1–What is the title of your latest release? ONE LITTLE INDISCRETION (Singular Sensation #1) 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Duke stuck in a loveless engagement agrees to steal back a tiara for his best friend’s little sister out of obligation, but when a forbidden romance springs between them, all heck breaks loose, and one that might end their lives. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I’m a Regency romance author, so sticking to England was a no-brainer. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Absolutely! She’s smart and sassy, and she embraces adventure and romance with enthusiasm 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Stubborn, Noble, Dedicated 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? That tradition is a prison, and you shouldn’t do something out of guilt or obligation, and that reduced circumstances makes a person all too desperate. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? Absolutely I edit as I go along. It saves so much time and allows me to really get to know characters and plot. 8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? Thai food or the occasional greasy…

1–What is the title of your latest release? My latest novel is called THE NIGHT SHIFT.   2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? THE NIGHT SHIFT is about Jean, a young bartender, who discovers bends in time and space through secret passages hidden throughout NYC. The story tracks the disappearance of a friend through the mysterious shortcuts, and Jean’s attempt to find him.   3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? New York is my favorite city in the world. I’ve lived here for over twenty years, and it still holds many mysteries for me—setting Jean’s mystery here was a no-brainer.   4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? I love this question! Jean is a little skittish, so I think any hanging out would require a foundation of trust. But, once that trust is established, I bet Jean would be a loyal friend and a good time.   5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Introverted, bright, brave.   6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? Music plays a significant role in this story, and I listened to so many new songs and albums I’d missed in…

1–What is the title of your latest release? My newest release is COLTON’S SECRET SABOTAGE, the seventh book in Harlequin’s The Colton’s of Colorado series. It officially drops on July 26th. 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Philip Rees, an undercover detective, and Naomi Colton, a headstrong TV producer, prove to be television gold with the help of a few horses, a lot of cows, and a bad guy determined to steal more than the top prize in a reality TV competition. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? The story is part of a continuity series developed by Harlequin. Along with eleven other authors, I was invited to contribute a story and received a series bible that spelled out all the details I needed to work with. It’s a wonderful give and take between us to insure all twelve books play off each other 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? No. I’d be more inclined to hang out with Naomi’s mother. I’m old! If I did hang out with Naomi or Philip, it would be to give them relationship advice and maybe cook them a Sunday meal. 5–What…

When I decided to write a cozy mystery involving a chocolate maker, I knew that a lot of it would involve second chances.  After all, I started writing the books after meeting real world chocolate makers while researching and publicizing my chocolate related science fiction.  Not one of them had grown up wanting to be a chocolate maker.  Craft chocolate wasn’t even a thing most people knew about ten years ago.  They’d all started out as engineers who liked to tinker with machines, or chefs who wanted a deeper understanding of ingredients, or people who’d gone to a chocolate tasting event and gotten hooked, turning a hobby into a passion into a career. In addition to giving my character, Felicity, a second chance at a career, I wanted to give her a second chance at love.  It really reinforces the theme of the books and forces her into deliberately choosing the life she wants, instead of just focusing on one aspect of it. That’s one thing I enjoy about cozy mysteries.  Readers expect a continuing series surrounding a single sleuth, and the community she is a part of.  They want to see her have a well-rounded life (even if parts…

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 Victoria Lilienthal!   Writes: Victoria Lilienthal writes modern romance. If you love a hoot of a hero, enjoy single mom Vera West’s wild ride. Watch her dress up and mess up as she mixes business with pleasure in Northern California’s world of alternative healing. Laugh at her antics as Vera struggles to set boundaries that are impossible to keep. Fast paced and funny, it’s easy to lose yourself in this raucous, entertaining, New Age erotic yarn.   About: Debut author Victoria Lilienthal loves a fast and furious plot, writing about mystical goddesses especially Tara, symbol of radical compassion, and a heroine equal parts smart ass and wounded healer. Other hats include wife, mom, humorist, symbol geek, spiritual fun factory, devoted dog person.   My ideal reader match must love: An intuitive yet flawed hero, who makes mistakes and still charts her way to wisdom A hot and modern romance with plenty of costuming and chemistry Hilarious sex positive female mentorship from San Francisco aristocratic…

