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Jenny Holiday Gives the Answers to her 80s Quiz

Jenny Holiday Gives the Answers to her 80s Quiz

September 16, 2016

Jenny Holiday provides answers to yesterday’s 1980s quiz in honor of The Fixer, book one in her New Wave Newsroom series. One commenter on yesterday’s or today’s post will win…

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An 80s Pop Quiz by Jenny Holiday

An 80s Pop Quiz by Jenny Holiday

September 15, 2016

This week, Jenny Holiday launches The Fixer, book one in her 1980s-set New Wave Newsroom universe. Set against the machinations of a college newspaper, the series is quick-releasing this fall…

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An Interview and a #Giveaway from Kate Stewart

An Interview and a #Giveaway from Kate Stewart

September 10, 2016

Kate Stewart’s latest, Anything But Minor, is a DIK from us. It’s a witty book and we thought it would be fun to ask Kate some questions. She agreed AND is…

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A Guest Post and Giveaway from Elizabeth Michels

A Guest Post and Giveaway from Elizabeth Michels

September 8, 2016

And they lived happily ever after… It’s a phrase we all know, an ideal we strive for in our own lives, and one we enjoy reading about again and again….

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A Guest Post and a Giveaway from Paige Tyler

A Guest Post and a Giveaway from Paige Tyler

September 6, 2016

We are happy today to host Paige Tyler. Ms. Tyler is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of sexy romantic suspense and paranormal romance. She’s written over…

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Sarah MacLean answers a few quick questions

Sarah MacLean answers a few quick questions

September 5, 2016

I chatted with the fabulous Sarah MacLean at RWA this year but didn’t get a chance to ask her my #RWA16 questions. So, I emailed her and she told me all….

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The Ever After Box: How It All Began!

The Ever After Box: How It All Began!

September 3, 2016

Last year, I hosted an author table at Barbara Vey’s Reader Appreciation Luncheon. It’s an event that’s become known for “Table Wars”, where authors deck out their tables and provide…

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Amanda Quick cover reveal…

Amanda Quick cover reveal…

September 1, 2016

All About Romance unveils the last piece of the cover of Amanda Quick’s The Girl Who Knew Too Much. Three other pieces of the cover were be revealed earlier this week (see below). The finale cover…

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A Guestpost and a Giveway from Lenora Bell

A Guestpost and a Giveway from Lenora Bell

August 30, 2016

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Sneak peek at Last Kiss of Summer by Marina Adair

Sneak peek at Last Kiss of Summer by Marina Adair

August 29, 2016

We liked Marina Adair’s new contemporary Last Kiss of Summer. (Here’s our review.) Her publicist sent us an excerpt which, yes!, we are sharing with you. You can buy the…

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Nico Rosso on Food and Writing Romance

Nico Rosso on Food and Writing Romance

August 20, 2016

Thanks for having me today, AAR! Let’s talk about food. I’m always thinking about it. When my wife, Zoe Archer (AKA Eva Leigh), and I are having breakfast, we’re planning…

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He’s the Ugly Duckling: A Guest Post and a Givewaway from Kathryn Lively

He’s the Ugly Duckling: A Guest Post and a Givewaway from Kathryn Lively

August 3, 2016

It’s somewhat serendipitous that my romance with Totally Bound, Finish What You Started, has come out around the same time as the print version of Harry Potter and the Cursed…

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