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New Science Fiction and Fantasy Books | December 15

Set off on an adventure to new worlds this week! This selection of new science fiction and fantasy books will surely please! Science Fiction fans should be excited about the latest from bestselling authors Stephen Perkins, Michael Anderle, T.A. White, and more. If Fantasy is what your library needs, you’ll be able to pick up the latest from J.J. Singleton, Rory Surtain, Elizabeth Hunter, and more. Enjoy your new science fiction and fantasy books. Happy reading!

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New Young Adult Books to Read | December 15

Are you an avid reader of Young Adult books? This week you are in luck! With all of these new novels, you’re bound to find a new favorite book to add to your reading list. This week includes new novels from bestselling authors Nicole B. Tyndall, Kate M. Williams, Anna Meriano, and many more. Enjoy your new young adult books. Happy reading!

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New Biography and Memoir Books to Read | December 15

Looking for some new biography and memoir books for your library? There are so many new releases this week that you’re bound to find a new favorite. You can pick up new books from Andy Biersack, John Thompson, Sharon Bonanno, and many more. Enjoy your new biography and memoir books. Happy reading!

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Literary Fiction Novels For Your Winter Reading List | 2020

Are you ready to add some enthralling new literary fiction novels to your winter reading list? No need to search everywhere, because we've made a list of some of our favorite new releases! Check out the latest from bestselling authors Meredith Allard, Neil Perry Gordon, Michael McGinnis, Catherine Ryan Hyde, Ellie Midwood, and Greer Macallister. Happy reading!

Christmas at Hembry Castle

by Meredith Allard

Release Date: November 27, 2020

You are cordially invited to Christmas at Hembry Castle. An unlikely earl struggles with his new place. A young couple’s love is tested. What is a meddling ghost to do? In the tradition of A Christmas Carol, travel back to Victorian England and enjoy a lighthearted, festive holiday celebration.

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Sadie's Sin

by Neil Perry Gordon

Release Date: November 8, 2020

Sadie Wollman, a young Jewess in 1924 Warsaw, Poland, has fallen in love with the handsome university professor—Alexander Kaminski. But when her traditional parents learn about this possible unholy matrimony to a gentile, they hastily arrange a brokered marriage to a wealthy Argentine Jewish businessman—Ezra Porkevitch. Believing they sent their daughter off to a glamorous life of wealth and luxury, this young woman instead faces a new reality of becoming a Polaca, a sex slave to the Zwi Migdal.

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The Essential Revolution

by Michael McGinnis

Release Date: November 6, 2020

The voice of the awakened warrior will be heard by all, and he will be known as The One. For Marcus Ogabi, policing is life, though life hasn’t been that great lately. While on a call, he ends up shooting a young man, Dimitri Tanomeo, in the roughest part of town. What he never imagined was that this poor, mute, street kid could change his life, and maybe even the world. Over time, Marcus ends up joining Dimitri and Zach Markland, a technological wunderkind and son of one of the world’s richest men, as they spread a new consciousness jump-starting a dynamic global revolution.

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My Name is Anton

by Catherine Ryan Hyde

Release Date: December 1, 2020

The new novel from New York Times Bestselling Author Catherine Ryan Hyde... It’s 1965, and life has taken a turn for eighteen-year-old Anton Addison-Rice. Nearly a year after his brother died in a tragic accident, Anton is still wounded—physically and emotionally. Alone for the holidays, he catches a glimpse of his neighbor Edith across the street one evening and realizes that she’s in danger.

