Kristin Miller | Inspiration for THE WEREWOLF WEARS PRADA

Looking at the title of my newest paranormal romance, I’m sure it’s not difficult to figure out where my inspiration came from.

The Devil Wears Prada has always been one of my favorite movies. If you haven’t seen it, IMDB gives this amazing summary: A smart, but sensible new graduate lands a job as an assistant to Miranda Priestly, the demanding editor-in-chief of a high fashion magazine.

Amazing, right?

The movie was full of smarts and sass, and Meryl Streep gave one of her best performances to date. (Not an easy feat, in my book.) She was demanding, and sophisticated, with a “take no bull” approach to running her fashion magazine.

Anne Hathaway’s character came to a stunning revelation that she’d have to stab her friends in the back to reach the top. However, it was already too late. She’d already clawed her way to her new position, and stepped on others to get there. She regretted the decision, sure, but it was in hindsight.

The movie left me wondering about the limits to our dreams. What would we do—or rather, what wouldn’t we do—to achieve our goals?

When I created Melina Rae Rosenthal, the spunky journalist heroine in THE WEREWOLF WEARS PRADA, I wanted her to test those limits. Melina loves fashion. (Pass the Prada!) But she also dreams of working for a high fashion magazine. (Even if it’s run by a pushy, no-nonsense werewolf.) From the beginning, she’s determined to do whatever it takes to get to the top, even writing an article improving the image of the guy who broke her heart a year earlier. Her boss doesn’t care about her reluctance, and demands perfection.

But when it comes down to it, there are limits to achieving success. As Miranda starts to fall in love with Hayden all over again, she’s ordered to do something unbelievable. Unethical. Something that would destroy their relationship.

When choosing between love and the career of her dreams, she knows which path she should take…but that doesn’t make the decision any easier. It could be argued she has to make the decision between love of self and love of another…

I had so much fun writing Melina and Hayden, testing those limits, and diving into the fashion world. But I wonder…what would you choose? True love over the career of your dreams, or the other way around?

About THE WEREWOLF WEARS PRADA

Falling in love bites...

Melina Rosenthal worships at the altar of all things fashion. Her dream is to work for the crème de la crème fashion magazine, Eclipse, and she'll do much anything to get there. Even fixing up the image of a gorgeous, sexy public figure who's all playboy, all the time. Even if he's the guy who broke her heart a year ago...

Even if Hayden Dean is a werewolf.

Since his father's death, Hayden's the heir apparent to the San Francisco Wolf Pack-well, once he settles down. Hayden isn't interested in giving up his partying ways, except he's pretty sure he's found his fated mate, and the fact that she's a non-shifter is bad news. Now he must find a compromise between the traditions of his wolf world and his certainty that Melina is his...before fate (or another werewolf) bites them both in the butt.

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About Kristin Miller

New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Kristin Miller writes sweet and sassy contemporary romance, romantic suspense, and paranormal romance of all varieties. Kristin has degrees in psychology, English, and education, and taught high school and middle school English before crossing over to a career in writing. She lives in Northern California with her alpha male husband and their two children. She loves chocolate way more than she should and the gym less. You can usually find her in the corner of a coffee shop, laptop in front of her and mocha in hand, using the guests around her as fuel for her next book.

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