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A Love Letter to Yellowstone: Stephanie Landsem on Her Novel The Fault Between Us

Yellowstone National Park is a popular tourist destination—over 4.5 million visitors in 2024, according to Wikipedia—and yet many haven’t heard of the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake, which had a profound impact on the park. But Stephanie Landsem hopes to change that with her novel The Fault Between Us, …

Inside The Heart of Bennet Hollow: A Look at a Pride and Prejudice Retelling

Joanne Bischof DeWitt’s The Heart of Bennet Hollow is a retelling of Pride and Prejudice, a novel that has enamored audiences for centuries. This time, Lizbeth Bennet is a farmer’s daughter when William Darcy, a wealthy coal baron, arrives to appraise the local mine. As they form a tenuous …

A Look at the Characters of Canyon of Deceit with DiAnn Mills

In DiAnn Mills’s latest romantic suspense, Canyon of Deceit, wilderness survival expert Therese teams up with Texas Ranger Blane Gardner to find a young girl who has been kidnapped and taken to Guadalupe Mountains National Park. As they start to close in on the truth despite the mix of …

Secrets and Surprises: How a Student of World War II History Learned Something New

Michelle Shocklee sets her historical novels in Tennessee, connecting her stories to the rich history of the state. In The Women of Oak Ridge, Michelle sets her WWII novel in the Secret City of Oak Ridge, TN, where people lived and worked while unknowingly contributing to the building of …

Mirror of the Human Condition: Cheryl Grey Bostrom on Nature and Fiction

Bestselling author Cheryl Grey Bostrom is known for her deep love of nature and the Pacific Northwest—both of which often take center stage in her novels. And What the River Keeps is no exception.

We connected with Cheryl about how the Elwha River in Washington State plays a vital role …

When Fiction Meets Tragedy: Jennifer L. Wright on Being Inspired by a Natural Disaster

Jennifer L. Wright’s latest historical novel, Last Light Over Galveston, is set during the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900, but as she details in this guest post, writing about a historical natural disaster isn’t as easy as some might think.

In the story, Kathleen thinks she has found sanctuary …

Layer by Layer: Author Jenelle Hovde on Finding Redemption in What’s Buried

In No Stone Unturned, a Regency romance from Jenelle Hovde, aspiring archaeologist Bridget Littleton finds herself at odds with the new lord of Hawthorn Abbey, Captain Rafe Hawthorn, when Roman ruins are discovered on his property. As natural disasters and suspicious accidents threaten each of their plans, they grow …

The Written Word is Powerful: Roseanna M. White on Her WWII Novel Set in a Paris Library

Author Roseanna M. White has written many intriguing historical novels that feature secrets and espionage, and The Collector of Burned Books is no exception. Set over the course of World War II, Corinne, a literature professor, is tasked with hiding secrets in a Paris library. But as the German occupation …

More to Lose: Ryan Steck on the Latest Matthew Redd Thriller

Author Ryan Steck first got the idea for Matthew Redd back in high school; now he’s the hero of four Western thriller novels, the latest of which, Gone Dark, is out now.

In this Q &A, Ryan explores what’s next for Matthew Redd, details how he keeps creating new …

Everything Old is New Again: Why Historical Romance is More Relevant Than Ever

Author Christine Hill Suntz is our guest blogger, and you’ll learn more from her about her new historical romance, The Lawyer and the Laundress.

In this marriage-of-convenience romance, lawyer James isn’t looking for love, while laundress Sara doesn’t want to be found. When their paths cross in a British …

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