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About Heidi Joy
Heidi Joy is the author of 8 steamy romance novels, 7 squeaky-clean business books and one fairy tale adventure.
Her first career as a journalist took her behind the scenes with rock stars, chefs, and politicians … all of whom inspire her stories.
She now works as an independent marketing exec. Away from the keyboard, you’ll find her snorkeling, refereeing soccer, fishing, and camping. She loves French carbs and buys plane tickets the way normal people buy shoes.
Heidi Joy lives in southwest Washington with her soccer-obsessed family and calls Berlin her second home.
An early journalism assignment for Heidi Joy, ca. 1999: Cover the rock concert featuring Courtney Love of Hole, Garbage, and the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies.
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Q&A with Heidi Joy
What defines your books?
I love strong, feisty women—they’re at the core of every story I write. I swoon for whip-smart dialogue (I’d love to channel Aaron Sorkin’s lines from The West Wing) and sexual tension that builds to steamy, emotional love scenes that push the boundaries of a few delicious taboos.
What about you makes people laugh?
I have terrible taste in music. I like making silly videos with my kids about frog racing and how to make cheesecake. My favorite socks (picked out by my then-4-year-old daughter) are pink with cupcakes, unicorns and robots on them.
Truly useless talents?
I can recite a hippopotamus poem … cook for 90 people while dry camping … explain the offside rule in soccer … spot a pixel-sized design error … and make up a cocktail on the spot. (OK, that last one’s not useless.)
What are you drinking?
A Nutella latte in the morning is my guilty pleasure. If I’m up for a recreational beverage, I’ll order a Moscow Mule, an Old Fashioned, or a mojito.
When did you start writing?
I’ve always been a working writer, including years in journalism, marketing and communications. I published my first book, a fairy tale for my daughter, on 12/12/12. Publishing is addictive.
This or that…?
I like crunchy more than creamy, white more than red, pie more than cake, sleeping in more than seizing the day, movies more than TV, brunch more than any other meal, and October more than any other month. I read 99% of books on my Kindle but I always cry over my first paperback proofs. I’m more likely to pack light than be prepared, to order something I’ve never tried rather than a favorite dish, and to tell you something totally inappropriate rather than hold my tongue.
Go on, tell us something inappropriate.
In college, I auditioned for a British “dating game” TV show and my talent was tying cherry stems in knots with my tongue. Yes, I can actually do that.
Three (not-too-outrageous) wishes?
Plane tickets to Europe, a massage, and a kitten.
P.S. Soon after I wrote down my three wishes, above, I started getting regular massages. Then I got a job that took me to Europe five times per year, so soon I was calling Berlin my second home.
Then the pandemic came … and I gave up traveling but gained a very stretchy kitten. I named him Looey, after my baby blanket. I even taught him to high-five (really).
I will never stop believing in the power of the pen.