The books are set on a fictionalized remote island based on the real-life Block Island, R.I., a place that Force knows quite well, as it's where she spends a part of each summer. The Gansett Island series is close to Force's heart. 'One thing I've seen over my 10 years as a published author,' Force says, 'is there isn't a huge crossover between e-book readers and paperback readers, so it's a great opportunity to put this series in front of a whole new audience.' Her new partnership with Kensington has enabled her to reintroduce the Gansett Island series (previously available only as e-books) in mass-market paperback editions. 'I'm fortunate to be rather prolific,' Force says, 'and I love the flexibility of the hybrid model that allows me to tend to five series at the same time.' When it comes to reaching readers, Force's approach has been a hybrid one-her Gansett Island books (she just published the 19th in the series), along with the Butler, Vermont, series the Treading Water series and the Quantum series, are self-published. Her Gilded series, which marks her first foray into historical romance, debuts with Duchess by Deception, to be published by Kensington in 2019.

She is the author of 70 contemporary romance novels across multiple series, including the Gansett Island books and the Fatal series. Marie Force knows her way around a seaside romance.

Duchess by Deception by Marie Force