What is the title of your latest release? HELL OF AN ANGEL   What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Gideon’s a warrior half-angel. He keeps humanity safe on the daily – and spends his nights working his way through willing females around the world. Evangeline’s a powerless dark angel with a target on her back. Despite a meet-hate, Eva & Gideon decide there’s something in it for both of them to team up and prevent the end of the world. Do they plan to fall in love while fighting demons (him) and flirting with mermen (her)? Of course not. Do they anyway? You’ll have to read to find out!   How did you decide where your book was going to take place? The characters in this book are basically on a magical scavenger hunt that takes them all over the world. I pulled places that were mythologically relevant (and super fun) such as Greek islands, Turkish pools, and a French cemetery.   Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? You bet! She led a very buttoned-down life in Hell, trying to stay under the radar prior to the beginning of the book. Evangeline is now…

1–What is the title of your latest release? THE EX SPY WHO MAYBE LOVED ME   2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book?  What happens when your off-the-charts hot, one-night stand…shows up at your office? Find out in this small-town rom-com with a buttoned-up STEM heroine and a hero who was a spy until 4 days ago!   3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place?  This is book 2 in my Swan Cove series. Book 1 features a small-town mayor, so the first requirement for the setting was, yup, a small town (fictional, based on Camden, Maine). I wanted it on the coast because I love the beach and writing about it every night helps me survive until my next trip. I already had a small-town series (Bad Boys Gone Good) on the Oregon coast. Going to the opposite side of the country felt like a good way to keep it fresh for my readers.   4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life?  Maybe? She loves musicals, like I do, but she is super obsessed with her molecular genetics research and in all honesty, most of that (while awesome) goes right…

IMPERFECT ANGEL Copyright © 2022 Christi Barth Excerpt with Permission from Entangled   “A sob caught in the back of her throat. Tears slowly rolled down her face. Hellfire. Weren’t women supposed to like honesty? His intent was to make her feel better. How’d it backfire so massively? “What’d I say?” “Everything.” She hitched in a ragged breath. Then another. “You got everything across. Which is why I’m crying. Why I’ve been crying. I’m terrified.” “I’m glued to your side now. Nothing gets past me. You don’t need to be scared of dying.” It was a slight exaggeration. Reassurance, though, seemed the obvious, necessary remedy right now. Was he going to have to hug her after all, to get her to calm down? “Not of dying. Well, of course that’s terrifying, but I’m crying because it’s too much to take in. How can the fate of the world rest on my shoulders?” Rhys was genuinely confused. He’d explained it. “Because your uncle chose you as his successor.” “Not the logistics of it. Which, yes, weird enough that a few drops of blood and DNA kicked this whole thing into gear.” Maisy thudded her fist against her chest. “I’m nothing special….

It can be fun to flirt. And when you know it can’t go anywhere, it can be a little more fun. You can just let loose because there’s no chance you can blow it. That’s how TEMPTING THE PRINCE starts. Two people who absolutely know they can’t ever be together, sharing a fun night. #spoiler – they do get together! #spoiler – happy ending guaranteed! So here’s a peek at an average American pushing the envelope with her *actual* Prince Charming… *** Mallory couldn’t tell if the bar was nice because everything in Moncriano’s capital was both ancient and charming–or because her bodyguard had chosen very, very carefully where to bring the princess’s sister to get wasted. Because that was, indeed, her entire plan for the night. Drink. Eat a pretzel the size of her head. Maybe flirt with the semi-hot guy who’d been eying her from the corner. Except that flirting would require conversation. That conversation. Because every conversation she’d had with a stranger since returning to the country followed the same lines: How are you? You’re so brave. What’s the princess really like? If she wasn’t fine, she wouldn’t be out at a bar, would she? As for…

Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-ReaderMatch” where we introduce you to authors as a reader you may fall in love with. It’s our great pleasure to present USA Today bestselling author Christi Barth! Writes: I’ve written over thirty smart & sassy rom-coms. What do they all have in common? They’re heavy on friendships, bromance, banter, flirting and swoony, big romantic gestures. My Sexy Misadventures of Royals series kicked off with an average American woman who discovered she was a missing European princess. Kelsey didn’t want to be a princess and leave her life behind. Fitting in to a new country—and a new family—was only survivable by, well, falling for her bodyguard. Ruling The Princess is the next book in the series (stand-alone, I promise!). Princess Genevieve is blindsided when her royal purse strings are cut. Lord Theo is thrilled with the opportunity to get revenge on the royally spoiled princess. They only stop fighting when he kisses her… About: Ridiculously happily married author seeks a reader who enjoys snappy banter that’ll make you snort-laugh your wine, over-the-top romance that makes your heart flutter, and doesn’t mind staying up waaaaay past bedtime to finish binging a…

One of the most frequently asked questions of authors is where do you get your ideas? I hate to be the one to break it to you, but. . . there’s no such thing as a magic idea tree. However, every once in a while, we can backpedal to the moment that inspiration sparked. So today I get to tell you exactly how I got the idea for my Unexpectedly Royal series. I’m a huge musical theatre fan. After all, I performed in shows for more than a decade, from Guys & Dolls to Phantom. So for my birthday a couple of years ago, we did a theatre trip to NYC. We saw The Play That Goes Wrong – hilarious! – and Anastasia. Originally we had tickets for Bandstand, but sadly it closed two weeks before we went. (Don’t worry, I get to see it in March!) I frantically had to scrape up replacement tickets and landed on Anastasia. No, I wasn’t a crazed fan of the original Disney movie. But I am a sucker for the Anastasia Romanov legend, as well as all things royalty-related. And Disney has proven that they know how to throw money at a Broadway…

Who here likes the idea of a first date? A hot guy choosing you, the thrill of maybe a new outfit, flutters of anticipation… Okay, now who likes the reality of a first date? The stomach-clenching worry of boring him/him boring you, realizing you can’t afford a new outfit (especially if he turns out to be a dud), the angst of deciding if you can go ahead and order an appetizer and dessert, or if he’ll think you’re a gold-digger trying to test the buoyancy of his bank account…. Let’s face it, first dates can be scary. And more like filling out a job application than establishing a personal connection. You run down a list of questions: age, college, major, job, etc. These things are necessary. They’re also about as romantic as a bouquet of plungers. And when it comes to a book, and the main characters methodically covering those bullet points? Not exactly a page turner. In UP TO ME, the first book in my new Shore Secrets trilogy, the hero and heroine skip the first date. They share their first kiss on a hotel staircase the night they meet. And the next day, Gray discovers he can’t date…