Category Archives: books

So your mom is a romance writer too?

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

As Erin and I ramp up towards our first book coming out next week (so many blog tour posts to write! so little time!), we have one last guest post before we focus on our own content for a few … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: V.L. Locey on things that go bump in the night

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

Today we have guest post from one of our fellow Torquere Press authors, V.L. Locey who has a new story out in the just-released Dawg Days anthology.  V.L. is a multi-genre erotic romance author who’s here to talk about things that go … Continue reading →

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Starling: 16 days

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

Over the weekend, Erin & I had a 14-hour writing marathon session at our Philadelphia office. After which, I had an amazing misadventure with Greyhound. But the work day included detailed planning/scheduling of posts we need to write for the … Continue reading →

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The Awesome Women of Love in Los Angeles, Part 5: Laura Cook

Posted on August 13, 2014 by erincmcrae

And the last in this series — at least for book 1! We’ll be back with more of the fabulous women in this world as we get closer to the release of Doves in January. Alex didn’t come out to his … Continue reading →

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Starling: 30 Days

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

Don’t worry, there’s not going to be a daily countdown. We’ll be puttering along at this blog more or less per usual — with posts about the book, about our other projects, about friends’ books, and about the creative life. … Continue reading →

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New Novelette Coming: Room 1024

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

Remember that snippet we posted that had the working title of Conference? Where the guy awkwardly runs into his ex while at a BDSM leather conference? And then Erin’s mother sent her a weird email about whether she was in … Continue reading →

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Some real talk about signing the contract, releasing the book, and taking over the world

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

While waiting for the go to tell you some new, exciting news, I’m currently staring down the invitation to my 20th college reunion. It’s less than a week after Starling‘s release date, and, since my co-author lives in the D.C. metro … Continue reading →

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The Awesome Women of Love in Los Angeles: Part 4, Kathleen Campbell

Posted on August 6, 2014 by erincmcrae

One Saturday when Liam was sixteen, he came down to breakfast with two girls. Kathleen gave Liam an epic eyebrow, made everybody pancakes, and then once the girls had left, sat down with Liam to have a conversation about safe … Continue reading →

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New Release: “Bad Idea Alligators”

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

Erin & I have short story out today in the Love in Los Angeles universe.  It’s actually set between Starling and Doves, it’s arguably a spoiler, especially if you want to feel uncertainty regarding Starling‘s end-game and mid-game relationships.  That … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Shira Glassman on Climbing the Date Palm and The Second Mango

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Racheline Maltese

Another guest post today, this time from Shira Glassman, focusing on some of the bisexual characters in her latest novel, Climbing the Date Palm, the sequel to her book The Second Mango. Both are YA romances that cover the full LGBTQ spectrum … Continue reading →

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