Author Interviews

Interview with Iris Johansen (Chaos)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Chaos by Iris Johansen is a stand-alone book. Known for her action, drama, and compelling characters Johansen has done it again. This novel introduces CIA agent Alisa Flynn and a mercenary type Gabe Korgan who have a love-hate relationship. The book opens with schoolgirls in Africa kidnapped and horses stolen by Jorge Masenak. Among those taken is Alisa’s “adopted little sister,” Sasha. Fearing for her and the others lives Alisa decides to write her …

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Interview with Amanda Flower (Dead-End Detective)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Dead-End Detective by Amanda Flower is another winner. She combines an eccentric senior citizen with a tree climbing cat, a private investigator, and an Army veteran that make for a fun-loving yet captivating mystery. The story begins by introducing Darby Piper and her older friend and mentor, Samantha Porter, partners in the Two Girls Detective Agency in Herrington, N.Y. After Samantha tells Darby she is considering selling the agency and accepting an offer to …

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Interview with Laura Griffin (Hidden)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Hidden by Laura Griffin is the first in a new series. The story is intense, suspenseful, with some romance. The plot begins with a woman murdered on a hiking trail. At first, investigators think it is a mugging gone wrong. But there are some clues, which stand out, that have crime reporter, Bailey Rhoads, suspecting there is more to the story. Why would the body be stabbed numerous times, moved, and then dumped in …

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Interview with V. M. Burns (Paw and Order)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Paw and Order by V. M. Burns is a fun cozy mystery. She has found her rhythm with engaging characters and enthralling plots. The humans and four-legged animals only enhance the story. The story has Lilly Echosby convincing an eccentric poodle-loving billionaire Archibald Lowry to sponsor a fundraiser for the Eastern Tennessee Poodle Rescue. Unfortunately, he is murdered at the event, leaving his puppy poodle an orphan. Lilly’s best friend Scarlett “Dixie” Jefferson, a …

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Interview with Sandra Brown (Thick as Thieves)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Thick as Thieves by Sandra Brown is a riveting romantic suspense story. She has a knack for throwing in a curve ball twist at the end, which only makes the story more engaging. The story opens with a robbery of half-million dollars by four individuals. But by daybreak their plan has become unraveled. One of them was in the hospital, one in jail, one dead, and one who got away with it. Readers are …

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Interview with Nicole Helm (Isolated Threat and Badlands Beware)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Isolated Threat and Badlands Beware by Nicole Helm continue the Badlands Cops series. As the series progresses so does the storyline, with each book better than the previous one. This is not to say the first is not spellbound and riveting. Isolated Threat brings to life Brady Wyatt who agrees to help Cecilia Mills Knight rescue a child. Her good friend had postpartum depression and after a suicide attempt the state agency plans on …

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Interview with Maisey Yates (The Bad Boy of Redemption Ranch and The Hero of Hope Springs)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper The Bad Boy of Redemption Ranch and The Hero of Hope Springs show why author Maisey Yates is the queen of the cowboy stories. In both stories the characters are searching to find their place in the world. They are stories of hope, acceptance, love, and family with a small-town romance. The Bad Boy of Redemption Ranch has the heroine as someone who enforces the rules, butting heads with the hero who likes to …

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Interview with Melinda Leigh (Morgan Dane series)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper The Morgan Dane series by Melinda Leigh should be on the forefront of any reader who wants a suspenseful and riveting story. She has a knack for writing main characters and a likeable supporting cast, with bad guys who are pure evil. Each story delves into some kind of abuse whether emotional or physical. The first story in the series has Morgan Dane moving to her childhood town after her late husband was killed …

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Interview with Agnes Pratt from A Life Once Dreamed by Rachel Fordham

Find an interview with the author here. Agnes (Aggie) Pratt from Rachel Fordham’s A Life Once Dreamed has consented to this interview. Elise Cooper: Thank you so very much for doing this. You were very brave to leave the city you have grown up in, your friends, and your family. Now you live in the frontier town of Penance South Dakota. You have grown from a shy and timid individual to being an independent backbone of the town. EC: Do …

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Interview with B. J. Daniels (Heart of Gold and Ambush Before Sunrise)

Article and Interview by Elise Cooper Ambush Before Sunrise, the third book in the Montana Legacy series, and Heart of Gold, the third book of the Montana Justice series by B. J. Daniels are more suspense than romance. Both these books have the Daniels imprint, readers are taken on a thrilling roller coaster ride. Heart of Gold has the same theme as the other two books in the series. Judge WT Landusky ran a boot camp for troubled teens to …

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