Join me here on my blog for the next 6 Fridays, where I plan to feature all the RITA nominated books in the Novel With Strong Romantic Elements category. I decided to start with a book I’d already read (no, that’s not cheating!) partly because I loved it so much and also because Sharla Lovelace‘s first book THE REASON IS YOU just came out in paperback this week. I read Sharla’s debut book and absolutely fell in love with her voice so I knew BEFORE AND EVER SINCE would be an automatic buy for me. So, without further ado, here we go.   EMILY LOCKWOOD, YOUR PAST IS SHOWING…  Emily Lockwood has been sitting on a secret for so long, and buried so deep that she really doesn’t even think of it anymore. Why should she? She has a successful career, Read More…