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What the World Needs is a Queer Nora Ephron by Lilah Suzanne
December 7, 2017A kiss can lead to so many unexpected things…especially one that takes place under the mistletoe. Join authors Killian B. Brewer, Pene Henson, Erin Finnegan, Lilah Suzanne, and Lynn Charles…
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The Trouble With Supermen …. A Guest Post and a Giveaway by Shannon McKenna
November 29, 2017Anyone who’s ever read my stories might have noticed that I like to endow my heroes with somewhat freakish abilities, whether it’s amazing combat skills or photographic memory or super-keen…
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Dashing All the Way–A Guest Post and Giveaway
November 26, 2017Best-selling and critically acclaimed historical romance authors Celeste Bradley, Eva Devon, Elizabeth Essex and Heather Snow heat up this Christmas with four never-before-released novellas guaranteed to make your holiday season…
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A Guest Post and a WONDERFUL Giveaway from Rachel Grant
November 20, 2017CATALYST (Flashpoint #2) is the first book I’ve written in which the setting is a place neither my husband nor I have visited. I tackled this problem with research. Lots…
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Expanding the Whiskey Verse: A Guest Post and a Giveaway from Layla Reyne
November 13, 2017In Tequila Sunrise, releasing November 13, the focus shifts from Agents Irish and Whiskey to Melissa Cruz and Daniel Talley, two secondary characters from the original series. I’m thrilled to…
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Sex toys I have loved (NSFW)
November 2, 2017Earlier in the week, I told you the story of Adam and Eve, the adult toy company that makes the world a better place with every sale. And I promised…
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Putting the Creativity back in Creative Writing: A Guest Post by Deborah Garland
October 24, 2017It starts with the question “What inspired you to write this novel?” And the answer might very well be the author had a similar experience with one of the characters….
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A Guest Post and a Giveaway by IK Velasco
October 21, 2017Whenever I get asked the question, “What is one interesting personal fact about you?” I will usually say, “I’ve lived in three countries.” I’m the child of immigrants – born…
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Chessela Helm on Readers Create: Building a Story Together
October 13, 2017Romance readers and writers are joined together in a relationship similar to characters who’ve found their happily ever after: neither partner can thrive without the other. Readers support writers by…
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Ginn Hale on When Love is Magic: Finding the M/M Fantasy Romance That’s Just Right.
October 9, 2017When it comes to the gay romance I like them best with at least a touch of magic; it can make for fascinating worlds and thrilling conflict. But sometimes it’s…
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Huge Harlequin sale
October 7, 2017This weekend only, Harlequin has put 500 of its bestsellers on sale for 1.99 each. It’s at all vendors. (Amazon, iBooks, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo.) The AAR staff picked…
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One Summer Night by Caridad Pinero
October 6, 2017When I’m asked to describe the idea behind One Summer Night, I say that it’s a modern day Romeo and Juliet story, but with a happier ending. It is a…
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Sometimes a name is just a name
on offense, accommodation, and the value of getting the facts right
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A Novel Is Not a Safe Space
Books are allowed to offend you. You are allowed to close them. Everybody survives.
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Prestige TV rediscovers the joy of family and friends
sappy for the win–really
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