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 Lizzy Gayle! Writes: Fantasy and sci-fi in which romance meets imagination. My characters might suffer but will always end up with a happy ending. Heroics (reluctant or not), heart, and humor with fast-paced twists and turns describe all my books. I don’t shy away from the dark though, so reader beware. About: I am a practicing psychic who finds magic every day with my bunny familiars and the enchanted elixir of coffee. I’ve been consuming all forms of fantasy, sci-fi, and paranormal in books since I was young. When I grew up, I discovered romance and now enjoy my fantasy with some spice. I write what I like to read, and sometimes that means genre mashing with at least a touch of the fantastic. I’m looking for readers who love: The desire to escape into another world Dark moments knowing there’s an HEA coming Tropes with something a little different, like djinn instead of vampires At least a touch of humor even in the…

1–What is the title of your latest release? TEACH A ROGUE NEW TRICKS 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A rogue needs a good girl to help him reform, but he finds a bluestocking wanting to run a little wild instead. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I needed this one to take place in London because the hero is NOT supposed to be there. He’s been exiled for his bad behaviors, and his brother, who lives in London, doesn’t want him anywhere near. So London is where the conflict is! 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Yeah! I think Ada would be fun times. We share a love of reading, and though she takes more risks than I do, I’m the kind of person who can get along with pretty much anyone. 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Really, REALLY apologetic. (Or: roguish, remorseful, loyal) 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I learned about the different animals kept in the Tower of London during the Regency period. Peacocks, for one. A tiger, for another. Baboons weren’t in the right time frame for my…

1–What is the title of your latest release? NEVER BEEN KISSED   2–What is it about? Wren Roland has never been kissed, but he wants that movie-perfect ending more than anything. Feeling nostalgic (and drunk) on the night of his twenty-second birthday, he sends emails to all the boys he crushed on before he came out. The next morning, he finds a response from Derick Haverford, his #1 pre-coming out crush. Through the exchange, Wren learns that they are going to be working together at their struggling hometown vintage drive-in movie theater. What ensues is a hazy summer consumed by a special project that draws the pair closer together. As they work to save the drive-in, they might just get a second chance at that perfect-kiss-before-the-credits Wren has always dreamed about.   3–What do you love about the setting of your book?  NEVER BEEN KISSED takes place mostly at a fictional drive-in movie theater called Wiley’s Drive-In. I love the nostalgic, summery vibes it casts over the whole book. It’s both fun and cinematic. I’ll never stop picturing Danny Zuko singing “Alone at a Drive-In” from Grease, clearly a pivotal moment in my early childhood obsession with love stories and…

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 M.B. Henry!   Writes: Military Historical Fiction. I like to teach people about history and the horrors of war by putting a human face on such a vast concept and creating characters on both sides of the battle lines that readers can relate with. Thorough and detailed research brings the battlefield right into your reading chair, along with the hard (and sometimes heartbreaking) lessons that we all must learn from it. Within this genre, I also enjoy shining a spotlight on spunky, courageous, and often times forgotten female characters. My D-Day-themed debut ALL THE LIGHTS ABOVE US has five such characters, and they can’t wait for you to get to know them as they struggle to survive the Normandy Invasion and the hardest twenty-four hours of their lives.   About: M.B. Henry has been obsessed with history since her Ancient Egypt phase in the sixth grade. While she enjoys history in all its many and diverse forms, World War II and the US Civil…

1–What is the title of your latest release? A RIP THROUGH TIME 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? After responding to a cry for help in modern-day Edinburgh, a Vancouver police detective ends up in the body of the house maid who’d been attacked there…a hundred and fifty years earlier. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I wanted my narrator to be a “fish out of water” in every possible way, which meant setting it abroad. Victorian Edinburgh—known for medical research—is the perfect place for her new employer to live. He’s a doctor who had to take over his family’s undertaking business and uses it for early forensic science. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Absolutely. I can’t say that about all my narrators, but Mallory would be very easy to get along with. 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Brilliant, driven, guarded 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? Too many things! This was endless research (still ongoing as I work on book 2) One of the joys of time travel is that the narrator takes that journey with you, learning about this new…

