This month is Christine Mazurk:

Where do you get your ideas for a series? 
Let’s just say the characters decide. When I wrote Passion’s Race, the subplot involving Kate Brooks exploded and I was told by my agent and editor that Kate needed her own story. Kate’s will be book four in the series. Once I started what I thought would be the second book, my editor asked for Mike Dawson’s story. It wasn’t even a blip in my mind, but it got me thinking. Who could come to the island of Guam and knock our handsome, surfer-dude playboy out of his flip-flops? So, Passion’s Spirit was born. Still to come in the athletic journey series is Passion’s Promise and Hart’s Passion. 
 
The mystical series started with Mystical Connections; Jenna and Aidan’s story, but it soon became clear that the characters popping up in the story needed their own adventures and messages. Mystical Moments will be next in line. 
When I wrote The Chase is Over, Alexandra’s goof-ball partner, Jonathon Lasko kept grinning and asking, “Hey, what about me? I’d make a dynamic, interesting hero, don’t you think?” His wink was devilish. Jonathon’s Legacy is now in the queue as a future book. I have no doubt that as I continue writing book after book, more characters will come to the front and demand my attention, but I wouldn’t want it any other way. 
 
Who was your favorite character to write?  
Oh, that’s not fair. I love them all. But if I had to choose, I’d say Tyler Daniels in The Chase is Over, because as he came to life on the page, I fell in love with my husband all over again! The funny thing is I started that story when I was ten. Every Sunday my mom, brother and I went to this tiny place called the Blue Grotto to pick up a pizza and every Sunday this guy would come in with his girlfriend to eat in the dining room. Over six feet, slim build, blond hair, and electric blue eyes. Of course I noticed him. Fast forward, I earned my degree, started climbing the corporate ladder in the leading retail giant. Writing was put aside. I don’t know how it came up, but one day my husband mentioned the Blue Grotto and we put the pieces together. He was that guy in the pizza place. Small world or what?!
 
How long have you been writing? 
The quick answer is my hubby and I were working in Guam when 9/11 happened and it hurt our business. I was in training and development at the time, so hubby suggested I leave retail and write that book I always said I’d write.  I’d never lost the passion, life had just gotten in the way. So, I made writing my fulltime job, and I’ve never looked back! 

What do you like most about being a romance author? 
 
I’m an empath. I feel people’s emotions. There’s nothing better than helping two characters find their happily ever after. If you look at my tag line, it says it all: 
“The heart of change is the change of heart.”