Romance Novel News is excited to host an interview with author Thea Harrison whose latest book, “Lord’s Fall” is out today. We highly recommend all of the books in the Elder Races series. Want to win a copy of a Thea Harrison book? Read on to find out how . . .

Thanks for having me on your blog today! I’m excited to be here with you.

Q: Your latest books are set in the world of the Elder Races, a complex and well-crafted paranormal world that rivals Nalini Singh’s Guild Hunters world. What inspired you to create this intriguing and vibrant world?

A: I’ve had so much inspiration from so many different places, that I’m afraid I can’t give just one answer.  Nalini Singh’s rich worldbuilding was certainly part of that inspiration, but many other authors were too, from Patricia McKillip to J R Ward, to C J Cherryh.  I read extensively in different genres, so I think I’ve been influenced by a lot of authors.

Today, RNN features an interview and giveaway with author Elisabeth Naughton, whose book “Enslaved” releases on November 6^th. This series is one of Jennifer’s favorites in the paranormal romance genre. At the end, find out how to win a copy of “Enslaved” from Naughton’s publisher, Sourcebooks.

 

Q. “Enslaved” is the 5th book in your Eternal Guardians series. Can you tell us a bit about this book?
A from EN: The Eternal Guardians are seven warriors descended from the seven greatest heroes in Greek Mythology. They protect their own realm (Argolea) and the human realm from threats born of the Underworld, in particular one evil goddess with a serious vendetta against the guardians. Each book centers around a different guardian, with an over-arching plot of good vs. evil tying the series together.

 

Book five is Gryphon’s book. He’s my lost Argonaut. His soul was sent to the Underworld to be tortured in book 3 (“TEMPTED”) and he was rescued in book 4 (“ENRAPTURED”), but he came back a changed hero. Gryphon was always the easy-going, fun guardian. Now he hears voices, he twitches, and he fights an evil foreboding that haunts his every move. His story is really about finding himself again, and the one woman who has the power to rescue him from himself.

 

RNN welcomes author Vanessa Kelly, author of the recently released historical romance "His Mistletoe Bride." Find out about what Vanessa Kelly has to say about The Party from Hell and how it relates to her new book. Read on to enter to win a copy of the book from the author . . .

 

The Party From Hell

Have you ever been to a party that went tragically wrong?  One where your ex-boyfriend showed up with his new girlfriend, a drunken idiot spilled beer down your shirt, and then you got trapped in a corner for HOURS with the biggest bore at the party?

 

In my new Regency-set historical romance, His Mistletoe Bride, my heroine finds herself at the party from hell.  Phoebe Linville was raised in a small Quaker village in America, and has only recently travelled to England to meet her aristocratic British relatives.  Her new-found family, of course, insists on introducing her to London society.  It’s all been a bit of a trial for Phoebe, used as she is to an entirely different way of life.

 

Romance Novel News is excited to host erotic romance author Katie Porter for a guest post on Creating Different Heroes. Katie Porter, who is a writing team (authors Carrie Lofty and Lorelie Brown) is also giving away a copy of one of her books.

 
Jennifer recommends Katie Porter’s books, especially “Inside Bet.”

Creating Very Different Heroes…
By Katie Porter

Setting out to write the Vegas Top Guns series, we knew there were some possible pitfalls. Well, maybe not even pitfalls. Distractions? Hot fighter pilots. Alpha men doing needing kinky respite from their dangerous day job. We could have so easily made them all kind of alike and loved every moment of it. Who wouldn’t love writing about that growly, protective, burly kind of man? But on the other hand, when we sat down to write these books, they were pure entertainment between other contracts. Why not experiment also?