1–What is the title of your latest release? BLACK SHEEP 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A cynical twentysomething must confront her unconventional family’s dark secrets, resulting in her own crisis of faith. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I’m from New Jersey, and thought it was about time I set a novel in my home state. There’s lots of fun spooky things in New Jersey, it’s a great setting for a horror novel. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Yes, but I’d have to be sure to stay on her good side… 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Cynical, prickly, and conflicted. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? With every book I write, I learn something new about myself. Writing BLACK SHEEP, I learned I have a lot more faith in the world than I thought did. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I wait until I have a full draft before I go in and edit. It’s important for me to get it all down first. 8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? Goat cheese. It makes…

1–What is the title of your latest release? PUPS, PUMPKINS AND MURDER 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? When Samantha Davies finds a murdered man—crushed beneath a 2,000-pound pumpkin! – her upstate New York fall suddenly turns very chilly. And when her good friend and owner of the local cafe becomes the police’s prime suspect, Sam takes it up on herself to find the real killer. With her faithful dachshund, Porkchop, by her side, can Sam get to the truth… before the killer gets to her? 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I lie in an area in Upstate New York that is dotted with small towns. I thought what better place than Wings Falls where just about everyone knows who you are to have murders happen. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Absolutely. She loves to do many of the same things I do—rug hook, write, wear yoga pants, owns a dachshund. A girl definitely after my own heart. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Loyal, spunky, and determined 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? To let my characters lead the way. This…

Wonderful by S.C. Stephens Bake, Batter, and Roll, Book 13, Cookies & Chance Mysteries by Catherine Bruns Ouch! My Vampire Doms Don’t Sparkle, Book 2, My Vampire Doms Series by Calista Jayne Sins of the Flesh: Forbidden Omegaverse Book 4 by Evangeline Anderson A Stitch in Time: A Sweet Small Town Romance, Book 4, The Cottages on Anchor Lane Series by Leeanna Morgan Place Your Trust in Me, Book 3, Seasoned Romance Series by Elizabeth Kelly Spider and Frost by Jennifer Estep Not That Kind of Demon by Lisa Oliver The Quiet by Linda Kage Love the Way You Spy by Lexi Blake   Each Monday the Smashwords store lists the top ten most highly anticipated indie fiction ebooks based on the previous week’s preorder accumulations. Each title on the list is scheduled to release within the next week. To help the talented authors on this list accumulate even more preorders, click the title of the book. The hyperlink will bring you to a Books2Read page where you can order from your preferred ebook retailer. If the preorder is part of a series, click the hyperlinked series title to learn about the other books in the series. Be sure to…

Book Title: MURDER AND MAMON Character Name: Lila Macapagal   How would you describe your family or your childhood? My family mostly consists of people who are not related to me by blood but are family all the same. My family is my greatest support and also my greatest source of stress. They love me a lot (though they’d never actually say it, of course) but that love is heavy because it comes with a lot of expectations. My adolescence (and early adulthood, let’s be real) was mostly me struggling to figure out what I owe to my family and what I owe to myself.   What is your greatest talent? Singing and baking   Significant other? Dr. Jae Park, a local dentist who is very hot, very geeky, and very sweet.   Biggest challenge in relationships? Trust   Where do you live? Shady Palms, IL, a small town about two hours outside of Chicago   Do you have any enemies? Probably all the murderers I caught while amateur sleuthing. Plus the usual haters   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…

400 Days of Oppression by Wrath James White Jett, Book 1, Shadow Ops Team Series by Makenna Jameison Of Monsters, Men, & Moles, Book 1, The Wolf & The Lamb Series by J. S. Cooper A Little Hotel in Cornwall (Books 1-8) by Laura Briggs Trespassers will be Prosecuted by Sandra Alex The Housemaid by Sarah A. Denzil Take Me To The Cabin, Book 2, Mountain Men of Whiskey River Series by Kaci Rose The Witch Collector, Book 1 Witch Walker Series by Charissa Weaks Not Invisible to Me by Mandy Greenwood A Duke’s Guide to Romance, Book 1, The Gentlemen Authors Series by Sophie Barnes Dragon Storm, Reign of Fire Series by Delta James The 5-Day Plan by Ashish Rastogi Bee and the Honey Crew by Mona Black The Cyborg’s Secret Baby by Cynthia Sax The Auschwitz Violinist, Book 3, Adam Lapid Mysteries by Jonathan Dunsky All Because I Met You, Book 3, Morgan’s Bay Series by Theresa Paolo Whiskey Smoke, Book 6, Smoke Series by Abbi Glines A Cruel Confession, Book 1, The Obsessed Duet by Vi Carter They Move Below, Book 2, Standalone Suspense Series by Karl Drinkwater The Reanimator’s Heart, Book 1, The Reanimator Mysteries by…

