1–What is the title of your latest release? WITCH IN RETROGRADE released January 2022. 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? 49-year-old Police Detective and witch, Sarah Jane Prentice, navigates life without her husband as she faces a serial killer in her town, a nosy spirit guide, and the loss of her magic. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? Originally, I had the book set in Atlanta, but quickly realized its been more than 25 years since I lived there, and cities change so much. Placing it in California, specifically Silicon Valley gave me a great opportunity to share what I’ve learned living here for the past 10 years. I’ve really grown to love the area and setting is a character unto itself, so I’m excited about presenting it that way. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Absolutely. I like her a lot. Which is important to me as a writer because I intend to spend a lot of time with her in the future. 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Smart, determined, no nonsense and loving. I know, I know that’s four. LOL 6–What’s something you…

1–What is the title of your latest release? BARGAINING FOR THE BARRISTER, a Matchmaking Mama Romance book 1 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Louisa Cox is tired of fortune hunters pursuing her dowry. So when a league of matronly matchmakers offers to find her an eligible suitor, Louisa eagerly accepts. Paul, the man who is selected to be her future husband, is a complete stranger. But he has one thing in his favor: he is unaware of her fortune. Bargaining for the Barrister is a Regency Romance with an abundance of humor and heart.   3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I fell in love with images of a castle in Yorkshire during my research (stalk me on Pinterest to see my saved pins!) and knew I had to set a story in the same countryside.   4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Absolutely! Louisa radiates positive energy. She can see the bright side of any situation. Everyone needs a Louisa in their life.   5–What are three words that describe your hero? Selfless, loyal, determined   6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I learned…

A trio of real-life personages followed by fictional characters who illumine a dramatic period of British history – the abdication of King Edward VI – make up this month’s selection of historical fiction.   We begin with THE GOLDEN PRINCE by Rebecca Dean. Seventeen-year-old Prince Edward is already chafing at the stifling role he’s being pressed into, feeling unloved by the disciplinarian father he can never please and his cool and unsympathetic mother.  When a car accident makes him an unexpected house guest at Snowberry Manor, he is brought into the “ordinary,” less complicated world of the Houghton sisters, granddaughters of Lord May of Snowberry.  Free for once to just be himself, he’s particularly drawn to Lilly, the talented and artistic youngest daughter, who is equally drawn to him.  Soon the two fall headlong into love.  Dean adds layers to her story by including the lives of Lilly’s sisters: Rose, the suffragette and journalist who wants to avoid romantic entanglements; Marigold, a “fast” girl interested in men, parties and high society, and Iris, who longs only for a home and family of her own with the man she loves.  But much as Lilly brings out the best in Edward, can…

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 Greta Rose West! Writes: Greta writes Small-town Western romance, but it ain’t sweet! Wisper, Wyoming may be a fictional small town, but once you get there, you’ll never wanna leave. About: Internationally Bestselling author, Greta Rose West, enjoys long walks on the beach and seriously manly cowboys with bulging muscles and hurt hearts, looking for their one true loves in all the wrong places. She also enjoys lemon macarons so very much more than she should. She’s a boy mom to a twenty-year-old smart aleck, and her cat is her soul mate. Please don’t tell her husband. The Ideal reader for the first book in the Cade Ranch series, BURNED, should love: Romantic Suspense Grumpy heroes Forced Proximity tropes Alpha cowboys and Feisty heroines Nail-biting suspense Small-town stories with little old ladies who fight hard for their adopted sons and who don’t take any bull from those boys And Greta’s ideal reader should love STEAM—explicitly described and deliciously sexy! What to expect if we’re compatible: You should expect to…

“The house still isn’t for sale.” Melanie’s gaze strayed toward the stairs. “Look, why don’t we go somewhere to sit down and have a cup of coffee to discuss this? My feet hurt.” I knew there had to be another reason she wanted to leave. Melanie’s feet would have to be bleeding and on fire for her to say that wearing heels had been a bad idea. “There’s no discussion,” Beau said. “I own this house and it isn’t for sale.” I tilted my head back to look him in the eyes. “Well, the MLS says differently. And I’m calling my agent right now to make an offer.” Before he could respond, Jolene said, “There’s an adorable café right down the street, on Burgundy.” “Is it vegan?” Beau asked. “Assuming Nola still prefers cardboard to real food.” “I’m sure I can find something,” I said, less annoyed than I should have been. He’d remembered something about me that wasn’t pitiful. Which probably meant that he could recall more about me than I would have liked, but at least that part was from an earlier time, before the worst parts. “Fine,” I said. “But I’m not changing my mind.” Melanie practically…

