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INTERVIEW: Laurie Viera Rigler Says Character Rules Throughout Writing Process
Christina Boyd interviews Laurie Viera Rigler. Rigler’s best-selling Jane Austen Addict novels have been published in North America, the UK,

Christina Boyd
Feb 27, 20249 min read
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Guest Review: THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT by Simone St. James
Sophia Rose reviews THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT by Simone St. James. Award-winning author of The Haunting of Maddy Clare and Silence for the

Christina Boyd
Feb 21, 20243 min read
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Review: SEX, LIES AND SENSIBILITY by Nikki Payne
Review by Christina Boyd of Nikki Payne's SEX, LIES AND SENSIBILITIES. Two sisters roll up their sleeves to run a dilapidated inn but must..

Christina Boyd
Feb 14, 20243 min read
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INTERVIEW: Sophia Karlson Admits Writing Love Scenes Isn't Easy
Christina Boyd interviews Sophia Karlson who writes sensual, emotional, and evocative contemporary romance. Some snark might sneak in.

Christina Boyd
Feb 13, 20244 min read
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Review: INTO THE BARGAIN by Colleen Cowley
Guest review by Sophia Rose: A young lady with no income—and shortly no home—must be in want of a wizard husband. Pen Novak has two weeks...

Christina Boyd
Jan 31, 20243 min read
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Favorite Austen Scene by Guest Writer, Elaine Jeremiah
Which is your favorite scene in any of Jane Austen’s novels, the one you find the most memorable, and why? I have more than one.

Elaine Jeremiah
Jan 25, 20243 min read
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Review: THE LILY OF LUDGATE HILL by Mimi Matthews
Review by Christina Boyd: Mimi Matthews’s new release, The Lily of Ludgate Hill, is the third book in the “Belles of London” series about...

Christina Boyd
Jan 17, 20243 min read
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Guest Review: CHAOS TERMINAL by Mur Lafferty
Sophia Rose reviews CHAOS TERMINAL by Mur Lafferty: Mallory Viridian would rather not be an amateur detective and fled to outer space to...

Christina Boyd
Jan 10, 20244 min read
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INTERVIEW: Mimi Matthews Empathizes with Her Characters
INTERVIEW: USA Today bestselling author Mimi Matthews writes both historical nonfiction and award-winning Victorian romances…

Christina Boyd
Jan 9, 20243 min read
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INTERVIEW: Beth Carter Became a Writer at Fifty
Interview: After being a bank vice president and a hospital public relations director, Beth Carter shed her suits and heels...

Christina Boyd
Jan 2, 20247 min read
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INTERVIEW: Jody Kaye’s Husband Dared Her to Write a Book
INTERVIEW by Christina Boyd: Jody Kaye writes interconnected steamy contemporary romance, including the unbridled Kingsbrier Quintuplets and

Christina Boyd
Dec 19, 20234 min read
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Guest Review: A WINTER BY THE SEA by Julie Klassen
Guest review by Sophia Rose: A Winter by the Sea by Julie Klassen. Royalty comes to Sidmouth, bringing unexpected danger ...

Christina Boyd
Dec 15, 20234 min read
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Guest Review: WITS & WAGERS by Amy D'Orazio
Guest Review by Sophia Rose:
Wits & Wagers is the latest from the pen of Amy D’Orazio offering a sparkling comedy of manners in a variation

Christina Boyd
Dec 6, 20233 min read
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INTERVIEW: Marilyn Brant's Latest is a Modern, Roll-reversing Twist on the Film "Roman Holiday"
Interview: Marilyn Brant is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of contemporary women’s fiction, romantic comedy, and mystery...

Christina Boyd
Dec 5, 20237 min read
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INTERVIEW: Jessie Lewis Says Life is One Long Research Trip
Interiew: Jessie Lewis enjoys words far too much for her own good and was forced to take up writing them down in order to save her family…

Christina Boyd
Nov 14, 20239 min read
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Guest Review: A CASTLE IN THE AIR by Kelley Armstrong
Guest review: A CASTLE IN THE SKY Another series hit and I can recommend it to those who enjoy a mashing of genres in a historical setting.

Christina Boyd
Nov 8, 20233 min read
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Review: IT HAPPENED ONE FIGHT by Maureen Lee Lenker
Christina Boyd reviews "It Happened One Fight" I liked the Old Hollywood vibe and the play on fake relationship and enemies-to-lovers trope

Christina Boyd
Nov 1, 20234 min read
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INTERVIEW: Pamela Aidan, Jane Austen Fan Fiction Pioneer
Interview: Pamela Aidan is the author of the acclaimed series "Fitzwilliam Darcy, Gentleman" and other books about Austen characters.

Christina Boyd
Oct 24, 20234 min read
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INTERVIEW: Aimee Brown Talks First Drafts and Humor
REVIEW Aimee Brown is a writer of romantic comedies set in Portland, Oregon. She writes closed door romance, NO sex scenes, light kissing

Christina Boyd
Oct 17, 20234 min read
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INTERVIEW: Joana Starnes Spills the Tea on Writing Darcy
Joana Starnes has been living in Regency England for decades in her imagination and plans to continue till she lays hands on a time machine.

Christina Boyd
Oct 3, 20236 min read
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