I love writing books because of all the surprises.
I’ve had numerous people look at me like I’ve lost my mind because of that statement (and we all know I have but just not for that reason). But Jocelynn, how can you be surprised? You’re creating the entire book, world, characters…
Trust me, the characters can surprise you. There’s your plans … and then there are your characters’ plans. I won’t discuss who usually wins. It’s not pretty.
But some of the best surprises come in the characters themselves. There are the ones you purposefully create to lead the story and then there are those who step up to help move the story along, act a plot point so the characters can move forward. And then there are those who just steal the scene and even a little bit of your heart.
That is Geoffrey.
I’ll admit that Geoffrey is 100% Rinda’s creation and I love him. He’s just this big, bright light that shines on the scene when he steps in. He’s so fun and full of life. And he absolutely LOVES Snow — not that I can really blame him.
As far as readers are concerned, he’s your typical club hopper. Trendy. Adorable. Confident. And he’s all hands. I think part of my love is that Snow is this tall, brooding, not-very-nice guy and Geoffrey isn’t intimidated by him at all. In fact, I think it’s partially his confidence that convinces Snow to treat Geoffrey a little more gently than he would anyone else.
Geoffrey first appeared on the page in Shiver in a scene between Snow, Lucas, and Andrei when Lucas goes to his other club —Gaile — for business. While there is fun banter between Snow and Lucas, I still think Geoffrey just steals the scene.
Rinda and I both instantly loved Geoffrey’s determination and confidence so we wanted to make sure that he had an appearance in Shatter. He’s still fun but I’m glad to report that he got a few more lines in the new book and a slightly bigger role. He also got to fling a little snark at Jude since he’s trying to step in and steal Snow away.
I can’t wait to see what the future holds for Geoffrey.
If you haven’t read Shiver yet, you can order your copy here. And if you haven’t pre-ordered your copy of Shatter yet, you can do that here. There are only 15 more days until the book is out!