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1–What is the title of your latest release? THE DEVIL AND MRS. DAVENPORT 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? THE DEVIL AND MRS. DAVENPORT is about a midcentury wife and mother who develops the ability to see and hear the dead following a viral illness. Her new psychic gifts set her at odds with her conservative, Bible college professor husband, leading her to seek out the advice of a notable parapsychologist, who encourages her to hone and nurture her gifts instead of suppressing them. Her gifts are a metaphor for a lot of things—but ultimately this book is about a woman finding her place and purpose at a time when women’s rights were limited. Loretta’s journey is one that will resonate with many readers, I think. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I decided to set the novel in a fictionalized version of my hometown in the Ozarks because it’s a place where I could picture someone like Loretta living in the 1950s. Since I grew up there, I knew I could capture the setting perfectly. People are very curious about the Ozarks, I’m finding. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist…

Book Title: THREE KINDS OF LUCKY Character Name: Petra Grady, Sweeper First-Class   How would you describe your family or your childhood? My childhood was about the same as everyone else’s, with the exception that I grew up knowing how to keep a secret, or at least, knowing who I could tell, and who I couldn’t.  Sometimes, I think it was easier growing up not being able to do magic. Being able to see bad luck (dross) and avoid it was a definite plus. Not that dross ever gave me bad luck.   What was your greatest talent? I suppose that being able to see dross could be considered a talent, but it never did anything for me but get me my job at St. Unoc University. You’d think that mages would be able to see it, since they make it, but no-o-o.   Significant other? That’s a good question. I have a small circle of very good friends, but as far as someone special? Maybe? I have known Benny since high school, and he shut down a stuck-up mage who was trying to belittle me last week. Too bad he’s a mage himself. I mean, there’s nothing stopping mages…

Nell Nicholson Ingram, how would you describe your family or your childhood? When I was very small, I thought it was wonderful. I had dozens of half sibs, true sibs, and cousins galore. We played together, fought, hollered, chased each other. Then I got older, more observant, and realized that a huge family with three mamas (mine and daddy’s other two wives) came with problems. Growing up in a polygamist religious compound created dangers I never considered. I stopped believing that women and girls were property, and I got away from the church as fast as I could. I educated myself in all sorts of ways. I can use a computer just fine, drive a car, work an old stick shift, keep a tractor going, can my food, and hunt for my dinner.   What was your greatest talent? I’m a Plant Woman. I can make things grow. It’s a gift from my own compounded and intertwined genetics. I can think at a plant, “Grow,” and it will. Sadly, that gift can have unexpected repercussions. When I lay dying, my blood and my will to live changed me into more plant than I wanted to be. My magic also changed…

Book Title: THE BERLIN LETTERS Character Name: Luisa Voekler   How would you describe your family or your childhood? Dull. Or maybe gray is a more appropriate description. I was raised by my grandparents, who brought me from West Berlin, and they were afraid in many ways and that translated into strict rules for me and, for what I imagined to be, little fun. But I can’t discount the love they showered on me – they even left West Berlin just to give me a better life. I also can’t forget the fun riddles and puzzles my Opa constantly created for me. I guess I shouldn’t be too critical about my childhood. It’s all about perspective, isn’t it?   What was your greatest talent? I suppose cracking all those riddles, codes, and puzzles my Opa made for me. I couldn’t find a birthday gift without solving a complicated maze of clues. It was fun, really, and I loved him for making all those efforts to spend time with me. Now – it’s my career. It’s odd, but true – my childhood game and the acumen I developed has turned into an amazing profession at the CIA. Most days on the…

