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J.E. McDonald was born and raised in Saskatchewan, Canada, The Land of the Living Skies. As a child, she was either searching the clouds for identifiable shapes, or star-gazing way past her bedtime. She cut her teeth watching Star Trek, James Bond movies, and reading the Harlequin novels her mother left in the bathroom—which resulted in an extremely skewed sense of sex education by age eleven. All of these factors contribute to her love of writing rom coms with a paranormal twist, romantic suspense, and far-future romance. You can find out more here: https://www.jemcdonald.net/

And for more about our host Lisa Kessler visit http://Lisa-Kessler.com

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Mia Heintzelman is a polka-dot-wearing, horror and romance movie lover, who always has a book and a to-do list in her purse. She writes fun, unforgettable, more than just laughs romance about strong women, and men with enough heart to fall for them. When she isn’t busy writing fictional happily-ever-afters, she is likely reading, playing board games, or eating sweets. 

She currently lives in Las Vegas, Nevada with her husband and two children.

You can find Mia at her website where you can sign up for her newsletter to be the first to find out her newest news. 

Reach out to her on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Bookbub.

Her most recent release, The Friendship Contract, is out now.

Ali Williams' inner romance reader is never quite satisfied, which is why she oscillates between writing romance, editing romance, and studying it as part of her PhD.

She can be found at the foot of the South Downs in the UK, either nerding out over local mythologies, reading tarot cards, or making homemade pasta, according to her Nanna’s recipes.

She believes with all of her bifurious heart that writing romance is an act of rebellion and that academia will be so much better when studying diverse HEAs is naturally part of the curriculum.

​As a freelance romance novel editor, she specialises in contemporary romance,  erotic romance, paranormal and speculative romance, and romantic suspense.

Ali is a member of the International Association for the Study of Popular Romance (IASPR) and the Romantic Novelists' Association (RNA). You can learn more here: https://www.aliwilliams.org/

And for more about our host Lisa Kessler visit http://Lisa-Kessler.com

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Christopher Rice is the recipient of the Lambda Literary Award and is the Amazon Charts and New York Times bestselling author of A Density of Souls; Bone Music, Blood Echo, and Blood Victory in the Burning Girl series; and Bram Stoker Award finalists The Heavens Rise and The Vines. He is an executive producer of The Vampire Chronicles and The Lives of the Mayfair Witches, the AMC television adaptations of the bestselling novels by his mother, Anne Rice. Christopher and Anne also penned the novels Ramses the Damned: The Passion of Cleopatra and Ramses The Damned: The Reign of Osiris. Together with his best friend and producing partner, New York Times bestselling novelist Eric Shaw Quinn, Christopher runs the production company Dinner Partners. Among other projects, they produce the podcast and video network TDPS, which can be found at www.TheDinnerPartyShow.com. He lives in West Hollywood, California, and writes tales of romance between men under the pseudonym C. Travis Rice. You can learn more at his website: http://www.christopherricebooks.com/

And for more about our host Lisa Kessler visit http://Lisa-Kessler.com

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Ieshia Wiedlin grew up in Detroit Michigan, and currently resides in a Chicago suburb. She hopes that the world will enjoy her unique brand of humor and romance. She's excited to add her fun storytelling style to the exemplary Tule Publishing family. 

 

You can find Ieshia (pronounced Eye-e-sha) at her website, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

 

Her debut novel, There You Are, the first of her Romancing the Doctor, series is out now.

Author Coralie Moss likes to begin her Urban Fantasy stories with normal witches, and plunk a surprise or five into their seemingly normal lives. Coralie just happens to lives on Salt Spring Island, the site of much magical inspiration, with her husband, their son, and two rescue cats. To find out more, visit her website, https://coraliemoss.com

And for more about our host Lisa Kessler visit http://Lisa-Kessler.com

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Lara Elena Donnelly is the author of the Nebula, Lambda, and Locus-nominated trilogy The Amberlough Dossier, as well as short fiction and poetry appearing in venues including Strange Horizons, Escape Pod, Nightmare, and Uncanny.

Lara has taught in the MFA program at Sarah Lawrence College, as well as the Catapult Workshop in New York. She is a graduate of the Clarion and Alpha writers’ workshops, and has served as on-site staff at the latter, mentoring amazing teens who will someday take over the world of SFF. You can learn more here: https://laradonnelly.com/

And for more about our host Lisa Kessler visit http://Lisa-Kessler.com

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Nicole Fanning is a smitten wife and super proud dog mom to three rambunctious rescue dogs.

She's an old school romantic, with a proclivity for a little mischief, and an obsession with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Her first book, Catalyst-Heart of the Inferno, is an action-romance about the terrifying and dangerous mafia lord Jaxon Pace, and Natalie Tyler, the girl who became his only exception. Follow her on Goodreads at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/21392485.Nicole_Fanning

And for more about our host Lisa Kessler visit http://Lisa-Kessler.com

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Happy Penguin Day friends!

Get to know our guest, contemporary author, Michelle Dayton, lover of sexy and suspenseful novels.

But that's not in her top three. Those high priorities are reserved for her family, the city of Chicago, and Mr. Darcy (both the Colin Firth and Matthew MacFadyen versions).

When she's not writing, Michelle dreams of a year of world travel – as long as the trip would include weeks and weeks of beach time. 

As a bourbon lover and unabashed wine snob, Michelle thinks heaven is discussing a good book over an adult beverage.

Her latest book from her Tech-nically Love series, Scammer Girl is out now. 

The first in the series is Disaster Girl and also available as well as her Tracy Brothers series.

Stay in the know by signing up for her newsletter and following her on Twitter.

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Try this one from Martha Stewart.

Cheers!

Rae Shawn began writing to see more characters like her doing the hard jobs that typically were seen by male characters. She is from California and tends to write romance, suspense or mystery that occur in her home state. In her free time, she likes to binge watch reruns of Supernatural, read books of all genres or watch anime. You can learn more at her website: https://www.loveraeshawn.com/

Lisa Kessler is a Best Selling author of passionate, page-turning paranormal fiction. She's a two-time San Diego Book Award winner for Best Published Fantasy-Sci-fi-Horror and Best Published Romance. Her books have also won the PRISM award, the Award of Excellence, the National Excellence in Romantic Fiction Award, the Award of Merit from the Holt Medallion, and an International Digital Award for Best Paranormal. Her short stories have been published in print anthologies and magazines, and her vampire story, Immortal Beloved, was a finalist for a Bram Stoker award. You can learn more at her website: http://Lisa-Kessler.com

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