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 Shannon K. Butcher, and purchase your ticket to meet her in person at Readers & ‘ritas! Pitch us your newest book in one sentence. Be sure to include the book title. BLOOD BOND, book 10 of the Sentinel Wars, is about Justice—a lonely woman with no past—finding her future in the arms of a man who both terrifies and intrigues her. If you could meet one of your characters in real life, who would you choose and what would you do? I’d want to hang out with Winnifred Archer, my socially awkward, nerdy heroine from the anthology THE SECRET SHE KEEPS, because she’s my people. We’d probably hang out at her favorite coffee shop and talk about modern day storytelling and character generation. What gets your creative juices flowing when you’re brainstorming a new story? Usually, music is the thing that starts the ball rolling for me. It’s so emotional, which is the way I like to write. Once I have an idea for how…

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 Erin Bedford, and purchase your ticket to meet her in person at Readers & ‘ritas! Pitch us your newest book in one sentence. My newest book WITCHING ON A STAR is a mix of Harry Potter meets Mean Girls. You’ll be magically swept away by the hilarity! If you could meet one of your characters in real life, who would you choose and what would you do? I’d want to meet Cheshire S. Cat from The Underground series because reasons. 😉 What gets your creative juices flowing when you’re brainstorming a new story? I watch a lot of music videos, especially when trying to put together a new story. Which part of Readers & ‘ritas are you most excited about?  I’m really excited to meet all the other authors and readers from the area. I’m always thrilled to find new authors to read and get input from readers. Of course finding new readers is a plus. We’re all romantics here, so we…

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 Kishan Paul, and purchase your ticket to meet her in person at Readers & ‘ritas! Pitch us your newest book in one sentence. A mother risks everything to save her son while a man risks everything to protect her. If you could meet one of your characters in real life, who would you choose and what would you do? I would love to meet Alisha, the main character in my The Second Wife series. She both inspires and fascinates me at the same time. I would love to just hang out with her at her ranch. Maybe we could have tea, meet her family, hang out with the animals in her orchard, anything she would want to do. What gets your creative juices flowing when you’re brainstorming a new story? Music is a major source of inspiration for me. I have always found myself moved by the emotions embedded in the lyrics, in the singer’s inflections, and the melody. Sometimes, all it takes is a single…

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 Deborah LeBlanc, and purchase your ticket to meet her in person at Readers & ‘ritas! Pitch us your newest book in one sentence. Nonie Broussard, a closet medium who works at her family’s funeral home (which she hates), joins a gaggle of misfit paranormal investigators and finds herself with ghosts who insist on following her home in TOE TO TOE. If you could meet one of your characters in real life, who would you choose and what would you do? The character I would choose would be Tawana Batiste from A HOUSE DIVIDED, and what I would do is tell her to buck up and get with the program! What gets your creative juices flowing when you’re brainstorming a new story? The most important thing that gets my creative juices flowing is a perfect book title and finding pictures of the main characters. Which part of Readers & ‘ritas are you most excited about?  I look forward to meeting all the readers who are coming…

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 New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster, and purchase your ticket to meet her in person at Readers & ‘ritas! Pitch us your newest book in one sentence. DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION: Alpha man and take-charge woman work together while danger looms and sexual chemistry explodes. If you could meet one of your characters in real life, who would you choose and what would you do? Brodie, from DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION, because he’s my new fave alpha who’s also crazy sexy, loves his family and animals, and is cocky to the extreme. I’d sit in the local bar, Freddie’s, and chat him up about life and his no-holds-barred perspectives on what’s right and wrong. What gets your creative juices flowing when you’re brainstorming a new story? My favorite part of any of my stories is the hero. I love, respect, and admire good men and enjoy “listening” as they tell me their stories so I can get them written. Which part of Readers…

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…