I enjoy taking a protagonist and putting her in a situation that women initially make judgements about and then re-examine,

I think the issue of female friendship really resonates well with women, ... So many women have a friend like Darcy or can relate to the feeling of being second-fiddle to a friend.

I try to write about real women, real people - in other words flawed characters.

Everyone wants to belong, or be a part of something bigger than themselves, but it's important to follow your heart and be true to yourself in the process.

But I am learning that perfection isn't what matters. In fact, it's the very thing that can destroy you if you let it.

It was about grace, she decides, something that has been missing from her own life. ... She wants to be the kind of person who can bestow unearned kindness on another, replace bitterness with empathy, forgive only for the sake of forgiving.