END OF BOOK STUFF
When I wrote Oxygen, it was only supposed to be a novella, written because I felt kind of guilty for casting Akari as the bad guy in Forever Black through no fault of her own, and also because I fancied writing a book with more romance in it. But by the end of that story, I knew Sofia needed her own book.
When I first came up with the idea of the Horsemen for Gray is my Heart, Dan was supposed to be Snow, but as I wrote more of the Blackwood books I realised that didn't fit at all. But I still wanted my poisoner, because like Sofia, I’ve always been fascinated by the idea that an innocent-looking plant can have such a devastating effect on the human body. I mean, castor oil plants, oleander, foxgloves—they're all beautiful, and yet they give us ricin, oleandrin, and dig
