Five Fun Characteristics of an Author

I just returned from the RT Convention in New Orleans, and my brain hasn’t quite kicked back into gear yet.  But I was mulling over some fun things on the plane yesterday, so I thought I’d share five characteristics of a writer with you today. 1.  Homeland Security is probably monitoring our internet use.  Seriously. … Read More

Do You Like this Likeability Study?

A short video I saw a few minutes ago on msn.com provided info from a study about what makes people immediately likeable. You know, that all-important first impression that takes place within the first one-tenth of a second of encountering someone. I was surprised by the results. According to the video, the part of our… Read More

EAT, DRINK AND BE MARRIED!

Dare to Resist is the prequel novella to the sexy wedding event of the year! The Wedding Dare Series brings together five New York Times bestselling authors, one sizzling story of how the bride and groom fell in love, and four super sexy tales of bridesmaids who hope to get lucky in lust—or maybe even… Read More

Living a Bucket List

Maybe you want to learn a new language, travel to New Zealand, or climb Mt. Kilimanjaro before you run out of time. Or perhaps your desires are more simple, just things that you keep putting off because life gets in the way, like seeing your sister, or visiting your daughter in college, or maybe you… Read More

Is true love possible in JUST ONE NIGHT?

Thank you so much for letting me visit with you today to chat about ONE NIGHT ONLY, an erotic romance anthology that I’m doing with my good friends Stephanie Julian, Raven Morris and Willow James. I love the challenge of writing a story that’s sexy, but also emotional and romantic.  My contribution to the anthology… Read More

The Things I Do for Research

When I wrote The Protectors Series (Dangerous Pursuit, Dangerous Interlude and Dangerous Paradise), I wanted to showcase places I had been to in a story. I love traveling and using tidbits I’ve learned in my travels. In Dangerous Pursuit, my husband and I visited several different jungles so I could experience what it felt like… Read More

13 Listening to Books

Over the past couple of months, I’ve been having my backlist converted into audiobooks–which means I’ve been listening to a lot of audiobooks! It’s a very different experience from reading. For example, I may have thought a character would say a bit of dialogue one way if I read it, but the narrator says it… Read More

PICK AT LEAST ONE OF THE GREAT READS BLOOMING THIS MAY

Some blooming great books written by Writerspace Top Shelf authors are sprouting up this May. So go ahead, pick your own bouquet of fantastic reads. They’re all sure to help your delight grow, whether read out in the sunshine or while sitting in the shade. Almost Like Being in Love (Lost Hearts #2) By Christina… Read More

Why I Love Series (And You Should, Too!)

When I first wrote Some Like It Royal, I wasn’t looking to write a series. The goal, as with any new book, was to tell the story of Alyx and Daniel. As Alyx discovered her family, however, I discovered other characters whose stories I wanted to tell. I read somewhere once that the difference between… Read More

6 Who Wants to Live Forever?

Hi everyone – I’m excited to be on the blog today! Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live forever?  I think my fascination with immortals started with Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles, carried into the Highlander movies and tv series, and finally culminated for me with my Night series. I’m intrigued to… Read More

1 The Woman’s Got Issues

When I set out to write the second book in my Sons of Kane series, Don’t Blackmail the Vampire, writing a heroine with a lot of baggage wasn’t the plan. If you’ve read Don’t Bite the Bridesmaid, you know that this series is light and fun. You can probably tell from the titles that the… Read More