As part of our countdown to Readers & ‘ritas 2018, our Meet the Author interviews help you get to know the authors joining us in Texas on November 9-11. Read on to get acquainted with Allison B. Collins, and purchase your ticket to meet her in person at Readers & ‘ritas! Pitch us your newest book in one sentence. In FALLING FOR THE REBEL COWBOY, Wyatt Sullivan falls big time for New York heiress Francine Wentworth and her adorable four-year-old son, and finds that a family might just be possible after all. If you could meet one of your characters in real life, who would you choose and what would you do? Hunter Sullivan, from my Cowboys to Grooms series. He has been the most fun to write. He’s a charmer, a jokester, and loves his family. Oh, and the fact that he looks just like Jensen Ackles (Dean on Supernatural!) doesn’t hurt. Hunter loves pie, so I’d bake him his favorite, cherry pie, then just sit and talk with him under the Montana stars. What gets your creative juices flowing when you’re brainstorming a new story? The possibilities, getting to try out the best way to torture my characters…and then…

As part of our countdown to Readers & ‘ritas 2018, our Meet the Author interviews help you get to know the authors joining us in Texas on November 9-11. Read on to get acquainted with USA Today bestselling author Kathy Lyons, and purchase your ticket to meet her in person at Readers & ‘ritas! Pitch us your newest book in one sentence. In the middle of proposing to the woman of his dreams, a paraplegic hero shifts into a grizzly bear. One that has full use of his legs. OMG! If you could meet one of your characters in real life, who would you choose and what would you do? The heroine of ALPHA UNLEASHED is a feisty, take-no-prisoners kind of woman. She’s gone toe to toe with a grizzly bear (shifter) and stood strong. She’s also soft when she needs to be, though the balancing act is tough. Alyssa is the woman I want to be, so I’d love to hang out and take pointers from her. What gets your creative juices flowing when you’re brainstorming a new story? Talking to best friend Cindy Dees. She always gets me thinking in the weirdest possible directions. Also, um, I might…

As part of our countdown to Readers & ‘ritas 2018, our Meet the Author interviews help you get to know the authors joining us in Texas on November 9-11. Read on to get acquainted with Jolene Navarro, and purchase your ticket to meet her in person at Readers & ‘ritas! Pitch us your newest book in one sentence. LONE STAR CHRISTMAS, out October 16th: Jackie Bergmann is determined to complete her late mother’s twenty-year-old mission of restoring the town’s historic buildings—but she needs permission from the property owner, her ex Max Delgado, who agrees to give her access, but he has one request: that she help him care for his orphaned brothers. If you could meet one of your characters in real life, who would you choose and what would you do? Adrian De La Cruz from TEXAS DADDY. He’s a former bull rider, and his girl is an adventure guide, so we would hit the white water rapids in the Grand Canyon then return to the rim by helicopter to watch the sunset as we eat dinner. And while we’re at it, let’s throw in a full body massage. What gets your creative juices flowing when you’re brainstorming a…

As part of our countdown to Readers & ‘ritas 2018, our Meet the Author interviews help you get to know the authors joining us in Texas on November 9-11. Read on to get acquainted with Guest of Honor and USA Today bestselling author Nancy Naigle, and purchase your ticket to meet her in person at Readers & ‘ritas! Pitch us your newest book in one sentence. Two people in a small coastal town meet through a Dear Santa letter and begin a pen pal relationship before they realize they are business rivals. In short, it’s You’ve Got Mail meets Santa Claus Is Coming to Town in a beach town. DEAR SANTA releases on October 16 in trade paperback, digital, and audio. If you could meet one of your characters in real life, who would you choose and what would you do? That’s easy: Cody Tuggle from OUT OF FOCUS and the follow-up novel PECAN PIE AND DEADLY LIES. He is kind, talented, generous, and good-looking to boot. I’d invite him to a cookout at my house with my closest friends, and ask him to play acoustic guitar as we all sing along for a relaxing evening under the stars. Oh…

