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Romance Author Interview – Michelle M. Pillow

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About Michelle M. Pillow:
NYT & USAT Bestselling Author Michelle M. Pillow is an award-winning romance writer with over 100 published books. She is best known for her Quirlixen World including the series: Dragon Lords, Space Lords, Lords of the Var, Galaxy Alien Mail Order Brides, and more.

Michelle is always up for a new adventure or challenge, whether it's a paranormal investigation of an old Vaudeville Theatre or climbing Mayan temples in Belize. She was a refugee extra on SyFy's Z Nation.

What inspires you to write?
Getting out and living life is one of the best ways to be inspired with ideas. They’re always floating around me waiting to be plucked. Some of the best ideas happen when you’re not looking for them. And, the experience of doing can inform the writing and make it stronger.

Tell us about your writing process.
I can pretty much work anywhere. Not because I’ve wanted to over the years, but because I had to learn to—waiting rooms, parking lots, airports, hotels. I even fished a book in the passenger seat of a car while driving halfway across the country. It wasn’t a fun 10 hours for the driver. Lucky for me, he still married me.

How do you develop your characters?
For characters, I start with their history, names, and personality quirks. Once I know that, I know what kind of adult they are and how they might react to the situations I put them in. Physical attributes are always the last thing I think about.

It's important to know more about the character than will ever be on paper. Stay true to the characters and your world building. If you know them, and respect who/what they are and where the characters come from, the story will unfold for itself.

Who are your favorite authors?
I always have to list Mandy M. Roth’s Immortal Ops series. I read the first one 15 years ago and loved it. We both published our first books together and have been besties almost from the start of our careers. I love getting sneak peeks from her Ops worlds, including the spin off series. It’s like a behind the scenes look each time she writes one.

Another great author include Kristen Painter, who I had the pleasure of working with on The Happily Everlasting Series project. Kristen has the Nocturne Falls series. Jana DeLeon was also on that project. Gena Showalter is an amazing author and human. There are so many, I can't list them all…

What genres do you write?: Paranormal Romance, Science Fiction Romance, Fantasy Romance, Contemporary Romance, Historical Romance, Cozy Mystery, Women's Fiction

What formats are your books in?: eBook, Print, Audiobook

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Romance Author Interview – Jeanine Lauren

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About Jeanine Lauren:
Jeanine Lauren began weaving stories together when she was still in primary school. and she created her first book – a picturebook for her little brother- when she was seven.
Most of what Jeanine writes has to do with women, the relationships with the people in their lives, and their hopes and dreams. Jeanine writes from her home in the lower mainland of British Columbia, Canada.

What inspires you to write?
Story is how people make meaning in their lives and helps us connect with others. I think, like many writers, I am inspired to write so I can capture the stories that float around in my head and put them down on paper or screen so there is room for new ones. I also love words and how, if they are put together in the right order, they can connect with readers whom I have never met. I hope that maybe, just maybe, one of my stories will connect with someone and leave someone a little happier, or they will think of something a little differently after they close the book.

Tell us about your writing process.
My process seems to change depending upon the book I am writing. Often I start with a short story and then I add to it, growing it organically until I have a longer story. I am now trying my hand at outlining. I will have to let you know how that goes when I finish my next few books. As to how often I write? Not often enough. But I am making it more of a priority every day.

How do you develop your characters?
Yes, I think that characters do talk to me. They don't start that way but after I put them on paper and move them around a bit they begin to tell me what I need to know next.

Who are your favorite authors?
I like to read books in several genres. Some of my favorite authors in contemporary romance are Lisa Kleypas, Debbie Macomber, Barbara Delinsky. I also read a lot of Canadian literature, non-fiction, and general fiction.

What genres do you write?: Contemporary Romance and Women's Fiction;

What formats are your books in?: eBook, Print, Audiobook

Where to find out more about the author

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Rosalind by Judith Deborah

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Rosalind by Judith Deborah

“There’s everyone else in the world. And then there is you.”

World-class heart surgeon Dr. Peter Sutter runs his life with the instinctive precision of a master of the universe. But when he leaves the operating room, the only living thing waiting for him is a golden retriever. Then a chance encounter with an enigmatic woman changes everything.

Exploring the depths of Rosalind’s intoxicating body and captivating spirit, Peter quickly falls under her spell. Miraculously, the feeling is mutual.