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The Violinist of Auschwitz

by Ellie Midwood

Release Date: November 18, 2020

In Auschwitz, every day is a fight for survival. Alma is inmate 50381, the number tattooed on her skin in pale blue ink. She is cooped up with thousands of others, torn from loved ones, trapped in a maze of barbed wire. Every day people disappear, never to be seen again. This tragic reality couldn’t be further from Alma’s previous life. An esteemed violinist, her performances left her audiences spellbound. But when the Nazis descend on Europe, none of that can save her…

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The Arctic Fury

by Greer Macallister

Release Date: December 1, 2020

Eccentric Lady Jane Franklin makes an outlandish offer to adventurer Virginia Reeve: take a dozen women, trek into the Arctic, and find her husband's lost expedition. Four parties have failed to find him, and Lady Franklin wants a radical new approach: put the women in charge. A year later, Virginia stands trial for murder. Survivors of the expedition willing to publicly support her sit in the front row. There are only five. What happened out there on the ice?

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Hot New Romance Reads | December 2020

Have you made it to the end of your romance to-be-read pile? Don't worry because you're bound to find your next favorite in our latest recommendations for hot new romance reads! Get your hands on the new releases from bestselling authors Winter Renshaw, Kate Archer, Stoni Alexander, Amelia Shaw, Stephanie Fournet, and Sophie Cousens. Curl up on the couch and enjoy!

The Best of Winter Renshaw

by Winter Renshaw

Release Date: December 14, 2020

From Wall Street Journal best selling author Winter Renshaw comes a limited-edition collection of bestsellers and fan favorites! Included in this box set are the following full-length, standalone romance novels: Royal, PS I Hate You, Cold Hearted, The Cruelest Stranger, The Perfect Illusion, Heartless, Pricked, and Love and Other Lies.

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The Lord's Desperate Pledge

by Kate Archer

Release Date: December 8, 2020

The third book in The Duke's Pact Series... Lily Farnsworth is a resourceful lady. As well she should be, her father has spent years dragging the family’s estate from the edge of ruin and she’s always had to make do with little. A proper season and the gowns to go with it seem entirely out of reach. That is, until Lily discovers she has a particular skill at piquet. Pound by pound, she gathers the funds to pay her own way. Her aunt is delighted to play host in her modest London house and squire her niece to parties. Everybody is certain that one season will be enough to see Lily married well and with the means to help her sisters.

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Dakota Luck

by Stoni Alexander

Release Date: October 29, 2020

The sixth book in The Touch Series... I'm angry... angry in my bones. Fury fuels me to find the monster who took my wife. To exact vengeance for her death. He'll look forward to meeting the devil when I'm done with him. My salvation? My precious child. She's my entire universe. There's nothing I wouldn't do to keep her safe. Nothing. I'm living two completely different lives. When the sun goes down, this real estate mogul and doting daddy becomes a dangerous, ruthless, and lethal vigilante. Every kill leaves another blemish on my tarnished, tortured soul.

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Ava's Coven

by Amelia Shaw

Release Date: November 18, 2020

"I am so happy to have been introduced to Amelia's Shaw's work! This is such a roller coaster of a read." USA today best-seller Amelia Shaw brings you the first three books of the Daughters of the Warlock series in one box-set. It includes: Sister's of the Coven, Hiding from the Coven, and Heir of the Coven.

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Two-Step

by Stephanie Fournet

Release Date: November 12, 2020

Iris Adams can’t dance. She can act. She can hike the Appalachian Trail. She can resist every carb known to womankind. She can make people laugh. But she has no moves. Not even one. Her lack of rhythm has never been an issue until she gets the chance to take her TV show to the big screen. The movie is sure to make her a household name—if she can just nail the Cajun dance scene.

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This Time Next Year

by Sophie Cousens

Release Date: December 1, 2020

Minnie Cooper knows two things with certainty: that her New Year's birthday is unlucky, and that it's all because of Quinn Hamilton, a man she's never met. Their mothers gave birth to them at the same hospital just after midnight on New Year's Day, but Quinn was given the cash prize for being the first baby born in London in 1990--and the name Minnie was meant to have, as well. With luck like that, it's no wonder each of her birthdays has been more of a disaster than the one before.

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Mystery and Thriller Books For Your Winter Reading List | 2020

Now is the perfect time to pick up some exhilarating new mystery and thriller books for your winter reading list. Don't miss our latest book recommendations from bestselling authors Erica Hilary, Lorhainne Eckhart, N. L. Westaway, John Righten, Willow Rose, and Katie Sise. Enjoy your new books!

