Interview: Mary Hogan, author of LEFT: A LOVE STORY

Where did your love of books/storytelling/reading/writing/etc. come from? I was a nerdy, chubby, lonely kid who felt like the only nerdy, chubby, lonely kid in the world. My middle school librarian took pity on me and introduced me to books about girls like me. I devoured them! Back then, there were so few young adultContinueContinue reading “Interview: Mary Hogan, author of LEFT: A LOVE STORY”

Interview: Ann Mah, author of THE LOST VINTAGE

A Conversation with Ann Mah, author of The Lost Vintage You were inspired to write The Lost Vintage after volunteering for the wine harvest in France, which you documented in a travel piece for the New York Times. When did you know you wanted to write this novel? I first visited Burgundy in 2010 to research anContinueContinue reading “Interview: Ann Mah, author of THE LOST VINTAGE”

Interview: Terri-Lynne DeFino, author of THE BAR HARBOR RETIREMENT HOME FOR FAMOUS WRITERS

Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? I write in several genres–literary/contemporary fiction, fantasy fiction, romance, and women’s fiction. I even wrote an original fairy tale. I write in the genres that interest me. As far as I’m concerned, there are no lines that can’t be crossed. All my romance/women’sContinueContinue reading “Interview: Terri-Lynne DeFino, author of THE BAR HARBOR RETIREMENT HOME FOR FAMOUS WRITERS”

Excerpt: THE CHESAPEAKE BRIDE by Mariah Stewart

THE CHESAPEAKE BRIDE 11th in The Chesapeake Diaries series by: Mariah Stewart Published by: Pocket Books Release Date: August 29, 2017 ISBN 9781501154355; $7.99 Diary~ I love the changing of the seasons—and I think summer into fall might be a favorite, being as how I relate to the whole “autumn of my years” thing. That’s how I seeContinueContinue reading “Excerpt: THE CHESAPEAKE BRIDE by Mariah Stewart”

Interview with Mariah Stewart, author of the Hudson Sisters Series

  Why did you choose to write in your particular field or genre? I don’t think I actively made a choice – my stories just naturally fell into the realm of women’s fiction, often with an emphasis on romance (because love does in fact make the world go ‘round!). Where did your love of books/storytelling/reading/writing/etc.ContinueContinue reading “Interview with Mariah Stewart, author of the Hudson Sisters Series”

Excerpt: COMFORT PLANS by Kimberly Fish

COMFORT PLANS by KIMBERLY FISH   Genre: Contemporary Women’s Fiction Date of Publication: May 23, 2017 Number of Pages: 320 Scroll down for giveaway!   Colette Sheridan is being remodeled. As a San Antonio architect, she’d have vowed her career was to investigate the history and create new functions for the structures everyone else sawContinueContinue reading “Excerpt: COMFORT PLANS by Kimberly Fish”

Review: BEFORE THE RAIN FALLS by Camille Di Maio

BEFORE THE RAIN FALLS by CAMILLE DI MAIO   Genre: Women’s Fiction / Historical / Family Publisher: Lake Union Publishing Date of Publication: May 16, 2017 Number of Pages: 334 Scroll down for Giveaway! *** (I received an e-galley of this book in exchange for an honest review) This is a story of love inContinueContinue reading “Review: BEFORE THE RAIN FALLS by Camille Di Maio”

Review: I JUST CAME HERE TO DANCE by Susan Mary Malone

I JUST CAME HERE  TO DANCE by Susan Mary Malone Genre: Literary Fiction Publisher: White Bird Publications Date of Publication: September 15, 2016 Number of Pages: 340   Scroll down for Giveaway! Paula Anne Fairbanks understands all about the unexamined life. And she likes hers that way—until her world gets ripped smooth apart. Running fromContinueContinue reading “Review: I JUST CAME HERE TO DANCE by Susan Mary Malone”

Interview: Yvonne Georgina Puig, author of A WIFE OF NOBLE CHARACTER

A WIFE OF NOBLE CHARACTER by Yvonne Georgina Puig Genre: Women’s Contemporary Fiction Publisher: Henry Holt & Company Twitter  *  Facebook  *  Instagram Date of Publication: August 2, 2016 Number of Pages: 320  Scroll down for Giveaway! Thirty-year-old Vivienne Cally is wealthy in name only. Orphaned as a child and raised by a cold butContinueContinue reading “Interview: Yvonne Georgina Puig, author of A WIFE OF NOBLE CHARACTER”