1–What is the title of your latest release? THE SWELL 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Point Break meets The Beach meets Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, with a bit of Survivor thrown in, on a remote Australian beach. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I wanted a totally different setting to my debut SHIVER. A remote beach backed by lush rainforest seemed about as different as you can get. I was writing THE SWELL during a time when travel was impossible due to the very strict Covid restrictions here in Australia, so it made sense to write a setting I was familiar with. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Yes, totally. Kenna is a kind and thoughtful character who feels everything deeply. She says what she thinks, and we have a lot in common. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Emotional, caring, dare-devil. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? That every book is different. I thought I was the ultimate planner after writing SHIVER and sticking to the plan as I wrote it. With THE SWELL, I kept deviating from the…

1–What is the title of your latest release? THE GODPARENT TRAP 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? When tragedy strikes their friend group and family, two sworn enemies are forced to live together and parent two small children. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I typically choose places that I’ve been, for this book specifically, a lot of the book takes place in the suburbs, which makes sense considering the content. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? ABSOLUTELY, she’s a hot mess, but also a travel blogger so she gets to eat all the food and stay at all the cool places, plus she’s fun. 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Rigid, Sexy, Funny 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I feel like I learned a lot about family not always being blood, that family is what you make it, a home is what you make it, and as long as you have love, you have family. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? Oh no, if I edit then I end up fixing too much and can…

Hey everyone! I’m Tee O’Fallon, a romantic suspense author hailing from New York. I’d love to share a bit about my latest release in the Federal K-9 series, HONOR ’N’ DUTY.   Kade Sampson is a Department of Homeland Security K-9 officer. Sadly, for Kade, his brother married the woman of his dreams, Laia Velez. Kade’s never forgotten the forty minutes he spent in an elevator with Laia. That was before he knew she was engaged to his brother. Laia Velez was not only more beautiful now than ever, but the mystical, magnetic effect she had on him was still imprinted on every cell in his body. If only he hadn’t ghosted her for the last two years.   Six years ago, Laia Velez made the difficult decision to marry Kade’s brother. She never forgot those forty minutes either. Now she’s in trouble. A drug cartel is after her and her young daughter, Rosa. The only person who can help her is the one man she swore never to call. Laia’s hands trembled, whether from rage or the thrill of seeing Kade again she couldn’t be sure, but her heart thumped wildly nonetheless.   And lest I not leave out…

1–What is the title of your latest release? THINGS WE DO IN THE DARK 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? When Paris Peralta wakes up to discover her much-older celebrity husband dead in the bathtub – with the straight razor that killed him in her hand – it’s not the murder charge that worries her the most. Paris has worked hard to hide her past, and with the media frenzy now surrounding her, she’s terrified that someone from her old life will reveal who she used to be… and expose all the things she did in the dark. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? All my books are set in Seattle, which is where I lived for about eight years. This being my seventh novel, I thought it was finally time to set a book in Canada. Since the story has dual timelines, the present-day storyline is set in Seattle, and the past storyline is set in Toronto, which is my hometown (and where I live now). 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Honestly, I’m not sure. Paris is very guarded and secretive, and I think I might…

1–What is the title of your latest release? PEPPERMINT BARKED, Spice Shop Mysteries #6, out July 19, 2022 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Just a pinch of murder . . . When her life fell apart at age 40, Pepper Reece never expected to find solace in bay leaves. But her impulsive purchase of the Spice Shop in Seattle’s famed Pike Place Market turned out to be one of the best decisions she ever made. Between selling spice and juggling her personal life, she also discovers another unexpected talent—for solving murder. A Dickens of a Christmas turns deadly . . . In Peppermint Barked, the 6th Spice Shop mystery, Pepper investigates when a young woman working the Christmas rush in her friend Vinny’s wine shop is brutally attacked, on the busiest shopping day of the year. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I fell in love with Seattle’s Pike Place Market as a college freshman, eons ago, and made it my life’s mission to eat my way through it. Best part, it’s constantly changing, so I’ll never finish! When I decided, a book or two into my Food Lovers’ Village mysteries,…