As part of our countdown to Readers & ‘ritas 2018, our Meet the Author interviews help you get to know the authors joining us in Texas on November 9-11. Read on to get acquainted with JoAnna Grace, and purchase your ticket to meet her in person at Readers & ‘ritas! Pitch us your newest book in one sentence. Be sure to include the book title. DIVIDED WE FALL leads readers deep into the dark, tortured mind of Tyrone, a leopard shape-shifter, as he battles the beast within to conquer his surrounding enemies. If you could meet one of your characters in real life, who would you choose and what would you do? I would love to meet Amilynn from The Blake Pride series. We could spend a day at the gun range letting her teach some mad skills. Then hop on out to the dance floor and have some fun. And, honestly, I would love to pet a leopard without fear of being catnip. LOL. Ryse, from Divine Chronicles is a close second…and I would make Avery not like me very much. What gets your creative juices flowing when you’re brainstorming a new story? Reading, music, or travel! It amazes…

As part of our countdown to Readers & ‘ritas 2018, our Meet the Author interviews help you get to know the authors joining us in Texas on November 9-11. Read on to get acquainted with New York Times bestselling fantasy romance author C.L. Wilson, and purchase your ticket to meet her in person at Readers & ‘ritas! Pitch us your newest book in one sentence. In THE SEA KING, love wars with duty when a gorgeous, sea-mage prince sent to woo and wed a powerful weathermage princess finds himself inexplicably drawn to the weakest of three magical sisters, a woman whose secret, true magic is a legendary power that shocks them all, but when pirates steal away the three princesses, Dilys must race against time and draw upon all the vast power of the oceans to rescue his beloved. If you could meet one of your characters in real life, who would you choose and what would you do? I’d probably choose to meet Rain Tairen Soul and go flying on tairen-back and visit the Fading Lands, especially the gorgeous white and gold city, Dharsa (the Fey capital), the enchanting woodland city Elverial, and the ivory towers of Kreppes…and maybe…

As part of our countdown to Readers & ‘ritas 2018, our Meet the Author interviews help you get to know the authors joining us in Texas on November 9-11. Read on to get acquainted with USA Today bestselling author Sherry Thomas, and purchase your ticket to meet her in person at Readers & ‘ritas! Pitch us your newest book in one sentence. In THE HOLLOW OF FEAR, when the man she loves is accused of murder, Charlotte Holmes, Lady Sherlock, goes undercover to learn the truth. If you could meet one of your characters in real life, who would you choose and what would you do? Most definitely Iolanthe Seabourne, the powerful elemental mage from the Elemental trilogy, my YA fantasy. And I would ask her to please bring down a thunderbolt, while summoning all the other four elements, too! What gets your creative juices flowing when you’re brainstorming a new story? Alas, nothing. My ideas come very slowly and usually at the cost of a lot of words thrown away. Which part of Readers & ‘ritas are you most excited about?  Brownies? I become a dessert fiend when I leave my house, and conference lunches often have brownies. 😀 And…

As part of our countdown to Readers & ‘ritas 2018, our Meet the Author interviews help you get to know the authors joining us in Texas on November 9-11. Read on to get acquainted with A.S. Fenichel, and purchase your ticket to meet her in person at Readers & ‘ritas! Pitch us your newest book in one sentence. In A LADY’S ESCAPE, Millie’s first assignment with the Everton Domestic Society is to find the Duke of Middleton a wife, but when she succeeds it will break both of their hearts. If you could meet one of your characters in real life, who would you choose and what would you do? Markus from A LADY’S HONOR. It took me many years to gain enough courage to write about losing a spouse. I’d like to sit and talk and maybe apologize for hurting him so. What gets your creative juices flowing when you’re brainstorming a new story? The best is when some writer friends get together and start tossing ideas back and forth. One can lead to the next and then the magic happens. Which part of Readers & ‘ritas are you most excited about?  Having lunch with the readers. I’ve never…

As part of our countdown to Readers & ‘ritas 2018, our Meet the Author interviews help you get to know the authors joining us in Texas on November 9-11. Read on to get acquainted with Mika Jolie, and purchase your ticket to meet her in person at Readers & ‘ritas! Pitch us your newest book in one sentence. LAYLA’S CHANCE which is appearing in the Reckless anthology, releasing on November 8, is a May December Fling-to-Forever steamy novel between a lawyer and a hot bearded rock star. If you could meet one of your characters in real life, who would you choose and what would you do? This isn’t a fair question. LOL. I’d have to say Chance from LAYLA’S CHANCE. I’d love to sit down with him and just vibe. Dean is a close second. I think he and I would laugh all day. What gets your creative juices flowing when you’re brainstorming a new story? Music for sure. Usually there’s a song that resonates with the WIP I’m working on. Typically, I’ll put that song on repeat. Which part of Readers & ‘ritas are you most excited about?  Last year was such an awesome experience. My favorite part…

