HARD AS IT GETS by Laura Kaye

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chocolate, contemporary romance, Hard As it Gets, Laura Kaye

I am so excited for you all to check out my good friend Laura Kaye’s new book, HARD AS IT GETS! I had a chance to read an early copy and it was AWESOME!!! She’s here today to talk about a thing we both love in addition to romance and hot heroes–CHOCOLATE!!!

Enjoy!

 

Five Favorite Chocolates

I’m thrilled to be at my good friend Eliza Knight’s place today celebrating the release of my new book, Hard As It Gets, the first in the Hank Ink series. This series has ex-military guys, a tattoo parlor, intrigue, mystery, a kick-ass heroine, and a three-legged dog. And it also has a couple of sexy scenes caused by chocolate. LOL! So, first, I’m sharing my own personal favorite chocolates, and then second, I’m sharing an excerpt in which chocolate is featured.

 

My favorite chocolates include:

1) Snickers. This candy has always been my absolute favorite. And, really, any chocolate paired with caramel ranks pretty high for me.

2) Godiva chocolate. Godiva makes the best hot fudge you’ll ever have. And the best chocolate dip for strawberries. And incredible truffles. And…and…

3) Chocolate chips. I love the way they crunch, and enjoy them by themselves, in cookies, in ice cream, in muffins – you get the picture!

4) Chocolate ice cream. In pretty much any form, I love the chocolate frozen stuff!

5) Nutella. The delicious chocolate-hazelnut spread is incredible on pancakes and even better in crepes. Anything would probably be better with Nutella.

 

Now for a chocolate-inspired excerpt:

 

Becca opened the fridge and surveyed the shelves and drawers. After all, the last thing Nick had said to her before they’d gone their separate ways at bedtime was “Make yourself at home. What’s mine is yours.” Which had left her mind churning on exactly what the full practical application of that principle might include . . . But, at the very least, she assumed it included midnight raids on his fridge. One of her worst and most favorite habits.

 

But the contents primarily fell into one of four categories: beer, other drinks, restaurant takeout and general leftovers, and meat.

 

Wrinkling her nose, she closed the lower door and opened the upper one. Icy air blasted out as her gaze landed on a two-deep stack of ice cream tubs, the double chocolate fudge brownie catching her eye in particular.

 

“That’s more like it.” She pushed the door shut and turned to the counter.

 

And screamed.

 

Nick was standing like a silent phantom at the edge of the dim light. The half-gallon

container flipped out of her hands and did a triple somersault in the air before she dove for it at the same time Nick did.

 

They crashed and she shrieked, her hands flush against a mountain of bare, hard flesh, and the tub of ice cream fell at their feet. His arms came around her, his greater weight nearly knocking her over and making them stumble until he’d all but pinned her against the counter.

 

Time froze for an instant, then Becca burst out laughing, the ridiculousness of the past ten seconds growing in hilarity the more she thought about what had just happened. She covered her mouth with one hand as her head fell back and her laughter devolved into a series of choked chortles she couldn’t control. She gasped for breath, her forehead falling against Nick’s chest.

 

His chest. Holy crap, the man was half naked and she was touching him. Her hand. Her face. Her stomach against his. The details of their position finally registered in her sleep-deprived brain.

 

He was all over her.

 

Do you have a favorite chocolate?

 

Thanks for reading!

Laura

 

“Edgy, sexy, and full of suspense! A great read from a great new author!”

~J.R. Ward on Hard As It Gets

 

About Hard As It Gets:

Five dishonored soldiers.

Former Special Forces.

One last mission.

These are the men of Hard Ink.

 

Tall, dark, and lethal…

Trouble just walked into Nicholas Rixey’s tattoo parlor. Becca Merritt is warm, sexy, wholesome–pure temptation to a very jaded Nick. He’s left his military life behind to become co-owner of Hard Ink Tattoo, but Becca is his ex-commander’s daughter. Loyalty won’t let him turn her away. Lust has plenty to do with it too.

With her brother presumed kidnapped, Becca needs Nick. She just wasn’t expecting to want him so much. As their investigation turns into all-out war with an organized crime ring, only Nick can protect her. And only Becca can heal the scars no one else sees.

