In June 2013, Harlequin began publishing original content for its new, clean romance line, Harlequin Heartwarming. While this line does not contain faith-based elements, it would earn a G to PG rating because the emphasis is on creating a deep, tender, clean romance that would be appropriate to share with your daughter. As I’d been… Read More
I was going to talk about procrastination as a weapon—like Thor’s Mjölnir!–but that sounds like a LOT of effort, doesn’t it? Maybe I should just call it a tool—although even that word makes me want to go take a nap. Writers, at least some of us, are fond friends with procrastination. It’s the pal that… Read More
In my new book BETTING THE RAINBOW released April 1, 2014, I first walked into a place I’d never been in my mind. A little lake, too small to be a community, just three houses tucked away in the trees. One a cabin leased by Ronny Logan who simply wants to be alone to grieve…. Read More
With my latest release, SEX & THE SINGLE VAMP, I ventured into the paranormal romance for the first time. I usually write contemporary adult romance but this opportunity was too good to pass up. First, it would give me the chance to stretch myself professionally and to use aspects of my craft in new ways…. Read More
State pride forces me to note a momentous achievement: Katie Francis, a Girl Scout from Oklahoma, not only sold the most cookies of any GS in the nation this year, she also broke a 30-year record in the process. Previously, the largest amount sold by a single scout was 18,000 boxes. Elizabeth Brinton, home state… Read More
WISHING GAME is centered around Lady Day, a holiday that no longer exists. I know that sounds crazy, right? We add holidays all the time. In fact we have a holiday for everything. Well, what do you know, we discontinue holidays all the time too. Look at Presidents Day in the US. When I was… Read More
A friend of mine just turned 60. Since her daughter’s 30th birthday was around the same time they decided to have one huge, honking combo theme party: a lip sync contest. The birthday girls assured us via their invitation that they wanted to be entertained. Every attendee was asked to participate. Our performances were the… Read More
It’s release day for THE THRUST, Book 3 in the Pulse Trilogy! **Comment on the excerpt to enter to win an ebook of THE PULSE, Book 1 in the Pulse Trilogy!** If you haven’t read the first two books, THE PULSE and THE ESCAPE, I recommend reading them first, to get the most out of… Read More
Update – Zita is the winner from the draw! Thanks everyone! 🙂 Hi everyone, I’m happy to be here today and show you my new cover. RARE FIND is book 6 of my Psychic Vision series. This is Ronin and Tabitha’s story – both mentioned in book 5, KNOCK, KNOCK…. The ever popular character Stefan… Read More
I never set out on a mission to write the Coming Home books. From the beginning, they were stories I wanted to tell, I just didn’t know how to tell them. I wanted to write about soldiers – active duty soldiers who were still soldiers – who were facing everything the war and the army… Read More
We are extremely attracted to the idea of living out your fantasies…and we think most people are, too. After all, many sports fans pay substantial sums to play ball with the pros at fantasy camps. Adrenaline junkies have been known to fly in a MiG jet fighter at a top speed of 2,400 mph, get… Read More
Well, a study I read today proves it: Daylight Savings Time (DST) is dangerous. I just knew it, didn’t you? Anything that shortens my time to sleep simply can’t be good. Msn.com had an article based on a 2009 study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology that looked at workplace injuries from 1983 to… Read More
Besides love? More book clubs! When I first came up with my idea for THE BEST LIFE BOOK CLUB, I thought I was being so original, so clever. A book about a book club – yes! And then, after I’d surfaced from my writing cave back into the sunlight, I blinked and saw… all kinds… Read More
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