1–What is the title of your latest release? THE DEVIL GETS HIS DUE 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? An irresponsible party girl gets knocked up by her hot sort-of enemy, an uptight hedge fund manager. He moves in, hijinks ensue…and they discover they don’t hate each other as much as they thought. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? It was kind of already decided since all the Devil books take place in LA. The first one was inspired by the show “Lucifer”, so it never occurred to me to set it anywhere else. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Absolutely. Keeley would be the most fun friend ever, until she got you arrested. 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Brooding, responsible, restrained 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? That I’ve forgotten everything about being pregnant. I did it three times…I assumed I’d remember how it went but I wound up having to do a lot of research. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I edit while I draft. I can’t help it. I’ve even tried voice…

1–What is the title of your latest release? A LIGHT IN THE FOREST 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A Light in the Forest is a heartwarming and suspenseful tale about resilience and strength. A young mother on the run from an abusive relationship hides in a town with dark secrets, discovers a mystery connected to her in ways she never anticipated, and finds that the love of a family can be found even in the unlikeliest of places. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I lived, worked, and went to school in southeastern Ohio for six years; an Ohio native with roots in Cincinnati and Cleveland too. My other novels have taken place in the mountains of Colorado and Alaska, but my early days in the hills of Ohio were calling to me and I wanted to set a story there that brought out the beauty in the place and the people. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Vega has lived a fairly isolated life during her years on the road, her house a van she shared with her late mother. But she wanted a family, a…

1–What is the title of your latest release? I have an anthology of Christmas stories – novellas and a book – which came out on November 29. It’s a box set of previously published stories. My next new novel is coming out on the 13th of December. MIDNIGHT EMBRACE, book two of the Women of Midnight trilogy. The Women of Midnight is a mini-series inside the Midnight world. The Midnight world is made up of righteous dudes, mainly former SEALs. The Women of Midnight – first Felicity, then Hope, Emma, and Riley – make up the IT department of their highly successful security company, Alpha Security International. But the heart of ASI is quickly becoming the IT department, run by these super smart women. They provide intel and amazing ground support and advice on video games, though our super soldiers never beat them at any game. The women are loved by their partners and cherished by the company. 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Midnight Embrace: Scary things are happening in the financial markets. Inexplicable things Emma Holland is paid good money to understand. But she can’t. Then her co-worker at a big bank in San Francisco disappears….

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 Samara Parish!   Writes: Fast-paced, high-stakes historical romances set in England and featuring STEM heroes and heroines who are rebels out to set society on its head. Her books are full of protagonists flawed in oh-so-relatable ways and a cast of secondary characters you will fall in love with.   About: I’m an Aussie author who loves to get away for the weekend, particularly when that means venturing into the fantasy worlds of regency ton. I love a good enemies-to-lover trope but want none of that drama in my real life, please! When I’m not reading or writing, I’m working in my obscenely large garden. I have a fruit orchard, veggie patch, dogs, cats, and far too many chickens but my day job is in a university physics department, so all excess eggs go to broke PhD students I also like to take a lot of courses. My latest has been fashion and I am consequently obsessed. If you want to talk about books…

1–What is the title of your latest release? WHO SLAYED THE SANTAS? 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Quirky, funny, holiday cozy mystery with a surprise twist at the end. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? It’s in a series of holiday themed cozies which all take place at the mansion of Crescent Cove’s richest citizen, Juniper Holiday. So deciding where it would take place was easy. And, since it’s a Christmas book, of course it takes place right before Christmas. 4–Would you hang out with your sleuth in real life? Honestly, I’m not sure. She has a lot more energy than I do and she’s always finding dead bodies which can get a bit tedious. I do like her taste in music though – 80’s rock. 5–What are three words that describe your sleuth? Stubborn, fun, smart. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? Toy train engines are very heavy and can be dangerous. You’ll see why if you read the book. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I guess I do a little of both.  I edit each chapter as I am…

