Goodreads asked Lindsay McKenna:

What books are on your summer reading list this year?

Lindsay McKenna I wish I had time to read for enjoyment, but I don't. My reading would bore most readers because it's non-fiction or I'm Googling information to cross-check what I'm writing. For example, DREAM OF ME, 3B1, novella (pub date 5.23.17) and sequel to BROKEN, Book 4, takes place in the USA and Paris, France. I flew over to Paris and spent a week looking at where I was going to set the book. It's about Alexa Culver, who works for Artemis Security, and is going after a major sex trafficker. I walked the streets, went into some of the most posh hotels that Paris has. I frequently do groundwork by visiting the area. I want the sounds, the smells, the energy and map out my plot with street names, when possible. You can't always get that info out of a non-fiction book. When you read what happens to Alexa when she goes to a Human Rights conference in Paris, France, you will know I was there. It is the small nuances that make the background not only come alive, but believeable. Most of my loyal readers know I do serious groundwork whenever possible. There's nothing like being boots on the ground to absorb an environment for one of my books and characters. I love it!

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