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FoX Friday with R.L. Merrill and a chance to win!

25 January, 2019 By XioAxelrod Leave a Comment [post_share]

Happy FoX Friday, my lovelies! It’s been a little chilly here in the writing cave, but I have something that will warm us all up. Today’s FoX is my dear friend R.L. Merrill, and she’s here with her brand new release from Dreamspinner Press, Typhoon Toby. Before we meet Toby and Spencer, let’s learn a little bit more about our fabulous author in this delightful interview. Read on for a chance to win a $10 Amazon GC!

Hiya! Congrats on your new release.

THANK YOU! I’m stupid excited about this book. It will hopefully make you laugh, cry, push your buttons (both the happy ones and the uncomfortable ones) and leave you feeling satisfied at the end… maybe even ready to take in a tap class, go see a show, or donate to your choice of mental health awareness/LGBTQ support programs!

Absolutely! Did you always want to be a writer? If not, what else did you want to do?

There may have been a time when I was in elementary school when I wanted to be a writer. A few years ago, my mom pulled out a bunch of my old school work and there were some short stories in there that were actually quite funny. Even back then I wrote weird shit.

Haha!

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FoX Friday with Moni Boyce

11 January, 2019 By XioAxelrod Leave a Comment [post_share]

Love is on the menu in Redemption of the Heart!

Happy New Year, my lovelies! I hope you had a lovely holiday season. We’re kicking off the new year with debut author, Moni Boyce. I’ve known Moni for about five years, and I was so thrilled when she told me she was publishing her first novel, Redemption of the Heart.

Before we learn all about Gemma and Alex, let’s get to know Moni!

How long have you been writing?

I have been writing since elementary school. Usually, it was short stories. I started writing poetry once I got to middle school and in high school I was published in some poetry anthologies. Once I got to college, I didn’t write as much and that period lasted for a long time. Shortly after I was divorced some friends encouraged me to pick back up writing. It was very cathartic. I started writing poetry again and then found fan fiction and started writing Scandal fan fiction that I posted on a website. From there, I graduated to writing my own stories and actually started making money off writing by ghostwriting for other people.

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FoX Friday with Priscilla Oliveras + enter to win!

14 December, 2018 By XioAxelrod 2 Comments [post_share]

Welcome to another edition of FoX Friday, my lovelies! This fall, we’ve had some truly amazing guests join us here and today’s author is no exception. Priscilla Oliveras is one of the loveliest people I’ve ever met, and I’m proud to call her my friend.

Priscilla is here with her critically-acclaimed romance, Their Perfect Melody. It’s the third book in her Matched to Perfection series, which follows the lives of the Fernandez sisters. Before we meet la familia, let’s get to know Priscilla!

Bienvenido, Pris! I’m so glad to finally have you here for FoX Friday. Congratulations on all your recent success. It must feel so good, especially as a relatively new author. How did you come to write romance?

I started out writing short stories in high school and was encouraged by my English teacher. Years later, as a young wife, mom, and college coed, I had to take a semester off school due to a short-notice military move. Needing something to keep my brain challenged, I decided try writing a full-length novel. Needless to say, it wasn’t as easy as I had expected. 😀

I can imagine, lol. Who were some of the early authors you read in the genre?

As a young reader, Victoria Holt gothic romances were my absolute favorites. The “feel” of her books, the emotion and atmosphere really called to me as a reader. Later, I swooned over Jude Deveraux novels, collected all of Suzanne Brockmann’s Troubleshooter series (Cosmo Richter in Hot Target is one of my all-time favorite book boyfriends), and fell in love with Nora Roberts’ Chesapeake Bay trilogy (though I have yet to read the 4^th one that released later).

A very special FoX Friday with Sophia Soames + a giveaway!

7 December, 2018 By XioAxelrod Leave a Comment [post_share]

My lovelies! I’m excited. Can you tell? This week, not only am I able to introduce a debut FoX to you but also a debut author! I’ve known Sophia Soames for about two years, though we only met in person earlier this year. Sophia was just as delightful as I thought she would be, and she is a hell of a storyteller. I’m so glad she took the plunge into publishing.

Before we get to her debut release, Little Harbour, let’s learn a little about Sophia herself! I spoke with her while she had a layover in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. 😀

See details below about a fabulous giveaway!

I’m so excited to have you here, luv. Grattis!
Takk!!! Thank you so much for having me, it’s a huge honor to be a guest on your blog! [Read more…] about A very special FoX Friday with Sophia Soames + a giveaway!

FoX Friday with Kelle Z. Riley plus a chance to win!

30 November, 2018 By XioAxelrod Leave a Comment [post_share]

Can you believe how quickly this year is flying by, my lovelies? I sure can’t. Seems like only yesterday I was wishing you a happy summer. The weather has turned chilly here in Philly (hey, that rhymed!) but I have something to warm you up. Help me welcome Kelle Z. Riley to FoX Friday! She’s here with a sneak peek at book three in her Undercover Cat Series, The Tiger’s Tale, out January, 2019.

Before we get to the book, Kelle sat down to answer some fun questions.

Did you always want to be a writer?
From a very young age I always told myself stories. Back then, it was how I coped with a world where I didn’t fit in. I was awkward and shy, with a fractured family and struggles the children around me didn’t understand. Fortunately my fictional friends helped me “pretend” to be outgoing and confident until—as if by magic—I finally became what I had pretended to be.

Not long after, I fell in love with words. How they sound. How they evoke emotions. The power they have to transform a blank page into a world of its own. But it wasn’t until my late 20s that I realized I was, at heart, a writer.
Since then, I’ve worked to hone my craft and create stories worthy of sharing with others. I’ve found my passion in storytelling and I can’t imagine giving it up. [Read more…] about FoX Friday with Kelle Z. Riley plus a chance to win!