For readers, like me, who normally don’t read it – can you describe what “domestic suspense” means? In my mind, I picture poster for the film Serial Mom, with Kathleen Turner in a 1950s outfit, holding a pie in one hand, and a knife poised to stab somebody in the other. When I think of “domestic suspense,” I think of a genre of thrillers that are set in a neighborhood and focus on the relationships between family members or neighbors. I think of taut pacing and lots of secrets. Pies and knives most certainly could feature in these stories!   From THE FAVOR’s description, it sounds like there is an element of psychological suspense in your novel. Is that right? And what makes that possibly more interesting to write about than more obvious murder and mayhem? I think that’s right, and I think the hidden, simmering nature of psychological suspense makes it interesting to me. In particular, THE FAVOR tells the story of two women trapped in abusive marriages to men who are highly successful and credible. The nature of the abuse they suffer is, at times, coercive control, which can be more hidden, secretive, and difficult to prove. The…

1–What is the title of your latest release? AN AFFAIR AT STONECLIFFE 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? In AN AFFAIR AT STONECLIFFE, a fast-paced story of romance and intrigue, Noelle, a young widow, must turn to her greatest enemy for help. Carlisle Thorne can protect her from danger, but can she protect her heart from him? 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? All my Regencies are set in England. However, in this story, I added a bit of Paris and the Continent in the opening because her dead husband was an artist. In England, the gorgeous country estate where they spend much of their time is reasonably close to London so readers get to experience a little of the social whirl the city was for the ton. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Absolutely! She’s determined, brave, and loving—definitely the kind of person I’d want to have on my side. 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Loyal, proud, strong 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I learned how very much British law ignored women’s rights at this time. I knew everything a woman…

1–What is the title of your latest release? STRANGERS IN PARADISE 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? When Alaskan business mogul Parker Hall comes looking for investment opportunities in the small town of Paradise, Alaska, he runs afoul of local bush pilot Hailey Barosse. Parker’s suave sophisticated takeover approach reminds Hailey of her wealthy cutthroat family back home. To save Paradise businesses, she sets out to thwart his plans. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? STRANGERS IN PARADISE is Book #3 in the Paradise, Alaska series. I moved to the far north from a major metropolitan center, and I’m fascinated by the contrast in the two lifestyles. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Absolutely. Hailey is smart and feisty with a great sense of humor. 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Hardworking, protective, loyal. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I’m married to a northern bush pilot, and he answered a whole lot of technical questions about bush flying. I only used about a quarter of what I learned. But I still ended up with so much detail that my editor asked me to…

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 Elizabeth Camden! Writes: I write gilded age romance novels featuring smart characters and deeply romantic, emotionally turbulent love stories. I make my characters earn their happy ending, like in Written on the Wind where they must travel to the ends of the earth before accomplishing their goal. The novel features a Russian count whose long-distance friendship with an American heiress is the only lifeline he has left after the czar strips him of his lands, title, and fortune. He escapes into the Siberian wilderness with nothing but the clothes on his back and his determination to reach New York and Natalia …. where the real battle will begin.   About: I was a college professor and research librarian before making the shift to becoming a full-time writer. My time period is gilded-age America, and the backdrop for each novel is a real-life historical advancement like water purification and how it allowed for the development of modern cities, or the development of steel and its…

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 Susanna Haymond!   Writes: Christian Suspense with romantic elements   About: Small-town author seeks readers for a page turning Christian Suspense featuring passionate anti-drug activists who will do anything to put an end to the drug war that is terrorizing their communities. This includes one couple who has been deeply affected firsthand by the evil infiltrating their lives. Through their perseverance and faith, they’ll conquer it all – together.   What I’m looking for in my ideal reader match: Their idea of a perfect date includes curling up and settling in for the long haul with a book that they cannot put down until, THE END. Enjoys a little mystery and intrigue. Falls for a hero/heroine that is strong in his/her faith in God and faith in his/her partner. Looks for hope even in the seemingly darkest of situations.   What to expect if we’re compatible: Stories that will touch your heart and inspire you. PREMEDITATED by Susanna Haymond Agents of Justice Series #2   Anti-drug…