he title of your latest release?
LOVE ME STALK ME
What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book?
Would you read a book where a woman downloads an AI boyfriend app to confess her fantasies to without knowing that her new hot coworker secretly hacked her phone and is the one she’s really talking to?
How did you decide where your book was going to take place?
I grew up near NYC!
Would you hang out with your heroine in real life?
She’s really based on me so, yes!
What are three words that describe your hero?
Broody, possessive, obsessive.
What’s something you learned while writing this book?
This book was an exploration of my own insecurities about my body. It was definitely a long-winded way of trying to learn to accept myself!
Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done?
A bit of both!
What’s your favorite foodie indulgence?
It’s fall so pumpkin spice lattes!
Describe your writing space/office!
Usually a Starbucks!
Who is an author you admire?
Kurt Vonnegut
Is there a book that changed your life?
Honestly, yes! Love Me Stalk Me! Because it means that I get to do this full time which is such a dream come true!
Tell us about when you got “the call.” (when you found out your book was going to be published). Or, for indie authors, when you decided to self-publish.
It all happened in such a whirlwind! I had just done my cover reveal for Love Me Stalk Me, fully expecting to publish it independently—and then everything changed. There was immediate interest in the book, and I was incredibly fortunate to connect with Kimberly Whalen at The Whalen Agency. She truly made my dream come true. Before I knew it, we were signing with Atria, and I couldn’t be more grateful or more excited for what’s ahead!
What’s your favorite genre to read?
Dark sarcastic humor
What’s your favorite movie?
Howl’s Moving Castle
What is your favorite season?
Fall
How do you like to celebrate your birthday?
We don’t celebrate past 29 folks.
What’s a recent tv show/movie/book/podcast you highly recommend?
I know this is really out there, but I recently discovered this show called Mr. In-Between which is an Aussie dark comedic drama about a hitman who is also trying to live a normal life, and I have no idea why, but I was completely obsessed with it and binged it so fast!
What’s your favorite type of cuisine?
Right now, I’m fixated on Indian food!
What do you do when you have free time?
What’s free time? That’s just time to write more!
What can readers expect from you next?
Hopefully a lot more books that blend romance with a touch of dark and a heap of funny!
Narrator: Cj Bloom, Sebastian York
For fans of Lights Out and You comes a dark rom-com debut about a woman who confides her fantasies to an AI boyfriend app—unaware she’s really talking to her hot, tattooed coworker who hacked her phone.
When overworked department store manager Izzy Russo downloads an AI boyfriend app to fill the emotional void left by her inattentive real one, she thinks she’s just venting to a harmless chatbot named “Caleb.” In reality, she’s been pouring her deepest, dirtiest fantasies into the ears of Callahan Knight—her store’s brooding new head of security.
Because Cal? He’s been listening. The moment he saw Izzy, he knew she was his. Did he hack her phone? Absolutely. But who could blame him? A woman like Izzy deserves to be cherished by someone who truly knows her worth—and he’ll do anything to be that man.
So when Izzy finally sees her boyfriend for who he really is, and the danger she’s unknowingly been caught up in, Cal is ready to protect her, no matter the cost. Even if it means revealing the truth.
She might not have meant to build the perfect man. But he’s here now. And he’s never letting her go.
Humor | Fantasy Dark | Romance Comedy [ Atria Books, On Sale: December 2, 2025, Trade Paperback / e-Book / audiobook, ISBN: 9781668225707 / eISBN: 9781668225714 ]
Laura Bishop writes books about obsessive men, clever women, and the dangerously thin line between love and psychological warfare. She lives in sunny Florida, where the skies are blue, the humidity is high, and her search history is a federal red flag.Love Me Stalk Me is her debut into the world of dark romantic comedy, where every red flag is just another reason to fall harder.
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