About Paul and Kiki Stuart: Paul and Kiki Stuart are a husband and wife team who live in Hawaii on the island of Oahu and are world travelers, going each year on two extensive vacation trips with each being over at least one ocean and a number of shorter excursions as well. They have been to Italy five times and decided to share their last trip with readers in their recently published book, Paul and Kiki's Guide to Vacationing in Italy. Inspired by the enthusiastic responses from their readers, … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Paul and Kiki Stuart
Interview with Author – Diana Rubino
About Diana Rubino: My passion for history and travel has taken me to every locale of my books, and short stories, set in Medieval and Renaissance England, Egypt, the Mediterranean, colonial Virginia, New England, and New York. My urban fantasy romance, FAKIN’ IT, won a Top Pick award from Romantic Times. I’m a member of Romance Writers of America, the Richard III Society and the Aaron Burr Association. I live on Cape Cod with my husband Chris. In my spare time, I bicycle, golf, play my piano … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Diana Rubino
Mocha Sunrise by Julie Carobini
Mocha Sunrise is the third in Julie Carobini's bestselling Chocolate Series, following Chocolate Beach and Truffles by the Sea. Sometimes a girl has to wait for dawn to break ... to see the light. Big-hearted Livi Daniels has close pals, a beachside apartment, and a new job in radio. She also has a not-so-secret problem at home: a troubled roommate. When Livi is forced to take shelter in a seedy motel for the night, she's finally had enough. Or has she? When attempts to evict her … [Read more...] about Mocha Sunrise by Julie Carobini
Interview with Author – Barbara Lohr
About Barbara Lohr: Barbara Lohr writes contemporary romance, both adult and new adult. A flair for fun and subtly sexy love scenes are her trademarks. In her Windy City Romance series, feisty women take on hunky heroes and life’s issues. Family often figures in her stories. “No woman falls in love without some family influence, either positive or negative.” Dark chocolate is her favorite food group, and yummy food often figures in her work. She likes to cook and makes a mean popover. When … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Barbara Lohr
Interview with Author – Ivanka Di Felice
About Ivanka Di Felice: Ivanka Di Felice is a writer living in Tuscany. She will assure you that it's far less pretentious than it sounds. She was born in Toronto, Canada. She is 39 years and 94 months old. In her quest for happiness, she followed Nora Ephron’s advice: “Secret to life, marry an Italian.” She loves writing humorous stories and enjoys reading. What inspires you to write? I think one reviewer summed it up perfectly: "Italy hands Mrs Di Felice some lemons so she makes lemonade … [Read more...] about Interview with Author – Ivanka Di Felice
The Making of Nebraska Brown by Louise Caiola @AuthorLouiseC
This book is bargain priced from 07/25/2014 until 12/31/2014 The last thing eighteen-year-old Ann Leigh remembers is running from her boyfriend in a thick Nebraska cornfield. This morning she’s staring down a cool Italian sunrise, an entire continent from the life she once knew. The events of the eighteen months in between have inexplicably gone missing from her memory. All at once she’s living with Tommy, an attractive, young foreigner asking for her continued love. Though he’s vaguely … [Read more...] about The Making of Nebraska Brown by Louise Caiola @AuthorLouiseC
This Time For Keeps by Jill Blake @Jill_Blake_
A random act of violence... When a senseless act of violence shatters her perfect world, Dr. Isabelle DiStefano struggles to rebuild: new life, new job, new man. A second chance at love... But sometimes the past can be hard to let go of, especially when old flame Luca Santoro reappears in her life and decides he wants to start over...this time, for keeps. Targeted Age Group:: 18+ What Inspired You to Write Your Book? You can’t escape it: we live in a violent world. Open a paper, … [Read more...] about This Time For Keeps by Jill Blake @Jill_Blake_
Creating a Detailed Back Story for my Main Characters – Guest Post by Ann Streetman @AnnStreetman
Character development for novels entails creating a detailed back story for the lead characters. For me, it is important to create the back story for the main characters before I start the plot. I may know in general where the story is going and how it will end, but for detailed plotting I must know what these particular characters would and would not do. For the female lead, I want to have in writing when and where she was born; a little information about her parents; where she lived before … [Read more...] about Creating a Detailed Back Story for my Main Characters – Guest Post by Ann Streetman @AnnStreetman
