A Romantic Suspense Series to Enjoy –

Looking for a great romance suspense author to read? This week I interview Susan Vaughan. Here is what Susan says about herself and her writing: 

Can you tell us a little bit about yourself?

I grew up in West Virginia in a family of educators and became a teacher. That was my “real job,” you know, although I’ve always written and wanted to publish. I studied French literature, because I love languages. I taught French in high school briefly, but went back to graduate school. Most of my teaching career was as an elementary reading specialist, a very rewarding and challenging role. I enjoy travel and gardening and curling up with a good book. I’ve always written and started writing seriously for publication when years ago I discovered romantic suspense reading Genuine Lies and Honest Illusions by Nora Roberts.

How did you choose the genre you write in?

I think romantic suspense chose me. I’ve always loved mystery novels and romance novels, but when I realized that romantic suspense combined the two, along with elements of thrillers, I knew that genre was for me. I enjoy the way the romance and the suspense plots are intertwined, or at least ought to be in a well-written RS. And I enjoy the process of creating that connection, so that both the conflict and the attraction between the hero and heroine are impacted by the plot. And vice versa. I do love a puzzle. But I have to confess that my readers and my author friends tell me I really write romantic adventures that blend suspense and thriller.

What was the most interesting place you ever visited?

Now you’ll get me going with my love of travel. It’s a toss-up between visiting a Mayan village in Mexico, where the people lived the old way, and Venice, Italy, where the city is crumbling. I’ll go with Venice, because it plays a role in Dark Vengeance. The palaces and churches and squares of that city built on islands are still glorious to see, although faded and in sad repair. My husband and I walked and walked, following signs to St. Mark’s that seemed to lead anywhere but there. “Keep going straight,” we were told, that all streets led to St. Mark’s. Straight? No, nothing is straight in Venice. Then finally, one last turn took us to that enormous square, crowded and surrounded by beautiful structures. I’ll stop before I launch into a travelogue. But the visit to Venice gave me ideas and settings for two books, Dark Vengeance, in this The DARK Files series, and Cleopatra’s Necklace, in the Devlin Security Force series.

How did you come up with the title?

I wanted titles for The DARK Files series to tie the four books together and reflect what each was about in some way. DARK is an acronym for the government agency where the four officers work: Domestic Anti-terrorism Risk Corps. The hero of Dark Vengeance, Jack Thorne, wants to kill his enemy who is also the target of his assignment. He wants vengeance, thus the title. It’s the most apt of the four titles and the darkest plot, although the heroine Sophie does lighten Jack’s dark pain.

What project are you working on now?

I’m working on a novella that will be a prequel to the series. The hero in “Dark Vision” is Matt Leoni, who appears as a secondary character in Dark Vengeance. I felt his story was unfinished for me, as well as for readers because the readers of Dark Vengeance don’t know what caused Matt’s scars or much about him at all. Rather than write a sequel that would wrap things up, it made more sense to me to go back to the beginning. The novella will also introduce a few of the DARK officers that appear in the other books.

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Dark Vengeance by Susan Vaughan

Which is deadlier—the deaths he can’t forget or the danger she can’t remember?

DARK Officer Jack Thorne joined the antiterrorism task force for one reason only—to exact revenge on the smuggler responsible for the tragedy that haunts him. Vacationing in Italy, Sophie Rinaldi overhears her host plotting to sell weapons-grade uranium to terrorists. She flees, but the man’s car strikes her. She ends up in the hospital, the last crucial weeks erased from her mind—and still a target for murder. Whether Sophie is an accomplice or merely a witness, to find out what she knows, Jack must keep her safe.

As Sophie and Jack race to stay ahead of hired killers, they find it impossible to deny their growing attraction. Jack is torn between his longing for Sophie and his pledge of vengeance. And how can Sophie fall for this tormented man who doesn’t trust her?

If she regains her memory, what she knows could destroy them both…

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Learn more about Susan Vaughan

Website: www.susanvaughan.com

Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/SusanVaughanBooks

Twitter: @shvaughan or www.twitter.com/SHVaughan

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Susan Vaughan is looking forward to reading your comments and answering your questions.