Debut Novelist Draws on Military and Law Enforcement Background to Craft a Heart-Pounding Romantic Suspense “Natalie Walters has masterfully woven an emotionally charged suspense and love story. It’s the perfect book for the avid romantic-suspense reader. Look for more novels to come from this new author!”—DiAnn Mills, author of Burden of Proof, http://www.DiAnnMills.com Ada, Mich—Natalie... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: When Darcie and Walter Goodwin hear of a new cholera epidemic sweeping the area, they join the Shakers whose villages seem immune to the disease. It's meant to be a temporary stay, but Walter is killed in a riverboat accident. With no family and no money, Darcie has little choice but... Continue Reading →
Synopsis: Four women captured King Solomon's heart in different ways, and he indulges his desires despite warnings. For all his wisdom, did Solomon or the women he loved ever find what they were searching for? Rating: 4-starsReview:The Heart of a King by Jill Eileen Smith is an interesting tale on King Solomon... Continue Reading →
ULM: What inspired the Under the Table plot? The urge to grow as a writer mostly. My last three novels featured guys that had more alpha male characteristics. I wanted to flip that script and create some badass women instead. Ladies who were capable and not necessarily in need of any rescuing, even as they were... Continue Reading →
Author Interview UBR: Can you briefly tell us, readers, what your debut novel, Death’s Kiss, is about? RK: Death's Kiss is a character-driven dystopian story set 38 years later after the Blackack virus ravaged the world, killing everyone who was older than 21 years old. The story revolves around the lives of Yuri and Ryoma... Continue Reading →
Author Interview Q: What themes will readers be exploring within your novel, The Revenge? A: Love, Pain and Consequences.Q: Using three words only, how would you describe your writing style? A: Thoughtful, Passionate and Real.Q: Can you tell us a little about your characters in your book? A: Tyrell was more in love with the... Continue Reading →
Lynette Eason grew up in Greenville, SC. She graduated from the University of South Carolina, Columbia, and then obtained her masters in education from Converse College. Author of twenty inspirational romantic suspense books, she is also a member of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) and Romance Writers of America (RWA). In 1996, Lynette married... Continue Reading →
Suzanne Woods Fisher is the bestselling, award winning author of fiction and non-fiction books about the Old Order Amish for Revell Books, host of the radio-show-turned-blog Amish Wisdom, a columnist for Christian Post and Cooking & Such magazine. Her interest in the Amish began with her grandfather, who was raised Plain. A theme in her... Continue Reading →
About the Author Laura Frantz is a Christy Award finalist and the ECPA bestselling author of several books, including The Frontiersman’s Daughter, Courting Morrow Little, The Colonel’s Lady, and The Lacemaker. She lives and writes in a log cabin in the heart of Kentucky. Learn more at http://www.laurafrantz.net. Author... Continue Reading →
ULM: When did you first begin your writing career? AT: My mom was a published poet, and when she passed away a few years ago, I really started to feel that time was of the essence. I knew that if I was going to embark on this second career of mine, I’d better get started.... Continue Reading →
Meet Author MarkAnthony NZE Interview with MarkAnthony NZE ULM: When did you first decide to become an author? Why? NZE: The decision came, over two decades when I was in high school and, it was due to my voracious reading of novels. ULM: How would you describe your character, Michael Nnaji? NZE: My main character,... Continue Reading →
Meet Author John Prather Q: For the guest post: what lead you to a career in writing? I’ve always been a writer. I’ve always liked to write stories. For as long as I can remember I’ve had stories and unfinished manuscripts on my computer and in notebooks that I started but never took the time... Continue Reading →
Author Interview with Sweta Vikram ULM: What inspired you to write Louisiana Catch? It wasn’t one thing that inspired me to write Louisiana Catch. Between the time spent on social media, the increase in reportage of cases of rape and sexual assault on women, colleagues and friends talking about... Continue Reading →
