The Key to Life is about a young woman, Anna Wilson, who is determined to help her friend Matt regain his happiness.  When Anna discovers that Matt is in love with her, unable to say that she returns his feelings, she finds herself fighting even harder to restore order into his life.

Her personal mission takes her on a journey from the doorstep of a wounded ex-lover, through shark infested waters, to a hellish island in the middle of nowhere.  All the while, Anna can’t help but wonder if what she’s doing will be enough to help her friend or if she will be forced to live with her burden of guilt forever for not loving him back.

What genre is it?
I consider it literary but have been told by others it could fall into women’s fiction.

A good clue would be if it has a strong female protagonist. What is Anna Wilson like?
Anna Wilson is a very strong, stubborn and independent young woman determined to help those she cares about and willing to push herself to great lengths to do so.

What kind of readers will The Key to Life appeal to?
Readers who enjoy a good love story.  I really think it will appeal to hopeless romantics of all ages.

Complete this sentence for us: if you like _________________, you’ll love this book.
Jane Austen

I feel like that is extremely presumptuous to say since Jane Austen is so amazing, but because she is so amazing, she has been a great influence to my writing.

How would you like the reader to feel as they read the last word of your book?
Satisfied.  For me the biggest/most important part of a book is the ending.  I want the reader to feel like all loose ends have been tied up and a conclusion has been reached, a conclusion the reader is happy with.

Will we be seeing more of Anna?
I am currently editing the sequel to The Key to Life and hope to have it out very soon.

That’s great news. Promise to come back and talk to us about it when it’s published. In the meantime, tell us something about yourself.
I’m a stay-at-home mom who loves writing, travelling and chocolate. Since having kids the travelling part has been put on hold but my passion for writing has developed immensely.

Do you have a website where we can keep up with your work?
http://mamajess66.blogspot.ca/.

How can we follow you on Twitter and/or Facebook?
https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJessicaPeterson.