The Weekly Recap – 12/20/19

The Weekly Recap – 12/20/19

Win 2 Signed Books!

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The other day I had lunch with Jayne Ann Krentz & Christina Dodd!! (I KNOW. I can’t believe it either!! ???)

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Lunch was delicious and so much fun chatting with two amazing authors and wonderful women. And now I have a chance for YOU to win a bonus holiday gift for yourself!!

One lucky reader will win a signed copy of UNTOUCHABLE by Jayne Ann Krentz & WHAT DOESN’T KILL HER by Christina Dodd!!

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To enter, comment on my Facebook page here and tell me what author (any genre) living or dead you would like to have lunch with! If you are feeling inclined, show some love and spread the word! ??????

Winner will be selected at random and announced Saturday.

Contest is open to US residents only. (Sorry!)

To enter the giveaway, follow this link:  https://www.facebook.com/RachelGrantauthor/posts/1418682801622604

 

Enter the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway

**Ends 12/25/19**

I’m participating in a fun Facebook Christmas Giveaway Hop – to enter simply click the image below or this link:  https://www.facebook.com/154197304737833/posts/1407690142721870/

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I’m giving away an e-copy / paperback copy of my book SILENT EVIDENCE.

Two things haunt forensic anthropologist Hazel MacLeod: the bones of victims of genocide she examines for her work, and former SEAL Sean Logan’s rejection. But within days of moving to her cousin’s estate to take a much needed break, she finds herself faced with both.
First, she’s called in to examine a mass grave in Virginia, then, her politician cousin receives a threatening letter and insists Hazel needs around the clock protection—from none other than Sean Logan. To make matters worse, because the threat to her is classified, Hazel and Sean must pretend to be lovers to hide that he’s her bodyguard.
Sean has spent years trying to avoid his boss’s sexy cousin, but now he’s guarding her twenty-four/seven and even bringing her as his date to a romantic destination wedding. As the heat between them intensifies, Sean can’t lose sight of the danger that brought them together. But when bullets start flying, new questions arise. Are the senator’s political rivals really behind the threat, or is someone trying to silence Hazel from speaking for the dead?

?´`´*? ? Enter To Win? ?.¸¸,.?

Enter the giveaway by doing the following:
1. Follow me on BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/rachel-grant
2. Leave a comment on my Facebook post using your favorite Christmas emoji or image!

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Are you a new to me reader? You can grab a free copy of CONCRETE EVIDENCE here: http://rachel-grant.net/2-book2_concrete_evidence.html

Be sure to “like” my page above so I can notify you if you #win!

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Be sure to visit all 21 stops for more great giveaways! NEXT STOP: Elizabeth Wilkerson! https://www.facebook.com/AuthorElizabeth/

The winner will be drawn on December 25th!

 

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Monday started in the most delightful manner!

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The Weekly Recap – 12/13/19

The Weekly Recap – 12/13/19

A Winter Hawk Teaser

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???? WINTER HAWK ???? AVAILABLE NOW ????

Here’s a snippet:
Leah smiled and leaned into him, pressing her hand to his chest where his coat was open. “You work for Raptor and haven’t tracked down my name yet?”
“Sloppy. I know.”
“I’ll tell you mine if you tell me yours.” Her voice was a husky whisper as she played with a button on his shirt.
He placed a hand over her thick coat, on the small of her back, enjoying this game. She’d gone from attractive and stunning to blazing hot. “Nate. Nate Sifuentes.”
“You aren’t even going to make me work for it?”
“No. Are you?”
“I think…yes.” She rose on her toes and brushed her lips over his. “Thanks for the ride, Nate Sifuentes.”
His mind had blanked out at the feel of her in his arms, but the brush of her lips triggered a different reaction.
She slipped from his arms as darkness gathered. The sun was getting ready to set, telling him he’d wasted more time than he’d planned in getting Josh and Chase on board.
“You sure this is where you want to go?” he asked as she walked away. “My brother said you can have me for two hours.”
She turned and walked backward. “Two whole hours? We could cover a lot of ground in that time.” Her gaze raked him from head to toe. “What’s the going rate for two hours with a mercenary?” She glanced at the paper in her hand. “But my ticket is for tonight only. Bummer.”
She turned and swayed her hips as she walked into the shadows.
Damn. Well, if nothing else, the job had been interesting. He turned to climb back in the vehicle, when he heard Chase’s voice in his headset. “Fifty bucks says she swiped his wallet.”
“No way,” Josh said. “Nate’s a professional. He’d never be taken in by a woman like that.”
Nate patted his pocket and felt the blood drain from his face.

