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Romance Novels Set in Italy

Romance Novels Set in Italy — Isn’t It Romantic? Have you read any romance novels set in Italy? Hard to imagine a more  delicious setting for love to blossom. The warm climate, the friendly people, the fabulous food, the passionate way Italians live. And while you’re dallying with a (fictional) handsome Italian, you’re munching on fabulous pasta and looking at gorgeous art. Longing for a romantic book like that?  I have a list for you,…

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The Renaissance Club on Blog Tour + Enter my Givewaway

Book blog Fabulous and Brunette has hosted me and my book with an interview and my giveaway, plus an excerpt. Read a little of my time-travel novel, The Renaissance Club! This wonderful site bills itself as: “A Lifestyle blog that focuses on all things from fashion to beauty; fitness to weight loss; recipes to coupons; books to movies; travels to entertainment; and everything in between.” From fashion to fiction, recipes to fitness, there’s a lot to…

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Best Time Travel Fiction and Finding Love

Finding Love in a Past Era A lot of contemporary time travel fiction involves finding love. And it magically happens. On paper, one can simply step through a fold in time’s curtain or penetrate a magical standing stone and voila! meet your soulmate in a past time. This is magical realism time travel — it just happens. But think about it:  love across the centuries  has a lot of messy aspects. First, the customs of…

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Pros & Cons of Small Press Publishing

Pros & Cons of Small Press Publishing Self-publishing fiction versus small press publishing? Making that choice can be tricky. Most of the articles I’ve encountered weigh the options as “self-publishing versus traditional publishing”. I had  experience with small press publishing for my first novel, a time travel Renaissance romance  called The Renaissance Club. One thing I learned is that small press publishers are as different from one another as humans are, because most small presses…

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