Welcome to Mount Orange, Florida, home to a couple thousand living people that nobody’s ever heard of and two really famous dead girls. Downtown Mount Orange is a three-block strip of insurance offices, real estate offices, and four or five junk stores that call themselves “antique shops.” Other than the memorials to Bailey and Celeste scattered around town, and the old crime scene out at Hidden Glen Springs where they died, the only real things of interest are an old-fashioned ice cream parlor called The Cone Zone and a beauty salon called Kurl up and Dye. Every business sports a dark green awning out front, and big planters of ferns and pink hibiscus line the sidewalks. It would be picturesque, probably, if you didn’t live here. But I do. My name is Tru, but more and more often these days, I find myself being less than honest. For instance, I haven’t told my boyfriend that I’m not going to FSU with him in the fall. And I haven’t told anyone that I’m seeing long-dead Bailey and Celeste everywhere I look lately. I spend as much time as I can escaping from all of that by freediving out at Hidden Glen…

Book Title: WOMEN OF GOOD FORTUNE Character Name: Jane Tian   How would you describe your family or your childhood? Terrible. I don’t talk to my mother if I can help it.   What was your greatest talent? I know fashion. I was the one who told Lulu not to wear this horrendous sequined maxi skirt to her first date with Harv.   And now look! She’s getting married.   Significant other? Don’t even get me started on Zihao. He’s still ignoring me because I threw away his favorite shirt, even though it was basically see-through.   Biggest challenge in relationships? Agreeing on anything.   Where do you live? In the house my parents bought me in Shanghai. I had to get married to get the deed, but I guess that’s just the price you have to pay sometimes.   Do you have any enemies? So many.   How do you feel about the place where you are now? Is there something you are particularly attached to, or particularly repelled by, in this place? I love being close to my best friends. I love how I haven’t run out of hotpot restaurants to try. But sometimes I get so tired…

1–What is the title of your latest release? THE BLACK CRESCENT   2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? 1950s Morocco, a young man finds himself caught between love and war as the country rises against the French protectorate.   3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I’ve spent 18 years living between Cornwall and Morocco, and I know and love the country and its people well. I’d come upon a photo of a stunning young woman in immodest dress in Casablanca and wanted to tell her story.   4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? I may have married my protagonist! Joking aside, Hamou shares a lot of Abdel’s characteristics: I love him.   5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Charismatic, decent, conflicted.   6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? That the French built a kitsch Moroccan theme park in Casablanca that served as a brothel for its soldiers and administrators.   7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? As a professional editor, I find it hard not to nitpick at my drafts as I go. I am trying to…

Book Title: MARRYING THE NANNY Character Name: Emma Wright   How would you describe your family or your childhood? In a lot of ways, I had a very privileged upbringing. The northern tip of the South Island in New Zealand is a beautiful part of the world. My parents were professionals, so we had all the perks of upper-middle class—a sailboat and a membership at the club. That wealth and status turned my brother into the biggest d!ckhead alive. He teased (bullied) me constantly and encouraged his wife to use me as unpaid daycare. I did all the running around for our parents, but I thought that was just part of being a family. Then I learned that my brother knew my husband was cheating on me and never told me. I might have got over that eventually, but our parents were friends with my ex’s parents, so it turned into a whole thing at Christmas. I was the excluded from my brother’s ‘so it wouldn’t be awkward.’ That was the last straw. I sold everything and moved to Canada.   What was your greatest talent? At the time? I was pretty good at selling houses, but I walked away…

1–What is the title of your latest release? KILT TRIP 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? All travel consultant Addie needs is one glance at Logan in a kilt to realize how she’s going to save his sightseeing company—did somebody say, Outlander Tour? But Logan isn’t handing over the reins of his family’s business to anyone, least of all a tartan-drunk American his father hired. Sparks fly in a castle with dark corners, blurring Addie and Logan’s battle lines. They can’t afford distractions, but how can Addie do her job if she hasn’t explored all Scotland—and Logan—have to offer? 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I studied abroad in Scotland, and it was one of the most magical experiences of my life. I fell deeply in love with Edinburgh and the Highlands and while it was many years before I even dreamed of writing a book, I knew without a doubt, my first stories would be set in Scotland. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Addie would be the perfect travel buddy! 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Rugged, thoughtful, earnest 6–What’s something you learned while…