Book Title: RESLIENT – Portrait of a Woman #1 Character Name: Zoe Robinson   How would you describe your family or your childhood? My childhood was so much fun. I was a flyer on our cheerleading squad, and that’s where I met my best friends, Tiffany Eisenhower, Harmony Jones, and Morticia Smith. Over twenty years later, and we’re still best friends, lifting each other up and supporting each other every step of the way.   What was your greatest talent? I’m really good at cooking. I started as a caterer, but now I have bigger aspirations. I want to be a party planner.   Significant other? My ex-husband, Max Robinson, was Mayflower’s pride and joy fire chief. Hitting a mid-life crisis, he decided after four children and twenty years of marriage that he didn’t want to be a husband or a father anymore. He left us to go backpacking across the US and find himself. I went straight from my parents’ house to his, so I’ve never been on my own until now. I’m not allowed to have a mid-life crisis because one of us has to be responsible and take of our family.   Biggest challenge in relationships? Giving…

1–What is the title of your latest release? LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A fake relationship, a messy family, career swerves and summer on Cape Cod. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? This is the third book in my Wellfleet series, so staying on Cape Cod was a natural. My family has a house on the Cape, and it’s my favorite place on earth. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Of course! I love her. I want to be her. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Kind, brave, twin. I do love me a twin. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I always learn stuff while writing, whether it’s facts or lessons in humanity. Factually, I learned a lot about medicine, which is a great interest of mine. Humanity-wise, I learned that there are times when, no matter how great the desire to have or do something, you need to leave some things behind in order to find what you’re really looking for. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I edit…

1–What is the title of your latest release? ELEPHANT AND CASTLE 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? An American travel writer returns to London hoping for a second chance romance with her rock star ex. But as her ex’s best friend shows her around the city, she starts to think less about her first love and more about his down-to-earth best mate. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I came up with the idea for the book when I was nineteen and had just returned from studying in London. It took me years to actually finish writing, but I LOVED London and really wanted to write a love story set there. Even as I was working on other projects, I had the London book in the back of my mind. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Absolutely! Nora has a big heart, even if she’s sometimes a little frazzled. We’d get lost though, since we both have a terrible sense of direction. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Adventurous. Dedicated. Joyful. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I learned what it means to be…

Book Title: ALL’S FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR Character Name:  Miss Georgie Rowe   How would you describe your family or your childhood? Strict and miserable and unsettlingly nomadic. At least that is how it became after my mother died and I was left in the care of my stepfather the Colonel who dragged me from barracks to barracks. He believed that children should be seen and not heard, and I have never been very good at curbing my tongue—or obeying pointless rules—so we never got on. It was a huge relief to the both of us when he washed his hands of me and packaged me off to Miss Prentice’s School for Young Ladies when I turned sixteen. Thankfully, I’ve not seen hide nor hair of him since.   What is your greatest talent? Teaching! Because I believe that children should be both seen and heard, and that education should be fun. I was meant to be a governess. For me it is a vocation and not a job. That said, my second greatest talent seems to be not getting hired as a governess because I tend to speak my mind too much in the interviews and nobody else…

1–What is the title of your latest release? EVERYTHING WE NEVER SAID 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A high school girl is wracked with guilt and grief after her best friend dies over the summer. When she finds comfort in her dead-best-friend’s boyfriend, to her horror, she starts to fall in love with him. But nothing could prepare her for the secrets she finds in her best friend’s diary, secrets that start to unravel everything she thought she knew. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? This was one of the first things I’d figured out, actually! It sort of snapped into place. I kept picturing the small town in North Georgia where I grew up as I imagined Ella navigating this dark story, so I was like, “Well, why not?” Also, I feel like there’s something about the brutal Georgia heat and humidity and how loud and alive the woods are at night that lends itself to thrillers. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Absolutely! Though, honestly, Ella might get annoyed at my intense urge to “big sister” her. As the oldest of two younger siblings, I’ve…

June 1816, Summerworth Park, Kent Sir James Branstoke slowly laid the letter he’d just received onto his desk. He unconsciously pinched his lower lip with his thumb and forefinger as he considered the letter’s contents. It was from Mrs. Lilias Montgomery. He remembered her from when he and his wife, Cecilia, were searching for young Christopher Sedgewick. She’d provided key information that led them to rescue the kidnapped child, the Earl of Soothcoor’s nephew. The short, obviously dashed-off letter, heavy with evidence of tear-blurred words, stated the Earl of Soothcoor sat in a gaol in Lincolnshire, charged with murder. Murder? Soothcoor? His brow furrowed. Soothcoor was being held over for the next county assizes. In the meantime, Soothcoor had directed her to contact them for help. Wise man. She begged for James and Cecilia to prove Soothcoor’s innocence before he must appear before a judge. She felt too shattered to explain the circumstances in a letter. When they came to London, she would explain everything. He didn’t like the idea of hieing off to London right now; however, Soothcoor was a good friend —and more than that— a good man. Of course, he would assist. That went without saying. But…

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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 Jennifer Fischetto! Writes: My Gianna Mancini Mysteries series are paranormal cozy mysteries featuring an amateur sleuth who can see and communicate with opinionated and sassy ghosts and who has a big, loving family. In the latest book, ROAD TRIPS, BLUE SKIES & DEAD GUYS, Gianna helps an older woman, Betty, find out who killed her, and it is not an easy task. First there’s Betty’s ghost who’s adamant about her killer being a friend and to make things more difficult, Betty’s death was ruled an accident in another state. The only way for Gianna to get involved is to go on a road trip with her mother and cop brother, Enzo. While I adore all things creepy, my stories are fun and will hopefully make you laugh. About: I grew up mere feet from the boardwalk, sand, and Atlantic Ocean in Long Beach, NY, which is where I came up for the setting, South Shore Beach, in the Gianna Mancini Mysteries–part beach town, part suburbs….

Book Title: THE MAIN CHARACTER Character Name: Ginevra Ex   How would you describe your family or your childhood? My childhood was full of books and imagination but otherwise rather sad. Frankly, I’m close with my twin sister, but our mother died in childbirth, after giving birth to us. And my father was a kind and educated man, a Holocaust survivor. You know, I’d rather not talk about all of that. I’m very blessed now. I have riches and success beyod my wildest dreams. I prefer not to dwell on the past.   What was your greatest talent? Storytelling. I am a good writer, yes, but even better at spinning a story. I don’t believe in false modesty, so I’ll let my many bestsellers speak for themselves.   Significant other? I have been single all my life.   Biggest challenge in relationships? I don’t have many close relationships. I suppose I don’t let many people in. Just my twin sister, really. Her name is Orsola, and she lives in Positano.   Where do you live? Rome, Italy   Do you have any enemies? Do my legions of one-star reviewers count? Ha!   How do you feel about the place where…

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