1–What is the title of your latest release? THE LOST BOOK OF BONN 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A librarian finds a book of poetry while working with Monuments Men to return Nazi-plundered books to their rightful owners after World War II. The hunt leads her to two sisters, a horrific betrayal and an extraordinary protest against the Nazis at the height of the war. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? The people and events I wanted to center the book around were all set in Germany. The Edelweiss Pirates—a group of young, anti-fascist Germans—were primarily based in areas such as Cologne. Bonn is a small town outside the city with beautiful hiking paths, which were favored by the Pirates. The Rose Street Protest took place in Berlin, and the warehouse where the Monuments Men worked was just outside Frankfurt. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Absolutely. Bonn has three protagonists: Emmy, Annelise and Christina. Annelise and Christina are sisters who are flawed in different ways: Annelise is righteous whereas Christina can be easily led to make bad decisions. But both are kind and courageous at the…

1–What is the title of your latest release? THE LOVE REMEDY 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Woman apothecary needs the help of a grumpy private investigator to find a missing formula. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? All my historical romances have been set in London in the early 1800’s. I find this part of Victoria’s reign to be fascinating. One of the reasons I write historical romance is to draw parallels between history and the present. This specific period and place is ripe with examples of what has changed —and what hasn’t for women in society. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Oh, absolutely. I have a soft spot for over achievers who never put themselves first. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Lucy Peterson is empathetic, wry, and genuine. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I learned that the Chelsea Botanical Garden was once the Apothecaries Garden and off-limits to anyone not a member of the Apothocaries Society! 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I tell myself to just draft and then edit later,…

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1–What is the title of your latest release? POPPIES, PERILS, AND POISON 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Florist Gwen Stevens is torn between her lifelong crush on her best friend and the hot new local police detective. But her thorny love life takes a backseat when a newcomer to her small town drops dead in the local coffee shop…and Gwen’s surrogate aunt is the main suspect in her murder! Can Gwen uncover the truth before the killer poisons her chances of a happily ever after? 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? When I started writing this series, I knew I wanted the books to be set in a small, rural town in the Midwest. I grew up in a small town in Wisconsin and modeled Star Junction after my experience of living in a small town. For some reason, I chose to set it in Illinois instead of Wisconsin, but I spent my college years in Illinois so that’s a special state to me too. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Absolutely! Gwen is fun, kind, and curious. The thing that I think would make her a…

1–What is the title of your latest release? WHAT WE BURIED 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A baffling cold case. A Nazi atrocity. A reckoning 80 years overdue. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? Twenty-five years ago, I attended the 500 year old crossbow contest in Gubbio Italy, and knew I had to set a book there. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? For tea, he doesn’t drink coffee. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Real, quiet, resourceful 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? About the massacre of 40 innocents in Italy by the Germans. About how Canada let in 60,000 German prisoners of war, and let many Nazis back into the country after the war. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I edit every day. 8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? Butter tarts – but only in the summer. 9–Describe your writing space/office! Many coffee shops, my law office and some mornings my bed. 10–Who is an author you admire? Andrea Camilarri – he started writing when he was my age. 11–Is there a book that…

1–What is the title of your latest release? FORGOTTEN SISTERS 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Sisters Anna and Jennie live in a historic bungalow along the Chicago River. An inexplicable number of drownings in the area cause them to worry, and soon two detectives come calling, believing there’s a connection between the home and a potential serial killer. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? My most recent novels have been love letters to the city of Chicago, where I live, and it felt right that this be one as well. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? With Anna? Most certainly. She is very sweet and full of curiosity and wonder. She just needs to get out of her house more. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Lovely. Sweet. Sad. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? That the sinking of the S.S. Eastland, in which over 800 peopled died in the Chicago River in 1915, is one of the largest maritime disasters in United States history. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? This novel had a strange…

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Book Title: SPECULATIONS IN SIN – Below Stairs Mysteries, Book 7 Character Name: Kat Holloway   How would you describe your family or your childhood? I had a marvelous childhood, though I did not know it at the time. My mum was loving and kind and did everything she could to keep me safe. My fondest memory is of her coming home from her long day of scrubbing floors and holding me tight. Though she must have been exhausted, she always had time to fix me bit of supper, or we’d take a walk and nibble on the buns she’d purchase with her earnings at a bake shop. My mum was the most wonderful woman on Earth, I think. Alas that she was taken from me too soon. My life hasn’t been quite the same since.   What was your greatest talent? I am a cook, and if I do say so myself, an excellent one. My skill is why I can command a decent wage and a day and a half out each week, without fail. I am good at both plain and honest fare and some of the more complicated and exotic dishes, though I don’t often see…

Only Love Can Hurt Like This – Paloma Faith I love how desperate this song is. It sums up the dark side of love, highlighting how passion can be corrosive. And Paloma Faith’s low gutsy voice fits it perfectly. In TOXXIC, Tony is living in a sterile facility to protect him from the poisonous moths and lamenting his lost lover Logan, who was infected. Every time Tony gazes outside, every time he places his hand on the glass that separates him from the world, I imagine this song playing and Tony crying quietly to himself, missing the only man who made living in the facility, bearable. When he is eventually released, into a world that has no place for him, he begins to understand the extent to which he has been lied to by those who have power over him.   You’ll Never Walk Alone – Gerry and the Pacemakers This musical classic and Liverpool FC anthem is played at the funeral of a well-loved character. It was played (and sung in throaty unison) at my own father’s funeral and there wasn’t a dry eye in the house. The soaring chords and hope-filled lyrics, courtesy of Rodgers and Hammerstein, are…

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 Rosanna Leo!   Writes: Hello! I write contemporary and paranormal romances, many of which are set in my hometown of Toronto, Canada. My latest paranormal romance is DARKE HOMECOMING, the final book in my Darke Paranormal Investigations series. The series features three badass sisters who are paranormal investigators. Edwina is the techie, Susannah is the historian, and Adelaide is a psychic medium. As they investigate haunted Canadian locations, they each find themselves struggling with another challenge: falling in love. In DARKE HOMECOMING, Adelaide must not only help the lost souls in her own neighborhood, she must also rid her love interest Will of an unwanted spirit attachment. Because she’s not the only one interested in the handsome curator…and the “other woman” just happens to be dead!   About: I’m from Toronto, Canada, and have spent most of my life riding its subways, dreaming in its museums, and exploring its cemeteries. My husband and I now live west of the city in the suburbs, but…