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I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library -Jane Austen I am a recovering book hoarder. There, I said it. Growing up, we never had many toys but we did have books. My mom would take us to this once a year library sale. We would get up early and drive over to the county library and dig through what seemed like a warehouse full of books. It was magical! We would leave with boxes on top of boxes filled to the brim with enough books to keep us happy for months. Those books were precious guides to adventures waiting to be discovered. As I got older…
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An Author Interview with Paullett Golden
I was lucky enough to meet Paullett through NetGalley. I reviewed the first book in her Enchantress Series and immediately fell in love with her writing. She has since written three other books in the series and has become my Georgian/Regency mentor (although she might not know I gave her that title). Paullett graciously agreed to do an author interview so that we, her dedicated readers, might get to know a little bit more about her and her writing process. 1. When did you first feel the need to become a writer? Always! I’ve never not wanted to be a writer. From as far back as I can remember, I…
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