What is the title of your latest release?I HOPE THIS EMAIL FINDS YOU IN HELL What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book?A down-on-her-luck receptionist’s life takes a hellish turn when she catches her hot boss performing an exorcism at the office and proceeds to join him on a road trip through hell to save their emotional support coworker, the world – and maybe fall in love. How did you decide where your book was going to take place?After I got the idea for the title, having the majority of the book take place in literal hell only felt right. Then it was just a matter of figuring out what hell looked like – kind of like a more corporatized, flipped version of our world. It was so fun filling it with all kinds of mischief and monsters (and, of course, the hot devil CEO). Would you hang out with your heroine in real life?Absolutely! Brie and I would binge so much reality TV together. What are three words that describe your hero?Trying her best What’s something you learned while writing this book?Honestly, how to write books for adults! This was the first adult novel I ever wrote, so it…

What is the title of your latest release?AN IMMACULATE DECEPTION What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book?Madalena falls pregnant with a child conceived in sin and her mother issues a threat: marry or surrender the baby. Confident that the father will propose, Madalena sets off to his sprawling estate but discovers he is no longer the charming poet she knew. Trapped in a decaying house of secrets, she must uncover the truth before the men around her destroy her, and before the hell she fears becomes the one she’s living in. How did you decide where your book was going to take place?I’m originally from Brazil and I love Latin American Gothic horror like Mexican Gothic and The Hacienda. Would you hang out with your heroine in real life?Yes, but I think it’s more interesting to hang out inside her head. What are three words that describe your hero?Madalena: hopeful, willful, thoughtful What’s something you learned while writing this book?I learned to trust the characters and not outline so much. I still outline, but it’s more of a balance. Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done?I wait until I am done, except when…

What is the title of your latest release?TOM CLANCY PRESSURE DEPTH What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book?When a U.S. Navy dive team discovers a Soviet relic from the Cold War at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean, Jack Ryan, Jr. and his team of Campus operators find themselves in a race against the Chinese military to uncover its purpose and prevent it from sparking global war. How did you decide where your book was going to take place?Since Jack Ryan, Jr. was introduced in THE TEETH OF THE TIGER, he has found himself in some harrowing situations as an operator with The Campus. But I wanted to put him somewhere so isolated that he knew he was on his own. Help wasn’t coming. It was up to him. And there’s no place on earth more isolated than the bottom of the ocean. Would you hang out with your hero in real life?Jack is a loyal and trustworthy friend with an unrivaled moral compass. I’d love to hang out with Jack Ryan, Jr. if not for one little problem… Trouble always seems to find him in the unlikeliest of places. What are three words that describe your hero?Intelligent. Charming….

      Excerpt from LIBRARY OF FORBIDDEN BOOKS by Mario Escobar: “Good afternoon, I do hope we aren’t interrupting. I believe we’ve met before,” he said, holding out his hand to Helene. “Herr Kummer, I didn’t know you had planned to visit today.” The man studied the three librarians with a penetrating stare before barking to his men, “Search the place from top to bottom!” He then turned back to the librarians. “I’ve compared the register of destroyed books with your holdings, and they don’t fully align. Some books are missing. “I’ve been quite benevolent with you up to now, Miss Nathan. I have overlooked your Jewish blood, the fact that you’re a pacifist, and the fact that you’ve not joined the Party. Herr Krüss encouraged lenience. The old man is too soft on Jews and communists. It doesn’t hurt that your fiancé is the personal assistant to the Minister of War, but everything has a limit.” His tone grew increasingly angry. He glanced toward Klaus and Lena. “You, Miss Nathan, are endangering your colleagues. I understand you are to marry in a few days. Go on with your husband. Think long and hard about whether you should come back to…

Excerpt from THE ENDLESS ONE by Emma Hamm: One Month Ago Jessamine pored over a stack of documents that Sybil had brought her hours ago. Each one of them was the written record of someone who claimed they knew about Leon and his plan. All of them, thus far, were useless. People said they knew where he was, but every tip had turned out to be a lie. After the Pleasure District had fallen, Leon had gone into hiding. And the witches themselves? Well, the coven was stronger than ever, but it certainly didn’t have the capability to find a man with that many resources. Sybil meandered over to her again, this time with another stack in her arms that was smaller than the first. Thankfully, they could be outside for this. The haunted home in the Pleasure District was easily expandable with Elric’s magic. The garden they’d created in the back was full of every poisonous plant imaginable, from belladonna to oleander to daffodil. Jessamine found she quite liked being surrounded by poisonous things. There was something soothing about knowing she could protect herself with just the plants around her. There was a certain level of ease that came…

