My Guilty Writing Pleasure

Thank you for having me! I’m very excited about the release of A POCKET IN TIME today. This is the second book in my Time Weavers, Inc. series. This story was inspired by “Oliver Twist” which was written by Charles Dickens. That’s what I do. I get inspired by a classic and then write my… Read More
Why historical romance is more important than ever:

I discovered historical romance as a teen! I fell instantly in love and devoured every Johanna Lindsay book I could get my hands on and then I discovered Julia Quinn. The rest, as they say, is history. Those books did lead me to falling in love with the whole romance genre and inspired me to… Read More
CORSETS, DUKES, & SCANDALS, OH MY!

If you’ve never tried historical romance or are already a lover of the genre, I’m giving away a $10 Amazon gift card! Historical romance is all the rage now, thanks to the runaway popularity of the Netflix adaptation of Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series. And what’s not to love? For me, apart from the extremely swoon-worthy… Read More
Diversity needs to be the new normal in Romance Writing

I’ve been reading romance novels since I was young. Being from India, over the years, I often wondered why the men and women from my country were not represented in romance books. Why was the hero not a dashing billionaire from India? Why was the heroine not a spunky, successful girl who reminded me of… Read More
Want More Little Creede? You bet!

CiCi Cordelia’s work-in-progress, The High Society Wife, will make the fifth book in a series that originally started as an idea for a trilogy. Calling this process challenging would be an understatement, but it’s been so much fun for Cheryl Yeko and Char Chaffin, the puppeteers behind CiCi. Writing during COVID has also been a mental… Read More
A Dog’s Tale

How do you make a romantic story even better? You add in a dog. Reading about a couple finding their way to their happily ever after with a furry friend by their side is an added bonus. Many authors weave canines into their stories as a way of softening a character who may come off… Read More
The Thorns of Success by Harmony Williams

In July 2020, in the midst of a pandemic, I wrote the first drafts of three books back to back. It was the first time since I’d lost the function of my wrists that I’d been able to accomplish a feat of that magnitude. It felt incredible. The obsession with my books, always thinking about… Read More
Okay, I admit it. I listen to holiday music. Not just during the holidays.

It’s that time of year again, when holiday music is ubiquitous everywhere, and we haven’t even had Thanksgiving in the states! On the radio, in the shopping centers, at the grocery store… Some people love it. Some loathe it! Some can handle it in short doses but come January, off it goes! I have to… Read More
Can a young woman defy the role she has been groomed to play?

My Ebook Journey to Victory will be FREE ON AMAZON November 19th-23rd! In the early 1770’s, Christiane Pelletier, an extraordinarily beautiful young woman, is next in a line of courtesans who have been favorites at the French court during the reigns of two monarchs. Yet she longs to be the beloved wife of one man,… Read More
Do You Believe in Curses?

What gives you the heebie jeebies? Humans are amazing creatures in so many ways. We imagine futures, remember and ruminate over the past, and create dramas that may or may not be going on around us. The human mind can come up with both fantastic and horror-filled ideas. This is why things like scary stories… Read More