Cherie Summers

As a child, Cherié Summers, dreamed of being a writer. And it's in her dreams that Ms. Summers often finds inspiration for her love stories. At age eighteen, a dream she had about her favorite rock star, Billy Idol, turned into her very first novel, "Start the Fire". However, Ms. Summers didn't get serious about publishing that novel until she turned fifty.

"Start the Fire" begins her Love on Fire series which she describes as "drama filled, erotic romance about love, sex, friendship, and rock and roll". So far, there are five books in the series that chronicle the trials, tribulations, and romances of the fictional band, Lightning. While Billy Idol inspired the character of Adrian 'Bolt' Hall, other 80's music icons inspired the rest of the band.

In "Eternally Wild", Ms. Summers veered away from her first series to take a stab at paranormal romance. However, the book is still grounded in music. The inspiration for the book also came from a dream. One in which Ms. Summers met the ghost of Michael Hutchence. She began writing the book on the 20th anniversary of his death and is thrilled with the outcome, calling it her "steamiest" creation to date. She has since released two sequels to the book

The book "When the Curtain Falls" was inspired not by a dream but the Greta Van Fleet song of the same name. "I also thought about the hate Paula Yates still gets to this day for loving Michael Hutchence and put that into the storyline." Also providing inspiration was the story of Jason Momoa crushing on Lisa Bonet as a child, then growing up and making her his wife.

After a two-year hiatus, Ms. Summers is pleased to announce the release of "Playing with Fire", book one in a new series titled "Sparks of Love" which follows the grown children of the Lightning. Inspiration for the first book came when Ms. Summers spotted Yungblud for the first time while scrolling her Facebook feed. When she saw the video for "I Was Made for Loving You" and was completely blown away, the love story of Damien and Kyla was born.

Writing is only one of Ms. Summers' creative passions. She is also an avid photographer, specializing in portrait photography of animals, nature, and people. Another creative outlet is belly dancing. She also enjoys traveling to music concerts and pop culture conventions with her daughter, Kayla.