Hello! I’m Poppy Minnix, a contemporary and paranormal romance author. I’m so glad to be sharing this super fun title challenge for my novel, CARIBBEAN COMPETITORS. Xiamara is a warrior woman with a goal – win the Moss Monster Meet on her small-town island. Too bad the person who makes her a clumsy, tongue-tied hot mess just showed up and plans to compete. Apollo is stubborn, determined, and has returned to Simona Island for one thing…vacation? These two have a lot of unfinished business to work out! C is for childhood friends. Xiamara and Apollo were so close as kids, until things changed between them and they left for college. A is for Apollo, who has returned to Simona Island after a seven-year hiatus. R is for rum, a staple night-out drink on the resort Island. I is for Island—Simona Island—the small, private Caribbean location where the story takes place. B is for boss, the Moss Boss to be exact. If Xiamara wins this year’s Mossy, she’ll earn that coveted title and all the bragging rights. B is for bets. Xiamara and Apollo have always made bets at every opportunity. E is for eyebrows. Apollo’s are rugged and sexy, according…

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 Mary Shotwell!   Writes: Hey there! I write small-town contemporary romances for every season. Not only do I love setting my stories during holidays, I also try to incorporate my love for the water in them. My latest, CHRISTMAS ISLAND has all the gingerbread warmth and peppermint feels. Opposites attract when two people are persuaded to organize a local fundraiser for autism in Waverly Lake, North Carolina. The heroine Laura, fresh off of heartbreak, has no intentions of starting a relationship. Steve, the local attorney, has searched for what feels like forever to find the right woman. Neither likes the other, but their yuletide shenanigans pull them together in a magical way only Christmas can. There’s sailing, twinkling lights, Christmas trees, hot cocoa – All my favorite ingredients!   About: I grew up in the Ohio snow belt and have forever managed to find a school and work in the south. Currently residing in Tennessee, I LOVE baking. As in, I bake over one…

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 Maggie Kelley!   Writes: Sexy, playful, contemporary romance. I love romantic comedies from While You Were Sleeping to Silver Linings Playbook, so naturally, when I started reading and writing romance, I developed a small, Jennifer Crusie obsession. I even named the Tribeca bar featured in my debut, Breaking the Bachelor, after my favorite Crusie novel, Welcome to Temptation. My stories are fast-paced and modern, focused on smart, funny women and sexy, big-hearted guys who can’t help but fall for one another. So, if you’re like me, and you love romantic comedies, you are sure to enjoy No Rescue Required, my Jerry Maguire meets Plane, Trains, and Automobiles road trip romance full of heart, humor, and the holidays.   About: After ten years of working in Hollywood as an actress, I traded the west coast for the east where I live happily-ever-after with my longtime sweetie and two occasionally punky teens. When not traveling to a soccer tournament or carpooling to basketball practice, I am…

1–What is the title of your latest release? DON’T YOU FORGET ABOUT ME, Book 2, Love on the Radio 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A burned-out rock star returns to his hometown and must face the woman he left behind brokenhearted a decade ago. But as passion reignites, the secrets and pain that drove them apart still wait to steal their second chance at love. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? Though the books in the Love on the Radio series are standalones and feature different couples, each one takes place in the small, quaint town of Pike’s End, Washington. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Definitely! She’s someone you’d want to call your best friend. 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Gifted, scarred, and redeemable 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I don’t know if I learned anything new as much as was reminded about taking care and sensitivity when writing a character’s experience that is not your own. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I edit as I go because once I’m done with…

1–What is the title of your latest release? A SWEET LOWCOUNTRY PROPOSAL 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? It was supposed to be the happiest day of Jaslene Simmons’s life, the day she’d say “I do” to Marcus Clark. But when her sister dies in a tragic accident, everything changes-including her once-rosy future with Marcus. Jaslene instead pours all her energy into caring for her now motherless niece and running the wedding planning company she and her sister had built, wanting to honor her sister’s dream even if she must sacrifice her own. As an archivist at the Lowcountry African American Heritage Museum, Marcus shines a light on the stories of forgotten people. Researching history is better than dealing with his own heartache and the guilt he has over the role he may have inadvertently played in the death of Jaslene’s sister. Jaslene never thought she’d cross paths with Marcus again, but she ends up planning a wedding at the museum, which is faced with the threat of closure. As they work together to save it, their buried feelings slowly reignite. They soon realize there is still room in their hearts for love…if only they can overcome their…

