February Romance/Erotica Author Interview Answer #3 āWhen did you start writing?ā
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Marie Lavender – Interview – A Little Magick
Posted by Marie Lavender
An interview on When Angels Fly! š

Please welcome Marie Lavender to my blog. Hello Marie, have a seat and we shall chat for a short while.Ā
Please introduce yourself to those reading this blog post.
Hello! Nice to visit your blog, Mary!Ā I am an author of twenty-four books in various genres. Iām from a small town in the Midwest. I am a thirty-something woman and I hope to marry my fiancĆ© sometime this year. I love shopping, reading and writing!
Has writing always been part of your life and when did you āknowā that it was time to start writing your first book?Ā
Yes, Iāve been writing fiction in some capacity since I was nine years old. I think I always knew I wanted to be an author.
In college, I had two stories published in a university anthology. By 2010, I started the indie publishing journey, and in 2011, I submitted my first historicalā¦
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February Romance/Erotica Author Interview Answer #12 “Among friends, family and the online writers community, who supports you the most when youāre writing?ā
Posted by Marie Lavender
Hello everyone! Itās time
to reveal the answers for all 12 questions answered by 12 author participants in
the February Group Author Interview, in the 12 genres, 12 authors, 12 months
and 12 questions series! The support from Romance/Erotica authors was
amazing as we have 12 authors participating in this group author interview.
If you are an author and
would like to participate in our upcoming interviews, check out this link, sign up and get your fans to ask
their questions to the participating authors! The goal of this author interview
is to increase the engagement between readers and authors, and to expose
authors to new group of readers.
For more news, book
promotion tips and offers, sign
up for our newsletter to have the updates delivered
right to your inbox.
So, the 12thĀ question is āAmong friends, family and the online writers community, who supports youā¦
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February Romance/Erotica Author Interview Answer #11 “Name one character you like the most from your booksā
Posted by Marie Lavender
Who is my current favorite character? š
Hello everyone! Itās time
to reveal the answers for all 12 questions answered by 12 author participants in
the February Group Author Interview, in the 12 genres, 12 authors, 12 months
and 12 questions series! The support from Romance/Erotica authors was
amazing as we have 12 authors participating in this group author interview.
If you are an author and
would like to participate in our upcoming interviews, check out this link, sign up and get your fans to ask
their questions to the participating authors! The goal of this author interview
is to increase the engagement between readers and authors, and to expose
authors to new group of readers.
For more news, book
promotion tips and offers, sign
up for our newsletter to have the updates delivered
right to your inbox.
So, the 11thĀ question is ā Name one character you like the most from your booksā¦
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February Romance/Erotica Author Interview Answer #2 ā What is your choice: traditional publishing or self-publishing?ā
Posted by Marie Lavender
Hello everyone! Itās time
to reveal the answers for all 12 questions answered by 12 author participants in
the February Group Author Interview, in the 12 genres, 12 authors, 12 months
and 12 questions series! The support from Romance/Erotica authors was
amazing as we have 12 authors participating in this group author interview.
If you are an author and
would like to participate in our upcoming interviews, check out this link, sign up and get your fans to ask
their questions to the participating authors! The goal of this author interview
is to increase the engagement between readers and authors, and to expose
authors to new group of readers.
For more news, book
promotion tips and offers, sign
up for our newsletter to have the updates delivered
right to your inbox.
So, the 2ndĀ question is āWhat is your choice: traditional publishing or self-publishing?ā
1) Author #1ā¦
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Vote at the Critters Readers Poll!
Posted by Marie Lavender
Hi, readers! Great newsā¦Blood Instincts and the Heiresses in Love Trilogy were both nominated for the 21st Annual Preditors and Editors Crittersā Readers Poll!
So, help me out and cast your vote for each bookā¦
Youāll find Blood Instincts, book two of the Blood at First Sight Series, listed in the Romance Category on the site here.
And the Heiresses in Love Series boxed set is listed on the Anthologies page here.
http://critters.org/predpoll/antho.shtml
Reader votes wrap up on January 14th. There are SO many categories/genres in which you can cast your vote, including the Best EVER poll (of course I chose my favorite J.R. Ward novel)!
Happy voting, and wish me luck in the awards contest! š
Happy New Yearā¦and, of course, happy reading to all! ā„ā„ā„
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Conversations With Colleen: Meet Author, Marie Lavender
Posted by Marie Lavender
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It’s Here!
Posted by Marie Lavender
Well, readers, I’ve been talking about this one for a while, and now it’s live! Blood Instincts, a futuristic paranormal romance/urban fantasy and book two of the Blood at First Sight Series, is available! Yay! Mega thanks to my publisher, Solstice Publishing, for making this happen so quickly!
Woo hoo! Book two is out! Letās see what itās all about! ā„
Blurb:
Enter the Other World at your own riskā¦
What if you found out that you werenāt exactlyā¦human?
Myah Sullivan is suddenly living that nightmare. There are Others in the world, dangerous, supernatural creatures that make her mind spin and cause her to question the reality sheās always known.
Oliver King is her savior, a vampire who tries to show her the way. Through her journey she learns far more than she ever thought she would about herself, and about the past. Soon, she discovers that there is so much more to meeting Oliver than mere happenstance.
Can Myah accept her new reality, or will she retreat into that normal, safe world she once thought was her own?
Purchase Links:
Amazon Universal ebook link: https://bookgoodies.com/a/B07DFL8DRR
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Amazon Universal print link: mybook.to/BloodInstpaperback
Universal reader link: http://books2read.com/u/bppKAk
Publisher: Ā http://solsticepublishing.com/blood-instincts/
Here are some sizzling teasers!



