As a child, I realized that my entertainment choices leaned more toward ghosts and goblins than princesses and fairy godmothers. I didn't know of any Black authors who wrote the kind of adrenaline-fueled stories that I enjoyed reading, so I read books by authors like Stephen King, Dean Koontz and Jack Ketchum. Although I may occasionally write something with a HEA, my real passion is weaving stories about monsters – both the kind that come from the pits of hell or the kind that may live right next door.