by Holland Rae | Jan 31, 2017 | Guest Post, Reading, Romance Novels, Series
I sat down with Darlene to learn more about her life as a writer and her book, Winter’s Kiss! When did you realize or decide you wanted to be a writer? My English high school teacher told me I had a knack for writing good stories and I should write more, but I...
by Holland Rae | Jan 25, 2017 | Guest Post, Reading, Romance Novels, Series
Today we welcome Sharon Buchbinder. She’s here to tell us about her history as a writer and a little on her recent release, The Haunting of Hotel LaBelle! When did you realize or decide you wanted to be a writer? In all the author interviews I have...
by Holland Rae | Jan 16, 2017 | Art, Musings
My bedroom is my office. Sometimes, we fold up the futon bed and the room feels a little more like a professional study. But most days, my clothes are spilling out of open drawers, a pile of sweaters sits atop my dresser, and I fantasize about one day having a...
by Holland Rae | Jan 3, 2017 | Audiobooks, Harlequin, Heroines, Historical, Industry, Romance Novels, Uncategorized
Woo hoo! Happy New Year and good luck to everyone embarking upon new reading and writing challenges! I just scraped by with my exactly 50 books for last year, and thought it would be fun to look over the titles I read in 2016! For 2017, I’ve doubled the challenge, and...
by Holland Rae | Nov 9, 2016 | Feminism, Heroines, Industry, Romance Novels, Women, Women's Rights, Writing
I don’t believe it either. I can’t believe it. I crawled back into my bed this morning and wondered whether I had fallen into some dystopian future. My sudden love for the post-America YA series The Selection is now marred in the fear and upset that follows last...
by Holland Rae | Nov 7, 2016 | Industry, Inspiration, National Novel Writing Month, Uncategorized
Tips from a successful NaNo-er on how to keep sane, write well, and make your month count! First of all, congrats! Your interest in doing National Novel Writing Month, and your efforts so far, show an excitement for writing and storytelling and a willingness to rise...
by Holland Rae | Oct 22, 2016 | Heroines, My Books, Romance Novels
Welcome to my stop on the Halloween Hop! Remember to check out some other amazing authors on the Hop – Here’s the full list! And be sure to enter our Rafflecopter giveaway! Fall is my favorite time of the year. I love sweater weather (though it’s been in...
by Holland Rae | Oct 17, 2016 | Guest Post, Paranormal, Reading, Romance Novels, Writing
It’s autumn… Leaves are falling, the wind is blowing, and a cold chill is running down your spine… The perfect season for some supernatural fiction about monsters! Nearly two centuries ago (1897), Bram Stoker wrote Dracula. X Ever since the day the Transylvanian...
by Holland Rae | Sep 18, 2016 | Women's Rights
The first part of this article was a very small glance at the experiences women face everyday, and how romance novels are way to escape those realities. Part II will delve more into the damaging effects of monitoring, not simply what women do or don’t do, but what...
by Holland Rae | Sep 6, 2016 | Heroines, Women's Rights
There are two articles, specifically, that brought this (these) posts to the fore. One for good reasons and bad comments, and the other for not so good reasons. Ultimately, they teach us the same lesson. We cannot comment upon or dictate the actions of others, when we...
