Fun facts about Naomi from Deadly Intent

6 reasons why you will enjoy Deadly Intent:

1) It's set in a SPA!

2) Devon (the hero) is totally HOT!

3) Did I mention the SPA?

4) Naomi (the heroine) is cute and fun

5) Naomi is a massage therapist!

6) Naomi is a massage therapist in a SPA!

Naomi is 27 years old, and half-Japanese, half-Caucasian, so she looks a little exotic, but not too much so. I pictured her to look like Natalie Portman.

I admit I named her after a girl in the youth group at my church because I honestly couldn’t think of a name. Also, the real-life Naomi is half-Japanese and half-Caucasian just like my character.

My character Naomi’s personality isn’t based on anyone I know, but I always thought being a massage therapist would be a cool job, so I did a lot of research for Naomi’s career and for the spa.

Naomi’s a maiden or Persephone archetype. They tend to be easygoing and carefree, but Naomi has been thrust into a more responsible role by her father, who just had a stroke. Worried about the future of his spa, he puts Naomi in charge as acting manager and is grooming her to eventually take over the spa when he retires. Naomi does it to please him, but she doesn’t really want to take over the spa—she’s happy as head massage therapist, because she likes giving massages, not managing a business.

There’s always a little of me in all my characters, because I use my own spiritual struggles as a jumping-off-point to write my characters’ spiritual struggles. However, most of the time, I write my characters to be how I wish I could be. For Naomi, her close relationship with her sisters is something I wish I’d had, since I never had a sister.

Bonus random trivia! If Naomi were to meet any of the Sushi cousins , I think she’d get along with Trish the best. The two of them would know how to have fun, but at the same time, both of them know what it’s like to have responsibility thrust upon them.

Naomi is all into relaxation and reducing stress, so for example, if she went shopping with Trish, she’d be more likely to buy Crocs because they’re so comfortable and they reduce strain on the back and feet. However, she’d get a cute color combo like baby pink and gray or red and blue.

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