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3 Quick Questions for Michelle Monkou

Written by Dara

It’s always fun to chat with fellow Kimani Romance authors, so I was delighted when Michelle Monkou agreed to be in the hot seat. She took time out to talk about her latest release  IF I HAD YOU and what she plans for the future.

The Book

IF I HAD YOU

Harlequin Kimani
ISBN: 0373862512
ISBN/13: 9780373862511

There’s nothing like mixing business with pleasure…

Entertainment mogul Brent Thatcher is a star-maker who knows talent when he sees it. And one thing he knows is that dedicated PR agent Charisse Sanford is the real thing. The workaholic millionaire wants the sultry beauty sharing his glamorous life… even if an intimate relationship is strictly taboo.

Charisse is stunned when her start-up publicity firm wins the coveted bid for one of Brent’s overnight music sensations. She knows that Brent is the best in the business, and she’s not about to jeopardize her rising star. Until she gives in to her desire for the charismatic entrepreneur…. Will their forbidden passion launch their love to the top of the charts?

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3 Quick Questions for Jade Lee

Written by Dara

It took me less than a second to realize why USA Today bestselling author Jade Lee is a reader favorite (under two names).  Jade is not only fun and engaging she loves to chat and share her great sense of humor. I’m so glad she made time in her crammed schedule  to discuss her newest release WEDDED IN SCANDAL. She also allowed her alter ego, Kathy Lyons, to make an appearance.

The Book

WEDDED IN SCANDAL (Bridal Favors Book #1)

Berkley Sensation
ISBN: 0425245934
ISBN/13: 9780425245934

The dazzling wedding of fashions of A Lady’s Favor dress shop are guaranteed to make any girl the talk of the ton. But the brides aren’t the only ones falling in love….

Lady Helaine’s father was cast out of society as a liar and a thief—a scandal which renders her unfit for marriage. In order to provide for herself and her mother, she adopts an assumed name and runs a dressmaker’s shop that specializes in bridal wear for ladies of high society. Helaine is happiest immersed in silk and satin, but she lives in terror that someone will learn her true identity and she will lose everything…again.

Robert Percy, Viscount Redhill, is entranced with the mysterious Helaine and weaves a web of seduction sure to ensnare the delectable dress designer. Yet too late he learns the heartbreaking truth about who she used to be. Now he must find a way to overcome the past to claim Helaine as his own. But what chance has love when a secret mistress becomes a scandalous wife?

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3 Quick Questions for Francis Ray

Written by Dara

New York Times bestselling author Francis Ray is looking forward to an exciting 2012 with a number of books for her hungry readers to enjoy. She’s created a number of series like Invincible Women, Taggart/Falcon, and the Grayson Family of New Mexico. She took the time to answer a few questions.

The Book

A SEDUCTIVE KISS (Grayson Friends)

St. Martin’s Press, ISBN 13: 9780312536473

YOU CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON FRIENDS

Dianna Harrington is known throughout the world as “The Face”—the stunningly beautiful spokesmodel for her family’s fashion empire. She could probably have her pick of any man she wants. But Dianna would rather kick back and relax with a good friend—namely Alex Stewart, who she’s known, and harbored a crush on, her whole life…

BUT CAN YOU TRUST YOUR HEART?

Ever since they were kids, Alex has been Dianna’s protector and pal, a shoulder to cry on. But as the brother of her best friend, Alex always seemed untouchable. Now a handsome, successful New York lawyer, Alex never realized how lonely Dianna’s life has been—or how innocent she is in the ways of love. Alex wants more than anything to reach out to her, to heal her heart. But is his desire worth the risk? After a lifetime of longing building up between them, somethings gotta give. Maybe all it takes is just one kiss…

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3 Quick Questions for Susan Fox

Written by Dara

Susan Fox, who also writes as Susan Lyons (and in future as Savanna Fox), is the award-winning author of “emotionally compelling, sexy contemporary romance” (Publishers Weekly).  Publishers Weekly gave her February title, His, Unexpectedly, a starred review and ranked it as a Top 10 Romance for Spring 2011. A resident of both Vancouver and Victoria, B.C., Susan has degrees in law and psychology but would far rather be writing fiction than living in the real world. Here she talks about her newest release YOURS, UNEXPECTEDLY.

About the Book

Yours, Unexpectedly

Kensington Brava
ISBN 9780758259318

What happens when the runaway bride finds that her discarded groom has come along for the honeymoon cruise?

Merilee Fallon has been planning her wedding to Matt Townsend since she was seven. But, two days before the big day, she has a serious case of cold feet. She shocks both Matt and herself—and calls off the wedding. Needing a total change of scene, Merilee decides not to let their non-refundable Mexican Riviera cruise go to waste—not realizing Matt has the very same idea. Can they be friends? Will they find new lovers? Or will they discover that sometimes there’s nothing more arousing than a second chance at first love—especially on a cruise ship where there are no rules and anything goes…

This is the fourth book in Susan’s sexy “planes, trains, automobiles, and a cruise ship” Wild Ride to Love series featuring the four Fallon sisters.

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Mr. Darcy’s Proposal author Susan Mason Milks

Written by Dara
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I’d planned on making this another 3 Quick Questions post, but as I learned more about debut author Susan Mason Milks and her new release MR DARCY’S PROPOSAL, I knew I couldn’t stop at three. Jayne Ann Krentz first brought her to my attention on her Facebook page and when I discovered Susan was a Jane Austen fan like myself (Ms. Austen was a big influence on THE DAUGHTERS OF WINSTON BARNETT) I had to talk to her. Enjoy!
About the book

Mr. Darcy’s Proposal

Available in both print and eBook formats!

This retelling of Pride and Prejudice asks “what if” events prevented Fitzwilliam Darcy from proposing to Elizabeth Bennet that day at Hunsford parsonage? Darcy arrives with marriage on his mind, only to find that Elizabeth has just received news her father is critically ill and probably dying. In the process of offering his help to her in traveling home, he discovers what she really thinks of him—and it’s not good. Should Darcy deliver Elizabeth home to be with her family and then disappear from her life, or will he propose another kind of help? Will Elizabeth be willing to sacrifice her future happiness to save her family from financial ruin? Or, do she and Darcy, two very stubborn people, have a chance of finding happiness together?

 The Questions

The first time you read Pride and Prejudice in eighth grade you weren’t impressed. Why?

I’ve thought about this quite a bit, and I can’t really come up with a good answer. I do remember that my first impression of Darcy was much the same as Elizabeth’s. Ironically enough, I must have let my impressions prejudice me against the book – and of course, that’s just what the book is about. If you’re familiar with Austen’s work, you may remember that First Impressions was her original title for Pride and Prejudice.

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