REXBURG — Clean romances can be hard to come by these days, but author, Paige Edwards, is on a mission to change that. Edwards is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and an author.
Edwards describes her books as “romance with a side order of suspense.”
“Most suspense authors, or even romantic-suspense authors, are really heavy on suspense,” Edwards said. “That's the main gist of the whole story. Mine are a good 50-50 split, which, I have found that a number of people that read romance, that like clean romance, will read my books. I'm kind of the bridge between the two.”
Edwards is perhaps best known as the author of the Pressley-Coombes series. The series is one of Edwards’ favorites.
“I really love that series,” Edwards said. “It's dear to my heart, probably because my first book was in that series.”
Her latest book is the fourth installment of the Pressley-Coombes series titled “Skye Fall.” Edwards says that while Pressley-Coombes is a series, she has worked hard to be sure they can also be read as standalone books.
“They can pick up any of those in the Presley-Coombes series because they really, truly are standalones,” Edwards said. “I've had a lot of people that have read ‘Skye Fall’ first and they loved it.”
With the addition of “Skye Fall,” Edwards has now authored seven books. Each book takes work and research to write. Although she is from the United States, many of the stories Edwards writes are based in the United Kingdom.
“I really probably spend too much time on research because most of my stories are set in the [United Kingdom],” Edwards said. “I go there, and I visit, and I have people, literally, that get the map out and follow the story on Google Maps and stuff.”
Edwards adds that the inspiration behind her books comes from always looking for new ideas.
“I'm always looking for fresh ideas, something that I don't see a lot because I don't like to read same old, same old kind of stories,” Edwards said.
To learn more about Paige Edwards, find out more about her books, and stay in the loop about new releases, go to www.authorpaigeedwards.com. Her books can also be found on Amazon and Goodreads.