1–What is the title of your latest release? DOUBLE-BOOKED, A Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. Adventure 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? The eighth book in the zany humorous horror series featuring Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I. He’s back from the dead and back on the case, with werewolves, zombies, mummies, vampires, ghosts…and any other unnatural who needs a crime solved. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? In this series, all of the resurrected monsters live in the Unnatural Quarter…like Sesame Street with ghosts and goblins. A hilarious noir version of New Orleans. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Absolutely! Dan Shamble is a great guy to have a beer with, though I’d prefer to sit at the bar stool at the Goblin Tavern upwind! 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Determined, clueless …. Dead. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I write big, epic science fiction and huge doorstop fantasies. The Dan Shamble series allows me to embrace my silly side.  I have so much fun writing these books. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I’m a fast…

1–What is the title of your latest release? THE STILL SMALL VOICE 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Madison Moore has been estranged from her family for years, but when her dying father summons her home, she reluctantly makes the trip back to the place that still evokes heartache. Her family’s reception is lukewarm. But when her father tells her about a murder years before and that he has proof the woman in prison is not the killer, Madison finds herself in the center of a decades-old mystery. As she follows the trail of clues, Madison discovers the shocking reason her father asked her for help and how his confession relates to her own tragic past. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? My novel takes place where I lived in junior high and high school. Much of the story is also set in that time period. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? I feel she would have been someone I was friends with for a very long time. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Madison is curious, strong-willed, and loyal. 6–What’s something you learned while writing…

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 as a reader you may fall in love with. It’s our great pleasure to present Luna Joya!   Writes: Steamy paranormal romance with magic, mysteries, and sexy hexy times.   About: A survivor of traumatic brain injury with steel body parts, Luna lives in SoCal with her combat veteran husband and their two-pound terror of a rescue pup, #TinyEditor. She loves Disney, tacos, and wants to grow up to be a dragon shifter. She writes steamy romances that are “wickedly delightful” (Publishers Weekly). The “delightfully devious” Luna writes “action-packed paranormal romantic thrillers, singing with magical power and humming with a sensuality that will leave readers breathless.” (InD’Tale Magazine).   My ideal reader match for my latest book, WICKED MATCH, craves books with… Witch Royals Matchmaker Falling for Her Match Bad boy/Good Girl Relationships Bodyguard Romance Princess with Villainess Powers Supernatural Political Intrigue Slow Burn Steam with a Penchant for Naughty   What to expect if we’re compatible: Pics of my two-pound pup, #TinyEditor Wanting to stay up late to read just one more chapter (or two or three) Secondary characters who will…

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 Mindi Briar!   Writes: I write adventurous, romantic stories set in space. If you prefer your sci-fi gritty and dark with extra science, hold the feelings – then I’m sorry to disappoint! My niche is soft sci-fi and space fantasy. I strive to create an accessible, human-relationship-focused, optimistic, and queer-inclusive future that feels like a place I’d like to live in. My debut novel, ADRIFT IN STARLIGHT, follows a courtesan who’s paid to seduce an asexual woman, except their plans get derailed (and inconvenient feelings start to grow) when the two of them accidentally resurrect a fossilized alien and have to go on the run together. My new release, PETRICHOR BLOOMS, takes place in the same universe as the first book but stands alone. Find the blurb below!   About: I work in a library for my day job, which is kind of like being a kid who works in a candy shop. I’ve been obsessed with sci-fi/fantasy books since middle school and have…

1–What is the title of your latest release? SOME DUKES HAVE ALL THE LUCK 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A troubled duke in need of a wife + an awkward entomologist in need of a husband = a marriage of convenience that will not definitely NOT end in “feelings”. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I created the Isle of Synne, the fictional English seaside resort that my last series was set on, and I just couldn’t bring myself to leave its idyllic shores and quirky characters. Luckily the Isle of full of romantic misfits fairly begging for their happily-ever-afters to be told. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Absolutely! She’s quirky and awkward, and absolutely brilliant. 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Troubled, supportive, delicious 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? All about the life cycle of the tansy beetle. I seriously didn’t realize they were such fascinating creatures. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? Oh, I definitely edit as I go. I outline very little of my books before I write, and am very…

