I believe everyone is different and has their own interests. Some people reach for novels, others for poetry, fiction, or nonfiction. That’s the beauty of storytelling; there’s always something for everyone. I write stories that I would want to read, stories that make my heart beat a little faster and my imagination light up.
When I was growing up, I found a romance book in my sister’s library, and that moment sparked my lifelong love of romance. I fell in love with the emotion, the tension, the promise of connection. But there was one problem: no one on the covers looked like me. The heroines didn’t share my skin tone, my features, or my cultural background. It was as if love existed everywhere except in the world I recognized.
That realization stayed with me. It shaped the kind of writer I became. So now, every one of my books features multicultural characters. Heroes and heroines who reflect the real world, and who deserve to be centered in their own love stories. Multicultural romance allows me to show how love crosses boundaries, blends traditions, and creates something new and beautiful. It’s not just about diversity; it’s about authenticity. It’s about giving readers characters who look like them, love like them, and navigate the world with the same layered identities they carry every day.
Writing multicultural romance means writing love that looks like the world. And that’s the kind of story I will always want to read.
