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 Sue-Ellen Welfonder! Writes: Hello, Everyone! (said with a smile and a wave) Whenever I’m asked what I write, I’m tempted to say escapist fiction. Real life can be hard and so my aim is to give readers a story that sweeps them into another time and place, an escape from their cares. The more standard answer is that I’m mostly known for writing Scottish medieval romance such as KNIGHT IN HER BED, a tale of sizzling passion, danger, and forbidden love between a captured laird and a lady who must choose between clan loyalty and her heart. About: Let’s see… with pen in hand, I’m a USA Today bestselling author of twenty-plus years, writing in multi-genres from historical romance to contemporary and paranormal romance. Some readers may know me as Allie Mackay, a pen name used for Scottish time-travel and ghost romances. Setting the pen aside, I’m a former airline stewardess, now happy homebody. I believe that you can never have enough books, and…

1–What is the title of your latest release? WICKED IN MY BED 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? I’ve not thought of one! Sorry! 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? This book is the last in a Regency romance series based in London, so the setting was easy to use. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? For sure! Daphne is an older heroine, and no nonsense, so we’d definitely be friends. 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Scarred. Grumpy. Loyal. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? This isn’t anything to do with the book, but I would NOT give myself a deadline through the summer school holidays. Finishing this book was hard! 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I edit once I’ve finished, but I need to stop that because I often run out of time. 8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? Fruchocs. Probably on South Aussies will know what they are, but they’re delicious. 9–Describe your writing space/office! A small room, bookcases, desk, computer, printer, filing cabinets. I also have my book covers up on the walls…

1–What is the title of your latest release? THE REBEL, Emerson Pass, Book 8 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? The Rebel is the eighth and final installment in the bestselling Emerson Pass Series. American historical romance meets family saga in a series that spans thirty years. The Rebel is the youngest sister’s story and is set during WWII. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? This series is set in a fictional mountain town in Colorado. The first book of the series is set in 1910 and I wanted a frontier setting for my family. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Absolutely. I’d love to hang out with any of the Barnes sisters. There are five of them and they each have unique characteristics that would make them fun to spend time with. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Feisty. Resilient. Loyal. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I learned a lot about campaign in Pacific Rim during WWII. I was more familiar with the fighting on Western Front, as there’s so much written about it, especially in fiction. 7–Do you edit as you…

O is for once upon a time, a fisherman’s daughter named Poppy Summers was trying to keep her family’s fishing business afloat. N is for the nets Poppy is cheerfully casting from her rowboat when she spots an unconscious man lying on the beach. E is for the enigmatic stranger who’s washed up on the shore. He’s big, handsome, and a duke—who can’t remember how he got the gash on his head.   D is for the deal that the man, Keane, offers Poppy. He’ll pay a generous sum if she lets him hide out in her cozy beach refuge while he searches for his attacker. U is for the unsolved mystery that Poppy and Keane are determined to get to the bottom of—which means taking secret trips to London, spending a day at the races, and attending a masquerade ball. K is for kissing, of course. E is for the emotions that Poppy didn’t expect to feel for someone like Keane: affection, admiration, and maybe even something deeper…   D is for the devilish dimple in Keane’s cheek. The one that *almost* makes Poppy forget all the reasons they can never have a future together. O is for the one personal question she permits Keane to…

Hello, I’m Terri Reed author of FORCED TO HIDE, the second book in my US Marshal series from Love Inspired Suspense. I’m excited to share this story with you. It was so much fun to write.  When Judge Adele Weston’s life is in jeopardy, it’s up to deputy US marshal Brian Forrester to keep her safe.   F-forced proximity O-on the run R-resisting the attraction C-confiding in each other E-evading assassins D-determined to protect   T-Texas countryside O-overcoming past trauma   H-hiding together in close quarters I-initiating a kiss D-daring to risk falling in love E-emotional ending FORCED TO HIDE by Terri Reed A bomber is on the loose. Will they be his next victims? When multiple bombs tear through a courtroom, deputy US marshal Brian Forrester must assume guard duty of Judge Adele Weston. Someone wants her dead. Is it the cartel leader whose case she’s presiding over or an unknown killer from her past? With danger trailing them through the Texas countryside, they’ll have to find a safe haven before the next explosion finishes them off.   Inspirational | Romance Suspense [Harlequin Love Inspired Suspense, On Sale: January 24, 2023, Mass Market Paperback / e-Book, ISBN: 9781335587527 /…

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 Helena Hunting!   Writes: Hi! I write contemporary romance brimming with feels and toe-curling steam. I might make you laugh until you cry or cry until you laugh. Ever have a life moment you wish you could do over? In Make a Wish, Harley Spark definitely has one. The time she almost kissed the widowed father of the toddler she nannied for. Seven years later she bumps into him again and a princess themed birthday party she’s hosting. While dressed as a fairy godmother, complete with wings and tutu. Cue the awkward, tension filled reintroduction.   About: I’m a lover of all things romance. When I’m not reading steamy paranormal, romantasy or writing contemporary romance, romantic comedies, and the occasional heartbreaking angst filled new adult romance, I can be found crafting with my sassy teenage daughter. I’m a homebody at heart, love baking and can’t resist a game of Scrabble.   My ideal reader match for Make a Wish must love: Awkward meet cutes…

1–What is the title of your latest release? BLUSH 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A shy virtual assistant who’s in love with her hunky best friend joins Tinder to learn how to seduce him. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? It’s a companion to another series, so the location was already New York City. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Absolutely! 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Protective, passionate, intelligent…with a side of kink! 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I learned about a very interesting contraption for BDSM play. I won’t say any more since I don’t want to give it away! 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I wait until I’m done. If I tried to get it all perfect the first time, I’d never finish. 8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. 9–Describe your writing space/office! I have a desk and computer with two screens plus a laptop and lots of bookshelves. I light a candle for ambience. 10–Who is an author you admire? So many! But the big three…

1–What is the title of your latest release? BREAKING ALL THE RULES 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A woman mad as hell at the patriarchal rules holding her back. A much younger man willing to aid and abet her in breaking all those pesky rules so she can finally be who she wants to be. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? It was book 4 in my Credence, Colorado series so the setting was fixed. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Hell yes! 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Hot, sexy, self-assured. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? How to perform a burn out in a car. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I lightly edit what I’ve written the day before as I start each day but leave the first big major edit until the book is done. 8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? A degustation dinner complete with wine! 9–Describe your writing space/office! Usually messy and gets messier the longer a book takes to finish. It also has a sea view which makes my heart…

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People really get attached to animals in books.  Some authors even get concerned e-mails from readers, asking if the animals are getting fed enough between chapters or offering advice on how to model better care for the fictional animals, so that other readers have better examples to apply in real life. In some areas of the bookstore, readers get attached to fictional animals, knowing that there is an element of risk.  As Gordon Korman pointed out in his hilarious YA novel, No More Dead Dogs, if there’s an award symbol on the cover of a book and a dog on it, chances are the pooch isn’t going to make it to the end.  That makes it difficult to completely attach to the canine character in question. I think that’s why so many animal companions wind up on the covers of cozy mysteries.  Cozy readers know that the animals are going to be safe, because it’s an un-written rule that you don’t kill the dog – or the cat or the cockatoo – in a cozy.  They can be put in danger, or even cat-napped (as happens in my current release, A Study in Chocolate) but these companions are always going…