1–What is the title of your latest release? GAME ON 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Gamer Samara “ReyofSun” Reynolds calls out Artemis Games’ flagship game for problematic content. Brining receipts, she challenges them to do better. CEO Aron Galanis takes up that challenge then makes Samara an offer she can’t refuse – affect change on the inside. Adversaries become allies then become friends, and common ground could lead to something more. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I’m a native Atlantan, so I like to set all my books in my hometown. We have a great diversity of neighborhoods here. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? I would absolutely hang out with Samara and her friends! 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Actually, I can use the same words to describe Aron and Samara: smart, passionate, and dedicated. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? On a personal level, I learned that you can write alone but not in a vacuum; that struggling can be more than simple writer’s block; and it’s okay to ask for help. 7–Do you edit as you draft or…

1–What is the title of your latest release? LAST CALL AT THE LOCAL 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Opposites attract when a free-spirited American singer-songwriter with ADHD teams up with a charming Irishman with OCD to revitalize his family’s pub. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? Our hero, Jack, is the brother of the hero of my second book, Luck and Last Resorts, so I really had no choice when I decided to write a book about him! 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Absolutely. Raine is bubbly, fun, musical, and the sweetest friend you could ask for! 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Irish, tattooed, cat dad 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I did a LOT of research on OCD for this one. The most fascinating information I learned was about how Exposure Response Prevention Therapy works. It is incredibly intense, challenging, and unorthodox at times, but highly effective. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? Edit as I draft! 8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? Extra toasty Cheez-Itz. I can’t say it’s really a “foodie”…

1–What is the title of your latest release? HOUSEBROKE 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Down on her luck divorcee meets guy who renovates houses. They move in together in a mutually beneficial relationship that doesn’t involve sex. In the beginning anyway. And there are multiple rescue dogs! 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I wanted HEA, humidity and sunshine with occasional storms and lots of pretty houses near the ocean. Florida just seemed like a good idea. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Of course. By the time I finish a book I know everything there is to know about my characters. We could definitely hang out and have long talks. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Independent. Caring. Determined. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I learned a lot about rescue dogs, though I’ve always had rescue dogs of my own. But the process of fostering a rescue dog is quite different. And it’s hard to let them go! 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I don’t edit the book until I’ve finished it, though…

1–What is the title of your latest release? TRADING PLACES 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? After a bet is made, a socialite and a mechanic swap lives in this modern twist on TRADING PLACES. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? This was a hard decision! I picked the beautiful, historic city of Alexandria. This setting is one of the wealthiest cities in Virginia and where there is money, there are neighborhoods without money. With the surrounding area of Washington D.C., the landscape of privileged versus underprivileged kept drawing me back to this place. It was also important to choose a location with a downtown to serve as a central area with opportunities for the two main characters to run into each other. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Yes! I would hang out with Lexi North in real life. Knowing her character, I don’t think first impressions are the full story. Like anyone I hang out with, I love people who bring a fresh point of view to my life. She would have no problem helping me pick out the perfect shoe and I think we would…

1–What is the title of your latest release? THE BOOK CLUB HOTEL 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Three friends check into a historic Vermont Inn for their annual book club meet up and discover that their own story has as many twists as the book they are reading! 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I wanted a cosy winter setting where my three friends could snuggle indoors and talk books, and where better than Vermont? It offers snow, and plenty of small-town charm which was perfect for my story. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Most definitely! 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Loyal, fun, brave. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? That I really need to persuade some of my friends to take a book club vacation in Vermont. I can’t think of anything more perfect to do in real life. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I edit as I go along. If I’ve taken a wrong turn I don’t want to wait until the end to discover it. 8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence?…

