The New York Times bestselling author, 46, and Amazon Publishing released her new dark romance thriller, Woman Down, on Tuesday, January 13. Filled with twists and turns, the story centers around frustrated author Petra Rose, who escapes to a remote hideaway to write her next suspense novel after “viral backlash over her latest film adaptation,” according to the synopsis. At the lakeside cabin, she finds inspiration in Detective Nathaniel Saint as “their ‘research’ sessions blur the lines between fantasy and reality.”
Some fans in the know about Hoover’s life beyond the page initially assumed the novel would hint at the ongoing legal drama between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni surrounding the 2024 film adaptation of Hoover’s beloved 2016 novel It Ends With Us. However, Hoover wants to set the record straight before readers dive into Woman Down, clarifying in her author’s note that they should not “try to make ties to my personal life and this story, as there are none.”
Woman Down began as a short story called Saint, which you published in 2020. What made you want to revisit this story years later and transform it into a full-length novel?
How did you approach the process of expanding your short story into a novel?
It's been more than three years since you published a new book. Why was Woman Down the story to bring you back to writing after your hiatus?
What challenges did you face when getting back into the groove of writing a novel after taking a break?
I’ve found the choice to do more with my films has been a challenge, because it limits my time to write novels. I love writing in long stretches, so if I don’t have at least a month ahead of me with no plans, I find it difficult to start a new book. I think that’s why Woman Down is the one I finished, because the bones were already there, so I was able to work on it in shorter spurts. But I’m learning to manage my time better between jobs, so hopefully the length between releases won’t be as long in the future.
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I wrote the author’s note last, after all the rewrites were done, because I felt like, if anything, my experiences were starting to mimic the rewrites I had already incorporated. I wrote this original story years before I had an adaptation, and Petra has always been an author. Without giving too much of the plot away, let’s just say I think the blurb for the book has more similarities to my life than the actual book itself does, but blurbs aren’t meant to give away too much. And even if I felt like writing a book about all the experiences I’ve been through, I think that’s part of the beauty of writing fiction. It’s a lot of imaginary stuff based on what may or may not be a lot of real experiences the author did or didn’t go through.
This book features a lot of wild twists and turns. Other than pure entertainment, what do you hope readers take away from this story?
Would you ever revisit the character of Petra to give readers an update on her after the events of Woman Down, or do you see her story as finished?
Woman Down takes on a darker tone and includes more thriller elements than many of your books. Should fans expect you to continue in this vein with future releases, or do you plan to return to the romance-centric themes readers associate with you?
Many of your novels have been adapted into feature films. Have you considered making a movie version of Woman Down, and who would be in your dream cast if the book made it to the big screen?
Woman Down is available now wherever books are sold.
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