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This post was written by Simone Solani, author of Cross the Line. Music plays a massive role in my writing process. Most days, I can’t sit down and start working on a project until I’ve listened to a few songs that put me in the right…

"no matter what you’re struggling through, everyone deserves a love story that feels like a Taylor Swift song."

"These stories are hopeful, joyful, steamy, emotionally tender, and compassionate, care taken to ensure they are nuanced, authentic, and positive in their representation"

Brimming scandalous secrets, furtive glances, clandestine rendezvous, high society hijinks and whirlwind romances, these historical romance books have everything a Bridgerton fan could want in a read and more. Bringing Down the Duke…

"Back then, my exposure to Korean history and heritage was limited to the dusty K-drama VHS tapes my parents borrowed from a local Korean Supermarket."

"Since discovering sports romance books, tearing myself away from them has proven to be an impossible feat."

"I mean, a mysterious, mist-shrouded isle of magic ruled by powerful women? How could you not want to write about that?"

"Writing about an established sapphic couple who flee their lives to open a bookshop that serves tea was my escape. I wanted their happy ending. I wanted their cozy life."

"No matter one’s stance on required HEA’s or not–romantasy is, at its (clenched) core, one beautiful thing, and that is: fairytales for adults."

"I'd always wanted to write about teenagers who look and sound like me"

"Every brain and every body is deserving of love exactly as it is."

"The assignment is not always about joy. We are no more obligated to write pure happiness than we are permitted to live it."

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"Whenever I return, it feels like homecoming, and I always knew it was only a matter of time before I wrote my New York Book."