Goodreads asked Allyson R. Abbott:

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

Allyson R. Abbott Countdown to Love: the idea just popped into my head. I wanted to make Marie seem a bossy and organised woman, whereas in reality she is lonely and looking for love, just like everyone else. She goes about finding love the only way she know how.
Touching Ed: To be released in February 2015. The idea started from a conversation I had with my friends about how romance stories or erotic books are not very close to reality; especially as we age. What started as a romance has now turned into something a lot deeper, and hopefully lots of readers will relate to the characters.

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