Desire is the easy part. Love is as hard as it gets. Good thing Nick is always up for a challenge…

 

Read an Extended Excerpt of Hard As It Gets

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About Laura Kaye:

 

Laura is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over a dozen books in contemporary and paranormal romance. Growing up, Laura’s large extended family believed in the supernatural, and family lore involving angels, ghosts, and evil-eye curses cemented in Laura a life-long fascination with storytelling and all things paranormal. She lives in Maryland with her husband, two daughters, and cute-but-bad dog, and appreciates her view of the Chesapeake Bay every day.

 

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New Release — A KILTED CHRISTMAS WISH

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A Kilted Christmas Wish, Christmas romance, contemporary romance, Highlanders, kilts

I love kilts, Christmas, chocolate, hot chocolate and even hotter heroes. Add all those together with heaping spoonful of love and you have my new Christmas novella–A KILTED CHRISTMAS WISH! (Oh and guess what??? The hero–Aaron Sutherland–is a descendant of the Sutherlands from my Stolen Bride series!)

Down on her luck with men, Darla Strider wonders if she’ll ever meet her own kilted hero. Considering she lives in present day New York City, the likelihood of that happening is nil. She’s certain only a Christmas wish could make her dreams come true. Until the day Aaron Sutherland walks into her café, and changes her whole world.

Leaving his pain in Scotland for life in the States, the last thing Aaron has in mind is hooking up with a city girl. But one look at Darla and she’s got him singing All I Want for Christmas is You.

Want to read an excerpt? How about all of Chapter One??? Enjoy!

Highlanders. Oh, she wished.

Darla Strider, hopeless romantic and cynical love hater, tossed the Scottish romance novel she’d been reading aside. Highlander’s Reward… Ultra alpha hero, fiercely loyal, powerful, hot body, good in bed, not to mention his kilt… When was she going to get her reward? The Scottish hero from the novel certainly wasn’t going to leap from the pages, long sexy hair flowing, sword glinting, eyes filled with desire and ask her out to dinner followed by mind-blowing sex—except in her fantasies. And in her fantasies, she would say, yes, a thousand times yes, throwing herself into his waiting, muscular arms.

Leaning an elbow on the counter of her gourmet deli and resting her chin in her hand, she gazed out the paned glass onto the busy, holiday-adorned Manhattan street. Any minute the lunchtime rush would begin. Thank goodness her chef was in today. With Amanda, her hostess/waitress, out sick, the counter was going to get crazy. Reading time was over for the next few hours. What did it matter, anyway? She was beginning to be overly bitter about romance and a reminder of that was the last thing she needed.

One miserable, failed date after another. A couple of meaningless relationships and a series of messy nights bumping uglies. Romance, for Darla, was dead.

What she wouldn’t give to have a Highlander walk through her door that very moment. At least a free year’s supply of her prized veggie and goat cheese panini. To hear his brogue stroke her like a caress while he told her how beautiful he thought she was. She smirked. For that, she’d throw in a daily glass of sangria.

Never going to happen.

She glanced over at the miniature Christmas tree tucked into the corner near the window. Stockings hung from its branches, all in the name of holiday cheer. A little bronzed Santa sat nestled in the branches, surrounded by twinkling white lights and silver tinsel.

“Santa,” she murmured. “Please bring me one of these Highland heroes for Christmas.”

Oh, God, now she was resorting to talking to inanimate objects. Hopeless.

The bell over the door dinged. Swiping her hands on her snowman-covered apron as she stood straight and plastered a smile on her face, Darla resisted the urge to gasp at the gorgeous man who walked through the entrance. Dressed in a dazzling fitted, charcoal-gray suit, with a light blue dress shirt and shiny black tie, he looked like he’d just walked off a billboard titled, Every Woman’s Dream. Dark hair, slightly on the longish side, clean shaven, chiseled features—and those eyes. Gray as storm clouds and just as unpredictable.

Darla swallowed her shock and cocked her head slightly. “Welcome to City Café,” she said, silently cursing the slight shake in her voice. She clutched her fingers together behind her back, then quickly brought them around front when she realized she’d thrust her breasts forward, too.

A delicious grin curled his lips and his eyes raked over her making Darla wish she’d chosen her good jeans today. The ones that made her butt look bootylicious instead of I-eat-too-much-chocolicious.

“Thanks,” he said.

