Desire and dessert: two of my favorite subjects. Experts say that sex and chocolate actually provide similar highs – the endorphins, I guess. I think endorphins added to the good time I had writing Desire & Dessert, available now for…
Recently, I wrote an email soliciting members for the Advanced Reader Group of my upcoming novel, Desire & Dessert. In response, a couple of my favorite fans, who are avid readers and wonderfully honest as well, confessed that before I…
After making it through my first year as an author I thought that I was past making big mistakes. Boy was I wrong. But more on that in a minute… I am in the final days of my writing retreat.…
Want – a completed novel. Have – a blank page. Okay, a blank Word document to be absolutely accurate, but the result is the same – panic. At least I am my own publisher, so there is no third party…
Have you seen the movie Love Actually? I have watched it about a thousand times. Makes me cry, every time. I mention Love Actually because I have been thinking of the wonderful scenes when Colin Firth gets away from his…
Today I would like to reveal what I am reading, or have waiting for me loaded on my Kindle now, and share how these books influence my writing and marketing decisions. Fiction Local Girls by Alice Hoffman I am a…
Sometimes life socks me in the face. In fact, more times than I like to admit. I fall behind schedule, I gain another pound, I forget an appointment. While none of these are life changing, in that moment, they knock…
Meet the B&B Billionaires This April, I will introduce a new romance series in a collection titled The Billionaire’s Club. I was already writing about men with too much money so it was a not a stretch for me to…
Married couples struggle with it. Single people struggle with it. Couples that have only been dating a short time really struggle with it. Yep, Valentine’s Day is back to haunt us yet again. How much should I fuss? How little…
Beginning today, I will be doing a blogs two Monday each month aimed at romance authors. Both will contain a success story as well as hints and tips on a subject, such as today’s topic, using real settings in novels.…