1–What is the title of your latest release? THE GUNSLINGER’S GUIDE TO AVOIDING MATRIMONY   2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book?  A gunslinger on the run stumbles across a criminal retirement community and breaks his most cardinal rule by accidentally marrying the first woman he meets.   3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place?  It’s book 2 in the series so the location was a given – we’re back in Desolation, Colorado!   4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life?  Absolutely! Nora’s a hoot. She’s a towering tall, strong, independent, sassy woman who secretly just really wants a hug and I love her to death.   5–What are three words that describe your hero? Unlucky, overthinker, loyal (once you’ve earned it)   6–What’s something you learned while writing this book?  Hmmm, I did a lot of research on the marriage laws and rules about licenses in nineteenth century Colorado   7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? A bit of both. I try to wait to the end, but I tend to edit my first several chapters as I go. I can skip around…

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 Maisey Yates!   Writes: A baby is found abandoned on a covered bridge two days before Christmas, and twenty-two years later she’s searching for answers that will unravel the fabric of her small town and the people who live there.   About: Maisey Yates (36) hails from rural Oregon. Maisey spends her days writing and believes that nothing is better than a good romance. Whether she’s writing romance or women’s fiction, she tries to inject heart, heat, and intense emotion into every single book. THE LOST AND FOUND GIRL is her very first book with mystery elements. When she isn’t writing, Maisey loves to knit, drink coffee and bake.   The ideal reader for THE LOST AND FOUND GIRL: Is interested in the dark side of seemingly cheery small towns Likes a complicated, forbidden romance loves to see a long-time unrequited crush become requited Wants some mystery mixed in with their stories Enjoys reading about the close, and sometimes challenging relationships in families Is…

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 Jennie Marts!   Writes: Hi! I’m Jennie Marts, an award-winning author who writes small town stories with humor and heart. In my books, you’ll usually find at least one adorable dog, a sassy old lady who loves to dispense worldly and often hilarious advice, a swoon-worthy hero, and a heroine who can hold her own against anything the world throws at her. And often, an ornery goat shows up to cause trouble as well. Like in my newest book, NEVER ENOUGH COWBOY, where Otis, the resident ornery goat of the Heaven Can Wait Horse Rescue ranch, traps the feisty librarian, Jillian Bennett, in the loft of the barn after having wrestled her maple syrup-scented wrap skirt from her body. As luck would have it, Deputy Ethan Rayburn, the guy she’s been crushing on, is the one to come to her rescue, except she wasn’t prepared for him to catch her wearing only superhero undies and a sheepish grin. As a single mom, Jillian barely…

What inspires you to write mysteries, as opposed to any other type of novel? When I was young, I had grandiose ideas of writing The Great American Novel, only I hadn’t written much at that point, and I hadn’t gone through much formal training (no MFA here!). So I thought, quite naively, let me try writing a mystery novel first. Those are easy. Right. Not so much, as it turned out. My first attempt took over three years, and will never be seen, nor should it. But I learned much in the doing of it, especially as to what I needed to know in order to write. The second mystery novel involved much more research, took three and a half years to finish — and sold. I’ve stayed with mysteries primarily because I enjoy being in a world where problems can actually be solved. I’ve also written one werewolf book, and a non-genre novel that we are sending around.   Your Sparks & Bainbridge series is set in the 1940s. Why this time period? The actual marriage bureau started in 1939, but I thought the post-war period was fascinating for all of the changes that were happening in London, and…

Your book BOOKED ON A FEELING has two of my favorite romance tropes – “hidden crush” and “friends-to-lovers”. Did you use them in this story because they’re favorites of yours too? What are some of your other favorite tropes? Least favorite? I don’t usually care for “enemies-to-lovers” only because some authors have things get to toxic before things get better. Yes! I seem to keep coming back to these tropes. I love the pining involved with a hidden crush trope, and the history and closeness between the characters in a friends-to-lovers trope. Reading and writing these tropes definitely make my toes curl. I love writing forced proximity and fake relationship tropes as well. The push and pull of the will-they-won’t-they dance is so yummy. I may on occasion steeple my fingers and laugh my evil laugh when writing those tropes. I actually love reading enemies-to-lovers romance, but I can’t write it. I feel so bad making my characters be mean to each other. It makes me nervous to even think about it.   Your female protagonist, Lizzie, is described as an “Overachiever”. Is she high-strung and anxious? Or more so just the type of person commits totally when she makes…