Darla did a double-take, her mouth falling open at least an inch. She definitely detected some sort of accent. Her heart sped up and she gave a furtive glance at Santa. Sounded Scottish, but it was hard to decipher from one syllable. There was no way… She was delusional, that was all.

“Would you like to eat in or carryout?” she managed.

He studied her for a few skips of her heartbeat. There was a wicked glint in his eyes. The kind that would normally make her melt. Okay, fine. She admitted it, the way he was looking at her, she was bound to go boneless if he didn’t look away.

“I’d like a table,” he said.

Holy, fucking, Santa Claus!

The man spoke with the most discernible Scottish brogue. Knees going weak, Darla gripped the counter to hold herself up. She blinked, staring at him and then back at her Christmas tree. Was this a joke? No. Couldn’t be. Just a coincidence. A huge coincidence. No stars-aligning, tragic romance bull, just chance.

“Is that all right?” he asked, staring around the café when she didn’t respond.

The door opened, bell dinging, as a group of three walked in, dusting snow off their sleeves. The noise pulled her out of her trance, and Darla jerked into motion, grabbing a menu.

“Yes, yes, of course.” She skidded around the side of the counter and took him to the table closest to her—selfish really. She wanted the ability to stare at him while she worked. Ugh. Maybe she should convince him to take his order to go?

“Would you mind if I sat by the window?” He shrugged, having the adorable awareness to look charming. “Just got into town and I do love to people watch.”

Darla managed to find her wit somewhere buried beneath the shock and drool. She gave a throaty laugh—hi-fiving herself for being sexy. “I love people watching, too. No problem.”

She led him over toward the Christmas tree, glaring at Santa as she went. Not fair for him to play such a cruel joke on her. “How’s this?”

“Perfect.”

Lord, was he ever…

A clearing throat behind Darla reminded her the line was starting to build. She felt her face heat. She might as well just strip off her clothes right then and there and offer herself over to her hot customer.

Instead, she handed him the menu and said, “I’ll be back in a moment to take your order.”

“Thanks.” He smiled at her.

Not the usual, thanks for the menu now leave me alone smile. No, this was a charming, I want to ask you to dinner smile. And if he asked, she might just find it impossible to say no.

Darla whirled back toward the counter, practically running behind it. Her limbs were tingling, going numb and she could barely catch her breath. Just a coincidence she kept telling herself.

And no dates. Even if he oozed sex on a platter. She wasn’t going down that road again. Besides, she had a half dozen people in line to attend to. Daydreaming about Mr. Hot Scotsman was only going to ruin her business. A chance she couldn’t take. The café was all she had. Her family was scattered across the country, and it wasn’t like she was going to beg a couch to crash on.

Jorge peeked his head around the corner from the kitchen, raising his brow. Darla pressed her lips together, suppressing a smile. Her chef knew her too damn well.

After taking the orders of those in line, she used the brief lull in traffic to rush back to her Scottish gentleman.

“I’m sorry about the wait. What would you like to have today?”

He flashed her that smile again and she gripped tight to her pen to keep from flinging it as her fingers twitched. Yeah, the last thing she needed was to poke out one of his gorgeous eyes.

“What is your favorite?” he asked.

“Hands down the roasted veggie panini, but if you’re in a meaty mood, the turkey and spinach pesto is amazing.”

“I’ll give yours a shot. If it’s not to my liking, I’ll have to come back tomorrow for the turkey.”

Her breath caught. He’d come back?

“That sounds great,” she rushed out. A blush crept up over her chest, a smile frozen on her lips. “I’m going to go put this in.” She hurried back to the kitchen, cursing herself for not being able to say something clever and witty, knowing she must look like a complete moron, mooning over the stranger like a woman who’d never seen a man before.

She’d been staring at him like a deer caught in the headlights. He probably thought she was crazy.

Plates started popping out of the kitchen window, and between taking more orders, she served lunches to those who were staying—including Mr. Hotstuff—and bagged up the to-go’s. Every time she looked toward the hottie by the Christmas tree he was watching her. A few times he tried to look away, pretending that he’d not been staring, but other times he smiled.

She was supposed to be the one staring—not him.

Damn. Double damn.

