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1–What is the title of your latest release? FORGETTING TO REMEMBER 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Forgetting to Remember—richly embroidered with historical detail and heartbreaking conflict—is  time travel novel that takes place in London in both 1947 and 1867. It’s a story of art, magic, and survival, wrapped in a love that defies time. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place?...

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1–What is the title of your latest release? MONSTERS WE HAVE MADE 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Suspenseful and thoughtful, Monsters We Have Made explores the aftermath of a terrible, mysterious crime, examines the way that dreams and fictions shape our lives, and affirms the enduring power of even the most complicated familial bonds. Come for the monsters, stay for the love story! 3–How did you decide w...

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Hello! My name is Whitney Overland, and I’d love to show you around my hometown of Covington, Wisconsin. As you can see, our quaint town is nestled on the shore of Lake Covington among the tall pines and white birch trees of the Northwoods. Tourists from all over the place visit our little hamlet for the many year-round outdoor activities and our eclectic shops and eateries. All around the lake, there are family-owned resorts with cabins and co...

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Pirates are having a pop culture moment, 300 years after the Golden Age of Pirates. My debut historical novel, IF THE TIDE TURNS—a true forbidden love story between real-life pirate Sam Bellamy and a suspected witch named Maria—inspired a surprising fusion with another pop culture sensation: Taylor Swift.   May I present, If the Tide Turns (Taylor’s Version)   Song 1: “ . . . Ready For It” by Taylor Swift The prologue of If the Ti...

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Maire Hennessy squinted against the bright October sun as she drove down the quiet Iowa county road. The fields were filled with the stubbled remains of the fall harvest and stripped bare by heavy-billed grackles and beady-eyed blackbirds eating their fill before the cold weather set in. It made her a little sad. Winter would be coming soon, unrelenting and unforgiving. That morning, she had packed up her girls and Kryngle, their four-year-old Sh...

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Book Title:  THE EARL’S CINDERELLA COUNTESS Character Name:  Eleanor (Ella) St. Aubin   How would you describe your family or your childhood?  Hello! I am so pleased to be invited there today.  My childhood was lovely—until my darling mother died.  My father was the vicar of a small village, next to the Earl of Fleetwood’s grand estate, and my mother was the heart of everything.  She ran our home and made it beautiful, was belove...

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1–What is the title of your latest release? HUNTED HOTSHOT HERO 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Hotshot firefighter Rory VanDam is in danger and not just from the saboteur targeting his hotshot team but also from an ambitious reporter determined to uncover the truth about him.  Brittney Townsend finds more than a story with Rory; she finds danger and passion. 3–How did you decide where your book was going...

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Cedar River, Texas is a boring little town on the outskirts of Austin where nothing ever happens. Well, there was that big bank robbery back in the fifties, but that was before my time. It’s just far enough away from civilization to be surrounded by bucolic ranches and, of course, the Garza’s dairy farm (they have the best ice cream in the county) but is close enough that any day now it might be gobbled up by the “Big City,” as folks from...

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1–What is the title of your latest release? Angus Brodie and Mikaela Forsythe Murder Mystery Book 7 – A DEADLY DECEPTION 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Two people in a most unusual relationship.  Parliament, the heart of British law and authority.  A deadly plot.  Hundreds of people will die unless it can be stopped. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? A DEADLY DECEPTION  �...

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1–What is the title of your latest release? MAYA’S LAWS OF LOVE! 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A young woman who has always been unlucky in love may have finally met the love of her life… while on the way to her own wedding. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I visited Pakistan in 2020 for the first time after 15 years, and while being there it fed my diaspora soul in ways ...

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Fresh Pick | NO PROPER LADY by Isabel Cooper
Fresh Pick / October 2, 2011

September 2011 On Sale: September 1, 2011 Featuring: Joan; Simon 345 pages ISBN: 1402259522 EAN: 9781402259524 Paperback $6.99  Add to Wish List Romance Historical, Romance Paranormal Buy at Amazon.com Change of seasons, or a change of times? No Proper Lady by Isabel Cooper It’s Terminator meets My Fair Lady in this fascinating debut of black magic and brilliant ball gowns, martial arts, and mysticism. England, 1888. The tree...

