Goodreads asked M.J. Marino:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

M.J. Marino I was reading a lot of romances at the time, trying to decide what avenue in writing I wanted to go with. I really liked the idea of alpha males, strong-willed women, retired military, security, MC -- there were too many avenues I wanted to pursue. Why can't I write a story that has all these elements? So I decided to combine them all and created my own mashup. The story came pretty easy to me after that.

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