Blindsided

by Erica Hilary

Release Date: October 14, 2020

Still reeling from her parents' deaths and a bitter divorce, TV personality Reilly Anderson is struggling to maintain a thriving career while preparing for the loss of her college-bound daughter. A man was the last thing she needed. But that was before Richard Lynch literally crashed into her life. After Reilly and the charismatic Brit are involved in a fender-bender, she's unable to resist the exhilarating romantic freefall. The enigmatic Rick is not who she thinks he is, however, and her terrifying new reality is a twisted maze of sordid secrets and devious manipulations.

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And Then She Was Gone

by Lorhainne Eckhart

Release Date: October 31, 2020

The twelfth book in The O'Connells Series by New York Times Bestselling Author Lorhainne Eckhart... Six months ago, Brady’s true love, Cassie Arnold, walked into his hometown and his life. Everything was perfect, including their plans for their upcoming wedding—but one night, when he came home, Cassie was gone. How could she just vanish? Brady turns to his sheriff brother, Marcus O’Connell, and is stunned by what he discovers. Not only is there no trace of her, but it’s as if she never existed.

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Letters From Rachel

by N. L. Westaway

Release Date: December 5, 2020

All evidence points to yet another murder by the notorious serial killer known as the ‘Small-Town Strangler’. The unsolved killings had been labeled the Professor Murders, and the case file had become known as the Professor’s Dozen... it has been 6 years since the last killing, and this latest murder is number 13 now, making it a baker’s dozen. Where has the killer been all these years and why have they returned?

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Resilience

by John Righten

Release Date: November 25, 2020

The second book in The Lenka Trilogy by author John Righten... 1992. Since her parents were murdered when she was a child, Lenka Brett, a young Irish teacher, has been forged by the fires of loss. Loss of her lover and loss of her innocent view of the world. Now, with her fellow Rogues – tough aid workers who deliver medical aid where charities and governments fear to enter – her mission is to deliver medicine to hospitals and orphanages cut-off by the fighting in war-torn Bosnia. With her resilience and quick wits she soon becomes the leader of the convoy, but as the war erupts into a global conflict, she finds herself in the crosshairs of mercenaries from all sides.

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Not Dead Yet

by Willow Rose

Release Date: November 26, 2020

The seventh book in the Eva Rae Thomas Mystery Series by Willow Rose... Has former FBI-profiler Eva Rae Thomas finally gotten herself in deeper than she can handle? When the body of Nancy Henry is pulled out of the water of Sykes Creek by two local fishermen, they soon realize she’s not dead. Not yet. Before she disappeared, Nancy Henry appeared to have everything: a successful husband who adored her, two beautiful children, a modeling career, and a charming home in south Merritt Island with a heart wreath on the door. Now that she is back five years later, everything has changed.

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Open House

by Katie Sise

Release Date: December 1, 2020

A decade ago in upstate New York, art student Emma McCullough walked into the woods and was never seen again. It’s a mystery that still haunts her bucolic university town and her broken family, especially her sister, Haley, whose need for closure has become an obsession. But now, finally, the first piece of evidence in the vanishing has been found: Emma’s bracelet, lodged in a frozen piece of earth at the bottom of a gorge.

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Must-Read Biography & Memoir Books | December 2020

There have been some amazing biography & memoir books released this month, so we wanted to share with you some of our must-read picks! You'll love these new releases from authors Matt Levy, Kathie Lee Gifford, Michelle Buteau, James Patterson, Ed Caesar, and Lauren Martin. Enjoy!

Keeping Your Head Above Water: Inspirational Insights From a Champion

by Matt Levy

Release Date: November 21, 2020

Born premature Matt Levy was thrown into the world and given two choices: to sink or to swim. Beating all the odds, he emerged as a Paralympic Gold Medallist, public speaker, and a business manager–all due to a mindset shift he experienced fighting for life at the bottom. In his book ‘Keeping Your Head Above Water’ Matt details how his perceived shortcomings led him to discover his unique strengths.

