It is a traditional Navajo prayer, but the music is mine, and I changed some of the words to fit the story. It encapsulates who and what Josh (the male lead) is, and reflects the mood of the entire book at the same time.

What was the hardest part about writing your book?

Cutting out parts that I loved in order to make the book more coherent and tightly edited.

What are some of your favorite movies, and if you could cast your book what actor would play your main character?

Some of my fave movies are The Lake House, Twilight, The Time Traveler's Wife and City of Angels. 

I guess I could imagine Saoirse Ronan as Hannah and Kyerin Bennett as Josh. (I don't know whether Kyerin can actually act, but he sure looks the part! :)

What authors have inspired you?

Stephenie Meyer, Cynthia Hand and Ray Bradbury.

Can you share any future plans?

I am planning to make English translations of ALL my Dutch paranormal romance books, so there is a lot more coming! My next project is a book set in Austria called 'The Boy From The Woods'.

Jen Minkman (1978) was born in Holland, in the town of Alphen aan den Rijn. When she was 19, she moved between The Hague, Salzburg (Austria), Brussels (Belgium) and Cambridge (UK) to complete her studies in intercultural communication. She is currently a teacher of English, career counsellor and teenage coach at a secondary school in Voorburg, Holland. She tries to read at least 100 books a year (and write a few, too!). She is a published author in her own country, and translates her own books from Dutch into English for self-publication.