But fate is waiting just around the corner. And it might be carrying a lead pipe.

Rosalind is a sensual, witty, moving story about the joy of real love, the surprise and delight of unexpected passion, and the transcendent power of human connection.

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Romance Author Interview – Roxanne Snopek

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About Roxanne Snopek:
USA Today bestselling author Roxanne Snopek writes emotional contemporary romance and women's fiction with themes of healing and triumph over adversity. She gives them a lot of adversity! She also gives them dogs, great food and beautiful scenery, which helps. She's mother of three wild-women heroines, caretaker of numerous animal-muses and lives in British Columbia with her soul-mate hero of 30+ years and a view of the mountains. She knows how lucky she is.

What inspires you to write?
I've written since I was a child: stories, poems, diaries. I wanted to be Harriet the Spy, actually. Now, I'm inspired by ordinary people who do extraordinary things because don't we all dream of being more than we are? Of being bigger than life?

Tell us about your writing process.
I do a lot of noodling and doodling, initially. I come up with character names, backstories, a title hopefully (it always helps if I have a title first), the core conflict. I try to map out a few main beats, but I'm really not an outliner. Which can be a problem. So, I use Scrivener, and I've built myself a template to keep me on track so that I actually do have a beginning, middle and end. Once I begin the book, I am strict about keeping to a schedule of writing to meet daily and weekly wordcount goals so that I can meet my deadlines – or at least come close.

How do you develop your characters?
I like to use things like archetypes to build my characters. If I'm writing a wounded hero (which most of mine are) I know he'll have to face the exact thing he's most afraid of at around the 90% mark. A free spirit will have to discover her serious side. A warrior will have to face defeat. A teacher will have to become humble and learn something. Their strengths will become their weaknesses throughout the story, but they will always emerge stronger at the end.

Who are your favorite authors?
I'll begin with the Barbaras, as I call them: Barbara O'Neal, Barbara Rogan, Barbara Kingsolver, and move on to Stephen King, Agatha Christie, Anne Lamott (her amazing non-fiction), Rick Mofina, Nora Roberts, C.J. Carmichael, Margaret Atwood (the Oryx and Crake trilogy, OMG!!), Naomi Alderman (The Power, read it, it's amazing!!) … I could go on. Ask me again tomorrow.

What genres do you write?: Women's fiction, mystery and contemporary romance

What formats are your books in?: eBook, Print, Audiobook

Where to find out more about the author

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Roxanne Snopek Home Page Link
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Romance Author Interview – Nick J. Hart

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About Nick J. Hart:
The author Nick J. Hart travelled through Southeast Asia, New Zealand and Australia for over a year with the sole purpose of having no plan at all, but to find everything out on the way. Little did he know that he would find so much more than just the next stop or the next way to go.

He found a place where the Australian winter was better than the German summer. A place he didn’t even plan on stopping, but called home for more than five months. And a place he found himself getting attached to a quirky receptionist at the local backpacker hostel. The inspiration for his first novel “And then came you”, where the similarities of their very own (love)story are present, but where the actual storyline is still a work of fiction.

What inspires you to write?
Since I was young I made up stories in my mind while falling asleep. That was basically my "escape" from the real world (and didn't really help to actually fall asleep ;)).

Some of the stories I've started to put it in writing but then never finished.
After travelling through Australia and meeting my girlfriend I had to go back to Germany and didn't know where this would leave us. So I needed something to remind her and me of the little moments we shared (just in case I'll have to win her over one day ;)). So I finally started and finished a book :).

Tell us about your writing process.
I wouldn't really call it a process. At the end of my trip through Australia I was going remote for 10 days. Without wifi or mobile reception. Just me and my thoughts (and a lot of meditation which I wasn't really into). Since I hadn't had a laptop to write things down I was using toilet paper rolls and some sheets I sneaked in. I also repeated the story in my head again and again just to make sure that I wouldn't forget anything. Once out I was then just writing everything down as quickly as I could.

So yeah maybe my process is: Going to bed, making up the story and then getting up to write it all down^^.

How do you develop your characters?
I had a rough idea of how my characters are going to develop but mainly just "found it on the way" which is basically my life motto.

Who are your favorite authors?
Jill Shalvis. I really enjoy reading her books.

