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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: A DECEPTIVE COMPOSITION by Anna Lee Huber
Guest Sophia Rose reviews A DECEPTIVE COMPOSITION by Anna Lee Huber. Lady Kiera Darby and her dashing husband, Sebastian Gage, hope ...
Sophia Rose
Jun 20, 20243 min read
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INTERVIEW: Melanie Rachel Says Her Characters Say the Things She Only Thinks About
Christina Boyd interviews Melanie Rachel, a university professor, long-time Jane Austen fan, and author.
Christina Boyd
Jun 11, 20243 min read
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INTERVIEW: A.M. Weald is Somewhat of a Discovery Writer
Christina Boyd interviews A.M. Weald who writes adult character-driven fiction in a mix of genres from the romantic to the speculative.
Christina Boyd
Jun 4, 20244 min read
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INTERVIEW: Cat Gardiner Says Music Sparks the Soul to Words
Christina Boyd interviews Cat Gardiner, author of romance, happy endings, history, and comedy.
Christina Boyd
May 28, 20244 min read
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INTERVIEW: Kate O’Keeffe Plots Story with Tropes and Characters First
Christina Boyd interview Kate O'Keeffe, USA TODAY bestselling and award-winning author who writes exactly what she loves to read: romcoms.
Christina Boyd
May 21, 20245 min read
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INTERVIEW: Indie Author Lory Lilian Prefers Control of Her Books
Christina Boyd interviews Austenesque author Lory Lilian, a Romanian who has been in love with Pride and Prejudice for more than 40 years.
Christina Boyd
Apr 30, 20245 min read
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Guest Review: Where Ivy Dares to Grow by Marielle Thompson
Guest reviewer Sophia Rose of WHERE IVY DARES TO GROW by Marielle Thompson.
Christina Boyd
Apr 24, 20244 min read
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INTERVIEW: Tracie Banister has Always Loved Male/Female Detective Duos
Christina Boyd interviews author Tracie Banister. An avid reader and writer, Tracie Banister has been scribbling stories since she childhood
Christina Boyd
Apr 23, 20244 min read
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INTERVIEW: Alyson Noël Still Can't Believe She Creates Stories for a Living
Christina Boyd interviews NYT bestselling author Alyson Noel, best known for THE IMMORTALS series, THE RILEY BLOOM series, STEALING INFINITY
Christina Boyd
Apr 9, 20244 min read
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INTERVIEW: Elin Eriksen Says There’s a Technical Side to Good Writing
Christina Boyd interviews Norwegian author Elin Eriksen. Elin Eriksen writes Austenesque dramas, a proud mother of four children, a grandmo
Christina Boyd
Mar 26, 20245 min read
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Guest Review: Pride and Preston Lin by Christina Hwang Dudley
Sophia Rose reviews Christina Hwang Dudley’s Pride and Preston Lin, a modern riff on Pride and Prejudice.
Christina Boyd
Mar 20, 20244 min read
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INTERVIEW: Hilary Grossman Always Wanted to be an Author
Christina Boyd interviews author Hilary Grossman, a recovering corporate executive who spends her weekends hanging out with her characters.
Christina Boyd
Mar 5, 20244 min read
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INTERVIEW: Laurie Viera Rigler Says Character Rules Throughout Writing Process
Christina Boyd interviews Laurie Viera Rigler. Rigler’s best-selling Jane Austen Addict novels have been published in North America, the UK,
Christina Boyd
Feb 27, 20249 min read
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Guest Review: THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT by Simone St. James
Sophia Rose reviews THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT by Simone St. James. Award-winning author of The Haunting of Maddy Clare and Silence for the
Christina Boyd
Feb 21, 20243 min read
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INTERVIEW: Gwynne Jackson Says Women Do Not Become Disposable as We Age
Christina Boyd interviews Gwynne Jackson (also writing as Ophelia Leigh) who writes across multiple genres, with a focus on romance and…
Christina Boyd
Feb 20, 20244 min read
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Review: INTO THE BARGAIN by Colleen Cowley
Guest review by Sophia Rose: A young lady with no income—and shortly no home—must be in want of a wizard husband. Pen Novak has two weeks...
Christina Boyd
Jan 31, 20243 min read
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Favorite Austen Scene by Guest Writer, Elaine Jeremiah
Which is your favorite scene in any of Jane Austen’s novels, the one you find the most memorable, and why? I have more than one.
Elaine Jeremiah
Jan 25, 20242 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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INTERVIEW: Beth Carter Became a Writer at Fifty
Interview: After being a bank vice president and a hospital public relations director, Beth Carter shed her suits and heels...
Christina Boyd
Jan 2, 20247 min read
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