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Joss Wood

Joss Wood

Joss Wood is the pen name of South African author Judy Seymour Wood, a bestselling contemporary romance writer of 80+ books for Harlequin, Mills & Boon, and other publishers.

Sep 1, 2026

29:16
So tell us about your main character, Ren.
29:20
Rin is a choreographer who has a pretty bad history with guys.
29:27
For some reason, she's had two viral moments with some previous partners.
29:33
And she comes to Halloween Town after being proposed to as a viral stunt by an idol-like character who just uses her to... promotes his new album.
29:47
And she comes to Halloween deciding that she's going to have a totally man-free summer.
29:52
And Halloween Town said, hold my beer.
29:54
Let's see what we can do with this.
30:36
So do we meet lots of other interesting characters who live there or on holiday there?
3:45
If you, me, and anyone who picks up the book could spend a day in H-Town, where
3:54
should we go? Well, you have to start off at Spirited Grounds for an amazing cup of coffee.
4:00
But you also have to stick around to wait for Effie, who's the resident ghost, to trip the power at 3.33.
4:05
Okay.
4:07
Now there is an ongoing argument in H-Town about between the skeptics and the true believers, whether Effie is actual ghost who trips it or somebody has put a timer on the power supply, but everybody loves it.
4:23
Really good coffee.
4:24
And then, so the town itself is a typical small town in America.
5:33
Did you, like, why did you choose to add ghosts into it? Or is it just from personal stories that you know from growing up?

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