Sourcebooks Casablanca Romance Authors

Please give a warm Casa Welcome to fellow Sourcebooks Casablanca Author Tawna Fenske—who is here to celebrate her latest romantic comedy release! It’s launch day for Believe it or Not , my sophomore romantic comedy from Sourcebooks. That means it’s time for a launch party, so let’s break out the martinis and summon an army of male strippers. Don’t worry, I’ve got the strippers covered. They’re part of the package in Believe it or Not . See, Drew owns a bar in Portland, Oregon, and several nights a week, the bar features male entertainers. Drew enjoys his job – the music, the crowds, the fun – though he could do without the kooky woman next door who runs Miss Moonbeam’s psychic studio. Moonbeam’s daughter, Violet, shares Drew’s aversion to mom’s business, though for different reasons. All she wants is a normal, quiet life as an accountant on the east coast. But when Moonbeam has an accident, Violet agrees to fill in for mom at the psychic studio. It’s a daunting task, ...

Please welcome Sourcebooks Casablanca author Tawna Fenske , whose debut novel , Making Waves , is in stores this month! So it looks like I’m one of the new kids here at Sourcebooks Casablanca. I’m thrilled to be greeted warmly instead of shoved in my locker with a “kick me” sign on my back. I love the idea of a launch party, even if I don’t get to wear the little cone-shaped hat or play pin the tail on the naked sailor. I commemorated the occasion by having cake and champagne for breakfast, something that didn’t sit well with my boss. But I’m feeling celebratory anyway, which is sort of how I want people to feel when they read my books – kind of a cross between maniacal laughter and that tingly feeling you get in the places described on the dog-eared pages of your junior high health text. Did I mention I write romantic comedy? My debut novel, Making Waves , hit shelves earlier this month. In a nutshell, it’s the story of a guy who gets kicked to th...