She’d vowed no more dates. Not one man was going to take off the metaphorical chastity belt she’d chained to her nether-regions. Not until she’d met a man worth it. Not until she felt that spark of love. No matter how much of a Scottish accent he had, or how much she wanted to stare into his stormy gray eyes.

“Excuse me?”

Darla jerked her gaze to the annoyed looking woman. The sound of her customer’s foot tapping in front of the counter made Darla’s eye twitch.

“Welcome to City Café, how can I help you?” She plastered on her snappy customer service smile and listened to the woman complain about how she’d said hello to her about five times before Darla answered.

“So sorry, we’ve been swamped. My apologies.”

“Take out order for the Simpson Firm.”

Darla rummaged through the called in to-go’s and handed the woman two large recycled paper bags, filled with hers and Jorge’s famous paninis. She rang her up, exchanging cash and change with the woman was painful as she seemed to have an affinity to rolling her eyes.

“Enjoy.” Darla handed her the bag.

The woman didn’t bother to say thank you, but stormed out at such a jerky pace, making Darla fear she’d drop the order.

“Guess not everyone can be pleased.” Her Scottish friend had somehow managed to leave his chair and approach the counter without her noticing.

“Not always,” she said with a smile. “Are you all done?”

“Yes, best sandwich I’ve ever had. You run a great café.” He winked. “Very charming. Just like its owner.”

Her mouth fell open. Charming? He was starting with the compliments already?

“I didn’t catch your name. I’m Aaron.” He held out his hand.

She stared down at his hand for a little longer than was appropriate, but finally snapped out of it, slipping hers against his palm. His hand was warm. Fingers long.

“I’m Darla.”

“Are you open for dinner, Darla?” he asked.

Her stomach did a little flip and she nodded. “Um, yes, we are.”

“Darn. I was going to see if you were free to go out with me this evening. Maybe some other time.” He picked up one of the restaurant deli cards and stuck it in his pocket.

She opened her mouth to speak, but only succeeded in nodding. He flashed her one more heart-throbbing smile before walking out of the door, and potentially out of her life forever.

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Self-Published Interview — Christina Tetreault

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Christina Tretreault, contemporary romance, Self-publishing

Welcome back to another self-published interview! Today’s author is Christina Tretreault, author of contemporary romance. Enjoy!

PUBLISHING QUESTIONS…

• What was the deciding factor in self-publishing your book(s)? Did you decide on ebook or print only or both?

I decided to self-publish my first book in The Sherbrookes of Newport Series, The Teacher’s Billionaire after it made it through 3 editors at a publisher only to have them reject it after the third editor read it.  It was disappointing to say the least.  A fellow author in my writing group was having great success with her self-published books so I decided to give it a try.  I opted to do both ebook and print, but almost all of my sales are ebook sales.

• What went into the process? Writing, editing, cover design, formatting, etc… Share your ups and downs and how you went about it. If you used a service from a someone, could you share who?

Once I finished the book, I actually had my husband read it, then made a few changes.  Through my local writers group I got the name of a wonderful cover designer, who is also a writer, Calista Taylor.  Her covers are fantastic.  Then I put it up on Amazon. When I first released it, I thought it was perfect.  Then, I received a few emails from people saying there were some grammar mistakes and formatting mistakes.  One was actually from a woman who does editing for authors.  She had worked with one other author I was familiar with so I hired her to edit the book.  Then I hired someone to format.  I am great with computer basics but not the specialized stuff.

• What did you do to promote your work?

It is more like a question of what haven’t I done.  Lets see for my two books I have done virtual blog tours, Goodreads giveaways, trading cards, Facebook ads, Ads on various romance sites, and Blog Hops.  I also try to help promote other authors as well.

• What was the hardest thing you’ve found in the process of self-publishing? What was the easiest part of self-publishing? 

Perhaps the hardest part I found was getting the word out.  Once the book is available it is all up you to let readers know.  The easiest part, at least for me, was finding people to edit, format, make covers etc.

• Can you list some Pros/Cons of self-publishing?

There are several pros and cons.  One of the best parts is that  I have complete control over my story.  There is no publisher telling me it is too long or to short.  Or telling me that it doesn’t fit with current reader interests.    I think the two biggest cons are there is a little bit of money that needs to be put up front, unless you can make your own covers and what not.  The second biggest con, I think, is sometimes people still don’t considered self-published authors the real deal.  Some organizations and other authors consider self-published authors second class citizens so to speak.

