1–What is the title of your latest release? Two novellas in one book: A Chance Inheritance plus The Third Wish 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A Chance Inheritance: What happens when three cousins are thrown together to run a beer, bait and bologna shop because of a chance inheritance in Catfish, Texas. The Third Wish: Jessica made three wishes when she was eight years’ old. Meeting her father was the third one, but twenty years later it came with some extra baggage in the form of Rocky Rycroft. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? A Chance Inheritance: Catfish, Texas is a fictional town, but it’s right on the Red River, and being from that area, I know the place very well. The Third Wish: Set in east Texas and Panama City Beach, Florida. Both are places that I love and have visited several times. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? Oh, yes. It was very hard to leave my characters behind when I had to finish the novellas. 5–What are three words that describe your hero? A Chance Inheritance: Chris Adams, patient, romantic, sexy. The Third Wish:…

1–What is the title of your latest release? THE SPICE MASTER AT BISTRO EXOTIQUE 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? On the cusp of opening her flagship restaurant in Paris, an American chef faces disaster after disaster until she enlists the help of a wealthy spice master. Only caveat? She has to work with the woman’s infuriatingly talented (supremely handsome) and egotistical son. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I live in France—southwestern France, but my heart always leaps to Paris– it’s where I met my husband. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Yes. But only if we could belt out Taylor Swift songs while beating a hang drum and drinking red wine. (Um, I’m totally stealing this from the book.) 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Quirky. Feisty. Talented. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I learned how to make the best coconut ice cream ever—the recipe is included in the book. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I edit as I go along, which makes the writing process slower. I need those first lines, that…

This TITLE CHALLENGE is harder than it looks! I challenge readers to give it a go. I’d love to see what you come up with. I’ve got 32 books published now, and all of them are small-town love stories. You can download a free checklist from my website, along with details on all my books including this new release, THE WEDDING RANCH. I’m so grateful that you are a part of my journey. Nancy   Here we go with THE WEDDING RANCH TITLE CHALLENGE:   T is for Timing, the most important thing for these two wounded hearts. Lorri and Ryder’s paths connect at the county fair in Dalton Mill. H is for Heartwarming. A heartwarming story of love, family, and forgiveness. E is for Ex-husband. A rotten ex who has the nerve to get remarried at the fancy wedding venue in the town Lorri moved to after their divorce. Yes, really!    W is for Weddings at The Wedding Ranch—a beautiful venue built by Ryder’s twin niece and nephew on a small corner of his ranch where a few old barns and tobacco buildings find a new purpose. E is for Emotional Scars and a push and pull of…

1–What is the title of your latest release? SNOW PLACE LIKE HOLLY POINTE 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? When two old friends reconnect–after years apart– will their personal Ghosts of Christmas Pasts torpedo their yuletide romance? 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? This is the 4th book in my Holly Pointe series, set in the fictional town of Holly Pointe, Vermont 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Absolutely! Lucy is a smart, savvy woman who is a good friend to those around her. She hasn’t let the tragedies in her life make her bitter. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Intelligent. Determined. Kind 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I learned that “snow bowling” is a real thing 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I edit as I draft then, I send the manuscript to a developmental editor. Once I get her comments and suggestions, I do some more editing. 8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? Cinnamon rolls or really anything with carbs 9–Describe your writing space/office! I love my office. I’m surrounded by inspirational sayings. Two…

Because of Melinda Metz’s new book OUTFOXED, we here at Fresh Fiction thought it would be a fun way for readers to get to know her characters better to play a little game we call “The Character Most Likely”. I love this because it satisfies my romance nerd self, and you can discover new book boyfriends. If you’re new to her books – her Fox Crossing, Maine romances are great for readers who crave love stories set in a small town. Most likely to surprise themselves? Lillian from CRAZY LIKE A FOX doesn’t have any idea what she’s capable of until the man she thought was her soulmate breaks up with her. As she recovers from the devastation, she’s surprised to discover she has wells of strength, both emotional and physical. Which means that she is also the character most likely to be underestimated. Most likely to find love where least expected? Vic from OUTFOXED is horrified when a guy she loathed in high school—with good reason—shows back up in Fox Crossing years later. She’s even more horrified when she starts to fall for him. Most likely to be attracted to their opposite? Gavin from CRAZY LIKE A FOX likes…

