romance – Book Club Babble

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...

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...

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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The Fires – A Novel by Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir

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Rebecca Kelley’s No One Knows Us Here

Brandywood Small Town Romance Series – Smart, Sexy Storytelling

Midnight on the Marne – An Interview with Sarah Adlakha

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The Fires – A Novel by Sigríður Hagalín Björnsdóttir

Rebecca Kelley’s No One Knows Us Here

Brandywood Small Town Romance Series – Smart, Sexy Storytelling

Midnight on the Marne – An Interview with Sarah Adlakha

Should I Watch The People We Hate at the Wedding?

Dark Rivers to Cross – An Interview with Lynne Reeves

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Should I Watch The People We Hate at the Wedding?

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Roxana Arama Talks Immigration – Facts, Fiction, and Recommended Reading

Rebecca Kelley’s No One Knows Us Here

Get Out of Your Reading Comfort Zone With These 3 Easy Tips

Brandywood Small Town Romance Series – Smart, Sexy Storytelling

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

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

Writing Romantic Comedies – Guest Post by Bestselling Author Helena Hunting

Mary Sulllivan interviews Beverly Jenkins live at the 2017 Romance Writers of America conference

Under a Sardinian Sky – An Interview with Sara Alexander

Whilst I Was Out by Sara Stewart

Interview with Helen Reese, Author of Project EX

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