Have you finished your romance reading list and looking for something new? You’ll adore these exciting new novels! This week you can get your hands on books by bestselling authors Penelope Bloom, Krystal White, Christina Tetreault, Trixie More, and more. Enjoy your new romance books and happy reading!
In need of some new books to read in literary fiction? This week’s latest releases list is full of intriguing reads you won’t want to miss! The new releases list includes so many bestselling authors like Linda Keir, Fern Michaels, Beverly Jenkins, Janet Dailey, and many more. Enjoy your new literary fiction books. Happy reading!
Are you eager to explore new worlds and go on exciting adventures? This week’s selection of new science fiction and fantasy books will surely please! Science Fiction fans should be excited about the latest from bestselling authors M. Sasinowski, Shannon Eichorn, John Varley, and more. If Fantasy is what your library needs, you’ll be able to pick up the latest from Jeff Wheeler, Ilona Andrews, Chadelle LaVaun, and more. Enjoy your new science fiction and fantasy books. Happy reading!
Can’t get enough young adult fiction? 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 to-be-read pile. This week includes new novels from bestselling authors Katharine McGee, Natalie Parker, Somaiya Daud, Linsey Miller, and many more. Enjoy your new young adult books. Happy reading!
What can you tell us about your new release, Heir of Ra?
I’ve always been drawn to mythology and ancient civilizations and also loved books that played in multiple timelines, or told a story within a story, like Inkheart or Neverending Story. Being a huge scifi and fantasy geek, I tried to combine all those elements and write a book that I’d enjoy reading. In retrospect, it may have been a bit of a gamble for a debut novel, but it seems to have turned out ok. So far I couldn’t be happier with the reception Heir of Ra has been getting!
What or who inspired you to become an author?
I grew up reading all kinds of fantasy and science fiction books and devoured works by R.A. Salvatore, Michael Crichton, Carl Sagan, Fred Saberhagen and many others. At one point, writing became a natural extension of reading. I suppose I became an author when I realized that I enjoyed creating worlds and telling stories as much as I did reading them.
What's on your top 5 list for the best books you've ever read?
Neverending Story, Dune, any book in the “The Trilogy” by H. Sienkiewicz or Lord of the Rings books
What's your favorite thing about writing?
Creating worlds and characters; weaving elements of history, mythology and fiction to create a believable and enjoyable story.
What is a typical day like for you?
I get up pretty early and go for a long walk in the morning to collect my thoughts and plan out the day. When I get back I answer messages from readers over a nice cup of decaf, then it’s on to writing!
What scene in Heir of Ra was your favorite to write?
I don’t have one particular scene that stands out, but the flashback scenes were some of the most challenging and most enjoyable scenes to write.
Do you have a motto, quote or philosophy you live by?
Do. Or do not. There is no try. Who could argue with Master Yoda?
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On the lookout for some new biography and memoir books to add to your library? There are so many new releases this week that you’re bound to find a new favorite. You can pick up new novels from Victoria Arlen, Frye Gaillard, Antonia Felix, and more. Enjoy your new biography and memoir books. Happy reading!
By Christina Tetreault
Often when an author starts a book or a short story, the idea started circulating in their minds long before they typed the first sentence. At least for me sometimes, the idea actually starts years before I type the first word. In fact, this was the case with my newest release Born To Protect, which is the first book in my new Elite Force Security series.
The idea first came to me in 2016 while I was working on Protecting The Billionaire, the seventh book in my Sherbrookes of Newport Series. During the story, the book’s hero, Rock, meets with a good friend who tries to convince him to leave the military and join the security firm he now works for. As you’ve probably already guessed, the good friend Rock met with was Connor Anderson my hero in Born To Protect. Almost immediately Connor called to me and kept telling me to write his story. Unfortunately, back in 2016, I did not know his whole backstory. Sure I knew he’d served in the military and now worked for a private security firm, but I knew nothing about his family or his childhood. Slowly Connor’s secrets came to me. Still, before I could type a word I needed to find the perfect cast of coworkers at Elite Force and find Connor the perfect heroine. By the time I released A Promise to Keep, the fifth book in my Love on the North Shore series, in December 2017 I had everything I need.
Prior to Born To Protect I had only completed one romantic suspense novel, so I found writing the book more challenging than usual. Along the way I changed several scenes and tweaked a few characters however the heart of the story stayed the same. I love the way the story turned out and I think Connor and Becca are the perfect couple. I hope you enjoy reading the story as much as I enjoyed writing it.
Christina Tetreault is the author of the new book Born To Protect.
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What can you tell us about your new release, Unbroken?
It is a coming of age story about growth, love, resilience, family, friendship, hardship and the power from within to fight for what we want in life in spite of whatever happens.
What or who inspired you to become an author?
In 2015 I was going through a very difficult pregnancy and I was on mandatory bedrest which had me going through books like water. The more stories I read, the more I realized they were quite similar. That’s what inspired me to write. I wanted to present stories in a different light. I wanted to show strong female lead characters that weren’t sitting around waiting for the alpha male to come and save them. Of course, having hot male characters in the stories is a must, but I don’t think they need to save women all the time.
