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Characters on the Couch: Gail Carriger’s Imogene and Genevieve

Please join me in a collective squee as I welcome international bestselling author Gail Carriger and her two main characters from her most recent release to the couch. I am seriously fangirling here because Ms. Carriger’s first Parasol Protectorate novel… Continue Reading…

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Characters on the Couch: Aidee Ladnier’s Charlotte

Today we get to meet Charlotte, aka “Charly,” the other half of the paranormally talented duo from Aidee Ladnier’s ongoing project. Character Two name: Charlotte (Charly) Age: 16 Gender: Female Species (if applicable): Human Cultural or historical context (if important… Continue Reading…

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Character on the Couch & Guest Post – Cecilia Tan’s Ziggy

I’m excited to welcome bestselling and award-winning author Cecilia Tan back to the blog today with her character Ziggy of the Daron’s Rock Chronicles series. Volume 7 dropped, er, launched on Tuesday. First, let’s hear from Cecilia why she decided… Continue Reading…

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Character on the Couch: Cecilia Tan’s Timothy Frost

I am so very excited to welcome author Cecilia Tan and her character Timothy Frost to the couch today. Timothy is a character in her Tales from the Magic University series, which is definitely on my TBR list. She reveals… Continue Reading…