Author Lyssa Kay Adams picks which “bro” from her Bromance Book Club series is The Character Most Likely.   Most likely to know his daughter’s high school dance routine Mack, for sure. He’s got “Girl Dad” vibes in his DNA. Not only would he know the entire routine, he’d do the routine right along with the dance squad in the stands. And Liv would want to hide in embarrassment (though she’d secretly love it). UNDERCOVER BROMANCE Most likely to volunteer to foster kittens Vlad, obviously. All the neighborhood animals have adopted him and show up unannounced at his house. The hardest part would be returning them to the cat rescue or Humane Society when they’re old enough. He would want to keep them all. ISN’T IT BROMANTIC? Most likely to dress up as a Disney Princess for Halloween Gavin. He will do anything for his twin girls and his wife, Thea. Even if it means playing the part of Elsa in the family “Frozen” costume. THE BROMANCE BOOK CLUB Most likely to become a viral Tik-Tok star Noah. It would be an accident, too. Colton would talk him into start a Tik-tok account to offer cyber security tips to promote…

1–What is the title of your latest release? HOW TO KISS YOUR GRUMPY BOSS 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A grumpy-sunshine romcom with small-town vibes, a farm you’ll want to visit in real life, and four very sexy brothers you’ll love to root for. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? This is book two in my How to Kiss a Hawthorne Brother series, so the setting was already established for me! I first wrote about Stonebrook Farm in book three of my Some Kind of Love series, LOVE OFF-LIMITS. The heroine in that book had four older brothers, and as I got to know them and the apple farm where they grew up, I knew I had to create a spin-off series so each brother could have his own book! 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Absolutely. Lila is maybe the most like me out of all the heroines I’ve written, so I like to think we would get along really well! 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Grumpy. Exacting. Loyal. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? So, I grew up in Western…

Hi everyone! I’m Emma Cane, the author of A SECOND CHANCE IN VALENTINE VALLEY. Here’s a hint of what the book is about. Steph Brissette is inching back to life after losing her husband in a tragic accident. Though her days are full, it’s only in her dreams that she revisits the accident – one that she can’t quite convince herself was not her fault. Then Jeremy Chen comes back to town. Jeremy first knew Steph as the bratty little sister of his best friend. Then, in one heartbreaking moment, she became the woman he saved – and the widow of the man he couldn’t help. But can she ever look at him without seeing everything she lost? The only certainty is that in a town called Valentine, love is always worth a second chance—which is what I abbreviated my title to for this challenge!   S is for Sexy, something the new town doctor Jeremy definitely is! E is for Everlasting, the kind of love Steph thought she had once before and wonders if she can find again. C is for Cowboys, like Steph’s brothers, and Jeremy hopes he can measure up. O is for Optimistic, which is how…

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 Jackie Lau!   Writes: I write romantic comedies with Asian families and lots of food. My latest book, THE STAND-UP GROOMSMAN, features an opposites-attract couple, which is one of my favorite things to write. Mel is a stand-up comedian and Vivian works in finance. Their first encounter goes badly, but they must spend more time together when their close friends get married, and they start to re-think their initial impressions.   About: I’m a long-time Toronto resident who prefers summer over Canadian winters. After studying engineering, I worked as a geophysicist, but I’m now a full-time writer. I enjoy reading, traveling, drinking tea, and going out to eat. Am particularly fond of gelato and donuts.   What I’m looking for in my ideal reader match: The ideal reader for The Stand-Up Groomsman enjoys: A meeting that’s the opposite of cute Family antics, including matchmaking grandmas Steamy scenes Mochi donuts A hero taking care of his love interest when she’s sick Queer m/f romance Low-ish…

1–What is the title of your latest release? TRICKED IN OCTOBER 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? In this best-friends-to-lovers romance, mistaken identity leads to a Halloween hook-up that might not be so mistaken after all. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? Since this is book two in the Pineridge series, the setting stayed the same as book one; the fictional town of Pineridge, Colorado. I thought having a romance series set in a small, mountainous town would be cozy and magical. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Absolutely! Hands-down 100% YES! Kelsey has a tough exterior but is still lots of fun. She’s a hardworking, loyal, taking care of business—and in her own way—feminist. 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Reliable, empathetic, rugged 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? This book was tough for me to write. One of my hardest to date. I went deep on some issues, and I also wrote it during a cross-country move while grieving the unexpected loss of our dog. So while my characters were suffering loss, I was too in my own way. I learned how…