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Book Title: MURDER AT THE ELMS Character Name: Emma Cross, sleuth in The Gilded Newport Mysteries   How would you describe your family or your childhood? It’s complicated! My father is an artist, so years before people like the Vanderbilts and the Astors made Newport their summer enclave, my parents were very much a part of city’s intelligentsia set. They frequently entertained artists, writers and poets at our modest home on the Point, ensuring that I was surrounded by ideas and creativity as I grew up. For that, I’m grateful. But . . . I always felt, even at a young age, that I didn’t have my parents’ full attention, that I was competing with an exciting part of their lives that I witnessed, but never quite shared in. But to balance that, I had Nanny, my nurse/governess, who became a surrogate grandmother to me. It was usually Nanny who bandaged my scraped knees, dried my tears, listened to my childish secrets, and did her best to assure me I was very much at the center of someone’s world. I don’t blame my parents. They are who they are and we’ve since come to terms. I also had my half-brother,…

1–What is the title of your latest release? THE SECRET RECIPE OF ELLA DOVE 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Ella Dove, a famous baker with the mystical ability to revive precious memories with her cakes, returns home and attempts to repair the two relationships that sent her running away from home to begin with. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I grew up in East Tennessee, which is in the extreme east point of the state. North Carolina was about fifteen minutes away, so we almost always played, fished, shopped, and skied in that state because of their wonderful mountains and quaint towns. The small town of Dove Pond is a compilation of all those wonderful towns, especially Black Mountain, which is located right outside of Asheville. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Heck YES. Ella’s self-confident, caring, and fun. She’s also a baker, and a magical baker at that, whose cakes and scones can bring back very dear, precious memories. I wish I really knew Ella Dove! 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Caring, funny, and empathetic. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this…

Hi! I’m Alexa Aston, author of the small-town contemporary romance series Sugar Springs. I’m visiting Fresh Fiction today to spotlight the fourth romance in this series, A FRESH START, and eager to share a bit about this love story with you.   Dr. Hope Keller is ready to make a fresh start after two events upend her life. She leaves Houston for the opportunity to live and work in Sugar Springs, a small town in East Texas. Gideon Ross has returned to his hometown to take over as its police chief. Divorced for ten years, he is ready to serve his community. Finding love is the last thing on his mind!   A is for anxious. Hope arrives in Sugar Springs with a secret, having changed her name after being stalked by a man whose dog she helped.   F is for focused. Both Hope and Gideon are focused on their careers. She’s a practicing veterinarian, but she’ll actually own her own clinic now. Gideon will be in charge of the Sugar Springs Police Department, and the responsibility weighs heavily upon him. R is for resilient. Hope has been through an emotional roller coaster, but she is a strong woman, ready to…

1—What is the title of your latest release? VAMPIRES OF EL NORTE 2—What is the “elevator pitch” for your new book? When two childhood sweethearts, separated by a tragedy for nine years, are thrown together on the road to war, they must overcome past hurts and work together to defend their home from threats both human and supernatural. 3—How did you decide where your book was going to take place? VAMPIRES OF EL NORTE takes place in the Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, which is where my mother’s family has hailed from for generations. When brainstorming this book, I originally had only one character from South Texas, but then my brilliant editor suggested setting the whole book in that region because of my family history. All the pieces fell into place after that! 4—Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Nena is hardworking and the kind of person I’d want to be paired up with for a group project, but for a good time? I’d call Néstor any day of the week! 5—What are three words that describe your protagonist? Nena is determined, sharp-witted, and empathetic. Néstor is decisive, stubborn, and big-hearted. 6—What’s something you learned…

1–What is the title of your latest release? THE BOOK OF SILVER LININGS 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Within the margins of an antique book, a timeless love waits for a young woman on the precipice of a terrible mistake in this enthralling exploration of fate and independence from the acclaimed author of Some of It Was Real. While researching her antique engagement ring, Constance discovers a book of letters tied to it, written by a WWI ambulance driver. She writes a note to the long-dead author confessing fears about her fiancé and is shocked days later when his ghost writes her back. Will a bond based on letters impossibly sent from the past derail Constance’s future, or will she find her voice, passion and true soul mate? 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I always try to choose places where I’ve lived, though sometimes I change the name;-). I spent many years in San Francisco and loved the city, so it was fun to set a book on the streets where I used to walk as I didn’t have a car back then and also to incorporate the incredibly hilly…

1–What is the title of your latest release? PASSING THROUGH VEILS 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A young woman trying to put herself back together after a nervous breakdown moves into a neglected Georgetown town house with the intention of restoring it, and herself. When she discovers a false wall and the hidden mysteries there, the veil between the real and surreal is pierced, and the ghost of the woman murdered here escapes to seek revenge. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? It was always going to be set in D.C. The intersection of politics, business, money and ghosts was just too provocative to pass up. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? I’m not sure she’d want to hang out with me is the better question. She is complicated, provocative, outspoken, and precocious. I’m kind of a square. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Super smart. Ironic. Untamed. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? Character informs plot, not the other way around. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I find that I can’t help myself writing…

1–What is the title of your latest release? TO CATCH A STORM 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A physicist and a psychic reluctantly team up to solve two missing persons cases during an ice storm in Iowa. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I drove through an ice storm in Iowa once and it was so bad they shut down almost every road in the state. I passed hundreds of car accidents and semi-trucks overturned in ditches. The experience stayed with me for so many years that I realized I had to set a book in that storm. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Absolutely, although I’m less sure if they would hang out with me. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? This book has two protagonists, so I’ll cheat (this will become a theme) and answer the question twice. For Eve, the physicist: style, grit, love. For Jonah, the psychic: reclusive, haunted, desperate. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I learned so much about both physics and psychics, but one story that really struck me was about the Titanic. It was one…

1–What is the title of your latest release? CODENAME CHARMING 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? When a bright and bubbly personal assistant finds herself embroiled in a tabloid scandal, with the papers claiming that she’s having an affair with her royal boss, the palace PR team come up with an immediate and horrifying solution. To divert attention from the false rumors, Pet will fake a temporary romance with Matthias, the royals’ massive, silent, brooding bodyguard. Even though he’s consistently ignored her attempts to befriend him and barely says a word to her, unless they’re clashing over their very different ideas on how to look after their well-meaning, accident-prone boss. No potential for disaster at all—and they’d definitely never fall in love for real… 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? Codename Charming (and the previous book, Battle Royal, where the hero and heroine meet briefly for the first time as secondary characters) feature protagonists who work for a fictionalized British royal family, so an excellent excuse to set them in London, one of my favorite cities in the world. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Absolutely. I think…

Interviewer enters the reception area of Ethan Masters’ corner office, looking around in confusion as Amos and Darius Drake stare at her menacingly: Ah…am I in the right place? I’m Delilah Miller, and I’m here from Wild Card, an online magazine? To interview Ethan Masters? Amos, one of Ethan’s bodyguards, squints at her suspiciously: Let me see your driver’s license. Interviewer hands it over, bemused: If you like. I’m not usually put through a background check. Amos studies it, then sits down and types into a database. He looks up, makes a brusque gesture:  Go wait over there. I’ll let you know when I’m done. Interviewer, irritated: Come on, you guys. What do you think I’ll do to him, anyway? It costs you nothing to be polite. Amos snorts: Polite, hah. That’s real funny, lady. We have learned, to our cost, that just because you’re a girl doesn’t rule out the possibility that you’re a psycho maniac who wants to eat his liver. So excuse us if we cover our asses. Okay? Interviewer stares at him, alarmed: Um. Okay. Amos gestures toward the couch in the waiting area again: Sit there, until we’re sure of who you are. If you…