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Interview with Jackie Ashenden (Find Your Way Home)

May 7, 2022

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Find Your Way Home by Jackie Ashenden is an adversary to lovers’ story with a lot of adventure. Readers get to imagine the beautiful New Zealand setting with the blueness of the lakes, the white capped mountain peaks, the weather changes, and the small-town atmosphere. The plot has Isabella Montgomery, Bethany Grant, and Indigo Jameson hoping to open shop to help revitalize a remote town. Brightwater Valley, New Zealand, put out a call to …

Interview with Freya Barker (High Meadow)

April 29, 2022

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper High Meadow by Freya Barker has strong independent women facing off against alpha-males. It is a modern-day western suspense with added doses of romance. The story is set in Libby, Montana, where Jonas Harvey has the High Meadow Stud Horse Ranch, which neighbors with Hart’s Horse Rescue. When one of Jonas’ horses goes lame with a leg injury, Alex Hart is asked to help heal him. Jonas did not expect Alex to be a …

Interview with Erika Robuck (The Invisible Woman and Sisters of Night and Fog)

April 22, 2022

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper The Invisible Woman and Sisters of Night and Fog by Erika Robuck are very riveting historical novels. Based very closely on true stories, Robuck skillfully brings to life these heroic women, Virginia Hall, Virginia d’Albert-Lake, and Violette Szabo. Both these novels highlight the duty, sacrifice, and determination of these historic women who helped the Resistance in WWII. The SOE, known as the Special Operations Executive, was a British WWII organization formed in 1940. They …

Interview with Korina Moss (Cheddar Off Dead)

April 15, 2022

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Cheddar Off Dead by Korina Moss is compelling. It has all the ingredients for a cozy mystery with likeable characters, an intriguing plot, a quaint small town, and great food. Besides the mystery, readers will get to know the characters, learn about other shops, and have their taste buds enhanced with the different cheeses. The main character Willa Bauer has opened Curds & Whey, a French-inspired cheese shop in the heart of the Sonoma …

Interview with Maisey Yates, Caitlin Crews, Nicole Helm, and Jackie Ashenden (Sweet Home Cowboy)

April 8, 2022

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Sweet Home Cowboy is the third installment of the compilation written by Maisey Yates, Caitlin Crews, Nicole Helm, and Jackie Ashenden. What readers get out of these four talented authors, who happen to be friends, are funny and riveting characters and a story that touches on sisterhood, womanhood, family, and friends. The story begins with all four half-sisters, Teddy, Joey, Georgie, and Elliot, reunited in Jasper Creek, Oregon after their grandfather, Jack Hathaway had …

Interview with Melinda Curtis (The Cowboy Meets His Match)

April 1, 2022

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper The Cowboy Meets His Match shows why Melinda Curtis writes great wholesome romances with a lot of humor. Besides romance, this story is about family, second chances, love, compassion, and finding oneself by making new beginnings. All three main characters, Olivia Monroe, Rhett Diaz, and Sonny are struggling with the direction of their futures, which is why they agree to go on a road trip together. It all started after Olivia, a famous racing …

Interview with J. A. Jance (Nothing to Lose)

March 25, 2022

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Nothing to Lose by J. A. Jance is a riveting story of love, murder, family, evil, and human nature. As with many of her books the author blends in humor within the plot to put smiles on the readers’ faces. This plot continues the story of Sue Danielson’s family. Sue was J. P. Beaumont’s (Beau), Seattle PD partner who was killed by her ex-husband. Now, almost twenty years later, Jared reappears in Beau’s life …

Interview with Roy Johansen (Killer View)

March 19, 2022

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Killer View by Roy Johansen is a spinoff from the bestselling Kendra Michaels series he writes with the legendary author, Iris Johansen, who happens to be his mom. He has gone solo in writing Jessie Mercado’s story, a private investigator who is a friend and colleague of Kendra. Kendra Michaels is a San Diego music therapist who uses her powers of observation and deduction to help law enforcement investigators solve cases. In the Michaels’ …

Interview with Anita Abriel (Lana’s War and A Girl During the War)

March 11, 2022

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Lana’s War and A Girl During the War by Anita Abriel are heartfelt reads. The stories take place during World War II, the former in France and the latter in Italy. Both books are filled with danger and romance. Lana’s War begins with a tragedy. In Paris 1943 Lana Antanova is about to tell her husband, Frederick they are going to have a baby when she sees him brutally shot dead by a Gestapo …

Interview with Mary Alford (Dangerous Amish Showdown and Snowbound Amish Survival)

March 4, 2022

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Dangerous Amish Showdown and Snowbound Amish Survival by Mary Alford are suspenseful action-packed mysteries involving Amish characters. Love, dedication to family, trust, and faith are prevalent themes in both books. Danger, thrill rides, and romance will leave readers on the edge of their seats. Snowbound Amish Survival begins with an intense scene after armed men burst into a house. They are looking for Amish midwife Hope Christner who is tending to her best friend, …