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There’s Still Time for a Summer Romance Series!

Tabitha Lord
Book Club Profiles, Literary Lagniappe
Summer's winding down, but there's still time for some romance! For fans of Me Before You and Fault in Our Stars, Always, Orchid (October 24, 2023; Publisher: Azine) is the conclusion of award-winning author Ca... Read More...

Brandywood Small Town Romance Series – Smart, Sexy Storytelling

Tabitha Lord
Interviews, Reviews
Fans of Lucy Score and Claire Kingsley, meet Annabelle McCormack! You may recognize her name from a previous BCB post. Annabelle is also the author of the historical fiction series Windswept, but she's ventured... Read More...

How Fangirling Can Spark Character Inspiration – Guest Post by Amy Lea

Amy Wilhelm
Literary Lagniappe
Fangirling is defined by Merriam Webster as a girl or woman who is an extremely or overly enthusiastic fan of someone or something. I’ve been a self-declared Chris Evans fangirl since 2004 ever since I first sa... Read More...

Love and Happiness and Sex, Oh My! – The Growing Acceptance of Erotic Romance by Briana Cole

Amy Wilhelm
Literary Lagniappe
Guest post by Briana Cole I’m sure we’ve all heard the phrase, sex sells! And it seems to ring true across mediums, whether it’s movies or TV shows, magazines, and yes even books. I remember reading my first... Read More...

Writing Romantic Comedies – Guest Post by Bestselling Author Helena Hunting

Amy Wilhelm
Literary Lagniappe, on Writing
The first book(s) I ever published were angsty new adult romance, heavy on the feels. When I was writing Clipped Wings and Inked Armor I reached the heaviest, angstiest parts of the book and basically snot sobb... Read More...

How To Write a Kick-ass Love Scene – guest post by Sarah Echavarre Smith

Amy Wilhelm
Literary Lagniappe, on Writing
We're delighted to host this guest post by Sarah Echavarre Smith, author of On Location. The thought of writing a love scene sends many authors running for the hills. But love scenes are my favorite scenes t... Read More...
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Mary Sulllivan interviews Beverly Jenkins live at the 2017 Romance Writers of America conference

Kristin Jacobson
Interviews, The Author's Cut
Beverly Jenkins is an extremely accomplished romance author and is the 2017 RWA Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient. Mary Sullivan from Book Club Babble was able to interview Beverly during the Ro... Read More...

Under a Sardinian Sky – An Interview with Sara Alexander

Tabitha Lord
Interviews, on Books
Mina, a London-based travel writer, returns to her family's home in Sardinia to bury an aunt. With her mother also gravely ill, she worries that her family's history will be lost as the last of that generation ... Read More...

Whilst I Was Out by Sara Stewart

Maribel Garcia
Interviews, Reviews
Stewart’s debut novel, Whilst I Was Out, is immensely readable and engaging. In the novel, the protagonist Alice is a hard-working mother of three children under the age of ten. She helps her husband MDH (My De... Read More...
Helen Reese, Project Ex

Interview with Helen Reese, Author of Project EX

Maribel Garcia
Book Club Profiles, Interviews, on Books, Reviews
Book Club Babble welcomes author Helen Reese and talks about her experiences as a first-time novelist and self-published writer.  Helen, thank you for being here with us today.  First of all, tell us about yo... Read More...

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