Tigris:Please tell us a bit about your self.

Larissa: First, I just want to thank you for having me! And as for me…well, I’m a mom, a military wife, and an author. I write both contemporary romance and paranormal romance under my own name, and I also write erotic paranormal romance under the name Sydney Croft, with author Stephanie Tyler.

Tigris: How do you and Stephanie create together? Is there a plan or road map you use in order to come up with the ACRO Novels?

Lairssa: We do have a general roadmap, but mainly, we just write. She usually writes the scenes in the male point-of-view, and I write the females. There are some exceptions, but that’s generally how it goes. We just pass the book back and forth, though we do a little writing out of order, too. But mainly that’s just Steph!

Tigris: How many pets do you have and what are their names?

Larissa: I’m a huge animal lover, and I wish I could have a dozen furbabies, but right now we only have one cat. Her name is Vegas, and she’s a stray we picked up at our last duty station. Her owners, our neighbors, moved and left her behind. There was no way I was leaving her to starve, so she’s ours now.

Tigris:Favorite Sci-Fi Movie? Horror?

Larrisa: I really love Independence Day and Aliens for sci-fi (outside of Star Trek. I’m a huge Trekker, so really, those movies are my favorites). Horror? I’d say my favorite is Poltergeist. I watch all of those movies over and over. I’m such a dork.

Tigris: Will you write more Demonica Books after Lore's?

Larissa: I just turned in the fifth Demonica novel, which will release six months after Lore’s book. I’m still not sure if that will be the end or not, but I’m definitely working on a spinoff series.

Tigris:Who would you say is the hottest of the Brothers from the Demonica Novels? Why?

Larissa:Ooh, that’s a tough one, because I think they are all hot in their own ways. So I’m going to cop out and say that I can’t really pick just one!

Tigris:Do you listen to music when your write? If so who?

Larissa:Nope. I prefer silence, or maybe TV.

Tigris:What's in your TBR pile?

Larissa:Too many books to name! But I’ve got the newest releases from Gena Showalter, JR Ward, Keri Arthur, Robert Jordan, Jordan Summers, Rhonda Leah…I could go on and on…

Tigris:Are you working on any new ideas for future books?

Larissa: Yep! I just turned in a proposal for the Demonica spinoff, and I’m also brainstorming an idea for a paranormal novella I just sold.

Tigris: If we followed you for a day, what would your schedule look like?

Larissa: Boring as hell! I get up at 6:30, get kid ready for school, get him off for the day at 7:45, and then I sit down to work until my son and husband come home at around 3:30. Seriously, it’s not very exciting at all. I take breaks to play with the uber-demanding cat, and maybe to watch General Hospital, but that’s it! See…boring!

Tigris: Favorite Childhood Memory?

Larissa: My eleventh birthday, when my parents led a horse up the driveway as my present. That was awesome.

Tigris:Alpha Male or Sensitive Male? Why?

Larrisa: Alpha. Totally. See, my dad is more of a beta type, and I love him to death. I really do. And my first husband was just like him (they say you marry your dad…;) and it didn’t work. At all. I need someone who can stand up to me and make decisions. I need the fire that my personality demands. I got that with my second husband, and we’ve been married for 11 years now.

 Tigris: What character did you enjoy writing the most?

Larissa: Wraith. I adore that demon. I had almost as much fun writing Sin, who’ll you’ll meet in Ecstasy Unveiled (Feb)

Tigris: Vampires-Weres-or Zombies?

Larissa: Vampires. Been loving them since Salem’s Lot.

Tigris: Favorite Holiday?

Larissa: Christmas all the way!

Tigris:What are some of your favorite charitable organizations?

Larissa: The ASPCA, HSUS, Farm Sanctuary, and the Salvation Army. I give to all of them multiple times a year.

Tigris: Any advice for aspiring writers?

Larissa: Read the how-to books. Learn the rules. And then toss the books and the rules. I know that sounds contradictory, but I love rule-breaking…the problem is that you’ve got to know what they are in order to learn to break them effectively. So learn how to write, and then put your own spin on it!

Tigris: Lost or Heroes?

Larissa: I was a Lost girl for a long time, but they “lost” me last season. It just got too complicated!

Tigris:  Thanks so much for stopping by, I enjoyed getting to know a little more about you!

Larrisa: Thanks again for having me, Tigris! It was fun!