What genres do you write?: Romance

What formats are your books in?: eBook, Print

Where to find out more about the author

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Nick J. Hart Home Page Link
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Girl on a Swing (Wounded Bird Book #1) by Bella Roccaforte

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Girl on a Swing (Wounded Bird Book #1) by Bella Roccaforte

Sometimes the road love takes a detour…

It’s been 10 years since Wren’s parents were killed in a car accident, leaving her and her brother behind. Wren’s life has been spiraling downward ever since. She’s trapped in an abusive marriage, her career as an artist has never had a chance to flourish, and all of her hope is gone. If she doesn’t break away from all that’s dragging her down, she’s afraid she’ll never escape it.

She turns to her lifelong friend, Maddox, the only person who’s been there for her through it all. He helps her understand her own strength so she can finally begin making bold changes in her life. But falling in love with him was never part of the plan.

When their forbidden relationship jeopardizes everything Wren has worked for, will anyone be left standing by her side?

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Homecoming in Christmas Falls by Ciara Knight

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Homecoming in Christmas Falls by Ciara KnightHomecoming in Christmas Falls by Ciara Knight

Eight years after fleeing Christmas Falls because of a high school prank gone wrong, Ashley Brooks receives a mysterious letter from her mentor asking her to come home. She arrives to face all she left behind—her family, her friends, and the rich boy she’d loved who would never date the girl from the wrong side of town.

Brent Donnelly, high school jock, brainiac, and dutiful son did everything right until the day Ashley returns to Christmas Falls. With one look at the girl who got away he questions all his life choices, including following in his father’s footsteps in the family business.

Faced with a potentially devastating decline of tourism in their hometown, Brent and Ashley must work together to save the magic of their town, but when Ashley discovers he still has feelings for her best friend she must finally face the real reason she left Christmas Falls—to try to heal her broken heart.

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Featured Book: After the Fall (Seven Winds Book 2) by Katy Ames

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*** ONLY $2.99! ***

If there was one man in the world Grace Fitzgerald never wanted to see again, it was Mark Donovan.

Sinfully handsome, famously flirtatious, unerringly cocky. Paragon of men. Archetype of entitled a**holes. As a guest at her luxury hotel, Mark was impossible.

As the new owner of her hotel, he’s become a nightmare. The kind that wakes Grace in the middle of the night wishing she could forget how right his lips felt against her own, how tempting his fingers were against her skin.

But for all of the challenges that Mark and Grace face working together, nothing can prepare them for the undeniable attraction that flares every time they battle for control. Or the secrets that linger in the luxury of the Seven Winds Resort.

With no way of escaping each other or their pasts, can they possibly survive life on the island after they fall?

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The Captain and the Cheerleader by Elaine Cantrell

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TheCaptainandtheCheerleaderThe Captain and the Cheerleader by Elaine Cantrell

Susan English can’t stand Robin Lanford! She’s so full of herself she irritates everyone on the faculty of Fairfield High. When Robin bets Susan fifty dollars that she can’t get a date with Kurt Deveraux, the head football coach, Susan jumps at the chance to put the little heifer in her place. She had no idea that teaching Robin a lesson would irrevocably change her life, strain treasured friendships, and throw two families into chaos.


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Between Heaven and Hell by David Burnett

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Between-Heaven-and-HellBetween Heaven and Hell by David Burnett

As Heaven divides and Hell arises, angelic hearts will be broken . . .
 
Devoted to one another, Adryel and Ramael must each choose a side in the brewing war over the creation of humanity: God desires to breathe life into his new creation, but Lucifer is intent upon sabotage.
 
Ramael faithfully serves as second in command of the Army of Heaven; his loyalty never waivers. Adryel—swayed by Lucifer’s arguments—casts her lot in with the rebelling archangel. Leaving Ramael and all else she holds dear, Adryel wages war with Lucifer and refuses to renounce him. Finding herself exiled to Hell, she furthers her efforts in support of the cause by tempting the newly created humans to embrace Lucifer’s persuasion.
 
Despite the battle lines, Adryel yearns to tell Ramael she loves him still. But how could he ever return her love when she has done more to thwart God’s plans than all the other fallen angels combined?

As Heaven divides and hell arises, Adryel and Ramael must choose sides in the brewing war over the creation of humanity.

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