Spooktacular Blog Events and Read-A-Thons in October
Blog-o-sphere / October 2, 2011

Howdy Y’all! It truly is the most Spooktacular Time of year in the blogsphere! Every year around this time the blogsphere explodes with ton of activities. So without further ado…. Read-A-Thons What is the 24 Hour Read-a-thon? It’s sort of a reading challenge, only everyone participates at the same time. For 24 hours, we read books, post in our blogs about our reading, and visit other readers’ blogs. We also participate in mi...

Shirin Dubbin | A Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Date
Author Guest / October 2, 2011

Every time I tell this story jaws drop. I’ve been accused of making it up but my imagination runs closer to hot guys with swords, life sucking nightmares or fairytales in the modern world. I’m not good with covert perverts. I met him in Whole Foods—I now realize I’d confused organic food with wholesome men. He seemed lovely, though, a little pudgier than I like but with mocha skin and dark curly hair. Newly single an...

Spotlight on Kristen Painter
Author Spotlight / September 29, 2011

Welcome to The House of Comarré BLOOD RIGHTS 9/27 FLESH AND BLOOD November BAD BLOOD December BLOOD RIGHTS “Prophecy, curses, and devilish machination combine for a spellbinding debut of dark romance and pulse-pounding adventure.” – Library Journal, starred review “Passion and murder, vampires and courtesans – original and un-put-downable.” – Patricia Briggs Visit Kristen Painter Service Is Her...

Jerri Corgiat | When “Gentle Fiction” Feeds the Soul…
Author Guest / September 29, 2011

I’ve been thinking about the economy and war and my son and entertainment-market trends. Hang in there with me; I’ll tie this together. Just recently, I read this article that said, because of the Depression-Which-Must-Not-Be-Named, Hollywood has been finding success in adventure-escapist-fare such as this past summer’s spate of movies based on comic book heroes. Not much later, I spoke with my former print editor. She...

Sandra Hill | Looking For New Books
Author Guest / September 28, 2011

Do you ever get into a reading slump where, despite your teetering TBR pile, there’s not a single book that seems to interest you? Do you ever panic when there’s no “good” book waiting for you to read, or resume reading? Do you ever walk through a bookstore aisle and see nothing that calls to you? That’s where I am at the present time. I’m all caught up on my favorites: Mary Balogh, Beverly Lewis, Sus...

Spotlight: NYT best seller Dianna Love
Author Spotlight / September 27, 2011

Did you find your SOULMATE?  Do you know how to look for him? According to Plato, at one time, humans had two heads, four arms and four legs.  If that wasn’t scary enough these humans supposedly had great power. So great that Zeus and the other gods feared their strength.  The next thing everyone knew, those humans had a plan to climb to heaven so they could take over. That got everyone’s togas in a wad.  Zeus told his b...

Mia Marlowe | Reading the “Wrong Sort of Book”
Author Guest / September 27, 2011

I’m always interested in how what we read changes how we think about things. Unfortunately for my hero in A DUKE FOR ALL SEASONS, he’s been reading the wrong sort of book. It’s called A Gentleman’s Guide to Keeping a Mistress and even though he has four different mistresses a year, Sebastian hasn’t found happiness following the guide’s precepts. At the beginning of every chapter of A DUKE FOR ALL SEAS...

Mary Campisi | Name Your Hero
Author Guest / September 26, 2011

People often wonder why I write in different genres. The answer is simple — it relaxes me. When I’m working on a contemporary romance or women’s fiction, the tone is usually heavier, the issues more complex, and there’s invariably a moral dilemma that’s ambiguous. My brain is tired when I finally type the end. I love the work, love the process and the results, but I need time to play…or in other words...

Fresh Pick | BLAMELESS by Gail Carriger
Fresh Pick / September 25, 2011

Parasol Protectorate #3September 2011 On Sale: September 1, 2010 Featuring: Alexia Tarabotti; Lord Maccon; Lord Akeldama 355 pages ISBN: 0316074152 EAN: 9780316074155 Mass Market Paperback $7.99  Add to Wish List Romance Paranormal, Fantasy SteampunkBuy at Amazon.com Horror / Conference week. What we’re reading and enjoying… Blameless by Gail Carriger A novel of Vampires, Werewolves and Templars Quitting her husbandR...