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It’s Never Too Late

by Kathie Lee Gifford

Release Date: December 1, 2020

When Kathie Lee Gifford stepped down as co-host of the fourth hour of the Today show with Hoda Kotb, you might have thought her best days were behind her. It turns out, she was just getting started. As Kathie Lee says, “I’m not retiring; I’m refiring!” Taking us from her Chesapeake Bay childhood when she first heard God’s calling, to her skyrocketing fame with Regis, to her decision to leave television for Nashville, Kathie Lee inspires us to pursue what really matters.

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Survival of the Thickest

by Michelle Buteau

Release Date: December 8, 2020

From the stand-up comedian, actress, and host beloved for her cheeky swagger, unique voice, and unapologetic frankness comes a book of comedic essays for fans of Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me by Mindy Kaling and We’re Going to Need More Wine by Gabrielle Union.

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The Last Days of John Lennon

by James Patterson

Release Date: December 7, 2020

With the Beatles, John Lennon surpasses his youthful dreams, achieving a level of superstardom that defies classification. “We were the best bloody band there was,” he says. “There was nobody to touch us.” Nobody except the original nowhere man, Mark David Chapman. Chapman once worshipped his idols from afar—but now harbors grudges against those, like Lennon, whom he feels betrayed him. He’s convinced Lennon has misled fans with his message of hope and peace. And Chapman’s not staying away any longer.

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The Moth and the Mountain

by Ed Caesar

Release Date: November 17, 2020

In the 1930s, as official government expeditions set their sights on conquering Mount Everest, a little-known World War I veteran named Maurice Wilson conceives his own crazy, beautiful plan: he will fly a plane from England to Everest, crash-land on its lower slopes, then become the first person to reach its summit—all utterly alone. Wilson doesn’t know how to climb. He barely knows how to fly. But he has the right plane, the right equipment, and a deep yearning to achieve his goal.

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The Book of Moods

by Lauren Martin

Release Date: December 8, 2020

Five years ago, Lauren Martin was sure something was wrong with her. She had a good job in New York, an apartment in Brooklyn, a boyfriend, yet every day she wrestled with feelings of inferiority, anxiety and irritability. It wasn't until a chance encounter with a (charming, successful) stranger who revealed that she also felt these things, that Lauren set out to better understand the hold that these moods had on her, how she could change them, and began to blog about the wisdom she uncovered.

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Must-Read Fantasy & Science Fiction Books | December 2020

New worlds await readers this week thanks to some amazing new releases hitting stores. If you're looking for some new recommendations you won't want to miss our picks for must-read fantasy & science fiction books. You can get the latest from authors Randolph Lalonde, Diane Mayer Christiansen, E. Hall, Anna Finch, Jamie McFarlane, and Mark Goodwin. Happy reading!

NEM: Awakening

by Randolph Lalonde

Release Date: October 31, 2020

Grant has loved fantasy for his entire life. As a Dungeon Master he began creating a world of his own for tabletop role-playing games that has grown to fill bookshelves since his teens. Nem. Outside of his basement game room pursuits, he once trained for and competed in the only medieval tourney held in his home city and won. That was his greatest moment, and it was some time ago. Little does he know, Nem is real and he is uniquely qualified to save it.

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SURVIVOR: Out of the Wild

by Diane Mayer Christiansen

Release Date: November 3, 2020

A post-apocalyptic adventure split between two character perspectives, the plots here move forward quickly and in parallel, as a couple separated following a 50-year frozen sleep by which they escaped the destruction seeks to survive and perhaps reunite. The end of the world comes in a ball of fire. Wren is so not ready, who would be? As she races to the shelter of the cryobanks she has only one thought on her mind, survival. It’s a different story once she awakes fifty years later.

