I tend to dabble in the romance genre, whenever the mood happens to strike.  Or when I hear about Mary Balogh’s latest series of novels coming this spring!  I so thoroughly enjoyed my first introduction to Mary Balogh with her Simply series, featuring the teachers of Miss Martin’s School for Girls in Bath.

Our lovely romance enthusiasts and experts at Library Journal, Kristin Ramsdell and Bette-Lee Fox, recently had the envious opportunity to chat with the beloved Mary Balogh.

-Erica

Out tomorrow from Delacorte Press, The Smart Cookies’ Guide to Making More Dough is a perfect addition to your library collections as more and more Americans find themselves struggling through hard economic times. Inspired by an episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show on personal finance, five young women of varying careers and financial situations, decided to form a money group to support each other in pursuit of financial success. In this new book, the “Smart Cookies” share their secrets on how to eliminate debt, spend smarter, save better and achieve financial freedom. This is a perfect book for young twenty and thirty-somethings who are trying to figure it all out. It may even inspire your patrons to start their own money groups! Also check out the Smart Cookies website.

-Marie