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…
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 GennaRose Nethercott! Writes: To quote my – actual – Tinder profile: “I write books about shape shifters and living houses and parties full of ghosts. I may or may not have a puppet theater stowed in the trunk of my car.” In short, I’m a fiction writer and folklorist—and all my stories are tied to the strange and the uncanny. I like to take the scraps of old stories and re-stitch them into new ones. Ghosts playing spin the bottle, or chicken legged houses from Slavic mythology hanging out in a Walgreens parking lot—that’s the kind of stuff that tickles me. When it comes to my work, you can bet on the monstrous and miraculous… but here’s the thing: I don’t care about what monster stories say about monsters. I care what monster stories say about people. My new book, FIFTY BEASTS TO BREAK YOUR HEART, is a collection of short stories in which the supernatural and the dreamy are used to examine…
1–What is the title of your latest release? BRIDE 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Vampyre girl, Alpha Were, arranged marriage! 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I was in the process of moving to the southwest of the US, and I decided to set the book in the southwest of the US. It just felt right! 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? I doubt Misery would want to hang out with me (or anyone else except like, three people). 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Loyal, sneaky, single-minded. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? That wolves can only have just a couple of eye colors. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I edit forward, so I don’t go back to edit something that I’ve decided to change while I’m drafting, but I write the rest of the book while keeping that change in mind. (A tip I picked up from the amazing Jesse Sutanto, btw). 8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? I’ve been obsessed with Nutella Biscuits lately. 9–Describe your writing space/office! It’s currently a mess, because…
One Watch Today’s mistake is a jar of peaches. It sits on the parlor table, the halves inside plump with sunshine. Mr. Bell, who has unexpectedly come to visit, doesn’t seem to notice the jar at first. He stands by the hearth, too agitated by his enthusiasm to be seated. My fiancé, Harmon Bardsley, stands only to match him, but can’t keep his words apace. I leave my careful watch of their lips and look at the jar because of the word I’ve seen. Surely I’m mistaken. The men aren’t even looking at the jar, so why would they be discussing the peaches? Peach. Its shape floats on Mr. Bell’s mouth. The pinch of the p, followed by a rounded push of the lips, sending the last syllable hard across the tongue. My hand nearly reaches for my pocket, as if the feather from our lessons might still be found there. It’s been a long time since I thought of the feather. I would balance it on my knuckles and make it quiver with the puff of my ps. Puh-puh-puh. I stop myself just in time, folding my hands against my skirts. Why has Mr. Bell come? For now, Harmon…
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 Larissa Ione! Writes: Dark, gritty paranormal romance with a generous helping of humor and a sprinkling of campiness. Her most recent novel, LEGACY OF TEMPTATION, is a prime example, with a hero who is the son of the Horseman of the Apocalypse known as Death, and a heroine who works for an agency dedicated to eradicating Logan’s people. Oh, and he has a pet hellhound. That’s right. A PET HELLHOUND. About: Not surprisingly, I have a passion for reading and writing. But I’m also passionate about animals, healthy food and living, and travel. When I’m not writing, I’m working out (or playing games) on my VR headset, playing with my dogs, or traveling with my husband to wherever a plane or my RV will take me. But chances are, I’m still writing…or at least, thinking about writing. What I’m looking for in my ideal reader match: The perfect reader for LEGACY OF TEMPTATION is someone who: Isn’t squeamish. Enjoys being inside…
1–What is the title of your latest release? A RIGHT WORTHY WOMAN 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Do you know who the first female banker in America was? She was Maggie Lena Walker, who chartered a bank in Richmond Virginia in 1903. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? The book is based on historical facts and the city Richmond in Virginia is where everything takes place. Jackson Ward a prominent African American community was the original “Wall Street of the South.” 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Absolutely, she was amazing, and she could possibly teach me a lot about life and leadership. She had a distinct intuition about people and how to maneuver in a time when things were not ideal for women especially those of color. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Bold, Brave, Fearless and Intelligent 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? Good research takes time. All facts should be validated. Also, I learned a lot about dealing with people who should be an adversary, however, in all situations it is possible to make them a supporter. 7–Do you edit…
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 Sheryl Lister! Writes: Sheryl Lister writes award-winning contemporary romance and women’s fiction featuring multi-faceted, intelligent, strong and slightly flawed characters. Enjoy stories that celebrate the beauty and complexities of friendship and sisterhood, and the navigate the sometimes rocky path to love and fulfillment. About: Sheryl Lister has enjoyed reading and writing for as long as she can remember. She is a former pediatric occupational therapist with over twenty years of experience and often says she “played” for a living. A California native, Sheryl is a wife, mother of three daughters and a son-in-love, and grandmother to two special boys. When she’s not writing, Sheryl can be found on a date with her husband or in the kitchen whipping up delicious meals and desserts to satisfy her inner foodie. The ideal reader for NO RESERVATIONS will love: The joy of having sister-friends. The willingness to reach for dreams, despite adversity. To experience an emotional rollercoaster. A girls trip. Found family. What to expect…
1–What is the title of your latest release? IF THE DUKE DARES, it’s the first book in my new Rogue Rules series about a group of girlfriends who band together to make a list of rules about how to steer clear of rogues after one of them is ruined by one. 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Oops, I gave a little away above, lol, but for this book, it’s: When a rakish duke encounters his runaway betrothed, she’ll stop at nothing to ensure they never wed. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I envisioned the group of girlfriends meeting while on a summer holiday at a coastal town in England during the Regency. I wanted to use something with proximity to Bath as I’d planned to set a few books there, so I chose Weston (now called Weston-super-mare) on the western coast of England. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? I would absolutely hang out with the heroine, Persephone. We’d absolutely be friends! And I’d be friends with the hero too, especially once he reforms himself—can’t have him besmirching my reputation, lol. 5–What are three words that…
1–What is the title of your latest release? THE DIABOLICAL 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Bruno Johnson is a wanted fugitive – and unless he helps the Costa Rican police, they’re turning him in. Bruno has to juggle the safety of his family while trying to solve a multiple murder. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? In the end of the first Bruno Johnson book, The Disposables, Bruno, his wife Marie and his father flee with some rescued children to Costa Rica to hide from the law. Books two through ten Bruno returns to the States to rescue others. Book eleven, The Diabolical is the first book set entirely in Costa Rica. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Oh, without a doubt. I love to write his point of view and love his moral compass. I could easily sit down with him and just let him tell stories from his past. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Loyal, honorable, and moral. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I always shied away from setting a book in Costa Rica because I wasn’t comfortable working…