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 J.L. Lora! Writes: She writes contemporary and romantic suspense stories about people who are not all bad or all good but 100% real. Her stories explore the dark side of good characters, people living in the gray areas of life while playing the cards life has dealt them. Her characters fall in love hard and fight through many obstacles–including themselves–on their way to their HEA. About: J.L. is a Dominican-American author and loves strong heroines and their equally powerful Men. You can find her pursuing her dream of writing compelling, sexy, can’t-put-down stories about empowered, badass alpha heroines and take-your-breath-away alpha heroes   What I’m looking for in my ideal reader match: My ideal reader match for my latest book, SOME DAYS, must love… A strong, independent heroine. A hot hero with a save-the-world complex. Intricate subplots that deal with heavy subjects. Sass and sarcasm. Insane chemistry between protagonists. Push and pull in the relationship.   What to expect if we’re compatible: You’ll want…

I’m curious about the world these Dangerous Damsels stories take place in. Is it a real time and place in history, but with a magical twist? Or is it set in some alternate, yet similar to our own, world? It’s real Victorian England, with the twist that a magical incantation was discovered many years before and a small group of people have access to it. Despite the fantasy element, the general setting is firmly established in historical reality – and yet, I also had to consider what that reality might look like under the circumstances of pirates in flying houses!   How does the Wisteria Society crime sorority of the first book in this series compare to The League of Gentlewomen Witches? The Wisteria Society and the Wicken League are remarkably similar to each other, although they would not agree with this. Both groups make claims in a decidedly resolute manner (ie, using guns, sharpened hat pins, and snubbing each other at parties) as to their superiority, but the fact is, even these powerful and dangerous magic-wielding women still find themselves conforming to the essential norms of Victorian culture. I’m interested in showing how women in a prevailingly patriarchal environment…

1–What is the title of your latest release? My new book is called SADIE ON A PLATE.   2–What is it about? Sadie’s at her lowest point both professionally and personally after being fired from her job as a chef by her ex-boyfriend/boss (yep, bad decision). So when she gets the chance to compete on popular reality cooking show Chef Supreme, she hopes it’ll be just the boost she and her career need. Her optimism spikes when she has a great, romantic meet-cute with this guy Luke on the plane that turns into a whirlwind date… except when she turns up to set the next day, she learns with horror that he’s the new judge on the show. If they can’t keep their feelings for each other secret, she’ll get kicked off the show. But how long can they tamp down the heat between them before the pot boils over?   3–What do you love about the setting of your book?  I’m obsessed with reality cooking shows, especially Top Chef, so creating the set for a fictional Top Chef-esque reality show was so much fun! I loved imagining the fancy kitchen gadgets, stocked pantry, and the one singular ice cream…

1–What is the title of your latest release? THE QUEEN’S MAN is out March 15. 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? After years of longing, a change in power may allow Queen Giabella of Athawick to finally act on her feelings for her longtime secretary, Dashiell Talbot. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? The series, Regency Royals, is about a fictional royal family who come to London to match the eldest daughter for political purposes. So the first two books take place in London, the final three in the island country of Athawick. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Giabella is smart and kind and progressive, she’d be awesome to hang out with! 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Serious, responsible, smoking hot 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I’m not sure I really learned anything. I’ve been doing this for a long time, so I’m pretty solid in my writing and with my settings. I did love writing an older couple though (both over 50). 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I edit after I draft….

1–What is the title of your latest release? COLD CLAY: A Shady Hollow Mystery. It’s book 2 in the series. 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? We call it “Animal Crossing + Knives Out”. Imagine a charming murder mystery, but all the characters just happen to be animals. And before you ask, no, they’re not for kids. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? We made up the town of Shady Hollow because we thought it would be a fun place for us to explore. It’s sort of the perfect, old-fashioned small town. Plus, there’s no computers or internet in our world! 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? We would definitely meet Vera for coffee at Joe’s Mug and hang out in Nevermore Books. 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Orville Braun, our police bear, is brave, hard-working, and honest. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? We learned that our detective thinks best when she’s drinking coffee or eating delicious food, which is why a lot of it appears in our books. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done?…