Today my guest is a fellow Australian author whose debut novel for Harlequin Mills & Boon Presents was described by RT Book Reviews as taking “the triple crown with memorable characters, an engaging plot and a sizzling romance”.  It’s true that Michelle Conder writes “sexy, contemporary romance novels with strong heroes and sassy, modern heroines they can’t resist.” I would also add that her characters have great depth and, despite the fact that they are living in exotic settings with amazing lifestyles, they also seem real! I wonder whether that is because Michelle has gained greater perception into the human psyche after her studies in psychology?  Michelle was about to take up a position in a psychology honours course at university but decided to defer this to put her fingers to the keyboard and fulfil her ambition to write a romance for Harlequin Mills & Boon Presents line. Her first completed novel was accepted from the famous “slush pile” of unsolicited manu...

Due to all the emails I’ve had since this blogspot began requesting that I answer some questions, I’m taking today’s guest author blogspot to do so!! I normally limit the number of questions I ask guest authors to five, but there have been more than five questions submitted to me to answer over all this time, so here goes… From Kaye in the UK: “Alyssa, can you tell us about your latest release and then what’s next for you as an author?” Hi Kaye, I’ve had a couple of releases since you posed this question to me, but just this week my Christmas romance was released by Escape Publishing (Harlequin Enterprises Australia). It’s my first Christmas romance and I loved writing it! Kate Cuthbert, who was the Managing Editor of Escape Publishing, put out a request for a Christmas romance story and I accepted the challenge because I love this festive time of the year. However, I thought “What about those people who don’t have happy memories of Christmas and for whom Christmas i...

My guest today is a New York Times and USA Today Best-selling author who has a huge international fan base. Although she has written some contemporary and YA paranormal romances, I know her best for her romantic suspense (Stories in the series: Deep Op; Maverick Montana; Blood Brother and Sin Brothers; The Scorpius Syndrome) and dark paranormal romances (Dark Protector Series and Realm Enforcer Series). Hers is one of the fastest debut manuscript acceptances I’ve heard of with her story FATED being accepted within five days of submission!! Like most authors, she has worn other professional hats prior to commencing full-time writing in 2013. She attained a BA in Journalism with special interest in political science and went on to work as an intern for former President Ronald Reagan and then as an art curator and aide for a US Senator. She went back to law school at University of Idaho and earned a Juris Doctorate, was admitted to the bar in 1999 and went on to teach law. I’ve ...