DID YOU KNOW Hearts of the Missing (2018) was originally written as romantic suspense with chapters alternating between Nicky Matthews and Franco (Frank), my investigators and protagonists. My editor told me to use a single point of view - Nicky’s - and scrape out the romance. She said a single POV would tighten the mystery since the reader would only know what Nicky knew AND without the romance, more men would read it! I didn’t believe her until I listened to this podcast: How To Write Novels Men Want to Read. It’s an informative and eye-opening listen, but I still don’t understand about Rome.