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Hannah Bonam-Young is the author of Next of Kin, Next to You, and Out on a Limb. Hannah writes romances featuring a cast of diverse, disabled, marginalized, and LGBTQIA+ folks wherein swoon-worthy storylines blend with the beautiful, messy, and challenging realities of life. When not reading or writing romance you can find her having living room dance parties with her kids or planning any occasion that warrants a cheese board. Originally from Ontario, Canada, she lives with her childhood friend turned husband, Ben, two kids, and bulldog near Niagara Falls on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples.
When people-pleasing Chloe learns that her birth mother has unexpectedly had another baby, she doesn’t hesitate to become a next-of-kin guardian. But when she fails to pass Child Protective Services’ financial evaluation, she is faced with a choice: see her baby sister placed in foster care or participate in CPS’s new initiative, where two prospective guardians join households to qualify.
Enter Warren, a surly mechanic’s apprentice attempting to get custody of his deaf fifteen-year-old brother. From the moment Warren drives up thirty minutes late, blasting music out of his car, Chloe is convinced that this is a very bad idea. The two immediately clash but eventually agree to live together for the sake of their younger siblings.
As their lives intertwine, and Chloe adjusts to caring for her newborn sister, she begins to see a new, softer side of Warren. In fact, they’re far more similar than she could have imagined. What started as forced begins to feel natural—and far less lonely. Chemistry soon intensifies beyond what either of them can stand, but is their mutual attraction worth risking everything they’ve fought for?
—New York Times bestselling author Talia Hibbert
An unspoken, life-long dream that when put into action escalated very quickly.
How is Chloe similar to or different from you?
Chloe and I are both recovering people pleasers. We both have a tendency to try and make our feelings or needs smaller so as to not bother anyone. But, fortunately, we’re both working on that—haha. The biggest way we’re different is that she’s incredibly artistic. She’s a talented graphic designer and painter. I cannot doodle to save my life.
If Next of Kin was made into a movie, who would you cast in the leading roles?
I love this question and I think every author would love to see their characters on the big screen. But, truthfully, I’ve never been able to answer this! I don’t know of anyone who fits Chloe or Warren just right.
What is something new you did recently (aside from publishing a book)?
I baked a pecan pie from scratch and that genuinely felt like a bigger feat than publishing my books.
If your life were a TV series, which celebrity would you want to narrate it? (Like how John McEnroe narrated Devi's life on Never Have I Ever.)
I love Never Have I Ever! I’d choose Patrick Warburton. (The voice of Kronk from Emperor’s New Groove). I think I’d take myself a lot less seriously.
Share a funny Valentine's Day memory.
My husband and I were still in the early stages of our teenage flirtationship on Valentine's Day over a decade ago. We were playing a large group game of “character speed dating.” The concept is that you choose a fictional character and speed date all the other characters without being allowed to name yourself. Whoever guesses the most characters correct by the end wins. I knew my husband was “the one” when he sat across from me also pretending to be Nemo.
Thanks to Hannah for chatting with us and to Dell for sharing her book with our readers.
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