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What can you tell us about your new release, Accidental Hero?

This is a story with a hard-fought Happily Ever After, and I do mean HARD. Brent's history is so messed up he doesn't even know he needs chemistry with a good woman to fix it. And Blue, although her demons are a little more down to Earth, she doesn't know how big the hole is in her life waiting to be filled.

Not until she meets the tall, growly, hard-as-nails single dad who keeps showing up in the back of her art class. He's mysterious, he's hot, and one little kiss later, he's a very big part of her life.

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

Anything by Kristen Ashley or Sabrina Paige. They're two of my favorite badass writers in romance. Also Bared to You by Sylvia Day for just mastering the sleek, sexy billionaire hero. Me Before You by Jojo Moyes for introducing me to feelings I didn't know a book could cause. Richard Preston's The Hot Zone for being terrifying and way too real.

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

Margaret Mitchell. I'd love to know what it was like selling truckloads of romance novels and having one made into an early feature film. Then I'd ask her why the hell I'm able to resurrect the dead for interviews.

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

Finishing a novel a week and still getting my grocery shopping done. You know, the dream.

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

Anywhere quiet with a good view and lots of green. I work best when the muse in nature is only a glance away.

What scene in Accidental Hero was your favorite to write?

When Blue goes out to the ranch for the first time with Brent and Natalie. I adore the buildup, the discovery, and when the tensions between the hero and heroine get so thick they just can't stand it. It's a delicate kind of torture for the characters. But when it's done just right, like it is here, the payoff is.

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

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By Skye Warren

I’m Skye Warren, New York Times bestselling author of dangerous romance, and I’m so excited to be here at NewInBooks celebrating my new release! SURVIVAL OF THE RICHEST is a novel about finding what you need by risking everything that you have.

And… it’s a love triangle!

Many romances have more than one love interest for the heroine, whether they’re boyfriends from the past or prospective suitors in the present. Those other men are usually relegated to supporting cast. Their purpose in the story can be to challenge and explain and ultimately support the romance between the main characters—but usually the reader is very clear that they aren’t a viable option.

So what makes a book a love triangle?

In these books there are two men who are very real contenders for the heroine, two possible heroes who might end up with her. The reader doesn’t know which one will happen in the story, much like we don’t know how things will happen in real life. That makes it a more adventurous read!

That might seem like a small thing, but it’s actually pretty huge when you consider that most stories resolve to please the reader. Mysteries are solved and romances are sealed, unless the book is a tragedy. Love triangles are unique in that they please half the reader… and make the other half completely heartbroken!

It’s a risky business for both readers and authors alike.

And with great risk comes great reward… There’s such an intense roller coaster ride with a genuine love triangle! These stories make readers feel and think and yearn.

There are a few love triangle books that I love…

SUGAR DADDY by Lisa Kleypas

The first time I read this book the ending took me by surprise. I won’t give the spoiler away, but I expected it to be the other person. But the more I read and re-read this book, which has been many times over the year, the more Kleypas’s skill as an author shines through in proving that her choice was the right man for her after all.

FAKING IT by Elisa Lorello

This sexy women’s fiction novel features a writing professor who exchanges lessons with a male escort. While the book starts as a somewhat conventional, if provocative romance, things go off the rails around the middle. Andi may long for Devin, but he’s not ready for a relationship. And her heart may belong to another man. This is a heartfelt and well-written book!

SURVIVAL OF THE RICHEST by Skye Warren

My new release focuses on Harper St. Claire, an heiress with complex relationships with men. She has a love-hate situation with her stepbrother, who also happens to control her trust fund. Actually it’s more of a hate-hate situation. Then her stepbrother’s business partner appears on the scene, confident and ambitious and determined to claim Harper for himself.

"What an incredible book! Survival of the Richest has everything -- Skye Warren's beautiful writing, a sexy, compelling story; intricate characters, and a provocative love triangle that will captivate you until the very end." ~ New York Times bestselling author Nina Lane

An heiress without a cause.

Two billionaires determined to claim her.

And a war fought on the most dangerous battlefield–the heart.

My story starts with a plunge into the cold water of Manhattan’s harbor. A strong hand hauls me back onto the deck of the luxury yacht. Christopher was supposed to be my enemy. Instead he protects me with fierce determination.

That should have been my happily ever after, but then Sutton appeared–ruthless and seductive. He doesn’t care that my heart belongs to someone else, because he’s determined to win. No matter the cost.

It’s an impossible choice, but I can’t have them both.