If you read my blog post last month, you already know about my Dec. 27 release, K-9: Tracking the Target (the duo book containing both K-9 Cold Case and K-9 Hideout), and the two heroes who have a desire to protect and a soft spot for their K-9 companions. Now, I’d like to introduce the heroines, Keara Hernandez and Sabrina Jones. At first glance, Keara (the police chief in the remote Alaskan town of Desparre) and Sabrina (a graphic artist on the run from a stalker) have little in common. Keara went from big-city detective to the only woman (and the leader) on a police force far from home. Determined to move on from the murder of her husband, she throws herself into her new job and wins the respect of a police force who initially doubted the outside woman. Sabrina is less practical and career-focused and more determined just to survive each day. She’ll do whatever it takes – even sacrifice herself – to prevent her stalker from hurting anyone else after he murdered her boyfriend. Cutting off all contact with family and friends for two years is as disheartening as the trek to stay one step ahead of…

Bernie Sanders and I stood at the end of the dock. Although the air was cool, the sky was cloudless and the sun was out. A perfect autumn day in Vermont. Most of the boats usually docked here were out on the water. A steady stream of out-of-state cars were rolling through town now. Some were driving slower than the speed limit so they could take in the leaves, while others were driving slower looking for parking for the fall festival, Champ Days. Most, presumably, hadn’t heard about the dead man who’d floated to the surface less than sixteen hours ago. “Drowning pancakes in syrup is one thing,” Bernie said. “But a person drowning in syrup? How does that happen?” I was just a congressional intern. Was the senator—my boss—really asking me to chime in on this? Sure, we were in my hometown, but Bernie and I had both read the same autopsy report on Mr. Fletcher, the victim. The medical examiner had laid out the facts, but the facts didn’t give us all the answers. Mr. Fletcher didn’t have anything else in his digestive tract besides maple syrup. No pancakes. No waffles. Not even a spoonful of granola. “You…

Jennifer Vido: For readers new to the Campers & Criminals Cozy Mysteries, please share with us the premise behind this quirky and highly addictive series. Tonya Kappes: Thank you so much for having me! I’m excited to share all about Mae West and the Laundry Club Ladies with your readers. Mae West is a high society socialite from New York who loses everything after her husband is convicted of a Ponzi scheme. The only thing to her name is a run-down camper van and a run-down campground set in the middle of the Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky. A far cry from her glitz and glamour social life. In her mind, she’s going to drive that awful camper van to Kentucky and sell the campground, but she realizes once she gets there, that’s not going to be the case. The campground is run down and in much need of renovations. Not to mention the nasty mucky lake where she was standing. Not too long after she shows up, the FBI rolls into the campground, accusing her of hiding her husband now that he’s broken out of jail. She informs them that they better find him before she does because…

With Samantha Chase’s new book TEMPT ME out, we here at Fresh Fiction thought it would be a fun way for readers to get to know her characters better by playing a little game we call “The Character Most Likely“. If you’re new to her Donovans series – it’s a contemporary romance series set in a small town.   Most likely to take a chance? That would definitely be the baby of the family, Arianna. Her story was DARE ME and if you read it, you know that girl is all about taking a chance and accepting all kinds of dares Most likely to fall in love unexpectedly? I’m going to have to go with Patrick on this one, only because he’s managed to stay under the radar with his mother’s matchmaking and he’s so focused on his career that he’s not even looking or thinking about falling in love.   Most likely to be attracted by their opposite? Ooo…it’s kind of a tie. Liam and Ryleigh are probably the most rigid in their personalities and lifestyles and I think they NEED someone who is their opposite and will force them out of their comfort zones to make them happy.  …

1–What is the title of your latest release? SMOKE AND STEEL 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? This is always the hardest question to answer mostly because I talk too much so I’d probably corner whomever I was pitching to, and we’d go up and down five times before I got it all out! 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? The story and characters decide for me. The characters pretty much decide everything. Always. I’m at their mercy. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Absolutely. She’s the bomb-diggity! 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Broken. Gorgeous. Loyal. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? That, even though I’ve been married, I’ve never been the white dress kind of girl…and that’s okay. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? Edit as I draft. Though, I always do several read-throughs as I’m writing and when I’m finished to make sure (hopefully) that I closed all loops. 8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? Foodie, as in well-crafted and curated food? Something with an amazing sauce, like bearnaise or hollandaise. The secret is always…