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Wolf Shifter Diaries: Life Fated

by E. Hall

Release Date: September 25, 2020

For graduation, my mom sends me on a trip to Concordia—a European country I’ve never heard of. Apparently, my father lives there...along with werewolves, vampires, and other monsters. Yes, it’s terrifying, but it turns out I’m not that much different. Exactly what I am is another question entirely. What I do know is that I’ve fallen for the leader of the wolf shifter pack. Too bad he hates me. Corbin is a guardian of the former monsters in Concordia. When the Klave, a fringe group, threatens to break the magical bonds that keep humans safe from them, it’s up to him to stop the sinister plot.

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Voiceless: A Mermaid's Tale

by Anna Finch

Release Date: October 20, 2020

Moriah is a beautiful mermaid princess that lives in Zoara-Bela under her grandfather, King Abaddon’s cruel reign. On her 16th birthday, she must undergo her rite of passage in which a young mermaid must transform into a human, and live among them for a day without drawing suspicion from the world above. It’s not until she meets Michael, a young, handsome man, that she witnesses the stark contrast between the openness and kindness of the human world and the bitter reality of her draconian society.

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Junkyard Spaceship

by Jamie McFarlane

Release Date: November 30, 2020

The third book in the Junkyeard Pirate Series by Jamie McFarlane... Albert Jenkins would like nothing more than to putter around his junkyard, selling parts and working on old cars. When an alien spacecraft is shot down by US Air Defense and crash lands on his newly rebuilt home, he’s dragged back into the fight of his life. Lightyears away, a war for the control of Earth looms and humanity’s freedom hangs in the balance.

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Tribulation

by Mark Goodwin

Release Date: December 3, 2020

The first book in the Kingdom of Darkness Series by Mark Goodwin... Accused of domestic terrorism, Emilio Vega was on his way to a Department of Global Security death camp when the mega-quake hit. The streets beneath his transport vehicle buckled, tossing the van in the air like a toy. He survived the crash, but the world is now in ruins. However, for a condemned man, this disaster may be just the lucky break he needed.

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Interview with Randolph Lalonde, Author of NEM: Awakening

What can you tell us about your new release, NEM: Awakening?

NEM: Awakening is about Grant, a weekend Dungeon Master who runs fantasy campaigns for his friends, who gets tossed into his own fantasy world. Literally. There's a lot more to it, including a Goddess who he thought he made up but turns out to be real, a greedy High Priest, a Demon, treasure caches, irritating Princes, and a confrontation involving a desperate goblin tribe. You'll have to give it a read to learn more.

There's a backstory behind this book, too. I started writing NEM at the beginning of the COVID crisis in Canada, when my government asked that everyone who could stay at home do so. I work at home, so that wasn't an issue for me. Sadly, this meant that the tabletop role-playing session that I had planned in the coming week would have to be cancelled. In fact, the whole campaign I was going to run for my friends, who are all enthusiastic tabletop gamers, would be put on hold indefinitely. Sure, this wasn't a tragedy in the grander sense, but I was really looking forward to having a good game with them. A few weeks later, I started writing NEM, which is about a Dungeon Master who gets pulled into his own game world, and I used some of the materials I had developed for the game I was going to play with my friends as a foundation. NEM: Awakening is a fun escape for me that allows me to flex the side of my brain that I would be using as a Dungeon Master, especially since some major decisions about the main character's actions are made by people who follow along with the serialized version on Patreon, and the success or failure of some other actions are determined by the throw of a 20 sided die on my desk while I'm writing. The result is a rather unpredictable romp from reality into fantasy.

What or who inspired you to become an author?

I can't say anyone was my inspiration, because I started writing short stories before I was a teenager. I submitted my first story to Amazing Stories when I was about fourteen and still have the encouraging rejection letter somewhere. I love telling stories, so that kept me typing.

What's on your top 5 list for the best books you've ever read?

It's hard to narrow it down, but here are a few of my favourites across the genres. Cabal by Clive Barker, Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins, Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, Legend by David Gemmell, and The Heroin Diaries by Nikki Sixx.

