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Q&A: Mira Lyn Kelly of MAY THE BEST MAN WIN

We are positively jazzed to have Mira Lyn Kelly on the blog today answering a few of our oddball questions (spoiler: she makes the wisest choices when it comes to being stranded on a desert island)! Her book, May The Best Man Win is out right now, so don’t miss it!

What are your five favorite movies with romance or romantic elements?

So here are my top picks with a few favorite clips included…

Mr. And Mrs. Smith: Favorite movie ever…loved the snark and banter and come on—two married assassins who don’t know they are living with another killer?? So great. I love the fight scene where they destroy their whole perfect suburban house trying to kill each other but then ultimately give in to the hot sizzle!

Friends with Benefits: For making me laugh while getting the sexy on…

Killers: For the skin, awkward and cute meet that left me grinning:

The Notebook: Yeah, because of that kiss. THAT KISS!!!

Crazy Stupid Love: Okay, okay, the kisses get me every time! I love how Emma just storms in and Ryan is so stunned, and then with the tightening grip. Sigh. Good stuff!

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Essential Beginnings Kennedy Layne
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How Amanda Bouchet Celebrates Release Day

For the longest time, release day for A Promise of Fire seemed like it would never come. Now it’s zooming toward me, and I’m starting to understand that feeling of utter excitement mixed with sudden bouts of queasiness. It reminds me of the nervous anticipation I felt eight years ago before my son was born. I was beyond ready to get that baby out. I was also terrified—it was all so new and intimidating! I imagine subsequent releases will feel more like when my daughter, now three years old, was born. Sure, I knew more-or-less what to expect the second time around, but that didn’t make it any less daunting or elating. Now, having my “book baby” come out is throwing me back into the same kind of emotional turmoil—ridiculously happy but with nerves hopping constantly in my belly.

I have a feeling I’ll be a happy-nervous wreck on release day, so I’ll definitely need to get out of the house! I live in Paris, France, but I grew up in New England, and my family is still in the northeast. My kids and I will be in Vermont on release day, visiting my father and step-mother. While my parents’ house is well off the beaten path, they’re lucky to be fairly close to Hanover, New Hampshire, the home of Dartmouth College. They often attend lectures, film festivals, and other events on the campus that keep them from feeling too isolated in their rural area. Despite the time I’ve spent in Vermont, I’ve never actually been to Hanover. I’d like to gather everyone up for a multigenerational outing—my parents, myself, and my little ones—and go to New Hampshire on release day. Unfortunately, my husband will already be back in France, his vacation over.

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“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow—Spooky Story or Love Triangle Romance?” by Gaby Triana

You might think The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is the eerie tale of the Headless Horseman, the 18th-century ghost of a Hessian trooper who rises from his burial site every Halloween and ridesaround Sleepy Hollow Cemetery on his horse in search of his missing head. Well, only partly. See, the ghostly horseman only makes an appearance in the last few pages of the story. So then, what is the rest of the tale about?

If you’ve never read LOSH, go ahead and do it. Seriously. It’s not that long, and not only is it an American classic, penned by Washington Irving, but you can also see a love triangle at its most comical. That’s right—The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is actually a comedy, one that Irving considered silly compared to his greater works. It introduces Ichabod Crane, an awkward, educated out-of-towner who’s taken a job in Sleepy Hollow as a schoolmaster. Soon, he falls in love with Katrina Van Tassel, the daughter of the town’s richest farmer.

Way to set the bar high, Ichabod.

Like something out of a teen movie, Katrina thinks Ichabod is super dreamy, but she already has a suitor, town hero, Brom Van Brunt. Brom is a strapping young lad, quick with a prank and agile on his horse. And trust me, he’s not too keen on know-it-all, ladykiller Ichabod coming to town to flirt with his girl.