1–What is the title of your latest release? MORNINGS AT RIVER’S END RANCH 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Back when Wyatt Buchanan and Nola Parkman were high school sweethearts, an unplanned pregnancy pulled them apart. Seventeen years later, the haunting decision to place the baby for adoption finds them unlucky in love, yet still drawn to each other like moths to a flame. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? Texas will always be home for me so it’s where I set my stories. I especially love Texas small towns. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in real life? I would! She’s a blown glass artist, and I’ve always been fascinated by that. Plus, she’s got a wonderful sense of humor. 5–What are three words that describe your hero? Hot. honorable, tough 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? I learned a lot about blowing glass and actually did a zoom tutorial with a glass artist. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? I wait until I’m done, and then I go back through the book several times. 8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? A…

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 Maya Tyler!   Writes: Maya Tyler writes paranormal romance with a twist. Her latest release, DESIGNED BY DESTINY, is a story about Bethany Clark, an architect intern, who swore off love to focus on her career, and her playboy boss Nicholas Grey who needs a stable personal life to keep his job. Add in a fairy godmother, Faye Delmore, who just happens to love playing matchmaker, and you get a future designed by destiny. Designed by Destiny is more contemporary than her previous titles with just the right amount of magic.   About: Fairytale-loving, coffee addict-seeking bookworms who love romance. Maya Tyler’s favorite fairy tale is Cinderella. She enjoys a good cup of coffee which keeps her going until her next cup of coffee. And she’ll never turn down a grande caramel macchiato from Starbucks. She has a sweet tooth—loves most desserts, especially cake—and has a secret stash of Reese’s Pieces in her desk drawer… for emergencies. When she’s not reading or writing, she…

Jennifer Vido: What inspired your new release, THE REWIND? Allison Winn Scotch: We were about a year into Covid, and I hadn’t written anything since the pandemic hit. I wanted to write something joyful and fun, a relief from everything that we’d endured. I hadn’t written a romcom in a long time, so I was pitching my friend on ideas, and she told me this was the one. I have always loved digging into the past and the road not taken, so while it wasn’t an easy book to write in the thick of it – mostly because of the complicated logistics of juggling three different timelines – it really was a joy to complete.   Jen: What brings former college sweethearts Frankie and Ezra back to their alma mater? And, how do they feel about seeing each other again? Allison: They head back to Middleton, their college, for the wedding of two friends, and they are nervous and anxious and full of both dread and anticipation but know they must show up all the same. So they do. And then it all goes wrong.   Jen: How has Frankie’s life changed? And Ezra’s? Allison: Ah, great question. Ezra’s has…

1–What is the title of your latest release? HOT SET, Book 1 in the “Behind the Scenes” contemporary romance series 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? When Gilly Bettencourt, a U.S. catalog copywriter, lands a writing gig on an OUTLANDER-esque TV drama that films in Ireland, she must keep her relationship with its star Jack O’Leary, the most-Googled man on the planet, a secret to preserve his public status as an available heartthrob. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? There’s a wee part of me that’s Irish. When I finally had the joy to visit Ireland, I fell in love with the beauty of the land and the wonderful Irish people. I visited the O’Sullivan family castles in Cork. Fixer-uppers, to be sure, but it was super cool to see where the ancestors came from. I even “borrowed” the name of Donal Cam, the lead in book’s fictional TV show,“The Chieftain’s Son,” from an ancestor.  It’s a special thrill to connect with your roots. I can’t think of a more perfect place for an American girl to go find the love of her life. 4–Would you hang out with your heroine in…

Jennifer Vido: What inspired your new release, A DREADFUL SPLENDOR? B.R. Meyers: I was eight years old, and home sick from school one day and my mom let me watch the local channel’s afternoon movie, The Pit and the Pendulum (she was a big Vincent Price fan). The last five minutes of that movie terrified me — but in a fun way. And even though I’ve seen most of his other movies (House of Wax is stellar!) that first trip to the Medina Castle in The Pit and the Pendulum was the seed that eventually led to me write A Dreadful Splendor many years later. Never underestimate the power of television! The story started much the same way most of my book ideas come to me, in the form of a certain scene, a tiny vignette that keeps replaying in my mind. I ask myself: Is this the beginning, the middle, or the end? And who is telling the story? The more questions I ask, the more layers get added and slowly the premise becomes clear. For A Dreadful Splendor it was the final séance scene complete with a fake spiritualist and rigged tricks. Then I wondered; What would happen…