Author Interviews

About the Author Ralph Smith – was born in 1964, and grew up in Northport, NY. I’ll never forget those days when we would walk to school, ride bikes to the beach, play stick ball in the street, and hang out under the street lights until well past dark. Life was simpler then and I learned something really important (although it took me many years to understand it). Every day of your life is what you make of it. I’ve had my share of good and bad days. No matter what we face in life, how we face it is ...

About the Author Natasha Clark lives in Skegness, a city of golden beaches and windy shores. She learned to escape into books at an early age and writes from her experience with just the right touch of added fantasy. She loves long walks on the beach as much as she loves late nights at the bar. Her favorite drink is a Sea Breeze so feel free to buy her one if you meet. She loves all animals and longs to have a dog but hasn’t got around to it yet. Her current favorite is a Cockapoo and she hopes that ...

About the Author A native of Philadelphia, Jill Blake now lives in Southern California with her husband and three children. During the day, she is a physician with a busy medical practice. At night, she pens steamy Contemporary Romances. Jill’s trilogy, the Doctors of Rittenhouse Square, is now available on Amazon Kindle as a boxed set. The books can also be purchased individually, and read as stand-alones, though it’s always fun to see characters you’ve read about being reintroduced as bit players in someone else’s story: • Pursued by the Playboy ~ Kate and Marc • Taking a Chance ~ ...

About the Author Award winning Sam Cheever writes romantic paranormal/fantasy and mystery/suspense, creating stories that celebrate the joy of love in all its forms. Known for writing great characters, snappy dialogue, and unique and exhilarating stories, Sam is the bestselling author of 50+ books and has been writing for over a decade under several noms de plume. What inspires you to write romance books? I’m a sucker for a happily ever after story. A love story that overcomes hardship and misunderstanding is an inspiration. It gives you the strength to face your real life problems and a place to escape ...

About the Author She’s first learned English when she was eight and already fell in love with writing since she was seven. She was born in Jakarta in the year of 1980 and spent her childhood there until the age of 12 before moved to Indramayu. After graduated from High School, she continued her education in Bandung and took Tourism Management majority at Bandung Tourism of Institute (Enhaii). Between her college schedules, she kept writing, mostly with her experience spent in Solo and Yogyakarta. And after graduated from Enhaii, she worked at a bookstore and that made her more familiar ...

About the Author Joanne Troppello is an author of inspirational and romantic suspense novels. She and her husband are Network Marketing Coaches and owners of Mustard Seed Marketing Group, LLC. They have several active blogs and readers are encouraged to visit their Author’s Corner Blog, a place for authors and readers to connect. They host various blog parties throughout the year and many guest authors stop by to meet with readers. What inspires you to write romance books? I began writing when I was 17 years old, but went on a long journey before I became published. In one of ...

About the Author I love romance, have done since I was old enough to start reading it! Even before then, when I think about it, all the old Hollywood movies I watched as a child had big splashes of romance in. So I’ve been into it since I was knee-high to a grasshopper! I spent a huge number of years reading it as my career went off in a very business-like direction and have only been writing it for the last few years. So far I have three novels out on Amazon. It would have been five, but 2013 threw ...

About the Author Claudette Alexander was born in St. Lucia and has been living in Toronto for the past 40 years. Retired, her past experiences involve work in accounting and union activists. She has been battling chronic kidney failure for 10 years and currently volunteers leading workshops on living healthy with chronic health conditions. Her memoir “SUNRISE FROM AN ICY HEART’ is about her transformational journey into womanhood, her search for a special kind of love, the tears and joys of motherhood. What inspires you to write romance books? As a teenager I enjoyed reading the Mills and Boon series ...

About the Author Began as an office equipment salesman, but spent more time jotting ideas down than selling, which led to the publication by W.H. Allen in London of first novel Square One, and an invitation by BBC TV to join on attachment, during which time I read and reported on incoming scripts at the Script Unit, and also played a Doctor Who monster in the first colour production of the programme with Jon Pertwee. My book A Portrait of Barbara followed, published by Sphere Books and St. Martin’s Press in New York, and is soon to be republished by ...

About the Author Romance novelist Savannah Young grew up in rural northwest New Jersey in a place very similar to the fictional Old Town, which is featured in her books. When she’s not at her computer creating spicy stories, Savannah is traveling to exotic locales or spending time with her husband and their bloodhounds. What inspires you to write romance books? I love writing about relationships and human emotion. I have a background in psychology and counseling and I think this helps in writing romantic fiction. Tell us about how you write: I write every morning when I wake up ...

About the Author Katie McKnight lives on Long Island with her husband, three teenaged sons and their dog Madison. She studied creative writing at Queens College and Piedmont College. When she isn’t spending time with her family, she’s working on her next novel. What inspires you to write romance books? Secrets Revealed began as a fifteen second dream about a newlywed struggling to get along with her in-laws. The dream haunted me until I wrote the idea on paper. Doesn’t sound too exciting, does it? I didn’t think so either, so I added a hot husband, a secret, blackmail, kidnapping ...

About the Author Ali has worked most of her life in the performing arts industry in various different roles. Although she has been centre stage she prefers to work in the wings and is fascinated by what goes on behind the scenes. Ali Stetson now lives in middle England with her family. She writes short stories, flash fiction and articles but her novels are where her true passion lies. “I like ‘easy-reads’ and light hearted novels where you can escape to another place and forget about the everyday pressures that sometimes become overwhelming. I escape into my own world when ...