What is the title of your latest release?KISS SLAY REPLAY What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book?Time loop horror at a wedding. Every wedding guest’s worst nightmare on repeat! How did you decide where your book was going to take place?I wanted the slasher vibes of a summer camp, but also a picture-perfect wedding venue. So, the book takes place at a former summer camp that is now a stunning wedding venue. Would you hang out with your heroine in real life?Oh, for sure! Willa might be going through it, but she’s good company. What are three words that describe your hero?Self-aware, witty, and resilient. What’s something you learned while writing this book?That courage isn’t conquering the horrors, courage is the commitment to trying (over and over and over again). Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done?I’m a Type A Virgo, if I stopped to edit as I drafted, I’d never finish anything! I need to wait until I’m done. What’s your favorite foodie indulgence?I love a crazy latte. Like a seventeen-dollar, beautiful, ridiculous latte is the epitome of luxury to me. If it’s basically a milkshake, I’m in. Describe your writing space/office!I…

What is the title of your latest release?I’M SORRY YOU FEEL THAT WAY What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book?Two estranged sisters, one toxic family, and decades of things nobody will talk about: a bleakly comic novel about corrosive secrets and the peculiar ways that families can hurt each other. How did you decide where your book was going to take place?I’d lived in London for more than ten years when I started writing I’M SORRY YOU FEEL THAT WAY, but I’d never set a book in London. My other books are about as far from ‘city’ books as you can get, with settings ranging from the remote Yorkshire moors, a tiny Scottish island, and a run-down girls’ boarding school on the English coast. But I knew I wanted to write a London novel. It’s hard to convey how much I love that city. Would you hang out with your heroine in real life?Yes, definitely, both the sisters. Not sure they’d want to hang out with me. What are three words that describe your hero?The book doesn’t have a hero. In fact, thinking about it, most of the men are a bit rubbish. Sorry, lads. What’s something you learned…

Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match” where we introduce you to authors you may fall in love with. It’s our great pleasure to present Kieran Scott! Writes:Kieran Scott writes unputtdownable mysteries with lots of twists and turns, complex and varied characters, and a serious body count. Her newest book, THE GETAWAY, also features an adorable dog. About:New York Times bestselling author Kieran Scott writes twisty mystery thrillers in fabulous, aspirational settings that will keep you guessing and turning the pages. Her novels for adults include PEOPLE WILL TALK, REGRETS ONLY and WISH YOU WERE GONE, plus the brand-new novel, THE GETAWAY. Kieran has also written over 60 books for teens, including the bestselling Private series under the penname, Kate Brian. She aims to deliver a high body-count, gasp-inducing chapter cliffhangers and lots of characters to love and hate. My ideal readers love:• A propulsive plot• Shocking deaths• Posh surroundings• Rich people making bad decisions• Big storm energy• Bonus points if you enjoy being kept up all night by a good book What to expect if we’re compatible:• Plenty of mystery• Constant second-guessing• A few laughs at the strangest…

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Ellen Byerrum has the wow factor. She’s succeeded in a number of impossibly tough careers and is still looking for new challenges. You’ve enjoyed a remarkable writing career, including a stint as a Washington, DC journalist, a successful mystery novelist whose books have been made into movies and a published playwright. How did all this happen? Was this all part of a plan or has fate (and your own considerable talents) guided you in this direction?First of all, thank you! Writing looks much better from the outside-in, without those dark nights of the soul. I was 12 years-old when I decided to be a writer. I started writing stories for myself in those miserable teenage years and it was a comfort to transport myself out of the dreadful ordinary. I went to journalism school and worked at small, ridiculous newspapers in search of stories to tell. I loved the Crime of Fashion Mysteries and I wondered if Lacey Smithsonian was based on a real person in DC?Lacey is very real in my imagination, but she isn’t based on any one person. Lacey Smithsonian arrived after I read a ton of mysteries with female characters who were rough and tough and…