1–What is the title of your latest release? THIS TROUBLED GROUND 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? The war in Afghanistan impacted Americans in profound ways, yet only a small percentage of Americans know what it’s like to be there, fight there, come home from there, and then live the rest of their lives wondering if their service made a difference. This Troubled Ground goes there—to the cold, dark, and heartbreaking tarmac at Dover AirForce Base, to the Kabul newsrooms, to briefing rooms, and to the deadly battlefields in their many forms across Afghanistan. Inspired by true events, this book follows a haunting, sometimes uplifting but ultimately tragic journey into war through the eyes of an Air Force officer searching for meaning as his path intersects with a mother’s desperate quest to find hope after her son is killed serving with the US Marines in Afghanistan. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? The novel is set in the two places that most profoundly impacted my military career – Dover AFB and Kabul, Afghanistan 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? I don’t know. He seems like an okay dude….

1–What is the title of your latest release? A STORM OF INFINITE BEAUTY 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A Hollywood icon. The heir to her fortune. And a family secret that could change everything. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I wanted the setting to be an important part of the plot and to provide an element of external conflict, so I began searching for a natural disaster that really happened. Eventually I found my way to the Alaskan earthquake of 1964, and curiosity took me down a path of fascinating research that evoked all sorts of ideas for a novel. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Definitely. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Resilient, creative, loyal 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I learned about one of the most powerful earthquakes in modern history, and how people naturally band together and help each other in difficult circumstances. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I edit constantly, always polishing what I wrote in the days and weeks before. But the high-level revision—regarding characterizations and overall pacing—happens…

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 Denise Hunter!   Writes: Hi! I write small-town contemporary romance, peopled with layered characters who have real-life issues. I enjoy writing heroes and heroines who have loads of chemistry, like to banter, and have difficult pasts that must be overcome. WILDFLOWER FALLS is the final book in the Riverbend Romance series, but it is written to stand alone. It’s about a rancher who attempts to salvage her family farm by hiring a horse whisperer. But when feelings develop between the two of them, his nomadic lifestyle complicates matters.   About: I’m an author of 40+ novels—three of which have been adapted into Hallmark movies. I’m an Indiana girl with Midwest values and a penchant for binge-watching TV series such as Heartland and Gilmore Girls. I love reading novels, visiting coffee shops, and traveling—my favorite place on earth is wherever I haven’t yet been.   What I’m looking for in my ideal reader match: Enjoys the vicarious thrill of falling in love Craves a feel-good…

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 Tori Anne Martin!   Writes: Tori writes queer witchy paranormal romance. In This Spells Disaster, fake dating gets a magical twist when a witch fears she accidentally gave her famous crush a love potion, and to break the spell, she’ll have to prove how incompatible they are—all while falling ever harder herself.   About: Tori moved from Philadelphia to New Hampshire for grad school and somehow never left. Before writing This Spells Disaster, she wrote and published urban fantasy and contemporary romance. When she’s not writing, she loves hiking, playing D&D, and dreaming about reorganizing her bookshelves (although she never does it because it feels too much like work). She’s fueled by coffee, dark chocolate, and a dash of spite.   For THIS SPELLS DISASTER, my ideal reading match must love: bisexual witches lots of magic in their romance sapphic pining fake dating messy main characters who are still learning to get themselves together   What to expect if we’re compatible: practice kissing competitive…

The King’s Speech One of the most sensitive and intimate portrayals of any member of the British royal family on screen would have to be in The King’s Speech, directed by Tom Hooper. It starred Colin Firth, who won an Academy Award for his portrayal of George VI. A man who was never meant to be king, George VI had to step into the role when his elder brother, Edward VIII, abdicated the throne to marry the American divorcée, Wallis Simpson. George VI had a speech impediment, and the movie follows his struggles to overcome it with the help of an unconventional speech therapist, played by Geoffrey Rush—all of this accomplished with the shadow of World War II looming overhead.   The Crown An epic, multi-layered series that explores the reign of Queen Elizabeth II from the time leading up to her ascension to the throne to present day. Claire Foy was magnificent as the young Queen Elizabeth, and the series offers insight into the human side of the royal family and the inner workings of Buckingham Palace—albeit one that is heavily fictionalized.   W.E. W.E. looks at the British Royal Family through the eyes of Wallis Simpson, the American…