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Beauty and the Wolf by Marina Myles

Marina Myles studied Creative Writing and English Literature at Southern Methodist University. During her college days, she was fortunate enough to have been a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader. Now she lives in Arizona with her family and her adorable Maltese.

A Union Of Curses

Isabella Farrington’s marriage was hasty. For all her new husband’s riches, Lord Draven Winthrop is whispered about, avoided, and feared. Yet Isabella is drawn to Draven’s dark good looks, his strength, the charm he can turn on as easily as she can blink. The impoverished daughter of an Egyptologist, she knows there are rumors about her, too, and the amulet she wears. Nothing more than superstitious babble…

 

But when Isabella returns to Draven’s remote coastal manor, she senses there is something more at work in the grim gardens of Thorncliff Towers than superstition. Draven is passionate and seductive, but he has a brutal, uncontrolled side too, and a history of secrets. To live in peace she must discover the reasons behind a gypsy curse and a mother’s scorn. Especially when she learns Draven believes his sweet young bride is doomed to a fate even darker than his own…


       

Q&A With the Author:

1. What is your favorite Autumn Time activity?

a) My favorite Autumn activity is decorating the house. I still have things from when my girls were little — jeez, I can’t believe they are 19 & 23 now! I also love making homemade orange/cranberry bread. 

2. What is one of your writing quirks?

a) One of my writing quirks is to re-read all my material on different devices. An iPad, my cell phone, and then I’ll read it on my husband computer. (His screen is a different size.)

3. Which of your books was your favorite to write? And why?

a) I think Cinderella and the Ghost was the most fun to write. It’s the final installment in the series, and I love that I got to bring the timeline around, full circle. Beauty and the Wolf takes place in the nineteenth century, and then Cinderella and the Ghost takes place in modern times, with the heroine going back to the past…to what ignited the “curse” we see throughout the series. Besides, Cinderella is my favorite fairy tale!

4. Who is the person or group of people who most support you in your writing? What have they done for you?  

a)  My critique group has been invaluable. We call ourselves the Savvy Scribes and we’ve been together for almost ten years. What is great about this particular group of ladies is that we aren’t afraid to be truthful with one another. We are free to say, “What you wrote sucks.” Or “You killed it!” 

5. What is your trick for getting past writer’s block? And what advice would you give to others who are struggling?

a) Writer’s block can show up for lots of reasons. My advice is: take time away from the computer. A day, a week, whatever you need to clear your head. When you dive back into your story, read it straight through and I bet you’ll be able to continue with it.

6. Autumn time has its own set of foods/flavors. What is your favorite Autumn comfort food?

a) I adore anything pumpkin & cinnamon flavored…muffins, lattes, and spice cake!!  

 

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Cover Reveal: Second Start by S.E. Rose

We are so excited to share the cover for the upcoming release, Second Start by S.E. Rose. Check out the fantastic cover for Second Start, a must-read second chance romance from the upcoming Holiday Springs Resort series!

Title: Second Start

Author: S.E. Rose

Release Date: 11/20/2020

Series: Holiday Springs Resort, # 5

Tropes/Genres: Second Chance, Contemporary Romance, Holiday Romance

Will a former Olympic athlete and budding musician get a second chance at their happily ever after?

Brittany Evans and Tyson Mitchell were the “it” couple in the Poconos. Until their own dreams and goals got in the way. With broken hearts, they both left their town while doing their best to never look back.

But, when a skiing injury and a failed singing career bring them both back home, they find that their feelings may not have iced over after all.

Fate has brought them together again, but if Tyson wants to win back Brittany’s heart, he’ll have to prove that she’s the only dream that matters.

Escape to the romantic paradise of Holiday Springs and warm-up with your next happily ever after.

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About AUTHOR

USA Today & International Bestselling romance author, S.E. Rose lives near Washington D.C. with her family. When she’s not wrangling her cats or keeping up with her kids, she’s plotting her next story.

She loves all things wine, coffee, and cats. In her non-existent free time, she enjoys traveling, going to concerts, binging on her favorite shows, and reading, especially if it’s a good mystery or comedy.

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About the Holiday Springs Resort Series

Nestled deep in the mountains of Pennsylvania, Holiday Springs Resort promises to bring the heat this winter!

Join Forever Write PR and seven amazing authors as they take to the slopes on the adventure of a lifetime and find their happily ever afters.