ULM: What other books have you written beside Betrayed? Apart from Betrayed, I have written three other books: On the Edge of Heat (African-American/Urban Fiction - 2011). Jamal (African-American/Erotica - 2012). My Husband’s Wife (African-American/Urban Fiction - 2013). ULM: When did you first start to write... Continue Reading →
Author Interview with Kevin Cady ULM: What lead you to writing the Warren File series? I loved movies when I was younger, the addition of books after college, but it was after I moved to Colorado that I thought about creating my own stories. Two ideas I wanted to explore struck me back in 2011,... Continue Reading →
ULM: What lead you into the path of writing? I write to remind people of their value and to show these guys that no matter where you are, we can be successful. I speak from my soul. 😊 ULM: Using only three words, how would describe your... Continue Reading →
ULM: You mentioned that Miseries, Illusions and Hope is your second book. What was your first book? My first book was A very Resilient Amreeki Dream...a short story. ULM: What led you to writing short stories? I like reading and writing about real life characters. I have a huge collection of autobiographies. I believe... Continue Reading →
Review links: Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/review/RXF42ESN6QBLS?ref_=glimp_1rv_cl Blog: http://wp.me/p4n3Np-6fO Twitter: https://twitter.com/urbanliterary/status/890720375327404032 ULM: What led you both into doing this book together? Ravin: The first time I met Hassan it was obvious he possessed a writer’s craft. He spoke in parables and was always attentive to the possibilities for extrapolation of the tales spinning in his head. Although... Continue Reading →
ULM: What inspired you to write your book, Dark Skinned? I was inspired to write Dark Skinned after listening to some people share on Youtube who had went through similar situations growing up that I did. Hearing their stories helped me heal and deal with some issues I had been holding onto. I was eager... Continue Reading →
ULM: What was your inspiration for creating the Shaugnessy Brothers? I had been reading Bella Andre’s Sullivan’s series and loved it. When my agent asked me to come up with a series after the Montgomerys, I knew I wanted something similar to what Bella had created. ULM: How many books have you... Continue Reading →
ULM: What was it in the ancient scriptures that inspired you to write The Transmigrant? The idea of Jesus as a holy man rather than the Messiah had been brewing in my mind for a long time. For me, the New Testament story didn’t quite add up. If Jesus were of God, then certainly he... Continue Reading →
Author Interview with Vicki Righettini ULM: What inspired you to write your debut novel, The Blue Hour? As a kid I was fascinated by stories of the pioneers. In fact, there's a history of pioneering in my family: my mother's side came to Pennsylvania from Germany in the 1700s, then moved to Kentucky and Illinois,... Continue Reading →
ULM: What was like writing this memoir? It was fun but extremely painful and at the same time very therapeutic. ULM: How would you describe My Sister, My Daighter, and Me using only three words? Crazy, fun, ridiculous. ULM: Which scene from your memoir would say was the best time shared among the three... Continue Reading →
ULM: What led you to creating the main character, Eddy Trout? During the summer of 2005 I experienced a harmonic convergence of life-changing events. I’d just retired from teaching high school English and, after a long hiatus, I wanted to resume writing fiction. So I journeyed to Canon Beach, Oregon, and... Continue Reading →
COPING WITH ASH by Michael Scott Curnes Inkwater Press, January 26, 2017 (Reviewed and given 5 stars by Danielle Urban) Author Interview ULM: What would you like readers to take from reading your book, Coping with Ash? MSC: Loss and grief are universal human elements but how we cope with these is uniquely individualized.... Continue Reading →
ULM: What lead you to writing your first novel, Irony of Time? Three years ago I found myself at a point in my life where I was trying to figure out more about myself. I had just come off of participating in the Avon Breast Cancer 2-day Walk where I had been training, with my... Continue Reading →
Author Interview with Brandon Knightley Me: What inspired you to write your novel, June Rain? On the one hand, I simply woke up one morning with a fragment of a story in my head and started writing. On the other, the book was the emerging expression of questions that I wished I had asked... Continue Reading →
