Jill Sorenson Interviews Suzanne Brockmann, Part I
Not too long ago, I wrote a piece discussing how, among other things, I wished that I could see more authors speaking publicly and candidly about books and the romance genre. Now we here at AAR are very happy to be running this interview between Jill Sorenson and Suzanne Brockmann(whose works will be appearing together later this month in Passion and Peril) in which they talk about writing and a variety of topics in romance. – Lynn
(JS) Thanks so much for agreeing to this interview! I’ve enjoyed so many of your books, especially the Troubleshooters series, and I’m very excited about our upcoming release, Passion and Peril. It’s a dream come true to get bundled with you.
(SB) Thanks, Jill! I’m jazzed about this 2-in-1, too! I think it’s a really fun pairing!
(JS) I wanted to interview you for a couple of reasons. We have a book to […]
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