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Saranna DeWylde | Bridgerton Meets Monsters
Author Guest / April 11, 2023

1–What is the title of your latest release? ROMANCING THE MONSTROUS EARL 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Bridgerton meets monsters. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? It was part of the world building that it would take place at the Monsters Ball. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? I would love to hang out with Yvaine in real life. She’s an archer, a swordsman, a person with a can-do attitude and who cares about others. She’d be a great friend to have. 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Dandy. Self-aware. Adaptable. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I learned that I can still find joy in writing. I mean, I knew that, but this book proved it to me. I haven’t completed a manuscript in almost two years because my life has been more than a little unsettled, to say the least. But I was able to get lost in my characters again and believe in their story, and it made me remember why I write romance. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I do both….

Ella Stainton | 20 Questions: BEST LAID PLAIDS
Author Guest / August 26, 2020

1–What’s the name of your latest release? Best Laid Plaids, book 1 in the Kilty Pleasures series 2–What is it about? Set in 1928, WWI vet Joachim Cockburn is one thesis away from earning his PhD in Psychology—and he’s writing his paper on delusions. He heads to Scotland to interview a disgraced academic, Dr. Ainsley Graham, who ruined his career by outing himself as a believer in ghosts. Ainsley’s behavior is odd at first glance, but Joachim soon understands that he’s just terribly anxious with a fidgety mind—ADHD in modern parlance. Joachim still keenly feels the tragedies he witnessed during the war, and Ainsley’s confidence in himself is intoxicating. The two head into the Scottish countryside to track down some of the spirits, and end up realizing that their assumptions about one another are definitely wrong, and together, they fit just right. 3–What word best describes Dr. Ainsley Graham? Irrepressible 4–What makes Joachim Cockburn irresistible? Hmm, I’d say he’s an alpha-roll—sort of a mix between an old-style alpha hero and a more modern, squishy cinnamon roll. Joachim is happy to charge in and take over, but I think he does it with a sense of thoughtfulness and sweetness.   5–Who…