Jennifer Zorko asked Jennifer Bernard:

Who has influenced you the most in your writing?

Jennifer Bernard Hi Jennifer! That is a very tough question, because there are so many authors who have influenced me. I have to say that Susan Elizabeth Phillips is a huge inspiration. But the books that first made me fall in love with romance were by Georgette Heyer. Even though she wrote Regencies, I loved the lightheartedness of her stories, and the absolutely perfect characterization. Her books didn't show anything beyond maybe a kiss at the very end, but still managed to be utterly romantic. What I love most in my favorite books is wonderful sexual tension and chemistry. That's what I want to bring to the page, too. It's a magical thing, and very hard to achieve, and I'm never really sure if I've managed to do it. I guess it depends on the reader! :-)

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