Blustery Days = Great March Titles

There are so many great books out this month and a lot of them are written by
dear friends of mine, so I'm going to dive right in this month.

One of my favorite people in the world is Jaye Wells. Not only is she a great friend, her books are highly entertaining. I cry, I laugh and sometimes her books make me want to go out and kick some butt. Her latest in the Sabina Kane series is not to be missed. "I had so much fun writing GREEN-EYED DEMON, especially since it's set in New Orleans" says Wells. "Since I'm part-Cajun and much of my family is from Louisiana, it was fun to add some personal touches and favorite Big Easy locations to the story. Plus, the new setting allowed me to introduce some interesting new characters to Sabina's world, including a voodoo priestess, a crazy Cajun butcher and a faery drag queen." "Candy demanded an anecdote from me for my latest release ACCIDENTALLY CATTY, book five in the Accidental Friends series," Dakota Cassidy says. "Just as an FYI, I had to look up anecdote (Smile). Anyway, I wanted to write this book because I needed the cash... No, I'm kidding. Well, I'm not entirely kidding, because I do need to eat, but I wanted to write this book because seriously, what was left? Werehamsters? Wereprariedogs? All joking totally aside, I wanted to write this book because I genuinely felt like the Accidental girls had more to say. As their friendships grow and strengthen, as their paranormal crisis hotline OOPS (Out In The Open Paranormal Support) generates more business, there are more stories to be told and places for the girls to journey to. That means there's plenty more mayhem to be had!" "In NEVER AGAIN the first book in the Wizards of Nevermore series, a doubly cursed witch named Lucinda Rackmore seeks the protection of her ex-brother-in-law, Gray Calhoun, in the small Texas town of Nevermore," says author Michele Bardsley. "He's not inclined to help her, seeing as how her older sister sacrificed him to a demon lord. So, you know, they have problems. Like every couple. Okay, not like every couple. They have trust issues big-time, and despite all the reasons they shouldn't talk to each other, much less rely on each other ... well, they find a way to connect. And to fall in love. And to save each other. I wrote NEVER AGAIN because I really wanted to create a romance within a darker landscape. I love the mixture of paranormal and suspense, the freedom to explore how a character gets emotionally damaged, and what it takes to redeem him or her. Lucinda and Gray's journey to rectify their past mistakes is cemented by their attempts to right the wrongs happening within the town of Nevermore. Somewhere along the way they figure out that together they are stronger ... and that love really does conquer all." "Long story about this book's fantastical route to publication," says Linda Thomas-Sundstrom of her latest in the Vampire Moon series GOLDEN VAMPIRE. "It was submitted to an editor at Nocturne when the program started, but that editor left HQ. So, I assumed it was rejected. In fact, the editors liked it, and she never knew. Recently, after completing her Wolf Moons series for Nocturne, she was asked if she had a vampire story by her editor, and she mentioned this one.... and after all that time that had passed since she'd first submitted it, her editor vividly remembered the opening, and had wanted this book all along! Another strange mix-up. And though the mix-up postponed this book getting to print – in print it was supposed to be with the same company "Golden Vampire" was written for. Fate? You bet. Fantastic result? Another dream come true!" "The working title of this book was Mary Poppins meets Van Helsing…with robots, says Cindy Spencer Pape of her new release STEAM & SORCERY. "As soon as steampunk started making its way into romance, I knew I had to write one, but along the way, it accumulated vampyres, The Knights of the Round Table, a horde of street urchins with supernatural gifts and automaton pets, and a spunky, not-quite-human governess. In other words, it was a total mash-up, but loads of fun to write." "My March release BEAUTY AND THE BROODING BOSS was particularly fun to write because I based it in the Berkshire Mountains where I grew up," says author Barbara Wallace. "A lot of the landmarks mentioned are based on real life towns and landmarks like Stockbridge, the Red Lion Inn and Tanglewood. Every time I went home to visit my mother, I got to stop and take more photos. I loved it. My favorite landmark in the book however isn't one anyone will know. At the beginning of the book Kelsey Albertelli gets lost finding Alex Markoff's house because she turns at the wrong pine tree. This is actually based on the directions to my high school boyfriend's house. He lived in a small town just over the Vermont border at the time. I can still remember the conversation like it was yesterday as I relayed the directions to my dad. ‘Once you get to the church, you turn right and travel to the big pine tree,' he said. ‘Oh,' my dad replied. ‘He lives at the old Crosier farm. Everyone knows that tree!'" When it came time to put my hero in the woods, I had to use that tree. Denise Swanson's latest is MURDER OF A BOOKSTORE BABE. "The story begins with a new bookstore opening in the fictional town of Scumble River and was inspired by my cat," Swanson says. "My cat Boomerang HATES change, even good changes make him misbehave. This made me think of how people in the small town I lived in also hated change, and how they would react to a new business in town. Especially one owned and operated by city folk. "I came up with the idea for A TASTE OF SEDUCTION while lying on a hospital bed waiting for outpatient surgery," Mary Campisi says. "I had to find a way to block out the anxiety, the noise, and the time, so I closed my eyes and let my imagination wander to 1815 where the story of Anthony Weston and Meriel Linton was born."