The Geekish Reader

Co-hosted by Kati and Jamie (from Romancing Rakes for the Love of Romance ) & Myself This event showcases some of the amazing authors and books that feature “fallen women” as the heroine.  Make sure to stop back each day as we will have guest posts, interviews and lots of giveaways! Today for FWW I have Shana Galen and the lovely ladies at RRFTLOR have Delilah Marvelle ! Shana Galen is the national bestselling author of numerous fast-paced, adventurous Regency historical romances, including the RT Book Reviews Reviewers’ Choice for Best Historical Hero, The Making of a Gentleman . Her books are published all over the world and have been featured in the Rhapsody and Doubleday Book Clubs. She taught English at the middle and high school level off and on for eleven years. Most of those years were spent working in Houston's inner city. Now she writes full time. She’s happily married to an incredibly supportive man she calls Ultimate Sportsfan, and she has a daughter who is...

Co-hosted by Kati and Jamie (from Romancing Rakes for the Love of Romance ) & Myself This event showcases some of the amazing authors and books that feature “fallen women” as the heroine.  Make sure to stop back each day as we will have guest posts, interviews and lots of giveaways! To kick things off I have Maggie Robinson and the ladies at RRFTLOR have Anna Campbell ! Maggie Robinson is a former teacher, library clerk and mother of four who woke up in the middle of the night, absolutely compelled to create the perfect man and use as many adverbs as possible doing so. A transplanted New Yorker, she lives with her not-quite perfect husband in Maine, where the cold winters are ideal for staying inside and writing hot historical romances. Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook Hi Maggie, thank you for agreeing to take part in our Fallen Women Week Event! 1. What inspired you to write about a “fallen woman”? Since I’m rather mature myself, I prefer women of some experience ...

Today we have special guest Lauren Willig ! Lauren is the author of the Pink Carnation book series.  These are the adventures of intrigue and love! Lauren's novels are a split between present day England and that of the past.  It's one of the many things I love about this series! You get the best of two genres - Contemporary and Historical. The newest novel in the Pink Carnation series is the Orchid Affair  - just released in January 2011. And now - our interview! --------------------------- 1.       Of all the characters in the Pink Carnation series you've written, who is your favorite and wh y? Right now, I’m very much taken with the leading man of The Mischief of the Mistletoe , an unlikely hero named Turnip Fitzhugh.  Turnip may not be overly endowed in the brain-box, but he has a heart of gold and an amusing way with a turn of phrase.  Unlike some of my other characters, like Lord Vaughn, who deal in double ...

My best friend Chrystal over at Snowdrop Dreams of Books , and I would like to announce that we will be hosting an event for Valentine's that we have named "Romance Week", this will run from Monday February 7th until Monday February 14th. We plan to have a daily post for each type of romance genre out there from YA and Paranormal to Contemporary and Historical. Join us each day as we host different guests for interviews, guest posts, fun topics and a giveaway on Valentine's Day. Look for more information on Monday February 7th - giveaway details, guest posts, interviews! <a href="http://snowdropdreams.blogspot.com/" alt ="Snowdrop Dreams of Books"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5287/5382277678_4fec48e0d3.jpg" width="200" height="125" alt="Snowdrop Dreams of Books">