Pamela Devereux asked Susan Mallery:

Hi Susan, I am enjoying Mischief Bay series. I have loved Fool's Gold since the beginning. I think there are probably quite a few of us that would love for you to write Mayor Marsha's story but that would signal the end for sure. In your series you tend to write them either in California or Washington, the exception The Lone Star Sisters. Will you be going back to Texas anytime soon?

Susan Mallery Hi, Pamela!

I'm so glad you've enjoyed my books. I love Mayor Marsha, but she won't ever get a book of her own. My romance heroines are in the range of about 25-35 years old, mostly around 28. I think young readers would have a difficult time relating to a romance heroine in her sixties, and the book cover itself would not attract as many readers. However, older readers have all lived through their 20s and 30s, so they can readily relate to characters that age.

That said, in DAUGHTERS OF THE BRIDE, the bride in question is in her fifties. :) I hope you'll enjoy watching an older woman marry her true love. (Her daughters also find love in the book.)

I live on the West Coast, so that's why I tend to set books here. I grew up in the Los Angeles area, and I've lived much of my adult life in Seattle. I did live in Texas for a while and loved setting books there, such as the Lone Star Sisters, but my agent informs me that I have a West Coast sensibility. (I didn't know there was such a thing!) Fortunately, love can (and does) happen everywhere.

Susan

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