Author Archive: Women Writers Women Books
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Valerie Burns interviews Madison Montgomery from ICING ON THE MURDER
From Agatha and Edgar Award nominated author Valerie Burns, influencer-turned-bakery-owner Maddy Montgomery has sold plenty of wedding cakes before, but before she turns one out for her and her fiancé’s wedding, she’ll have to solve a little case of murder first… Aunt Octavia would be so proud! Maddy has turned Baby Cakes Bakery—named for her […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: J.T. Ellison
LAST SEEN From New York Times bestselling author J.T. Ellison comes a twisted psychological thriller about the bonds of family and the disconnect between memory and the truth. Come here. Come closer. Halley James knows her marriage is over. But she’s not prepared for the rest of her life to fall apart too. No one can hear […]
Inspiration for Out Of Ukraine
My novel “Out of Ukraine” is based on my true story of accompanying my son to Ukraine to pick up his daughter. He and his wife had used a surrogate in Ukraine because it was a third of the cost of using one in the United States. There were a handful of other countries that […]
Reality-Mirror Fiction?
By Anju Gattani What is fiction? Imagination? Creation? Or a mirror to reality? After investing 24 years (and still counting) in the Winds of Fire Series, living with Sheetal, Rakesh and a cast of 25+ characters in my head and on the page, I’ve learned that a different dimension exists. A universe like no other. This […]
The Business Of Being An Author
By Zelly Ruskin I thought the hard part was going to be finishing the book. Then I published. The image of an author is often one of someone chewing a pencil, with wads of papers beneath their chair. Maybe they’d be deep in thought, or frazzled—or both. In today’s world, they are sitting uninspired at […]
Infidelity Rules by Joelle Babula: Excerpt
Infidelity Rules: A Menu For Disaster, The Perils of Loving Food, Wine, and Married Men “Infidelity Rules is a delicious escape. The complexities of love and wine pair for an emotional journey alongside characters navigating broken hearts and moral dilemmas.” -Audrey Ingram, author of The River Runs South QUINN DAVIS shatters the norm. She’s successful in […]
Unraveling the Knots: A Sister’s Relentless Fight for Justice in the Murder of Rebecca Zahau: Excerpt
Unraveling the Knots: A Sister’s Relentless Fight for Justice in the Murder of Rebecca Zahau Convinced that Rebecca Zahau’s death was not a suicide, her sister vowed to unravel the truth—no matter the cost. Unraveling the Knots is the gripping true story of Rebecca Zahau, a vibrant woman whose tragic death in 2011 ignited her family’s […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Melissa O’Connor
THE ONE AND ONLY VIVIAN STONE The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo meets The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel in this enchanting novel about estranged lovers reconnecting over mysterious tapes found in an attic and the old Hollywood secret hidden within them. After her grandmother’s death, thirty-something Margot DuBois prepares to sell the house quickly so she can go back […]
Authors Interviewing Characters: Linda Dahl
TINY VOICES For fans of Anne Tyler and Jojo Moyes, a tartly compassionate and contemporary tale of sibling love and conflict, marital challenges, and what personal fulfillment looks like—or doesn’t—in middle age. Mid-life: Its obligations and demands, its petty foibles and evasions. And sometimes, its crises. Dreams are deferred, shortcomings rationalized. Like favorite old clothes, […]
WAYWARD GIRLS by Susan Wiggs, Excerpt
From New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs, a wrenching but life-affirming novel based on a true story of survival, friendship, and redemption. Set in the turbulent Vietnam era in the All-American city of Buffalo, New York, six girls are condemned to forced labor in the laundry of a Catholic reform school. In 1968 we meet six […]
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