Author Archives: Marilyn Brant

About Marilyn Brant

Marilyn Brant is a chocolate addict, a music junkie and the award-winning women's fiction author of ACCORDING TO JANE (2009), FRIDAY MORNINGS AT NINE (2010) and A SUMMER IN EUROPE (2011), all from Kensington Books. She's also a #1 Kindle bestseller and writes romantic comedies available digitally. Her first, ON ANY GIVEN SUNDAE, came out in June 2011 and was an Amazon Bestseller in Humor, and DOUBLE DIPPING was released in September 2011.

Entertaining, Significant…or Both?

UPDATE: Congrats to CateS, who won the signed copy of Friday Mornings at Nine! Please email me (MarilynBrant AT Gmail DOT Com) with your address and I’ll send it out to you! Perhaps it’s because my books often straddle more … Continue reading

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Welcome Debut Author Robin Bielman!

UPDATE: Congrats to Amy Remus who won the copy of WORTH THE RISK and the $10 Amazon or B&N gift card! Robin will email you with your prize . It’s such a pleasure to welcome my friend and fellow writer, … Continue reading

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Who’s Afraid of Friday the 13th?

I’m writing this post early, instead of on the actual date of Friday the 13th, but not because I’m superstitious about it…it’s simply that I’m not home. Like several of my Magical Musings friends, I’m at the RT Rooklovers Convention in Chicago … Continue reading

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Feeling Lucky

I’m not Irish. Not a drop. But my husband is and, thus, so is our son…and I will say that, yes, they are lucky. They both have a way of being in the right place at the right time. They … Continue reading

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A Valentine for My Friends

Some months back, when I first saw the schedule and realized I was going to get to blog during Valentine’s Week, I found myself feeling very appreciative at having ten truly wonderful women on Magical Musings with me — all of whom have … Continue reading

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Novels to Delight the Taste Buds with Sarah McCoy, Kristina McMorris & Jael McHenry

Today, I have the pleasure of welcoming three talented writing friends to Magical Musings, all with wonderful new or upcoming women’s fiction releases that feature some fantastic recipes between their pages, alongside compelling characters and intricate plots. Being a fan of … Continue reading

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Maggie Marr & Marilyn Brant Compare Romantic Cliffhangers

I’ve had the pleasure of knowing our guest today, author Maggie Marr, since 2008, when I first joined the Girlfriends Book Club. She grew up in Illinois and, after practicing law for four years, first as a guardian-ad-litem for abused children in Chicago … Continue reading

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A Musical Merry Christmas

While I’m not a big fan of shopping during the holidays or busy store parking lots or icy roads, I could happily stay home, drink bottomless cups of cocoa, eat 3,000 calories worth of Christmas cookies and listen to the … Continue reading

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The European Journey Begins

Here, in the States, today is ”Black Friday” and shops are bustling with deal-hunting customers. I’m not much of an in-store shopper at any time of year (note how I cleverly avoided admitting how much I buy online, especially at bookstore sites ), … Continue reading

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On Being Intuitive

I have a frequently uneasy relationship with my intuition. Sometimes I know I know things, but the ever-logical side of my brain can’t quantify it and give good reasons for knowing it, so I doubt my instinctive reactions…until some circumstance … Continue reading

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