I usually try to give my blog readers a reason to smile. I’m afraid I can’t do that today. As I write this, one of my dearest friends is wondering where her 10-year-old nephew is… or if he still is. You see, he and his family live—make that lived—in Moore, OK where today (I’m writing… Read More
I admit it, I’ve been having a love affair of sorts…with the BAD Boys from the Enslaved Trilogy! My husband is very understanding, bless his heart. He knows how many late nights I’ve spent thinking about these three Doms, writing these books. Dreaming about them. And…well, falling a little bit in love with each one…. Read More
Last week I published my debut novel, THE LOVE WARS. As I’d been warned, the surrounding days were a jumble of nerves and elation, full of parties, long nights and—in a few exciting cases—bookstores selling out stock (!). Some of the highlights: 1. Monday, 9:01 a.m. I sit at the computer, pressing refresh. Refresh. Refresh…. Read More
So what does an author do when she’s written herself into a corner and can’t for the life of her figure out how to get out of it—all while thousands of fans are clamoring for her blood? That’s the situation in which I found myself last year at this time. If you are a fan… Read More
The French have a wonderful saying, l’esprit d’escalier, that translates to “staircase wit”: the smart comeback we think of after we’ve left the conversation and are already on the stairs. Too little, too late. Perhaps it is a witty reply, or perhaps it is the more thoughtful, appropriate response that failed to come to our… Read More
My best friend is coming to visit. As excited as that makes me, I’m also scared: the knowledge that she’s going to be here for over a week has left me looking at my home with new eyes. I’ve gotten busy and started replacing things that otherwise I’d probably just continue to put up with… Read More
Naming characters is one of the most enjoyable—and challenging—aspects of writing. In the case of the main characters in A SPEAR OF SUMMER GRASS, one was perfectly simple and straightforward while the other was just as much trouble as you’d expect her to be… J. Ryder White is the hero of the book, and his… Read More
Hi! Thanks for having me! It’s a crazy week for me, with the mass market paperback of THE REASON IS YOU coming out on Tuesday. It debuted last year in trade paperback, and as much as I loved that cover, I love this one even more. Soooo much fun, and I’m tickled to death that… Read More
Hi Reagan Summerside here to talk weddings. The good, the bad and the deadly. You know that old saying, always the bridesmaid never the bride, well I’ve been both. The bride part didn’t take proven by the fact that I caught Hollis, my husband and the hound of Savannah, doing the horizontal hula with Cupcake… Read More
Dash, for it’s definitely no time to dawdle, to your nearest bookstore and stock up on some of these great new May releases: Cheyenne Amber By Catherine Anderson Mass Market Paperback Released 5/07/13 (reissued from 04/94) Published by Signet www.CatherineAnderson.com 1864, Colorado: Born and bred in Boston, Laura Cheney was used to civilized society. She… Read More
Hi Everyone, Debra Clopton here with a behind the scenes look into the writing of HER UNFORGETTABLE COWBOY (May release from Harlequin’s Love Inspired) Have you ever had to make a really hard decision? One that would change the course of your life and be irreversible once you took the first step? A choice that… Read More
My name is Ali Brandon, and even though I write the Black Cat Bookshop Mystery series for Berkley Prime Crime, I’m an orange tabby cat junkie. If a kitty has sunny stripes, it’s automatically my kind of feline. And why not? Orange traditionally symbolizes strength and fortitude, happiness and success. Going more esoteric, the orange… Read More
On my recent trip to Rome to finish researching St. Cecilia’s life for my historical fiction novel, Virgin Martyr, I spent some time at the Temple of Vesta and the home of the ancient Roman Vestal Virgins. One of my purposes in writing this book was to investigate how attitudes about women’s sexuality and social… Read More
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