Sophie Tuke | Conversations in Character with Henry Vaughn

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Character Name: Henry Vaughn (best man, narrator, the only one paying attention)How would you describe your family or your childhood?
Mercifully uneventful, which I have come to appreciate more as an adult than I did at the time. My parents are sensible people in Surrey who worry about hedges and the...

Soon Wiley | A woman flees to a coastal Connecticut town for a summer of reinvention

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What is the title of your latest release?
CECE DOWNING’S START OVER SUMMERWhat’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book?
After losing her stable job as an actuary and breaking up with her fiancé, a thirty-two-year-old woman flees to a...

Stig Abell | Conversations in Character with Jake Jackson

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Book: A TWIST IN THE RIVER
Character: Jake JacksonHow would you describe your family or your childhood?
I was the only child of loving parents, who died just as I was reaching adulthood (car accident, no survivors). My main influence growing up was my Uncle Arthur, a wily...

Smashwords Hotlist Top 10 Preorders Releasing June 23 – June 30, 2026

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1. The Midlife Birthday Club by Rachel Hanna
2. Death's Door: A Lana Harvey, Reapers Inc. Spin...
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Jennifer Vido | Jen's Jewels Interview: THE RAINY DAY BOOKSHOP by RaeAnne Thayne

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Welcome back to Jen's Jewels, your weekly guide to the best in new fiction. This week, I am thrilled to host New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne to talk about her latest novel, THE RAINY DAY BOOKSHOP - a warm, feel-good read that I think you are going to love.LIGHTNING ROUND...

Jo Thomas | After reaching a crossroads in life, Juliet celebrates a fresh start

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What is the title of your latest release?
SUMMER AT THE FRENCH BAKERYWhat’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book?
Set in Brittany in France. This book is about a crossroads in Juliet's life, celebrating a fresh start after recovering from illness and following her...

Grace Alexander | Four sisters have varying reactions to their new-found celebrity 

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What is the title of your latest release?
THE LOWE JOBWhat’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book?
THE LOWE JOB follows a family of four sisters and their matriarchal mother, Lydia. When the eldest sister, Lili, gets caught in a sex scandal with a married...

Amy Pennza | A seemingly powerless halfling is thrust into a cruel and dangerous vampire court

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What is the title of your latest release?
DHAMPIRAWhat’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book?
A seemingly powerless halfling is thrust into a cruel and dangerous vampire court where she meets two wildly different men who claim they can help her even as they’...

Meg Charlton | Two six-year-olds mysteriously vanish for two days in the late 1990s

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What is the title of your latest release?
VOYAGERSWhat’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book?
Two six-year-olds, Alex and Ana, mysteriously vanish for two days in the late 1990s. The incident is interpreted as an alien abduction and makes the two kids a...

Candace Lynn Talmadge | Between the Covers…

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People invariably judge a book by its cover. And although I loved the original covers for the books in my Stoneslayer series, others did not.Book marketing experts told me that the previous covers did not adequately convey the books’ dark high fantasy genre. And some reviewers agreed.Several times, I have...