I’m usually a sucker for second chance-at-love stories and I loved RESTING WITCH FACE. What made you decide to have it come out later in the series? Was it to deliberately build tension for readers? Yes, for a couple of reasons. Of course, I wanted to build tension, but also the characters needed to be seen “apart” before you could see them “together.” After you read RWF, you understand why they couldn’t stay together. And if you read closely the books that come before it, you’ll see how Ruben and Jules have both changed. It also makes their final reunion that much sweeter when you’ve seen them apart in other books but sense their obvious chemistry still sparking between them.   I liked both of the main characters in RESTING WITCH FACE – especially your vampire hero. I confess that – even when the book description doesn’t match – I sometimes visualize the paranormal hero looking a little like Jack Skellington from THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS. Are there any traits – either physical or personality-wise – that you like giving your heroes? I tend to like all my heroes tall. Lol. I simply like tall men, like my husband, so…

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 Juliette Cross!   Writes: Juliette writes paranormal, fantasy, and contemporary romance across the spectrum, both light and dark. She enjoys delving deep with the broody, wounded heroes and the snarky, kickass heroines they fall for. But she also loves to write funny—and always sexy—romcoms with her favorite tropes like grumpy/sunshine, enemies-to-lovers, and opposites attract.   About: Juliette is a Louisiana native, so you’ll find most of her contemporary romance settings are right there at home in NOLA or Cajun country. She’s a mother of four and wife to her best friend. She’s a Star Wars, Marvel, LOTR nerd and a chocolate, whiskey junkie. She enjoys long nights binge-watching the latest craze on Netflix or Hulu. And if you know who Rip is and where the train station is, then you’re most probably kindred spirits. My ideal reader match for my latest Stay A Spell book, WITCHES GET STITCHES must love: Naughty limericks on New Year’s Eve A growly, pining werewolf Steamy scenes in a…

Danielle: Welcome to Fresh Fiction, Ann! We’re so excited to chat with you today. Can you call us a bit about your new book WITCH PLEASE?   Ann: WITCH PLEASE is a delicious cupcake of a book. It’s just enough to heat, sweet and lovely, with a bit of creamy goodness to make it go down smooth. But if you want more story details, I’d say it’s a forbidden love romance with lots of sisterhood, family complications, and tons of heart and humor. I adore that your heroine, Danica, works as a magical tech “fixer!” What are some of the magical “rules” you have in place in your story that readers should know about?  Magic is low-key in this world. There are no demons being summoned or fireballs being cast. Think along the lines of charms and hexes, illusions, repair work. It’s small, subtle magic generally, though there are some powerful implications in being a tech witch. A tech witch could make a machine malfunction at the wrong time, which would be incredibly dangerous. In terms of rules, mundanes can’t know about the existence of witches due to earlier witch hunts. It’s to keep witches safe from persecution but it…