Indie Author Spotlight: Zoe Conley

Quick note before continuing onto the author spotlight: the idea of the author profile layout goes to the founder of the Dark Desires Book Club, Maddy/madc0ow22!

Author Name: Zoe T Conley

Tome Username: Zoeconley-Author
Upcoming Book Title: 'Darkness Folding' ARC Link! - https://forms.gle/x2P6f2cURE1AA4Yf9

1. Using only emojis, summarize your book! 😏😘👩👨👨👨🪄🔮🔥🤡☠💍⛓️
2. Why did you decide on 'Darkness Folding' as your title? The whole series does have a touch of darkness in the title, but I wanted to give a more visual effect for this book as Juliet's world folds in on itself. 
3. Can you tell me a secret about 'Darkness Folding' that no one else knows? Well... I began writing this specific tale in the series to make sense of some of the very heavy political situations going on in the US surrounding a few elections. It's clear and not so clear in the book... though it does explore an awakening and women's empowerment! 
4. Do you remember the exact moment you wanted to write this story? I wish I did! Writing this whole series was sort of a fever dream that I had no control over. A Way With Darkness helped me to process and work through some of my own trauma and experiences while A Hold On Darkness let me mold it into something I would have rather it been. This book, however, took on a life of its own and I actually wrote it AFTER I wrote the fourth in the series. Surprise!!
5. How did you know you wanted to write this genre? It just came naturally to me! I love to explore healing, process emotions and thoughts and tie in political and social issues but I like the idea of setting those things within the comfort of a romance. It makes it a bit easier to swallow and the more emotions I can play with, the better!!
6. Anything else we should know about you and your author journey? If there is one thing I hope that my readers take away from these tales, it's that not everything is black and white or cut and dry. People learn and grow, they make mistakes, they live their experience to the best of their ability, yet we can ALWAYS do better.