WINTER HAWK – A Raptor Holiday Novella is available everywhere!

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Enter the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway

I’m participating in a fun Facebook Christmas Giveaway Hop – to enter simply click the image below or this link:  https://www.facebook.com/154197304737833/posts/1407690142721870/

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I’m giving away an e-copy / paperback copy of my book SILENT EVIDENCE.

Two things haunt forensic anthropologist Hazel MacLeod: the bones of victims of genocide she examines for her work, and former SEAL Sean Logan’s rejection. But within days of moving to her cousin’s estate to take a much needed break, she finds herself faced with both.
First, she’s called in to examine a mass grave in Virginia, then, her politician cousin receives a threatening letter and insists Hazel needs around the clock protection—from none other than Sean Logan. To make matters worse, because the threat to her is classified, Hazel and Sean must pretend to be lovers to hide that he’s her bodyguard.
Sean has spent years trying to avoid his boss’s sexy cousin, but now he’s guarding her twenty-four/seven and even bringing her as his date to a romantic destination wedding. As the heat between them intensifies, Sean can’t lose sight of the danger that brought them together. But when bullets start flying, new questions arise. Are the senator’s political rivals really behind the threat, or is someone trying to silence Hazel from speaking for the dead?

?´`´*? ? Enter To Win? ?.¸¸,.?

Enter the giveaway by doing the following:
1. Follow me on BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/rachel-grant
2. Leave a comment on my Facebook post using your favorite Christmas emoji or image!

?´`´*? ? EVERYBODY WINS! ? ?.¸¸,.?

Are you a new to me reader? You can grab a free copy of CONCRETE EVIDENCE here: http://rachel-grant.net/2-book2_concrete_evidence.html

Be sure to “like” my page above so I can notify you if you #win!

?´`´*? ? KEEP HOPPING! ? ?.¸¸,.?
Be sure to visit all 21 stops for more great giveaways! NEXT STOP: Elizabeth Wilkerson! https://www.facebook.com/AuthorElizabeth/

The winner will be drawn on December 25th!

 

 

The Most Popular Post of the Week

Weird weather phenomena is always fascinating!

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The Weekly Recap – 5/10/19

The Weekly Recap – 5/10/19

BIG NEWS!  I’M A USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR!!!!!

See the full USA Today list here:
https://www.usatoday.com/life/books/best-selling/

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The adventure heats up in TINDERBOX, when an archaeologist races across the desert to seek protection at a US military base and is saved from an explosion by a solder who kindles a different kind of fire. Temperatures rise further in CATALYST, when an American aid worker is abducted and her only hope for rescue is the Green Beret she once wronged. In FIRESTORM, a CIA operator and Special Forces soldier set off to stop a coup and find a conspiracy that could ignite all of Africa, while in INFERNO, government relations have reached the flashpoint, and a diplomat and Green Beret must work together to douse the flames.

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When Authors Are Unsupervised…

shenanigans ensue!  Toni Anderson-Author Page and I had a lot of fun at #BVW19!!

A snippet from INFERNO with 100% more helium.

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Giveaway Fun!

I’m part of a fun giveaway featuring romantic suspense and mystery authors!

It’s an easy entry to win 7 romantic suspense/mystery books and a $25 Amazon Gift Card.

Participating authors are Tamsen Schultz, Laura K. Curtis, Lisa Clark O’Neill Novelist, Amanda McKinney, Tee O’Fallon & Tess Thompson

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Enter here:
http://aurorasbookbutterflies.com/get-caught-reading-giveaway/

Giveaway ends at midnight on May 15th, and it’s open to international entrants. 

Good luck!

 

The Most Popular Post of the Week

We can all relate to this one…

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The Weekly Recap – 5/3/19

The Weekly Recap – 5/3/19

A $50 Amazon Giveaway celebrating the Flashpoint Series Boxset!

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Celebrating Flashpoint Series Collection ???
99¢ SALE + NEW RELEASE

4 pulse-pounding, edge of your seat, steamy military thrillers! Get the first 3 books in the series—all named to Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of the Year—plus a never-before-published novella for only 99¢!

