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Christina Boyd
Feb 21, 20243 min read
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
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Christina Boyd
Feb 20, 20244 min read
INTERVIEW: Gwynne Jackson Says Women Do Not Become Disposable as We Age
Christina Boyd interviews Gwynne Jackson (also writing as Ophelia Leigh) who writes across multiple genres, with a focus on romance and…
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Christina Boyd
Feb 14, 20243 min read
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..
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Christina Boyd
Feb 13, 20244 min read
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.
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Christina Boyd
Feb 6, 20246 min read
INTERVIEW: Devoney Looser is Wild for Austen
Christina Boyd interviews Devoney Looser, Regents Professor of English at Arizona State University and the author or editor of eleven books
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Christina Boyd
Jan 31, 20243 min read
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...
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Christina Boyd
Jan 30, 20245 min read
INTERVIEW: Bianca Marais Prefers Her Characters to Lead the Way
INTERVIEW by Christina Boyd: Bianca Marais is the cohost of popular podcast The Shit No One Tells You About Writing and bestselling author
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Elaine Jeremiah
Jan 25, 20242 min read
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.
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Christina Boyd
Jan 17, 20243 min read
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...
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Christina Boyd
Jan 16, 20246 min read
INTERVIEW: Catherine Curzon is a Plotter but Allows Leeway for Inspiration
INTERVIEW: Catherine Curzon is a historian of the eighteenth century. She writes for Orion and Bookouture
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Christina Boyd
Jan 10, 20244 min read
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...
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Christina Boyd
Jan 9, 20243 min read
INTERVIEW: Mimi Matthews Empathizes with Her Characters
INTERVIEW: USA Today bestselling author Mimi Matthews writes both historical nonfiction and award-winning Victorian romances…
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Christina Boyd
Jan 3, 20243 min read
Review: THE LONG MARCH HOME by Marcus Brotherton and Tosca Lee
Review by Christina Boyd: Masterfully researched, The Long March Home is a multi-layered, action-packed, emotive historical fiction…
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Christina Boyd
Jan 2, 20247 min read
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...
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Christina Boyd
Dec 19, 20234 min read
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
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Christina Boyd
Dec 15, 20234 min read
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 ...
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Christina Boyd
Dec 6, 20233 min read
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
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Christina Boyd
Dec 5, 20237 min read
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...
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Christina Boyd
Nov 28, 20235 min read
INTERVIEW: Kim Hornsby Gets a Rush Seeing Actors Speak Her Words
INTERVIEW: KIM HORNSBY is a USA Today Bestselling Author and Produced Screenwriter known for adapting her novels to screenplays.
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Christina Boyd
Nov 21, 20239 min read
INTERVIEW: Nicole Clarkston Published Her First Book Before Telling Her Family
Interview: Nicole Clarkston is a book lover and a happily married mom of three. Originally from Idaho, she now lives in Oregon...
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