Browse Posts: Author Q&A

Uncover Secrets of The Liar’s Treasure with Connie Mann

In The Liar’s Treasure, Camille Abernathy enlists the help of a secret society to find a long-buried treasure. One that has connections to her own family. And one that puts a target on Camille and her daughter.

Connie Mann, the author, tells us how she found inspiration for her …

Finding Hope and Community in South of Somewhere

When you meet Junie Wilder in the opening pages of South of Somewhere, she has hit rock bottom. And she’s lost the one thing that’s most important to her: her daughter, Fern. While Junie’s story starts there, the Southern fiction novel doesn’t end there. Through the course of one …

Kristine Delano on Writing the Domestic Thriller The Lies We Trade

Imagine you’re at the top of your high-powered career when, out of nowhere, a colleague you trusted blackmails you. As you look deeper into your company, you start to wonder if the blackmail is a threat . . . or a warning.

That’s the idea behind The Lies We Trade…

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, …

Family is What We Make It: Writing The Stories We Carry with Robin W. Pearson

Robin W. Pearson writes heartfelt Southern family dramas and The Stories We Carry is no exception. In the novel, Glory, a small-town bookstore owner, finds herself at odds with newcomer Adelle, who seems bent on disrupting Glory’s quiet life. As the two each deal with grief and loss, they must …

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 …

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 …

Banter Like Nobody’s Business: Author Becca Kinzer on Writing a Second Chance Romance

In this guest post from rom-com author Becca Kinzer, Becca answers a few questions about her latest contemporary romance, First Love, Second Draft.

In the second chance romance, Gracie is a romance author burned out on love who is forced to work on the memoir of the man who …

Truth Always Surfaces: Romantic Suspense Author Janice Cantore on Her Latest Novel

In Janice Cantore’s latest romantic suspense, Every Deadly Suspicion, police chief Hanna must reckon with her past when her convicted felon father is given compassionate release from prison . . . and her first love returns to town.

Along with Janice’s Q&A below, we’ve pulled short excerpts from the …

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