by Holland Rae | Nov 25, 2019 | Characters, Harry Potter, Industry, Inspiration, Musings, My Books, Reading, Romance Novels, Uncategorized, Women's Rights
With the rise of Katniss Everdeen and Tris Prior, the literary world saw a shift, a call toward the strong female character, a heroine who could fight for herself and those she loved, someone who wouldn’t take it sitting down. I am all for the strong female...
by Holland Rae | Nov 11, 2019 | Characters, Industry, Musings, My Books, Reading
I don’t remember ever being anything but a storyteller. When I was young, I wanted to be many things – a movie director, a perfume maker, a chocolatier (that dream hasn’t fully disappeared), a scientist, but all of those unique and creative dreams stemmed directly...
by Holland Rae | Oct 28, 2019 | Characters, Feminism, Harlequin, Heroines, Industry, Paranormal, Reading, Regency, Series
I am a cowboy girl. I read cowboy novels, with sunsets and sweet, passionate kisses, and the kind of lovemaking that happens mostly behind closed doors and thick, rough ranchers hands and southern drawls. Obviously I’m a cowboy girl. What else would I be? If I could...
by Holland Rae | Oct 21, 2019 | Characters, Musings, My Books, Reading, Romance Novels
I am six years old, sitting in my playroom with one of several cartoon-covered journals in my hand. The pages are scribbled with thousands of single-syllable words in pinks and purples: character names, magic spells, fantastical places I’m going to visit one day. I am...
by Holland Rae | Oct 9, 2019 | Characters, Guest Post, Historical, Inspiration, Interview, Reading, Reviews, Romance Novels, Tour
I’m lucky enough that I get to share a new story from Catherine and Eleanor, two writers that brilliantly embody British love stories, both in modern and historical times. Here’s my review for their latest release, The Captain and the Theatrical, part of...
by Holland Rae | Oct 2, 2019 | Characters, Guest Post, Romance Novels, Series, Tour
I got to sit down with MJ Roberts to talk Playboy, rock music, and her current series, Hard Rock. Author Interview When did you realize you wanted to be a writer? When I was ten. Before that (and still) I wanted to be a famous rock and roll star. When I was ten I...