Some people ask me why I write romance with characters from different cultural backgrounds. The easy and simple answer is that I find it fascinating and fun to write about people falling in love and facing all sorts of obstacles in addition for them having to cope with complications arising from their cultural, racial or religious differences. The longer answer is that I enjoy creating characters based on people I have met, heard about and cultures I know well, or have researched, in a world where intercultural romance is naturally increasing. Not only is travel made easier these days and […]