Monthly Archives: June 2011

Meet Regina Jeffers – Interview Found on the Book Rat Website

SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2011 Interview with Regina Jeffers! Today brings us both our last interview and (later today) our last giveaways of this year’s Jane in June, and they both come from the lovely Regina Jeffers (who already came out … Continue reading

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Meet Lydia Dare

Lydia Dare is a partnership between Jodie Pearson and Tammy Falkner. They write paranormal romance set in the Regency Period. Check out Lydia Dare’s A Certain Wolfish Charm Tall, Dark and Wolfish The Wolf Next Door It Happened One Bite … Continue reading

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Meet Karen McCullough

Karen McCullough writes both mystery and science fiction, with romantic elements, for Five Star/Gale Group. Check out her Heart of the Night A Question of Fire A Gift for Murder

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Meet Chloe Harris

Chloe Harris writes “hot spiced historical romance” for Kensington Press. Chloe Harris is the pseudonym of a partnership of writers: Noelle Henderson and Barbara Kolten. Check out her Secrets of Sin In Deep Silent Night, Sinful Night

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Meet Beth Williamson

Beth Williamson also write “cowboy”-themed romance. She says she admire Leigh Greenwood’s stories over the years. Beth writes for Kensington Press. Look for her Gideon Lucille’s Lawman Restless Heart

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Meet Jennifer Hudson Taylor

Jennifer Hudson Taylor has released eight books, but has recently joined the group from Addington Press. She writes “inspirational” romance which thrives on characters who have very “human” qualities. Check out her Highland Blessings Highland Sanctuary

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Meet Leigh Greenwood

Also on the panel, we will find Leigh Greenwood. Leigh worked for Dorchester, but has recently gone to the eBook format. His “cowboy” romances have been a staple of the business. Check out No One But You When Love Comes … Continue reading

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Meet Mary Margaret Daughtridge

On Saturday, June 25, I will be sharing a panel with 9 great romance writers. Let me introduce you to them. Mary Margaret Daughtridge is a 2010 National Readers’ Choice Award winner. She writes for Sourcebooks. Her books about Navy … Continue reading

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1940 Pride and Prejudice: A “Screwball Comedy”

According to moderntimes.com, the term “screwball comedy” refers to “films where everything was a juxtaposition: educated and uneducated, rich and poor, intelligent and and a bit stupid, honest and dishonest, and most of all male and female. When two people … Continue reading

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Kindle Sales Continue to Rise

My friend and cohort at Austen Authors, Mary Simonsen, shared the following information regarding the prevalence of eBooks. From Amazon’s Kindle Newsletter: Amazon Now Selling More Kindle Books Than Print Books In November 2007, Amazon introduced the revolutionary Kindle. By … Continue reading

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