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•  Is this paranormal suspense?

No.  Exit Strategy is a straight thriller featuring Nadia Stafford, an ex-cop turned hitwoman.  It's still suspense, in the same vein as my Otherworld series, but without any paranormal elements.

•  Why start a new series?

I started Exit Strategy in 2003.  Bitten and Stolen weren't finding a market as quickly as the publisher hoped, so I decided to try something different.  I love crime novels, so I decided that's what I'd work on.  Then Dime Store Magic sold to a different American publisher as part of a three book deal, so I returned to that series.  With the release of Dime Store Magic, the series finally took off, and Exit Strategy fell by the wayside, unfinished.

A couple years later, my agent asked whether I wanted to pick up Exit Strategy again.  I did.  I loved the characters and the concept, and I regretted moving on.  For me, a second series means a change of pace and a chance to stretch creatively.

•  How will this affect the Otherworld series?

Short answer? It won't.

The release schedule for the Otherworld hasn't changed, nor has the amount of time or attention I give each of the books.  In the last year, I've rearranged my workload (including getting an assistant to help with the non-writing side of the business) so I spend more of my time doing the part I love: writing.  That frees me to take on extra projects like this.  I'm interested in branching out, not switching genres.

•  How many books are planned in this series?

Currently I'm contracted for two books.  I know, that's not a series, but calling it a duology only confuses people.  Whether the series goes beyond two books depends on how well those first two sell!