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Characters on the Couch: Lia and Lucas from Linda Joyce’s Her Heart’s Desire – Updated 8/18

Today I’m excited to welcome fellow author and Georgia Romance Writers member Linda Joyce. She writes great fiction with Southern flair no matter where it’s set. I’ve already preordered my copy of this one. Update – happy book birthday to… 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: Dante from Wandering Soul

Today I’m excited to welcome Cassandra Chandler and her hero Dante to the blog. I can’t wait to read her book, which is a new riff on the Phantom of the Opera story. We share a publisher, editor, and cover… 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…

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Character on the Couch: Markhat, Steampunk Detective

Happy Thursday! Today I’m happy to welcome Markhat, who is the creation of Frank Tuttle, who would probably be an interesting character himself. He has a steampunk series with my publisher and even shares my editor. Here’s the blurb for… Continue Reading…

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Published Characters on the Couch: Evangeline and Remiel

Woo hoo! It’s couch character Thursday. That sounds like a cocktail special, doesn’t it? Today I’m excited to welcome Nancee Cain and her characters Evangeline and Remiel. Here’s the blurb for their story: Evangeline is the town pariah. Everyone knows… Continue Reading…

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Published Character on the Couch: Xander & Mina from Illumination

Today I’m pleased to welcome author M.V. Freeman and her characters Xander and Mina to my couch. If you’ve read her debut novel Incandescent, you’ve already had the pleasure of meeting these characters, and I’m delighted they get their own… Continue Reading…

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Published Character on the Couch: A Couples’ Session with Theodora and Seth

This Thursday I’m happy to welcome Theo and Seth of Catherine Butzen’s The God Collector, out last month. This sounds like a fantastic book, and I got my copy from Amazon today. Of course, I’m partial to heroes named Seth… Continue Reading…

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Published Character on the Couch: Tara from Brighid’s Flame

Just a quick note about an upcoming appearance… I’ll be signing books and chatting with fans this coming Saturday, March 28, from 2:00 to 4:00 at Hermit Woods Winery in Meredith, New Hampshire. I’ll try to bring up some of… Continue Reading…