To enter the giveaway, simply visit my Facebook page or click on the image below, and comment on the post!

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The adventure heats up in TINDERBOX, when an archaeologist races across the desert to seek protection at a US military base and is saved from an explosion by a solder who kindles a different kind of fire. Temperatures rise further in CATALYST, when an American aid worker is abducted and her only hope for rescue is the Green Beret she once wronged. In FIRESTORM, a CIA operator and Special Forces soldier set off to stop a coup and find a conspiracy that could ignite all of Africa, while in INFERNO, government relations have reached the flashpoint, and a diplomat and Green Beret must work together to douse the flames.

***Inferno will be priced at $2.99 when it is released as a stand-alone ebook in late June.***

99¢ Now:

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My Interview at Frolic

If you want to know more about me and my books, check out this interview at Frolic!

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https://frolic.media/in-conversation-with-rachel-grant-author-of-inferno/

 

The Most Popular Post of the Week

As if man buns weren’t controversial enough, now there are CLIP-ON man buns!

 

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The Weekly Recap – 4/25/19

The Weekly Recap – 4/25/19

Flashpoint Series Boxset is 99c!

I’m excited to share that the Flashpoint Series Collection, a box set containing the first 4 (yes, FOUR!) books in the series is now available for 99¢!

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4 pulse-pounding, edge of your seat, steamy military thrillers! Get the first three books in the series—all named to Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of the Year—plus a never-before-published novella!

The adventure heats up in TINDERBOX, when an archaeologist races across the desert to seek protection at a US military base and is saved from an explosion by a solder who kindles a different kind of fire. Temperatures rise further in CATALYST, when an American aid worker is abducted and her only hope for rescue is the Green Beret she once wronged. In FIRESTORM, a CIA operator and Special Forces soldier set off to stop a coup and find a conspiracy that could ignite all of Africa, while in INFERNO, government relations have reached the flashpoint, and a diplomat and Green Beret must work together to douse the flames.

99¢ Now:

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Where Am I?

This weekend I’m participating in the Barbara Vey Reader Appreciation Weekend in Wisconsin!

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I’m hosting Bingo on Friday morning  with Toni Anderson, Larissa Emerald, and Heatherly Bell!  We’ll have fun prizes and free book downloads – hope to see you there!

 

 

The Weekly Giveaway

This week, I’m giving away a signed copy of Lush: His To Protect by Beth Yarnall. It’s the second book in the My Bodyguard series and has it all – billionaires, bodyguards, violent ex-husbands, fake marriages and second chances.

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Winner will be announced on Tuesday!

To enter this giveaway, pop over to my Facebook page and answer the question in the comments!

Blurb:

Billionaire businessman, Cal Sellers had the only woman he’s ever loved, but with one careless, arrogant act, he lost her. Now as she stands in his office begging for her old job back, he has no intention of losing her again—or hiring her. He has an altogether different position to offer her…

Lucy Monroe will do anything to protect her daughter and stay as far away from her vicious ex-husband as she can—even if it means marrying the no good, egotistical man who broke her heart, Cal Sellers.

Determined to make up for the past, Cal pulls out all the stops to woe and protect Lucy while showing her they can have more than a passionate marriage of convenience. But with her ex becoming dangerously violent, will Cal’s love and security be enough to save them all?

 

 

The Most Popular Post of the Week

We were all aghast at the horrors of a Peeps pizza!

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The Weekly Recap – 4/19/19

The Weekly Recap – 4/19/19

This Week’s Giveaway!

This week, I’m giving away a signed copy of Cold Hearted by Toni Anderson. It’s the sixth book in her very popular Cold Justice Series. Romantic suspense does not get better than Toni’s books!

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Winner will be announced on Tuesday!

To enter this giveaway, pop over to my Facebook page and answer the question in the comments!

Blurb:

Hunting For A Killer Who Doesn’t Play By The Rules.

Detective Erin Donovan expects life to quiet down after the arrest and conviction of a serial rapist who terrified her university town last summer. Then two young women are brutally slain and the murders bear all the hallmarks of the campus rapist. Did Erin arrest an innocent man? Now her job is at stake and tensions are high and just when it looks like things can’t get worse, her department gets the help it needs to solve the double homicide–in the form of a man Erin has never been able to forget.

FBI Agent Darsh Singh has no interest in reliving the past. Three years ago, his feelings for Erin Donovan had him breaking all his rules about getting involved. Now his only interest in the former NYPD detective is figuring out if she screwed up a rape investigation and helped send an innocent man to prison.

