~ By Elle Filz So, if you haven’t heard, the movie version of Rock of Ages flopped at the box office over Father’s Day Weekend. Apparently, it came as a shock to everyone involved, and I’m guessing some studio execs are currently out of some jobs due to the financial disaster the failure inflicted on […]
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~ By Elle Filz By all accounts, Parker Welles is living a charmed life. A trust fund kid, she’s the author of a wildly-successful childrens book series – the profits of which are donated to charity. She’s also got an adorable son, good friends, and a nice little life in small-town Rhode Island. And one
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~ By Elle Filz By most accounts, Solange Drake is a normal fifteen year old girl. She’s got loving parents, seven older brothers, and a best friend who accepts her for who she is. A vampire. Well, she will be once she hits sixteen. And since Solange is the first vampire daughter to have actually
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~ By Elle Filz Junior editor Jane Taylor has a problem. Well, that’s not entirely true, she has a lot of problems. Jane, like many women of a certain age, is baby-obsessed. She wants a little bundle of joy to carry around and solidify her relationship with her live-in boyfriend, Trevor. So, convinced is she
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~ By Elle Filz Lately, I’m noticing an exciting trend in women’s fiction: historical tales framed within the context of a second, contemporary story. There’s Juliet by Anne Fortier, of course, and this fantastic novel about a Dutch painter living in England around 1500 that I would love to read again, if only I remembered
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~ By Elle Filz The year: 1855. The place: Walpole, New Hampshire. The woman: Louisa May Alcott, the author of the classic, Little Women. When Louisa’s father, Bronson, experiences yet another epic business failure, the family is compelled to accept the charity of a generous relative and relocates to Walpole. Almost immediately, Louisa starts plotting
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~ Interview by Elle Filz We’re thrilled to have two-time RITA award-winner (Too Good to be True 2010 and Catch of the Day 2008) Kristan Higgins joins the blog today to discuss her new book, Until There Was You, out October 25! Your new book, Until There Was You, comes out on October 25. What
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~ By Elle Filz At some point or another in our lives, we’ve all been there. Another breakup, another stock price-surging rush on the Ben and Jerry’s aisle, and another roll in the hay with the irrepressible jerk we just can’t seem to get over, leaves us wondering if we might be better off calling
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~ By Elle Filz Dr. Millie Barnes is a stalker. No, it’s okay to call her out on it. She admits it herself in the very first line of Kristan Higgin’s 2006 debut Fools Rush In. The object of Millie’s affection is Joe Carpenter, a high school BMOC who once saved Millie’s hide during an
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The Book Vs. The Movie ~ By Elle Filz It’s always a tricky process bringing a much-beloved novel to the silver screen. With the limitations of time (2 hours, unless you’re Peter Jackson), and the overwhelming need to keep the folks who haven’t read the book as engaged as those who have, screenwriters are forced
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~ By Elle Filz There are complicated relationships, and then there are COMPLICATED relationships. While we, as romance writers, are mostly concerned with the so-called war between the sexes, Maryland native’s Sarah Pekkanen tackles what is arguably the most complicated relationship of all: twin sisters. And, as a twin myself, I can tell you that
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~ Interview Complied by Elle Filz It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that if you’re a bridesmaid enough times (especially in weddings taking place south of the Mason-Dixon line), you will eventually encounter a delightful tradition called “The Cake Pull.” As delicious as it sounds, it involves the bridal shower guests lining up to pull
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