9 Surprising Facts About Bestselling Romance Novels
By: Craig | Posted on December 12, 2016
You may have read all the top romance books, but do you know the whole story? Specifically, the “behind the scenes” anecdotes about your favorite bestselling romance novels, which may challenge your notions of what the author was thinking or how the story even came into being in the first place? Consider these nine true but hard-to-believe stories that will make you cry, scream and break things all in the name of love. Twilight is actually a “better love story” than most because you’ve heard it before. Twilight may not be your first association for great literature, but Stephenie Meyer credits the classics for inspiring the work. Each book in the series was inspired by and loosely based on all of your favorite required reading for high school—Pride and Prejudice, Romeo and Juliet, Wuthering Heights, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In addition to classic literature, which eschewed sexual content much… Read More >
Author Spotlight Interview: Krista Lakes
By: Hidden Gems | Posted on October 30, 2016
In the first of our new Spotlight Author Interview features, Hidden Gems brings you NYT Times and USA Today bestseller Krista Lakes. Krista is known for stirring up modern fairy tale romance stories, with billionaires as Prince Charming and ladies as modern Cinderellas. Krista’s newest hit Romance, Yours Royally, is not only pulling in great reviews, but is already burning up the charts. We caught up with Krista to talk not only about this book, but a variety of topics from what she likes to read to how she juggles a hectic writing schedule with raising a family. HG: In the Billionaires and Brides series, we first had Ella and Jace sparking up a first kiss in a barn. Next came Kat and AJ having a magical first night together. You’ve just released Yours Royally: A Cinderella Love Story (Billionaires and Brides Book 3) – what made you decide to… Read More >
