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Book Title: Pie Girls
Author: Lauren Clark
Series: N/A
Rating:  5 stars

Princess, Southern belle, and spoiled-rotten social climber Searcy Roberts swore on a stack of Bibles she’d never return home to Fairhope, Alabama. After marrying her high school sweetheart and moving to Atlanta, Searcy embraces big-city life—Carrie Bradshaw style.
But now, Searcy has a teeny, tiny problem. Her husband’s had a mid-life crisis. He’s quit his job, cancelled her credit cards, and left her for another man.

Sea...

Book Title: Undone
Author: Jessica Roe
Series: The Guardians (Book 1)
Rating: 5 stars

Nicky is trying to be a good guy... All Gable wants is to be bad.

Fresh out of prison and down on his luck, Nicky is trying to be a good guy. With a past overrun by darkness and shadows, he's willing to do whatever it takes to change. He just never dreamed his road to redemption would open his eyes to a world full of magic and mystical beings.

All Gable wants is to be bad. Because only a bad person would do the th...

Hello Everyone! Today I’m very lucky to be interviewing Lauren Clark author of Pie Girls.
Hi Lauren, thank you for agreeing to this interview.
Tell us a little about yourself and your background? I grew up in Upstate New York (near Niagara Falls, land of ice and snow! As a child, I spent many of our winters skating, sledding, and playing in the snow, even when it was well below zero!
What were you like at school?I would consider myself a good student in school, though I wish I had pushed myself...

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Excerpt from ADRIAN LESSONS:
“Christ,” Adrian finally mutters after a good half minute of staring at my body. He runs his hand through his hair.I’m not saying my grand plan is to make him so worked up he’ll have to satisfy me. And then I can move on with my life.I’m not saying that’s my plan, but if it were, I’d be an evil genius.“You too,” I smirk, trailing my fingers down my bare waist. “That shirt looks expensive. Wouldn’t want to mess it up.”Not taking hi...

Hello Everyone!Today I’m very lucky to be interviewing R.C. Matthews author of Little White Lies as well as the Wish Come True series (Date Night, Fair Game, Begin Again, and The Mastermind).Hi R.C. Matthews, thank you for agreeing to this interview. Tell us a little about yourself and your background?I grew up in the metro Detroit area and was raised by deaf parents along with three older sisters and a younger brother. After attending a liberal arts college and obtaining a degree in Accounti...

One of the favorite parts of my week is talking to my good friend, Mary, about books. It’s a favorite topic of ours—and we share the same passion for stories that make us laugh, make us cry, and make us think a little longer and harder about life. 
We compare notes about the books we’re reading (this week, The Silkworm…will Cormoran Strike and his assistant Robin ever get together?), the audiobook we’re listening to (this week, Breakfast at Tiffany’s), and our favorite books of the year (...

Thank you, Loren, for having me! I'm excited to be here.
Every author is asked the question at some point in their career. How do you come up with this stuff?
For me, inspiration begins with a place. I know my story’s setting before I ever know its characters. Every place has a vibe – a soul. It’s layered with years of history, of tragedy and triumph, of progress, destruction, and the fingerprints of all the personalities that went into its making. There are definite differences between walking...

Sexy Time: How Much Is Enough in Romance Novels?
Many publishers of romance have come up with creative ways to designate the amount of sexual content within the books they offer. My debut contemporary romance novel, Little White Lies, was published by Crimson Romance on March 24, 2014 and is designated as being “Sensual”. The other potential categories include “Behind Closed Doors” and “Spicy”.
While writing Little White Lies, I struggled with how much sexy time to include in the story and how...

Hello Everyone!


Below is an excerpt from my upcoming novel, Swift Strike, which will be released on September 22nd. Hope you all enjoy! Don't forget to sign up for my newsletter for links to exclusive excerpts from my novels. The Prologue and Chapters 1 and 2 will be released to my awesome readers in my next newsletter.

Excerpt from Swift Strike:

In contrast to the modern décor of the home, an old-fashioned record player sat on full display a stone’s throw away in the adjoining den. It was...