What's on your top 5 list for the best books you've ever read?
Honestly, that is a very tough question to answer as there’s been quite a few books that have marked me. During my teen/formative years my parents bought me books about building character, dealing with peer pressure and the likes. I’d say probably some of those books would be worth mentioning as they helped shape me. I must add I am fully bilingual so I read books in both English and Spanish. Hence why some of the books on this list will have Spanish titles as that’s how I read them.
Rhinoceros by Scott Alexander
Volar sobre el pantano and La Ultima Oportunidad by Carlos Cuauhtemoc Sanchez. When I was a teen I devoured his books as they were easy to read, not too long, relatable and inspirational.
In more recent years I’ve really enjoyed reading (and don’t judge me for this!) the Twilight Saga books as well as anything by Tijan (Mason being one of my favorite book boyfriends) and pretty much anything angel-related by Lola StVil. And of course, Harry Potter books!
Say you're the host of a literary talk show. Who would be your first guest? What would you want to ask?
I have tons of authors I’d love to talk to and pick their brains! I’d say the first one would be J K Rowling. One of my first questions would be if the story will continue? Perhaps their children will attend Hogwarts and we’ll get to see their story? One can only hope!
What's your favorite thing about writing?
The freedom of creating new worlds. Giving life to characters and writing about their struggles, desires, hopes, dreams and of course love is quite fulfilling.
What is a typical day like for you?
I wake up at 6:45am and make sure my kids (4yrs old and 7yrs old) get up and get ready for school. I drive them at 7:35am and then come back home to get ready to go to my office. I have a profession I work on during the day and write at night, on weekends and whenever inspiration hits. I come back home at 4:30 to feed my children, get them to do homework and play before getting ready for bed. Then, I write some more until it’s time to sleep.
What scene in Unbroken was your favorite to write?
I have several but if I had to pick I’d say when Ryker finds out he has a daughter with Angelina. I won’t paste the scene here so go read the book!
Do you have a motto, quote or philosophy you live by?
I have several depending on what I’m doing. One of my favorites says: “The things you are passionate about aren’t random. They are your calling.”
Krystal White is the author of the new book Unbroken.
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What can you tell us about your new release, Tough Going?
Tough Going is a steamy contemporary romance about Allison, a stubborn and volatile young entrepreneur who falls in love with an ironworker named Derrick. Too bad he’s the strong, silent, grandson of the man about to foreclose on her catering business. These are two incredibly self-reliant characters. They’re forceful, overachievers driven to fight for their families. In the course of the book, Allison struggles to keep her business and come to terms with the fact that there are some things she just can’t do alone. Derrick is a man continually working to keep his friends and family afloat, while his own desires fall by the wayside. They both are confident they can continue as they are and resolve their issues by giving more, doing more and trying harder. Neither wants to give an inch, even when their lives are on the line, so when they try to work out how to become a couple, it’s epic. Like Tough Sell, where there’s smoke, there’s fire, so have a cold drink handy when you read it.
What or who inspired you to become an author?
Like so many people, I’ve been writing since I was knee-high to a grasshopper. Writing is one thing. Putting your book out into the world is another thing altogether. It takes some chutzpa to actually release a steamy romance, and I might still be scribbling in my office if it wasn’t for an Audible channel called Authorized. The episode went live in October 2017 featuring an interview with Eloisa James. Listening to Ms. James convinced me to go for it. She was down to earth about what the romance genre means to its readers. After hearing her speak, I felt proud of my work and ready to share it.
What's on your top 5 list for the best books you've ever read?
Seriously? Five? Have you seen my house? I’ve started using books as decorations. I hang them on the wall, they are tucked under every table, my monitors sit on stacks of books and the ones I can’t fit anywhere else slump in tipsy piles along the edges of the rooms. OK. Five. Watership Down by Richard Adams – everything you need to know about leadership is in that book. Romeo and Juliet – by that guy, what’s his name? I’m so all in for Mercutio. Plus, there are days, I want to channel my inner prince and pronounce “All are punished!” The Shining – by that other famous guy, Stephen King. That book is masterful. He made the ordinary, fearsome – firehoses, shower curtains, topiary – all frightful. And then, he combined the supernatural with the really horrifying disease of alcohol addiction and what a melee he created. The Great Santini. Can Pat Conroy write or what? The imagery at the end of the book is spectacular. OK, I’ve read about a million romances, and I love them all. But if I’m heading off to a desert island, I’m taking something by Elizabeth Hoyt. The Leopard Prince, perhaps. Her characters are broken people who find their way to healing each other in beautiful, vivid, earthy ways. I’m in love with her stories.
Say you're the host of a literary talk show. Who would be your first guest? What would you want to ask?
William Gibson. Let’s bring him on and ask him how he’s able to predict the future. Idoru still crops up in my mind every time some new gadget or privacy issue comes up, which is like, every day.
What's your favorite thing about writing?
