Goodreads asked R. Gunn:

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

R. Gunn I accidentally stumbled upon the Paranormal Romance genre about eight years ago and couldn't believe I'd never before heard of or read these types of stories. Needless to say, I was immediately smitten and began BEAST Mercenary shortly thereafter. I'm sure she doesn't know this, but I'm a HUGE fan of J.R. Ward. Her Black Dagger Brotherhood and Fallen Angels series were some of my first inspirations.

After a few agent and publishing house rejections, it languished on my computer for several years until a longtime friend nagged me (thanks Kristin!) into making another attempt. I decided to skip the middle-man this time and go the self-publish route, and here we are

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