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Sisters in Love Melissa Foster
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Q&A: Katee Robert of FOOL ME ONCE

We’re so thrilled to be wrapping up the first day of Read a Romance month with the ever-awesome Katee Robert! Check out our Q&A below and don’t miss Fool Me Once, out today!

SNAPPY CHAT

Darcy or Wentworth?

(bonus: who’s your favorite Darcy or Wentworth on screen?)

Darcy, though I’m not a huge Darcy fan overall. And, naturally, it’s Colin Firth. Always.

 

Christian or Gideon?

Christian. I don’t want to play in his red room, but poking at him would be fun.

 

Rochester or Heathcliff?

Rochester. Always.

 

Spock or Kirk?

Spock. I think he’s an animal in the sheets.

 

Sunrise or sunset?

Sunrise. Full of possibilities.

 

Angst or humor?

Both. Sorry, I can’t choose both. Humor, though I adore angst.

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Autumn Thorns Yasmine Galenorn
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Exclusive Excerpt + GIVEAWAY: M.L. Buchman’s HEART STRIKE

Save a little time and scoot to the edge of your seat now, because we’ve got an exclusive excerpt of Heart Strike by M.L. Buchman that’s positively layered with intensity. Heart Strike is out tomorrow!

“Not my first rodeo.”

Richie answered with a waiting silence. How was it that he didn’t trust himself about people? With only the one notable exception, he’d judged her moods perfectly. And that one time was because he hadn’t listened to himself.

“I was forward deployed with the 101st Airborne,” she finally offered. “I was embedded with the ground teams to frisk and question women. Every now and then, they weren’t women beneath the robes but men in hiding. If they were dressed to hide, we knew they were Taliban, Al Qaeda, or worse. They would also be heavily armed. It was close a couple of times, but I was always faster than they were.”

“You were good back there. Damn good,” Richie remarked a few miles later.

And Melissa felt good. Normally a kill gave her the shakes, but this time it hadn’t. The man had been the worst sort. He’d rubbed his erection against Melissa’s ass the moment he’d grabbed her, and his hand had been headed south into her pants even as they stood there in front of everyone. Drug runner, street thug, and rapist.

And then he’d made to grab Carla.

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Q&A: Rebecca Grace Allen of THE THEORY OF DEVIANCE

We’re thrilled to have this Q&A with the queen of sexy and soul-searching, Rebecca Grace Allen! Her latest book, The Theory of Deviance, is out tomorrow!

What are your five favorite movies with romance or romantic elements?

It’s so hard to choose, but if I had to narrow it down, it would be Enchanted, French Kiss, The Notebook, 27 Dresses, and Stardust.

 

Describe your favorite scene from each one (you can include a Youtube clip if you want as well).

Enchanted has so many amazing scenes. A dancing musical scene set in Central Park? How can you not love it? But overall favorite is during the ball, when Robert sings while they’re dancing, despite telling Giselle he didn’t sing or dance.

 

French Kiss is one of my all-time favorite movies. I can recite full scenes from memory. And my favorite is when Kate is making fun of Luc, mimicking his accent and grumbly attitude, and the look he gives her afterward. It’s the moment they go from enemies to friends, right before the switch to lovers.

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Adult Excerpt of THE DEAD OF HAGGARD HALL by Marie Treanor

Okay, listen, not to brag, but we’re about to make Hump Day [lewd secondary joke redacted] the hottest day of the week. We’ve got a scintillating scene just for paranormal fans (but we welcome any and all newcomers) from the amazing Marie Treanor. Don’t read this one at work because—for the first time EVER—we’ve got an excerpt that’s too sexy AND too spooky!

The Dead of Haggard Hall is out now!

“Patrick,” she whispered, and then again in a wail that chilled my blood. “Patrick!”

“Rose, Rose, don’t be upset,” I tried to soothe her as she all but blasted her way out of me. “Help me to discover the truth. Please! I can carry messages to and from you if you just talk to me some more.”

