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Carolyn Eychenne is an author of fiction and non-fiction works. Sunrise over Paris is her first novel but not the first book she has published, the other being a French-language book about digital platforms. While radically different and a lot less fun to read, it led her back to her true love, writing.

Not quite "an American in Paris," Carolyn Eychenne has lived most of her adult life in the suburbs of Paris, after growing up in southern California. Even after so many years abroad, she is still fascinated by the cultural differences. And the food. She especially enjoyed doing all the hands-on research (hiking and dining) for Sunrise over Paris.

You can find Carolyn at her website, Amazon, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Goodreads.

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.

When she's not writing, Lisa is a professional vocalist, and has performed with San Diego Opera as well as other musical theater companies in San Diego. You can learn more at http://Lisa-Kessler.com

And for more about our special guest host Sheila English visit https://sheilaenglish.com/

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Kathy Reichs’s first novel Déjà Dead, published in 1997, won the Ellis Award for Best First Novel and was an international bestseller. The Bone Code is Kathy’s twentieth entry in her series featuring forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan. Kathy was also a producer of Fox Television’s longest running scripted drama, Bones, which is based on her work and her novels. One of very few forensic anthropologists certified by the American Board of Forensic Anthropology, Kathy divides her time between Charlotte, North Carolina, and Montreal, Québec. Visit her at KathyReichs.com or follow her on Twitter @KathyReichs

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

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The Ladies, Wilnona Marie and Jade Dee, started this journey with the simple thought that life is different from textbook or what society told them. They missed some things. They forgot to to teach everything needed to be a successful women in today's world.  The ladies came together to write a book about what they have learned along the way throughout their lives.  The And I Thought Ladies range in age from 26-62 ( they are all 27 and holding) and have done every sort of job and faced challenges involved at every level of life.   They discuss everything from surviving domestic violence to throwing the perfect twenty dollar party. You can learn more at their website: http://www.andwethought.com/

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

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C.H. believes in fate, destiny, and love at first sight. C.H. fell in love at first sight when she was seventeen. She was married for 41 wonderful years until her husband lost his battle with cancer. Soul mates, their hearts will be joined forever. They have three grown children—one son-in-law, two grandsons, two rescue dogs, and two rescue grand-cats.

Her characters rarely follow the synopsis she outlines for them…but C.H. has learned to listen to her characters! Her heroes always have a few of her husband’s best qualities: his honesty, his integrity, his compassion for those in need, and his killer broad shoulders. C.H. writes about the things she loves most: Family, her Irish and English Ancestry, Baking and Gardening.

Take a trip back in time to Regency England for her new series: The Lords of Vice, or venture back to the Old West with her bestselling Irish Western Series. Fast-forward to the present, stopping at the Circle G Ranch in Pleasure, Texas, before finally landing in Apple Grove, Ohio–Small Town USA–for a slice of Peggy McCormack’s Buttermilk Pie!

C.H. loves to hear from readers! https://www.chadmirand.com

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

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Stephanie LaVigne has done a bit of everything. After spending years in the NYC film industry and as a professional photographer specializing in underwater portraits, she eventually settled into her favorite phase of life yet: as an urban adventurer and full-time fiction writer.

From hopping trains across the US to crewing a sailboat on a trans-Atlantic crossing, from mushing dogs on a Canadian dogsled to unwittingly hiking Mount Washington (which, as a native Floridian is a big deal), she’s been lucky enough to have incredible adventures with all kinds of real-life characters. 

She currently lives in her favorite South Florida neighborhood surrounded by palm trees, peacocks, a few wild kids, one wild husband, and a handful of incredible family and neighbors. You can find out more at her website: https://stephanielavigne.com/

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

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Julie Caplin is addicted to travel and good food. Julie Caplin is an English author of romance books best known for her book series Romantic Escapes. She also writes standalones romance books under the penname Jules Wake.

She’s always had the passion for reading and writing books right from childhood.

She is addicted to good food and travel, and she’s always on the hunt for the ideal gin and obsession picky about tonic, garnishes, and glasses.

Formerly a PR director, for many years she swanned around Europe taking top food and drink writers on press trips (junkets) sampling the gastronomic delights of various cities in Italy, France, Belgium, Spain, Copenhagen and Switzerland.

It was a tough job but someone had to do it.

Her romantic escapes series will take you from Brooklyn to Tokyo to Copenhaguen and everywhere in between. Her latest book, The Little Swiss Ski Chalet is out now.

You can find Julie on Facebook, Amazon, Book Series in Order, and BookBub.

Shane Wilson is a storyteller. No matter the medium, the emphasis of his work is on the magical act of the story, and how the stories we tell immortalize us and give voice to the abstractions of human experience. 

Born in Alabama and raised in Georgia, Shane is a child of the southeastern United States where he feels simultaneously at-home and out-of-place. He graduated from Valdosta State University in south Georgia with a Masters in English. He taught college English in Georgia for four years before moving to North Carolina in 2013.

Shane's short story, "The Boy Who Kissed the Rain" was the 2017 Rilla Askew Short Fiction Prize winner and was nominated for a 2018 Pushcart Prize.

Shane is currently at work on a new novel. Visit www.shanewilsonauthor.com for more!

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

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With over 35 stories in print, best-selling author Monique McDonnell has fun, flirty stories to tell.

Monique's writing journey began when she was in 6th grade and wrote about a kutaburra. That article was published in the local paper and with her name in the byline and $10 in her hand, Monique knew she'd found something amazing. 

After working in PR, a series of events led Monique to writing full-time. Since then, she's penned the Upper Crust Series, the Jewel Sisters Series, the Courtside Romance series, and a few stand-alone novellas. 

Her latest book from the Marlin Shores series, Saltwater Wishes, was just released. 

You can find Monique on her website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.

Meka James is a writer of adult contemporary and erotic romance. A born and raised Georgia Peach, she still resides in the southern state with her hubby of 16 years and counting. Mom to four kids of the two legged variety, she also has four fur-babies of the canine variety. Leo the turtle and Spade the snake rounds out her wacky household. When not writing or reading, Meka can be found playing The Sims 3, sometimes Sims 4, and making up fun stories to go with the pixelated people whose world she controls. You can find out more at her website: https://www.authormekajames.com/

Lisa Kessler is a Best Selling author of dark 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. When she’s not writing, Lisa is a professional vocalist, and has performed with San Diego Opera as well as other musical theater companies in San Diego. Stay up-to-date on new releases and giveaways by subscribing to Lisa’s newsletter here: https://goo.gl/56lDla  

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