Add it to your Goodreads bookshelf! ā„ā„ā„
I hope you get a chance to check out this sequel to Second Nature! š
As always, happy reading, everyone! And have a wonderful weekend!
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New Release!!
Posted by Marie Lavender
Well, readers…it’s official! Now that the Heiresses in Love Series is complete, there is one more thing to look forward to. That’s right. The boxed set of the entire trilogy just released this week! Exciting, right? š
Let’s see what it’s all about!
Blurb:
An unforgettable, sweeping saga of romance, passion and history rooted in tales of maritime suspenseā¦
Three heiressesā¦three novels like no other.
UPON YOUR RETURN
Fara risks her heart every time sheās with him, but she cannot deny him.
UPON YOUR HONOR
Chloe never imagined that the man she deceived would be the one man she canāt stop loving.
UPON YOUR LOVE
Adrienne must decide whether to succumb to desire or fight for love.
ā¦Will these remarkable women at last find what theyāve always wanted, or lose more than they can bear?
Purchase Links:
Amazon Universal link:Ā https://bookgoodies.com/a/B079N7NKQK
Publisher: Ā http://solsticepublishing.com/heiresses-in-love-trilogy/
Add it to your Goodreads bookshelf! ā„ā„ā„
I hope you get a chance to check it out! š Oh, and if you’ve read all three books in the series already, feel free to stop by and leave a review.

As always, happy reading, everyone! And have a wonderful weekend!
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Vote For A Romance Cover!
Posted by Marie Lavender
Vote for UYL and DoH here!
Hi, readers! I just wanted to stop in and announce that two of my books were entered in the big cover contest on Authors Database. Yay! When you get a chance, you can check it out and vote for the one you like.
Upon Your Love, book three of the Heiresses in Love Series, which is also a historical romance/family saga novel, is in there. As you can tell, Adrienneās eyes were fixed recently, to honor their unique violet hue.
This is the voting page for UYL:
https://authorsdb.com/2018-cover-contest-results/25047-cover-contest-2018-upon-your-love
Additionally, the cover for Directions of the Heart, a modern romantic drama collection, was nominated for the contest. Woo hoo! š Many thanks to Sherry Soule at SwoonWorthy Book Covers for her awesome work on the romance cover! ā„Ā
Hereās the voting page for that book:
https://authorsdb.com/2018-cover-contest-results/25046-cover-contest-2018-directions-of-the-heart
Also, check out my author page over at AuthorsDB here.
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