Don’t forget to enter the giveaway below! 10 Random things about THE REASON I STAY THE REASON I STAY was originally entitled Madeleine, which was also Lexie’s original name. In my first outline the story was set in LA and Matt worked as a special effects makeup artist for the film industry. Creating the fictional town of Jolene, Alabama, was suggestion from my husband. Whenever I describe the color of Lexie’s nail polish in the book, I’m actually describing the color I had on that week. Lexie was originally a strawberry blonde, but then I saw the photo that would…
I read. And quilt. A lot.