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New Release Spotlight and Giveaway! EVERY BIG & LITTLE WISH by E.C. Moore

Every Big & Little Wish by E.C. Moore Published by: Booktrope Publishing Publication date: October 20th 2015 Genres: Romance, Young Adult Synopsis: E.C. Moore’s young adult novel, Every Big and Little Wish, opens in late spring 1970. Sixteen-year-old Jacy Wilbert’s Mom got promoted, so her parents sold their Victorian home in California and moved to a townhouse in Oregon. Torn away from the only home she’s ever known, forced to leave her beloved German shepherd behind, Jacy feels misplaced. Exacerbating an already terrible situation, her dad runs off with the bombshell real estate agent who sold them their townhouse. And, just when it seems…

I <3 Historical Research! (with Michelle McLean author of ROMANCING THE RUMRUNNER)

 Author Michelle McLean is here today, talking about her research for her latest release, Romancing the Rumrunner! Top 5 Rumrunner Obsessions A big part of writing historical romances is the research. It’s one of the aspects of my job that I love. And this book was even more fun than most to research. These are a few things I came across while researching that I fell in love with: 1.     1920s fashion – the fringe, the feathers, and especially those gorgeous headbands! And the men in their pin-stripes and fedoras were quite dapper as well. 2.     1920s automobiles – do an image…

Book Review and New Release: A Very Scandalous Holiday (A historical holiday anthology)

Title: A Very Scandalous Holiday Authors: Nancy Fraser, Soophia Garrett, Amber Lin, and Christa McHugh Genre: holiday-themed historical romance anthology Will be published: October 14, 2013 Pages: 248 Format read: ebook Rating: B to A (A- average for collection) A Very Scandalous Holiday is a fun collection of holiday-themed historical romances, with two British Regency-era-ish stories acting as bookends for a World War II and 1920s era romance in between. There isn’t a bad story in the bunch, but I definitely have favorites! Letters at Christmas by Amber Lin is the first story in the collection. Sidony Harbeck has to deal with the return of her former lover,…