From hot bartenders to brooding exes, Holiday Springs Resort is the place to be. Each story features a brand new couple and a fun trope to love from our amazing line up of authors including: second chance romance and best friend’s sibling to jilted brides and friends to lovers. Your holiday wonderland won’t be complete without a widower, office, and enemies to lovers romance.

We’ve got a remarkable line of up must-read romance authors including, A.M. Williams, Julie Archer, Kim Bailey, Moni Boyce, S.E. Rose, Stacey Lewis, and B. Ivy Woods.

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A Strand of Doubt by Donna Fuller

Jana Clawson has a propensity for Chinese food, M & M’s,  chocolate chip cookies, and she deals with adversity with a wry sense of humor. She is caught up in a whirlwind known as Trevor Willis, the most eligible bachelor in Portland. He is perfect in every way, but will his secrets be too much for their relationship?

While Jana escapes to the Oregon Coast to make a decision about Trevor, a car accident stirs Jared Carpenter—a physical therapist with  kind Brown eyes who never turns down a homemade meal—into the mix. Unknown to Jana, events set in motion six years ago threaten everything she holds dear, and her life depends on one or both of these men. Combining suspense, intrigue, action, and understated humor, this book will keep you turning pages until the exciting conclusion. 

Born in Illinois, Donna Fuller has lived in a variety of places and currently resides in Butler, Pennsylvania. At times she feels like a ping-pong ball—bouncing from coast to coast and back again. Her grandchildren bring her the greatest joy. Donna has always been involved in writing, from journals to plays for Cub Scouts, to short stories for her children and as a reporter for a small newspaper. She has won awards for her writing and has taught at writing workshops and retreats. Donna is the co-founder of the annual OHPA Writer’s Retreat in Western Pennsylvania. She has published two novels: A Strand of Doubt and Code Name Scorpion. 

Learn more about Donna and her books at DonnaGustainisFuller.com, or like her on Facebook at Donna Gustainis Fuller, author.

 Author photograph by Mandy Myers.

10 Fun Facts

10:  On every May 19th, I celebrate Apple Fritter Day in honor of my Dad. (Look for a contest on my Facebook page on that day!)

9:  When my last child was in 8th grade, I went back to school online (and this was way before CoVid-19). Ten years later, I graduated from BYU with an emphasis in Creative Writing.

8:  I have 7 granddaughters and 1 grandson—but he’ll have company in February when our 8th grandchild, a boy, is born.

7:  I have ping-ponged across the country most of my life. I’ve lived in Chicago, Illinois;  Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Houston, Texas; Chicago:  Arizona; Murrieta, California; Keene, New Hampshire; Newberg, Oregon; and now Butler, Pennsylvania.

6: Speaking of ping pong, I grew up playing ping pong with my brother and sister on a table my dad built. 

5:  I make killer bread (You can decide for yourself if a romantic suspense author means that literally or figuratively!)

4:  My guitar, Louie, and I have been together through good and bad times since I was 10 years old. 

3:  I can extract genealogical information in Italian, Latin, and Spanish, and I can struggle through Lithuanian and German.

2:  I host a writer’s retreat at my house every year.

  1. I believe in Happily Ever After. I met my husband and one month and nine days later we were engaged, and three months after that we were married. We’ve been married over 40 years.

10 Favorites

  1. Favorite meal: Stir-fried steak and roasted veggies.
  2. Favorite authors: Mary Stewart, Traci Hunter Abramson, Dorothy Keddington and Madelaine Brent (and too many more to list).
  3. Favorite thing to do to relax:  Doodle (This is new with CoVid)
  4. Favorite book:  Madam, Will You Talk by Mary Stewart
  5. Favorite ice cream:  Unfortunately, I don’t have just one, but her are the top few:  Coco-Nutty Fudge, Peanut Butter Cup, Heavenly Hash, and Mint Chocolate Chip.
  6. Favorite Songs: This Old Guitar and God Bless the USA.
  7. Favorite song to dance to with my husband: Lady in Red
  8. Favorite time to write: Early in the morning.
  9. Favorite time to get anything done: Early in the morning.
  10. Favorite people to hang out with: my grandkids:  Jenika, Kierra, Charly, Nash, Ophelia, Lily, Evie and  (in February) Ezra—and their parents.

