMI WROTE THIS BOOK

Have you heard of suggi? He’s an unsigned YouTube singer who has his own songs but also does covers for popular mainstream and kpop songs. You should check him out if you haven’t met him yet. Anyway, I’m addicted to his covers. Usually, I don’t listen to kpop. In fact, I didn’t even finish listening to the original song, Siren by Sunmi, but there’s just something about suggi’s voice that makes me think of romance. Here’s his cover of Siren.