Witch romances have a particular kind of spark. They are not only about magic, but about power: inherited, stolen, feared, suppressed, misused, reclaimed. A witch in romance is often someone the world has tried to name before she can name herself. Dangerous. Temptress. Heretic. Monster. Too much. Not enough. The love story is rarely about attraction: itβs...
Excerpted from THE BOOKKEEPER by Mary McGarry Morris:Jerome drank regular coffee now. He needed the caffeine, he said, taking it black. Her blouse stuck to her back. Sweat trickled between her breasts. Awkwardness framed these long pauses, neither knowing what to say. He cleared his throat, took another sip. βWhat is it...
PRUDENCE MARSH IS NOT A NOBODY ANYMORE is a cozy fantasy romance about a bard, Pru, who finally leaves her small town to pursue her dreams of a bigger life, a bandit trying desperately to keep his found family from falling apart, and both of them getting tangled up in a road trip, a legendary heist, and each other...
Excerpted from SHE WILL END THIS by Colleen Coble and Rick Acker:βYouβre the kind of person who likes to be prepared. I would have done the same thing. Call me when you know.ββWill do.β Britt frowned when she ended the call. The taxi had missed...
What is the title of your latest release? OBSIDIAN SKYWhatβs the βelevator pitchβ for your new book? Ancient Biblical treasure lost at sea! Deadly drugs from an international cartel! Mysterious acts of environmental terrorism! And a global catastrophe that only Dirk Pitt can prevent!...
THE FIRST WAR features Wu Ying and his friends taking part in the war that has been brewing between the states of Wei and Shen since the start of the first book. To write the war itself, I actually had to do research on Chinese warfare, which has some stark differences in comparison to more βWesternβ medieval...
Excerpted from NOT EVERYTHING BURNS by Carri Karuhn:PrologueThis wasnβt my first time back. Not even close.Still, the acrid smell of burnt trees and ash clung to the air as I drove up the winding road. The devastation unfolded before my eyes like it always...
I was about three books into my first series, the Pawsitively Organic Mysteries, when my agent called to say a new editor at a different publishing house wanted a cat mystery. Needless to say, I was thrilled. A whole series built around cats? Sign me up.With my first series, I'd already earned a...
Welcome to Where Everybody Knows Your... Alibiβ where we get to know the fictional towns weβd happily move to... if they didnβt have such a suspicious body count (but does that really matter?)....
I love creating a playlist that suits each book I write. So here are five songs that I listened to on repeat while writing and that fit the vibes of CRASH INTO YOU, a Formula 1 romance where a champion driver falls for the daughter of a rival teamβs principal, and the surprise that puts their relationship...