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#31 Nov 2, 2021

The awesome genre I didn't know existed

I was the kind of kid who read the back of the shampoo bottle in the shower because I had to be reading something.…

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#30 Oct 17, 2021

The fairy tale I couldn't resist twisting

I love it when characters make bargains, especially when there's a bit of danger lurking beneath the surface. The idea…

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#29 Oct 4, 2021

The books I (embarrassingly) didn't know I needed

First, a hot tip: If you like fantasy romance books (and I, um, hope you do), I've got a no-lose contest for you.…

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#28 Sep 21, 2021

Never in my wildest dreams did I think this would happen

Nine years ago, I had an idea that wouldn't let me be. It turned into characters first — a wizard and a woman who did…

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#27 Sep 7, 2021

Wearing your love of books on your license plate?

A member of a Facebook reading group set off a flurry of comments this summer when she posted: "Getting a new-to-me…

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#26 Aug 17, 2021

The fantasy romance series that makes authors squee

Have you ever started reading a book and thought, "Where have you been my whole life?" That's the feeling I got from…

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#25 Aug 3, 2021

Did you catch this funny mistake?

If you've read Subversive, you know there's a situation where — slight spoiler — the activists in the Women's League for…

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#24 Jul 20, 2021

You voted. Here's the story: "Interlude" (Beatrix + Peter)

It's here! You can find the free bonus story about Beatrix and Peter lower in this email. It's set about two years after…

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