Gah! There’s so much to love about it. Putting together a novel is like working the best puzzle ever. Exploring the inner workings of my characters is like finding new best friends. But, if I have to pick one thing, it’s when the characters come to life, and the story starts writing itself. You writers out there know what I mean. One minute you’re looking at an outline and planning a scene and the next minute, the people in your book have gone off and done the unexpected, and you’re shouting, ‘Whoa! I didn’t see that coming!” Best. Experience. Ever.
What is a typical day like for you?
Ok, if I’m doing the first draft, I’m up at four am. I do three twenty-five minute writing sprints and a fifteen minute one. By 6 am, I’m walking the dogs. I get to my day job by eight-thirty, and I get home about 6 pm. I love my day job. And then I wake up. It’s actually six thirty, and I’ve got to find a way to walk the dogs, recite my story ideas into my phone while I brush my teeth, get to my day job, which I really do love, and then I wind up having to stay up until ten to get my writing done. At which point, I vow to get up tomorrow at four. By the way, it’s 9:50 pm now, so I have to wrap this up.
What scene in Tough Going was your favorite to write?
Again with the pick one … I loved the prologue, you should definitely go read the sample on Amazon even if you don’t like romance. In the middle, there’s a point when Derrick is injured. During the scenes around his recovery, he’s too exhausted to be anyone but himself, and Allison shows up at his place, she’s out of her element, they’re both vulnerable, and that’s when they connect at the most basic level. But for sheer energy, the scene where they finally come to terms with each other really sticks in my mind. They are just both so dominant, so over the top physical, writing it was like trying to get a coyote and a bobcat to kiss and makeup. I think I sprained something.
Do you have a motto, quote or philosophy you live by?
Life is short. Clean at the end. Oh, and it’s perfectly A-OK to love yourself.
Trixie More is the author of the new book Tough Going.
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What can you tell us about your new release, The Riviera Affair?
The Riviera Affair is book four of my 1930’s British Vintage mystery series, dubbed by readers as, “Miss Marple meets The Ghost Whisperer.”
Ella, my main character, along with her aunt and an eccentric friend, are traveling to France to investigate the disappearance of Colonel Summerfield, a friend of Ella’s mother. It starts as a simple disappearance but then turns to murder, and Ella finds herself embroiled in a mystery which is far more complex than she had anticipated, with repercussions likely on both sides of the channel. She has to call on all her usual skills and devise new ones in order to flush out the adversary, but whether she will be in time to save the life of the man she came to find remains to be seen.
BAM. You’re a superhero. What’s your superpower?
Time-travel. Whether it be minutes, hours, days or decades the possibilities are endless. I’d like to go back and visit my family members who are spread across the globe. To spend time with those who are no longer with us, and to visit the decades and places where my books are set; a perfect way to research! It would also be fascinating to meet my literary influences; Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan-Doyle, Dorothy L. Sayers, Margery Allingham, et al.
What's on your top 5 list for the best books you've ever read?
I’ve read a huge number of books, with each one giving me something different depending where I was in my life and what I needed at the time, so it’s difficult to choose only five.
The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton was one I would escape to time and time again as a child.
STARK by Ben Elton was the one book which, when I got to the end I turned to the beginning and read it again immediately. I’ve never done that with a book before or since. But what’s even more unusual is when I was speaking to my cousin about it weeks later, she said she had done exactly the same; turned to the beginning and read it again straight away.
All of the Discworld books by Terry Pratchett, he’s the one author I would look forward to when a new release was due, and immediately bought the hardcover.
Touched with Fire by Kay Redfield Jamison, as a bipolar sufferer this was a life changer for me, explaining the ways in which my broken brain is wired differently.
Harry Potter, the full series.
Say you're the host of a literary talk show. Who would be your first guest? What would you want to ask?
I’d love to talk to Bryan Fuller, the American TV writer and producer who wrote, among many other things, the Hannibal TV series. It’s superlative writing and the attention to detail is impeccable. I’d begin by asking what the fundamental differences between book and scriptwriting are, what you need to take into account and the difficulties from transitioning one to the other, especially in terms of what to leave out when adapting a book for television so it doesn’t compromise the plot or the characters.
What's your favorite thing about writing?
Overall it’s the freedom it gives me. In terms of the process there’s so much I love it’s difficult to pick just one. From getting lost in the creativity and having my characters take over the plot, which is truly magical when it happens, to the research. My books are set in Britain in the 1930’s and I’ve found myself down several rabbit holes while investigating various plot points. Also I’d have to say the fan mail. I still find it extraordinary and humbling that people take time out of their busy lives to write and tell me how much they love the series.
What fictional literary world would you most like to visit?
It is very close between, Hogwarts, St. Mary Mead and Discworld, but out of the three I’d have to say Discworld.
What scene in The Riviera Affair was your favorite to write?
Any involving ‘Aunt Margaret,’ she is as smart as a whip with a sometime acerbic and sarcastic wit. She’s great fun to write.
Do you have a motto, quote or philosophy you live by?
Be kind to yourself as well as others. And have the courage to pursue your dreams, you’ll never know unless you try.
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