Blog Tour: Siren by Tricia Rayburn

I'm happy to be a part of the Siren Blog Tour and I was given the chance to get Tricia to answer a few of my questions about herself and her new novel Siren. Here's what it's about.....

Seventeen-year-old Vanessa Sands is afraid of everything--the dark, heights, the ocean--but her fearless older sister, Justine, has always been there to coach her through every challenge.  That is until Justine goes cliff diving one night near the family's vacation house in Winter Harbor, Maine, and her lifeless body washes up on shore the next day.
Vanessa's parents want to work through the tragedy by returning to their everyday lives back in Boston, but Vanessa can't help feeling that her sister's death was more than an accident.  After discovering that Justine never applied to colleges, and that she was secretly in a relationship with longtime family friend Caleb Carmichael, Vanessa returns to Winter Harbor to seek some answers.
But when Vanessa learns that Caleb has been missing since Justine's death, she and Caleb's older brother, Simon, join forces to try to find him, and in the process, their childhood friendship blossoms into something more. 
Soon it's not just Vanessa who is afraid.  All of Winter Harbor is abuzz with anxiety when another body washes ashore, and panic sets in when the small town becomes home to a string of fatal, water-related accidents . . . in which all the victims are found grinning from ear to ear. 
As Vanessa and Simon probe further into the connections between Justine's death and the sudden rash of creepy drownings, Vanessa uncovers a secret that threatens her new romance, and that will change her life forever.

1. Do you have a favorite character in Siren?
Besides Vanessa, the main character, I really enjoyed writing Zara. She needed to be cold, mysterious, and likable at the same time, which was a fun challenge.

2. Since I haven't had to the opportunity to personally read Siren yet (though I hope to get my hands on a copy soon), I'm guessing-based on the title-the book involves Sirens. Did you have to do a lot of research about these creatures or did you make it up along the way?
I read up on the mythological sirens that lured sailors in from the sea, but everything else came about along the way. Because I wanted my sirens to be contemporary and their world completely unique, I didn’t rely too heavily on other sources.

3. In Siren, Vanessa has a fear of practically everything, do you share any of the same fears?
Vanessa and I do share some of the same fears. Neither of us is a fan of the dark, heights, or flying!

4. If you weren't a writer, what other job would you want to have?
It’s really hard to imagine being anything else, but believe it or not, back in the day I wanted to be a marine biologist. I’m still as fascinated by creatures of the deep as I am afraid of them, so I might give that a go!

Thank you Tricia for taking the time to answer my questions and I can't wait to read Siren!