Interview with Brenda Novak – and giveaway!

This summer I picked up INSIDE, the first novel I’d read by romantic suspense author Brenda Novak, and couldn’t put it down until I’d finished. I read through the night and lost my heart to its hero, a man who spent his entire adulthood in prison for a crime he didn’t commit and is still… Continue reading Interview with Brenda Novak – and giveaway!

My favorite war poem

When I was in college, I took an absolutely brilliant class on 20th century American war literature. Although my beliefs have always tended strongly toward pacifism, I grew up in a city with large military bases and a strong military history. My grandfather told me stories of his experiences in the Philippines and Japan. Grandma… Continue reading My favorite war poem

Why Australia’s the sexiest country in the world

My first introduction to the romance genre was through Harlequin Presents novels, so not only did I learn a whole lot about what boys and girls do when they like each other, but I also got to explore new countries for only a few dollars a month. That’s how I realized Australia’s the sexiest country… Continue reading Why Australia’s the sexiest country in the world

Kristan Higgins interview – and giveaway!

While I was preparing for this interview, I cruised on over to Kristan’s website and stalked her did some research into her life. I clicked on the link to her blog and ended up spending TWO HOURS reading her posts. I’ve never spent that long on anyone’s blog before – not even mine. Kristan’s novels… Continue reading Kristan Higgins interview – and giveaway!

Interview with Joanna Bourne – and giveaway!

After I graduated from college I stopped reading romance for seven years. Those first three years, I lived in Prague, where English books were extortionate and none of the handful of bookstores sold romance. Then I moved to London and did an MA, which required hours and hours of reading legal and academic articles. I… Continue reading Interview with Joanna Bourne – and giveaway!