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Once and Future Wife by Clarissa Kae

Clarissa Kae is a preeminent voice whose professional career began as a freelance editor in 2007. She’s the former president of her local California Writers Club after spending several years as the Critique Director.
Since her first novel, she’s explored different writing genres and created a loyal group of fans who eagerly await her upcoming release. With numerous awards to her name, Clarissa continues to honor the role of storyteller.
Aside from the writing community, she and her daughters founded Kind Girls Make Strong Women to help undervalued nonprofit organizations—from reuniting children with families to giving Junior Olympic athletes their shot at success.
She lives in the agricultural belly of California with her family and farm of horses, chickens, dogs and kittens aplenty.

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Immortal men like Rhys Glyndwr belong to forgotten fables—along with his reincarnating wife—but instead, they haunt the mind of a modern scientist, Isla Belle Thorne. Like an old blanket, visions of the healer servant and his wife, the daughter of a duke, have comforted Isla Belle, the only constant in her unstable childhood.
When her mother is hospitalized for a mental breakdown, Isla Belle fears for her own health and keeps the visions a secret. As Isla Belle starts her new job at a renowned medical organization, she comes face to face with Rhys—the same man from her visions.
She’s told an impossible tale of a love that death cannot kill. Surrounded by science but faced with an implausible legend, Isla Belle must decide what to believe and what to leave behind.


Q&A With the Author:

1. What is your favorite Autumn Time activity?

a) Reading (naturally), horse back riding in the middle of the day (instead of early in the morning because it’s so darn hot) and camping but more than anything enjoying soups!!

2. What is one of your writing quirks?

a) Drinking fountain soda, 75% diet dp with 25% regular dp in a styrofoam cup, of course. My latest thing is to be on a zoom with one of my author wives

3. Which of your books was your favorite to write? And why?

a) This might be the worst question because whatever my WIP is, that’s my favorite. The excitement is still there (the story hasn’t reached the terrible toddler tantrums yet)

4. Who is the person or group of people who most support you in your writing? What have they done for you?  

a) This is a tough question. I feel like there’s not ONE person but rather a village. My family (husband and three daughters) help out with day-to-day encouragement but there’s also an inner circle of writers that I lean on (and sometimes heavily). There’s an emotional aspect of writing that only other writers can truly understand. Those dark moments are when I cling to them.

5. What is your trick for getting past writer’s block? And what advice would you give to others who are struggling?

a) Writer’s block (for me) exists when I’m just “over” the story. This happens to every story and every writer (although we all deal with differently). Sometimes I force myself to write just a sentence. I’ve also tried to reward myself “if I finish this chapter, I can ____”

6. Autumn time has its own set of foods/flavors. What is your favorite Autumn comfort food?

a) Any and all soups. Nothing is better than soups.

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Unmasking the Duke by Donna Hatch

Donna Hatch is the author of the best-selling “Rogue Hearts
Series,” and a winner of writing awards such as The Golden Quill and the
International Digital Award. A hopeless romantic and adventurer at heart, she
discovered her writing passion at the tender age of 8 and has been listening to
those voices ever since. She has become a sought-after workshop presenter, and
also juggles freelance editing, multiple volunteer positions, and most of all,
her six children (seven, counting her husband). A native of Arizona who
recently transplanted to the Pacific Northwest, she and her husband of over
twenty years are living proof that there really is a happily ever after.

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The last thing Hannah Palmer wants to
do is flirt with men in a crowded ballroom, but when her sister, the Countess
of Tarrington, throws a Masquerade Ball, Hannah can’t say no to the invitation. 

Taking comfort behind her disguise, she dances with a charming masked
gentleman, matching him wit for wit. When the glorious evening culminates in a
kiss, and the two remove their masks, Hannah is horrified to discover the man
she’s been flirting with all night is her most despised neighbor, the Duke of
Suttenberg. 

No matter how charming the duke was at the ball, and how wonderful
the kiss, he is the last man she could ever love.

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Q&A With the Author:

1. What is your favorite Autumn Time activity? I love walking through places where trees and shrubs turn those lovely shades of burgundy, gold, and orange, and I also love those evenings when we sit around the fire pit outside and roast marshmallows or just chat.

2. What is one of your writing quirks? In order to write, I need to listen to soft, new-age-type of instrumental music–nothing with lyrics or percussion. I can write to silence but music is much better.  

3. Which of your books was your favorite to write? And why? The Guise of a Gentleman was the easiest to write; it felt like I just ran around after the hero typing what he did and said. A close second was Unmasking the Duke, for pretty much the same reason, but also I relate with the heroine; she’s clumsy, shy, and gets migraines. I don’t have an older sister, though.

