Life experience taught Simona to be tough and self-reliant, but underneath she is more vulnerable than she likes to admit. Finally living in Paris, and hiding behind the ''mysterious stranger'' facade, Simona has her perfect life. She has great familial support, fulfilling friendships, and an exciting job. That is until he walks back into her life, and with him comes trouble. Andre Zatopek has spent a year looking for Simona since her complete disappearance following the discovery of his betrayal and her desperation to start over. In that time apart, both Simona and Andre grew into themselves and learned what they want out of life. Now can they make it together? Their journey takes them to the beautiful old cities of Europe as they set out to rediscover each other. This time they have to get past their mutual passion to delve into each other''s souls, but does Simona''s rich and mysterious friend Philippe Bouchard own too much of Simona''s soul? Can true love conquer Andre''s betrayal and the secrets in Simona''s life? Is Simona willing to compromise her perfect life for a little trouble? Interview with the Author: Q: What makes Trouble Finding Blondie special? It''s a combination of things. I wanted to write something that I would like to read. I''m a passionate reader who grew up on the classics which I have a ton of respect for. But today''s world is different; faster and more complex. Cluttered, in a certain way. My top picks are soulful stories about complex relationships, human growth, and perseverance. Q: Your protagonist Simona is a very strong woman. Is she today''s female hero? Simona arrives in Paris on a fragile road to recovery. She hides her broken heart behind her kick ass attitude and fast-paced lifestyle. Confronted with extraordinary challenges she hides her vulnerability behind her humor and her outgoing attitude. But deep down she is very fragile and just wants to be loved, like we all do. Every decision has consequences, but ultimately my story is about the perseverance of the human spirit. Q: Is Trouble finding Blondie a story about a love triangle? It would be a spoiler to deny or admit anything about the difficult relationships of the characters. This book is more about friendships, relationships in general, cultural differences, and different personal backgrounds. I also wanted to show that friendship between a man and a woman can exist. Whether is eventually evolves into something more serious, I will leave to my characters. Q: One of your readers defined your story as a family saga... It wasn''t planned that way, initially. But the characters in my head wouldn''t leave. They just kept exploring a multitude of directions. I love the Godfather by Mario Puzo because it''s a classic story of a complex and complicated family. Same with Danielle Steel. The books she writes usually deal with family issues. In both examples you have the good, the bad, the ugly. In a certain way, my story shares similar traits. The difference is that my stories don''t necessarily have happy endings. Q: Are your characters based on real people? A writer should always create ''living people''. Hemingway once said that characters are just caricatures of the real people. My story is fictional. My characters and many scenes are not. Let''s leave it at that. Q: You have elaborate descriptions of food and fashion. I guess that is always going to be my flavor - passion for travel, food, and clothes. Q: Why do you think readers will enjoy your books? One reviewer wrote that my book reads like a movie script. It''s fast paced. No boring prologues, a lot of dialogues, humor with twists and turns. But it also has the depth of complicated relationships, personal growth, test of characters, and a beautiful love story with juicy passionate attraction. Two very similar souls at different stages of growth.