Q&A with Author J Lynn Else Q: When did you first begin writing stories?I’ve always loved stories and books. I must have started writing more seriously in middle school, ‘seriously’ meaning that people started noticing, as a friend gifted me with a blank book “for all the future stories I would write.” I never really... Continue Reading →
Q: What inspired you to create your novel, Summoner of Sleep? I’ve always been interested by the mysterious nature of dreams, which is why they are prevalentin all my stories. I guess you could say that my dreams inspired me to write this book. Q: What themes will readers find out in your book? Summoner of... Continue Reading →
Q: What was the first book that you have written and published? When America Fell Silent was published in August of 2019. It follows the story of a tyrannical First Daughter who overthrows the government after the assassination of her parents on Inauguration Day, and the martial law that ensues. Q: When did you get started... Continue Reading →
Q: Choose three words to describe your writing style.Immersive, Accessible, Aspirational Q: How did your career as a dancer influence your writing? Besides the obvious—since this novel is all about dancers—the creativity and work involved increating dance numbers is not unlike writing a novel. It starts with an idea, but then takes hours,weeks, months to bring... Continue Reading →
Q&A with Author Preslaysa Williams Q: How did you go from acting to becoming a full-time writer? I started acting when I was very young. I spent most of my childhood and teen years going on auditions after school. Acting played a huge part in my childhood. I was always an avid reader, but I didn’t... Continue Reading →
Author Anne Gordon Q&A with Jennifer Anne Gordon Q: When did you decide to become a gothic horror writer? I don’t think I went into this thinking that I would be only Gothic Horror all the time, though Gothic fiction is my favorite to read. I think of myself not just as Gothic Horror, but... Continue Reading →
Q: When did you publish your first book? My first book was Dragonflies Are Amazing, published in 2006 with Scholastic Education Canada. I went on to have more than 40 children’s books traditionally published, but that’s still one of my favourites. Q: What led you to the path of becoming an author? I think there’s... Continue Reading →
Q: When did you write your first book? I wrote my first book while living on Maui. This was back before Amazon and in the era of bookstores. As it happened, there was one bookstore (Waldenbooks) on our side of the island. I had been a romance reader for a very long time (and still... Continue Reading →
Q: What is considered light romantic suspense? A light romantic suspense, to me at least, means that the suspense element doesn’t have quite as large a role to play in the story as it would in a full-on romantic suspense. Because NO PLACE LIKE HOME is a novella, and significantly shorter than my usual full-length... Continue Reading →
Author Interview with Melinda Curtis Q: When did you begin writing stories? I always loved to write stories in school, but I began to seriously pursue writing about twenty years ago (which makes me sound long in the tooth – gah!). Q: Which of your books was the easiest to write? My most recent Christmas... Continue Reading →
Author Interview with Christie Stratos Q: When did you write your first book? I wrote my first “official” book for publication, Anatomy of a Darkened Heart, from 2014 to 2015, and it was published in 2015. But I wrote my first ever full-length novel when I was in middle school, then a second in high... Continue Reading →
ULM: When did you start planning your latest release, Love & Homegrown Magic? PB: The central idea for this novel came to me in 2017, and together with a working title of “Daughters of the Bride,” they stewed in my head until the spring of 2019 when I began writing the first draft. ULM: What was... Continue Reading →
Author Interview with Miranda Oh Q: When did you write your first book? I started my writing journey back in 2015/2016 I was roughly 25 years old when I put “pen to paper per say” Q: Which of your books was the easiest to write? I can confidently say that the third book I wrote... Continue Reading →
Author Interview with Eloisa James Q: When did you write your first book? I was around 7 or 8 years old. I still remember the first line (though not the name of my heroine): “Eloisa was incorrigible.” I had just learned that word. I wrote my first romance just after graduating from college. It still... Continue Reading →
ULM: Do you have a new release coming up? If so, can you share with us readers what it is? PB: Thank you, Danielle, so glad you ask! My current WIP is a philosophical fiction entitled “Daughters of the Bride: love and homegrown magic,” slated for publication on Halloween 2020, a night which will also... Continue Reading →
The Girl I Left Behind–Andie Newton About the Book What would you risk to save your best-friend? As a young girl, Ella never considered that those around her weren’t as they appeared. But when her childhood best-friend shows Ella that you can’t always believe what you see, Ella finds herself thrown into the world of... Continue Reading →
Inspiration by Andie Newton Ten years ago, I wrote the first words of my debut novel The Girl I Left Behind. I never thought I’d write a novel. Ever. One day I caught a documentary on the History Channel about Nuremberg’s historic Kunst bunker, a secret art bunker the townsfolk hid from Hitler, and I... Continue Reading →
About the Author She was born into a spiritual family, in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. From an early age, due to her extreme sensitivity, she has been in contact with the spiritual world. Throughout my existence, with the help of her spirit friends, she has developed her psychic abilities—learning how to... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
Title: Trapped by Fate on Reckless Roads Series: Neither This Nor That, #4 Author: MariaLisa deMora Genre: MC Romance Release Date: January 21, 2019 #LoveMeSomeRetro Synopsis “Got your back,” is more than a saying in Retro’s world. Standing united as... 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 →
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 →
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 →
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