4. Who is the person or group of people who most support you in your writing? What have they done for you? The Beaumonde chapter of RWA has been critical to my writing success because I strive for the most possible historical accuracy and they are a great resource for information and pointing me to reliable sources.

5. What is your trick for getting past writer’s block? And what advice would you give to others who are struggling? Sometimes I just need to step away and take a break. If that doesn’t help, it’s often because I don’t know the characters well enough or they don’t have enough goals, so I develop their backstory. Usually, I learn something about them that helps with secondary goals or more compelling motivations that helps me continue writing.

6. Autumn time has its own set of foods/flavors. What is your favorite Autumn comfort food? Spiced caramel apple cider is the best Autumn comfort drink, and my favorite autumn foods are all the soups that I don’t make all summer long. My favorite is potato soup with cheese and ham. Yum! It’s a tradition to serve that to my family before we go trick-or-treating. 

  

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The Watchers Books 4-6 by Deirdra Eden

Deirdra has spent the last decade captivating audiences of all ages with her novels and fairy tales. Her specialty is paranormal theology that delves into documented historical phenomenon and natural disasters of biblical proportions.


Dark secrets about Azrael’s life and death are revealed which prompts Auriella to break off their engagement and leave Azrael alone on an island of massacred Watcher kin.

In order to prove his loyalty, Azrael sets out to retrieve stolen Starfire from the Legion before they destroy the human race and create their own dark kingdom.Poisoned and stripped of his powers Azrael has no choice but to accept the help of an old enemy with questionable motives.
His haunting past and old wounds resurface when he discovers a book of Watcher genealogy listing not only his family, but Aura’s linage along with her three sisters of power, including his dark and beautiful former fiancée.

A few remaining good Watchers must face the fallen Watchers of old along with the Demon God, Moloch, to reclaim Starfire. Azrael must choose his side and prove his loyalty once and for all.

Auriella and Azrael are about to face their greatest battle as all the Watchers of the Earth gather to the Eastern Sanctuary to face Erebus and his army. In her first mass warfare, Auriella leads her Watcher kin against invading hordes, human trafficking pirates, Shadow Queens, Shadow Lords and their wolves, and even Erebus himself. Between war plans and raids, Auriella balances wedding plans and brides maids. With old friends and new friends, and each Watcher with their own mystical gifts and unique personalities, Auriella prepares intricate battles against supernatural foes. Auriella and Azrael will soon learn that their forbidden marriage will risk more than just the safety of Starfire.

Auriella and Azrael must travel across Asia and Europe to reach the Inner Sanctuary, the only place they will be safe from the legions who hunt them. Auriella keeps a journal and records stories from the lives of the Watchers who are charged with guarding her to safe passage. Traveling to the legendary land of Ophir, they retrieve the golden wedge of Ophir which is a key to open the portal of the Inner Sanctuary.Betrayed by a Watcher who was sent to protect her, Auriella is captured and comes face to face with the Shadow Queen Hazella. After being tortured by the Legion, Auriella must choose her own death. Unbeknownst to King Erebus, the Shadow Queen, Hazella, offers Auriella a quick, but painful death which will ultimately keep Starfire out of the hands of the Legion.With time running out, Auriella realizes she must be her own hero, and without her powers, find hidden strength from within to save more than just herself. 

Q&A With the Author:

1. What is your favorite Autumn Time activity?

Hikes in the mountain.

 

2. What is one of your writing quirks?

Since I am a graphic designer as well as an author, all the sentences have to look aesthetically pleasing or I will re-word. I’m also a lyricist so all the sentences have to flow as well.

 

3. Which of your books was your favorite to write? And why?

Probably my last book. I feel like I become a better writer everytime I write. 

 

4. Who is the person or group of people who most support you in your writing? What have they done for you?

My husband helped me overcome barriers to writing, my father-in-law and dad both edited, my book manager has saved the day so many times, and my developmental editors did a lot of painstaking work to make the books ready to read.

 

5. What is your trick for getting past writer’s block? And what advice would you give to others who are struggling?

I don’t believe in writer’s block. That thing people call writer’s block could signal that creative energy is to be devoted elsewhere, or that you are in the winter of your creative cycle which is not a bad thing. For more on this see my book Time Management for Creative People. 

 

6. Autumn time has its own set of foods/flavors. What is your favorite Autumn comfort food?

Pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. Get two and put cream cheese in the middle for a yummy cookie sandwich.

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