Joy Revolution - which is an imprint that has such an incredible mission that really resonated with me - reached out, and at that point, I hadn’t thought about because when I’m doing something, I’m very one-track minded. TH: I have never written a young adult romance before. What inspired you to write this story now?

KG: I want to talk about your inspiration behind Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute. So, I thought now’s my chance to give it a go for this last year of, and it doesn’t really matter if it fails. When I was at university in my final year, I felt this need to see if I could establish a career where I worked for myself and from home. I was like, “I want to be a writer, but it’s probably not going to happen.” But I really saw it the same way you might want to be like Beyoncé. TALIA HIBBERT: I always wanted to be a writer when I was a kid because I loved books so much. KAYLA GRANT: Let’s start from the beginning of your journey. Shondaland caught up with Hibbert to discuss her new novel, dismantling male stereotypes in romance, the message she wants this book to send to readers, and more. Now, she is making her grand debut in the young adult genre with Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute, which hit shelves on January 3. Since she took the leap of faith to become an author in 2017, Hibbert has released a multitude of popular books, including The Roommate Risk and Get a Life, Chloe Brown, the best-selling novel from her Brown Sisters series. “Then, since people started reading my books, readers have become another huge motivation for me.” “The joy of creativity and invention is a huge thing that keeps me writing,” Hibbert tells Shondaland during a recent interview.

As soon as Hibbert figured out how to write her own book, she felt as though she was a “rock god.” That feeling, coupled with her passion for reading, stayed with her during her early days as a self-published author and continues to motivate her to this day. The British author was obsessed with books and their ability to allow the reader to escape into new worlds. Talia Hibbert knew she wanted to be a writer since she was a child.

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