1–What is the title of your latest release? DON’T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME, Book 2, Love on the Radio 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A burned-out rock star returns to his hometown and must face the woman he left behind brokenhearted a decade ago. But as passion reignites, the secrets and pain that drove them apart still wait to steal their second chance at love. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? Though the books in the Love on the Radio series are standalones and feature different couples, each one takes place in the small, quaint town of Pike’s End, Washington. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Definitely! She’s someone you’d want to call your best friend. 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Gifted, scarred, and redeemable 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I don’t know if I learned anything new as much as was reminded about taking care and sensitivity when writing a character’s experience that is not your own. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I edit as I go because once I’m done with…

1–What is the title of your latest release? A SWEET LOWCOUNTRY PROPOSAL 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? It was supposed to be the happiest day of Jaslene Simmons’s life, the day she’d say “I do” to Marcus Clark. But when her sister dies in a tragic accident, everything changes-including her once-rosy future with Marcus. Jaslene instead pours all her energy into caring for her now motherless niece and running the wedding planning company she and her sister had built, wanting to honor her sister’s dream even if she must sacrifice her own. As an archivist at the Lowcountry African American Heritage Museum, Marcus shines a light on the stories of forgotten people. Researching history is better than dealing with his own heartache and the guilt he has over the role he may have inadvertently played in the death of Jaslene’s sister. Jaslene never thought she’d cross paths with Marcus again, but she ends up planning a wedding at the museum, which is faced with the threat of closure. As they work together to save it, their buried feelings slowly reignite. They soon realize there is still room in their hearts for love…if only they can overcome their…

1–What is the title of your latest release? SOME TOUCH OF MADNESS 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Regency-era writer and dagger-wielding badass Miss Emmeline St. Germaine is the kind of woman you want on your side in a fight. But when her rights are stripped from her and she is sent to an asylum where murder is afoot, with enemies all around her, will she figure out whom to fight, and how? 3—Some Touch of Madness is a sequel to A Gentlewoman’s Guide to Murder; first, tell us a little about Book #1, and then, how did it being a sequel affect your writing of Some Touch of Madness? A GENTLEWOMAN’S GUIDE TO MURDER started with Miss Emmeline St. Germaine, who is determined to right wrongs in her Regency England society. She and her band of women – who call themselves the Crones – rescue abused scullery maids and young ladies being forced into unwanted marriages. Murder hits too close to home, and to save herself from being suspected and perhaps hanged for the crime, she needs to unearth the perpetrator. Some Touch of Madness finds Emmeline still advocating for the abused, but also in peril herself…

1–What is the title of your latest release? LOVE AND WAR IN THE JEWISH QUARTER   2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Against the backdrop of military conflict, political tumult, and oppression, Love and War in the Jewish Quarter unfolds a tender and tension-packed story of forbidden love between Soleiman, who should be looking for a Jewish wife to raise his daughter, and Velvet, the Muslim wife of the ruthless Governor General, the most powerful man in the country.  How it all ends is both heartbreaking and hopeful.   3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? Many years ago, when I was in my early twenties, my grandfather, over a cup of rose petal tea, recounted an incident in his past, which continued to brew in my head for many years.  He had been Reza Shah’s dentist, my grandfather told me, during a time of tumult in Iran, a time of change and many difficulties for the Jewish community. Yet, my grandfather was chosen to take care of the opium-ravaged teeth of the king. But there was a major problem. My grandfather was Jewish. And Jews were believed to be najes, or impure….

Excerpt from NEVER RESCUE A ROGUE by Virginia Heath. Copyright © 2022 by the author and reprinted by permission of St. Martin’s Publishing Group.   “What about you Diana? Did you miss me too?” I-I…” As she floundered at his unexpected and forthright question, Diana almost—almost—confessed the unpalatable truth. That not only had she missed him, but not a day had gone past that she hadn’t worried about his welfare or recalled his kiss. Fortunately, a sound behind them saved her from herself. She grabbed his sleeve and yanked him behind the topiary then pressed a finger to her lips. “Shhhh!” “We are hiding now because…?” Giles mimicked her covert stance despite being bewildered by it. “Because I just overheard Lady Pamela Beckett and Lieutenant Rory Fitzherbert arrange to meet out here.” Admitting she was working was better than admitting she cared about him. “That is hardly worthy gossip Diana, let alone anything scandalous enough for The Tribune, when everyone knows Rory Fitzherbert has been head over heels in love with that girl for the last year.” “Or so we all thought— but while you were gone, Lady Pamela became engaged to Lord Stifford. They are due to marry tomorrow—on…