Say you're the host of a literary talk show. Who would be your first guest? What would you want to ask?

I'd probably invite Clive Barker. I'd ask him; "If you could switch places with any character in your stories, which one would it be, and why?"

What's your favorite thing about writing?

That changes from time to time, but right now I'd have to say it's the best kind of distraction. I love immersing myself in the surroundings and problems of a different world. Right now I'm focused on fantasy and science fiction.

What is a typical day like for you?

I get dressed, have breakfast (usually oatmeal with random nuts and dried stuff thrown in), then go to my in-home office. While listening to music, I check email, then start writing or editing. In the afternoon I work on the business side of my career. If that doesn't take up the rest of my day, I often do a little more editing, writing, or I work on research for one of the projects I am, or will be writing. Most of the research is conducted online, but I love interviewing people when I can.

What scene from NEM: Awakening was your favorite to write?

It's a tie! There are two that come to mind: The arrival of a full-grown drake, and the moment when Grant wakes up in an unexpected place.

Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?

Habits are hard to master. The good ones are an uphill climb, the bad ones are a downhill fall. Keep climbing, and don't look down.

Randolph Lalonde is the author of the new book NEM: Awakening.

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Interview with Amelia Shaw, Author of Ava's Coven

What can you tell us about your new release, Ava's Coven?

Ava’s Coven is the first boxset in my 9 book paranormal fantasy series- The Daughters of the Warlock. The 9 books are about three sisters- Ava, Bell and Courtney. And each daughter of the warlock gets her own trilogy. This is Ava’s trilogy. She is the oldest of the three girls.

The daughters of the warlock have grown up with only their mother, having never met their father, in a secret, private realm. Their mother hid them because their father is the High Warlock of all the realms, and the ‘Council’ control him, right down to his arranged marriage and how many children he should have.

The book opens with their mother’s death, and is a roller coaster of a ride as Ava searches out her father, falls in love with a Fae, and tries to stay alive as the Council try to execute her for treason.

What or who inspired you to become an author?

When I first started writing, I was reading contemporary romance mills and boon. But over the years I’ve changed genres and have been influenced by countless authors.

But some of the most notable are Eloisa James, Diana Gabaldon, Sabrina Jeffries, Eva Chase and CN Crawford.

What's on your top 5 list for the best books you've ever read?

The Outlander series- Diana Gabaldon

Royal Villains Academy series- Eva Chase

Shadow Fae series -CN Crawford

The Royal Brotherhood – by Sabrina Jeffries

When Beauty tamed the Beast- By Eloisa James

The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons

(I know that’s 6- hope you don’t mind!)

What's your favorite thing about writing?

The cover art 😊 I went into writing paranormal romance and urban fantasy purely for the incredible covers 😊

What is a typical day like for you?

Well, I’m a mother of 4, so I get up with my baby- who's 3.5 months old around 6am. Get on my computer and get onto emails, newsletters, checking ads and sales etc. Then when the school-aged kids get up I start running. Breakfast, lunches, yelling at kids to get dressed and pack their bags, while I get the 3 year old ready for child care or whatever we’re doing.

Do school run, come home, feed or settle bubs, then its 4-6 hours on the computer for editing, writing, promoting, etc. Being a self-published author means there is a lot more to do than just write.

Then it's school pick up, lots of kids stuff, and after they go to bed, I either relax with my partner, or do some more edits, check on a cover I ordered, etc.

I publish twice a month between my multiple pen names so I have a lot of things going all at once.

What scene from Ava's Coven was your favorite to write?

I loved a lot of scenes in Ava’s trilogy. The action scenes were fun. When she was magically fighting with her Fae lover in the College hall, or anytime she’s with her sisters. Their banter is heaps of fun to write.

Do you have a motto, quote, or philosophy you live by?

Never say never, is a good one.

If you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.

Amelia Shaw is the author of Ava's Coven.

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