• How long have your book(s) been out? How long between books if you have multiple sales—and if you have multiples did you see a bump in sales with subsequent publication?

Right now I am writing a series.  Book 1 titled The Teacher’s Billionaire came out in March of 2012.  I released Book 2 The Teacher’s Billionaire in September of 2012.  I am working on Book 3 right now and hope to have it out in the Spring.  Yes, I did notice a bump in sales when the second came out.  I think people like to read series books and are more likely to buy the first if they know they can get the next one right away if they so desire.

• What advice can you offer to anyone deciding to self-publish?

Even if you think the book is perfect with absolutely no errors, hire some to edit the book before you publish.  There are plenty of good editors out there that are reasonable who you can hire.

READER QUESTIONS…

• What genre(s) do you write in? How many books do you have out? Titles?

Right now I am writing contemporary romances that are part of a series called The Sherbrookes of Newport.  So far I have published the first two books   The first is The Teacher’s Billionaire and the second is The Billionaire Playboy.

• What do you love about the genre(s)?

I just the love the romance genre in general.  I like having a Happily Ever After at the end.  While I am currently writing contemporary romance it is not the only type that I read.  I also love to read historical romance and paranormal romance.

• Where can readers find you?

If readers want to find me they can visit my website or find me on Facebook, Twitter or my blog.

Website:  www.christinatetreault.com

facebook:  www.facebook.com/christinatetreaultauthor

twitter: @cgricci

Blog:  http://happilyeverafter-cgtetreault.blogspot.com/

• Where can readers find your books? Print/Ebook?

Readers can find me books on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iTunes, KOBO, Smashwords, and AllRomance.com

• What works do you have coming out in the future?

Right now I am working on the third book in The Sherbrookes of Newport Series.

• Are you participating in any reader contests?

I regular take part in blog hops. Where readers can win various Giveaways.  I am doing at least 1 in December.  I am also contributing books to a  12 Days of Christmas Giveaway that several other authors are doing.

• There is a rumor going around that all self-pubbed books are shoddily created. What do you say to that?

I would have to say that while that does happen occasional, it is not the norm.  There are NY Times bestselling authors out there now self-publishing their own books as well as debut authors getting their stories out to readers for the first time.

• What advice can you offer readers of self-pubbed books in making a decision on what to read?

If you come across a self-pubbed book, I would first read an excerpt if one is available.  I know on amazon you can often download just a sample.  If you like that read some of the reviews, see what other people are saying about the book.  Then go from there.  I have purchased several self-published books and loved them.  At the same time I have purchased books from big name publishers and hated them.  Everyone likes something different.

Author Bio:

I wrote my first story with characters similar to those in the Sweet Valley Twins books at the age of 10 on my grandmother’s manual typewriter. As I got older my stories and characters became more mature. During my freshman year at UMass Dartmouth, I read my first romance novel and fell in love with the genre. I have been writing contemporary romance ever since.

Today I live with my husband, three beautiful daughters and two dogs in Massachusetts. Whenever I have a free moment you’ll find me either reading a romance novel or working on my most current story

The Billionaire Playboy

She’s spent her life avoiding love

Captain Charlotte “Charlie” O’Brien, a doctor in the United States Navy, returns to her home in North Salem, Massachusetts to visit her family and make an important decision about her future.  Mother Nature has other plans when a hurricane strikes, flooding the town and throwing Jake Sherbrooke in Charlie’s path.  Initially she believes Jake is nothing more than a rich playboy, but quickly, she learns that he is so much more.

The media calls him Prince Charming

Jake Sherbrooke has never been one to follow the path laid out by his parents.  That is why he started the Falmouth Foundation, a non-profit disaster relief organization rather than enter politics.  When he learns of the destruction in North Salem, he immediately travels there to offer aid and meets Charlie O’Brien.  Charlie is unlike any woman he has ever meet and he can not help but be drawn to her.

Soon neither can ignore the incredible chemistry between them. But will his reputation as a billionaire playboy damage their budding romance?

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Self-Published Interview Series: Bella Andre!

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Bella Andre, contemporary romance, Self-Published interview series

Welcome back to another exciting week! This week’s self-published author interview is with USA Today Best-selling author, Bella Andre! She is a true inspiration for many romance authors and self-published authors.

