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Guests / July 27, 2010

Good morning world! After 2 showers I feel alive but not too smart. 4 hours sleep and 3 or 4 states will do that. #Ffrwa10 # Fresh Pick is A LITTLE LIGHT MAGIC by Joy Nash http://ow.ly/2gpZ7 one of Fresh Fiction's favorite titles of 2009 # Getting basket GA peaches. Yummy #FFrwa10 — at Lane's Southern Orchards http://gowal.la/r/XxAT # Photo: Lane peach orchard hdq market — at Lane's Southern Orchards http://gowal.la/r/XxBS # Waiting for Equinox to get here so we can EAT. Why do we have half the food in each car? — at Florida Welcome Center http://gowal.la/r/XEfa # #FFrwa10 chevrolet leaves La Quinta to make stop at Dunkin Doughnuts. We're trying to catch up with Fresh Fiction Team 1 with a 2hr strt # Lunch over ready for last sprint to Disney. #Ffrwa10 # Stopping for sweet tea to keep self fueled. Ah refreshment — at McDonald's http://gowal.la/r/XG5o # #FFrwa10 @patcatbooks is down for the count taking a nap before we get to Orlando # Woo hoo upgraded! I love wdw! — at Disney's BoardWalk Inn http://gowal.la/r/XHp1 # Photo: Chris is so helpful getting us upgraded #FFrwa10 — at Disney's BoardWalk Inn http://gowal.la/r/XHqy # Finally dinner. It's gonna be…

Fresh Pick | KNIGHT OF PLEASURE by Margaret Mallory
Fresh Pick / July 27, 2010

All The King’s Men #2 December 2009 On Sale: December 1, 2009 Featuring: Sir Stephen Carleton; Lady Isobel Hume 400 pages ISBN: 0446553387 EAN: 9780446553384 Mass Market Paperback $6.99 Add to Wish List Romance Historical Buy at Amazon.com A Fresh Fiction favorite is a finalist for the 2010 RWA RITA category Historical Romance. Knight Of Pleasure by Margaret Mallory THE GREATEST PASSION Lady Isobel Hume is an expert swordswoman who knows how to choose her battles. When the king asks her to wed a French nobleman to form a political alliance, she agrees. But that’s before the devilishly charming Sir Stephen Carleton captures her heart-and tempts her to betray her betrothed, her king, and her country. IS WORTH THE GREATEST PERIL Sir Stephen Carleton enjoys his many female admirers-until he dedicates himself to winning the lovely Isobel. So when a threat against the king leads Isobel into mortal danger, Stephen has a chance to prove that he is more than a knight of pleasure…and that love can conquer all. Love reigns during turmulent times. Excerpt Whish! Whish! Whish! The sound interrupted Sir Stephen Carletonfs thoughts as he passed the storeroom. Drawing his sword, he eased the low wooden door open…

EILEEN DREYER | A Villian To Love
Author Guest / July 27, 2010

I admit it. I love my villains. In fact, if I have a book with a villain in it, I have to make sure I have my villain in place before I consider my hero and heroine complete. Because, if you think about it, the way I show the heroism of my protagonists is to match them against an equal opposing force. And that force had better be three-dimensional and compelling in some way, or else it’s pointless. The way I usually put it when I’m teaching is that the villain has to be worthy of the hero, and vice versa. If there is one complaint I have when I read a book, it’s that the author doesn’t spend enough time or attention on the creation of their villains. It isn’t enough that a person is evil. So what? That isn’t interesting. The villain has to have a reason for doing what he(or she) does. It also has to be a compelling reason, at least to the villain. But here’s the secret. It’s the best advice I’ve ever gotten about villains. No villain is truly villainous in his own eyes. He always has what he considers to be a perfectly…