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What can you tell us about your new release, The Rocking Stone?

The Rocking Stone is the story of a young woman in the early 20^th century who lives in the poverty stricken area of the South Wales Mining Valleys. She thinks she is incapable of loving someone but then meets Tom. However, she has a secret she must keep from him at all costs.

This is a story of love and betrayal and the struggle of a woman to keep her family together and survive in the social unrest of the world she lives in. The social history and atmosphere are authentic.

What or who inspired you to become an author?

 As I’ve been an avid reader all my life I also wanted to be a writer but never really had the confidence to think that I could be. But it was always a dream. Finally, in life, you reach a level where you find the confidence to join creative writing classes and then spend years learning your craft. The final challenge is to achieve success and for me, that is giving pleasure to the people who read my books.

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

Arthur Golden’s, Memoir of a Geisha, it has everything.

Sarah Walters, Fingersmith for the quality of the storytelling and writing.

Agatha Cristie – anything by her – she’s grossly underrated in my opinion.

John Grisham, anything by him is fine by me.

Robert Goddard, again, anything by him is fine by me.

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

Agatha Christie, I’d ask her how she plots her novels.

What's your favorite thing about writing?

I like the whole process even though it’s hard work but holding your book in your hands when it is published is so very satisfying.

What is a typical day like for you?

I always write between 9am and 1pm as that is my creative time. I do this five days a week. Then I try and do something physical, walking the dog, going out somewhere, gardening, whatever gets me moving.

What scene in The Rocking Stone was your favorite to write?

The last two chapters are my favourite, but I won’t say anything more as they would be spoilers.

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

Never give up! If you really want something, persistence often pays off when you think all is lost.

Jill Rutherford is the author of the new book The Rocking Stone. 

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What can you tell us about your new release, P.S. I Miss You?

P.S. I Miss You is probably one of my favorite books to date. It's about a girl in LA who takes over her best guy friend's lease, only when she moves in to his old place, she immediately butts heads with his roommate. While the two of them launch an all out war against each other at first, they can't deny the chemistry between them. But then a confession changes everything.

Who are your literary heroes working today? Why do you admire them?

In the indie world my favorite romance authors are Whitney G, LJ Shen, and Mia Asher. Whitney has the best banter, LJ's books are rich and deep, a fully immersive experience, and Mia writes the most beautiful angsty prose.

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

1. YOU by Caroline Kepnes
2. Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes
3. The Reasonable Doubt series by Whitney G.
4. Vicious by LJ Shen
5. Arsen by Mia Asher

What's on your writing desk?

Too much stuff! A paper sorter. A pen cup. A framed picture of my kids. A pair of glasses that help with screen glare. Two pads of Post-Its. A marble coaster. An acrylic phone stand. My notebook and laptop of course. I think that's it.

Where is your happy place? Why does it bring you joy?

I don't really have one happy place. I try to find joy in everyday, ordinary experiences. But I am particularly fond of sitting on the sofa with my laptop in my lap, listening to the rain on a stormy day.

BAM. You're a superhero. What's your superpower?

To predict the future! (At least as it pertains to my books). Every release is different and that makes for some stressful launch weeks. Twenty-odd books later and it's still just as nerve-wracking as the first time.

What scene in P.S. I Miss You was your favorite to write?

When Sutter first kissed Melrose! There was so much tension leading up to that moment, so the payoff was huge for me as a writer. I hope readers feel the same when they get to that chapter.

Winter Renshaw is the author of the new book P.S. I Miss You. 

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By Nicole Snow

Love is unpredictable.

That's where our insanity begins in Noah and Mindy's story. These two wake up in Reno after a rough night as complete strangers, and quickly realize they're hitched.

If there are two things I adore, it's a marriage mistake story with a heaping side of mystery. These two have issues from the get go. The instant they start to work on them, the secrets come tumbling out. Oh, but so does the chemistry set.

It's insta-lust. It's words and misunderstandings and dueling tongues. It's something strange and wonderful that should make them both run, but circumstance won't let them. And by the time things get truly hot and heavy, lust is hardly all they're fighting.

Mindy is a young woman fleeing her old life and a bad engagement to reinvent herself in Reno. Noah will give anything to find his missing cousin and end the man who took her. Their problems are emotional and dangerous, life and death and heart, which makes for some really amazing fireworks.

They should be total opposites. They should be worlds apart. They should be round pegs in the square holes of each other's souls.

Of course, life doesn't work that way, and neither does love. I enjoyed guiding cupid's arrow every inch of the way. Forget the Happily Ever After. Between the shock, the steam, the self-discovery, and a whole lot of banter, Noah and Mindy are all about how the heart finds its perfect twin. Sometimes in romance, the journey is everything.

Nicole Snow is the author of the new book Accidental Protector. 

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