Being forced to work together rekindles their old attraction, and as Darsh and Erin fall for each other, the campus predator fixates on Erin. The race is on to identify the ruthless killer before he makes Erin his final victim.

 

Concrete Evidence is FREE

I just remembered this week was my 6 year publishing anniversary. Happy release birthday to Concrete Evidence! Part of the story is based on an Environmental Assessment I helped write 20 years ago for an engineering firm in Bethesda, MD. (Researching historic concrete – for reals!)

Concrete Evidence is free! Meet Erica and her handsome, lying, fake intern:

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A year ago she lost everything.
Now she wants revenge…

Accused of stealing artifacts from a five-hundred-year-old shipwreck, underwater archaeologist Erica Kesling is determined to clear her name. She’s concealed her past and taken a job certain to give her access to the buyer of the missing antiquities. She’s finally closing in on her goal when she’s distracted by a sexy, charismatic intern who makes her want something other than revenge.

But Lee Scott is no intern. He’s looking for the lead conspirator in an international artifact smuggling scheme, and Erica is his prime suspect. He’ll do whatever it takes to win her trust and get her to reveal her secrets, even seduce her.

As Erica and Lee struggle to conceal their real agendas, the one thing they can’t hide is the attraction that burns hot between them. When Erica’s quest puts her life in jeopardy, Lee must choose between old loyalties and a woman he never expected to fall for.

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Barnes & Noble BOGO Free til 4/30!

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This month only at Barnes & Noble – Body of Evidence, Withholding Evidence, Incriminating Evidence, Covert Evidence, Cold Evidence, and Poison Evidence are Buy One Get One FREE!

Check out the sale for BOGO deals from Skye Warren, Katie Reus, Donna Grant, and more!

https://press.barnesandnoble.com/author-promotions

 

Sharon Hamilton has a new SEAL release

Sharon Hamilton – Author has a new release this week!  SEALed Forever is Book 3 in her Bone Frog Brotherhood Series.

The Bone Frog Brotherhood are older SEALs who receive their own HEAs.

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Blurb:

At forty years of age, Special Operator Tucker Hudson re-qualifies and joins SEAL Team 3 but must leave behind his young bride. He steps into a dangerous deployment in Central Africa to hunt down a drug and child sex trafficking warlord. But the hazardous duty is made even more perilous by the knowledge that his best friend and team buddy, Brawley Hanks, suffers from effects of his previous deployments.

Brandy Hudson knows her big man with his huge heart must do what he’s called to do to protect his team both in the arena and at home. She hopes that his sacrifice will not prove too precious. But she also knows this comes with being the wife of an elite warrior. He’s the man she’s searched for her whole life.

Their relationship will be tested while they stay connected during his deployment and afterwards. Brandy knows she must brace herself for whatever happens when he comes home.
But life is not always fair as tragedy strikes their SEAL family, and rocks the foundations of their love to the core. Will they be the couple to survive, or will one of them be left behind?

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The Weekly Recap – 4/12/19

The Weekly Recap – 4/12/19

Come See Me April 26-28th!

There are still tickets to have breakfast with me on Sunday morning at the Barbara Vey Reader Appreciation Weekend in Wisconsin!

And I’ll be hosting Bingo on Friday morning that weekend with Toni Anderson, Larissa Emerald, and Heatherly Bell!  We’ll have fun prizes and free book downloads – hope to see you there!

If you join me for breakfast on Sunday, you will get one of these mugs!! (Only Sunday breakfast attendees get the mug – I have lots of other treats for the Saturday luncheon crowd.)

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From April 26-28th I’ll be in Wisconsin at the Barbara Vey Reader Appreciation Weekend!  There are several events open to the public, and tickets can be purchased for individual events, so if you’re in the area, check it out!

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I will be in Brookfield, Wisconsin April 26th – 28th for Barbara Vey’s annual Reader Appreciation Weekend. Join me and dozens of other authors for books, parties, and prizes. Keynote speaker is award winning author/actress Meg Tilly! Have lunch with an author and get a tote bag filled with books and other goodies sent by authors, plus a chance to win door prizes and other treats. Tickets are still available (but hurry as this event usually sells out): barbaravey.ticketleap.com/barbara-vey-reader-appreciation-weekend-2019/.