As part of our countdown to Readers & ‘ritas 2018, our Meet the Author interviews help you get to know the authors joining us in Texas on November 9-11. Read on to get acquainted with Becky Wade, and purchase your ticket to meet her in person at Readers & ‘ritas! Pitch us your newest book in one sentence. A former NFL quarterback pairs with the ex-girlfriend who broke his heart in order to research the mysterious case of a woman who vanished without a trace decades ago in FALLING FOR YOU. If you could meet one of your characters in real life, who would you choose and what would you do? Once upon a time, I was a neighborhood girl who wanted to be a ranch-dwelling, horseback-riding girl. I asked for a horse every Christmas, without success. So I’d choose to meet Bo Porter, hero of UNDENIABLY YOURS. Not only is he gorgeous, but he manages a Thoroughbred horse farm located on a ranch. He could take me horseback riding! What gets your creative juices flowing when you’re brainstorming a new story? Real life stories furnish me with a great deal of insight and inspiration. When I’m working on a…

As part of our countdown to Readers & ‘ritas 2018, our Meet the Author interviews help you get to know the authors joining us in Texas on November 9-11. Read on to get acquainted with USA Today bestselling author Donna Kauffman, and purchase your ticket to meet her in person at Readers & ‘ritas! Pitch us your newest book in one sentence. A bar fight after a Christmas Day wedding leads to an unexpected romance. (CHRISTMAS IN BLUE HOLLOW FALLS, part of the A SEASON TO CELEBRATE anthology, on sale October 30th.) If you could meet one of your characters in real life, who would you choose and what would you do? So many to choose from! But I think Ford Maddox, from SANDPIPER ISLAND. I want to hang out in his treehouse home and help him rescue puffins on his remote island off the coast of Maine. Sigh… What gets your creative juices flowing when you’re brainstorming a new story? For me it’s driving and hiking. I live in the gorgeous Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, right off the Blue Ridge Parkway and the Appalachian Trial. Depending on the day/weather/mood, a drive down the Parkway or a hike on the…

As part of our countdown to Readers & ‘ritas 2018, our Meet the Author interviews help you get to know the authors joining us in Texas on November 9-11. Read on to get acquainted with C.A. Szarek, and purchase your ticket to meet her in person at Readers & ‘ritas! Pitch us your newest book in one sentence. HIGHLAND OATH: The doctor’s oath versus the Highlander’s vow. If you could meet one of your characters in real life, who would you choose and what would you do? Oh Gosh, this is like picking your favorite kid! I feel like all of my characters draw me in some way, since they came to me in my head (they don’t like when I say I made them up, LOL) so I guess I couldn’t pick just one. I would love to meet them all and talk to them. What gets your creative juices flowing when you’re brainstorming a new story? I guess just throwing things out there to see if they stick. This is super fun in a group of authors, when everyone has ideas, and we all just toss them out to see what sounds good. And you can play off…

As part of our countdown to Readers & ‘ritas 2018, our Meet the Author interviews help you get to know the authors joining us in Texas on November 9-11. Read on to get acquainted with Nicola Cameron, and purchase your ticket to meet her in person at Readers & ‘ritas! Pitch us your newest book in one sentence. BEHIND THE IRON CROSS (coming soon): In 1925 Berlin, an American heiress, a frustrated songwriter, and a German army officer will have their lives changed when they meet at a decadent nightclub. If you could meet one of your characters in real life, who would you choose and what would you do? I’d probably want to hang out with Lily Nayar from TO MY MUSE because she’s hilarious and we could trade tech writing nightmare stories over Starbucks. What gets your creative juices flowing when you’re brainstorming a new story? Any sort of crafting helps me with brainstorming a new story—making sterling silver jewelry has actually become part of my writing process. Which part of Readers & ‘ritas are you most excited about?  Meeting and having a ball with all the attendees—I can’t pick just one event! We’re all romantics here, so…

As part of our countdown to Readers & ‘ritas 2018, our Meet the Author interviews help you get to know the authors joining us in Texas on November 9-11. Read on to get acquainted with Jess Bryant, and purchase your ticket to meet her in person at Readers & ‘ritas! Pitch us your newest book in one sentence. A Modern Day M/M Cinderella Story. If you could meet one of your characters in real life, who would you choose and what would you do? I’d like to meet Zoey from UNBREAKABLE BOND. I want to hear in her own words what it was like growing up knowing about the supernatural but not being supernatural. What gets your creative juices flowing when you’re brainstorming a new story? Time alone. Once I get to thinking, I can’t shut my brain off, but being in a large group of people is impossible. I need to shut myself away and just bask in it. Which part of Readers & ‘ritas are you most excited about?  Getting to meet readers! I can’t wait to host a lunch or dinner table and give away all the goodies I have in store. We’re all romantics here, so…