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Review: BELLE LISETTE by Jan Hahn
Christina Boyd reviews author Jan Hahn’s Belle Lisette: a masterpiece that expertly weaves together romance, suspense, and deep ...
Christina Boyd
Dec 3, 20244 min read
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INTERVIEW: Sandra Ramsey Sees Herself in Her Strong Female Characters
Christina Boyd interviews Sandra Ramsey. Ramsey’s love of books evolved early in childhood. Encouraged by her mother to read…
Christina Boyd
Nov 12, 20244 min read
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Austenesque Free Book Bonanza
Download 58 Jane Austen fan fiction novels, including my multi-author anthology ELIZABETH: OBSTINATE, HEADSTRONG GIRL. Feed your Kindle
Christina Boyd
Jun 28, 20241 min read
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Guest Review: HEART OF A GENTLEMAN by Charlotte Brentwood
SophiaRose guest reviews “Heart of a Gentleman” by Charlotte Brentwood,
#3 in the “Hearts of Amberley” series.
Sophia Rose
Jun 27, 20243 min read
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Guest Review: The Good, The Bad, and the Aunties by Jesse Q Sutanto
Guest reviewer Sophia Rose recommends The Good, the Bad, and the Aunties by Jesse Q Sutanto
Christina Boyd
Apr 11, 20244 min read
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Review: SEX, LIES AND SENSIBILITY by Nikki Payne
Review by Christina Boyd of Nikki Payne's SEX, LIES AND SENSIBILITIES. Two sisters roll up their sleeves to run a dilapidated inn but must..
Christina Boyd
Feb 14, 20243 min read
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Review: THE LILY OF LUDGATE HILL by Mimi Matthews
Review by Christina Boyd: Mimi Matthews’s new release, The Lily of Ludgate Hill, is the third book in the “Belles of London” series about...
Christina Boyd
Jan 17, 20243 min read
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INTERVIEW: Mimi Matthews Empathizes with Her Characters
INTERVIEW: USA Today bestselling author Mimi Matthews writes both historical nonfiction and award-winning Victorian romances…
Christina Boyd
Jan 9, 20243 min read
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Review: THE LONG MARCH HOME by Marcus Brotherton and Tosca Lee
Review by Christina Boyd: Masterfully researched, The Long March Home is a multi-layered, action-packed, emotive historical fiction…
Christina Boyd
Jan 3, 20243 min read
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INTERVIEW: Marilyn Brant's Latest is a Modern, Roll-reversing Twist on the Film "Roman Holiday"
Interview: Marilyn Brant is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of contemporary women’s fiction, romantic comedy, and mystery...
Christina Boyd
Dec 5, 20237 min read
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INTERVIEW: How Louis Bayard Makes Real-Life Fit His Historical Fiction
Christina Boyd interviews New York Times Notable author Louis Bayard.
Christina Boyd
Nov 7, 20235 min read
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Guest Review: THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS by Ali Hazelwood
Guest review by Sophia Rose: The Love Hypothesis is the book that started it all for Ali Hazelwood’s STEMinist romances.
Christina Boyd
Oct 25, 20233 min read
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EDIT TIP: Let’s Talk About Some Punctuation
EDIT TIP: The em dash. I love ’em. It’s often used instead of commas, parenthesis, and colons to offset or add emphasis. But…
Christina Boyd
Oct 16, 20231 min read
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INTERVIEW: How William Martin Seamlessly Blends Fact with His Fiction
William Martin is the New York Times bestselling author of twelve novels, a PBS documentary, book reviews, magazine articles, and…
Christina Boyd
Oct 10, 20239 min read
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Review: NEW DREAMS AT POLKERRAN POINT by Cass Grafton
Christina Boyd Reviews "New Dreams at Polkerran Point" by Cass Grafton. New Dreams at Polkerran Point is poignant with a likable heroine...
Christina Boyd
Oct 2, 20233 min read
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INTERVIEW: Tosca Lee and Real Success
Tosca Lee is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Line Between, The Progeny, Firstborn, Iscariot, The Legend of Sheba
Christina Boyd
Sep 5, 20234 min read
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INTERVIEW: Francine Mathews aka Stephanie Barron, A Matchless Storyteller and Researcher
Francine Barron Mathews is an American writer of mystery and spy fiction who also writes historical mysteries as Stephanie Barron.
Christina Boyd
Aug 29, 20236 min read
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INTERVIEW: Karen Odden on Research, Intrigue, and Honing Her Craft
INTERVIEW: USA Today bestselling author Karen Odden received her PhD in English from NYU, writing her dissertation on Victorian literature,
Christina Boyd
Aug 22, 20236 min read
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Guest Review: A LIKEABLE WOMAN by May Cobb
May Cobb's "A Likeable Woman" was a solid read and harkened back to old-style suspense.
Christina Boyd
Aug 9, 20234 min read
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INTERVIEW: Mark Brownlow Deep Dives into Austen’s Characters
Mark Brownlow has published three Regency tales narrated by Mr Bennet: two novels and a short story. He has also authored three novellas...
Christina Boyd
Jul 25, 20235 min read
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