Tag: romance novels
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Celest Fenton, author of Captive Heart at Brantmar Castle
Why did you choose to write in your genre? I’ve always loved mysteries. I devoured Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys as a child. Then Victoria Holt and Daphne du Maurier as a pre-teen. Then my romance phase took over and I read quite a lot of bodice rippers as well as classic Jane Austin.…
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M.L. Farrell, author of Love Can’t Be Measured
Can you share a little bit about your latest book? McKinna Rockwell has spent years building the life she always dreamed of. Her debut novel, Love Can’t Be Measured, has become an instant success, catapulting her into the literary spotlight, and she and her husband, Dezmond, are preparing to welcome their first child. But just as…
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Meet Dee Rose, author of Forbidden Love
When did you first consider yourself a writer? I first considered myself to be a writer when I published my first book called Cloning Around. How do you think you’ve evolved creatively? I think I’ve evolved creatively because I’ve written in different genres that I wouldn’t have trusted myself to do when I first started.…
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Faye Hall, author of Apathy and Vigour
Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? I used to love watching old detective shows with my mum, especially Agatha Christie, but I always wondered about the lives and loves of the characters. One day I started writing these ideas onto paper and the rest kind of evolved from there.…
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In the News: Romance Novels, Thor, Queer Sci-Fi and more…
Imagining More: Women Writing Worlds in Crisis (Literary Hub) Like all speculative writers, I was also asking myself: “What if?” What if I toyed with reality? What if I altered our actual timeline, flooding the coastlines in 2017 and sending my characters into one of the submerged cities? What if I gave my characters children…
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Self-publishing success stories and more!
LJ Ross: The self-published crime writer making a killing (BBC) Since 2015, Louise has written 18 books in the DCI Ryan series, four novels chronicling the exploits of forensic psychologist Dr Alexander Gregory, a short story anthology and the Cornish cove crime thriller. For the previous 10 years, she had been a financial services lawyer…
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Meet RomanticAdrienne, author of Against All Odds
When did you first consider yourself a writer? I began writing twenty years ago during high school. The first book that I just published is a contemporary romance. I considered myself a writer when I put the first words into that book. Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? I…
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Stolen Grace by Patricia M. Muhammad
Penelope Moreau is a Creole courtier in 18th century Versailles, France. She searches frantically for a paper containing a clue as to who actually committed the royal theft. Once this is proven, the evidence would refute her brother’s, Armand’s, alleged complicity in the crime. Pierre LeMercier is also an aristocrat of the king’s court and…
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Patricia M. Muhammad, author of The Speakeasy Murders
When did you first consider yourself a writer? I first considered myself a writer when I wrote and published my academic research papers in widely known periodicals. What have you written so far? I have written 19 novels in multiple genres: science-fiction/fantasy, contemporary romance crossover, mystery/detective and historical romance. Do you work to an outline or…
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The Speakeasy Murders by Patricia M. Muhammad
It is the roaring ’20s in Chicago. The federal government enacts the Volstead Act. This does not stop the activities of the underground world, both in the colored and white side of town. Helen Williams is an astute, but bashful upper-class colored detective who wields her heirloom magnifying glass more than she brandishes a gun.…
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