The Geekish Reader

Jess Michaels began writing full-time in 1999 after being encouraged by her husband to follow her dream. In 2003, she sold her first novella to Red Sage Press, an erotic historical romance about an Egyptian tomb and a very sexy curse. Since then she has published (or has contracted to publish by the end of 2013) 37 novels and novellas under three different pen names with several major publishers, small presses and via self-publishing. Her erotic historical romances have been national bestsellers and won awards from booksellers and readers. In 2011, she and her husband moved to Tucson, AZ. There she enjoys hiking in the beautiful desert, spending time with her nephews, designing jewellery (which you can buy here ), reading and spending time with her awesome husband and cats. To find out more about Jess Michaels writing historical romance as Jenna Petersen go here . To find out more about Jess Michaels writing snarky urban fantasy as Jesse Petersen go here . Welcome Jess to Stitch...

2011 Golden Heart winner Máire Claremont first fell in love with Mr. Rochester, not Mr. Darcy. Drawn to his dark snark, she longed to find a tortured hero of her own… until she realized the ramifications of Mr. Rochester locking his frst wife up in his attic. Discovering the errors of her ways, Máire now looks for a real-life Darcy and creates deliciously dark heroes on the page. Oh, and she wants everyone to know her name is pronounced Moira. Her parents just had to give her an Irish Gaelic name. Website: http://www.maireclaremont.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MaireClaremont Twitter: http://twitter.com/MaireClaremont Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/maireclaremo Welcome Maire and thank you for coming to visit Stitch Read Cook! 1.  What inspired you to write about the Victorian era? I adore the contrasts. The absolute morality of the time veiled so much going on underneath. It was a time of secrets. And on a shallow note, I adore the gowns. 2.  Tell us somet...