Author Interview with Brian Gallagher ULM: What lead you to becoming a writer? I’m not sure I know. Years ago, I started a novel, but never finished it. Sometime in 2011, I grabbed my computer and started writing. The Vatican Protocol, more or less, wrote itself. When I’d come to a new thought or direction, I’d... Continue Reading →
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Me: What are some messages that you hope readers will take with after reading your book? I hope that they may come to believe that maybe there is a better place, a better existence out there, waiting for us when we die. That it is inhabited by a being most wonderful in every way. If... Continue Reading →
Author Interview with Scott Burn Me: How did it feel when you finished your debut novel, The Enemy Within? The idea of finished is something that’s hard to get my head around. I remember about a year into the process I thought it was done. I showed it to my literary agent who thought it... Continue Reading →
You’re the head of marketing for Novel Publicity, a business woman, and an award winning author. What does a typical day work day look like for you? P.K.: A lot like this: https://media.giphy.com/media/DpB9NBjny7jF1pd0yt2/giphy.gif How do you find balance between working life, your family and everything else? P.K.: Have a forgiving spouse? I don’t do everything,... Continue Reading →
Author Interview with Rich DiSilvio ULM: What led you to writing your novel, Nazis Nemesis? Actually two things: First, was my intense interest in history and WWII, and second, was a recurring dream I had. For almost two years after publishing my previous novel, A Blazing Gilded Age, I was having a vivid... Continue Reading →
Author Interview with Matt Fulton ULM: What lead you to writing your spy novel, Active Measures? There was no single “light-bulb” moment for this story. I first had the notion to write some sort of spy novel in May 2002 when I was in the sixth grade. Of course, twelve-year-old me had no inclination... Continue Reading →
Author Interview ULM: What inspired you to write your book, Don't Trust A Stranger? I wanted to write something with meaning behind it. Parts of my book are true, and others are not. I want to help people who are involved with domestic violence because it's something that happens every day. If my book can... Continue Reading →
Author Interview ULM: What led you to writing a book about mental illness for both adults and children? I wanted adults and children to learn that mental illness is treatable and nothing to be afraid of and that people can live normal, healthy, happy lives. I also wanted them to know that mental illness is... Continue Reading →
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Interview with S. McPherson Me: Can you briefly tell us readers what your debut novel, At Water's Edge, is about? SM: At Water’s Edge tells the tale of Dezaray Storm; a 17-year-old girl from England who is mistaken for the most powerful sorceress of a distant land and one unexpected night, she is pulled through... Continue Reading →
Meet Allen Eskens As a talented author, with two stunning novels out, what are your goals when writing a new novel? I have, in my head, two goals, the first is to give the reader a suspenseful plot to keep them turning pages. The second goal is to draw the reader into the characters and... Continue Reading →
Your novel, The Replacement, is an absolutely addictive read. Can you tell those readers who have not read your novel, briefly, what it is about? The Replacement is a story about two homicide detectives, Patrick Sullivan and Jonathan Hawkins, chasing after a serial killer that the public has named The Surgeon. The only problem is that The Surgeon... Continue Reading →
As a novelist, how would you describe a writer's lifestyle as? Crazy? Fun? Exciting? Interesting question! I think it varies. As for my particular lifestyle, it's unpredictable. But it's not just because I'm a writer, it's just how it goes. Now inside my head- that's the crazy part. Characters constantly nagging at me to write... Continue Reading →
Victoria Warren Jackson Responds to the Interview Questions How old were you when you wrote your first book? And what was the name of that book? I cannot remember the exact age, but I do recall writing a short story about a young girl who lived on a farm. I was in the third grade.... Continue Reading →
1) Did you always know that you wanted to be an author? If, not what made you decide to become one? -Actually this was a spur of the moment that was pushed to the forefront of my thoughts in High School many years ago. In 10th grade the idea began to form in my... Continue Reading →