As part of our countdown to Readers & ‘ritas 2018, our Meet the Author interviews help you get to know the authors joining us in Texas on November 9-11. Read on to get acquainted with Shannon K. Butcher, and purchase your ticket to meet her in person at Readers & ‘ritas! Pitch us your newest book in one sentence. Be sure to include the book title. BLOOD BOND, book 10 of the Sentinel Wars, is about Justice—a lonely woman with no past—finding her future in the arms of a man who both terrifies and intrigues her. If you could meet one of your characters in real life, who would you choose and what would you do? I’d want to hang out with Winnifred Archer, my socially awkward, nerdy heroine from the anthology THE SECRET SHE KEEPS, because she’s my people. We’d probably hang out at her favorite coffee shop and talk about modern day storytelling and character generation. What gets your creative juices flowing when you’re brainstorming a new story? Usually, music is the thing that starts the ball rolling for me. It’s so emotional, which is the way I like to write. Once I have an idea for how…

As part of our countdown to Readers & ‘ritas 2018, our Meet the Author interviews help you get to know the authors joining us in Texas on November 9-11. Read on to get acquainted with USA Today bestselling author Erin Bedford, and purchase your ticket to meet her in person at Readers & ‘ritas! Pitch us your newest book in one sentence. My newest book WITCHING ON A STAR is a mix of Harry Potter meets Mean Girls. You’ll be magically swept away by the hilarity! If you could meet one of your characters in real life, who would you choose and what would you do? I’d want to meet Cheshire S. Cat from The Underground series because reasons. 😉 What gets your creative juices flowing when you’re brainstorming a new story? I watch a lot of music videos, especially when trying to put together a new story. Which part of Readers & ‘ritas are you most excited about?  I’m really excited to meet all the other authors and readers from the area. I’m always thrilled to find new authors to read and get input from readers. Of course finding new readers is a plus. We’re all romantics here, so we…

As part of our countdown to Readers & ‘ritas 2018, our Meet the Author interviews help you get to know the authors joining us in Texas on November 9-11. Read on to get acquainted with Kishan Paul, and purchase your ticket to meet her in person at Readers & ‘ritas! Pitch us your newest book in one sentence. A mother risks everything to save her son while a man risks everything to protect her. If you could meet one of your characters in real life, who would you choose and what would you do? I would love to meet Alisha, the main character in my The Second Wife series. She both inspires and fascinates me at the same time. I would love to just hang out with her at her ranch. Maybe we could have tea, meet her family, hang out with the animals in her orchard, anything she would want to do. What gets your creative juices flowing when you’re brainstorming a new story? Music is a major source of inspiration for me. I have always found myself moved by the emotions embedded in the lyrics, in the singer’s inflections, and the melody. Sometimes, all it takes is a single…

As part of our countdown to Readers & ‘ritas 2018, our Meet the Author interviews help you get to know the authors joining us in Texas on November 9-11. Read on to get acquainted with Deborah LeBlanc, and purchase your ticket to meet her in person at Readers & ‘ritas! Pitch us your newest book in one sentence. Nonie Broussard, a closet medium who works at her family’s funeral home (which she hates), joins a gaggle of misfit paranormal investigators and finds herself with ghosts who insist on following her home in TOE TO TOE. If you could meet one of your characters in real life, who would you choose and what would you do? The character I would choose would be Tawana Batiste from A HOUSE DIVIDED, and what I would do is tell her to buck up and get with the program! What gets your creative juices flowing when you’re brainstorming a new story? The most important thing that gets my creative juices flowing is a perfect book title and finding pictures of the main characters. Which part of Readers & ‘ritas are you most excited about?  I look forward to meeting all the readers who are coming…

As part of our countdown to Readers & ‘ritas 2018, our Meet the Author interviews help you get to know the authors joining us in Texas on November 9-11. Read on to get acquainted with Guest of Honor and New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster, and purchase your ticket to meet her in person at Readers & ‘ritas! Pitch us your newest book in one sentence. DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION: Alpha man and take-charge woman work together while danger looms and sexual chemistry explodes. If you could meet one of your characters in real life, who would you choose and what would you do? Brodie, from DRIVEN TO DISTRACTION, because he’s my new fave alpha who’s also crazy sexy, loves his family and animals, and is cocky to the extreme. I’d sit in the local bar, Freddie’s, and chat him up about life and his no-holds-barred perspectives on what’s right and wrong. What gets your creative juices flowing when you’re brainstorming a new story? My favorite part of any of my stories is the hero. I love, respect, and admire good men and enjoy “listening” as they tell me their stories so I can get them written. Which part of Readers…