For me, writing a book is akin to watching a film – albeit exceptionally slowly, over the course of several months to a year. Visualizing characters, their setting, costumes. Imagining embellishments such as the texture of a hanbok, the way Rui’s hair might flutter in a stray wind, the…
It’s another hot summer and I’ve got some fun late summer reading for you, if you’re looking for something fun and lighthearted to check out. Here’s the top five things you should know about my book An Unexpected Kind of Love. 1. Queer Romcom As promised on the…
When you think Contemporary Romance, Persian girls don’t come to mind. That’s because, other than my books, I’m not sure how many romances have Iranian women main characters. Not ones set here in the states, living average, every day, American lives. Or at least as average as it gets…
What’s currently on my nightstand isn’t dystopian, it isn’t YA—it isn’t even fiction! It’s The Beekeeper’s Handbook by Diana Sammataro & Alphonse Avitabile, and—surprise, surprise—it’s all about how to keep bees. Beekeeping is something I’d love to do, but because there’s so much knowledge that’s needed, I’m doing my research…
Hi, Entangled Readers! Kelly Anne Blount and Lynn Rush here! We’re so excited to be talking to you about CROSSING THE LINE and sharing our favorite homemade hot chocolate recipe with you! Why hot cocoa? Well, it’s starting to get a bit cooler and what’s better than heating up your…
I love music, and I take a ton of inspiration from my favorite songs when I’m writing a book. I have vivid memories of playing one song on repeat while I was writing Escaping Eleven, and that’s Snake Eyes, by Mumford & Sons. To me, it captures the budding romance…
Sure, some people think of country music as just honky-tonk, truck-driving, whiskey-drinking music, relegated to neon-lit bars, beers, and cowboys, but, as a country music fan for decades, (“When Country Wasn’t Cool”—thank you, Barbara Mandrell 😉), both my heroine Lady Eleanor in my…
Where do you land on the debate about prologues and epilogues and whether or not to use them in fiction? I will tell you right now that they are often some of my favorite parts of the book—both as a reader and as a writer. When done well, prologues are…
Long gone is the stereotypical heroine in films and literature who is shy, quiet, without flaws and only there to showcase her male counterpart. Now, our favorite heroines are stealing center stage, portrayed as strong, confident, successful women who struggle with real life issues. One emerging trend in female characters…
5 reasons you need to read Escaping Eleven You’ll forget about everything else in your life. I mean it. Not only is Escaping Eleven fast-paced, but it’s super intense. The action, the emotion—it’s all ramped up to the extreme, and it’s totally unrelenting. You’ll fall seriously in love with the…