Why I Love Reading and Writing Character-Driven Stories I read pretty much every genre under the sun, but regardless of genre, I love character-driven stories the most. Something about getting a behind-the-scenes look at people’s internal struggles and issues, and
How Many Books Should a Romance Author Publish Every Year? According to most research, the average reader goes through a book or two a month. Authors of most styles of fiction publish a book every year or two. A few,
Never You Playlist – Songs In Order of Appearance Never You, book #3 in my Emerald Mountain series, is a steamy, enemies-to-lovers novella about two people who’ve been guarding their hearts, discovering they’ve been wrong about themselves, and each other,
Book Review: The Rogue Not Taken by Sarah MacLean I don’t read a lot of historical romance. But, I had the great pleasure of hearing feminist romance author Sarah MacLean speak at a conference last year (keynote and a workshop
The 14 Days of Romance Giveaway Starts February 1st! Whether you’re with the love of your life, going it solo, or something in between, every romance reader deserves a little extra love on Valentine’s Day. That’s why 50+ romance authors
Do You Prefer Your Romance Written in First Person or Third? For pretty much ever, most fiction, romance in particular, was written in the third person point of view (POV) using “he” and “she”. Most readers like third person POV.
How Core Values Impact Real Life and Fictional Characters in My Romance Novels A few years ago, my then nineteen-year-old nephew moved in with me and my hubby. He lived with us a little over a year with the ambition
Enjoy this Excerpt from Emerald Mountain Book 2 – IN DEEP What’s Inside? Approximately 90 pages featuring ex-lovers reunited, a workplace romance, ski patrol doing avalanche control, and smokin’ hot sex. *The novellas and shorts in the Emerald Mountain series are stand-alone,
Emerald Mountain eBook 2 – IN DEEP – Is Coming Out Jan 31st, 2018! In Deep is a sizzling hot, stand-alone novella about ex-lovers/ski patrollers who have to decide what’s most important, their careers or each other. Preorder your copy now What’s
Writing Steamy Romance Novels in the Age of #MeToo Recently, I read a fascinating article: “3 Cult-Classic Films That Reveal the Depth of Sexual Assault Culture in America”. One of the movies mentioned was Saturday Night Fever. I remember watching it
