We’re in the third heat of my Tell-All Tuesday roundtable interview series Romance Writers Tell All, and this week, we’re talking about our own greatest inspirations—the writers who have influenced us and the best romances we’ve read. Q: What romance authors are/were your biggest influence? What is your biggest inspiration for your writing? What is your all-time favorite romance novel that you've read? Bella Andre: I was a huge fan of Julia Quinn's Bridgerton family books and

Welcome back to my Tell-All Tuesday roundtable interview! It’s week 2 of Romance Writer’s Tell All, and I think we’d all like to know why romance as a genre has gotten such a bad rap! Q: Clearly romance and its sub-genres are hugely popular among fans and followers. But Romance is still getting a bad rap in some circles. Why do you think people feel uncomfortable accepting it (or admitting that they like to read it)? What is it about romance fiction that makes it such a targe

Welcome to the official kick-off of my first blog event: a Tell-All Tuesday roundtable Q&A series called Romance Writers Tell All. First, take a peek at our “Meet the Authors” teaser from last Tuesday, where you’ll be introduced to all five of the fantastic writers who are participating in the discussions: Bella Andre, JJ Ellis, Kallysten, C. Deanne Rowe, and Susan Stoker. And now it’s time to get to it—here’s what kind of heroes we all want to write about—and read about! Q:

Welcome to my first blog event, a Tell-All Tuesday, 5-week roundtable interview with four of my favorite fellow romance authors. We’ll dish on book covers to under-the-covers, and everything in between. We’ll kick things off officially next Tuesday, but first, let’s meet the authors! Q: Hello ladies! Tell us a little bit about yourself---what type of romance do you write? How did you become a romance writer? Bella Andre I began as a songwriter and musician. I wrote songs and

I’m so thrilled to be participating in my first blog tour, author Connie Grudzinski’s First Annual Author-Go-Round! It's week three, and this week we're talking to author Linda Ulleseit, who gives us first-hand insight into Ellen VanValkenburg, the main character fron Linda's novel Under the Almond Trees. Says Linda: "My grandmother’s grandmother, Ellen VanValkenburgh, fascinated me from a young age. She left a tremendous legacy of strength for the women of my family, and she

I’m so thrilled to be participating in my first blog tour, author Connie Grudzinski’s First Annual Author-Go-Round! Special thanks to my good friend Tracy for inviting me, and to Connie for allowing me to join. Please join me in welcoming author Eve Connelly for our first interview. Her first novel, Big Hearts, is the story of one woman’s journey from loss to love. Kimber Blackwell has just about everything a young woman could dream of, then in a freak accident on her farm in

Well, it's Tell All Tuesday again, and my good writer friend JJ Ellis (and her writing partner TA) have done it again with their new release Fate’s Encore (Dec 21). But this is not your mama’s romance novel---or maybe it is…. NDG: I was super excited when I found out you were writing a baby boomer romance. Generally, you only get glimpses of relationships of older couples as secondary stories in contemporary romances about much younger couples. What motivated you write Fate's

Tell All Tuesday is a new column dedicated to interviews with other authors. I recently talked with my good friend and fellow author Tracy Lawson about her Resistance Series. The second book in the series, Resist, was released on August 25th. While Tracy and I write in vastly different genres, I thought my readers might be interested in the romantic element in her Young Adult books. There's more to Tommy than his rugged blond good looks. He's seen some things in his life that