Skye Warren is the author of the new book Survival of the Richest. 

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What can you tell us about your new release, Catalina Romance?

Catalina Romance is a reality TV romance based on the Bachelor show genre. In the novel, the main character, Charissa, has men flown onto the island of Catalina to woe her. I just love the idea of having men, lots of attractive rich men, flown into an island to woe. This puts a new spin on the old song, “It’s raining men.” There is a twist though, the men decide if they want to pursue a romance, too. A real a romance happens when both sides say, “Yes!”

I traveled to Catalina Island a few years ago with my teenagers on a cheap cruise out of California. While I was there, I fell in love with the quaint setting and the beauty of the mountains, ocean, and land. I immediately called my husband and told him I wanted to come back and do a romantic getaway on the island. He agreed but then next day upon arriving home I was slapped with a divorce decree and found half my belongings emptied out of the house.

That wish of returning and exploring love on the island stayed with me. Lucky for me, several years later, I remarried.  I expressed my wish to my new upgraded husband and he immediately whisked me off to the island to make my dreams come true. We had an amazing experience. I truly found my Prince Charming, and I wanted my character who was going through a rough patch to find hers, too.

What or who inspired you to become an author?

When I was in six grade, during a recess in Idaho, the wind roared. I made up a poem about the wind on the spot and just loved how my feelings could be put to words. I was hooked after that. I just was enthralled with the idea of capturing more feelings and putting them into words.

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

Wow, that is a tough question I always struggle to answer. I read all types of genres, but to name a few of my favorites:

The Hypnotist’s Love Story by Liane Moriarty

Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier

Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Becher Stowe

The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale

 When Crickets Cry by Charles Martin

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

Jodi Picoult. I would love to ask her: What impact does she believe best selling women novelists have on the way women define themselves?

What's your favorite thing about writing?

I love when I tap into the flow, and I have swept away into another world where I can’t wait to find out what will happen and who I will meet.

What is a typical day like for you?

As a mom, wife, author, entrepreneur and adjunct professor, I have no typical day!  My days are all over the place depending on what is needed. I teach writing at the local college, so depending on how much of a workload I take on I will kiss my girl's goodbye then teach in the mornings. At noon, I tend to follow up on business work and teaching until sleep overtakes me, and then I nap. I will then take a break and treat myself to working on my novel. Often will slip to my computer after my girls and hubby goes to sleep around 8:30 pm and I work until at least ten. The doc wants me to stop working then and sleep, but at times it is hard to pull away from the computer.

When I am not teaching, I often will sleep in until six am, spend some time with my girls, hit the treadmill, then the yoga mat before jumping into writing or coaching or prepping for teaching. I try to reserve my weekends for a lot of writing time because then I am restored to hit another week.

What scene in Catalina Romance was your favorite to write?

Wow, tough question. The earlier books in the Millionaire Romance series have a lot of humor. This novel has more heart because of tough issues Charissa is facing. Though, if I had to pick one scene, I’d pick when the men are first flown onto the island and Charissa is meeting them for the first time. There are some sexy men that she is dating and they do crazy things to win her love! One of them, Forester, kept stealing the scenes throughout the novel. I really like writing him. I already have fans asking me to give him his own dedicated novel.

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

Always make friends with tech support.

Anastasia Alexander is the author of the new book Catalina Romance. 

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What can you tell us about your new release, Explicit?

My new release is titled Explicit. It's an enemies to lovers standalone romance about two broken people finding love in themselves and each other.

What or who inspired you to become an author?

For as long as I can remember I have always written, even as a small child. I'd have to say my mother inspired me. She used to tell me to write down all the stories I would tell her.

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

The books that will always stay with me are The Bronze Horseman by Paullina Simons, Winter Garden by Kristen Hannah, Behind Closed Doors by BA Paris,  Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier and War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy

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

I would love to interview Pam Jenoff. She writes the most fascinating  World War 2 books and I'd love to know where she gets her inspiration and her methods for writing the books.

What's your favorite thing about writing?

I love the cathartic release I get from pouring my heart out on paper.

What is a typical day like for you?

Wake up. Drink two cups of coffee. Get my two kids ready for school. Then I make my daily phone calls before working out. Once I get home from the gym I try to write before I have to pick my kids up from school.

What scene in Explicit was your favorite to write?

The scene where Lindsey and Pierce eat macarons.

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

Love your flaws. In each book I write I try to embrace an imperfection I have. Every day when I doubt myself, I repeat that saying.

Ava Harrison is the author of the new book Explicit. 

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