Book Title: BRYNN AND SEBASTIAN HATE EACH OTHER Character Name: Sebastian Sudworth   How would you describe your family or your childhood? Huh. You don’t waste any time, do you? Just diving right on in. Okay, let’s see. Family…childhood…I mean, it was fine, I guess. Better than some, certainly. I grew up all over the place, owing to my dad being a diplomat, of sorts. I’m the youngest of three boys, and we were brought up to love baseball and America and to look for opportunities to fulfill our civic duties. I wouldn’t say my mother was exactly maternal, but she loved us a lot. That has never been in question. And we had nannies and housekeepers to fill in the gaps. Sorry if that all sounds painfully pretentious, but the fact is, it was.   What was your greatest talent? I can tell when someone’s lying. Almost always. It’s not like I have some mystical sixth sense or anything, I’m just a keen observer of human nature. I’m perceptive, I guess. It certainly came in handy in the journalism days.   Significant other? Currently? No one. I was married to my college sweetheart for eleven years, but my marriage…

You know the trope: our heroine returns to her hometown and runs into the very person she wanted to avoid the most. It might be a guy she missed her chance with the first time; it might be one she now despises for one reason or another. It might even be her ex, her first love, or her ex-husband. Whoever he is, he’s not a stranger, and seeing him again hits her harder than   a body slam. There are feelings, maybe mostly bad. But uh oh—he’s just as hot as ever! There are feelings to be sorted through, truths to be revealed. Mr. Blast-From-the-Past might be annoying, but layers gradually get peeled away—he’s not awful! And he might annoy our heroine, but oh my gosh, he gets her in ways that no one else can. So in some ways, he’s the worst thing that’s ever happened to her, but also, well…the best. Some people say that second-chance romance is for older people, those who tend to look back on their lives and reminisce about past choices and decisions: the one-who-got-away, the forbidden love, or the one-who-never was. I have always been a fan of second chance romance, even when I…

1–What is the title of your latest release? THE DANE OF MY EXISTENCE 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Two corporate rivals wage war over the future of a small Shakespearean-obsessed town and make creative use of a desk. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? The Dane of My Existence is the sequel to “For the Love of the Bard.” I was eager to write another story set in the fictious town of Bard’s Rest, New Hampshire, where locals take their love of William Shakespeare to a whole new level. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Definitely, we’re both lawyers. We could talk shop over late-night oysters and bubbly downtown or try and one-up each other at the dog park with tales of how smart our dogs are. My dogs would prevail, of course. 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Relentless. Introverted. Battle-tested. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I learned more than I ever cared to know about historical landmarks and laws related to creating them and preserving them. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I…

Book Title:  SUMMER’S GIFT Character Name:  Summer Sutherland Weston   How would you describe your family or your childhood? I always wanted a close family, but that’s not what I got. My father abandoned my mother and I before I was even born and wants nothing to do with me. At least, that’s the lie I was told, over and over again, my whole life. My mother still acts like the spoiled rich girl she’s been since her mother died when she was young, and her father spoiled her to make up for the loss and working all the time while he reigned over Sutherland Industries. While my mother was jet-setting and marrying one wealthy man after another, my grandfather and great uncle were the only ones who really took an interest in my life. I lost my great uncle a couple years ago and inherited his vast real estate holdings. I miss the trips we used to take for my school breaks and holidays when my mother left me behind to be with whoever she loved most at the time.   What was your greatest talent? Making everyone think I’m okay. I hide the loneliness and the longing for…

Exclusive Excerpt of NEVERMORE BOOKSTORE:   The set-up: For stubbornly optimistic small-town bookstore owner Cady Bloomquist, her weekly phone calls with Fox are the perfect opportunity to escape a body that frequently makes life difficult for her, and a life whose challenges are stacked against her. Despite her attempts to convince herself that their conversations are best kept strictly business, she finds herself straying ever closer to pleasure. Fox is a mountain man survivalist who no longer has use for the civilized world. When he’s alone in the wilderness, he relies on books to keep him tethered to his humanity. In order to obtain the books, he places an order with a local bookshop every week. What began as a customer/seller relationship quickly bloomed into something more as the connection to the woman on the other end of the line became undeniable. Now, he’s developed impossible feelings for a woman he’s never even laid eyes on before. Here is where one of their conversations lead:   EXERPT: “Can I ask you something?” The tone of her voice pierced his warm haze with doubt. Running a hand over his still-drying hair, he tugged with frustration at his uncharacteristic lack of control…