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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Angela Kay Austin, author of Rumer

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Angela Kay Austin, author of Rumer
(Vanilla Heart Publishing)

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Rumer Wilson married the love of her life ten years ago, has two beautiful children, and has what she believes is a wonderful life to prove it. But, does anybody ever control love? Her world spirals into an unfamiliar place of uncertainty for everything she holds dear, when her husband falls in love with a woman hiding secrets.

Sebastian Ortiz has loved many women. Rumer is a means to an end. He doesn’t want to hurt her, but he needs her – for revenge on the man who hurt his sister – the sister he’s protected from harm his whole life.

Neither Rumer or Sebastian could imagine what comes next…

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “Rumer”?

Angela Kay Austin: “Rumer” is a little different from my others because I’ve never written anything with a mother as my heroine. I interviewed my friends, watched some of my favorite movies, and read blogs and magazine articles as part of my research. I wanted the things this mother of two tackled to be dealt with as a mother would. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… Angela Kay Austin, author of Rumer →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… M.J. Rose, author of Seduction

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M.J. Rose, author of Seduction
(Atria/S&S)

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Seduction is a gothic tale about Victor Hugo’s long-buried secrets and the lengths we go to for love…

In 1843, novelist Victor Hugo’s beloved nineteen-year-old daughter drowned. Ten years later, still grieving, Hugo initiated hundreds of séances from his home on the Isle of Jersey in order to reestablish contact with her. In the process, he claimed to have communed with Plato, Galileo, Shakespeare, Dante, Jesus—and even the Devil himself. Hugo’s transcriptions of these conversations have all been published.

Or so it has been believed…

Recovering from a great loss, mythologist Jac L’Etoile thinks that throwing herself into work will distract her from her grief. In the hopes of uncovering a secret about the island’s mysterious Celtic roots, she arrives on the Isle of Jersey and is greeted by ghostly Neolithic monuments, medieval castles, and hidden caves.

But the man who’s invited her there, a troubled soul named Theo Gaspard, hopes she’ll help him discover something quite different—transcripts of Hugo’s lost conversations with someone he called the Shadow of the Sepulcher. Central to his heritage, these are the papers his grandfather died trying to find.

But what neither Jac or Theo anticipate is that the mystery surrounding Victor Hugo will threaten their sanity and put their very lives at stake.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “Seduction”?

M.J. Rose: Reading a biography of Victor Hugo.

JP: What sets “Seduction” apart from other books in the same genre?

MJR: “Seduction” is a mix of quite a few genres, so that makes it different. I think this review in Shelf-Awareness says it better than I can: Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… M.J. Rose, author of Seduction →

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5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… M. Pierce, author of Night Owl

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M. Pierce, author of Night Owl
(St. Martin’s Press / Macmillan)

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“Night Owl” tells the story of two strangers — Matthew Sky and Hannah Catalano — who meet online as writing partners. Their relationship is safe and anonymous. When Hannah slips up and sends Matt an email with her name and picture, everything changes.

Matt is drawn to Hannah inexorably and, despite Matt’s many secrets, the two soon begin a heated real life romance. When Matt’s secrets come to light, Matt and Hannah’s love is put to the test.

Joey Pinkney: Where did you get the inspiration to write “Night Owl”?

M. Pierce: I got the inspiration for “Night Owl” from a girl and from my life. That’s really all I can say. Continue reading 5 Minutes, 5 Questions With… M. Pierce, author of Night Owl →