Tag Archives: Romance Novels

Guest Author: Lucy Naylor Kubash and Will o’ the Wisp

My guest author today is someone I’ve had the pleasure of knowing for several years. We are both members of the Mid-Michigan Chapter of the Romance Writers of America (RWA). Lucy Naylor Kubash is one of the hardest working people … Continue reading

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Double Vision

No, not crossed eyes…two people’s visions! This week’s topic of what we read with our loved ones really strikes a chord with me. I was read to quite a bit when I was little, so my mother and aunt chose … Continue reading

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“Unhappy, Darling?”

This week we are discussing whether we prefer happily-ever-after, (HEA), or happy-for-now, (HFN), endings to stories. Tragic endings were not offered as an option, but all of us touched on that type of ending. [If you don’t recognized the title, … Continue reading

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My Guest, Victoria Hamilton- with a TRIPLE Giveaway!

It is an honor to have with us best-selling author Victoria Hamilton, whose most recent work is “Shadow of a Spout,” the second in her Teapot Collector Mystery series, is released this month. Let’s welcome her and ask her a … Continue reading

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Guest: Author Diane Stuckart, aka Ali Brandon

Today I have the privilege of having as my guest author Diane A S Stuckart. Diane’s newest success is the Black Cat Bookshop Mysteries, written under the name of Ali Brandon. I’d like to get right into the interview, so … Continue reading

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Make Your Stories Plausible,Please

I’m running late this week, something unusual for me but then, it’s been an unusual month altogether. I had planned on having a guest author, but two were not available and time got away to check with others. It really … Continue reading

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Out With the Old,In With the New

Here we are in the beginning of 2014… and how did THAT happen?! I once wrote in a poem: As years go past, they travel fast, Though days can seem so long. But gee, this year, not even the days … Continue reading

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Interview with Author Bethany Averie

I am very please to have as my guest, author Bethany Averie. She is the reason I am here with you as ‘the Friday Fox’. I met Bethany online when I read an interview she did with one of my … Continue reading

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My Guest, Author Tamara Leigh

During this, one of our ‘free’ weeks here at 4F,1H, we plan on using some the time to have  guests and promote their works. Today I am so proud to have as my first guest… author Tamara Leigh. I met … Continue reading

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Austen’s Pretty Limits

Something we’d like to discuss with a literary character? I do have one, burning question that repeats itself to me. And in trying to fit in with the romance writers here, I will tell it… But, first, some background,(and I’m … Continue reading

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