 

 

This Week’s Book Giveaway

This week, I’m giving away a copy of His Counterfeit Campfire Bride (Camp Firefly Falls Book 2) by Gwen Hayes. The tagline says it all:
“Forget Netflix and chill…campfire and thrill. The second book set in the Camp Firefly Falls world with stories so hot, you can roast marshmallows on your ereader.”

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Winner will be announced on Tuesday!

To enter this giveaway, pop over to my Facebook page and answer the question in the comments!

Blurb:

Meet Miguel Castillo and Seraphina Worth. Two advertising office enemies sent to a corporate retreat at a sleep-away summer camp to work our their differences. With strict orders to come back with whatever trophies and ribbons are awarded for best team or come back unemployed, they are stunned to find out their boss sent them the to wrong camp session. Instead of corporate team building, they are signed up for Rediscover Your Marital Intimacy week.

She thinks he’s unpredictable, unreliable, and unstable. He thinks she’s stuffy, stilted, and square. They can barely work together and now they have to pretend to be married for a week at summer camp—sharing a cabin with one bed, doing tantric yoga, and thwarting the advances of a couple interested in a wife swap.

Trouble is, the one thing they both excel at is marketing. And the more they sell themselves as the perfect married couple, the harder it to remember it’s an ad campaign and not a love match.

 

A New Trailer

My talented son made this for my Facebook cover.

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Unusual words are so much fun.

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The Weekly Recap – 4/5/19

The Weekly Recap – 4/5/19

A Kobo Sale!

The EVIDENCE Series is on sale exclusively at Kobo for $2.99 or less!  This special sale is  running in the US, CA, AU, UK, and NZ.  It’s a great time to pick up books for yourself or others!

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The Weekly Giveaway

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This week, I’m giving away a copy of Blind Ambition by Gwen Hernandez – Writer. Jungle romance thrillers don’t get hotter than this!

Winner will be announced on Tuesday!

To enter this giveaway, pop over to my Facebook page and answer the question in the comments!

Blurb: 

Rescuing a kidnapped aid worker from St. Isidore’s dangerous rebels is just another day at work for former pararescueman Dan Molina. But his mission falls apart when the woman—who once shattered his heart—refuses to leave the island.

Alexa Alyssandratos can’t return to her life as a nurse on the hurricane-ravaged Caribbean island, but she won’t leave until she’s certain the orphans she cared for—especially one sick little girl—are safe from the rebels. Denied their ransom, a would-be dictator and his soldiers are hunting Alexa, and Dan is the only person who can protect her. Old passions reignite as she and Dan race to save the children before they disappear forever.

 

Barnes & Noble BOGO Free!

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This month only at Barnes & Noble – Body of Evidence, Withholding Evidence, Incriminating Evidence, Covert Evidence, Cold Evidence, and Poison Evidence are Buy One Get One FREE!

Check out the sale for BOGO deals from Skye Warren, Katie Reus, Donna Grant, and more!

https://press.barnesandnoble.com/author-promotions

 

Grave Danger has Great Company!

I was thrilled to be included with Laura Griffin, Tara Janzen, and Lori Foster in Frolic’s March Romantic Suspense round up!

Read the article here:  https://frolic.media/march-romantic-suspense-round-up/

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She’s being stalked…
After struggling to recover from a career-crippling mistake, archaeologist Libby Maitland has landed the project of her dreams—a data recovery excavation in a picturesque, historic sawmill town. Tasked with digging up secrets of the town’s founding family, Libby soon learns that nothing in Coho, Washington, is as idyllic as it seems.She’s barely settled into her new home when suspicious events make her believe she’s being stalked…Or maybe she’s losing her mind.Coho Police Chief Mark Colby can’t decide if Libby is crazy or if she has her own twisted agenda, but the deeper he delves into her past, the more intrigued he becomes. Even as he and Libby grow closer, he can’t quite let his initial suspicion go.

When Libby’s life is threatened, they must work together to determine if the truth about her stalker is buried in her past, or if the answers can be found in the layers of the excavation.

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Diversity and the Romance Industry

The Guardian has published an excellent article outlining racism in the romance book industry and the Romance Writers of America organization.

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Click the image above or the link below to read the article.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/apr/04/fifty-shades-of-white-romance-novels-racism-ritas-rwa

 

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Fast food counters were much more beautiful 2,000 years ago.

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