Welcome Bella!

PUBLISHING QUESTIONS…

• What was the deciding factor in self-publishing your book(s)? Did you decide on ebook or print only or both?

Requests from my readers! For five years, I received emails and facebook requests for the sequels to Take Me and my Bad Boys of Football books.  It was a huge thrill to finally write and publish LOVE ME and GAME FOR LOVE – and I was overwhelmed by the response from my readers. Initially I only released ebooks but you can now find my Sullivan contemporary romance series in print through Amazon.

• What went into the process? Writing, editing, cover design, formatting, etc… Share your ups and downs and how you went about it. If you used a service from a someone, could you share who?

I started by doing almost everything by myself and experienced a few tear-my-hair-out moments because I had to teach myself everything. I had to learn coding in order to make the ebooks (and must pause a moment to thank my husband for explaining a lot of it to me), and I had to learn how to use graphic design software to make the covers.  Also, every retailer had a different system for loading their books or metadata so I spent a lot of time reading through instruction manuals.

I have a group of amazing author friends who help me with beta reads but I hire many editors and proofreaders to make sure I’m publishing books of the highest possible quality. There are seven people on my production team at present.

• What did you do to promote your work?

I have a newsletter (subscribe here: http://eepurl.com/eXj22) I send out to fans with news on my latest releases, and I also use facebook (http://facebook.com/bellaandrefans) and twitter (http://twitter.com/bellaandre) to keep in touch with readers. I love hearing about how much they love the Sullivans!

• What was the hardest thing you’ve found in the process of self-publishing? What was the easiest part of self-publishing?

The hardest part can be keeping up with changes. Retailers are constantly upgrading their software or changing their systems so sometimes it feels like I’ll just master a process when it’ll be completely upended and I’ll have to start from scratch.

The easiest part, hands down, is writing the books. As much as I love self-publishing, I’m a writer because I love telling love stories!

• Can you list some Pros/Cons of self-publishing?

The pros are that you can deliver your fans books much faster than you could under traditional publishing – at least that’s been my favorite part!

The con is that some of the time you’d rather spend writing is spent on book production or cover design.

• How long have your book(s) been out? How long between books if you have multiple sales—and if you have multiples did you see a bump in sales with subsequent publication?

I have been self publishing since summer 2010 and have released seven original ebooks.

Yes, each new publication sees a bump in sales which I hope means new readers are finding and falling in love with The Sullivans!

• Can you give a rough breakdown of your sales numbers from your first month to the present?  

I have sold more than 800,000 self-published ebooks so far!

• What advice can you offer to anyone deciding to self-publish?

Just do it! There is a lot of information available on blogs and even digital books offering advice, but I didn’t have all the answers when I started. So much of this is learned through trial-and-error, that my best advice is just to dive on in!

READER QUESTIONS…

• What genre(s) do you write in? How many books do you have out? Titles?

I write sexy, contemporary romances. My latest release is IF YOU WERE MINE, the fifth book in the Sullivan Family series and I’m thrilled that it hit the USA Today bestseller list a few weeks ago!

• What do you love about the genre(s)?

There’s nothing I love more than a hero and heroine searching for their happily-ever-after. I always want it to be an emotional, sensual, joyous journey!

• Where can readers find you?

www.BellaAndre.com

• Where can readers find your books? Print/Ebook?

Most of my books are available in ebook at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple, Google, Kobo and libriaries through Overdrive. You can also order my Sullivan Family series print books through Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

• What works do you have coming out in the future?

LET ME BE THE ONE, the sixth book in my Sullivan series, will be out this fall!

• There is a rumor going around that all self-pubbed books are shoddily created. What do you say to that?

The digital books by authors like Barbara Freethy, Tina Folsom, and Marie Force are all very well written, edited and created. I also invest an incredible amount of time, energy and money ensuring my books are well edited, copyedited and formatted.

• What advice can you offer readers of self-pubbed books in making a decision on what to read?

Make a decision the same way you would with a traditionally published book. Do you love the cover? Does the book description speak to you? If you sample the first chapter, are you drawn in?

Thank you so much for having me on your blog, Eliza!

You are more than welcome! Thank you so much for graciously allowing me to interview you and sharing your thoughts and experiences with us all!