Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Reader Match” where we introduce you to authors as a reader you may fall in love with. It’s our great pleasure to present Kim Law. Writes: Contemporary romances filled with laughter, love, drama, occasional tears, happiness, and forever. Hardheaded, book one in my Deep in the Heart series, releases October 31st, 2017. About: Passionate and fun-loving romance author seeks readers not afraid to get in touch with their emotions. HARDHEADED will not only make you wish you were angry enough to wield a sledgehammer, but it’ll have you laughing, crying, smiling at the possibility that love doesn’t end just because a person stops breathing, and it might just make your heart race a time or two. What I’m looking for in my ideal reader match: Someone who’s never without their e-reader or a paperback. You never know when you might find five minutes to get lost in a story! Someone who loves HGTV home renovations shows. Who loves to imagine themselves on an HGTV home renovation show. Enjoys close friendships and everlasting bonds. Seeks a forever love, even if it means admitting past mistakes…

Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Reader Match” where we introduce you to authors as a reader you may fall in love with. It’s our great pleasure to present Cora Brent. Writes: Contemporary romance and my latest book, FIRED, is a fun, sexy workplace romance that releases on October 31. About: Romance author and avid yarn collector is searching for readers looking to get lost in a love story featuring passion, humor and plenty of pizza. Promises romantic angst, sexy banter, and a sassy heroine who finds herself clashing with and falling for her impossibly gorgeous, demanding boss. What I’m looking for in my ideal reader match: You find yourself reading when you are supposed to be doing other things. Like working. Or cooking dinner for your hungry family. You have an insatiable appetite for love stories. You have a long list of book boyfriends. You understand that insta love is real. You know there is definitely no such thing as having ‘too many books’. What to expect if we’re compatible: Sometimes you will love me and sometimes you will be furious at me. Sometimes I will make you cry…

As part of our countdown to Readers & ‘ritas 2017, our Meet the Author interview series helps you get to know the authors joining us in Texas on November 10-12. Read on to get acquainted with Mika Jolie, and purchase your tickets to meet her in person at Readers & ‘ritas! What book made you fall in love with the genre you write? It was The Passionate Lover by Carole Mortimer under Harlequin Presents. I found it at used bookstore, and from that moment, I was hooked. I’d count the day for her releases and stay up all night and read. For me, the contemporary romance genre tackles a myriad of relatable issues that women deal with on this beautiful journey called life. But also, at the heart of those novels is learning to forgive, discovering something new, and loving the men in our lives, our families, and our friends. If a movie were made of your most recent book, who would you cast in the lead and why? Lance Parker is my Dean. He was my muse while I was writing THE BOY FRIEND. I actually have a whole page on my website dedicated to my muses. What was…