I heard the hint of desperation in my own voice, knew it wasn’t good, but my solitude up here wasn’t guaranteed forever, and I was very aware of passing time.

“Rose.” I held out my hand in supplication. “Please talk to me again. Please.” I was striving towards her, calling her with every ounce of will I had. I didn’t even feel the arrival of the uninvited until it crashed into me with a jolt, spilling into every part of me, cold, malevolent, familiar. My soulless, sentient bag of emotion from last night. I should have been ready for it, but I wasn’t. And I couldn’t control it and speak to Rose at the same time.

Rose wasn’t staying. I felt her and the other ghosts withdrawing from me in distaste as the thing pushed me onto my back, zipping through all the most intimate places of my mind and body.

“Rose,” I gasped. “Please stay, just wait… ” With an effort, I tried to heave the thing out of me, but during my distraction, it had got too strong a grip on me. I had to let Rose go, release the last strand of invisible cord that had bound her to my world, and concentrate all my attention on expelling my uninvited guest.

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Q&A: Sami Lee of UNBREAKABLE HOPE

You know what, Erotic Romance fans? We don’t do nearly enough for you! So as a treat to you (totally not a selfish gift to ourselves, why are you looking at us like that?) we’ve got an amazing Q&A with Sami Lee, author of Unbreakable Hope, out now!

How did you come up with the idea for this story?

Hope’s story has been kicking around in my head ever since her character was introduced in her sister Emily’s story, Eternal Brand. I had strong ideas who the characters would be—Dylan Wakefield first appeared in book 2 of the series—but no idea how I was going to bring the three together. That I had to work out as I got into writing the story.

 

Where do you find your inspiration?

All around me. In stories I hear on the news, in movies, in real life. I think I’m a writer because I’m always curious about what life would be like through someone else’s viewpoint. I’m always asking myself ‘what would I do if that happened to me? If my childhood had been like this instead of that?’. Asking the questions is what makes the stories form in my head.

 

Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?

Ah, all of it? LOL. Finding the time, staying motivated, plotting. I prefer to fly by the seat of my pants but that doesn’t always work when I have deadlines, so sometimes I do have to plot and still after almost 20 published works, I struggle with that.

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Q&A: Patricia Eimer of OUT OF THIS WORLD

We’re here with the brilliant Patricia Eimer, author of Out of This World, out now! We’re not just geeking out over such a great sci-fi Romance author, we’re mentally high-fiving because we discovered Romance the exact. Same. Way. (And it took us nearly as long to come back to it).

Curious? Check out the Q&A below and don’t miss Out of This World!

FAVORITE MOVIES:

 

What are your five favorite movies with romance or romantic elements?

Just so you know I do completely realize what a cliché I am with these.

  • Pride and Prejudice (and if you’re watching at my house there is just 1 version and that is the Colin Firth version ‘kay? We take our Darcy seriously here.)
  • Bridget Jones’s Diary
  • Shakespeare in Love
  • Love, Actually (Are you sensing I have a thing for Colin Firth? Because I have a serious thing for Colin Firth).
  • North and South (it’s television but Richard Armitage in a cravat is worth letting the medium slide because this man could seriously unseat my Colin Firth Darcy love with the way he smolders in a cravat).

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Q&A: Libby Bishop of SON OF THUNDER

Libby Bishop, one of the most exciting paranormal/erotic Romance authors out there has done us a kindness and answered some of our burning questions (Hey, don’t look at us like that. “Cake or pie?” is a very important question for some people.) and it’s fantastic! Her newest book, Son of Thunder, is out today!

FAVORITE MOVIES:

 

What are your five favorite movies with romance or romantic elements?

A Good Year (with Russell Crowe)

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Romancing the Stone

Baby Boom

The Princess Bride

 

Describe your favorite scene from each one (you can include a Youtube clip if you want as well).

A Good Year: this photo is from one of my favorite scenes. Funny, but romantic and witty. This really showed the chemistry between these two characters.

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