1–What is the title of your latest release? COMPROMISED INTO A SCANDALOUS MARRIAGE 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Based on a true story. When Paulina Despradel is driven out of her house in a thunderstorm and seeks refuge with her neighbor Sebastian Linares, the last thing she expects is to fall in love with him—or that they would be forced to wed by her unscrupulous brother. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? For a while now, I’ve been eager to write a book set in the town of San Pedro de Macorís. It’s on the southern coast of the Dominican Republic, around two hours from where I live, and I visit every once in a while, to gawk at all the lovely early 20th century architecture and have seafood in one of the restaurants at the river’s edge. Travel inland and you’ll find sprawling cane fields and sugar mills dating back to the 19th century. 4—Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? I would definitely join her in a shopping expedition around town. Especially if Sebastian’s paying! 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Protective, stubborn, dependable….

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 Angela M. Sanders! Writes: I write cozy mysteries loaded with atmosphere, humor, and magic. My latest series, the Witch Way Librarian mysteries, features librarian Josie Way, who fled the Library of Congress for podunk Wilfred, Oregon. In Wilfred, not only did she find a new home in the servants’ quarters of a Victorian mansion-turned-library, but she also discovered that books talked to her—and that was only the beginning. With the help of her black cat Rodney and a cast of quirky townspeople, her newly discovered lineage as a powerful witch with a yen for justice has blossomed. About: I love vintage crime novels, 1930s movies, thunderstorms, gardenias, icy martinis, and gothic architecture. If I have a gift outside of storytelling, it’s the ability to root out good stuff at thrift stores. That and reading tarot cards. I’m still working on fulfilling my dream of becoming Nancy Drew, although my ancient Corolla falls way short of her roadster and my skill with morse code needs…

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 Darci Hannah!   Writes: I cut my teeth writing Scottish historical fiction, but now I’m indulging my passion for cozy mysteries by writing the Beacon Bakeshop Mystery Series. My third book in the series, MURDER AT THE BLUEBERRY FESTIVAL, will be out on July 26th. What is a cozy mystery you ask? To me it’s a lot like visiting a favorite, welcoming, happy place. I set my cozy mystery series in the beautiful yet fictitious lakeside village of Beacon Harbor, Michigan. It’s such a delightful place that I (and hopefully readers) want to visit it again and again. The characters in cozy mysteries can be a bit quirky, but often they’re a hoot. They’re they type of people you want to hang out with and invite to dinner, because you know the conversations are going to be entertaining. I love writing feisty, interesting, and endearing protagonists. I also delight in giving them a host of interesting family and friends who both challenge and help…

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 Gabby Allan! Writes: One of my favorite things in life is that I get to have an absolute blast bringing readers the blend of RomCozies – traditional murder mysteries with a rom com twist that’s sure to make you laugh and sigh in delight, all while trying to figure out whodunnit. Hopefully not before me since that would ruin the fun or our race to the finish! About: Just to give you a little taste––island life, chaos, golf carts galore, and tricky murderers fill my head as I do my best to bring laughter, escape, and a story that makes you forget to make dinner and/or go to bed on time. I used to enjoy long walks on the beach, but since I’m now living in the middle of Pennsylvania they’re no longer as accessible as when I lived in California. Now my life is mostly filled with recapturing those long-gone times on the page and praying my curly hair won’t completely go rogue…

For me, the spice of life is good food and trying new things. The author I’m interviewing today brings both of those experiences to the table—and it’s a table loaded with good recipes and fantastic writing. Yum! Like many mystery readers, Lucy Burdette caught my eye with her hit Key West Food Critic Mystery series. Her character’s growth is fully developed and insightful, not to mention she’s got a drop-dead gorgeous setting and recipes! (Did I already say yum?) To top that off, she’s willing to step off the ledge and go for something new—dark even and utterly fantastic. As a book critic, I know what I like, and I love her new endeavor into the thriller category. Take a chance, enjoy another great Key West Food Critic cozy mystery with A DISH TO DIE FOR– and then go for not an edge of your seat suspense, but a narrow escape from the edge of the dock spine chiller in her UNSAFE HAVEN crime thriller. It’s a leap you will love!   Kym: Hi Lucy, welcome to the Cozy Corner! Lucy: Thanks so much for the invitation!   Kym: You have two books releasing within a couple weeks of each…