As a romance author, I’ve realized I have favorite themes I return to again and again. While I have my favorite romance tropes (forced proximity, friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, grumpy vs sunshine), certain themes recur in my books
Author Christina Mitchell has written a perfect friends-to-lovers romance with How to Stay. What makes for a perfect friends-to-lovers romance novel, you ask? In this case, it’s simple (and oh so deliciously complicated)… Mix two parts flawed, realistic characters with
On the Power of Disconnecting and Spending Time in the Mountains For almost three full days last week, my world was devoid of all the sounds and signs of modern human life. No cars. No TV. No Internet. Nothing but
What are the hallmarks of a truly great romance novel? Thanks to the explosion of self-publishing and e-books, there are more books than ever available and at your fingertips. Unfortunately, there hasn’t been a corresponding increase in really great romance
Please Enjoy this Ten Question Author Interview with Me, Stacy Gold Recently, I had the great pleasure of participating in a fast-paced Q & A with a group of avid romance readers. Many of the questions were incredibly thoughtful and
What Ingredients Create a Long-lasting, Satisfying HEA (Happily Ever After)—In Romance Novels and Movies, and In Life? It’s Valentine’s Day and I’m a romance author who’s been happily married more than twenty-two years. So, of course I’m thinking about relationships.
★★★ WINTER GAMES Reader Challenge Feb 14th – March 14th! ★★★ If you love to read, the Winter Games Reader Challenge is for YOU! I’m excited to be a part of this free event running Feb 14th – March 14th
I’m planning on hitting some amazing romance author goals this coming year. Yes, I know. Setting any kind of goals for the coming year, especially professional romance author publishing goals, might seem like an exercise in frustration and futility. But
Need Book Recs? These Are the Five Best Romance Novels I Read In 2020, plus a Bonus Book Rec. It’s been a bizarre and disorienting year at best for most of us. As a result, maybe you’ve read more to
Ten Things I Am Grateful For In the Bizarre and Horrifying Year of Our Lord 2020 It’s weird. Everything, really. But finding gratitude especially. Given the discomfiting dichotomy of 2020 being the worst shitshow in America in my fifty years
