1–What is the title of your latest release? SIMPLY THE BEST 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A hard-driving sports agent… A failed chocolatier… Her superstar football player brother… A quirky pink and purple food truck… And, to really screw things up, a very unfortunate murder. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? This is a Chicago Stars book, so… Chicago! 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Oh my goodness, yes!  She’s quirky, impulsive, passionate about her work as a chocolatier, and she has a good heart, exactly the kind of woman who would fit in my friendship circle. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? See above.  BTW, matching her up with driven, superstar sports agent Brett Rivers was kind of mean of me. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I shocked myself by realizing I like cheap milk chocolate better than fine dark chocolate. Please don’t tell my heroine. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? Edit, edit, edit all the way through.  There’s a reason it takes me 2 years to write a book. 8–What’s your favorite…

What is the title of your latest release? The title of my latest novel is SEX, LIES, AND SENSIBILITY. Yeah, it’s as juicy as it sounds.   What’s the elevator pitch for your new book? Imagine the shock of discovering you’re the secret offspring of your late father at his will reading. That’s Nora’s reality in SEX, LIES, AND SENSIBILITY. Her life is a whirlwind of scandal and a crumbling reputation, and her only inheritance is a dilapidated inn in rural Maine, which she must share with her free-spirited sister. This book is more than a story; it’s a humorous yet poignant journey of two sisters learning to run an inn with zero experience, facing unexpected challenges, and discovering themselves in the process.   How did you decide where your book was going to take place? The setting was crucial for creating the right atmosphere. I wanted a location that would take my characters, especially my urban, sophisticated Black protagonists, out of their comfort zone. The remote, rustic backdrop of Maine provides the perfect contrast to their previous lives.  Think Schitt’s Creek vibes meets Insecure. Rural Maine is the perfect spot for some ‘what the heck am I doing here?’…

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Book Title: FRAMED WOMEN OF ARDEMORE HOUSE Character Name: Jo Jones   How would you describe your family or your childhood? Oh gosh, how much time do you have? I grew up shuffled between my mother and my aunt (Gary, Indiana and Chicago, Illinois). Mum never spoke about her life in England—never told me my dad’s name—was estranged from, well, everyone except my aunt (who died when I was in college). It was a weird, lonely way to grow up; mum didn’t want to admit I had autism and basically wouldn’t talk about anything unpleasant. Then, when she passed, I turned out to be the last surviving member of a family I didn’t know anything about. It was raining that day; I tend to remember the little useless details. It was raining, and I had just inherited a mystery property from mystery people. Heading to the UK didn’t really help clearing things up, though. Murder tends to make things complicated like that.   What was your greatest talent? In addition to being autistic, I am hyperlexic—that’s what they call it when a child starts talking and reading at an absurdly young age. And by absurd, I mean 9 months old….

Hi there. My name is Kari Lee Townsend, and MAYHEM ON THE MIND is the fifth book in my Kalli Ballas Mystery series. Think MONK meets MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING! I sure do have a blast writing these books with the crazy Greek mamas getting into all sorts of trouble. Kalli is adopted, and her boyfriend Detective Nik Stevens is only half Greek, but that’s Greek enough. The mamas have babies on the mind. Meanwhile, Kalli and Nik haven’t even finished the remodel on the house they split, let alone talked about marriage and babies. They’re turning their two apartments into one house, but when a murder happens, mayhem ensues and any plans for the future are put on hold. I hope everyone is coping with this crazy winter and that our spring will be fabulous reading weather.   M is for Mamas – Greek or otherwise who cause all sorts of mischief! A is for Aphrodite’s – Kalli’s parents’ Greek restaurant. H is for Hera’s Halo – Aunt Tasoula’s pride and joy salon. E is for Evil – Aunt Tasoula’s arch nemesis winds up dead at their 40th class reunion, and she’s the number one suspect! Evil is…

1–What is the title of your latest release? VILLAGE IN THE DARK 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Detective Cara Kennedy thought she’d lost her husband and son in a hiking accident, but harrowing evidence has emerged pointing to murder–and she will stop at nothing to find the truth. Intertwined in the story are Ellie Wright, the innkeeper at Point Mettier (where all 205 residents live in a single high-rise building) whose estranged son has just been found dead, and Mia Upash, a half-indigenous young waitress from an off-the-grid village run by women. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? Since this book is a sequel to City Under One Roof, I knew that I was going to include the fictional city of Point Mettier. I also had had an idea for an isolated community run by women and Alaska is the perfect place to set it in. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? I would definitely like to meet her, but she would be too intense for me to be a best friend. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Relentless, haunted, righteous 6–What’s something you learned…

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Book Title: THE THINGS WE DIDN’T KNOW Character Name: Luis José Rodríguez   How would you describe your family or your childhood? My family is from the mountains in Utuado, Puerto Rico. My father had a tobacco farm with animals and crops. We are five: Bartolo, Perfecta, me, Epifanio and Felipe. Our parents died many years ago, and Bartolo still lives in a small farm in Puerto Rico, but the rest came here to Woronoco to live and work here where I work at the paper mill in Woronoco, Massachusetts. We could no keep the farm no more. We cannot selling our crops. That’s why we are here, working at the paper company.   What was your greatest talent? I like playing the guitar, singing and improvising aguinaldos at parrandas, our Christmas festivities.   Significant other? Well, I tell you I used to have a wife. But she leaving me with these two children. She go back to Puerto Rico.   Biggest challenge in relationships? My biggest problem with a woman now is finding one that will live here with me in Woronoco with me and my children. I have to working here, but woman no like it in Woronoco….

1–What is the title of your latest release? THE UNCHARTED FLIGHT OF OLIVIA WEST 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? An action packed dual-timeline novel featuring a ground-breaking female aviator and the young woman who uncovers her buried history decades later. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? All of my books are set in Hawai’i, so that was easy! But also, I chose to have Olivia be from San Diego because that is where the aviation company where Charles Lindberg’s plane, The Spirit of St. Louis was built. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Absolutely. Olivia West(1927) and Wren Summers (1987) are fun and multifaceted and inspiring. The kind of women I love to be around. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Olivia: feisty, brave, passionate Wren: creative, kind, savvy 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? It never had occurred to me that the first flights to Hawaii took 26 plus hours. I don’t think I would have made it! 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? Only a little bit here and there. Mostly, I wait until…

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